Jazz guitarist and Yankees legend Bernie Williams will perform intimate Wilkes-Barre concert on May 30
From a press release: Put him in, coach. He can play a mean guitar. The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts announced today that jazz guitarist and former New York Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams will visit Wilkes-Barre for a special concert that will also recognize the theater’s newly-retired Board of Directors Chairman, John […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 4, 04/14/15
In a night that featured many great musical performances, a consistent crowd favorite at the NEPA Scene’s Got Talent open mic and talent competition took the audience vote on Tuesday, April 14. Grant Williams (pictured above), the former bassist for Graces Downfall, debuted some of his original bass compositions at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill […]
NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Bassist Grant Williams
Every week of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, our free open mic and talent competition at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, we feature a quick Q&A with the latest audience vote winner, which was bassist Grant Williams on April 14. The weekly winner receives $50 in cash and the headlining slot for the following […]
Scranton indie pop rockers Esta Coda take listeners ‘Miles Away’ with new EP
The band's sophomore album released today, with shows to follow
ince the release of “Kindness,” their debut EP, this time last year, Esta Coda has been overwhelmed by that very sentiment – from fans, critics, and fellow musicians alike in the Northeastern Pennsylvania music scene. It’s easy to see why. Since forming in Scranton in late 2012 as their former bands – Fake Estate, Livingston, […]
NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Steve Werner, Dan King, Matt Montella, and Chet Williams
Every week of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, our free open mic and talent competition at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, we feature a quick Q&A with the latest audience vote winner, which was a group of four local musicians who came together just for that night on April 7. The weekly winner receives […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 3, 04/07/15
Week 3 of the NEPA Scene’s Got Talent open mic and talent competition was so unpredictable that even the group who won the audience vote on Tuesday, April 7 didn’t know what was going to happen until they started jamming onstage. Handpan player Steve Werner, cellist Dan King, and drummer Matt Montella – who had […]
Guitar virtuoso Tim Farrell will perform and hold fingerstyle workshop in Honesdale on April 18
From a press release: The Cooperage Project is proud to welcome fingerstyle guitar virtuoso and composer Tim Farrell to The Cooperage in Honesdale on Saturday, April 18, both to perform and to lead a hands-on guitar workshop. Farrell is a highly accomplished guitarist whose roots and influences transcend genre. He has mastered the intricacies of […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Cello, djembe, and handpan cover of the ‘Game of Thrones’ theme song
The fifth season of the epic fantasy series “Game of Thrones” begins tonight to HBO, so Scranton musicians Steve Werner and Dan King are celebrating with their own epic cover of the show’s main theme music. King, who plays cello in A Fire With Friends, and Werner, the drummer for Blinded Passenger, won the audience […]
2015 Vans Warped Tour lineup at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton announced
The 2015 Vans Warped Tour lineup has been announced, mixing artists from many different genres and including some established names among the many younger up-and-coming acts. The Warped Tour will roll through The Pavilion at Montage Mountain (1000 Montage Mountain Rd., Scranton) on July 21. Below is the full list of bands slated to perform […]
