NEPA Scene Staff

Returning to Scranton, pop punk band The Queers play at Levels on Sept. 16

Returning to Scranton, pop punk band The Queers play at Levels on Sept. 16

From a press release: It was announced this week that legendary pop punk rockers The Queers will return to downtown Scranton, this time performing at Levels Bar & Grill on Sunday, Sept. 16. Doors at Levels (519 Linden St., Scranton) open at 7 p.m., and the 21+ show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are […]

 Keith Perks

PHOTOS: Final Vans Warped Tour at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, 07/26/18

PHOTOS: Final Vans Warped Tour at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, 07/26/18

Thousands of local punk rock, indie, metal, and rap fans of several different generations said goodbye to the Vans Warped Tour when it made its last stop at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain on Thursday, July 26. Warped Tour mainstays like Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Mayday Parade, Simple Plan, 3OH!3, Asking Alexandria, We […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Multi-platinum pop punk band Blink-182 returns to Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Sept. 22

Multi-platinum pop punk band Blink-182 returns to Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Sept. 22

From a press release: After performing in Scranton and Bethlehem back in 2016, California pop punk band Blink-182 – with vocalist/guitarist Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio at the helm – will return to the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. Tickets, which are $59.50, plus applicable fees, go on sale […]

 Rich Howells

SONG PREMIERE: Wilkes-Barre pop punk band Stay Loud shouts ‘FCK YRSLF’ before last Warped Tour

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 […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Ska bands Big D and the Kids Table and The Pietasters take over Jazz Cafe in Plains on Sept. 15

Ska bands Big D and the Kids Table and The Pietasters take over Jazz Cafe in Plains on Sept. 15

From a press release: Ska music is skanking back into the River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains in a big way – Vans Warped Tour mainstays Big D and the Kids Table, longtime ska outfit The Pietasters, and New Jersey’s Hub City Stompers will “pick it up” on Saturday, Sept. 15. Doors at the Jazz […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Pop punk bands We Were Sharks and Boys of Fall play at Back Breakers in Scranton on May 15

Pop punk bands We Were Sharks and Boys of Fall play at Back Breakers in Scranton on May 15

From a press release: Soon after it was revealed that Scranton pro wrestling facility Back Breakers Training Center will host all-ages concerts in its new second-floor lounge, Meat and Potato Entertainment announced that Canadian pop punk band We Were Sharks will bring their nationwide tour with Detroit pop punkers Boys of Fall (InVogue Records) to […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Philly folk punk singer/songwriter Dave Hause plays at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on June 17

Philly folk punk singer/songwriter Dave Hause plays at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on June 17

From a press release: It was announced today that Philadelphia-born singer/songwriter Dave Hause, whose sound combines punk rock and Americana, will visit the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Live from the Chandelier Lobby concert series, sponsored by City Market and Café. Tickets, which are […]

 Rich Howells

Final lineup announced for Vans Warped Tour at Montage Mountain on July 26 with Scranton’s Motionless In White

Final lineup announced for Vans Warped Tour at Montage Mountain on July 26 with Scranton’s Motionless In White

Ever since Vans Warped Tour’s well-publicized announcement back in November that the annual traveling punk rock fest will be coming to an end in 2018 after 24 years, speculation has run rampant about its final lineup, fueled by the marketing that this would be the last opportunity to experience a festival that so many people […]

 Rich Howells

Tickets for final Vans Warped Tour at Montage Mountain in Scranton are on sale now

Tickets for final Vans Warped Tour at Montage Mountain in Scranton are on sale now

Following the Vans Warped Tour’s major announcement back in November that the annual traveling punk rock festival will be coming to an end in 2018 after 24 years, Early Bird tickets for its last stop at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Thursday, July 26 went on sale today. The tickets, which are […]

 Rich Howells

‘The Future Is Cancelled’ – Scranton punk band Captain, We’re Sinking calls it quits after 12 years

‘The Future Is Cancelled’ – Scranton punk band Captain, We’re Sinking calls it quits after 12 years

“It’s the end of days… but we’re all OK.” After creating beautifully emotional punk rock on and off for 12 years, Captain, We’re Sinking has finally sunk, though they’re not abandoning music completely. Formed in Scranton in 2006, the punk band released three full-length albums – “The Animals Are Out” in 2007, “The Future Is […]

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