First Posted: 1/6/2014
ALICE C. WILTSIE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
(700 N. Wyoming St., Hazleton)
570.861.0510, wiltsiecenter.org
• Liam Lis: Jan. 4, doors 5 p.m., show at 6. $5.
COVE HAVEN ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS
194 Lakeview Dr., Lakeville
877.800.5380, cpresorts.com
• Comedian Shawn Cornelius: Dec. 31 at Pocono Palace.
• Comedian Paul Bond: Dec. 31 at Paradise Stream
• Comedian Steve Shaffer: Dec. 31 at Cove Haven
• Sweetwater: Dec. 31 at Pocono Palace
• Pop Rox: Dec. 31 at Cove Haven
• Weird Science: Dec. 31 at Paradise Stream
• Magician John Graham: Jan. 1 at Cove Haven
• Somethin’ Sarah’s Rock-Aoke Party: Jan. 1 at Pocono Palace
• DJ Dr. J: Jan. 1 at Cove Haven
• Terry, Terance and Harper: Jan. 1 at Paradise Stream
• The Company: Jan. 2 at Cove Haven
• Valerie Borman Experience: Jan. 2 at Paradise Stream
• Terry, Terance and Harper: Jan. 2 at Pocono Palace
• Pete Begley: Jan. 3 at Pocono Palace
• The Byrd Pressley Band: Jan. 3 at Cove Haven
• Comedian Billy Garan: Jan. 3 at Paradise Stream
• Wisecrackers Comedy All Star Revue: Jan. 3 at Pocono Palace
• DJ Chris: Jan. 3 at Pocono Palace
• Chapter 2: Jan. 4 at Paradise Stream
• Cassandra “Tarot Card Reader”: Jan. 4 at Paradise Stream
• Pete Begley: Jan. 4 at Cove Haven
• The Byrd Pressley Band: Jan. 4 at Pocono Palace
• Comedian Billy Garan: Jan. 4 at Pocono Palace
• Coast to Coast: Jan. 4 at Cove Haven
• Tom “The Piano Man”: Jan. 4 at Pocono Palace
• Select Four: Jan. 5 at Pocono Palace
• Magician John Graham: Jan. 5 at Paradise Stream
• Somethin’ Sarah’s Rock-Aoke Party: Jan. 5 at Cove Haven
• Polyester: Jan. 5 at Paradise Stream
THE COOPERAGE PROJECT
(1030 Main St., Honesdale)
570.253.2020, thecooperageproject.org
• Bakithi Kumalo and Robbi Hall Kumalo, Grammy award-winning musicians: Jan. 5, 3 p.m. $20, advance; $25, at the door.
F.M. KIRBY CENTER
(71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre)
570.826.1100, kirbycenter.org
• Raise the Curtain: Dec. 31, 7 p.m.
• Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue: Jan. 17, 8p.m. $39-$60.
• Memphis: Jan. 25, 8 p.m. $45-$74.
• Bizet’s Carmen: Jan. 31, 8 p.m. $34-$64.
• Doktor Kaboom: Feb. 13, 10 a.m.
• The Red Hot Chilli Pipers: Feb. 22, 8 p.m. $35-$45.
• Joe Nardone’s Christmas Doo Wop Spectacular: March 2, 7 p.m. All tickets from Dec. 13 show to be honored on this date.
• American Idiot: Mar. 5, 7:30 p.m. $34-$75.
• Standard Time: May 23, 8 p.m. $55, $35.
HAWLEY SILK MILL
(8 Silk Mill Dr., Hawley. 570.588.8077, silkmillharmony.com)
• Comedy Night with MTV featured and award winning comics Mike Cannon, Kate Wolff, and Emma Willman: Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m. $16, advance; $20.
JACK FROST BIG BOULDER RESORTS
Phone: 570.443.8425
www.jfbb.com
• High Strung Duo: Dec. 26
• Pair of Nuts Duo: Dec. 27, Mar. 1
• YMI: Dec. 28, Feb. 22
• Mother Natures Sons: Jan. 3
• The Zone: Jan. 4, Feb. 15
• Kartune: Jan. 11, Feb. 1
• Goodman Fiske: Jan. 18, Feb. 8, 16
• Fame & Forune: Jan. 19
• UUU: Jan. 25
MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE
(14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe)
570.325.0249, mauchchunkoperahouse.com
• NYE with the Tartan Terrors: Dec. 31, 9:30 p.m.
