PHOTOS: Gene Ween Does Billy Joel with Paul Green Rock Academy at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, 08/05/17
Aaron Freeman may be known best as Gene Ween, the frontman of alternative rock band Ween from New Hope, Pennsylvania, but on Saturday, Aug. 5, he embodied a very different singer/songwriter for an intimate set of Billy Joel songs in the Chandelier Lobby of the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. The night began with a […]
Country star Sara Evans sings Christmas songs at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Dec. 7
From a press release: It was announced today that multi-platinum-selling country singer/songwriter Sara Evans, known for No. 1 singles like “No Place That Far,” “Suds in the Bucket,” “A Real Fine Place to Start,” “Born to Fly,” and “A Little Bit Stronger,” will be performing her “At Christmas” show at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg […]
Grammy-winning folk singer Ray LaMontagne plays acoustic show at Hershey Theatre on Oct. 29
From a press release: Grammy Award-winning folk rock singer/songwriter Ray LaMontagne is hitting the road this fall on the Just Passing Through Tour, his first acoustic tour in five years. It will stop at the Hershey Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. Tickets for this show, which are $47.85, $62.35, and $72.35 (processing […]
PHOTOS: Arts on the Square in Scranton with Start Making Sense, Rogue Chimp, Starbird, and more, 07/29/17
Last year, pouring rain swept Arts on the Square away, forcing Scranton’s largest arts festival to close down before it ever really got started. The fifth annual event on Saturday, July 29, however, was quite the opposite, bringing thousands downtown to enjoy over 100 vendors, live art demonstrations, a variety of food, family activities, and […]
NEPA MUSIC NOTES: Coal Minor Canary, Send Request, King Kong Kancun, Half Dollar, and more
This week in the Northeastern Pennsylvania music scene, there’s some new projects, hip-hop, music videos, Warped Tour shenanigans, a BBQ dance party, and an awards ceremony with some new collaborations. ♫ Coal Minor Canary, a new project from Wilkes-Barre singer/songwriter David Hage that features “fingerstyle guitar, alternate tunings, percussive techniques, layered effects, and looping,” is […]
Pop punk band Neck Deep plays free acoustic show at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 14
From a press release: After stopping there in 2015, Welsh pop punk band Neck Deep will return to the Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Monday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. to play an acoustic set, meet fans, and sign autographs. As with previous Gallery of Sound (186 Mundy St., Wilkes-Barre) meet and greet events, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Schedule of free Electric City Music Conference panels at AfA Gallery in Scranton on Sept. 16
The large lineup of music for the fourth annual Electric City Music Conference and Steamtown Music Awards on Sept. 14-16 has been announced, featuring over 150 bands across 11 venues, and today, the free conference portion in downtown Scranton and its participating panelists have been revealed. After a free breakfast, the informative panels on Saturday, […]
PHOTOS: Peter Cetera of Chicago at Misericordia Under the Stars Summer Arts Festival, 07/29/17
Hit-making singer/songwriter Peter Cetera, best known as a Grammy Award-winning original member of Chicago before launching a successful solo career, headlined the Starlight Concert of Misericordia University’s annual Under the Stars Summer Arts Festival on Saturday, July 29 at the outdoor Wells Fargo Amphitheater in the center of its campus in Dallas. With over 1,700 […]
WWE Superstar Chris Jericho’s metal band Fozzy rocks Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 4
From a press release: It was announced today that Atlanta, Georgia metal outfit Fozzy, led by singer Chris Jericho of WWE fame and guitarist Rich Ward of Stuck Mojo, will visit the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre to play its “Live from the Chandelier Lobby” concert series, presented by City Market and Café, on Wednesday, […]
Grammy-winning bassist Stanley Clarke, John Pizzarelli, and Royal Scam headline Scranton Jazz Festival Aug. 4-6
From a press release: Two world-renowned artists, jazz icon Stanley Clarke of The Stanley Clarke Band and jazz guitarist/vocalist John Pizzarreli, will be headlining the 13th annual Scranton Jazz Festival, returning on Friday, Aug. 4 through Sunday, Aug. 6 to the historic Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel and several other venues in downtown Scranton. Headlining Sunday […]
