Peach Music Festival returns to Montage Mountain in Scranton July 25-28, new aftermovie released
It was announced today that the Peach Music Festival will take over The Pavilion at Montage Mountain and Montage Mountain Waterpark in Scranton for the eighth straight year on Thursday, July 25 through Sunday, July 28, 2019. This follows last year’s change to July from its usual August dates so as not to conflict with […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Scranton rapper Lucas Hex releases debut single ‘Omen,’ announces album release show
Following up the release of his hard-hitting “Sermons” EP in March, Scranton hip-hop artist Lucas Hex is premiering a bloody new music video for “Omen,” the debut single from his upcoming album “Blue Carolina,” exclusively on NEPA Scene. Directed by Timmypricefilm and produced by Neighbour Beats, the video implies the same type of harsh imagery […]
PHOTOS: Electric City Music Conference in Scranton, 09/14-15/18
Following the biggest turnout for the Steamtown Music Awards yet, the fifth annual Electric City Music Conference took over 13 venues across the Scranton area for the most massive weekend in local music on Friday, Sept. 14 and Saturday, Sept. 15. Lineups featuring over 150 local and national acts in countless genres played in returning […]
PHOTOS: 2018 Steamtown Music Awards ceremony in Scranton (with winners list), 09/13/18
The fifth annual Electric City Music Conference began on Thursday, Sept. 13 with the biggest turnout for the Steamtown Music Awards yet, packing The V-Spot in Scranton and flooding its entire front parking lot with local musicians and their supporters that felt like both a family reunion and a massive party for music lovers of […]
New Juicebox video series showcases NEPA music and venues, debuting with Permanence at Electric City Escape in Scranton
From a press release: Today, Scranton-based digital media production team Ionic Development debuted Juicebox, a new video showcase series highlighting Northeastern Pennsylvania’s talented musicians and the local businesses and venues that support them. Each month, a different band will perform a set of original songs for weekly release in a venue chosen to compliment or […]
VIDEO INTERVIEW: King of Kings Gyros in Wilkes-Barre on National Gyro Day and small business ownership
Before recording the latest episode of the NEPA Scene Podcast at Coal Creative’s studio in Wilkes-Barre, we sat down for a little bonus interview with Eric Negron, owner of King of Kings Gyros on Public Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre because, honestly, how often do we get to talk to royalty? Gearing up for National Gyro […]
REVIEW/PHOTOS: Lifer reunion in Wilkes-Barre brings back memories and underrated music
For an hour and a half on Friday, Aug. 24, three former bandmates, a guest bassist, and a capacity crowd at Bart & Urby’s in Wilkes-Barre stepped back in time nearly 20 years to relive the era of nu metal and a special time in the Northeastern Pennsylvania music scene when bars and clubs were […]
MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERES: Wilkes-Barre soul singer Jordan Ramirez debuts funky new band The Tribe with 3 songs
Jordan Ramirez is well-known in the local music scene for his soulful voice and funky rhythms in Wilkes-Barre bands Half Dollar and Fake Fight, and with solo shows all over Northeastern Pennsylvania and the recordings and music videos he makes through Going Up? Records, you’d think that he couldn’t possibly have anything else up his […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Cabinet makes triumphant hometown return to Peach Music Festival in Scranton
When Cabinet began their “indefinite hiatus” following their New Year’s Eve show at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, it seemed that the popular Scranton/Wilkes-Barre jamgrass band would break a streak. Cabinet may be the only band to have played every Peach Music Festival since its inception in 2012. They are definitely the only group […]
PHOTOS/VIDEOS: WWE SmackDown live at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, 07/17/18
Following WWE Extreme Rules in Pittsburgh on Sunday, the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza witnessed the fallout of the pay-per-view event on Tuesday, July 17 when “WWE SmackDown Live” returned to the Wilkes-Barre venue for the first time since the historic 900th episode of the pro-wrestling series in 2016. Broadcast live to the world, […]
