PHOTOS: NEPA Scene Open Mic Night, 01/27/15
For the second week in a row, another young local musician – acoustic rocker C-Rock – won the audience vote on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at the NEPA Scene Open Mic Night at The Woodlands Inn in Wilkes-Barre. East Stroudsburg native C-Rock (pictured above), who recently released an EP called “Common Cents,” has been a regular […]
PHOTOS: The Idol Kings at the Scranton Cultural Center, 01/17/15
The Idol Kings may be from Northeastern Pennsylvania, but they rarely have the opportunity to play at home with so many shows on the road. That changed on Saturday, Jan. 17 when they made their debut at the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple, performing the songs of Journey, Tom Petty, and John Mellencamp […]
PHOTOS: Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ by REV Theatre Company at the Scranton Cultural Center, 01/30/15
The Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple partnered with REV Theatre Company to create “Living Shakespeare” in the SCC’s Shopland Hall, the first production in the planned series being “Hamlet” on Friday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Jan. 31. Directed by Rosey Hay, the production featured actors from New York City, Philadelphia, and Scranton, with […]
PHOTOS: Cabinet at Higher Ground in Vermont, 01/31/15
Northeastern Pennsylvania bluegrass band Cabinet finished up their Mid-Winter Tour on a high note at Higher Ground in South Burlington, Vermont on Saturday, Jan. 31. Calling the venue “one of our favorite spots in the US of A for sure” on their Facebook page, it may have been a long drive home for the homegrown […]
PHOTOS: Title Fight ‘Hyperview’ record release show, 02/03/15
Since signing with Anti- Records and being covered by major media outlets like NPR, Vogue, and Pitchfork, Title Fight may have reached a new level of popularity recently, but their Northeastern Pennsylvania roots remain strong. The Kingston punk/shoegaze band held a free all-ages record release show right at home at the Gallery of Sound in […]
PHOTOS: Vice Grip, Final Descent, Nothing Left, and Being, 01/31/15
For a show billed as “Escape from NEPA,” four young bands and their fans packed into the small space in Embassy Vinyl in downtown Scranton for a big night of punk, hardcore, and powerviolence on Saturday, Jan. 31. Being, Final Descent, Nothing Left, and Vice Grip tore things up and inspired plenty of sing-alongs. Unfortunately, […]
PHOTOS: ‘Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall’ All-Star Tribute at the River Street Jazz Cafe, 01/23/15
A handful of the most talented musicians in the area paid tribute to the “Troubadour of Soul” on a snowy Friday night at the River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains, performing their own take on “Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall.” Withers, best known for songs like “Lean on Me,” “Just the Two of Us,” […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene Open Mic Night, 01/20/15
With all the great musicians who have come through the NEPA Scene Open Mic Nights at The Woodlands Inn in Wilkes-Barre, it’s surprising that it took eight weeks for a musical act to win the audience vote, but it’s easy to see why Skip Monday was the first to do so on Tuesday, Jan. 20. […]
PHOTOS: Louisa, Chris Castillo, Spur, Black Diamond, Esta Coda, and Backslashes and Bad Ideas, 01/18/15
Local indie rock band Louisa performed their first full live set at the Courtdale United Methodist Church in Courtdale surrounded by friends and Time Table Records Collective labelmates on Sunday, Jan. 18. The trio’s 20-minute set of heartfelt songs with a punk rock attitude were well-received by the small but dedicated crowd, and Chris Castillo […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene Open Mic Night, 01/13/15
It was another night of hilarious and outrageous comedy at the NEPA Scene Open Mic Night on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at The Woodlands Inn in Wilkes-Barre. Fiddy Shades, Joel Bonn, Chris Zawatsky, and C-Rock performed acoustic music, and regular comedians Sergio Marzitelli, Alan Dudeck, Kevin Lepka, Delmer Von W, Zack Hammond, Russell Austin, Elliott Elliott, […]
