Rich Howells

Motionless In White returns home to meet fans for record release at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on May 8

Motionless In White returns home to meet fans for record release at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on May 8

10 years in, Scranton metal band Motionless In White are as fan-driven as ever, putting them in their music videos, interacting with them at workshops at the Vans Warped Tour last year, and asking them design the cover of their new album. With the song “570,” it’s clear that they haven’t forgotten where they came […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

The Top 12 DVDs/Blu-rays in NEPA, 03/30/17

The Top 12 DVDs/Blu-rays in NEPA, 03/30/17

Joe Nardone’s Gallery of Sound has provided NEPA Scene with the Top 12 bestselling DVDs in its Northeastern Pennsylvania stores from the previous week. “D” indicates a debut this week. Top 12 DVDs in NEPA 1. Roy Orbison – Black & White Night 30th Anniversary Edition 2. Eric Clapton – Live in San Diego (D) […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

The Top 40 albums in NEPA, 03/30/17

The Top 40 albums in NEPA, 03/30/17

Joe Nardone’s Gallery of Sound has provided NEPA Scene with the Top 40 bestselling albums in its Northeastern Pennsylvania stores from the previous week. “D” indicates a debut this week. Top 40 albums in NEPA 1. Rick Ross – Rather You Than Me (D) 2. Ed Sheeran – Divide 3. Spoon – Hot Thoughts (D) […]

 Rich Howells

PHOTOS/VIDEO: The Menzingers acoustic album release show at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre, 02/04/17

PHOTOS/VIDEO: The Menzingers acoustic album release show at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre, 02/04/17

Philadelphia punk band The Menzingers returned to their hometown area on Saturday, Feb. 4 to celebrate the release of their new album, “After the Party,” at the Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre, and the Scranton natives were greeted with over 270 fans that nearly reached the small store’s capacity. The band played stripped down acoustic […]

 Rich Howells

Menzingers play free record release show and meet fans at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 4

Menzingers play free record release show and meet fans at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 4

Not long after their annual hometown Holiday Show in December in Scranton, The Menzingers will be back in Northeastern Pennsylvania to play a special album release show on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 at 4 p.m. at the Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre. The all-ages intimate concert and meet and greet is free, but space is […]

 Brittany Boote

PHOTOS: Bayside acoustic show at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre, 08/22/16

PHOTOS: Bayside acoustic show at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre, 08/22/16

Currently on tour with Scranton’s The Menzingers, Bayside stopped in their tourmates’ hometown area to play a free acoustic release show for their new album, “Vacancy,” at the Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Monday, Aug. 22. Performing stripped down versions of “The Ghost,” “Mary,” and “Pretty Vacant” from that record, which was released on […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

NYC punk band Bayside holds acoustic show and signing at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 22

NYC punk band Bayside holds acoustic show and signing at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 22

From a press release: Days after the release of their new album and the start of their tour with Scranton’s The Menzingers, New York City punk rock band Bayside will hold an acoustic release show and meet and greet with an autograph signing at the Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Monday, Aug. 22 at […]

 Brad Patton

Record Store Day limited releases and live performances on April 16 keep local indie stores ‘special’

Record Store Day limited releases and live performances on April 16 keep local indie stores ‘special’

NEPA store owners select this year's hottest items

For the past eight years, the third Saturday in April has made music lovers feel like kids in a candy store. This Saturday, April 16 will be no different as Record Store Day once again brings hundreds of limited edition vinyl records to independent record stores nationwide. Locally, all three locations of Gallery of Sound […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

The Top 22 bestselling albums in Northeastern Pennsylvania in 2015

The Top 22 bestselling albums in Northeastern Pennsylvania in 2015

Joe Nardone’s Gallery of Sound has released a list of the bestselling albums in 2015 in their three Northeastern Pennsylvania stores, and it shows just how diverse the musical tastes of the area really are. There are 24 albums listed below, but Five Finger Death Punch and Iron Maiden are listed twice due to sales […]

 Brad Patton

Black Friday by Record Store Day brightens the season for vinyl lovers – and indie record stores

Black Friday by Record Store Day brightens the season for vinyl lovers – and indie record stores

For vinyl lovers, Black Friday is the second best day of the year. An offshoot of Record Store Day, which has been making limited-edition records available every April at independent record stores since 2008, Black Friday by Record Store Day has been coming into its own for the past four years. “We were part of […]