VIDEO: Esta Coda perform stripped-down guitar and piano cover of ‘Deer’ by The Sidekicks
Everyone got their first official taste of Esta Coda‘s upcoming EP, “Miles Away,” back in December when NEPA Scene premiered the opening track, “Rain,” and as it gets closer to release, the Scranton indie rockers have released a stripped-down acoustic cover of “Deer” by The Sidekicks, taken from that group’s latest album, “Runners in the […]
PHOTOS: Eric Church and Drive-By Truckers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, 03/13/15
Nashville superstar Eric Church performed in the sold-out Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, March 13, casting away any bad luck that local country music fans may have experienced earlier that day and showing everyone a good time. Georgia’s Drive-By Truckers opened that evening before Church kicked things off with the […]
PHOTOS: Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, Aeon, and Tribulation at the TLA in Philadelphia, 03/01/15
Death metal legends Cannibal Corpse and Behemoth joined dark forces for a 31-date co-headlining winter tour that began in January in New Orleans and stopped at the Theatre of the Living Arts in Philadelphia on Sunday, March 1. Joined by Swedish metal bands Aeon and Tribulation, they conjured massive mosh pits that consumed the TLA […]
PHOTOS: Murder by Death and O’Death at Union Transfer in Philadelphia, 03/06/15
There was a whole lotta death going on at Union Transfer in Philadelphia on Friday, March 6, and the crowd couldn’t have loved it more. In fact, Murder by Death just released a new album last month called “Big Dark Love,” and that affection was felt when the indie Americana band took the stage in […]
NYC dark pop duo Weeknight to play Saturday, May 2 at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre
From a press release: New York City dark pop duo Weeknight will spend the weekend in NEPA, playing Saturday, May 2 at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre. The 21+ show, presented by Wilkes-Barre arts and entertainment collective Get Cryptic, will start at 9 p.m. and cost $5. The bill also includes local openers Mock Sun, […]
Jackson Browne bringing full band, electric tour to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 12
From a press release: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jackson Browne just announced the second leg of his 2015 U.S. summer tour to support his new album, “Standing in the Breach,” and it will make a one-night stop at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Sept. 12 […]
STREAMING: Listen to the self-titled debut EP from Scranton’s Pity Party
NEPA Scene was the first to tell the public about the debut of Pity Party in an exclusive interview back in November, and now the Scranton indie band has released their first EP online, with physical copies on the way. The self-titled album contains four tracks recorded over the span of a few sessions this […]
Events happening this week in downtown Wilkes-Barre: March 10-16
Every Tuesday, the Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Association and Diamond City Partnership release a list of events happening in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Subscribe here to receive this list via e-mail or just check NEPA Scene each week. Downtown events Tuesday, March 10 Event: Wyoming Valley Art League Artists Social Time: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: Wyoming Valley Art […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene Mid-Winter Talent Showcase in Wilkes-Barre, 02/27/15
When we were still in the early planning stages of the NEPA Scene Mid-Winter Talent Showcase, we were told by several people that it would never work. An audience, it was said, would never pay $10-$15 to see up-and-coming local performers without an out-of-town headliner to draw them in. They would never want to see […]
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band and Jonny Lang bring first-ever co-headlining tour to Wilkes-Barre on June 14
From a press release: Renowned blues rock guitarist/songwriter Kenny Wayne Shepherd and celebrated guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Jonny Lang will be hitting the road together for the first time ever on a co-headlining tour that will make a one-night stop at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, June 14 […]
