Music

 Rich Howells

New song by Scranton’s Motionless In White featured in WWE event NXT TakeOver: Orlando

New song by Scranton’s Motionless In White featured in WWE event NXT TakeOver: Orlando

Scranton metal band Motionless In White is once again providing an official theme song for an NXT TakeOver event, this time in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, April 1. Growing since its inception in 2012, NXT is a developmental division of the WWE. Motionless In White was the first-ever NXT Loud artist, providing theme songs for […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Blues titans Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ collaborate at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 10

Blues titans Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ collaborate at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 10

From a press release: It was announced today that the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre will host a special collaborative concert featuring Grammy Award-winning blues titans Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ on Thursday, Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. Billed as TajMo: The Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ Band, this special concert event will feature Taj […]

 Dee Culp

LIVING YOUR TRUTH: LGBT support in NEPA music scene clear at Wilkes-Barre punk rock benefit

LIVING YOUR TRUTH: LGBT support in NEPA music scene clear at Wilkes-Barre punk rock benefit

Here we are, in Donald Trump’s second month as president, with a new Muslim ban to replace the extremely unconstitutional one that came before it and a worse health care plan designed to replace the Affordable Care Act, titled – I kid you not – H.R. 1275 – World’s Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017. I […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Pennsylvania bluegrass band Mountain Ride performs at Hawley Silk Mill on March 18

Pennsylvania bluegrass band Mountain Ride performs at Hawley Silk Mill on March 18

From a press release: Chambersburg progressive bluegrass band Mountain Ride will play at Harmony Presents in the underground theater of the Hawley Silk Mill on Friday, March 18 at 8 p.m. “Mountain Ride was forged in the Great Valley of South Central Pennsylvania, for the simple need to play bluegrass. For these five friends, bluegrass […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Original ‘Jersey Boys’ Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons sing at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on June 2

Original ‘Jersey Boys’ Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons sing at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on June 2

From a press release: The F.M. Kirby Center has announced that Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons are working their way back to Wilkes-Barre and will visit the theater for a one-night-only performance on Friday, June 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $66, $86, and $122, plus fees, go on sale next Friday, March […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

’90s rockers Fuel, Marcy Playground, and Dishwalla play Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on June 24

’90s rockers Fuel, Marcy Playground, and Dishwalla play Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on June 24

From a press release: 1990s rock bands Fuel, Marcy Playground, and Dishwalla are hitting the road this summer for the Rockin’ Road Trip ’17 Tour, which stops at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Saturday, June 24 at 7:30 p.m. Lehighton hard rockers Another Day Dawns will be opening the show. Tickets, which are $32 […]

 Rich Howells

Scranton metal band Behind the Grey signs with Inner Light Agency, adds bassist Grant Williams

Scranton metal band Behind the Grey signs with Inner Light Agency, adds bassist Grant Williams

After opening for Flaw in Duncannon near Harrisburg last week, Behind the Grey made some big announcements this week about the future of the Scranton metal band. On their Facebook page, the band revealed that they just signed an exclusive management deal with Damon Moreno and Bruce Swink (former A&R at Roadrunner Records) of the […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

98.5 KRZ brings OneRepublic and Fitz and the Tantrums to Montage Mountain in Scranton on July 26

98.5 KRZ brings OneRepublic and Fitz and the Tantrums to Montage Mountain in Scranton on July 26

From a press release: Local pop radio station 98.5 KRZ is bringing its annual Summer Smash concert back to The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Wednesday, July 26, this time featuring multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated quintet OneRepublic with special guests Fitz and the Tantrums and James Arthur. Tickets, which range from $34.50 to $350 (VIP […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Country star Luke Bryan returns to Hersheypark Stadium with Brett Eldredge and Lauren Alaina on June 23

Country star Luke Bryan returns to Hersheypark Stadium with Brett Eldredge and Lauren Alaina on June 23

From a press release: After playing at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton last year, country star Luke Bryan will return to Hersheypark Stadium on Friday, June 23 at 7 p.m. on his Huntin’, Fishin’, and Lovin’ Every Day Tour with special guests Brett Eldredge and Lauren Alaina. Tickets, which are $28.85, $61.60, and […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Avenged Sevenfold, Volbeat, and Scranton’s Motionless In White play Giant Center in Hershey on May 9

Avenged Sevenfold, Volbeat, and Scranton’s Motionless In White play Giant Center in Hershey on May 9

From a press release: Diamond-selling metal band Avenged Sevenfold is taking The Stage World Tour with Volbeat and Scranton’s own Motionless In White to the Giant Center in Hershey on Tuesday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which are $32.35, $42.35, $62.35, and $67.85, plus fees, go on sale this Friday, March 10 at noon […]