Added on 10/03/2022
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F.M. Kirby Center , Selinsgrove , West Pittston , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Today, downtown Wilkes-Barre venues Karl Hall and the F.M. Kirby Center announced that they will present The Badlees’ record release party at the Kirby Center on Friday, Dec. 23. The recently reunited Selinsgrove roots rock band is set to release their first collection of new original material in nine years. They […]
Added on 02/02/2022
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Berwick , Bloomsburg , Danville , documentary , environment , Forty Fort , history , Milton , nature , Pittston , Selinsgrove , Towanda , Tunkhannock , West Pittston , Wilkes-Barre , WVIA

From a press release: This June marks the 50th anniversary of Hurricane Agnes’ devastation of Northeastern Pennsylvania. WVIA will commemorate the day with “Agnes 50,” a multi-platform initiative that will explore the events of June 23, 1972, as well as the response in the years after. The initiative will include the original documentary film “Agnes […]
Added on 12/29/2021
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Hershey , Hummelstown , Pittston , Selinsgrove

Less than 24 hours after tickets went on sale, The Badlees’ next reunion show is sold out. On July 1, the Selinsgrove roots rock band played a few songs together to celebrate their induction into the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame with several other area artists like Halestorm. They followed this up with their […]
Added on 09/10/2021
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beer , beer festival , Clarks Summit , Dallas , Festival , Nanticoke , Pittston , Scranton , Selinsgrove , Shickshinny , Taylor , White Haven

From a press release: It has been eight years since local legends The Badlees performed a full set with their entire lineup, so anticipation is building for a brand new event that will reunite the Selinsgrove roots rock band. The inaugural Pittston Prohibition will poke fun at its playful name by bringing all kinds of […]
Added on 09/06/2021
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Dupont , hologram , Lancaster , Lititz , Pittston , Selinsgrove , tech , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Michael Jackson. Tupac Shakur. Frank Zappa. Ronnie James Dio. Whitney Houston. Roy Orbison. The list of dead musicians whose holograms have performed for live audiences continues to grow, so how long will it be before an artist from Northeastern Pennsylvania is immortalized? Not long, according to The Mediatwist Group. The digital […]
Added on 07/13/2021
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Dupont , Luzerne County , New York , River Common , Scranton , Selinsgrove , tribute , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Announced last month, the free Rockin’ the River concert series returns to the Wilkes-Barre River Common this Friday, July 16. It is the first in a series of three consecutive Friday evening performances. The community is invited to bring a chair or a blanket to the Millennium Circle Portal (92 N. […]
Added on 06/03/2021
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Dupont , Luzerne County , New York , River Common , Scranton , Selinsgrove , tribute , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: During the summer of 2019, music filled the air for three Fridays near the Luzerne County Courthouse as people enjoyed an evening of good music and food along the beautiful Susquehanna River. It was the first year for the Rockin’ the River concert series and proved to be a major success. […]
Added on 12/16/2020
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awards , Dupont , Harrisburg , Pittston , Red Lion , Selinsgrove

From a press release: It was announced this week that the second annual Central Pennsylvania Music Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts in Harrisburg. This local, Grammys-style red carpet event recognizes the best local acts of the […]
Added on 08/25/2020
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coronavirus , Selinsgrove , tribute

From a press release: A new venue in Central Pennsylvania is changing its grand opening concert from one ’80s glam metal act to another less than two weeks before the show. Yesterday, it was announced that Maryland rock band Kix will perform live at the Susquehanna Valley Event Center in Selinsgrove on Saturday, Sept. 5, […]
Added on 09/04/2019
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Jim Thorpe , Mauch Chunk Opera House , Selinsgrove , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Singer/songwriter Pete Palladino, best known as the lead vocalist of Selinsgrove rock band The Badlees, will be recording a live solo record with former Badlees bandmates and a well-known Wilkes-Barre trio at the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Sunday, Oct. 13. Doors at the Opera House (14 W. […]