SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival assembles 60+ spontaneous acts in Bethlehem Jan. 25-26
From a press release: Comedy Central’s Astronomy Club and comedy duo Zach Reino and Jessica McKenna of “Off Book: The Improvised Musical Podcast” will headline the sixth annual SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem on Friday, Jan. 25 from 6 p.m.-midnight and Saturday, Jan. 26 from 11 a.m.-2 a.m. […]
Pittsburgh punk rockers Anti-Flag play at Stage West in Scranton on Jan. 17
From a press release: It was announced today that Pittsburgh punk rock band Anti-Flag, known for their political songs and regular appearances on the Vans Warped Tour, will perform at Stage West in Scranton on Thursday, Jan. 17. Fellow Pittsburgh punks Swiss Army will open the show, along with Exeter heavy metal band Royal Hell […]
Rusted Root frontman Michael Glabicki performs as a duo at Stage West in Scranton on Jan. 24
From a press release: With Rusted Root currently on hiatus, the frontman of the multi-platinum Pittsburgh jam band, Michael Glabicki, has been performing as a duo with Rusted Root’s longtime guitar player and backing vocalist Dirk Miller. It was announced today that the pair will be playing at the new Scranton music venue Stage West […]
WWE Superstar James Ellsworth will meet wrestling fans for free at Dickson City Hyundai on Aug. 11
From a press release: Almost a month after “WWE SmackDown” returned to Wilkes-Barre, Dickson City Hyundai will host a free meet and greet with WWE Superstar James Ellsworth on Saturday, Aug. 11 from noon until 2 p.m. Autographs and pictures with the pro wrestler are free. The first 150 fans through the door at Dickson […]
SONG PREMIERE: Wilkes-Barre pop punk band Stay Loud shouts ‘FCK YRSLF’ before last Warped Tour
With the Vans Warped Tour rolling into Pennsylvania for the final time this month, Wilkes-Barre pop punk/alternative rock band Stay Loud is appropriately releasing a very punk rock song called “FCK YRSLF” as they prepare to play Warped for the first and, unfortunately, last time as tour ends its 24-year run. Premiering exclusively on NEPA […]
‘Offensive’ comedian Anthony Jeselnik performs at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Aug. 17
From a press release: It was announced today that comedian Anthony Jeselnik, known for his boundary-pushing dark comedy, will perform at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Friday, Aug. 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $25 and $35, plus applicable fees, go on sale this Friday, May 11 at 10 a.m. and can be […]
2nd annual Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival announces movie lineup at Opera House April 12-15
From a press release: The second annual Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival kicks off on Thursday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe with a special red carpet opening night event that filmgoers and music fans won’t want to miss. The opening night feature film is “Blaze” (2018), […]
CULT CORNER: ‘Season of the Witch’ is an interesting departure for horror icon George Romero
Director George A. Romero’s name will forever be attached to zombie lore. He singlehandedly changed the horror movie industry by creating the modern zombie and its “rules,” and fans will forever be grateful. However, Romero has done a number of films that are outside the “Living Dead” canon and even outside the horror genre. One […]
‘Jabber,’ a powerful play about Muslim teen, comes to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 12
From a press release: One of the top Canadian plays of 2013, “Jabber,” will be performed at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 at 7 p.m. as part of the Lobby for the Arts series. Tickets, which are $10, plus fees, are on sale now and available through the Kirby […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Galaxy Jam IPA by Dancing Gnome Brewery
Beer: Galaxy Jam Brewery: Dancing Gnome Brewery Style: IPA Age: 2017 ABV: 6.80% Dancing Gnome Brewery in Pittsburgh has a semi-year round India Pale Ale called Jam that’s brewed with rye and intensely hopped with Vic Secret. As the name implies, Galaxy Jam in hopped with Galaxy instead, promising “intense tropical fruit and earthy dank […]