• Jan. 11: Dancin’ Machine, 8 p.m., $20.
• Jan 17: Hard Travelin’ with Woody Guthrie, 8 p.m. $20.
• Jan 18: Dead On Live, 8 p.m. $23.
• Jan. 19: Swearingen and Kelli with The Day Rubies. 6 p.m. $12.
• Jan 25: New West Guitar Group, 8 p.m. $18.
• Feb 1: Claire Lynch Band – New West Guitar Group, 8 p.m., $22.
• Feb 7: Kashmir Zeppelin Show, 8:30 p.m. $23.
• Feb. 8: Blues with Joe Louis Walker and Popa Chubby, 8 p.m. $25.
• Feb 14-15: Tusk, 8:30 p.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday. $26.
• Feb 17: Memories of Elvis, 6 p.m. $26.
• Feb 21: Dar Williams, 8:30 p.m. $25.
• Feb 22: David Bromberg Quintet, 8 p.m. $20.
• March 1: Glimmer Twins, 8 p.m. $23.
• March 8: Tartan Terrors, 8 p.m. $32.
• March 15: Savoy Brown, 8 p.m. $25.
• March 21: Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo, 8:30 p.m., $20.
• March 22, Kellery Williams, 8 p.m. $28.
MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
(255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre)
800.745.3000, mohegansunarenapa.com
• Jeff Dunham: Dec. 28, 5 p.m. $49.50.
• Luke Bryan: Feb. 14
MOUNT AIRY CASINO RESORT
(44 Woodland Rd., Mount Pocono)
877.682.4791, mountairycasino.com
• Rob Base: Dec. 28, 10 p.m., $20 cover charge.
• Burlesque Show: Dec. 29, 8 p.m., $15.
• Comedy on the Edge: Dec. 30, 8 p.m., $20-$30.
• New Year’s Eve 2014: Dec. 31, Doors 9:30 p.m. Party 10 p.m., $30.
• Gilbert Gottfried: Jan. 18, 8 p.m., $20-$30.
• Dream Girls Centerfold Female Revue: Jan. 31, 9 p.m., $20-$30.
• Tracy Morgan: Feb. 1, 8 p.m., $50-$65.
• Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes: Feb. 15, 8 p.m., $25-$40.
• Unforgettable Fire: Mar 15, 8 p.m., $10.
PENN’S PEAK
(325 Maury Rd., Jim Thorpe)
866.605.7325, pennspeak.com
• Phil Vassar: Jan. 11, 8 p.m.
• Kix/Autograph: Jan. 31, 8 p.m.
• Fran Cosmo: Feb. 1, 8 p.m.
• Changes in Latitude: Feb. 8, 8 p.m.
• An Evening With Vince Gill: Feb. 21, 8 p.m.
• Bruce in the USA: Feb. 22, 8 p.m.
• Pink Floyd Experience: Mar. 1, 8 p.m.
• Dickey Betts/Great Southern: Mar. 9, 8 p.m.
• Don Williams: March 21, 8 p.m.
• Rhonda Vincent and The Rage: Mar. 22, 8 p.m.
• Heart: March 30, 8 p.m.
• Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot, the Ultimate Billy Joel Experience: April 11, 8 p.m.
• Queensryche: April 25, 8 p.m.
• Sha Na Na 45th Anniversary Show: April 26, 8 p.m.
• Blue Oyster Cult with Foghat: May 2, 8 p.m.
• REO Speedwagon: June 20, 8 p.m.
• Happy Together Tour: June 26, 8 p.m.
RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE
(667 N. River St., Plains)
570.822.2992, riverstreetjazzcafe.com
• The Manhattan Project/ Rogue Chimp: Dec. 14, $8.
• MIZ: Dec. 28, 10 p.m., $5.
• Start Making Sense “Tribute to the Talking Heads”/ Post Junction: Dec. 29, 9 p.m., $10.
