VIDEO: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent Finals Showcase promo features the 12 acts and reveals the judges
The three-month journey that started on March 24 ends tomorrow night – the finale of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, our weekly open mic and talent competition at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, will be held on Tuesday, June 23 at 7 p.m., and Mark Dennebaum, president and owner of TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton, […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Grant Williams debuts solo bass project by taking ‘A Single Step’
In the music business, the biggest emphasis always seems to be on singers and guitarists, but Grant Williams is proving that bassists deserve the spotlight as well. The 27-year-old Scranton native has been playing bass for about nine years, most famously in local grunge rock band Graces Downfall, and he started composing his own solo […]
SONG PREMIERE: ‘I Need a Woman’ by Ed Randazzo and Bret Alexander
Blues singer/songwriter Ed Randazzo just finished recording his latest album this month, and while it’s not due out until the fall, he couldn’t wait to share the first single. We were happy to oblige by premiering “I Need a Woman” right here on nepascene.com. The 36-year-old Wyoming resident has been writing and recording a mix […]
STREAMING: Listen to tracks from every Yardstock 2015 band, Day 2
Yardstock, the annual free independent music festival at 740 Ridge Road in Shickshinny, has grown exponentially every year, boasting a whopping 52 acts of various genres in its third outing. Presented by West Bound Sound/Par Glass House Shows and the Time Table Records Collective, Yardstock III has so many great bands to see on Friday, […]
STREAMING: Listen to tracks from every Yardstock 2015 band, Day 1
Yardstock, the annual free independent music festival at 740 Ridge Road in Shickshinny, has grown exponentially every year, boasting a whopping 52 acts of various genres in its third outing. Presented by West Bound Sound/Par Glass House Shows and the Time Table Records Collective, Yardstock III has so many great bands to see on Friday, […]
Meet Breaking Benjamin frontman Ben Burnley at a record release signing in Wilkes-Barre on June 26
Breaking Benjamin frontman Ben Burnley has been selling out electric and acoustic shows all over the country, particularly in Northeastern Pennsylvania, so expect a packed store on Friday, June 26 when the singer/songwriter appears for a record release signing at the Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre. This will be his first meet and greet in […]
PHOTOS: Scranton Zine Fest at the Tripp Park Community Center, 06/13/15
Celebrating its fifth year with birthday banners and a party atmosphere, the Scranton Zine Fest on Saturday, June 13 at the Tripp Park Community Center in Scranton was a colorful gathering of artists, zinesters, distros, indie publishers, designers, writers, musicians, and more. In addition to vendors sharing their work, the free festival also included workshops, […]
Meet Thaz Whalen, general manager of the Scranton scene’s new hope, The Leonard Theater
Dunmore man scores his dream job, but feels the pressure to help revive a struggling area
efore it can ever be brought up, Thaz Whalen cuts to the chase and addresses the elephant in the room or, in this case, the theater – his next few moves could help make or break the Scranton arts and entertainment scene for many years to come. It may sound like hyperbole, but his responsibility […]
Guitarist Steve Hackett bringing Genesis classics, solo hits to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 14
From a press release: Following two highly-successful years of touring the world with his “Genesis Revisited” and “Genesis Extended” shows, former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett returns this fall with a North American tour that will include a stop at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 8 […]
