NEPA Scene Staff

VIDEO: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent Finals Showcase promo features the 12 acts and reveals the judges

The three-month journey that started on March 24 ends tomorrow night – the finale of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, our weekly open mic and talent competition at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, will be held on Tuesday, June 23 at 7 p.m., and Mark Dennebaum, president and owner of TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton, […]

 Rich Howells

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Singer/songwriter Asialena Bonitz

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Singer/songwriter Asialena Bonitz

Every week of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, our free open mic and talent competition at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, we feature a quick Q&A with the latest audience vote winner, which was young singer/songwriter Asialena Bonitz on June 9. The weekly winner receives $50 in cash that night. After 12 weeks of […]

 Rich Howells

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Eye on Attraction

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Eye on Attraction

Every week of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, our free open mic and talent competition at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, we feature a quick Q&A with the latest audience vote winner, which was vocalist Amber Sauls, guitarist Mike Trischetta, bassist Joe “Quincy” Terry, and drummer Andrew Merkle, better known as Scranton rock band […]

 Rich Howells

PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 11, 06/02/15

PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 11, 06/02/15

Vocalist Amber Sauls has attended almost every week of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent as both a spectator and participant in impromptu duo Hoppy Slot Mess with singer/songwriter Katie Evans, but it wasn’t until Week 11 of the open mic and talent contest that she brought her full band, Eye on Attraction, to Thirst T’s Bar […]

 Rich Howells

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Singer/songwriter Adam Bailey

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Singer/songwriter Adam Bailey

Every week of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, our free open mic and talent competition at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, we feature a quick Q&A with the latest audience vote winner, which was singer/songwriter Adam Bailey on May 26. The weekly winner receives $50 in cash and the headlining slot for the following […]

 Rich Howells

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Comedian Ted Hebert

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Comedian Ted Hebert

Every week of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, our free open mic and talent competition at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, we feature a quick Q&A with the latest audience vote winner, which was comedian Ted Hebert on May 19. The weekly winner receives $50 in cash and the headlining slot for the following […]

 Rich Howells

PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 8, 05/12/15

PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 8, 05/12/15

Peckville singer/songwriter Katie Evans has been attending the NEPA Scene’s Got Talent open mic and talent competition since Week 1, and as she performed better and better each time, her persistence paid off. After several weeks of coming close, she won the audience vote with her original and cover songs on acoustic guitar on May […]

 Rich Howells

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Singer/songwriter Katie Evans

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Singer/songwriter Katie Evans

Every week of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, our free open mic and talent competition at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, we feature a quick Q&A with the latest audience vote winner, which was singer/songwriter Katie Evans on May 12. The weekly winner receives $50 in cash and the headlining slot for the following […]

 Joe Caviston

10 questions with Sean Danielsen of Smile Empty Soul

Solo acoustic tour stops in Olyphant on May 21

In the early 2000s, songs like “Bottom of a Bottle,” “Nowhere Kids,” and “Silhouettes” stood out from other singles played across the airwaves, bringing back a grungy alternative sound that hadn’t been heard in years with the addition of those catchy hooks that Smile Empty Soul became known for. Since their 2003 self-titled debut, the […]

 Rich Howells

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Comedian Zack Hammond

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Comedian Zack Hammond

Every week of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, our free open mic and talent competition at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, we feature a quick Q&A with the latest audience vote winner, which was comedian Zack Hammond on May 5. The weekly winner receives $50 in cash and the headlining slot for the following […]