PHOTOS: Briggs Farm Blues Festival with Lonnie Shields, Clarence Spady, Heather Gillis, and more, 07/11-14/19
The Blues Foundation’s 2019 Blues Music Award winners Cedric Burnside, Vanessa Collier, and Annika Chambers were among the many highlights of the 22nd annual Briggs Farm Blues Festival on Thursday, July 11 through Sunday, July 14. Featuring “internationally renowned artists and national and regional bands of various genres, including electric blues, delta-style blues, Americana roots […]
PHOTOS: Vans Warped Tour, Day 2 – Menzingers, Blink-182, Anti-Flag, Taking Back Sunday, and more, 06/30/19
When the Vans Warped Tour ended its annual national runs after 24 years in 2018, it was a bitter pill to swallow for the millions of punk rock, indie, metal, and rap fans across the United States who grew up seeing or discovering some of their favorite bands at this touring institution, including those in […]
PHOTOS: Vans Warped Tour, Day 1 – Bad Religion, 311, Andrew W.K., A Day to Remember, and more, 06/29/19
When the Vans Warped Tour ended its annual national runs after 24 years in 2018, it was a bitter pill to swallow for the millions of punk rock, indie, metal, and rap fans across the United States who grew up seeing or discovering some of their favorite bands at this touring institution, including those in […]
PHOTOS/VIDEO: Coheed and Cambria acoustic at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre, 05/16/19
Once the word was out that Coheed and Cambria was playing a free “secret” acoustic show at the Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, May 16, it was the worst kept secret in Northeastern Pennsylvania. With just a few days notice after the news broke, over 300 people piled into the small indie record […]
PHOTOS: Sponge 25th anniversary show with Another Day Dawns at Stage West in Scranton, 03/17/19
Last year, the original lineup of Sponge reunited for one night only during the annual Detroit Music Awards in their hometown, and now the current members of the alternative rock band are keeping the nostalgia going across the country with their “Rotting Piñata” 25th Anniversary Tour, which stopped at Stage West in Scranton on Sunday, […]
PHOTOS: Flora Cash, Kulick, and The Charming Beards at Stage West in Scranton, 03/08/19
Alternative radio station Alt 92.1 brought husband-and-wife duo Flora Cash to Scranton for two very different live performances, starting with Stage West on Friday, March 8. The Swedish/American artists, known for their hit single “You’re Somebody Else,” headlined a night of indie, pop, alternative, and folk rock with RCA Records labelmate Kulick from West Penn […]
PHOTOS: Kansas Point of Know Return 40th Anniversary Tour at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, 03/03/19
Kansas was forced to postpone their planned November show at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre due to illness, so nothing was going to stop “America’s preeminent progressive rock band” from making up that concert on Sunday, March 3 – not even a snowstorm. Despite the weather, many fans braved the elements to watch the […]
PHOTOS: Smile Empty Soul, September Mourning, and Rise Among Rivals at Stage West in Scranton, 03/06/19
The Oblivion of Souls Tour haunted Stage West in Scranton on Wednesday, March 6, presenting an intriguing mix of rock music sounding both familiar and new. Following an opening set by Scranton rap metal group Alpha Audio, Rise Among Rivals from Maryland hit the stage with melodic hard rock songs that could easily make them […]
PHOTOS: Scranton St. Patrick’s Parade and party at The Bog, 03/09/19
With good weather and high spirits, the Scranton St. Patrick’s Parade took over downtown for the 58th year on Saturday, March 9, and NEPA Scene had a special guide to take us through the festivities this time. Brian Craig, well-known in the area as the co-owner of The Bog in downtown Scranton, a drummer in […]
PHOTOS: Drake Bell and The Boastfuls at Stage West in Scranton, 02/22/19
While he is best known to the general public for playing one of the titular characters in the comedic Nickelodeon television series “Drake & Josh,” Drake Bell has also been a successful singer/songwriter from a young age. Now 32, the child-actor-turned-heartthrob is focused more on his music than ever, releasing singles and EPs while generating […]
