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Kathleen Madigan Doesn’t Hold Back
January 22, 2012 | No Comment
Kathleen Madigan Doesn’t Hold Back

Comedian Kathleen Madigan is considered one of the funniest women alive by critics, colleagues, and audiences alike, but not all her appearances in Pennsylvania have been as well received.
While touring in Amish country a few …

The Amazing Kreskin Predicts Return to Scranton
January 22, 2012 | No Comment
The Amazing Kreskin Predicts Return to Scranton

The Amazing Kreskin remembers Scranton fondly.
With family residing in the Lehigh Valley, Kreskin, born George Joseph Kresge, started performing as a mentalist as a teenager. He recalls driving weekly to an old club on a …

‘Paradise Lost’ Trilogy More Than Just Movies for the WM3
January 22, 2012 | No Comment
‘Paradise Lost’ Trilogy More Than Just Movies for the WM3

Everything seems to move slower in places like Arkansas, but justice has been at a standstill in the Natural State for 18 years.
In that time, the world has heard the sad, but true story of …

Choose Your Doomsday of Preference
January 15, 2012 | No Comment
Choose Your Doomsday of Preference

The Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago announced on Jan. 10 that the Doomsday Clock is now set at five minutes to midnight, moving ahead …

STARWOOD’s Outerworldly ‘Cyber Rock’ to Land in Scranton
January 8, 2012 | No Comment
STARWOOD’s Outerworldly ‘Cyber Rock’ to Land in Scranton

The northeast Pennsylvania music scene hasn’t seen anything quite like the psychedelic Felix Sarco, a group formed to “destroy” conventional rock n’ roll, since they disbanded in 2007, but they will have a chance to …

Bobby Davis and the Smartest Man Seize All Musical Opportunities
January 8, 2012 | No Comment
Bobby Davis and the Smartest Man Seize All Musical Opportunities

This is the seventh article in a continuing series I started called NEPA Mixtape, which profiles bands and solo artists from northeast Pennsylvania and allows readers to download a free song chosen by the musicians …