RAILRIDERS PHOTOBLOG: RailRiders become colorful Vejigantes
It was opening night for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders’ alter ego “Vejigantes” at PNC Field in Moosic on Thursday, June 17. Taking the name from a character in Puerto Rican folklore, the team played the game in these colorful uniforms as part “Copa de la Diversión” or “Fun Cup,” a “season-long event series specifically designed to […]
PHOTOS: Blue Oyster Cult at Circle Drive-In in Dickson City, 05/29/21
After 50+ plus years of playing together, Blue Öyster Cult singer/guitarists Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma weren’t going to be stopped by a cold and rainy night – or even the pandemic – in Dickson City on Saturday, May 29. The New York-based prog rock progenitors and classic rock icons opened the Circle Drive-In Theatre’s […]
RAILRIDERS PHOTOBLOG: Hoy Jun Park remains Player of the Week
Today, Hoy Jun Park was named the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders’ Player of the Week for the second consecutive week. Catch him at PNC Field while you still can. Here are some photos of him taken on May 27 when the team won against the Buffalo Bisons. Congrats, Hoy!
RAILRIDERS PHOTOBLOG: Chris Gittens knocking it out of the park
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell 5-4 to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at PNC Field today. Chris Gittens gave it his all with a two-run home run in the fifth inning. Here he is on May 11 swinging for the fences. The Yankees are definitely watching this guy!
RAILRIDERS PHOTOBLOG: First home game of the season with Deivi Garcia and Miguel Andujar
Professional baseball returned to Northeastern Pennsylvania tonight with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders’ first home game in 613 days. Miguel Andujar’s bat brought a double and a single in the fourth inning where SWB scored six runs. Pitcher Deivi Garcia was lights out with seven strikeouts through five scoreless innings. The team ended up shutting out the […]
PHOTOS: Pavement Rave with Blunts & Blondes, Mersiv, Jaenga, CHOMPPA, and Sacred Snow at Montage Mountain in Scranton, 04/23/21
In 2020, Scranton became an unlikely hub for live concerts as outdoor drive-in shows became the norm during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an even more unpredictable move, DamnMillennial Promotions and local music venue Stage West made it a center for dubstep, drum and bass, and other electronic dance music with their “Pavement Rave” series in […]
PHOTOS: Samantha Fish live at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, 04/16/21
Kansas City blues rocker Samantha Fish and her new power trio brought her Kill or Be Kind Tour to the SteelStacks in Bethlehem on Friday, April 16, and it turned out to be just was the sold-out crowd needed that night. After a year of canceled, postponed, reimagined, and parking lot-style shows, ArtsQuest hosted the […]
PHOTOS/VIDEOS: Inaugural Scranton Ice Festival with live music, 02/05-06/21
The ongoing pandemic has put a major strain on small businesses, and the cold and snowy weather hasn’t helped much lately. Last weekend, however, neither seemed to be a factor as downtown Scranton was bustling with activity thanks to the Scranton Ice Festival. This inaugural event came together quickly as the Scranton Area Community Foundation, […]
PHOTOS: Giant Dundie Award presented to Scranton by Peacock and ‘The Office’ stars
Despite airing its final episode in 2013, “The Office” was still the most streamed television show of 2020. This week, Nielsen reported that Americans streamed more than 57 billion minutes of the NBC sitcom last year on Netflix, and now all nine seasons have moved to Peacock starting Jan. 1. To celebrate and memorialize Scranton […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: High school nostalgia hits Scranton pop punks Anytime Soon in ‘Jelly Donut Season’
COVID-19 prevented most people from having one of those fun summers with friends you never forget, but it didn’t stop Anytime Soon from recreating that feeling in their new music video, despite all the extra work it would take to produce during the pandemic. The Scranton-based band released their latest single, “Jelly Donut Season,” on […]
