Peach Music Festival alum Joe Russo’s Almost Dead jams at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on March 13
From a press release: It was announced today that Brooklyn-based Grateful Dead cover band Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, regulars at the annual Peach Music Festival in Scranton, will perform at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 8 p.m. This concert follows three upcoming shows at The Capitol Theatre in Port […]
Train and Goo Goo Dolls take 2019 tour to Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Aug. 1
From a press release: In a very early announcement for the summer concert season, multi-platinum pop/alternative rock icons Train and the Goo Goo Dolls revealed at midnight that they will bring their nationwide 2019 summer tour to The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Thursday, Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. Special guest Allen Stone, […]
PHOTOS: Beautiful People, 2018 New York Comic Con Celebrity Edition
Earlier this month, I showed you some of the best cosplayers of New York Comic Con – but it wouldn’t be NYCC without the celebrity guests. Held at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan on Thursday, Oct. 4 through Sunday, Oct. 7, New York Comic Con has been bringing in bigger and […]
The ghost of Roy Orbison tours U.S. as hologram, stopping in Pennsylvania on Nov. 9
On Oct. 1, the U.S. leg of the Roy Orbison hologram tour kicked off in Oakland. At each stop, a computer-generated hologram of Orbison will be performing alongside an orchestra and band. [The tour comes to the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, New Jersey on Nov. 2, the Xcite Center at […]
PHOTOS: Beautiful People, 2018 New York Comic Con Cosplay Edition
Welcome to a place of make believe – New York Comic Con, where you can be yourself by not being yourself. Thousands of people spend hundreds of thousands of hours creating elaborate costumes (cosplay) of their favorite pop culture icons in hopes of luring photographers and boosting their Instagram profiles to land the big fish […]
Comedian Joe Matarese performs at Hump Day Comedy & Dinner at Stage West in Scranton on Oct. 17
From a press release: New York comedian Joe Matarese, seen on “America’s Got Talent,” Comedy Central, the “Late Show with David Letterman,” and more, will return to Northeastern Pennsylvania to headline the first Hump Day Comedy & Dinner night at the new Scranton venue Stage West on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. There will […]
New Kids on the Block bring MixTape Tour with Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, and more to Hersheypark Stadium on July 6
From a press release: Multi-platinum-selling pop group New Kids on the Block unveiled a totally rad lineup of ’80s and ’90s hitmakers today for their highly anticipated 2019 tour. NKOTB appeared on the “Today Show” to reveal The MixTape Tour with very special guests Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, and Naughty by Nature. The five iconic […]
Musical mermaid comedy ‘Fruit of the Sea’ swims to Scranton Cultural Center Sept. 27-29
From a press release: “Fruit of the Sea,” a modern American fish tail and nautical cabaret, is coming from New York City to the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple on Thursday, Sept. 27 through Saturday, Sept. 29 as part of the fourth annual Scranton Fringe Festival. In this show, a pet store clerk […]
Hollywood bombshell and genius inventor Hedy Lamarr comes to life at Scranton Cultural Center Sept. 28-30
From a press release: Hedy Lamarr, glamorous siren of the silver screen, was more than the most beautiful woman and Hollywood actress. She invented frequency hopping and the spread spectrum technology that makes the world of wireless communication tick. From Austria to Hollywood, WWII, torpedoes, “Ecstasy,” and intrigue to the very cell phone in your […]
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness returns to Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Oct. 26
From a press release: It was announced today that Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, an indie pop act that has made numerous appearances in Scranton and Stroudsburg over the years, will return to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Friday, Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $27.50 in advance or $30 the day […]
