PHOTOS: Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade, 11/09/14
Today is Veterans Day, a day when the nation takes the time to remember and honor those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Wilkes-Barre and Kingston made that time on Sunday, Nov. 9, holding the 68th annual Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade, the area’s largest Veterans Day celebration. NEPA Scene photographers Robb Malloy […]
Wyoming Seminary Players undergo ‘Metamorphoses’
From a press release: A man with the golden touch seeks an end to his curse, while another man can never find enough to eat. One couple is separated by Death at their wedding, while another is joined together for eternity when they die. These ancient stories and more are presented in Mary Zimmerman’s Tony […]
Everyday beauty of NEPA’s suburban landscapes captured in realistic, yet abstract paintings
'Here and There: Paintings by Nina Davidowitz' runs through Nov. 21 at the University of Scranton
From a press release: The University of Scranton’s Hope Horn Gallery will showcase the beauty that can be found in suburban architecture in Northeastern Pennsylvania in an exhibit that runs until Friday, Nov. 21. “Here and There: Paintings by Nina Davidowitz” will be on display in the gallery located on the fourth floor of Hyland […]
STREAMING: Motionless In White reveal all songs from ‘Reincarnate’ in hidden coffins
Scranton’s Motionless In White is streaming their brand new album, “Reincarnate,” through YouTube after fans found each song “hidden” in a scavenger hunt across the world – including right here in NEPA. GO. http://t.co/6GvxPkoNp9 || Location #1: 41.263395, -75.895257 #Reincarnate pic.twitter.com/ZPAoGPf9So — Motionless In White (@MIWband) September 10, 2014 On Sept. 10, 13 cities, which ranged from […]
Title Fight supports Circa Survive this winter
Kingston punk rockers Title Fight revealed today that they’ll be supporting Doylestown’s Circa Survive on a tour this winter, joined later in the run by Pianos Become the Teeth. Kicking off in Boston on Nov. 5, the tour will hit New York City early on (Nov. 11) and end with two shows at Union Transfer […]
Win a copy of poetry collection ‘All That Remains’
Wilkes University continues its Summer Reads book giveaway this week by offering a chance to win a copy of Brian Fanelli’s 80-page poetry collection “All That Remains,” published last fall by Unbound Content. To enter, follow this link and comment on an excerpt from the book. The contest for this book ends this Friday, Aug. […]
Title Fight signs to new label, starts recording new record
Anti- Records, a sister label of Epitaph Records, announced today that they have signed Kingston’s Title Fight. The label’s roster includes Tom Waits, The Antlers, Neko Case, Dr. Dog, Glen Hansard, and Wilco, according to a press release. The band was previously signed to SideOneDummy Records. “Our ability to choose our own path regardless of […]
ARCHIVES: The ‘Sounds’ of SUZE, Kingston’s jazz, funk, and blues band
For a band with a funny name that was formed “by accident,” SUZE has become a purposeful creative outlet for Adam McKinley and his bandmates and one of the area’s favorite rock acts. Founded in Kingston seven years ago, a friend he attended Penn State with asked if he would play a party for him […]
ARCHIVES: People (and their boutiques) are strange – The Strange and Unusual Oddities Parlor opens in Kingston
The centerpiece on the coffee table in front of the door is a human skull under glass, accentuated by severed white mannequin arms reaching up for it from underneath. Heads of deer, a ram, and other expired animals line the deep purple walls alongside taxidermied wolves and birds. Butterflies and beetles are pinned behind elaborate […]
ARCHIVES: Inspired by a flourishing scene, Kingston punk heroes Title Fight grow with ‘Floral Green’
With his shoulder-length hair pushed behind his ears, wearing a white Floorpunch T-shirt and rolled up jeans, 22-year-old Ned Russin is easily identifiable as the bassist/vocalist of local punk band Title Fight as NEPA Scene meets him outside his Kingston home. The beautiful, well-furnished household he leads us into, however, isn’t exactly the abode one […]
