PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 5, 03/29/16
A few familiar faces from last season of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent won the audience vote again on Tuesday, March 29 at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant in a different lineup with some lively alternative punk rock songs. Scranton band Crock Pot Abduction, which features members of Pulak, rocked a fun acoustic set […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 4, 03/22/16
Another comedian who has performed several times at NEPA Scene’s Got Talent was given his due on Tuesday, March 22, winning the audience vote at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant with a solid set of angry but funny jokes about himself as well as those watching. Bryan Walsh was on-point with his cynical […]
NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Musicians Nicholas DeSouza and Elonda ‘Vibez’ Crowell
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 Nicholas DeSouza from Stroudsburg and Elonda “Vibez” Crowell from Paterson, New Jersey on March 15. Their victory was particularly special […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 3, 03/15/16
For the first time in the history of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, the audience vote was tied between two acts, so rather than break the deadlock and choose one ourselves, we decided to declare both the winners of Week 3 on Tuesday, March 15, so while they […]
7 NEPA pizzerias featured in new book about the world’s best pizza
Anyone from Northeastern Pennsylvania can tell you that the pizza made here is special. From Old Forge claiming to be the “Pizza Capital of the World” to a recent study declaring Scranton the pizza capital of the country due to its high density of pizzerias to an upcoming documentary about local pizza called “Tray,” the […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 2, 03/08/16
Another crowd-favorite comedian from past seasons of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent won the audience vote on Tuesday, March 8 at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, proving once again that the area’s comedy scene is stronger than ever. Dan Hoppel, a 33-year-old Dunmore resident who came in a close second place in the Season […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 1, 03/01/16
Season 3 of the NEPA Scene’s Got Talent open mic and talent competition got off to a strong start on Tuesday, March 1, pulling in 20 acts and a great crowd to keep the night busy at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant. The show was an even split of local musicians and comedians […]
NEPA Scene’s Got Talent weekly contest back for Season 3 at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant starting March 1
The public demanded it, and now it’s back – NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Northeastern Pennsylvania’s only multi-genre open mic and talent contest, will return to Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant for its third season starting this Tuesday, March 1. Hosted by NEPA Scene, the weekly event gives all types of local artists the […]
STREAMING: Wilkes-Barre duo The ClamStompers’ new ‘X-Files’ song makes you want to believe
The ClamStompers, comprised of Katie Kelly and Aaron McCurdy, may have just put out their debut EP, “Dwayne,” on Jan. 16, but they’re already back at it, releasing “The Ballad of Mulder and Scully” for those who appreciate science fiction, classic country and folk music, government conspiracies, or a strange combination of all those things. […]
EXCLUSIVE: Stream/download new acoustic EP by Scranton singer/songwriter Edward Cuozzo
Scranton singer/songwriter Edward Cuozzo works quickly, though you wouldn’t know it by the quality of his work. Over the course of 11 days, from Jan. 12-22, he completed “The Silvia EP,” a six-track acoustic album he recorded at home while working on his full-length record at JL Studios in Olyphant, and now NEPA Scene has […]