• Spady’s All Stra Band “Tribute to Prince & Soul Revue”: Dec. 31, 10 p.m., $15.
SHERMAN THEATER
(524 Main St., Stroudsburg)
570.420.2808, shermantheater.com
• Patent Pending: Dec. 27, 6 p.m. $10 advance, $12 at door.
• Clutch: Dec. 28, 8 p.m. $25.
WVIA-FM
presents The Oak Creek Band and Lorne Clarke on the next live broadcast of WVIA’s Homegrown Music Concert: Jan. 13, 8 p.m., Sordoni High-Definition Theater located in the WVIA Studios in Pittston. This concert will be taped for a television broadcast on WVIA-TV later this year. Seats can be reserved by calling 570.655.2808 or visiting www.wvia.org/hi-deftheaterentry.
PHILADELPHIA
ELECTRIC FACTORY
(3421 Willow St., Philadelphia)
215.LOVE.222, electricfactory.info
• Zedd: Dec. 28, 8:30 p.m.
• Dark Star Orchestra: Dec. 29, 8:30 p.m.
• Lotus: Dec. 30, 31, 9 p.m.
• Pixies: Jan. 24, 8:30 p.m.
• Walk Off The Earth/Parachute: Jan. 30, 8:30 p.m.
• Dr. Dog: Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 8:30 p.m.
• Falling In Reverse/Escape The Fate/Chelsea Grin/Survive his!: Feb. 2, 7 p.m.
• Panic! At The Disco/ The Colourist: Feb. 5, 8 p.m.
• Galactic/ Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaries: Feb. 8, 8:30 p.m.
• Flogging Molly: Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m.
• Bring Me The Horizon/ Of Mice & Men: Mar. 2, 7 p.m.
• Austin Mahone/Becky G./Midnight Red/W3 The Future: Mar. 6, 7:30 p.m.
• Ellie Goulding: Mar. 14, 8p.m.
• The Glitch Mob with special guests Ana Sia and Penthouse Penthouse: March 14
• Excision: Mar. 21, 9 p.m.
• Pentatonix: Mar. 30., 8 p.m.
• Shpongle: Apr. 5, 8:30 p.m.
• Lindsey Stirling: June 23
KESWICK THEATRE
(291 North Keswick Ave., Glenside)
215.572.7650, keswicktheatre.com
• Cinematic Titanic: Dec. 30, 8 p.m.
NORTH STAR BAR
27th & Poplar St., Philadelphia
215.684.0808
• Dec. 27: The Slackers
• Dec. 31: Clap Your Hands Say Yea / Juston Stens & The Get Real Gang / Pine Barons
• Jan. 9: The Jim Jones Revue
• Jan. 10: Hellbound Glory
• Jan. 17: You Do You release show with Song Dogs
• Jan. 18: Johnny Flynn / The Melodic
• Jan. 21: Lee Bains II & The Glory Fires / Turf Wars
• Feb. 14: The Box Tiger
• Feb. 15: Have Gun, Will Travel / Morning River Band
• Feb. 17: Glasvegas
• Feb. 21: Reggie and the Full Effect / Dads / Pentimento
TOWER THEATER
(19 South 69th St., Upper Darby)
610.352.2887, tower-theatre.com
• Gov’t Mule: Dec. 27, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 28, 7:30 p.m.
• Yo Gabba Gabba: Holiday Show: Dec. 29, 2 p.m., 5 p.m.
TROCADERO THEATRE
(1003 Arch St., Philadelphia)
215.336.2000, thetroc.com
• Mantis Music Showcase: Dec. 28, 6 p.m.
• Victoriana/ Dorian’s Parlor: Dec. 31, 9 p.m.
SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER
(1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.)
609.365.1300, livenation.com/venues/14115
• Demi Lovato: Mar. 1, 7:30 p.m.
• Robin Thicke: Mar. 6, 7:45 p.m.
• Imagine Dragons: Mar. 7, 7 p.m.
WELLS FARGO CENTER
(3601 South Broad St., Philadelphia)
215.336.3600, wellsfargocenterphilly.com
Jan. 7,
ELSEWHERE IN PA
BRYCE JORDAN CENTER
(127 University Dr., State College)
814.865.5500, bjc.psu.edu
• Jay Z: Jan. 31, 8 p.m.
