The complete updated guide to the 2023 Electric City Music Conference in Scranton

The 10th annual Electric City Music Conference will feature performances by nearly 100 bands in seven venues throughout Scranton, the Steamtown Music Awards with awards in 35 different categories and special performances of its own, and free panel discussions for local musicians, professionals, and music fans. It’s a great opportunity to see everything that the […]
EXCLUSIVE: 2023 Steamtown Music Award nominees in 33 categories announced in Scranton

Today, the Electric City Music Conference announced the nominees for the 2023 Steamtown Music Awards in 33 different categories. Online voting has also begun at electriccitymusicconference.com and will continue through Monday, Sept. 11. Every award will have an online voting component. The online voting will contribute to 50 percent of the vote for each category, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Steamtown Music Awards announces 2023 performers for Scranton ceremony

With only one month left to nominate local musicians and music industry professionals for the 10th annual Steamtown Music Awards, organizers of the Electric City Music Conference are announcing the artists that will perform at The V-Spot in Scranton exclusively on NEPA Scene. This year, the award ceremony will feature live performances by Esta Coda; […]
SONG PREMIERE: Scranton alt rockers The Broke Pines debut with longing for ‘Your Baby Blues’

Musicians communicate in many different ways, through lyrics, chords, beats, and in wavelengths heard and unheard. On stage, subtle movements, head nods, countdowns, eye contact, and little musical cues are indications that a band is talking to each other. When it all comes together, it can create a song that speaks to everyone. When The […]
EXCLUSIVE: Steamtown Music Awards announces 2022 performers for Scranton ceremony

The Steamtown Music Awards will return to The V-Spot in Scranton on Thursday, Sept. 15, and today the organizers of the Electric City Music Conference are announcing the artists that will perform at the event exclusively on NEPA Scene. This year, the award ceremony will feature live performances by The Human Beings, Sweetnest, Bullied by […]
Steamtown Music Awards honor Old Friends and Main St. Jukebox owner Tom LeFevre with Lifetime Achievement Awards

Today, organizers of the Electric City Music Conference announced that two Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented at the 2022 Steamtown Music Awards ceremony. The ninth annual local music awards will honor legendary Scranton roots rock band Old Friends and Tom LeFevre, the owner and operator of Stroudsburg record store Main Street Jukebox. The award […]