EXCLUSIVE: 2017 Steamtown Music Award nominees announced, with new categories added
Last night, the Electric City Music Conference held an announcement party at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant that revealed all the nominees for the 2017 Steamtown Music Awards, including those in several new categories added this year. Live music during the party was provided by local rock bands E57 and Blind Choice, who […]
EXCLUSIVE: Electric City Music Conference announcement party returns to Thirst T’s in Olyphant on July 16
From a press release: The Electric City Music Conference and Steamtown Music Awards will host a free announcement event at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant on Sunday, July 16 at 6 p.m. “Thirst T’s nurtures locals musicians and provides a stage for both established and up-and-coming artists. We think that makes it the […]
EXCLUSIVE: Strength for a Reason to receive Lifetime Achievement at Steamtown Music Awards; 33 ECMC performers announced
From a press release: The Steamtown Music Awards and the Electric City Music Conference have announced that the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Nanticoke hardcore band Strength for a Reason. Over the last 20 years, Strength for a Reason has become a cornerstone of the Northeastern Pennsylvania music scene while achieving national […]
EXCLUSIVE: Electric City Music Conference announces 30 performers playing Sept. 14-16
From a press release: The Electric City Music Conference and Steamtown Music Awards will return to Scranton Sept. 14-16. The fourth annual event will again feature 100+ bands and take place across 10+ venues. In anticipation of the event, the ECMC has made the first of many announcements of acts that will be playing the […]
EXCLUSIVE: Wilkes-Barre alternative rock band Alma Mater searches for ‘Cloud Cover’ in debut EP
Last year, NEPA Scene premiered the debut music video of Alma Mater, and now the alternative rock band has checked back in with us after releasing their first EP, “Cloud Cover,” last week, a personal collection of songs by the Wilkes-Barre trio. “Each song is most generally about personal experiences, so inspiration came from emotions […]
Electric City Music Conference returns to Scranton for 4th year Sept. 14-16, first acts announced
From a press release: It was announced today that the fourth annual Electric City Music Conference will return to Scranton this September, taking place Thursday, Sept. 14 through Saturday, Sept. 16. The event will again feature a multi-venue music festival, conferences and panels with music industry professionals, and the Steamtown Music Awards. Applications to play […]
PHOTOS: Electric City Music Conference in Scranton, 09/16-17/16
With over 150 bands playing across 12 venues, the Electric City Music Conference was a massive event to cover, but we gladly took on the challenge as this year’s media sponsor and the biggest fans of local music you’ll find in Northeastern Pennsylvania. While we couldn’t make it everywhere, we photographed a good sampling of […]
Stream or download the 2016 Electric City Music Conference panel discussions as free podcasts
The third annual Electric City Music Conference packed so much music into one weekend – over 150 bands across 12 venues along with the Steamtown Music Awards from Thursday, Sept. 15 through Saturday, Sept. 17 – that you may have partied a little too hard to make it to the fun and educational panel discussions […]
PHOTOS: 2016 Steamtown Music Awards ceremony in Scranton (with winners list), 09/15/16
A long line wrapped around the building an hour before the third annual Steamtown Music Awards ceremony kicked off on Thursday, Sept. 15 as NEPA Scene interviewed many of the hundreds of nominated local musicians and industry professionals on the red carpet leading into The V-Spot in Scranton. With DJ Hersh spinning tracks throughout the […]
THE REAL GIG: Steamtown Music Awards remind us that musicians are local heroes too
Last night, I went to the Steamtown Music Awards at The V-Spot in Scranton. It was a great night of catching up with friends and fellow Northeastern Pennsylvania players, writers, and producers. As I got up this morning, I found myself thinking about an event that happened to me 20 years ago. I was at […]
