BRAD WILLIAMS TALKS ‘TALL TALES,’ ROASTS & COMEDY’S GOLDEN AGE
Comedian Brad Williams compares performing a standup set to "building a new plane in the sky as the old plane is flying." "I'm always trying to write the next special," he says in advance of his T...
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BLUES ROCKER JOE BONAMASSA THRILLS PACKED KIRBY CENTER
Photos by Zachary Katsock Renowned blues-rock guitarist and vocalist Joe Bonamassa played to a packed house at the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on March 2. Bonamassa recently released “B.B...
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JOE BONAMASSA ON BB KING TRIBUTE, RUNNING HIS OWN MUSIC BUSINESS and TURNING 50
Joe Bonamassa is not one to wait around for something to happen. For nearly 25 years, he, not a sprawling record label, booking agency or multinational promoter, has been calling the shots in a career...
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COLLECTIVE SOUL ENERGIZES KIRBY CENTER WITH ROCK HITS
Photos and review by Zachary Katsock The last night of March at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA, began with a bang with opening rock band Plush playing their first show of 2026 supporting Coll...
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HAYNES’ ‘WINTER OF WARREN’ HEATS UP KIRBY CENTER
Photos by Zachary Katsock As part of his "Winter of Warren," Gov't Mule frontman and longtime Allmans Brothers Band member Warren Haynes brought his self-named band to the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes...
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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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