Music

 NEPA Scene Staff

2017 country lineup at Montage Mountain in Scranton announced, Megaticket on sale March 24

2017 country lineup at Montage Mountain in Scranton announced, Megaticket on sale March 24

From a press release: Today, Live Nation announced the 2017 Country Megaticket, a three-show “package” featuring the summer’s hottest country shows at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton. Available online only through megaticket.com, the 2017 Country Megaticket gives concertgoers the chance to buy tickets first before the individual show tickets are available. Live Nation […]

 Rich Howells

With arts funding in danger, In Concert with the Arts shows its importance in Wilkes-Barre on March 26

With arts funding in danger, In Concert with the Arts shows its importance in Wilkes-Barre on March 26

In January, Lackawanna County Commissioner Laureen Cummings talked about changing the way the county’s annual arts and education tax is distributed, which could have limited or cut funds for projects, venues, and events across the area, but the Tea Party Republican was quickly met with resistance from the local arts community, resulting in Commissioner Patrick […]

 Rich Howells

4th annual NEPA Metal Meltdown festival on May 5-6 announces 2017 lineup in new venue

4th annual NEPA Metal Meltdown festival on May 5-6 announces 2017 lineup in new venue

The two-day NEPA Metal Meltdown festival is returning for its fourth year, this time to a new venue but with the same independent, underground feel, on Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6, promising to “be bigger, better, and louder.” After three years at Diane’s Deli & Internet Cafe in Pittston, this year’s gathering of […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

NEPA electronic artists team up to form Spectre and release debut album ‘Jam the Transmission’

NEPA electronic artists team up to form Spectre and release debut album ‘Jam the Transmission’

From a press release: Newly formed Northeastern Pennsylvania electronic group Spectre will release their debut album, “Jam the Transmission,” on March 18. The duo consists of local powerhouses Quoth and The Gary Goblins and was born in June of 2016 when the two had an impromptu jam session that spawned their debut album, a perfect […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

EXCLUSIVE: Rock band Saliva will play Live and Unplugged at The Leonard in Scranton on April 14

EXCLUSIVE: Rock band Saliva will play Live and Unplugged at The Leonard in Scranton on April 14

From a press release: It was announced today exclusively through NEPA Scene that platinum-selling alternative rock band Saliva will take their Live and Unplugged Tour to The Leonard Theater in downtown Scranton on Friday, April 14 at 7 p.m. The event at The Leonard (335 Adams Ave., Scranton) is 18+ and 21+ to drink. Tickets, […]

 Tunefly Team

Jordan Ramirez braves Winter Storm Stella for one-take music video in deserted Wilkes-Barre

Jordan Ramirez braves Winter Storm Stella for one-take music video in deserted Wilkes-Barre

Cooped up inside because of the storm? Same. Instead of starting the next episode on Netflix, watch the latest music video from Northeastern Pennsylvania-based Going Up? Records. With the typically busy Market Street Bridge as an empty backdrop, Wilkes-Barre musician Jordan Ramirez, accompanied by Kamri Jacobs behind the camera, braved Winter Storm Stella to capture […]

 Jess Meoni

Come to Grief come to Scranton for night of doom and thrash metal at Irish Wolf Pub on March 31

Come to Grief come to Scranton for night of doom and thrash metal at Irish Wolf Pub on March 31

Some say it’s that small-town mentality that brews aggression and conflict. Some attribute a distinct generational gap between the era of new wave post-punk groups like Nervous Eaters, Mission of Burma, and The Modern Lovers and the emerging straight-edge hardcore scene, reflective of bands like Gang Green, The Groinoids, The F.U.’s, and the ever-seminal Jerry’s […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Due to Winter Storm Stella, Stomp reschedules Wilkes-Barre performances for Nov. 9-10

Due to Winter Storm Stella, Stomp reschedules Wilkes-Barre performances for Nov. 9-10

From a press release: Due to the severity of Winter Storm Stella, combined with the production and travel needs of the touring company, this week’s performances of Stomp at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday, March 15 and Thursday, March 16 have both been rescheduled for Thursday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. and […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Iconic ’70s rockers Three Dog Night play at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on June 11

Iconic ’70s rockers Three Dog Night play at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on June 11

From a press release: Legendary rock music icons Three Dog Night will play many of their chart-topping hits for “One” night only at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Sunday, June 11 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $38, $48, and $58, are on sale now and available through the Sherman Theater box office (524 […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

EXCLUSIVE: Nominations for 2017 Steamtown Music Awards now open, new categories added

EXCLUSIVE: Nominations for 2017 Steamtown Music Awards now open, new categories added

From a press release: Nominations for the 2017 Steamtown Music Awards are open from now until Thursday, June 15. The public can nominate their favorite acts for the fourth annual local music awards ceremony, which will be held on Thursday, Sept. 14 and serve as the opening ceremony for the Electric City Music Conference. Nominations […]