Rich Howells

MUSIC VIDEO: Breaking Benjamin’s lyric video for ‘Failure’ digs 6 feet deep

Breaking Benjamin premiered “Failure,” their first new single since reforming, back in March, and now the Wilkes-Barre rockers have released a lyric video for the song featuring some grim imagery of graves and what lies beneath them, though the overall message is certainly positive. Those who pre-order the new album, “Dark Before Dawn,” on iTunes […]

 Brittany Boote

PHOTOS: Susquehanna Breakdown at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain, 05/08-09/15

PHOTOS: Susquehanna Breakdown at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain, 05/08-09/15

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre bluegrass outfit Cabinet released their latest album, “Celebration,” in March, and by May, they held their biggest celebration yet. In conjunction with Live Nation, the third annual Susquehanna Breakdown took over The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on May 8-9 and turned it into a family-friendly festival camping ground with Americana, roots, bluegrass, […]

 Rich Howells

MUSIC VIDEO: ‘Oceans’ by Down to Six shows a Wilkes-Barre of a different color

Wilkes-Barre alt rock band Down to Six just released their official music video for “Oceans,” the first single from their latest album, “Atlantic,” that debuted on NEPA Scene late last year. Created by Garrett Konecke, the video features their hometown prominently throughout, saturated in a deep blue/purple color, and the band is playing on stage […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Dream punk trio Eternal Summers plays with A Fire With Friends and Mock Sun on June 4 in Wilkes-Barre

Dream punk trio Eternal Summers plays with A Fire With Friends and Mock Sun on June 4 in Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Wilkes-Barre arts and entertainment collective Get Cryptic will bring dream punk trio Eternal Summers to The Other Side (119 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre) on Thursday, June 4. Scranton indie rockers A Fire With Friends and Wilkes-Barre lo-fi psych pop band Mock Sun will open the 21+ show, which will start at […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Nancy Kerrigan’s ‘Halloween on Ice’ skates into Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 8

Nancy Kerrigan’s ‘Halloween on Ice’ skates into Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 8

From a press release: StarGames, SMG and the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza announced today that Nancy Kerrigan’s “Halloween on Ice,” one of the longest running shows in all of figure skating, will return this fall with a new story, expanded fan experience opportunities, and a star-studded cast of Olympic, World, and U.S. National […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

New York pop rock band Diet Cig, PWR BTTM, and Pity Party perform June 3 at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre

New York pop rock band Diet Cig, PWR BTTM, and Pity Party perform June 3 at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Wilkes-Barre arts and entertainment collective Get Cryptic will present a concert with New Paltz, New York pop rock band Diet Cig and opening acts PWR BTTM and Pity Party on Wednesday, June 3 at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre. The 21+ show will start at 9 p.m. Diet Cig is fronted […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Comedian Joe Ohrin performs with Scott Bruce and Rodney Laney at Wise Crackers in Wilkes-Barre May 1-2

Comedian Joe Ohrin performs with Scott Bruce and Rodney Laney at Wise Crackers in Wilkes-Barre May 1-2

From a press release: Stand-up comedian Joe Ohrin brings his talents to Wise Crackers Comedy Club at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2 at 9 p.m. Ohrin, a native of Northeastern Pennsylvania, has performed in comedy clubs across the country, including the Comic Strip and Stand-Up […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Jazz guitarist and Yankees legend Bernie Williams will perform intimate Wilkes-Barre concert on May 30

Jazz guitarist and Yankees legend Bernie Williams will perform intimate Wilkes-Barre concert on May 30

From a press release: Put him in, coach. He can play a mean guitar. The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts announced today that jazz guitarist and former New York Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams will visit Wilkes-Barre for a special concert that will also recognize the theater’s newly-retired Board of Directors Chairman, John […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

‘Daughters of Legends Comedy Show’ in Wilkes-Barre features Rain Pryor, Mindy Rickles, and Sheba Mason on May 9

‘Daughters of Legends Comedy Show’ in Wilkes-Barre features Rain Pryor, Mindy Rickles, and Sheba Mason on May 9

From a press release: It was announced today that “The Daughters of Legends Comedy Show” will stop at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, May 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets for this hilarious evening go on sale this Friday, April 17 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at […]

 Rich Cicci

‘Here Come’ The Bastard Suns – to Ole Tyme Charley’s in Plains on Friday, April 10!

The Bastard Suns is a band that has been making the kind of music they want to make and doing it on their own – and on their own terms with a distinctive reggae-infused punk sound. After two full-length albums, a split EP, a four EP set, and several tours that have crisscrossed the country, […]