INK OF THE WEEK: ‘Leopard’ by artist Pete Farrell at Electric City Tattoo & Piercing in Scranton

Ink: Leopard Artist: Pete Farrell Shop: Electric City Tattoo & Piercing (620 Biden St., Scranton) Instagram: @tattoosbypetefarrell Phone: 570-343-5549 Email: tattoosbypete@gmail.com View this post on Instagram A post shared by NEPA Scene (@nepascene)
INK OF THE WEEK: ‘Bulldog’ by artist Elijah Birtel at Electric City Tattoo & Piercing in Scranton

Ink: Bulldog Artist: Elijah Birtel Shop: Electric City Tattoo & Piercing (620 Biden St., Scranton) Instagram: @elijahbirtel Phone: 570-343-5549 Email: elijahbirtel@gmail.com Fun fact: Birtel will be one of about 240 artists tattooing at the shop’s annual Electric City Tattoo Convention, which returns to the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center (100 Adams Ave., Scranton) on Friday, […]
INK OF THE WEEK: ‘Rose Lady’ by artist Balazs Markos at Electric City Tattoo & Piercing in Scranton

Ink: Rose Lady Artist: Balazs Markos Shop: Electric City Tattoo & Piercing (620 Biden St., Scranton) Instagram: @bucketstattoo Phone: 570-343-5549 Email: Balazs.Tattooing@gmail.com Fun fact: Markos will be one of many artists tattooing at the shop’s annual Electric City Tattoo Convention, which returns to the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center (100 Adams Ave., Scranton) on Friday, […]
INK OF THE WEEK: ‘Fish’ by artist Bob Shock at Electric City Tattoo & Piercing in Scranton

Ink: Fish Artist: Bob Shock Shop: Electric City Tattoo & Piercing (620 Biden St., Scranton) Instagram: @bobshock Phone: 570-343-5549 Email: bshock90@yahoo.com Fan fact: This colorful, detailed fish was directly based on one of Shock’s paintings. Shock will be one of many artists tattooing at the shop’s annual Electric City Tattoo Convention, which returns to the […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: High school nostalgia hits Scranton pop punks Anytime Soon in ‘Jelly Donut Season’

COVID-19 prevented most people from having one of those fun summers with friends you never forget, but it didn’t stop Anytime Soon from recreating that feeling in their new music video, despite all the extra work it would take to produce during the pandemic. The Scranton-based band released their latest single, “Jelly Donut Season,” on […]
New ‘Ink Master’ spin-off series, ‘Grudge Match,’ will star NEPA tattoo artist Ryan Ashley Malarkey

It was announced today that, along with a two-season renewal of the popular tattoo competition reality series “Ink Master,” the Paramount Network is expanding this hit franchise with a new spin-off series, “Ink Master: Grudge Match,” starring former Shavertown resident and Kingston tattoo artist and business owner Ryan Ashley Malarkey. According to a press release, […]
PHOTOS: Electric City Tattoo Convention at the Hilton Scranton, 04/14/18

Even after Electric City Tattoo opened a second location in Wilkes-Barre last fall and shuffled a few employees around, the popular shop in downtown Scranton found enough time to organize a bigger and better convention on Friday, April 13 through Sunday, April 15. For its ninth year, the Electric City Tattoo Convention took advantage of […]
PHOTOS: Beautiful People of NEPA, 2018 Electric City Tattoo Convention (some images NSFW)

Clowns, couples, dogs, musicians, trophy winners, and male nudity – it’s all here at the Electric City Tattoo Convention. Entries in the Beautiful People of NEPA portrait series are rare these days, but I always have a private room just off the main floor of this annual convention at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center […]
‘Ink Master: Angels,’ starring Kingston tattoo artist Ryan Ashley Malarkey, renewed for 2nd season

Premiering on Oct. 3, reality television tattoo competition “Ink Master” introduced a new spin-off series, “Ink Master: Angels,” starring Shavertown resident and Kingston tattoo artist Ryan Ashley Malarkey with three other artists from Season 8. As it finishes its 10-episode run next month, it was announced today that the show has been renewed for a […]