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  • STRAND OF OAKS LOOKS BACK ON EVE OF RETURN TO WILKES-BARRE
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    STRAND OF OAKS LOOKS BACK ON EVE OF RETURN TO WILKES-BARRE

    Apr 9, 2019 0

    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
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    AFTER DEVASTATING FIRE, MUSIC COMMUNITY HELPS NEPA SCENE FOUNDER’S FAMILY WITH BENEFIT CONCERT

    Jan 16, 2019 0

    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
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    GHOST’S EPIC PERFORMANCE BRINGS HORROR AND HUMOR TO KIRBY CENTER

    Dec 12, 2018 0

    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
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    LITTLE STEVEN BRINGS BIG BAND, MUSICAL HISTORY LESSON TO KIRBY CENTER

    Oct 17, 2018 0

    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
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    ALICE COOPER SELLS OUT KIRBY CENTER — AGAIN — WITH ‘PARANORMAL’ PERFORMANCE

    Mar 12, 2018 0

    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
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    DAVID BYRNE’S ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME PERFORMANCE THRILLS KIRBY CENTER CROWD

    Mar 6, 2018 2

    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)
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    JOHN PRINE AT F.M. KIRBY CENTER (PHOTO GALLERY)

    Jan 3, 2016 1

    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
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    PSYCHO NURSE REUNITES FOR KIRBY CENTER SHOW, CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

    Nov 10, 2015 0

    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
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    CONCERT AND FESTIVAL BOOKING PANEL SATURDAY AT ECMC

    Sep 17, 2015 0

    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
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    WILL CALL: THE CURIOUS CASE OF JOE BONAMASSA

    Jun 23, 2015 0

    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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From the Vault

SMASHING PUMPKINS’ JIMMY CHAMBERLIN BRINGS PROGRESSIVE SPIRIT TO ‘HONOR’

SMASHING PUMPKINS’ JIMMY CHAMBERLIN BRINGS PROGRESSIVE SPIRIT TO ‘HONOR’

Sep 27, 2020
TIGERS JAW PSYCHED FOR ‘SPECIAL’ SCRANTON SHOW

TIGERS JAW PSYCHED FOR ‘SPECIAL’ SCRANTON SHOW

Oct 15, 2018
MASON PORTER BRINGS EXPANDED FOLK SOUND TO STEELSTACKS

MASON PORTER BRINGS EXPANDED FOLK SOUND TO STEELSTACKS

Jul 3, 2015
FOREIGNER’S ‘LIVE AT THE RAINBOW ’78’ SHOWS WHY THE BAND BECAME SUPERSTARS

FOREIGNER’S ‘LIVE AT THE RAINBOW ’78’ SHOWS WHY THE BAND BECAME SUPERSTARS

Apr 4, 2019
RECORD STORE DAY AT MAIN STREET JUKEBOX

RECORD STORE DAY AT MAIN STREET JUKEBOX

Apr 15, 2011
BEWARE OF DARKNESS FINDS THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL

BEWARE OF DARKNESS FINDS THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL

Oct 11, 2019
BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL PHOTO GALLERY NO. 1: DONNA THE BUFFALO, BOBBY KYLE, CEDRIC BURNSIDE & CLARENCE SPADY

BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL PHOTO GALLERY NO. 1: DONNA THE BUFFALO, BOBBY KYLE, CEDRIC BURNSIDE & CLARENCE SPADY

Jul 18, 2019

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BRIT FLOYD BRINGS ‘DARK SIDE’ MAGIC AND DEEP CUTS IN RETURN TRIP TO KIRBY CENTER
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BRIT FLOYD BRINGS ‘DARK SIDE’ MAGIC AND DEEP CUTS IN RETURN TRIP TO KIRBY CENTER

May 23, 2023
ALTOPALO PUTS ON HEADLINE-WORTHY SHOW AT BROOKLYN BOWL AS OPENER FOR COVET
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ALTOPALO PUTS ON HEADLINE-WORTHY SHOW AT BROOKLYN BOWL AS OPENER FOR COVET

May 11, 2023
BLUES TRAVELER CONTINUES LONG HAUL WITH STOP AT SHERMAN THEATER
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BLUES TRAVELER CONTINUES LONG HAUL WITH STOP AT SHERMAN THEATER

May 12, 2023

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