Added on 03/03/2015
NEPA Scene Staff
Mohegan Sun Pocono , Wilkes-Barre
From a press release: Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre will host Pennsylvania-natives Live in the Keystone Grand Ballroom on Saturday, May 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets for this event will go on sale on Friday, March 6 and will be sold for $50, $30, and $20 through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may purchase tickets […]
Added on 03/03/2015
NEPA Scene Staff
F.M. Kirby Center , Wilkes-Barre
From a press release: It was announced today that post-hardcore band I Prevail will visit the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, performing in the Chandelier Lobby on Thursday, March 26 at 8 p.m. with Chasing Safety and Too Close to Touch. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 6 at 10 a.m., and will be […]
Added on 03/02/2015
NEPA Scene Staff
F.M. Kirby Center , Wilkes-Barre
From a press release: The F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre has just announced a very special acoustic evening with singer/songwriter Josh Ritter on Thursday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m., joining five other newly announced shows last week that are part of the venue’s intimate “Live from the Chandelier Lobby” series. Ritter will be joined by […]
Added on 03/02/2015
Rich Howells
Breaking Benjamin , Scranton , Wilkes-Barre
Breaking Benjamin has really been taking care of their hometown fans since they reformed and played two sold-out comeback shows last September, following that up with an unplugged tour that stopped at the Sherman Theater. Now, before the full band hits the road again and travels across the country in April, Wilkes-Barre’s own Benjamin Burnley […]
Added on 03/01/2015
NEPA Scene Staff
awards , Scranton
From a press release: Nominations are now open for the 2015 Steamtown Music Awards, held in conjunction with the Electric City Music Conference. Members of the public can nominate their favorite artists for the 2015 local music award show from now until July 1. As of July 1, nominations will close. The public will then […]
Added on 02/26/2015
NEPA Scene Staff
Hawley , Hawley Silk Mill
From a press release: On Saturday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m., White House performer and film scorer for disney.com Matt Nakoa, accompanied by a full band, will perform for Harmony Presents at the Hawley Silk Mill. “The lush romanticism of Josh Groban‘s music meets the texture and grit present in the most epic of indie […]
Added on 02/26/2015
Matt Hannon
Eric Davis , Get Cryptic , The Other Side , Wilkes-Barre
It was a musically diverse evening on Friday, Feb. 6 when the Get Cryptic-sponsored event “First Friday with Get Cryptic and Friends” took over both the Bart & Urby’s and The Other Side stages in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Six bands joined the lineup for what would be Get Cryptic mastermind Eric Davis’ last show in Northeastern […]
Added on 02/25/2015
Cory Wolff
advice , Putting in Work
How has YouTube helped you lately? I have this theory. What is YouTube really? At its core, it just a video hosting website. It has the benefit of over one billion users, ease of use with their mobile apps and other functions, and people already go there when they want to hear a certain song. […]
Added on 02/25/2015
NEPA Scene Staff
F.M. Kirby Center , tribute , Wilkes-Barre
From a press release: It was announced today that “The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash” will visit the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which are $27, plus fees, go on sale this Friday, Feb. 27 at 10 a.m., and will […]
Added on 02/25/2015
NEPA Scene Staff
awards , conference , Scranton
From a press release: The Electric City Music Conference has released the dates for the 2015 Conference and the 2015 Steamtown Music Awards Ceremony. The Steamtown Music Awards will take place on Thursday, Sept. 10, and artist showcases and conference events will take place Sept. 9-13. Bands can currently apply to play the ECMC through […]