Comedians Ben Kronberg and Nick Lavallee perform with local funnymen in Scranton on July 11
From a press release: National touring comedians Ben Kronberg and Nick Lavallee will perform with local funnymen Russell Austin, Erich Drexler, and host and MC Elliott Elliott at The Keys in downtown Scranton on Monday, July 11 at 8 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door (244 Penn Ave., Scranton), and the show is 21+; […]
STREAMING: Motionless In White pay tribute to their Scranton roots with new single, ‘570’
Goth rockers Motionless In White released a brand new single today, “570,” that gives fans their first listen of the band’s upcoming fourth studio album while looking back at where it all started – their hometown of Scranton. Referencing the city’s area code in its title, the lyrics to “570” seem to describe the journey […]
PHOTOS: Scranton Zine Fest in Center Street alleyway outside Adezzo, 06/11/16
A vibrant display of creativity filled the alleyway of Center Street in downtown Scranton, bringing live poetry and music performances, handmade crafts, artwork, indie comic books, stickers, clothing and, yes, plenty of zines and letterpress publications to the sixth annual Scranton Zine Fest. NEPA Scene caught sets by Science Queen (featuring Zine Fest founder Jess […]
YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: Scranton progressive alt rock band Family Animals
Family Animals City: Scranton Genre(s): Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, alternative rock Years active: 2008-present Sounds like: This music sets the stage for an epic journey, telling a winding story that you don’t quite realize you’re following until you’re already immersed in it. These tunes take the sometimes overindulgent elements of progressive rock and replaces them […]
LIVING YOUR TRUTH: After Orlando shooting, we must stand together against hate – ALL of us
My heart has been broken. My community – my family – has been viciously attacked. At roughly the same time I was out clubbing with friends in Philadelphia, a nightclub full of mostly Latino people who were LGBT, just like us, were doing the same in Orlando, Florida. And just like us, they felt safe […]
PHOTOS: Beautiful People of NEPA, 06/15/16
This is my co-worker, Jeff. He pretends to be a curmudgeon, but he is not. Knoebels, Elysburg, PA. 6/11/16 Marty. Smoking. Scranton, PA. 6/13/16 Lloyd. Sitting. Scranton, PA. 6/13/16 This is another co-worker, Tra. He has an infinite knowledge of all things ’90s pop culture. Knoebels, Elysburg, PA. 6/11/16
SONG PREMIERE: Take the first dark turn down University Drive with ‘Only in the Way’ lyric video
When we last featured Scranton singer/songwriter Edward Cuozzo back in January, he had released his first solo acoustic album, “The Silvia EP,” and was hard at work on a full-length electric record. Since then, the project, while still written and performed by Cuozzo on all instruments, has turned into something else entirely – University Drive. […]
NEPA SCENE PODCAST: New Vintage Ensemble takes on sketch comedy at the Scranton Cultural Center
Professionally recorded on Mondays at The Stude in TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton and released exclusively on nepascene.com on Tuesdays, the NEPA Scene Podcast is a free supplement to the website, expanding on the arts and entertainment stories covered on the site and going beyond them to discuss other news and entertainment topics. Each week, the […]
VIDEO: Scranton native Stephen Karam’s ‘The Humans’ wins 4 Tony Awards, including ‘Best Play’
Playwright Stephen Karam, who called Scranton home for many years until he moved to Manhattan to pursue his dreams, was living those dreams last night as he accepted the Tony Award for “Best Play” for “The Humans.” The family drama he penned, which already earned the Obie Award for Playwriting, Drama Critics Circle Award, Outer […]
PHOTOS: Fire at the Furnace at the Scranton Iron Furnaces, 06/03/16
Art and industry combine in spectacular fashion every year at the Fire at the Furnace with live iron pour demonstrations and other cultural events, but the sixth annual gathering at the historic Scranton Iron Furnaces on Friday, June 3 brought two special people together as well. Nikki Moser, organizer of Fire at the Furnace and […]
