‘WWE Monday Night Raw’ returns to Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre for 1st time in 8 years on June 5
From a press release: For the first time in eight years, “WWE Monday Night Raw” will take over the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Monday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m. The flagship wrestling show is part of the longest-running episodic television program on cable TV and airs live on Mondays at […]
NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Introductions and starting fresh in Wilkes-Barre
All good things must come to an end, but that doesn’t mean those things can’t spring into new opportunities. After producing 62 episodes of the NEPA Scene Podcast at The Stude in TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton, schedules became too hectic and co-hosts moved out of the area, so now, almost eight months later, the podcast […]
Chart-topping rock band Daughtry performs at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on July 15
From a press release: It was announced today that Daughtry, led by former “American Idol” finalist turned international rock star Chris Daughtry, will visit the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, July 15 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $39.50, $49.50, $59.50, and $69.50, plus fees, go on sale next Friday, March 31 at […]
Country Music Hall of Famer Vince Gill returns to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on June 15
From a press release: It was announced today that Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Vince Gill will perform at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, June 15 at 7 p.m. as part of the Wells Fargo Concerts and Comedy Series. Tickets, which are $48, $68, $78, $88, $98, and $118, plus fees, […]
Pistol Annies singer Angaleena Presley goes solo at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on May 18
From a press release: If there’s a pedigree for a modern country music star, then Angaleena Presley fits all of the criteria: a coal miner’s daughter; native of Beauty, Kentucky; and a direct descendant of the original feuding McCoys. But Presley is best known as a member of the platinum-selling female trio known as the […]
’90s hit-makers Fastball ‘Step Into Light’ at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on July 29
From a press release: It was announced today that ‘90s hit-makers Fastball will visit the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre to perform in the “Live from the Chandelier Lobby” concert series, presented by City Market & Café, on Saturday, July 29 at 8 p.m. in support of their new album, due out on Friday, May […]
PHOTOS: Wilkes-Barre St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 03/12/17
Much like the Scranton St. Patrick’s Parade the day before, the turnout to the 37th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, March 12 was hindered by the bitter cold weather that preceded the record-setting snowfall of Winter Storm Stella. You can’t keep the Irish spirit down, however, so the parade marched on. […]
With arts funding in danger, In Concert with the Arts shows its importance in Wilkes-Barre on March 26
In January, Lackawanna County Commissioner Laureen Cummings talked about changing the way the county’s annual arts and education tax is distributed, which could have limited or cut funds for projects, venues, and events across the area, but the Tea Party Republican was quickly met with resistance from the local arts community, resulting in Commissioner Patrick […]
4th annual NEPA Metal Meltdown festival on May 5-6 announces 2017 lineup in new venue
The two-day NEPA Metal Meltdown festival is returning for its fourth year, this time to a new venue but with the same independent, underground feel, on Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6, promising to “be bigger, better, and louder.” After three years at Diane’s Deli & Internet Cafe in Pittston, this year’s gathering of […]
Jordan Ramirez braves Winter Storm Stella for one-take music video in deserted Wilkes-Barre
Cooped up inside because of the storm? Same. Instead of starting the next episode on Netflix, watch the latest music video from Northeastern Pennsylvania-based Going Up? Records. With the typically busy Market Street Bridge as an empty backdrop, Wilkes-Barre musician Jordan Ramirez, accompanied by Kamri Jacobs behind the camera, braved Winter Storm Stella to capture […]
