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 […]
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 […]
New York jam band moe. rocks Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Feb. 2
From a press release: After playing the Peach Music Festival in Scranton again this year, progressive jam band moe. returns to Northeastern Pennsylvania early next year to perform at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $25 in advance or $30 the day of the show, […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Elvis Costello follows the music, not the playbook, in rollicking Bethlehem show
“We’ve been wanting to play the album for you. We never had the discipline before. We don’t now, either,” Elvis Costello told the crowd at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Sunday, Oct. 23. This performance was supposed to be of Costello’s 1982 album “Imperial Bedroom,” but in the era of bands playing classic albums in […]
Pop rock band Black Tie Stereo headlines The Leonard Kickoff Party in Scranton on Nov. 4
With the long-vacant Leonard Theater in downtown Scranton finally alive and booking concerts and other entertainment again, local bands have been waiting to get back into the building and pack its 4,000 square foot floor with fans, like The Menzingers did at their Holiday Show back in 2014. They’ll have their first chance on Friday, […]