Karl Hall in Wilkes-Barre reopens with punk, hardcore, indie, and more all-ages shows
After nearly two years, Karl Hall is finally ready to bring concerts back inside. COVID-19 closed the intimate all-ages venue in March of 2020, and while it hosted online shows as well as a massive drive-in concert with the Mohegan Sun Arena, the downtown Wilkes-Barre building remained closed into 2021, instead opting to hold a […]
Massive ‘When We Were Young’ festival lineup includes Scranton’s Motionless In White
Boasting “an epic lineup of emo and rock bands from the past two decades,” the When We Were Young festival was announced seemingly out of nowhere yesterday, making waves on social media with a poster packed with big names slated to perform on the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Oct. 22. Headlined by My Chemical […]
Plains pop punks Into Sunday play EP release show at Karl Hall in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 4
From a press release: Wilkes-Barre music venue Karl Hall is reopening in January, which means Barnstorm Booking is returning as well. The local promoter’s first concert since February of 2020 will be a release show for “When It’s Over,” the new four-song EP by Plains pop punk band Into Sunday, on Friday, Feb. 4. “We’re […]
Scranton emo rockers The Maguas stay ‘Evergreen’ on heartbreaking new EP
From a press release: After building anticipation for months, releasing singles one by one, The Maguas debuted their full five-song EP “Evergreen” today as well as a new music video for the opening track, “Sour Hands.” The emo-leaning alternative rock outfit once again teamed up with director Alex Zarek to create a stunning video performance […]
Dirty Nil and James Barrett open for Menzingers at Scranton Cultural Center on Black Friday
From a press release: Announced back in August, Philadelphia-based punk band The Menzingers will be return to their hometown to play a special all-ages Black Friday show at the Scranton Cultural Center on Nov. 26. Earlier this month, their current tourmates The Dirty Nil were added to the bill, along with Scranton indie rock singer/songwriter […]
Folk punk singer Matt Pless records live album at WaxPax Records in Berwick on Oct. 28
From a press release: Currently on his national fall tour, “hippie punk” folk rock singer/songwriter Matt Pless will stop at the newly opened WaxPax Records in Berwick to meet fans and record a live album on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. The intimate show is already sold out, but Pless will still be hanging […]
7 questions for Jess Meoni (Scranton Punk Rock Flea) and Bobby Keller (NEPA Horror Film Fest)
Over the last decade or so, Jess Meoni and Bobby Keller have been organizing all types of shows and events in the area, including the Scranton Punk Rock Flea Market & Zinefest and the NEPA Horror Film Festival, respectively. After combining both of them into one last year, they decided to do it twice this […]
The Mesos debut infectious Scranton punk rock EP at NEPA Horror Film Fest on Oct. 16
If you believe rock ‘n’ roll peaked in the 1970s, The Mesos are the band for you. And like many of those bands, the group started in a grimy old basement, this one in the Scranton/Dunmore area during the winter of 2017. “After The Kids Laughing At Pedestrians – The KLAP, for short – disbanded, […]
Philly pop punks The Wonder Years return to Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Dec. 9
From a press release: It was announced this week that Philadelphia pop punk band The Wonder Years will be back at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Thursday, Dec. 9. They previously played at the Sherman in 2016 with Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, Moose Blood, and Seaway. Opening acts for this show are TBA. The […]
Bazaar of the Bizarre gathers horror, punk, and tattoo culture at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 24
Strange… dark… odd… unusual… and now bizarre. A Bazaar of the Bizarre will haunt the F.M. Kirby Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, Oct. 24, “bringing together the style of horror, punk rock, oddities, and tattoo culture.” No one in Northeastern Pennsylvania may be more qualified to do that than Josh Balz, the owner of […]
