Added on 03/27/2024
NEPA Scene Staff
New York , Ritz Theater , Scranton , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: It was announced today that New York City rock ‘n’ roller Des Rocs will headline a free concert at The Ritz Theater in downtown Scranton on Sunday, May 5. Presented by Hazleton rock radio station 97.9X, the Cinco De Mayo show features opening sets by local bands Death Valley Dreams, Dustin […]
Added on 01/09/2024
NEPA Scene Staff
New Jersey , New York , Plains , punk , River Street Jazz Cafe , ska

From a press release: It was announced today that New York City “Satanic ska” band Mephiskapheles will headline a night of ska and punk music at the River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains on Friday, March 22. New Jersey ska band The End Times, Long Island ska punk outfit Skappository, and new Scranton punk rock […]
Added on 11/14/2023
NEPA Scene Staff
F.M. Kirby Center , New York , stand-up comedy , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Today, two-time Grammy Award-winning comedian Lewis Black announced Goodbye Yeller Brick Road: The Final Tour with shows throughout North America and Europe, including his return to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, March 9, 2024. After 35+ years as a touring stand-up comedian, Black is parking his tour bus […]
Added on 11/09/2023
NEPA Scene Staff
Harrisburg , New York , Philadelphia , punk , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Today, Wilkes-Barre melodic hardcore group One Step Closer begins a month-long North American tour supporting Chicago pop punk bands Knuckle Puck and Real Friends with Arm’s Length, playing all 28 dates, plus their own headlining shows in Chicago and Albany in between. Starting in Cleveland, they will travel coast to coast […]
Added on 09/14/2023
James Callahan
comic books , Harding , New York , Wilkes-Barre , Wyoming Valley

I went to grade school at a place called Fishing Creek Elementary in the shadow of Three Mile Island. Many of my classmate’s moms or dads were employed at the power plant. The facility had melted down in the middle of my fourth grade year. The entire ordeal was horrible. It was official – summer […]
Added on 08/25/2023
Scott Kucharski
Bethel Woods , music festival , New York , review

The inaugural Catbird Music Festival landed in the Catskill Mountains of New York on the weekend of Aug. 19-20, flying high with an eclectic lineup of country, bluegrass, folk, rock, alternative, jazz, funk, and jam bands. For its first year, they chose the hallowed grounds of the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, which most […]
Added on 08/24/2023
NEPA Scene Staff
metal , New York , Ritz Theater , Scranton , tribute

From a press release: Fans of alternative metal can go back to the 1990s and early 2000s to experience the dream lineup of Tool, Alice in Chains, and Deftones when tributes to all three bands perform together in downtown Scranton. It was announced today that Schism, the world’s first and longest-running national touring tribute to […]
Added on 08/23/2023
Jason Riedmiller
NASCAR , New York , race , sports , Watkins Glen

Go Bowling at The Glen was back at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York on Sunday, Aug. 20, the 25th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series. William Byron started one behind pole sitter Denny Hamlin, however, when it came to the checkers, Byron took his fifth win of the season and Hamlin […]
Added on 08/10/2023
NEPA Scene Staff
Conshohocken , music festival , New York , Philadelphia , Scranton , Scranton Iron Furnaces

From a press release: Indie rock band Petal, the nom de plume of singer/songwriter Kiley Lotz, is set to return to their hometown of Scranton this Saturday, Aug. 12 to headline the second annual Good Things Are Happening Fest. The Run for Cover Records artist independently released their first new song in five years, “You […]
Added on 08/09/2023
Scott Kucharski
Bethel Woods , New York , review

On an absolutely perfect July evening in the Catskill Mountains of New York, only one night after outlaw country legend Willie Nelson graced the same stage, the Hollywood Vampires flew out into the night to rock a huge crowd that turned out at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts for a rare opportunity to […]