PHOTOS: Bullet for My Valentine, Trivium, and Toothgrinder at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, 05/18/18
A little over a month before the release of their new album, Welsh metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine returned to the Sherman Theater on Friday, May 18 with fellow metal acts Trivium and Toothgrinder. They last performed at the Stroudsburg venue in 2013. Fresh off a tour with Avenged Sevenfold and Wilkes-Barre’s Breaking Benjamin, […]
PHOTOS: Beautiful People of NEPA, Third Man Records Edition, 05/28/18
Following Jack White’s concert at Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York the night before, his Third Man Records Rolling Record Store rolled into the parking lot of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s own indie record store, the Gallery of Sound, in Wilkes-Barre on Monday, May 28 and was greeted by a long line of fans, vinyl nerds, and […]
PHOTOS: Ani DiFranco with Gracie and Rachel at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, 05/11/18
Just days before the Pennsylvania primary election, singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco electrified the F.M. Kirby Center with her politically charged music on Friday, May 11. Returning to the Wilkes-Barre venue on her Rise Up Tour in support of her 20th studio album, “Binary,” the feminist icon brought Gracie and Rachel with her this time, an orchestral […]
PHOTOS: The Used, The Fever 333, and Keep Flying at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, 05/04/18
While popular post-hardcore band The Used are currently dealing with headline-grabbing drama behind the scenes as they split with guitarist Justin Shekoski, that didn’t affect their energetic concert at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Friday, May 4. It began with an opening set by semi-local New Jersey/Pennsylvania band Keep Flying, which features former members […]
PHOTOS: Beautiful People of NEPA, Free Comic Book Day Edition, 05/05/18
Saturday, May 5 was the 17th annual Free Comic Book Day, prompting a line that stretched out the door of Comics on the Green in downtown Scranton. Once that died down a bit, I took these portraits of customers and employees of the store. This isn’t my first comic-themed Beautiful People entry, and it certainly […]
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Behind the scenes (and colorful costumes) of ‘Marvel Universe Live’ in Wilkes-Barre
While Marvel fans of all ages enjoyed “Avengers: Infinity War” last weekend, helping the 19th film in the franchise set the record for the highest movie opening ever, the more mature tone and surprisingly dark ending may have left a few families looking for something lighter now to brighten their spirits before “Ant-Man and the […]
PHOTOS: Circa Survive, Foxing, and Hail the Sun at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, 04/20/18
Following a co-headlining North American tour with Thrice late last year, progressive post-hardcore band Circa Survive brought the first leg of The Amulet Tour to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg in support of their new record of the same name. “The Amulet” is the Doylestown rockers’ sixth full-length album and their first released through Hopeless […]
PHOTOS: Bush, Atlas Genius, and Big Jesus at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, 04/11/18
With bright lights beaming behind them into the crowd, multi-platinum rock band Bush captivated the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Wednesday, April 11, playing the hits from their 1994 debut album, “Sixteen Stone,” all the way up to their present work. While they’re touring with a new generation of bands – Atlas Genius and Big […]
PHOTOS: ‘SCENE’ compilation release show at The Bog in Scranton, 04/06/18
Before the Internet provided easy ways to sample, discover, share, and download new music, compilation CDs were a great way to find your next favorite band – and they still can be. These collections are still made today, but not as frequently in their old physical forms of tapes and compact discs, so to celebrate […]
PHOTOS: Breaking Benjamin meet and greet at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre, 04/14/18
Record Store Day, coming up this Saturday, is typically the Gallery of Sound’s biggest day of the year, but last Saturday, April 14 may have already topped it. Lines of fans wrapped around the Wilkes-Barre store and across the parking lot, all eager to welcome Breaking Benjamin back to their hometown a day after their […]
