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Another Day Dawns debut album release party slated for Feb. 23

NEPA Cannabis Club has temporary home at Big Yield Hydroponics

Screaming Infidelities Emo Night to once again rock Stage West

King Arthur, knights bringing ‘Spamalot’ to Scranton

‘The Knox Mine Disaster – The End of Anthracite’ premiere screening slated for Jan. 22

Did Spider-Man trailer tell us too much about new ‘Avengers’?

Spices by Rebekah Launch Party set for Jan. 19

WB thrash band Cruel Bomb pledges to dominate 2019

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Another Day Dawns debut album release party slated for Feb. 23

NEPA Cannabis Club has temporary home at Big Yield Hydroponics

Screaming Infidelities Emo Night to once again rock Stage West

King Arthur, knights bringing ‘Spamalot’ to Scranton

‘The Knox Mine Disaster – The End of Anthracite’ premiere screening slated for Jan. 22

Did Spider-Man trailer tell us too much about new ‘Avengers’?

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Mya LaMaster

Age: 18 Location: Ashley What do you do for fun?: Read What are you most grateful for? My friends What would your last meal be?…

Dana McGonigle

Age: 35 Location: Hanover Twp What accomplishment to date are you most proud of ? Graduating valedictorian with my associate’s degree in Criminal Justice. Who…

Karissa Worobey

Age: 25 Hometown: Scranton What is your favorite thing about living in NEPA? The change…

Model of the Week: Jazmin Willow Bankus

Name: Jazmin Willow Bankus Age: 29 Location: Berwick What was your favorite concert? I got…

Model of the Week: Gillian Reinartz

Name: Gillian Reinartz Age: 26 Location: Lehigh Valley Who do you admire? Shirley Manson. She’s…

Model of the Week: Samantha Croney

Name: Samantha Croney Age: 24 Location: Scranton What would your last meal be? Chicken nuggets…

Model of the Week: Nitda Pribula

Name: Nitda Pribula Age: 35 Location: West Piston What are your three favorite things to…

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Olyphant singer donates profits to benefit national monument

OLYPHANT — A singer based in Olyphant is putting her talents to good use by donating the funds of a record she recorded to a national monument threatened by recent…

Weezer’s cover album falls flat, sounding like little more than karaoke

Think of some of the best cover versions of songs in history: Johnny Cash’s version of Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt,” Jimi Hendrix’s re-do of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower”…

James Blake is haunting on new record ‘Assume Form’

The first few weeks of the year are almost always the worst few weeks of the year for a music reviewer. It almost always takes three full weeks after the…

Benefit to be held for family of local music journalist affected by fire

WILKES-BARRE — This week, the local music scene is coming together for one of its own. A Benefit for the Howells Family will be held on Friday, Jan. 18, at…

‘The Knox Mine Disaster – The End of Anthracite’ premiere screening slated for Jan. 22

WILKES-BARRE – Sixty years ago, our ancestors were digging deep in the mines of Northeastern Pennsylvania, until the water came rushing in. The Knox Mine Disaster of January, 1959, was…

Scranton country musician releases first album

SCRANTON — With the release of his first album, a country musician from Scranton is already thinking of what the next step is. Steve Mushal, 26, recently released his first…

Spices by Rebekah Launch Party set for Jan. 19

SCRANTON — It’s about that time of the year when we tend to feel restless. The holidays are over. Bleak winter skies hang above as the chilly winds work their…

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Ariana Grande’s ‘Sweetener’ is like candy: sweet, but fleeting

With a considerable amount of hype leading up to it — at least, if my Facebook and Instagram feeds were to be believed — “Sweetener,”…