Metal bands Killswitch Engage and Anthrax shred at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Jan. 27
From a press release: It was announced today that gold-selling Massachusetts metalcore outfit Killswitch Engage and legendary Big Four thrash metal band Anthrax will bring the Killthrax Tour to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. with special guests Havok. Tickets, which are $35 in advance, go on sale […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Jim Thorpe gets with the ‘Program’ as Living Colour rocks Penn’s Peak
“Is this an Amish meeting hall? Was it raised in a day?” vocalist Corey Glover asked of the cavernous wood-lined concert hall after Living Colour’s blistering cover of Robert Johnson’s “Preachin’ Blues” opened their show at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Friday, Oct. 13. Glover’s stage banter seemed uncomfortable all night, as he knew […]
SONG PREMIERES: NEPA alt rockers Permanence and Alma Mater team up for split EP
As they announced during NEPA Scene’s red carpet interview at the Steamtown Music Awards last month, two local alternative rock bands are releasing a split EP together on Saturday, Oct. 14, and we’ve got an exclusive first listen to singles from both acts. Both Scranton’s Permanence and Wilkes-Barre’s Alma Mater are following up their respective […]
Scranton rock band Graces Downfall returns from year-long hiatus with Black Friday show at The V-Spot
This week, popular Scranton grunge rock band Graces Downfall announced that they will return from their year-long hiatus on Friday, Nov. 24 at 10 p.m. at The V-Spot in Scranton. In a press release, the band revealed that it will feature a newly revamped lineup. Lead singer Ken Norton explained that they “needed a break […]
PHOTOS: Stone Sour, Steel Panther, and Cherry Bombs at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, 10/03/17
With fire dancing, sharp weapons, comedic parody, confetti guns, wacky waving inflatable tube men, and an unexpected leg injury, the Stone Sour concert at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Tuesday, Oct. 3 was a wild and certainly unforgettable night. It began with the Cherry Bombs, who aren’t so much a band as “a rock […]
Chart-topping rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie returns to Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Nov. 17
From a press release: With his new album “The Bigger Artist” and its singles topping the Billboard charts this week, it was announced that New York hip-hop artist A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie will return to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Friday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $39.50, $55, and $70 […]
Wilkes-Barre’s Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen play Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute at Kirby Center on Nov. 18
From a press release: Wilkes-Barre’s own Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen will bring their critically-acclaimed “Stevie Ray Vaughan Retrospective” to the F.M. Kirby Center’s “Live from the Chandelier Lobby” concert series presented by City Market and Café on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $15 in advance or $20 the day […]
Pop punk band Patent Pending returns to Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Dec. 23
From a press release: It has been announced that New York pop punk band Patent Pending will return to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, which is featured in their music video for “Let Go,” on Saturday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m., this time performing their 2011 album “Second Family” in its entirety, along with other […]
Oak Ridge Boys ‘Celebrate Christmas’ at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 18
From a press release: The F.M. Kirby Center announced today that The Oak Ridge Boys’ Christmas Celebration Tour will visit Wilkes-Barre on Monday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which are $32.50, $45.50, and $78, plus fees, go on sale this Friday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. and will be available at the Kirby Center […]
PHOTOS: MiZ at Love of Recovery Free Music Festival at Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre, 09/09/17
We have lost so many good people – and many great musicians – to drug addiction, so Rockers in Recovery is doing something about it. “Dedicated to carrying the message of addiction education through music, news, interviews, events, and festivals taking place within the clean and sober community since 2008,” Rockers in Recovery held the […]
