PHOTOS: The Wailers, Mighty Mystic, and George Wesley Band, 10/10/14
The Wailers celebrated the 30th anniversary of “Legend,” Bob Marley‘s bestselling greatest hits compilation, at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, Oct. 10. Mighty Mystic and Wilkes-Barre’s own George Wesley Band opened the night before The Wailers took the stage and performed “Legend” in its entirety, along with other classic reggae songs led […]
Willie Nelson adds son Lukas to Wilkes-Barre performance
From a press release: There will be an extra family member on hand when Willie Nelson & Family visit the F.M. Kirby Center (71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre). It was announced today that Lukas Nelson, Willie’s son, and his band Promise of the Real have been added to the concert, which comes to Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, […]
George Thorogood & The Destroyers celebrate 40 years of rock in Wilkes-Barre
40 years strong and they’re still bad to the bone. It was announced today that legendary rockers George Thorogood & The Destroyers will bring their 40th anniversary tour to the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts (71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre) on March 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale this Thursday, Aug. 7 […]
Zappa on Zappa – Dweezil Zappa plays the music of his father Frank in Wilkes-Barre on July 11
The name “Zappa” is instantly recognizable to older music fans, but Dweezil Zappa, son of the late, great Frank Zappa, found that many younger listeners were growing up not knowing who his father was or what his groundbreaking art did for music, so Zappa Plays Zappa was born. Eight years later, Dweezil (along with his […]
ARCHIVES: Banjos and banter – Steve Martin and Edie Brickell talk ‘Love’ and bluegrass before Wilkes-Barre performance
“He has the enthusiasm of a kid,” Edie Brickell says of her recent musical collaborator, Steve Martin. “I’ve worked with younger bands, younger musicians who have been disheartened or jaded somehow by what they experienced or what they do, and Steve is just bright as can be, like working with a teenager. It brings out […]
ARCHIVES: Primus sails the seas of 3-D – guitarist Larry LaLonde enters third dimension at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre
When Primus, the funky alternative rock trio from San Francisco, announced that they would be embarking on a three-dimensional tour, many fans asked, “How can a band do a tour in 3-D?” It’s such a peculiar concept that even guitarist Larry LaLonde isn’t exactly sure how it’s going to work yet. “We’ve been trying to […]
