Powerhouse blues vocalist Shemekia Copeland added to Kirby Center’s ‘Chandelier Lobby’ series
From a press release: It was announced today that blues vocal powerhouse Shemekia Copeland will visit the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. as part of the “Live from the Chandelier Lobby” concert series. Tickets, which are $20 in advance or $25 the day of the show, […]
PHOTOS: Down to Six CD release show with Eye on Attraction, Silhouette Lies, and Family Animals, 12/27/14
After premiering “Oceans” and the title track exclusively on NEPA Scene, Down to Six celebrated the release of their new album, “Atlantic,” on Saturday, Dec. 27 at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre. “This record is the first time we really thought about putting something together that’s cohesive,” vocalist/guitarist John Novak told NEPA Scene in an […]
Sesame Street Live to ‘Make a New Friend’ in Wilkes-Barre in March
From a press release: Sesame Street Live’s all-new show, “Make a New Friend,” visits Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre from Friday, March 6 through Sunday, March 8. Tickets for all five afternoon and evening performances are on sale now. A description and preview of the show follows: No matter where you’re from […]
PHOTOS: Lewis & Clarke and Cherokee Red, 12/26/14
After moving the show due to a snow storm earlier in the month, Cherokee Red and Lewis & Clarke were finally able to get together on Friday, Dec. 26 at the AfA Gallery in Scranton for a night of atmospheric indie folk music. “This year has been massive for so many of us. Rewarding and […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene Open Mic Night, 12/23/14
The NEPA Scene Open Mic Night at the The Woodlands Inn in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Dec. 23 attracted the largest turnout for the weekly event yet, featuring 20 performers that kept the night moving. Regular musicians Your Pal Frank and Fiddy Shades were joined by Cee Rock, Rich Janov, Russell Austin, Glen Hoffman, Dave The […]
Wilkes-Barre’s Down to Six take the plunge with debut album ‘Atlantic’
New lineup set to release record on Dec. 27 at The Other Side
Mixing the atmospheric, sonic vitality of Taking Back Sunday and The Used, with a light-touch, straight-outta-1995 Matthew Sweet sentimentality and proto-punk inner child, Wilkes-Barre’s Down to Six kick out their jams with dynamics out the wazoo and more hooks than a professional angler’s convention. In short, this is a band never lacking in excitement or […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene Open Mic Night, 12/16/14
After a few weeks off, the NEPA Scene Open Mic Night returned to the The Woodlands Inn in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Dec. 16, featuring the most diverse lineup of talents yet. Your Pal Frank and Fiddy Shades provided songs on acoustic guitar, while three poets new to this open mic, The Carlton, Gabbie, and Amy, […]
Wilkes-Barre’s Cherokee Red close busy 2014 with Lewis & Clarke show in Scranton
Dream-pop band already scheduling 2015 dates
At this point in their musical career, for Cherokee Red, the world is indeed their oyster. Just returning from a successful three-week East Coast tour, the dream-pop band is back home in Wilkes-Barre for a set of concerts that includes the River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains tonight with DJ Big Nate and a special […]
‘SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody’ comes back for more at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre
From a press release: “SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody,” the whip-smart comedy that takes on the naughty fun of the best-selling book and highly-anticipated movie, will be returning to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. For those who didn’t catch the show last time, a summary of the […]
