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11/12/2024

THIS WEEKEND IN LIVE MUSIC...

🎵ON THE COVER: Autumn Falls Entertainment is playing five times in four days!

This solo singer will be @ Queen City Tavern Thursday 12/12, Grotto Pizza Edwardsville Friday 12/13, then Downtown Lehighton's Vintage Christmas Saturday afternoon 12/14. In the evening on Saturday 12/14 & Sunday 12/15 find her playing lots of Christmas classics @ La Dolce Casa! 👩‍🎤

🎵 Tedd Hazard will be recording his album live @ Curry Donuts of South Pennsylvania Ave on on Friday 12/13 along with Condition Oakland, Sweet Anne Marie, Joe Jack Talcum, and more! 🍩

🎵 H-DuO to play Power's Winter Wonderland in the afternoon @ Tap at Humboldt Beer Depot on Saturday 12/14. ❄

🎵 Calamity Chang presents "A Slay Belles Burlesque Spectacular" at Mauch Chunk Opera House on Friday 12/13 for a more sultry fun Christmas celebration. 💃

🎵 Lead singer of Another Day Dawns, Dakota Sean, is doing solo acoustic shows around the area through the end of the year. Find him @ Beltzville Bar And Grill on Friday 12/13 then Revere Brewery on Saturday 12/14. 🎤

🎵 First time this venue's on the list! B3Q Smokehouse hosts Kitchen Teeth on Friday 12/13. 🎸

🎵 Lance Thomas Band has two shows in Luzerne County this weekend! First, find them @ Grotto Pizza Harvey's Lake on Friday 12/13 then @ Pisano Family Wines on Saturday 12/14. ✌

🎵 Sherman Theater has Shakey Graves & Buffalo Hunt on Friday 12/13 on their main theater stage. 🤠

ALLLLL THIS AND A WHOLE LOT MORE HERE ON OUR LATEST WEEKLY LIVE MUSIC LIST:

We may be counting down to Christmas, but this weekend is all about entertainment for you! Northeastern Pennsylvania’s got holiday specials, country nights, live burlesque, acoustic jams…

11/12/2024

Local author Jo Ann Walczak debuts non-fiction Christian short story collection, grounded in her walks on Scott Twp's Layton Road. 📚

SCOTT TWP – Ordinary lives can become extraordinary. That’s the premise of a new nonfiction book just released Tuesday, December 10, on Amazon entitled “The Walk on Layton: 52 Modern Parables for Your…

10/12/2024

Tickets go on sale this week for two nights of Dark Star Orchestra coming to F.M. Kirby Center in March 2025. 🎸🎟💀☮

WILKES-BARRE – Following the resounding success of their 2024 performances, Dark Star Orchestra, the acclaimed Grateful Dead tribute band, will return to the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts…

10/12/2024

*UPDATE* Camelback Resort PA opening day will now be Saturday! ⛷

TANNERSVILLE – Slated to open its 2024-2025 ski season on Friday, December 13, Camelback Resort in the Pocono Mountains welcomes skiers, snowboarders, snow tubers and outdoor enthusiasts to its 560…

09/12/2024

Variant Season has a hot new single, a Steamtown Music Award win, and lots more ahead in the latest story for our series with 979X, 🖤🤘🎸

Variant Season is coming hot off a year of growth and gearing up for more in 2025. This local alt-metal band’s latest hit song, “Fade,” has been making its rounds on 979X’s Locals Only show and across…

09/12/2024

Roll your windows down and cruise this summer! It's official, Nelly is coming to Musikfest 2025. 🎵🩹

BETHLEHEM — It’s gettin’ hot in here! ArtsQuest just announced the fourth Musikfest 2025 headliner, Nelly, will be coming to the Wind Creek Steel Stage on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

09/12/2024

New episode of Food Fight with Brian DiMattia! 👊🎙🍕 This week, this OnTheStacks original chats with 2x World Pizza Champion, Tony Cerimele.

In the Loop Internet Studio is Tony Cerimele. Join host Brian DiMattia as Tony shares his thrilling experience of his journey to becoming a 2X world-renowned pizza champion. With humor and heart…

08/12/2024

Comedian Mark Normand heads to F.M. Kirby Center this Friday.

