PLANNING FOR BURIAL RETURNS TO KARL HALL WITH ‘LOUD SET’
Thom Wasluck has been playing dark, drone-y music under the name Planning For Burial for nearly 15 years. With guitars run through effects pedals and synths and loopers adding to the sonic onslaught, ...
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ESTA CODA, BLACK HOLE HEART LEAD BILL AT KARL HALL
Photos by Dominique Kozuch Black Hole Heart, Esta Coda, Permanence and Alma Mater performed on Friday, Jan. 11 at Karl Hall in Wilkes-Barre. Esta Coda, which recently released a new EP, "King Bi...
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ESTA CODA BLENDS THE BITTER AND THE SWEET ON NEW EP
Esta Coda, the Scranton indie rock band, had yet to write lyrics for the songs that would become "King Bitter," a new EP released Dec. 7. Then inspiration struck in the form of tragedy: Vocalist/guita...
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JOE BURKE GOES INTO THE ‘MYSTIC’ WITH FIRST SOLO ALBUM
Northeastern Pennsylvania’s Joe Burke will release “Mystic, Immediately,” on Friday, his debut solo album. Richly textured with folk and indie rock flavors, the material goes beyond the typical strumm...
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LITTLESTARRUN EXPANDS SOUND, WILL DEBUT NEW LINEUP AT KARL HALL
Rachel Lucille Woodworth, who usually performs solo as LittleStarRun, will have an opportunity to fully share the "soundscapes I have in my head" when LSR debuts a new band lineup at Karl Hall in Wilk...
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THE NUDE PARTY, DRESSED FOR SUCCESS, HITS KARL HALL
The members of The Nude Party were hanging out with their families in North Carolina, eating, drinking and enjoying a day off from the breakneck pace of touring, when singer Patton Magee's phone rang....
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ABBY AHMAD & MARK MARSHALL BRING DIVERSE CATALOGS TO HOMETOWN SHOW AT KARL HALL
Musician couple Abby Ahmad and Mark Marshall have created a sizable and diverse catalog of music together, on their own and with other collaborators. Ahmad, a singer, songwriter and guitarist, is reco...
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EVERYTHING TURNED TO COLOR, ROSARY GUILD & JOE BURKE KICK THINGS OFF AT KARL HALL
Photos by Scott Kucharski Karl Hall, the new all-ages venue in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., celebrated its opening night on Saturday, April 14, with performances by Everything Turned To Color, Rosary Guild a...
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ROSARY GUILD: ‘IT’S PRETTY, BUT IT CAN GET SCARY’
Rosary Guild's sound is cinematic, expansive — big. But at its core, the Wilkes-Barre group comes from a place of isolation. The isolation of growing up in the "boonies," as singer, songwriter and gu...
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KARL HALL GEARS UP FOR OPENING NIGHT: ALL-AGES VENUE HOPES TO BECOME ‘CORNERSTONE’
Photos by Robin Palmer Musicians have had an uneasy relationship with the music business, to put it mildly, since someone figured out they could make money by performing and someone else figured ou...
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