EXCLUSIVE: Electric City Music Conference hosts announcement party at Thirst T’s in Olyphant July 3

From a press release: The Electric City Music Conference and the Steamtown Music Awards will host a free announcement event at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant on Sunday, July 3. “With everything Thirst T’s is doing for local music, it’s becoming a hangout and hub for the local scene. It seemed like the […]
EXCLUSIVE: Electric City Music Conference update – award show details; Lifetime Achievement Award recipient; bands, venues, panels announced

From a press release: Nominations are now closed for the 2016 Steamtown Music Awards, which are part of the annual Electric City Music Conference. In a record-setting year, over 2,000 individual nominations were received. The finalists will be revealed at a special announcement event to be held on July 1. Specific details on this event […]
EXCLUSIVE: Electric City Music Conference announces 26 acts, 5 panelists, and presenting sponsor

From a press release: The Electric City Music Conference has just announced a host of new information on its 2016 event in Scranton. Tunefly, a mobile app that allows users to record and post original music, write reviews of the music they want to share, and keep followers updated through journal entries, has been named […]
EXCLUSIVE: Prospect Music Group hip-hop artist Apache Chief to play 2016 Electric City Music Conference

The Electric City Music Conference is proud to announce that Prospect Music Group recording artist Apache Chief will perform at its 2016 event. The New York hip-hop artist, who recently inked a record deal, has recorded with music legends Jadakiss and AraabMuzik and marks the first national headliner announced for the Scranton festival. Apache Chief, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Electric City Music Conference announces 21 new bands for 2016 event

From a press release: The Electric City Music Conference has announced a host of new bands for its 2016 multi-venue event, taking place Thursday, Sept. 15 through Saturday, Sept. 17. The list includes Psycho Nurse, Mountain Sky Orchestra, E57, Dani-elle, The Russello Project, X-Terra, Facing the Giants, One Red X, Plaid the Inhaler, Pulak, The […]
EXCLUSIVE: One Last Time will reunite for the 2016 Electric City Music Conference in Scranton

During their time as an active metalcore band, One Last Time opened for legends such as Terror and played the Vans Warped Tour. They also merged multiple genre influences to create a sound all their own and went through various lineup changes. The Scranton group will be reuniting for one night only at the 2016 […]
EXCLUSIVE: Terror on the Screen will reunite for the 2016 Electric City Music Conference in Scranton

From 2008, when they played their first show opening for Four Year Strong, until 2011, when they played their last show opening for Hit the Lights, Terror on the Screen was one of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s most popular bands. The band will reunite for one final performance at the 2016 Electric City Music Conference in September. […]
Nominations for the 2016 Steamtown Music Awards are now open through June 1

From a press release: Nominations have opened for the 2016 Steamtown Music Awards. Members of the public can nominate their favorites for the 2016 local music award show online from now until Friday, July 1. Shortly following the close of nominations on July 1, public voting will open for the People’s Choice Award, Best New […]
Electric City Music Conference and Steamtown Music Awards return to Scranton Sept. 15-17

From a press release: The Electric City Music Conference will return to Scranton this fall for the third annual installment of the event, taking place Thursday, Sept. 15 through Saturday, Sept. 17. The event will again feature a multi-venue music festival, conferences, and panels with music industry professionals, along with the Steamtown Music Awards. Applications […]