PHOTOS: Beautiful People of NEPA, 2016 Scranton Warped Tour Edition
I worked as a “runner” for the catering staff at the Scranton stop of the Vans Warped Tour on Monday, July 11. It was a crazy, fun, and tiring 14-hour day. Here are some of the people I met backstage and beyond at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain. This is Robbie, a handyman for the […]
VIDEO: Motionless In White release fan-driven music video for ‘570,’ their tribute to Scranton
Last month, Motionless In White released their new single, “570,” which pays homage to their hometown of Scranton, right down to the song’s album art, which features the Electric City sign glowing through a dark, cloudy night. Today, the metal band has unleashed their lively music video for “570,” named after the city’s area code. […]
‘Pokémon Go’ catching on across NEPA – a local guide to the addictive mobile app game
It’s the year 2016, I’m almost 32 years old, and I can’t quit walking around Scranton to catch freaking Pokémon. Call it the fever dream of my 14-year-old self come to life, but the augmented reality experience provided by the new Niantic/Pokémon Company mobile app, “Pokémon Go,” is slowly and steadily taking over my life. […]
VIDEO: Trailer debuts for ‘Solacium,’ a mysterious sci-fi drama filmed in Scranton
With the presidential election coming up and recent violence sweeping the nation, the future looks scary enough already, but the new trailer for “Solacium,” a science fiction drama filmed in and starring a cast from Scranton, makes it seem even more foreboding. Based on the short story “Living in the Singularity” by Scranton writer and […]
YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: Scranton hardcore punk band Heart Out
Heart Out City: Scranton Genre(s): Punk rock, hardcore, melodic hardcore, post-hardcore Years active: 2014-present Sounds like: Heart Out evokes the classic hardcore punk sound you haven’t heard since the late ’70s or early ’80s, yet there’s some modern indie and alternative influences mixed in that you may pick up on as the circle pit swirls […]
2016 Steamtown Music Award nominees announced on July 3 at Thirst T’s in Olyphant
Electric City Music Conference co-producers Joe Caviston and Kenneth Norton announced the nominees for the 2016 Steamtown Music Awards and the conference’s live music lineups at all the participating venues to a packed house at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant on Sunday, July 3. Highlighted by acoustic performances by Skip Monday (with a […]
Vans Warped Tour offering workshops with bands in Scranton, including Motionless In White
From a press release: The Entertainment Institute, a music education platform that gives fans access to musicians and professionals currently working in the industry through customized online and in-person workshops, is hosting a series of workshops at each Vans Warped Tour stop with artists playing or working with the tour, including The Pavilion at Montage […]
Successful ‘Winter Blues Guitarmageddon’ at Scranton Cultural Center leads to live CD release
From a press release: Hundreds of blues lovers from all over the region gathered at the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple in February to shake off their “winter blues” and warm up at an evening of live music dubbed the Soul Shakers Winter Blues Guitarmageddon, featuring some of the finest blues performers in […]
YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: Scranton alternative punk rock band Emberá
Emberá City: Scranton Genre(s): Alternative rock, punk rock, indie rock Years active: 2014-present Sounds like: Whether you’re leaving a relationship behind or deeply contemplating the one you’re in, this is the music that will get you through it – and haunt you as much as those painful memories do, though in a much more positive […]
4th annual Arts on the Square set for July 30 in Scranton, NEPA Scene hosts local music stage
The fourth annual Arts on the Square, Scranton’s largest arts festival, will take place on Saturday, July 30 from noon-8 p.m. Over 100 arts and crafts vendors will wrap around Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton with activities and entertainment throughout the day, including two stages of live local music hosted by NEPA Scene and Summersteps […]
