NEPA Scene Staff

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame icon Art Garfunkel performs at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on May 8

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame icon Art Garfunkel performs at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on May 8

From a press release: It was announced today that Grammy Award-winning folk music icon and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Art Garfunkel will visit the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, May 8 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $38, $53, $78, and $98, plus fees, go on sale this Friday, Feb. […]

 Rich Howells

Ali Baba Lounge in Wilkes-Barre cancels rapper 6ix9ine’s show, closes temporarily

Following the recent cancellation of controversial rapper 6ix9ine’s show at Easton concert venue One Centre Square, the Ali Baba Lounge in Wilkes-Barre has followed suit and canceled its April 21 show, though it does not appear to be for the same reason. The 21-year-old rapper is currently out on bail after pleading guilty to a […]

 Rich Howells

REVIEW/PHOTOS: Killswitch Engage and Anthrax sell-out Stroudsburg with ‘Holy’ metal alliance

REVIEW/PHOTOS: Killswitch Engage and Anthrax sell-out Stroudsburg with ‘Holy’ metal alliance

This is one of those co-headlining shows where either band could headline, so you come in expecting that both acts will bring it as hard as they can to try and top the other, driving each other to be better or at least keeping the other on their toes for the entire run of the […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Winter Blues Guitarmageddon rocks 3rd year at Scranton Cultural Center on Feb. 16

Winter Blues Guitarmageddon rocks 3rd year at Scranton Cultural Center on Feb. 16

From a press release: The Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple has announced that Winter Blues Guitarmageddon, a collaboration with The Soul Shakers, will return for its third year. Featuring some of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s most talented blues musicians, the show will take place in the SCC’s Grand Ballroom on Friday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 […]

 Rich Howells

Easton venue cancels sex offender 6ix9ine’s show while NEPA nightclubs promote his concerts

Responding to widespread criticism and media attention, Easton concert venue One Centre Square has canceled a Feb. 9 concert with 6ix9ine while two Northeastern Pennsylvania venues have used the controversy to promote the upcoming shows they’ve booked with the Brooklyn rapper who currently awaits sentencing on child sex charges. One Centre Square, which opened last […]

 Rich Howells

Ali Baba Lounge in Wilkes-Barre books rapper 6ix9ine, who pled guilty to child sex charges

The Ali Baba Lounge may promote itself as “Northeastern Pennsylvania No. 1 nightlife destination,” but it also serves as a magnet for controversy, from its choice of entertainers to incidents reported in and around the downtown Wilkes-Barre venue. Its latest controversy started yesterday when Ali Baba announced that Brooklyn rapper 6ix9ine would perform there on […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Influential Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dion sings at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on July 27

Influential Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dion sings at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on July 27

From a press release: Dion, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and former member of The Belmonts, will perform at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, July 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which are $45, $55, $65, and $79, plus fees, go on sale this Friday, Feb. 2 at 10 a.m. and […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Singer and feminist icon Ani DiFranco returns to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on May 11

Singer and feminist icon Ani DiFranco returns to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on May 11

From a press release: It was announced today that singer, songwriter, poet, and feminist icon Ani DiFranco will return to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, May 11 at 8 p.m. with special guests Gracie and Rachel. Tickets, which are $25, $29.50, $39.50, and $49.50, plus fees, go on sale this Friday, Feb. […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Artwork and free lectures put women in spotlight at Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University Jan. 16-March 2

Artwork and free lectures put women in spotlight at Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University Jan. 16-March 2

From a press release: The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University will present “The Bones of Us Hunger for Nothing,” an exhibition featuring the works of Angela Fraleigh, from Tuesday, Jan. 16 through Friday, March 2. In this exhibition, Fraleigh reimagines the role of women as they have been depicted in art history, literature, and […]

 Rich Howells

Kingston punk rockers Title Fight play New York benefit show with Turnstile on Jan. 26

Kingston punk rockers Title Fight play New York benefit show with Turnstile on Jan. 26

After rising success since their formation in 2003, Kingston punk/shoegaze band Title Fight has slowed down in the last two years, only playing sporadic shows here and there despite the high demand. Those who have been waiting to see them again can finally catch them at a benefit concert for their friend Aaron Warman and […]

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