CROCODILE ROCK
(520 West Hamilton St, Allentown)
610.434.460, crocodilerockcafe.com
• ABX: Dec. 18
SANDS BETHLEHEM EVENT CENTER
(77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem)
610.2977414, sandseventcenter.com
• MythBusters: Dec. 12, 8 p.m.
• Kenny G: Dec. 19, 8 p.m.
• Smokey Robinson: Dec. 27, 8 p.m.
• Larry the Cable Guy: Dec. 28, 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
• DJ Pauly D NYE: Dec. 31, 8 p.m.
• Classic Albums Live presents: Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon: Jan. 11, 8 p.m.
• Jim Gaffigan: Mar. 29, 7 p.m.
SOVEREIGN CENTER
(700 Penn St., Reading)
610.898.7299, sovereigncenter.com
• Jeff Dunham: Dec. 29, 3 p.m.
SOVEREIGN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
(136 North 6th Street, Reading)
610.898.7469, sovereigncenter.com
• Beach Boys: Dec. 13, 8 p.m.
• Tony Bennett: Dec. 21, 8 p.m.
• Jeff Dunham: Dec. 29, 3 p.m.
WHITAKER CENTER
(222 Market St., Harrisburg)
717.214.ARTS, whitakercenter.org
• The Nutcracker: Dec. 14, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., Dec. 15, 2 p.m.
• Get The Led Out: Dec. 28, 7:30 p.m.
NEW YORK / NEW JERSEY
BEACON THEATRE
(2124 Broadway, New York, N.Y.)
212.465.6500, beacontheatre.com
• Trailer Park Boys’ Ricky, Julian, Bubbles, Randy & Mr. Lahey: Dec. 14, 8 p.m.
IZOD CENTER
(50 State Rt. 120, East Rutherford, N.J.)
201.935.3900, meadowlands.com
• Disney On Ice 100 Years of Magic: Jan. 3-5
• Demi Lovato: Mar. 7
• Imagine Dragons: Mar. 8
• Miley Cyrus: Apr. 3
• Cher: May 10
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
(7th Ave., New York, N.Y.)
212.465.6741, thegarden.com
• Z100’s Jingle Ball 2013: Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m.
• Phish: Dec. 28, Dec. 31.
• Luke Bryan: Jan. 25, Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.
• Keith Urban: Jan. 29, 7 p.m.
• Arctic Monkeys: Feb. 8, 8 p.m.
• Kings of Leon: Feb. 14, 8 p.m.
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
(1260 6th Ave., New York, N.Y.)
212.247.4777, radiocity.com
• Jill Scott: Dec. 31
• Master of Ceremony: Jan. 24
• Heart and Lights: Mar. 27-May 4
• Celtic Woman: May 21
ROSELAND BALLROOM
(239 52nd Street, New York, N.Y.)
212.247.0200, roselandballroom.com
• Big Gigantic: Dec. 30, 31, 9 p.m.
• Panic! At The Disco: Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m.
• Flogging Molly: Feb. 27, 7 p.m.
THE THEATER AT MSG
(4 Penn Plaza, New York, N.Y.)
212.465.6741, theateratmsg.com
• The Disco Biscuits: Dec. 31, 11 p.m.
• J. Cole: Jan 28, 8 p.m.
• 15th Annual NFL Super Bowl Gospel Celebration: Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m.
BORGATA HOTEL CASINO & SPA
(1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.)
609.317.1000, theborgata.com
• David Guetta: Dec. 29, 10 p.m., Event Center
• Indsurty NYE with Lil Jon & Samantha Ronson: Dec. 30, 10 p.m., mur.mur
• Human Nature: Jan. 3, 4, 9 p.m., The Music Box
• Rob Thomas: Jan. 17, 18, 19, 9 p.m., The Music Box
• Janelle Monae: Jan. 31, 9 p.m., The Music Box
• Robin Thicke: Mar. 2, 8 p.m., Event Center
• IL Divo: May 17, 8 p.m., Eveny Center
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