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. […]
York alternative rockers Live perform at Mohegan Sun Casino in Wilkes-Barre on May 16
From a press release: Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre will host Pennsylvania-natives Live in the Keystone Grand Ballroom on Saturday, May 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets for this event will go on sale on Friday, March 6 and will be sold for $50, $30, and $20 through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may purchase tickets […]
Viral post-hardcore band I Prevail to play Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on March 26
From a press release: It was announced today that post-hardcore band I Prevail will visit the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, performing in the Chandelier Lobby on Thursday, March 26 at 8 p.m. with Chasing Safety and Too Close to Touch. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 6 at 10 a.m., and will be […]
Josh Ritter to play acoustic Chandelier Lobby show at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on May 28
From a press release: The F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre has just announced a very special acoustic evening with singer/songwriter Josh Ritter on Thursday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m., joining five other newly announced shows last week that are part of the venue’s intimate “Live from the Chandelier Lobby” series. Ritter will be joined by […]
Breaking Benjamin frontman Benjamin Burnley playing solo on Parade Day weekend in Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Philly
Breaking Benjamin has really been taking care of their hometown fans since they reformed and played two sold-out comeback shows last September, following that up with an unplugged tour that stopped at the Sherman Theater. Now, before the full band hits the road again and travels across the country in April, Wilkes-Barre’s own Benjamin Burnley […]
Comedian Dan Hoppel turns physical and mental weight into positive, relatable humor
Pittston comic hosts NEPA Scene Mid-Winter Showcase tonight and tells jokes every week at area open mics
t’s hard to imagine that one of the best parts of your life could result from one of the worst moments in your life, but for Dan Hoppel, that’s how his career in comedy began. Growing up watching Comedy Central, he had always thought about trying stand-up, but he was married with bills and responsibilities. […]
Driving backwards moves ‘Backwards Bob’ forward in life and his Monster Jam career
Monster Jam trucker one of many to be featured this weekend at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre
Watching an enormous truck fly through the air, crushing cars and spinning about on huge wheels, is astonishing in itself – but what if it were doing it all backwards? OK, so maybe the actual act of driving backwards is untrue, but the Backwards Bob truck definitely gives off the impression that driver Bryan Wright […]
PHOTOS: Eww Yaboo, Dice Island, Those Clever Foxes, Brian TV, and Half Dollar, 02/06/15
It was a musically diverse evening on Friday, Feb. 6 when the Get Cryptic-sponsored event “First Friday with Get Cryptic and Friends” took over both the Bart & Urby’s and The Other Side stages in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Six bands joined the lineup for what would be Get Cryptic mastermind Eric Davis’ last show in Northeastern […]
‘The Man in Black’ show pays tribute to Johnny Cash in Wilkes-Barre on March 20
From a press release: It was announced today that “The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash” will visit the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which are $27, plus fees, go on sale this Friday, Feb. 27 at 10 a.m., and will […]
