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  • CHICAGO DELIGHTS SOLD-OUT KIRBY CENTER WITH TIMELESS HITS
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    CHICAGO DELIGHTS SOLD-OUT KIRBY CENTER WITH TIMELESS HITS

    Nov 12, 2025 0

    Photos and review by Zachary Katsock Rock band Chicago played to a sold-out Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on October 29 with two sets filled with hits. The 10-piece band, which formed nearly 60 year...

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  • GARBAGE BRINGS ‘NO GODS NO MASTERS’ TOUR TO WILKES-BARRE
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    GARBAGE BRINGS ‘NO GODS NO MASTERS’ TOUR TO WILKES-BARRE

    Jul 11, 2022 0

    Photos by Amanda Hrycyna  Beloved alternative rockers Garbage performed at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on July 1. Fronted by Scottish singer Shirley Manson and featuring drummer Butch Vig, who...

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  • MIZ & THE NATIONAL RESERVE BRING ROOTS ROCK JAMS TO KIRBY CENTER
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    MIZ & THE NATIONAL RESERVE BRING ROOTS ROCK JAMS TO KIRBY CENTER

    Nov 23, 2018 0

    Photos by Sam Watson Brooklyn's The National Reserve and Northeastern Pa.'s Miz performed at the FM Kirby Center earlier this month as part of the venue's Chandelier Lobby Series. The National R...

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  • SUSAN TEDESCHI THRILLS KIRBY CROWD DURING TEDSESCHI TRUCKS BAND SET
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    SUSAN TEDESCHI THRILLS KIRBY CROWD DURING TEDSESCHI TRUCKS BAND SET

    Feb 13, 2018 0

    Photos by Sam Watson WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — When the 12-member Tedeschi Trucks Band re-emerged to the F.M. Kirby Center stage to cap an energized, nearly two-hour, sold-out performance, it brought alo...

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  • DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, TIGERS JAW LEAD THE WAY AT FIRST ALT 92.1 FM SNOW SHOW
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    DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, TIGERS JAW LEAD THE WAY AT FIRST ALT 92.1 FM SNOW SHOW

    Feb 1, 2018 0

    Photos by Alex Seeley  Emo legends Dashboard Confessional and hometown heroes Tigers Jaw led the bill at the inaugural Alt 92.1 Snow Show on Sunday, Jan. 28 at the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, ...

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  • HOLLY BOWLING FINDS THE KEYS TO THE GRATEFUL DEAD
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    HOLLY BOWLING FINDS THE KEYS TO THE GRATEFUL DEAD

    Dec 23, 2016 0

    You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who knows the music of the Grateful Dead and Phish, inside and out, better than Holly Bowling. And that includes the members of those iconic bands themselves. T...

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  • TOM GRAHAM ON PERFORMING WITH CABINET, FINALLY PLAYING THE KIRBY CENTER & THE MAGIC OF HOUSE SHOWS
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    TOM GRAHAM ON PERFORMING WITH CABINET, FINALLY PLAYING THE KIRBY CENTER & THE MAGIC OF HOUSE SHOWS

    Oct 27, 2016 0

    Tom Graham jokes that it will have taken him 2,101 shows to get to the F.M. Kirby Center stage in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., where he will open for the Steve Miller Band on Sunday, Oct. 30. And that gig will ...

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  • ROBERT DELONG BRINGS ONE-MAN ELECTRONIC ACT TO KIRBY LOBBY SERIES
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    ROBERT DELONG BRINGS ONE-MAN ELECTRONIC ACT TO KIRBY LOBBY SERIES

    May 11, 2016 0

    Photos by Brittany Boote Electronic artist Robert DeLong performed in a recent installment of the F.M. Kirby Center's Live From The Chandelier Lobby series on April 2, bringing his eclectic and acc...

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  • ACE FREHLEY SHOCKS KIRBY CENTER CROWD
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    ACE FREHLEY SHOCKS KIRBY CENTER CROWD

    Apr 17, 2016 1

    By Chris Krepich Photos by Alex Seeley WILKES-BARRE — Ex-Kiss Spaceman Ace Frehley landed at the F.M. Kirby Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre Friday night to deliver fan favorite Kiss classics, bu...

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  • INDIGO GIRLS THRILL LOYAL CROWD AT KIRBY CENTER WITH WIDE-RANGING SET
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    INDIGO GIRLS THRILL LOYAL CROWD AT KIRBY CENTER WITH WIDE-RANGING SET

    Apr 6, 2016 0

    Photos by Pati Bobeck WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- The excitement was palpable in the well-lit lobby. When the house lights flickered, groups of people started cheering. That’s the positive energy the Indi...

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SINGLE PREMIERE: HELLO HALO & FRED MASCHERINO, ‘UNDER THE STARLIGHT’

SINGLE PREMIERE: HELLO HALO & FRED MASCHERINO, ‘UNDER THE STARLIGHT’

Nov 12, 2020
AN INTERVIEW WITH GRATEFUL DEAD LYRICIST ROBERT HUNTER, PART ONE

AN INTERVIEW WITH GRATEFUL DEAD LYRICIST ROBERT HUNTER, PART ONE

Jul 25, 2014
LUTHER DICKINSON DISCUSSES ‘ALL STAR’ CAREER

LUTHER DICKINSON DISCUSSES ‘ALL STAR’ CAREER

Sep 3, 2014
NEW PORNOGRAPHERS AND THE EXCITEMENT OF THE UNEXPECTED

NEW PORNOGRAPHERS AND THE EXCITEMENT OF THE UNEXPECTED

May 16, 2023
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘KINTSUGI’

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘KINTSUGI’

Jan 25, 2015
SOUL SHAKERS’ ‘GUITARMAGEDDON’ ALL-STAR BLUES ALBUM OUT THIS WEEK: HEAR A TRACK FEATURING TEDDY YOUNG

SOUL SHAKERS’ ‘GUITARMAGEDDON’ ALL-STAR BLUES ALBUM OUT THIS WEEK: HEAR A TRACK FEATURING TEDDY YOUNG

Jul 8, 2016
NEW VIDEO FOR THE CARS, ALBUM ON THE WAY

NEW VIDEO FOR THE CARS, ALBUM ON THE WAY

Mar 21, 2011

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JOE BONAMASSA ON BB KING TRIBUTE, RUNNING HIS OWN MUSIC BUSINESS and TURNING 50
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JOE BONAMASSA ON BB KING TRIBUTE, RUNNING HIS OWN MUSIC BUSINESS and TURNING 50

Apr 13, 2026
ELIZABETH & THE CATAPULT ADDRESSES LIFE’S CONTRADICTIONS ON NEW ALBUM
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ELIZABETH & THE CATAPULT ADDRESSES LIFE’S CONTRADICTIONS ON NEW ALBUM

Apr 7, 2026
COLLECTIVE SOUL ENERGIZES KIRBY CENTER WITH ROCK HITS
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COLLECTIVE SOUL ENERGIZES KIRBY CENTER WITH ROCK HITS

Apr 4, 2026

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