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 NEPA Scene Staff

Goo Goo Dolls take fall tour with SafetySuit to Hershey on Nov. 16 and Bethlehem on Nov. 18

Goo Goo Dolls take fall tour with SafetySuit to Hershey on Nov. 16 and Bethlehem on Nov. 18

From a press release: Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated rock band Goo Goo Dolls will hit the road this fall for their second headlining run in support of their latest release, “Boxes,” featuring support from SafetySuit. The tour kicks off on Oct. 26 in Boise, Idaho and will run through December, stopping at the Hershey Theatre on Wednesday, […]

 Brad Patton

CONCERT REVIEW: Joe Walsh jokes and shreds during classic set in Wilkes-Barre

CONCERT REVIEW: Joe Walsh jokes and shreds during classic set in Wilkes-Barre

There’s always a good bit of comedy at a Joe Walsh concert, but don’t let that fool you. When it comes to playing guitar, he’s dead serious and he’s a monster. For “Walsh Toor 2016,” which made a stop at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, Aug. 4, the […]

 Rich Howells

‘Wicked’ actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth performs at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Jan. 22

‘Wicked’ actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth performs at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Jan. 22

From a press release: It was announced today that Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth will perform at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. Tickets, which are $60, $70, and $80, plus fees, go on sale this Friday, Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. Tickets can be […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Melissa Etheridge and her Holiday Trio come to the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 4

Melissa Etheridge and her Holiday Trio come to the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 4

From a press release: It was announced today that two-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge will bring her Holiday Trio to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. as a part of the Wells Fargo Concert and Comedy Series. The holiday tour, presented by the Kirby Center and BRE […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

EXCLUSIVE: Metal legends The Rods will play Electric City Music Conference for charity on Sept. 17

EXCLUSIVE: Metal legends The Rods will play Electric City Music Conference for charity on Sept. 17

From a press release: The Electric City Music Conference is proud to announce that heavy metal legends The Rods have been added to the lineup for the 2016 conference. The band will appear for a rare NEPA performance on Saturday, Sept. 17 at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant. A portion of the proceeds […]

 Keith Perks

PHOTOS: Hank & Cupcakes and Katie Kelly at River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains, 08/04/16

PHOTOS: Hank & Cupcakes and Katie Kelly at River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains, 08/04/16

Northeastern Pennsylvania welcomed one of its favorite indie touring acts, Hank & Cupcakes, back to the area on Thursday, Aug. 4 with another riotous concert at the River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains. Joined by Anthony “Shiny” Montini and Mark Dimirco, Wilkes-Barre singer/songwriter Katie Kelly played some of her original “outer-folk” music to get the […]

 Rich Howells

STREAMING: Listen and look back longingly with new Menzingers song ‘Lookers’

STREAMING: Listen and look back longingly with new Menzingers song ‘Lookers’

NEPA Scene gave you a little live video preview of The Menzingers’ new album back in June when the punk band returned to their old hometown for an outdoor show at The Vault in Scranton. Now they’ve officially released a brand new song, “Lookers,” via Vice’s Noisey. The song comes on the day they kick […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Start Making Sense pays tribute to Talking Heads at Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Aug. 19

Start Making Sense pays tribute to Talking Heads at Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Aug. 19

From a press release: The Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe will present Talking Heads tribute band Start Making Sense on Friday, Aug. 19. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $21 and available on the Opera House website, by calling 570-325-0249, and by visiting SoundCheck Records […]

 John 'Fud' Zavacki

BUT I DIGRESS: As a metalhead, I just don’t get hipsters, the nonexistent generation

Sorry I wasn’t here last week. Sometimes I have to adult, despite my continued protests. As contrition, I offer the following satirical dissertation, lingua deposited firmly in bucca. So here goes… I don’t get it. Seriously, I don’t. See, I’m a metalhead. When someone would scream “Metalhead!” out of a passing car in a derogatory […]

 Brad Patton

CONCERT REVIEW: Grace Potter drives Kirby Center crowd ‘Delirious’ in Wilkes-Barre

CONCERT REVIEW: Grace Potter drives Kirby Center crowd ‘Delirious’ in Wilkes-Barre

Coming to the stage as the intro to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” blared from the speakers, Grace Potter was a nonstop whirlwind of energy throughout her 100-minute performance at the F.M. Kirby Center on Friday, July 29. “Wilkes-Barre! So good to see you tonight,” the 33-year-old singer-songwriter from Vermont shouted before beginning her opening number, […]