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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WILL CALL: AN INTRODUCTION
Welcome to WILL CALL, my own small corner of Highway 81 Revisited. As someone who watched Mike Lello and his team build this blog from the ground up, I’m very excited to be a small part of it. Musi...
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NEW CABINET VIDEO: ‘CELEBRATION’
Cabinet has debuted a video for "Celebration," the band's new single. You can view it below. The band also teased on its Facebook page Wednesday that it will have a special announcement on Thanksgivin...
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AN INTERVIEW WITH GRATEFUL DEAD LYRICIST ROBERT HUNTER, PART TWO
By Michael Lello There are musical partnerships that are so intertwined, you can’t consider one without the other. Lennon and McCartney. Simon and Garfunkel. Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Jer...
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