Breaking Benjamin go unplugged for fall tour
Those who missed Breaking Benjamin play back-to-back sold-out shows a few weeks ago will have the opportunity to see the Wilkes-Barre rockers unplugged at several venues in the tri-state area. This will be the first Breaking Benjamin tour since frontman Benjamin Burnley returned from hiatus with a new lineup, and fans will have a bit […]
NYC’s IKILLYA take relentless touring to Pittston to support Threatpoint
Megaforce Records metalheads befriend NEPA band, open CD release show Friday
ere’s the scenario. NEPA’s own groove metal mavens Threatpoint play a couple of out-of-town gigs opening for an international touring act, the New York City-based IKILLYA. The two like-minded heavies bond like brothers on the road, leading to IKILLYA – a band currently in a potentially career-making distribution deal with the legendary Megaforce Records and […]
The Top 40 albums in NEPA, 09/30/14
Each week, Joe Nardone’s Gallery of Sound provides NEPA Scene with the Top 40 best-selling albums in its Northeastern Pennsylvania stores from the previous week. Every album is followed by its rank from the week before. “D” indicates a debut this week.
VIDEO: Behind the scenes of Motionless In White’s ‘Reincarnate’
Motionless In White have continued their recent media blitz by releasing a behind-the-scenes video of the making of “Reincarnate,” the music video for the first single from their latest record. The original music video, which can be watched here, was filmed in Los Angeles, California in the ballroom and the allegedly haunted Valentino Suite of […]
VIDEO: Superheaven – ‘In On It’ and ‘Seein* Starz’ acoustic
While traveling through Europe on tour, Doylestown grunge rockers Superheaven recorded two acoustic songs for The Pink Carpet Sessions in Hannover, Germany. As the name implies, The Pink Carpet Sessions are acoustic sessions performed by various artists on a pink carpet, this time in an urban garden while ladies tend to it in the background. […]
Kickstart this zombie-themed music video and become one of the undead
With Halloween just over a month away, there are plenty of reasons to dress up like a zombie, but the best reason to do so in NEPA may just be on Saturday, Oct. 25. One of A Social State’s biggest fans, Chantel Mitchell, created a Kickstarter campaign to fund a zombie-themed music video for the […]
PHOTOS: The faces of the blues by NEPA photographer Jim Gavenus
“The Faces and Voices of The Blues III” at Scranton’s historic Tripp House is right around the corner, so NEPA Scene is giving readers an exclusive look at the faces of the artists they’ll be seeing, courtesy of PocoNotes and photographer Jim Gavenus. Held Oct. 4-5, the event will feature Gavenus’ work and a photography […]
VIDEO: Behind the Grey – ‘Learning to Breathe’
Ken Jones Imagery released an unofficial music video yesterday for Behind the Grey‘s new single “Learning to Breathe” that has been endorsed by the group. The one-camera shoot is from a recent performance at The Factory: Underground in Wilkes-Barre. The Scranton metal band is in the midst of an Indiegogo campaign to fund their debut […]
Sucker and the Russello Project give away tickets to Halloween Queensrÿche show
From a press release: Sucker and the Russello Project will be hosting a Halloween costume contest during their Saturday, Oct. 25 performance at the V-Spot. The winner will be awarded a pair of tickets to the Queensrÿche (with vocalist Todd La Torre) concert at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre on Halloween, Oct. 31. […]
