FM KIRBY CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL BEEKMAN’S FAVORITE ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
10. They Might Be Giants - I Like Fun 9. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour 8. Brian Fallon - Sleepwalkers 7. Brandi Carlile - By The Way, I Forgive You 6. John Prine - The Tree of Forgiveness 5. The ...
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BILLY STRINGS TALKS PLAYING IN A CAVE, JAMMING WITH CABINET AND HIS LOVE FOR METAL
If there was such a thing as Fantasy Bluegrass, you'd be wise to spend your first pick on Billy Strings. Possessing wicked-fast guitar skills, the young Michigan native has what sports prognosticators...
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FUNKY TROMBONE SHORTY HORNS IN ON KIRBY CENTER
By Michael Lester Photos by Jim Gavenus WILKES-BARRE -- Troy Andrews lowered his shiny trombone to his waist, wiped his mouth and swiveled from his dual microphones at the front of the F.M. Kirby ...
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ALICE COOPER’S NIGHTMARE ON MARKET STREET
By Michael Lello Photos by Jim Gavenus WILKES-BARRE – In an era of Miley Cyrus’ twerks and Rihanna’s Instagram feed, an entertainer has to go to cartoonish extremes to engage, never mind, shock, a...
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A CONVERSATION WITH ALICE COOPER: PART TWO
By Michael Lello Photos by Jim Gavenus On the phone with Highway 81 Revisited from his Arizona home, the first thing Alice Cooper, an avid sports fan and owner of sports bar and restaurant Alice Coo...
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TROMBONE SHORTY TO PERFORM AT KIRBY CENTER
The F.M. Kirby Center announced this morning that Trombone Shorty and New Orleans Avenue will perform at the venue on Friday, Jan. 17. Tickets ($29, $39 and $49, plus fees) go on sale Friday, Oct. 1 ...
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ELVIS COSTELLO TO PERFORM AT KIRBY CENTER
Elvis Costello's first major set of headlining solo dates on the East Coast in a decade will include a Monday, Nov. 25 show at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. Tickets ($59, $79 and $95, plus f...
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STEVE EARLE TO PERFORM AT KIRBY CENTER
Steve Earle will perform with his band at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Aug. 23, according to Earle's website. Ticket information has yet to be released. Earle released his latest...
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