Added on 04/06/2024
Jason Riedmiller
hockey , Mohegan Arena , sports , Wilkes-Barre
To quote Vizini, “Never go in with the Penguins when the playoffs are on the line!” OK, he didn’t really say that, but referencing “The Princess Bride” and the great Wallace Shawn is never a bad thing. Anywho… The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins entered Friday’s game needing a single win to qualify for the Calder Cup playoffs. […]
Added on 02/21/2024
Rich Howells
premiere , Ritz Theater , Scranton , V-Spot
After another long workday, it is tempting to think about trying something new or starting over completely, leaving all your troubles behind in the pursuit of happiness. Over the past few years, Esta Coda has been letting their imaginations run wild while working on new music, embracing real, complex feelings while still goofing off and […]
Added on 01/31/2024
Rich Howells
Bethlehem , Cortez , Curry Donuts , Jefferson Township , premiere , punk , V-Spot , Wilkes-Barre
Many musicians throw around words like “experimental” to describe their work, yet few live up to the amount of creativity and ingenuity that implies. The Viola brothers never have to worry about that, or anything when it comes to the natural flow of their artistry. Since 2008, Anthony and Jesse have been making progressive alternative […]
Added on 01/25/2024
Rich Howells
Mechanicsburg , Olyphant , Pittston , premiere , Scranton
Whether it’s personal struggles or the state of the world today, it seems humanity is always in crisis mode. Thankfully, that’s what we have music for. Since 2016, Scranton-based alternative rock band University Drive has been crafting the kind of songs that help listeners identify and navigate through their problems, no matter the size, and […]
Added on 10/06/2023
James Callahan
blues , Camp Rattler , Dallas , Dupont , Edwardsville , Plains , premiere
This project is different for me in so many ways. I first heard of StingRay from my mother who, in her younger years, was a fan and regular patron of all live music. She had begun taking me to live concerts as far back as July of 1969, which is another story all together. I […]
Added on 09/14/2023
James Callahan
comic books , Harding , New York , Wilkes-Barre , Wyoming Valley
I went to grade school at a place called Fishing Creek Elementary in the shadow of Three Mile Island. Many of my classmate’s moms or dads were employed at the power plant. The facility had melted down in the middle of my fourth grade year. The entire ordeal was horrible. It was official – summer […]
Added on 09/13/2023
James Callahan
acoustic , Ashley , Camp Rattler , Exeter , Hanover Green , Pittston , premiere , Wilkes-Barre
Michael Kaminski and I first collided one cold Exeter weekend, more than a decade ago at the stationary pirate vessel known as Nak’s by the Tracks. It was the ultimate corner/nuisance bar owned by the best kind of dude. It probably wasn’t a nuisance until I climbed aboard. 3 to Breathe was a feature on […]
Added on 07/25/2023
Jason Riedmiller
NASCAR , Pocono NASCAR Photoblog , Pocono Raceway , race , sports
Regaled with a chorus of expletive-laden boos, Denny Hamlin took the checkers under caution at the HighPoint.com 400 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond on Sunday. The victory was a milestone career 50th for Hamlin and made him the all-time leader at Pocono with his seventh track win. It was also the 600th win for […]
Added on 06/06/2023
Rich Howells
actor , Circle Drive-In , Dickson City , film festival , films , horror , NEPA Horror Fest
“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2” and “The Devil’s Rejects” star Bill Moseley recently chatted with NEPA Scene about his iconic roles in both films (Robert “Chop-Top” Sawyer and Otis B. Driftwood, respectively) before they are screened at NEPA Horror Fest: Spooky Summer III at the Circle Drive-In Theatre (1911 Scranton/Carbondale Hwy., Dickson City) on Saturday, […]
Added on 05/26/2023
Rich Howells
Carbondale , Conshohocken , Esta Coda , Karl Hall , New York , Olyphant , Philadelphia , Plains , premiere , River Street Jazz Cafe , Scranton , V-Spot , Wilkes-Barre
When talking to Esta Coda about their band, songwriting, live shows, or just life in general, the theme that keeps coming up again and again is “friendship.” It’s the force that motivates them, surrounds them, flows through them, and binds them together, to roughly paraphrase a friendly Jedi. It’s key to the longevity of the […]