Victory Records pop punk band We Were Sharks returns to Irish Wolf Pub in Scranton on Feb. 6
From a press release: Last month, We Were Sharks visited Scranton for the first time as a supporting act for Lancaster’s own Carousel Kings. Now, after such a great response, the Canadian pop punkers will return to headline a show at the Irish Wolf Pub on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. Boys of Fall […]
Pop punk bands Carousel Kings and We Were Sharks play at Irish Wolf Pub in Scranton on Dec. 15
From a press release: Meat and Potato Entertainment has exclusively announced through NEPA Scene that The Escape Tour, featuring Victory Records pop punk bands Carousel Kings and We Were Sharks, along with up-and-comers GutterLIFE (CI Records), will make a stop at the Irish Wolf Pub in downtown Scranton on Friday, Dec. 15. Local acts Dreamers, […]
Canadian alternative rockers The Veer Union perform at Irish Wolf Pub in Scranton on Jan. 2
From a press release: Meat & Potato Entertainment has exclusively announced through NEPA Scene that national recording artists The Veer Union will perform in Scranton on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Meat and Potato, whose artist roster includes Scranton’s own Graces Downfall, is partnering with the Canadian alternative rock band to provide an intimate show at […]
Tool tribute band Schism opens your third eye at Irish Wolf Pub in Scranton on Sept. 30
From a press release: It’s becoming increasingly difficult to see progressive metal band Tool live locally these days – with no new material released in over a decade, the closest they toured in years was the Giant Center in Hershey back in May. That’s where Schism, the world’s first and longest running tribute to Tool, […]
Horror ska punk band The Independents play at Irish Wolf Pub in Scranton on Aug. 10
From a press release: Formerly managed and produced by the late, great Joey Ramone, The Independents have performed almost nonstop, touring with bands such as the Ramones, Misfits, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Cheap Trick, and The Queers, just to name a few. The recipe is one part Ramones, one part punk, one part ska, and a […]
Blanks 77 headlines pogo punk show at Irish Wolf Pub in Scranton on July 22
From a press release: Get ready to pogo – New Jersey street punk band Blanks 77 will play at the Irish Wolf Pub in downtown Scranton on Saturday, July 22 with local punk rockers Heart Out, The Queeftones, and The Disorders. Doors at the Irish Wolf Pub (503 Linden St., Scranton) open at 8 p.m. […]
Comedic punk band Green Jelly performs at Irish Wolf Pub in Scranton on July 16
From a press release: Known for their sophomoric humor, theatrical performances, and intentionally crude musicianship, Green Jellÿ will play at the Irish Wolf Pub in downtown Scranton for the first time on Sunday, July 16. Local bands Earthmouth, Family Animals, and Candi Vee will open the show, with more acts to be announced. Doors at […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Wilkes-Barre’s Beyond Fallen revives classic metal with ‘As the Spires Fall’
While based in Wilkes-Barre, many countries outside of the United States have been integral to the history of metal band Beyond Fallen. Their first demo EP received distribution in Europe, and their second full-length album, “Mindfire,” came out through Melissa Records in the Netherlands in 2007. Later that year, they flew to Germany to perform […]
Chief Big Way featuring Anthrax singer Joey Belladonna plays at Irish Wolf Pub in Scranton on Aug. 20
From a press release: Back in 2012, Anthrax, one of the legendary Big Four thrash bands, played at the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton. Five years later, fans of vocalist Joey Belladonna can see him perform in a much more intimate space just seven miles away. Belladonna’s […]
Come to Grief come to Scranton for night of doom and thrash metal at Irish Wolf Pub on March 31
Some say it’s that small-town mentality that brews aggression and conflict. Some attribute a distinct generational gap between the era of new wave post-punk groups like Nervous Eaters, Mission of Burma, and The Modern Lovers and the emerging straight-edge hardcore scene, reflective of bands like Gang Green, The Groinoids, The F.U.’s, and the ever-seminal Jerry’s […]
