Indralokafest brings good music and good vibes to Shickshinny for a good cause
Indie festival donates proceeds to Indraloka Animal Sanctuary
“Last year…” she trails off for a moment, finding just the right words to recall it all. “The way I describe last year to inquiring minds is that it felt like just a huge group of friends hanging out in a field and listening to good music. It was like we were kids again – […]
PHOTOS: Zappa Plays Zappa at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, 07/26/15
There are tribute acts for practically every classic band out there, but there are none quite like Zappa Plays Zappa. That’s because Frank Zappa‘s eldest son, Dweezil Zappa, is the man behind this group, bringing more than just his father’s incredible guitar playing to life. With vocalist Ben Thomas, keyboardist Chris Norton, bassist Kurt Morgan, […]
‘Faces and Voices of the Blues’ returns to Tripp House in Scranton for 4th year with ‘Master of the Telecaster’ Bill Kirchen
From a press release: On Sept. 19 and 20, PocoNotes will host an immersion into music, showcasing the images of four of the area’s “best and brightest” photographers, the guitar mastery of Grammy-nominated “Master of the Telecaster,” Bill Kirchen, and a collection of unique primitive instruments by Snikle Cigar Box Guitars. Over the past three […]
Vienna Boys Choir will sing at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 10
From a press release: The F.M. Kirby Center for Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre has announced a very special concert on Saturday, Oct. 10 with the world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir. Tickets, which are $25.50 and $35.50, plus fees, are on sale now and available through the Kirby Center box office, online at kirbycenter.org, and charge by […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Mushrooms, aliens, and simulated nudity – Flaming Lips get weird at Bethlehem’s Musikfest
After set opener “The Abandoned Hospital Ship,” Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne told the crowd gathered at the Steel Stage on the official opening night, Aug. 7, of Bethlehem’s Musikfest, “We may be the only band ever to be late because we were waiting for one of our giant mushrooms to get dressed, but it’s […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Duran Duran evolve beyond ’80s nostalgia in lively Bethlehem SteelStacks performance
Crawling from the depths of spandex and hairspray, one English band brought the beat back for one night at Bethlehem’s Musikfest. The crowd anticipated the intoxicating arrival of the 1980s new wavers with both nostalgia and $7 dollar wine coolers under the dewy glow of SteelStacks on Thursday, Aug. 6. A thick fog engulfed the […]
Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown announce co-headlining U.S. tour, with stop in State College on Nov. 20
From a press release: Multi-platinum rock bands Shinedown and Breaking Benjamin have just unveiled details of their co-headlining U.S. tour via Bandsintown. The cross-country trek kicks off on Oct. 16 at Wichita, Kansas’ Intrust Arena and continues until the tour finale on Nov. 24 at Portland, Maine’s Cross Insurance Arena, with only one stop in […]
Talking bands, business, venues, and life on the road with the merch guy
Full disclosure, Bob Russamano and I go back a ways. I first met Bob in 1994, when we were both incoming freshmen at King’s College. The Lehigh Valley native/current Philadelphia resident and I shared a deep love of music – something we’re still both pursuing today. As a couple of Mass Communications majors, we had […]
PHOTOS: Arts on the Square in downtown Scranton, 07/25/15
The third annual Arts on the Square festival was another fun and exciting success, bringing “paintings, crafts, technology, music, dance, and much more” out on a beautiful summer day on Saturday, July 25. Organized by ScrantonMade with the help of Lackawanna County and many other local partners, the free event kept Courthouse Square bustling from […]
PHOTOS: Jazz on the Wilkes-Barre River Common with David Bixler Quintet and Wyoming Seminary, 07/23/15
The Wilkes-Barre Riverfront Parks Committee and the Wyoming Seminary’s Performing Arts Institute presented a free outdoor performance by the David Bixler Quintet on Thursday, July 23, bringing “an evening of cool jazz” to the waterfront. The River Common Amphitheater echoed with the sounds of saxophonist, composer, and educator David Bixler, who is the director of […]
