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  • BRIT FLOYD BRINGS DAZZLING TRIBUTE SHOW TO KIRBY CENTER
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    BRIT FLOYD BRINGS DAZZLING TRIBUTE SHOW TO KIRBY CENTER

    Mar 20, 2022 0

    Photos by Nadia Wegleski Pink Floyd tribute act Brit Floyd brought its 2022 world tour to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Saturday, March 19. Formed in 2011 by Damian Darlington, ...

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  • JASON ISBELL AT KIRBY CENTER WITH KEVIN MORBY
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    JASON ISBELL AT KIRBY CENTER WITH KEVIN MORBY

    Jan 22, 2020 0

    Photos by Keith Perks Renowned Americana singer, songwriter and guitarist Jason Isbell returned to the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., last month along with Kevin Morby. Isbell's last two studio...

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  • FM KIRBY CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL BEEKMAN’S FAVORITE ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
    Best of 2018

    FM KIRBY CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL BEEKMAN’S FAVORITE ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

    Dec 28, 2018 0

    10. They Might Be Giants - I Like Fun 9. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour 8. Brian Fallon - Sleepwalkers 7. Brandi Carlile - By The Way, I Forgive You 6. John Prine - The Tree of Forgiveness 5. The ...

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  • BILLY STRINGS TALKS PLAYING IN A CAVE, JAMMING WITH CABINET AND HIS LOVE FOR METAL
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    BILLY STRINGS TALKS PLAYING IN A CAVE, JAMMING WITH CABINET AND HIS LOVE FOR METAL

    Dec 17, 2018 0

    If there was such a thing as Fantasy Bluegrass, you'd be wise to spend your first pick on Billy Strings. Possessing wicked-fast guitar skills, the young Michigan native has what sports prognosticators...

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  • FUNKY TROMBONE SHORTY HORNS IN ON KIRBY CENTER
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    FUNKY TROMBONE SHORTY HORNS IN ON KIRBY CENTER

    Jan 21, 2014 0

    By Michael Lester Photos by Jim Gavenus WILKES-BARRE -- Troy Andrews lowered his shiny trombone to his waist, wiped his mouth and swiveled from his dual microphones at the front of the F.M. Kirby ...

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  • ALICE COOPER’S NIGHTMARE ON MARKET STREET
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    ALICE COOPER’S NIGHTMARE ON MARKET STREET

    Oct 21, 2013 1

    By Michael Lello Photos by Jim Gavenus WILKES-BARRE – In an era of Miley Cyrus’ twerks and Rihanna’s Instagram feed, an entertainer has to go to cartoonish extremes to engage, never mind, shock, a...

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  • A CONVERSATION WITH ALICE COOPER: PART TWO
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    A CONVERSATION WITH ALICE COOPER: PART TWO

    Oct 15, 2013 7

    By Michael Lello Photos by Jim Gavenus On the phone with Highway 81 Revisited from his Arizona home, the first thing Alice Cooper, an avid sports fan and owner of sports bar and restaurant Alice Coo...

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  • TROMBONE SHORTY TO PERFORM AT KIRBY CENTER
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    TROMBONE SHORTY TO PERFORM AT KIRBY CENTER

    Oct 4, 2013 0

    The F.M. Kirby Center announced this morning that Trombone Shorty and New Orleans Avenue will perform at the venue on Friday, Jan. 17. Tickets ($29, $39 and $49, plus fees) go on sale Friday, Oct. 1 ...

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  • ELVIS COSTELLO TO PERFORM AT KIRBY CENTER
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    ELVIS COSTELLO TO PERFORM AT KIRBY CENTER

    Aug 9, 2013 0

    Elvis Costello's first major set of headlining solo dates on the East Coast in a decade will include a Monday, Nov. 25 show at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. Tickets ($59, $79 and $95, plus f...

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  • STEVE EARLE TO PERFORM AT KIRBY CENTER
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    STEVE EARLE TO PERFORM AT KIRBY CENTER

    May 9, 2011 0

    Steve Earle will perform with his band at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Aug. 23, according to Earle's website. Ticket information has yet to be released. Earle released his latest...

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NEW OF MONTREAL SONG: “FUGITIVE AIR”

NEW OF MONTREAL SONG: “FUGITIVE AIR”

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NEVER TRUST A PRANKSTER: KEN BABBS SHARES HIS PSYCHEDELIC ADVENTURES WITH KEN KESEY AND THE DEAD IN ‘CRONIES’

NEVER TRUST A PRANKSTER: KEN BABBS SHARES HIS PSYCHEDELIC ADVENTURES WITH KEN KESEY AND THE DEAD IN ‘CRONIES’

Mar 12, 2022
WINERY DOGS ‘ELEVATE’ NEW YORK IN U.S. DEBUT

WINERY DOGS ‘ELEVATE’ NEW YORK IN U.S. DEBUT

Aug 5, 2013
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DON’T “WEIGHT” TO HEAR BATTLEME’S LATEST

Nov 11, 2013
SETTLING IN AT SXSW

SETTLING IN AT SXSW

Mar 16, 2011
DOES LIMP BIZKIT STILL SUCK?

DOES LIMP BIZKIT STILL SUCK?

May 20, 2022
NEW JULIANNA BARWICK VIDEO:  “ONE HALF”

NEW JULIANNA BARWICK VIDEO: “ONE HALF”

Aug 10, 2013

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POWER METAL PIONEERS HELLOWEEN FLYING HIGH WITH ‘GIANTS & MONSTERS’
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VERNON REID TALKS NEW SOLO ALBUM, OZZY’S LAST SHOW AND THE LANDSCAPE OF BLACK ROCK MUSICIANS

Sep 23, 2025
EMMA SWIFT’S FIRST ORIGINAL ALBUM A VULNERABLE JOURNEY POST-NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
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EMMA SWIFT’S FIRST ORIGINAL ALBUM A VULNERABLE JOURNEY POST-NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

Sep 22, 2025

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