MENZINGERS, WITH THE DIRTY NIL AND JAMES BARRETT, DELIVER MUCH-NEEDED SHOW IN SCRANTON
Photos and words by Keith Perks The Menzingers came home. This time instead of their NEPA Holiday Show in December, they were back to the Scranton Cultural Center at Masonic Temple with openers The...
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GOJIRA, WITH ALIEN WEAPONRY AND KNOCKED LOOSE, SHOW METAL ‘FORTITUDE’ AT SHERMAN THEATER
Review and photos by Keith Perks France's Gojira has come stateside once again and brought its unmatched metal sound to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, Pa., on Oct. 25. I shot the band at Kn...
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MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, WITH FOXING AND SLOTHRUST, AT HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
Photos from The Fillmore in Philadelphia by Dominique Kozuch For one and a half hours last Thursday, Manchester Orchestra turned Hammerstein Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan into a canvas for its dyna...
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JAPANESE BREAKFAST AT BROOKLYN STEEL
Photos by Bobby Nicholas Japanese Breakfast is in the midst of a sold-out, four-night run at Brooklyn Steel. The Michelle Zauner-fronted band is in town on the heels of her soundtrack for the vide...
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LUCERO MAKES HEARTBREAK AND WHISKEY SOUND LIKE HEAVEN AT MUSIKFEST CAFE
Photos and review by Keith Perks Lucero is one of those bands that you need to see live. Being out in the crowd is like being with family. A drunk and rambunctious family...and we're all there to s...
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ACTIVE ROCK HITMAKERS SHINEDOWN WORTH THE WAIT AT MUSIKFEST
Story and photos by Keith Perks BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Shinedown finally hit the stage at Musikfest after the rescheduling of its 2020 show. Brent Smith, Zach Myers, Eric Bass and Barry Kerch were welco...
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THE NUDE PARTY, FIFE AND DROM CLOSE ROCKIN’ THE RIVER IN WILKES-BARRE
Photos by Keith Perks The Nude Party, supported by Fife and Drom and The Tribe, performed at the final Rockin' the River event of the summer at the River Common in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The free, weekl...
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BRIGGS FARM HIGHLIGHTS: SHEMEKIA COPELAND, LIL’ ED, THE CAMPBELL BROTHERS
Photos by Keith Perks The long-running Briggs Farm Blues Festival returned to Nescopeck, Pa., last weekend for three days of performances featuring main-stage sets by Shemekia Copeland, Ana Popovic...
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BLUE OYSTER CULT BRINGS CLASSIC ROCK TO CIRCLE DRIVE IN
Photos by Keith Perks Legendary hard-rock band Blue Oyster Cult brought decades of classic rock hits and deep cuts to Circle Drive in near Scranton on May 29. The influential band, founded in New Y...
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BILLY STRINGS LAUNCHES ‘MEET ME AT THE DRIVE-IN’ TOUR AT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
Photos by Jim Gavenus Acoustic guitar phenom Billy Strings kicked off his "Meet me at the Drive-in Tour" last weekend with three shows in the Mohegan Sun Arena parking lot in Wilkes-Barre, includin...
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