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 […]
Menzingers play free record release show and meet fans at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 4
Not long after their annual hometown Holiday Show in December in Scranton, The Menzingers will be back in Northeastern Pennsylvania to play a special album release show on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 at 4 p.m. at the Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre. The all-ages intimate concert and meet and greet is free, but space is […]
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, […]
STREAMING: The Menzingers remember sinful side of Scranton with ‘Bad Catholics,’ new album out Feb. 3
When Philadelphia punk band The Menzingers returned to Scranton over the summer for a hometown concert at The Vault Tap & Kitchen, they debuted a new song called “Bad Catholics” that resonated with fans who also grew up in Northeastern Pennsylvania. At the time, vocalist/guitarist Greg Barnett said that it was planned for a split […]
PHOTOS: Grant Williams CD release party with Behind the Grey and Katie Kelly at Thirst T’s, 10/14/16
It’s not often that you hear a solo bass album, and it’s even less frequent to see a live show that revolves around the bass, so we just had to attend Grant Williams’ early release party for his debut album, “Suspended Animation,” at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant on Friday, Oct. 14. Wilkes-Barre […]
Girls Guns and Glory and Kelsey Waldon play country double bill at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 2
From a press release: Country rock band Girls Guns and Glory returns to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre with up-and-coming singer/songwriter Kelsey Waldon on Friday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. as part of the Live from the Chandelier Lobby Series, presented by Convenient Food Marts. Tickets, which are $15 in advance or $20 the […]
YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: Scranton Americana singer/songwriter Tom Graham
Tom Graham City: Scranton Genre(s): Americana, folk, blues, indie, rock Years active: 1997-present Sounds like: Whether you’re sitting in a small theater, around a campfire, on a back porch, or parked on a bar stool in your local pub, there’s nothing like hearing stories told in simple, yet poetic language from a good singer/songwriter – […]
