NY psychedelic surf rock band Cortez rides wave of popularity in NEPA
Over the past year, Goldstein’s Deli has ramped up their live music acts, hosting four to six each month and featuring various genres and lineups that bring in crowds of all kinds. A perfect example came on Friday, June 21, when their Twilight Bistro showcased local acts Salem Moon, Pollen, and Cortez, drawing an eager […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Kingston folk punk singer Jay Morgans confesses dark and storied ‘History’
I feel as though nobody talks about how society may have peaked in the 1990s. I say this with a pocket full of pointed jest, but think on it for a second. The ’90s gave us the music of Soul Coughing, Morphine, Alice in Chains, Rancid, L7, Soundgarden, Quicksand, A Tribe Called Quest, Stone Temple […]
Title Fight’s Ned Russin turns solo project Glitterer into full band on new album ‘Rationale’
From a press release: Glitterer is a band from Washington, D.C. Initially, and for some time, it was a solo project – a man and his laptop, with occasional in-studio and onstage assistance from other human beings. Four albums, including two full-lengths on Anti- Records, were released in that one-guy period. But now Glitterer is […]
10 years later, NEPA music scene reflects on Captain, We’re Sinking album ‘The Future Is Cancelled’
When a band makes emotional music that is as deeply personal as it is universal to anyone who has loved, lost, and lived to tell the tale of heartache, confusion, and existential dread, it stands the test of time. 10 years after Captain, We’re Sinking released “The Future Is Cancelled,” the Scranton punk quartet will […]
EXCLUSIVE: Good Things Are Happening again – Scranton music fest returns to Iron Furnaces on Aug. 12
The local news station can assure viewers that “good things are happening” in their area all they want, but it seems the often skeptical citizens of Northeastern Pennsylvania need more than just a segment on TV to be reminded of that fact. That’s where James Barrett comes in, a Scranton singer/songwriter with big songs and […]
Wilkes-Barre post-hardcore band So Much Hope, Buried shares inspiring ‘Sentiment’ on debut EP
From a press release: Unearthed in Northeastern Pennsylvania, So Much Hope, Buried independently released their debut EP, “Sentiment,” today and will celebrate by headlining a show tonight at The Oasis in Kingston. On the new album, the Wilkes-Barre-based group – Bart James (lead vocals), Derek Nowak (piano/vocals), Andrew Blank (guitar), Nick Cotillo (bass), and Eric […]
Breaking down ‘The Big Break’ contest – NEPA musicians compete at 4 venues on Jan. 21-Feb. 11
The contest is called “The Big Break,” where seven acts will compete across four stages for some major prizes, but the real challenge has been behind the scenes where Eyal Filkovsky is hoping this experience doesn’t break him. With just days until the first night of live performances is set to begin, musicians have been […]
Peculiar Kitchen in Scranton hosts buffet with live music on Jan. 16 to benefit V-Spot after fire
On New Year’s Eve, the roof of The V-Spot in Scranton caught fire while it was being repaired for minor leaks. While no patrons were in the bar yet and no one was hurt, the fire, smoke, and water damage will likely take about a month or more to repair, leaving the venue’s bartenders, bouncers, […]
Forget Santa – get pictures with Krampus at The Strange & Unusual in Kingston on Dec. 11
If you’ve been more naughty than nice this year, skip those lines at the mall waiting for Santa Claus and go straight to The Strange and Unusual Oddities Parlor in Kingston to meet Krampus instead on Saturday, Dec. 11. A dark counterpart to ol’ Saint Nick and his rewards for good children, Krampus is a […]
Bazaar of the Bizarre gathers horror, punk, and tattoo culture at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 24
Strange… dark… odd… unusual… and now bizarre. A Bazaar of the Bizarre will haunt the F.M. Kirby Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, Oct. 24, “bringing together the style of horror, punk rock, oddities, and tattoo culture.” No one in Northeastern Pennsylvania may be more qualified to do that than Josh Balz, the owner of […]
