DAWES’ CALIFORNIA ROOTS ARE SHOWING, BUT IT’S NO NOSTALGIA ACT
Ten years and six albums into its career, Dawes has done a remarkable job of building upon the foundations of California folk rock of the 1970s without becoming a tribute act. For example, "Passwords,...
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TODD SNIDER AT KIRBY CENTER
Photos by Jim Gavenus WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Prolific singer, songwriter and storyteller brought his tour in support of his latest studio album, "Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3," to the FM Kirby Center ...
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RAMBLIN’ TODD SNIDER HITS KIRBY CENTER THIS WEEK
For singer, songwriter and master storyteller, a day on the road goes something like this: “I wake up, get off the bus and walk around with my dog, usually on a street with a bunch of stores,” he s...
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DENNY LAINE ON GIVING FLIGHT TO WINGS, TOURING WITH GINGER BAKER AND THE MOODY BLUES’ HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
As a founding member of The Moody Blues and the only constant member of Wings besides Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Denny Laine has no shortage of beloved songs and...
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STRAND OF OAKS LOOKS BACK ON EVE OF RETURN TO WILKES-BARRE
After his breakthrough album "HEAL" and its 2017 follow-up, "Hard Love," Tim Showalter, who performs as Strand of Oaks, was spent. "I pretty much stopped," Showalter tells Highway 81 Revisited. "An...
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AFTER DEVASTATING FIRE, MUSIC COMMUNITY HELPS NEPA SCENE FOUNDER’S FAMILY WITH BENEFIT CONCERT
When tragedy struck the family of a long-time journalist and founder of the website NEPA Scene, his friends in the local arts and entertainment community stepped in to lend a hand. On Christmas Day...
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GHOST’S EPIC PERFORMANCE BRINGS HORROR AND HUMOR TO KIRBY CENTER
Photos and review by Alex Seeley WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Excitement permeated the packed F.M. Kirby Center as it often does, but this night felt a little different. Through the shoulder-to-shoulder cr...
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LITTLE STEVEN BRINGS BIG BAND, MUSICAL HISTORY LESSON TO KIRBY CENTER
Having served as Bruce Springsteen’s real-life right-hand man since the ‘70s and the fictional consigliere to Tony Soprano on TV’s “The Sopranos,” you might call Little Steven Van Zandt the ultimate s...
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ALICE COOPER SELLS OUT KIRBY CENTER — AGAIN — WITH ‘PARANORMAL’ PERFORMANCE
Photos by Alex Seeley Theatrical rock 'n' roll pioneer Alice Cooper performed yet another sold-out show at the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Saturday, March 10, as part of his "A Paranor...
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DAVID BYRNE’S ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME PERFORMANCE THRILLS KIRBY CENTER CROWD
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Those fortunate enough to score tickets to the sold-out David Byrne show at the F.M. Kirby Center Sunday night undoubtedly knew exactly what they were getting into in that they had...
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