BEN FOLDS BRINGS SOLO TOUR TO KIRBY CENTER
Photos by Zachary Katsock The influential pianist, singer and songwriter Ben Folds brought his solo tour to the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 16. Folds' trio Ben Folds Five was a rare,...
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STEVE WINWOOD AT FM KIRBY CENTER
Photos by Zachary Katsock Legendary singer, songwriter and keyboardist Steve Winwood performed to a sold-out crowd on Monday at the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA. A member of the Rock and Rol...
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OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW AND WILLIE WATSON AT FM KIRBY CENTER
Photos by Jim Gavenus Old Crow Medicine Show brought its Jubilee tour to the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre last week, with former member Willie Watson handling opening act duties. While Old Cr...
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RICKY SKAGGS STILL BRINGING THE BLUEGRASS THUNDER AT 68
Ricky Skaggs has been a master of the mandolin for nearly 50 years, rising to fame in bluegrass circles in his early 20s, living up to the promise he showed as a mere 7-year-old on the Flatt & Scr...
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BRIT FLOYD BRINGS ‘DARK SIDE’ MAGIC AND DEEP CUTS IN RETURN TRIP TO KIRBY CENTER
Photos by Nadia Wegleski Brit Floyd returned to the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on May 21 as part of its brand-new production celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of ...
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VENUES COPE WITH CORONAVIRUS-INFLICTED SCHEDULING CHAOS, LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING BACK CROWDS
Even in the best of times, we look forward to being entertained and letting off some steam at a concert, sporting event or family show. Now, in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic and the stay-at-h...
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LITTLE FEAT’S BILL PAYNE ON LOWELL GEORGE’S LEGACY, ‘WAITING FOR COLUMBUS’ and ROBERT HUNTER
When Little Feat got together 50 years ago, the goals set by keyboardist Bill Payne and singer-guitarist Lowell George were twofold, Payne says. "One was keeping it elastic so if we needed to inclu...
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BOMBINO BRINGS AWARENESS TO HIS ‘ENDANGERED’ CULTURE THROUGH MUSIC
Bombino -- born Goumour Almoctar -- is one of the most beloved world music artists on the planet. Noisey has called him "the world's greatest guitarist," the New York Times dubbed him "the Sultan of S...
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CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE BRINGS NOTE-PERFECT RECREATION OF ‘ABBEY ROAD’ TO KIRBY CENTER
If orchestras around the world perform the works of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, why shouldn't the same reverence be given to The Beatles, Bowie and Billy Joel? That's the concept at the heart of Class...
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DAWES BRINGS ‘AN EVENING WITH’ SHOW TO WILKES-BARRE
Photos by Keith Perks Critically acclaimed California folk-rock band Dawes brought its "An Evening With" tour to the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre last Tuesday, continuing the act's trend of play...
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