The Revivalists play soulful New Orleans roots rock at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on March 24
From a press release: It was announced today that New Orleans roots rock band The Revivalists will perform at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Friday, March 24, 2017 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $25 in advance or $30 the day of the show, go on sale this Friday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. […]
RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles returns to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on March 26
From a press release: From Times Square to Public Square, another Broadway show is coming to Wilkes-Barre. It was announced today that internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles will return to the F.M. Kirby Center on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which are $39, $49, $59, and $79, plus […]
Joe Jonas’ new band, DNCE, plays pop rock hits at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Feb. 4
From a press release: Multi-platinum-selling pop rock band DNCE has announced dates for their upcoming 2017 North American tour, “DNCE in Concert.” The multi-city trek, which kicks off Tuesday, Jan. 17 at the House of Blues in San Diego, will hit a number of major cities across the United States including Los Angeles, San Francisco, […]
Beloved Scranton bluegrass band Coal Town Rounders has broken up
Enjoying the sound of one band or another may depend on taste, but anyone who saw the Coal Town Rounders perform over the last few years seemed to universally love the bluegrass quartet from Scranton, bringing audiences young and old back to a simpler time as they harmonized around one old fashioned radio microphone with […]
Locally created music app Tunefly hosts first live event at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 12
From a press release: Locally created music social media app Tunefly will host its first official live event at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. The free show will feature up-and-coming bands Deaf Rhino, The Boneflowers, Rosary Guild, and Atherholt. Tunefly will be giving out prizes at the event, […]
Wilkes-Barre competing for grant to fund live music series on River Common, voting open until Nov. 21
From a press release: Wilkes-Barre’s Riverfront Parks Committee is now in the running to bring a 10-week live music series to the River Common in downtown Wilkes-Barre during the summer of 2017. The Riverfront Parks Committee hopes to qualify as one of 15 winning organizations competing in the Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards, which […]
PHOTOS: Cabinet Halloween show at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, 10/29/16
If the world does end up like the post-apocalyptic desert of “Mad Max: Fury Road,” it’s comforting to know that we’ll have a band like Cabinet to play us all out. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre jam-grass band packed the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg for their annual Halloween show on Saturday, Oct. 29, turning the stage into a […]
Cabinet takes annual holiday show to main stage of Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 23
From a press release: Following their current 10-year anniversary tour with Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, local jam-grass band Cabinet will return to the F.M. Kirby Center for their annual holiday show on Friday, Dec. 23 at 8 p.m. This year, the band will make its debut on the Kirby Center main stage for one performance […]
Motionless In White announces contest to design artwork for new album ‘Graveyard Shift,’ deadline is Dec. 19
Scranton metal band Motionless In White has always been big on fan interaction, writing songs about and using lyrics inspired by fans and even hosting personal creative workshops during the 2016 Warped Tour, but their latest announcement takes this to another level, letting anyone design their next album cover in a contest open to the […]
Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys kicks off St. Patrick’s Day Tour in Bethlehem on Feb. 21
From a press release: It was announced today that the Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys will kick off their annual St. Patrick’s Day Tour at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles ska punk band The Interrupters and Dublin punk band Blood or Whiskey will be opening […]
