PHOTOS: XPoNential Music Festival, Day 3 – Drive-By Truckers, Davy Knowles, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and more, 07/30/17
After covering two days last year, NEPA Scene returned to tackle all three days of the 2017 XPoNential Music Festival in Camden, New Jersey just outside of Philadelphia, home of award-winning radio station WXPN 88.5 FM, the curators of the festival. From Friday, July 28 through Sunday, July 30, the family-friendly event was held for […]
PHOTOS: XPoNential Music Festival, Day 2 – Strand of Oaks, Charles Bradley, Rhiannon Giddens, and more, 07/29/17
After covering two days last year, NEPA Scene returned to tackle all three days of the 2017 XPoNential Music Festival in Camden, New Jersey just outside of Philadelphia, home of award-winning radio station WXPN 88.5 FM, the curators of the festival. From Friday, July 28 through Sunday, July 30, the family-friendly event was held for […]
PHOTOS: XPoNential Music Festival, Day 1 – Wilco, Conor Oberst, Hop Along, Offa Rex, and more, 07/28/17
After covering two days last year, NEPA Scene returned to tackle all three days of the 2017 XPoNential Music Festival in Camden, New Jersey just outside of Philadelphia, home of award-winning radio station WXPN 88.5 FM, the curators of the festival. From Friday, July 28 through Sunday, July 30, the family-friendly event was held for […]
Former Misfits singer Michale Graves returns to Scranton with full band on Oct. 8
From a press release: After performing an acoustic set at Ale Mary’s late last year, former Misfits singer and solo artist Michale Graves will return to downtown Scranton with a full band performance at the Irish Wolf Pub on Sunday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. The show was originally coming to Levels Bar & Grill […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Soul Trap Double IPA by Troon Brewing
Beer: Soul Trap Brewery: Troon Brewing Style: Double IPA Age: 2017 ABV: 8.20% In an old barn in scenic Hopewell, New Jersey, Troon Brewing is producing some really interesting beers, so after picking up some growlers, we’re drinking them outside back home in this sweaty July heat. Soul Trap is an Imperial IPA that is […]
A Perfect Circle announces 2017 tour dates in Reading, New York, and New Jersey
From a press release: Local Tool fans were recently treated to a rare live performance at the Giant Center in Hershey last month, and now singer Maynard James Keenan is bringing his other multi-platinum rock band, A Perfect Circle, to five venues within a two to three-hour driving distance from Northeastern Pennsylvania. After returning to […]
PHOTOS: ’68, Listener, Homeless Gospel Choir, Super Snake, and Blind Lion, 05/21/17
Following a spring excursion with Every Time I Die and Wage War, acclaimed Atlanta, Georgia rock duo ’68 kicked off the first leg of their world tour at Crossroads in Garwood, New Jersey on Sunday, May 21. Described as “an equal mixture of rock, hardcore, and blues” that “channels everything from the intensity of At […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: American Pale Ale by Lone Eagle Brewing
Beer: American Pale Ale Brewery: Lone Eagle Brewing Style: American Pale Ale Age: 2017 ABV: 5.30% With Memorial Day on the mind, we stopped at a brewery we never tried before, Lone Eagle in Flemington, New Jersey, and picked up this patriotic American Pale Ale. Does it soar like bald eagle as the national anthem […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: The Great Porter by Man Skirt Brewing
Beer: The Great Porter Brewery: Man Skirt Brewing Style: Porter Age: 2017 ABV: 5.50% IBU: 34 It’s hard to find a great porter these days – luckily, Man Skirt Brewing in Hackettstown, New Jersey has made it easier by putting it right in the name! Does this dark, rich, roasty beer measure up to its […]
Railroad Earth and moe. jam on Sherman Summer Stage at Pocono Mountain Carnival Grounds on Aug. 25
From a press release: Jam bands Railroad Earth and moe., who have both played at the Peach Music Festival in Scranton over the years, will be rocking together again on the Sherman Theater’s Summer Stage, located at the Pocono Mountain Carnival Grounds in Mount Pocono, on Friday, Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. Tickets, which are […]
