Music

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Slipknot and Marilyn Manson take over Giant Center in Hershey on July 10

Slipknot and Marilyn Manson take over Giant Center in Hershey on July 10

From a press release: The masked metal maniacs of Slipknot will bring their massive summer headlining tour with Marilyn Manson and Of Mice & Men to the Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday, July 10 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets, which are $32.35, $47.85, and $62.35, plus fees, go on sale this Friday, March 4 at […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts rock ‘n’ roll into Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on June 24

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts rock ‘n’ roll into Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on June 24

From a press release: Joan Jett is an originator, innovator, and visionary. As the leader of the hard-rocking Blackhearts, with whom she has become a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, she’s had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics “Bad Reputation,” “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll,” “I […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Brooklyn trio King Radio plays Kirby Center’s Chandelier Lobby in Wilkes-Barre with SUZE on May 5

Brooklyn trio King Radio plays Kirby Center’s Chandelier Lobby in Wilkes-Barre with SUZE on May 5

From a press release: It was announced today that Brooklyn’s King Radio will visit the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the venue’s ongoing “Live from the Chandelier Lobby” concert series. SUZE from Kingston will kick off the night as King Radio’s very special guest. Tickets, […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

3 Doors Down rocks the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on May 19

3 Doors Down rocks the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on May 19

From a press release: Multi-platinum-selling Mississippi rock band 3 Doors Down consistently captivates audiences worldwide. The quintet’s many accolades include selling 16 million albums globally, receiving three Grammy nominations, and winning two American Music Awards and five BMI Pop Awards for songwriting, and now they’re coming to the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Thursday, May […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Whitesnake slithers into Mohegan Sun Pocono in Wilkes-Barre with Greatest Hits Tour on July 2

Whitesnake slithers into Mohegan Sun Pocono in Wilkes-Barre with Greatest Hits Tour on July 2

From a press release: Multi-platinum-selling Whitesnake, the legendary rock ‘n’ roll band founded and formed by Deep Purple singer David Coverdale, is proud to announce their 2016 “Greatest Hits Tour,” which will feature their biggest hits and songs from “Slide It In,” “Whitesnake” (1987), and “Slip of the Tongue.” The iconic tour kicks off on […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent weekly contest back for Season 3 at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant starting March 1

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent weekly contest back for Season 3 at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant starting March 1

The public demanded it, and now it’s back – NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Northeastern Pennsylvania’s only multi-genre open mic and talent contest, will return to Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant for its third season starting this Tuesday, March 1. Hosted by NEPA Scene, the weekly event gives all types of local artists the […]

 Bret Alexander

THE REAL GIG: Musicians, heed the wisdom of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’

THE REAL GIG: Musicians, heed the wisdom of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’

I have an old friend named Gene. He’s in his 80s now, and I haven’t seen him in quite a while. Gene was an ad agency guy who I became friends with at my first studio job. He was crazy creative and, on some days, just plain crazy. I loved hanging with him. When we […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Spend the night with Rolling Stones tribute ‘Satisfaction’ at Scranton Cultural Center on March 3

Spend the night with Rolling Stones tribute ‘Satisfaction’ at Scranton Cultural Center on March 3

From a press release: CBS News New York calls it “a must-see. … Go get Satisfaction!” It’s the show critics are raving about – “Satisfaction: The International Rolling Stones Show” will play at the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple on Thursday, March 3 at 8 p.m. “Satisfaction” is internationally acclaimed as the most […]

 Ken Jones

VIDEO/REVIEW: Psycho Nurse delivers deadly dose of theatrical and thought-provoking punk

As the show is nearing its end, while the wife and I are documenting it for the band through both video and photos, it dawns on me that I’m still not fully sure what I just saw. Psycho Nurse is ripping into “The Time Warp,” the classic hit from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” and […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

You must see ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic take his Mandatory World Tour to Hershey Theatre on Sept. 13

You must see ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic take his Mandatory World Tour to Hershey Theatre on Sept. 13

From a press release: Four-time Grammy Award-winning artist “Weird Al” Yankovic will bring his highly successful “Mandatory World Tour” to the Hershey Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $42.35, $47.85, and $62.35, plus fees, are available at the Hershey Theatre box office (15 E. Caracas Ave., Hershey), online at hersheyentertainment.com […]