MUSIC VIDEO: Scranton’s The Menzingers are nostalgic ‘Lookers’ in new live tour video
After seeing colorful characters engaged in a funny food fight in their “Bad Catholics” music video that was released last month (and shot in their hometown of Scranton), it seems that Philadelphia punk band The Menzingers kept it simpler for the new black and white video for “Lookers,” the first single from their upcoming album, […]
VIDEO: Wilkes-Barre artist Kevin Dougherty using Kickstarter to fund documentary on cartoonist Drew Friedman
Many locals know Kevin Dougherty as the former manager of the beloved Wilkes-Barre music venue Cafe Metro, but he is also a comic artist and animator who has made music videos, wrote and directed “Fuzzball” for Nickelodeon’s animated series “KaBlam!” and created early web cartoon “Juanita & the List.” Now, his latest project may be […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Mosaic Nerd Extra IPA by Søle Artisan Ales
Beer: Mosaic Nerd Brewery: Søle Artisan Ales Style: Extra IPA (DIPA-ish) Age: 2016 ABV: 7.50% Søle Artisan Ales, a nomadic brewer currently in Pittston who is heading to Easton soon, is at it again with another nerdy beer. We’ve had Turbo Nerd, Simcoe Nerd, and now it’s time to try Mosaic Nerd, a single hopped […]
VIDEOS: Meet the small businesses vending in the Holiday Market at The Globe Store in Scranton Dec. 2-4
While practically everyone in Northeastern Pennsylvania is excited to see the old Globe Store in downtown Scranton lit up and open to shoppers again this weekend, it’s much more important to support the stores that are actually open and active year-round that will be participating in ScrantonMade’s fourth annual Holiday Market in The Globe Dec. […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Bourbon County Brand Stout 2014 vs. ’15 vs. ’16 by Goose Island Beer Company
Beer: Bourbon County Brand Stout Brewery: Goose Island Beer Company Style: Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels Age: 2014, 2015, and 2016 ABV: 12.90-13.40% Thanks to our pal Meatsmoke, we’re dong something a little different on today’s MBR by comparing three years worth of Bourbon County Brand Stouts by Chicago brewery Goose Island! Massive Beer […]
PHOTOS/VIDEOS: NEPA Scene Live with Joe Craig, James Barrett, Used-Car Cowboy, and Ryan Barry, 11/22/16
We kicked off our brand new NEPA Scene Live series at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant with an intimate local singer/songwriter night on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Each unsigned, independent artist was a finalist in previous seasons of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, and they all brought something different and special to the recently renovated […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Oscillation 006 Double IPA by Finback Brewery
Beer: Oscillation 006 Brewery: Finback Brewery Style: Double IPA Age: 2016 ABV: 8.50% We’re setting out MBR clocks at 2.342 and totally oscillating at 11 hertz with an Imperial Pale Ale from Finback Brewery, representin’ Queens with their Oscillation 006! Massive Beer Reviews is an award-winning YouTube beer review, brewery, and culture show based out […]
TUNEFLY ARTIST OF THE WEEK: Wilkes-Barre psychedelic groove rock band Mind Choir
There has been a string of incredible new bands joining the local music scene lately – Mind Choir is no exception. Described as “psychedelic groove rock,” Mark Dimirco, DJ Tasselmyer, and Mark Wohl write songs in the vein of Pink Floyd, Flaming Lips, The Beatles, David Bowie, Tame Impala, The Growlers, Foxygen, and The Night […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Mouth Feelings IPA by Magnify Brewing Company
Beer: Mouth Feelings Brewery: Magnify Brewing Company Style: American IPA Age: 2016 ABV: 6.40% Jersey represent on today’s MBR! This Jersey boy tells you how he feels about Mouth Feelings, an oated IPA brewed in Fairfield, New Jersey by Magnify Brewing! Massive Beer Reviews is an award-winning YouTube beer review, brewery, and culture show based […]
MUSIC VIDEO: Menzingers start a food fight at a Scranton church picnic in ‘Bad Catholics’
Over the summer, we were given our first listen to “Bad Catholics,” a new song by The Menzingers, in the very city that inspired it when the punk band returned to their hometown of Scranton for a show in the parking lot of The Vault Tap & Kitchen. Months later, they ended up shooting the […]