WILKES-BARRE — Comedian Mark Normand will play the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts as part of his “Ya Don’t Say” tour on Friday, December 13, 2024. The show begins at 7:00 P.M.

07/12/2024

Darius Rucker is coming to Bethlehem this summer for Musikfest 2025!

BETHLEHEM – ArtsQuest announces the second Musikfest 2025 headliner as acclaimed country music star, Darius Rucker, coming to the Wind Creek Steel Stage on Sunday, August 3, 2025.

06/12/2024

It's official, Wawa has arrived! ☕⛽

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Wally Goose will be there.

06/12/2024

Get all your holiday kicks and more 😉 in this recent Netflix release. Christopher Vernon checks out "The Merry Gentlemen" in this week's ! 🎬🍿🎄

Without any doubt, or a second thought in mind, it is the absolute best time of the year! Dark by 4:30 p.m. 25 degrees outside at best, with a wind chill that makes it feel about 10.

06/12/2024

The Rock Orchestra combines classical musicians with legendary rock & metal by candlelight at Sherman Theater! 🕯🤘🎵

STROUDSBURG – The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight is headed to the Sherman Theater on Monday, December 9.

05/12/2024

Proxima Artistry Collective presents their Celestial Winter Experience this Saturday for guests to shop local artisans, meet the team, enter raffles & contests, and more!

KINGSTON —Holiday shopping doesn’t have to be tedious or desperate! Proxima Artistry Collective hosts a full seasonal celebration so you can to find something special for everyone your list and have…

05/12/2024

In the latest episode of OnTheStacks, Tori Donahue opens up about surviving postpartum depression, navigating motherhood, and igniting her creative spark. 🎙💡

In this episode, podcast host Bill Corcoran Jr. sits down with Tori Donahue, a creative entrepreneur, to explore the uncharted territories of postpartum depression that intersect with ADHD and the…

04/12/2024

THIS WEEKEND IN LIVE MUSIC...

🎵 ON THE COVER: Dynamic local party band, Leighann & Company set to play Summit Cigar NEPA on Friday 12/6. Then, the full band will be there to play SantaCon @ Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday 12/7! 🎅

🎵 Aaron Fink & the Fury to headline River Street Jazz Cafe on Saturday 12/7 with special guest, Tatiana! 🎸

🎵It's Twisted X-Mas with 979X! They've got Daughtry @ F.M. Kirby Center on Thursday 12/5. ❌

🎵 Underoath @ Sherman Theater on Friday 12/6, celebrating 20 years of "They're Only Chasing Safety" album. 😷

🎵 We The Living are set to play Grotto Pizza Harvey's Lake on Friday 12/6, then The Stonehouse on Saturday 12/7, and finally they'll be @ TheVspot Bar Sunday 12/8 for the Chris Harding Benefit during the day! 🎶

🎵Justin Bravo & The Kind perform @ R Bar and Grill on Friday 12/6. 🍻

🎵 The Woodlands Inn hosts Lance Thomas Live @ Streamside Lounge on Friday 12/6. ☮

Alllll this and a whole lot more! Check back here every week for our and let us know of some venues to add to the list:

December is here and this weekend’s music lineup aims to spread some holiday cheer. You might be back to work for now, but have no fear. Just pair these concerts with a beer and sing along loudly for…

04/12/2024

979X presents Daughtry for Twisted X-Mas on Thursday @ F.M. Kirby Center! 🤘🎄🎸

WILKES-BARRE – Rock superstar Daughtry performs at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, December 5, at 7:00 p.m. as part of 979X Twisted X-Mas with special guests Sleep Theory…

03/12/2024

10 metalcore bands are ready to rock for a good cause this Saturday! 🤘🖤🎁 Sled Dog Entertainment and Traverse the Abyss launch Mosh for Tots benefit concert at Moon Tavern.

SCRANTON — On Saturday, December 7, a 10-band music festival takes place at Moon Ballroom in Dickson City, where the hard rock and heavy metal community is joining forces to support a great cause for…

03/12/2024

Open Skate tonight @ Mohegan Arena PA for ! ⛸🐧

WILKES-BARRE – Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza, managed by ASM Global, is delighted to invite the community to its annual Toys for Tots Open Skate event on Tuesday, December 3.

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