EXCLUSIVE: 2024 Steamtown Music Award winners announced in 35 categories in Scranton
Hundreds of Northeastern Pennsylvania musicians and music industry professionals came together with friends, family, and fans to celebrate their art and all the hard work that went into it over the past year at the 11th annual Steamtown Music Awards, held inside and outside The V-Spot in Scranton on Thursday, Sept. 12. Handed out by […]
RAILRIDERS PHOTOBLOG: New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu rehab at PNC Field
New York Yankees third baseman DJ LeMahieu donned NEPA’s beloved SWB logo during his rehab start with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Saturday, May 25. Fans looking for signatures were in luck. The Yankees slugger was happy to oblige as he autographed hats and jerseys from the dugout. Local Little Leaguers on hand for pre-game warm-ups […]
PHOTOS: Sum 41 and The Interrupters at Santander Arena in Reading, 05/08/24
On the first leg of their farewell tour, Sum 41 delivered a career-spanning setlist of all killer, no filler at the Santander Arena & Performing Arts Center in Reading on Wednesday, May 8, showing off both their pop punk and heavy metal sides as they have on their final studio album, “Heaven :x: Hell.” The […]
PHOTOS/VIDEO: Fan Expo Philadelphia on Star Wars Day, 05/04/24
The power of the Force was on full display as thousands of fans spent “Star Wars Day,” May the 4th, in the best way possible, meeting and attending panel discussions with franchise stars Rosario Dawson, Hayden Christensen, Alan Tudyk, Emily Swallow, and Cameron Monaghan at Fan Expo Philadelphia. Spanning movies, TV shows, animation, and videos […]
PHOTOS: Primus at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, 05/06/24
After nearly 12 years, experimental rock icons Primus returned to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre for a sold-out concert featuring the classic band lineup of vocalist/bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry LaLonde, and drummer Tim Alexander playing two full sets and an encore packed with their best work from early ’90s albums “Frizzle Fry,” “Sailing […]
PHOTOS: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. Cleveland Monsters at Mohegan Arena, 04/05/24
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. […]
PHOTOS: NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen – Go Bowling at The Glen 2023
Go Bowling at The Glen was back at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York on Sunday, Aug. 20, the 25th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series. William Byron started one behind pole sitter Denny Hamlin, however, when it came to the checkers, Byron took his fifth win of the season and Hamlin […]
PHOTOS: HighPoint.com 400 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond
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 […]
POCONO NASCAR PHOTOBLOG: M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400
On July 24, Denny Hamlin thought he made history with his seventh victory at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, but he soon ended up in the record books for a much different reason. After he and second place winner Kyle Busch failed their post-race inspections, Chase Elliott was declared the winner of the M&M’s Fan […]
REVIEW/PHOTOS: Limp Bizkit ‘Still Sucks?’ Wilkes-Barre fans beg to differ at fun, crowd-pleasing concert
What does the ’90s most divisive band do when they’ve passed middle age? Well, they embrace their “Dad Vibes” and keep on rollin’, baby. On Saturday, May 7, following performances by $NOT, Wargasm UK, and Scowl, vocalist Fred Durst meandered onto the stage of the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township in […]
