STRAND OF OAKS LOOKS BACK ON EVE OF RETURN TO WILKES-BARRE
After his breakthrough album "HEAL" and its 2017 follow-up, "Hard Love," Tim Showalter, who performs as Strand of Oaks, was spent. "I pretty much stopped," Showalter tells Highway 81 Revisited. "An...
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AFTER DEVASTATING FIRE, MUSIC COMMUNITY HELPS NEPA SCENE FOUNDER’S FAMILY WITH BENEFIT CONCERT
When tragedy struck the family of a long-time journalist and founder of the website NEPA Scene, his friends in the local arts and entertainment community stepped in to lend a hand. On Christmas Day...
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GHOST’S EPIC PERFORMANCE BRINGS HORROR AND HUMOR TO KIRBY CENTER
Photos and review by Alex Seeley WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Excitement permeated the packed F.M. Kirby Center as it often does, but this night felt a little different. Through the shoulder-to-shoulder cr...
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LITTLE STEVEN BRINGS BIG BAND, MUSICAL HISTORY LESSON TO KIRBY CENTER
Having served as Bruce Springsteen’s real-life right-hand man since the ‘70s and the fictional consigliere to Tony Soprano on TV’s “The Sopranos,” you might call Little Steven Van Zandt the ultimate s...
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ALICE COOPER SELLS OUT KIRBY CENTER — AGAIN — WITH ‘PARANORMAL’ PERFORMANCE
Photos by Alex Seeley Theatrical rock 'n' roll pioneer Alice Cooper performed yet another sold-out show at the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Saturday, March 10, as part of his "A Paranor...
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DAVID BYRNE’S ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME PERFORMANCE THRILLS KIRBY CENTER CROWD
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Those fortunate enough to score tickets to the sold-out David Byrne show at the F.M. Kirby Center Sunday night undoubtedly knew exactly what they were getting into in that they had...
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JOHN PRINE AT F.M. KIRBY CENTER (PHOTO GALLERY)
Renowned folk and country singer/songwriter John Prine returned to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Dec. 4. While Prine might not be a household name, his wry songs are beloved by a fait...
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PSYCHO NURSE REUNITES FOR KIRBY CENTER SHOW, CELEBRATES 30 YEARS
Photos by Jim Gavenus Outlandish, burlesque-ian punk rock band Psycho Nurse performed a 30th anniversary show which also served as the kickoff of its Mid-Life Crisis Tour on Oct. 24 at the F.M. Kir...
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CONCERT AND FESTIVAL BOOKING PANEL SATURDAY AT ECMC
The Electric City Music Conference will host a Concert and Festival Booking Panel on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 2 p.m. at The AfA Gallery in Scranton (514 Lackawanna Ave.). Admission is free for the discus...
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WILL CALL: THE CURIOUS CASE OF JOE BONAMASSA
People to tell me I have a great job, and I don’t argue with them. It’s true. I’m lucky. But they think it’s great because I get to see all of these events for free. And that’s where they’re wrong....
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