NYC dark pop duo Weeknight to play Saturday, May 2 at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre
From a press release: New York City dark pop duo Weeknight will spend the weekend in NEPA, playing Saturday, May 2 at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre. The 21+ show, presented by Wilkes-Barre arts and entertainment collective Get Cryptic, will start at 9 p.m. and cost $5. The bill also includes local openers Mock Sun, […]
Jackson Browne bringing full band, electric tour to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 12
From a press release: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jackson Browne just announced the second leg of his 2015 U.S. summer tour to support his new album, “Standing in the Breach,” and it will make a one-night stop at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Sept. 12 […]
STREAMING: Listen to the self-titled debut EP from Scranton’s Pity Party
NEPA Scene was the first to tell the public about the debut of Pity Party in an exclusive interview back in November, and now the Scranton indie band has released their first EP online, with physical copies on the way. The self-titled album contains four tracks recorded over the span of a few sessions this […]
Events happening this week in downtown Wilkes-Barre: March 10-16
Every Tuesday, the Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Association and Diamond City Partnership release a list of events happening in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Subscribe here to receive this list via e-mail or just check NEPA Scene each week. Downtown events Tuesday, March 10 Event: Wyoming Valley Art League Artists Social Time: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: Wyoming Valley Art […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene Mid-Winter Talent Showcase in Wilkes-Barre, 02/27/15
When we were still in the early planning stages of the NEPA Scene Mid-Winter Talent Showcase, we were told by several people that it would never work. An audience, it was said, would never pay $10-$15 to see up-and-coming local performers without an out-of-town headliner to draw them in. They would never want to see […]
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band and Jonny Lang bring first-ever co-headlining tour to Wilkes-Barre on June 14
From a press release: Renowned blues rock guitarist/songwriter Kenny Wayne Shepherd and celebrated guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Jonny Lang will be hitting the road together for the first time ever on a co-headlining tour that will make a one-night stop at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, June 14 […]
Sergio Marzitelli finds new direction – and swift success – in stand-up comedy
Old Forge comedian opening for Gilbert Gottfried on Friday, March 6
ust one year ago, Sergio Marzitelli was coaching basketball. Now he appears on stages across the tri-state area performing stand-up comedy. There’s a joke in there somewhere, but they’re actually not as unrelated as one might think. “Basketball and comedy involve a lot of the same things, like traveling, going out to New Jersey, going […]
DOWNLOAD: Cabinet release latest album, ‘Celebration,’ for free online for a limited time
After just releasing two free live albums a few weeks ago, Northeastern Pennsylvania bluegrass outfit Cabinet has made their brand new studio album, “Celebration,” a free download for its first month online. Available via NoiseTrade, “Celebration” is their first studio album in over two years and will only be free from now until April 5 […]
California garage pop rockers Crocodiles surface in Wilkes-Barre on April 30
From a press release: Wilkes-Barre arts and entertainment collective Get Cryptic announced today that San Diego garage pop band Crocodiles will be surfacing at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, April 30. Doors open at 9 p.m., and tickets are $10. The show is 21+. Crocodiles have always traveled their own particular road of […]
Los Angeles psych grunge band Cobalt Cranes to play free Wilkes-Barre show on March 10
From a press release: Wilkes-Barre arts and entertainment collective Get Cryptic has announced that California psych grunge band Cobalt Cranes will be stopping at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, March 10 as part of their current national tour in support of their new album, “Days in the Sun,” out now on Lolipop Records. […]
