Rich Howells

EXCLUSIVE: Watch and download 2 new acoustic songs by Ed Cuozzo of Scranton’s University Drive

EXCLUSIVE: Watch and download 2 new acoustic songs by Ed Cuozzo of Scranton’s University Drive

Last week during the live recording of Episode 2 of the newly relaunched NEPA Scene Podcast at Coal Creative’s production studio in downtown Wilkes-Barre, Scranton singer, songwriter, and guitarist Edward Cuozzo opened and closed the show with stripped down acoustic versions of two songs from “On/Off: Reset,” the debut album by his new alternative rock […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

EXCLUSIVE: Electric City Music Conference announces 30 performers playing Sept. 14-16

EXCLUSIVE: Electric City Music Conference announces 30 performers playing Sept. 14-16

From a press release: The Electric City Music Conference and Steamtown Music Awards will return to Scranton Sept. 14-16. The fourth annual event will again feature 100+ bands and take place across 10+ venues. In anticipation of the event, the ECMC has made the first of many announcements of acts that will be playing the […]

 Rich Howells

NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Scranton alternative rock band University Drive and new album ‘On/Off: Reset’

NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Scranton alternative rock band University Drive and new album ‘On/Off: Reset’

The NEPA Scene Podcast is back in a new location with new co-hosts and a fresh format, conducting the same honest, uncensored interviews and in-depth discussions about Northeastern Pennsylvania that the show has become known for, covering local arts, entertainment, and the issues that matter to the area. Recorded and produced every week by Internet […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Lackawanna County celebrates Irish culture with exhibit and panel at Globe Store in Scranton April 7-8

Lackawanna County celebrates Irish culture with exhibit and panel at Globe Store in Scranton April 7-8

From a press release: Irish traditions and folklore are steeped in the fabric of Lackawanna County. To celebrate this vibrant part of our community, the Lackawanna County Commissioners Patrick O’Malley, Jerry Notarianni, and Laureen Cummings are sponsoring a unique exhibit and panel honoring Irish culture. “The Face of Irish Music: Photographs by Robin Hiteshew” opens […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Marywood University hosts solution-based panel on heroin and opioid addiction in NEPA on April 4

Marywood University hosts solution-based panel on heroin and opioid addiction in NEPA on April 4

From a press release: The Marywood University School of Social Work has announced that their Center for Social Justice and Community Collaboration will host a solution-focused panel discussion on heroin and opioid addiction in Northeastern Pennsylvania next month. The panel discussion will be held on Tuesday, April 4 at 6 p.m. in the second floor […]

 Rich Howells

FUNNY VIDEO: Scranton-born comedian Ron Babcock creates debut album in cooking show parody

Living and working in Los Angeles, it’s not often that comedian Ron Babcock gets to return home to Scranton to perform. Luckily, you’ll be able to listen to him any time when his debut comedy album is released this Thursday, March 30 through Austin, Texas-based indie label Sure Thing Records. The University of Scranton grad […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

‘Impractical Jokers’ comedy troupe laugh it up at Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on June 9

‘Impractical Jokers’ comedy troupe laugh it up at Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on June 9

From a press release: After packing the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre for two back-to-back shows last year, The Tenderloins Comedy Troupe from truTV’s hit series “Impractical Jokers” will bring their Santiago Sent Us Tour to The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Friday, June 9. Tickets go on sale to the general public […]

 Dee Culp

LIVING YOUR TRUTH: As Republicans say no to AHCA, so does NEPA at health care town hall in Scranton

LIVING YOUR TRUTH: As Republicans say no to AHCA, so does NEPA at health care town hall in Scranton

“How are we still talking about this in 2017?” asked Peggy Mannion at a town hall to discuss health care in Northeastern Pennsylvania at the Jewish Community Center in Scranton Thursday evening. Of course, we know how – and why. Seven years to the day that President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, we […]

 Rich Howells

NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Introductions and starting fresh in Wilkes-Barre

NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Introductions and starting fresh in Wilkes-Barre

All good things must come to an end, but that doesn’t mean those things can’t spring into new opportunities. After producing 62 episodes of the NEPA Scene Podcast at The Stude in TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton, schedules became too hectic and co-hosts moved out of the area, so now, almost eight months later, the podcast […]

 Rich Howells

Scranton rock band Eye on Attraction returns with first show featuring new singer at O’Leary’s Pub on April 29

Scranton rock band Eye on Attraction returns with first show featuring new singer at O’Leary’s Pub on April 29

Last month, Scranton progressive/alternative rock band Eye on Attraction announced their long-awaited return with a new singer and an animated lyric video for the catchy single “Pleasantville,” garnering over 26,000 views on YouTube in just one month. Now, they’ve announced their debut show with frontwoman Jen Fracas at O’Leary’s Pub in Scranton on Saturday, April […]