EXCLUSIVE: Electric City Music Conference announces 2018 venues, performers, and set times across Scranton area | NEPA Scene
On Sunday night, organizers of the Electric City Music Conference held an announcement party at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill, revealing all the nominees for the upcoming 2018 Steamtown Music Awards on Thursday, Sept. 13 as well as the entire live music schedule at 13 different venues on Friday, Sept. 14 and Saturday, Sept. 15.
The fifth annual event kicks off with the Steamtown Music Awards on Sept. 13 at The V-Spot (906 Providence Rd., Scranton), honoring Northeastern Pennsylvania’s top musicians and music industry professionals in 37 unique categories. Then on Sept. 14-15, over 150 local and national acts will perform across Scranton, Peckville, and Olyphant. Saturday afternoon will also feature free educational panels that are open to the public. More details will be announced in the coming weeks.
Venues returning for the 2018 ECMC are the Backyard Ale House, The Bog, the Irish Wolf Pub, The Keys, the New Penny Lounge, Thirst T’s Bar & Grill, and The V-Spot. The new venues added this year are Ale Mary’s, The Brew House and Back Room Bar, Club Vibe, Crotti’s on Ash, Harry’s, and Peculiar Slurp Shop.
As the largest event of its kind in Northeastern Pennsylvania, this celebration of the diverse local music scene is much more than a music festival, bringing hundreds of artists and music industry professionals together annually to meet and network while recognizing and showcasing established and up-and-coming musicians.
Saturday 8:30 p.m.: Oakum 9:30 p.m.: Gabby Borges 10:30 p.m.: The Firefoxes 11:30 p.m.: Will Wood and the Tapeworms 12:30 a.m.: Knuckle Drag
6 p.m.: Alex Key 7 p.m.: The Tins 8 p.m.: Alma Mater 9 p.m.: Pass Away 10 p.m.: Emo Night 11:30 p.m.: The Human Circuit 12:30 a.m.: Second Suitor
Saturday 8 p.m.: Running Late 9 p.m.: We Are Funhouse 10 p.m.: Mature Musical Pictures 11 p.m.: The Boastfuls Midnight: III For the Road
Saturday 6 p.m.: Tier 15 7 p.m.: Planning for Burial 8 p.m.: (Damn) This Desert Air 9 p.m.: Ripped Away 10 p.m.: Black Hole Heart 11 p.m.: The Aegean Midnight: The Crowning
Friday 7 p.m.: Asteria Falling 8 p.m.: The Mongols 9 p.m.: Brighter Days 10 p.m.: Send Request 11 p.m.: The Cryptid Midnight: Talon Co. 1 a.m.: Contours
Friday 7 p.m.: Rob Santoro 8 p.m.: Terrorize This! 9 p.m.: The Stash 10 p.m.: Minus Fields 11 p.m.: Monoceros Midnight: Earthmouth 1 a.m.: Anytime Soon
Friday 6 p.m.: Ed Allison 7 p.m.: Shock Value 8 p.m.: His Dream of Lions 9 p.m.: Always Undecided 10 p.m.: Static in the Attic 11 p.m.: Sterling Koch and Freeway Jam Midnight: Wayside
Saturday 6 p.m.: Joe Lombardo 7 p.m.: Shamrock Duo 8 p.m.: AYYA 9 p.m.: Blind Choice 10 p.m.: Piece of Mind 11 p.m.: Reach for the Sky Midnight: Grapefruit Cannonball
Friday 6 p.m.: Brad Kingsley 7 p.m.: Widmore 8 p.m.: Three Imaginary Boys 9 p.m.: Dreamers, Like Us 10 p.m.: Rahway 11 p.m.: Graces Downfall Midnight: Behind the Grey
See NEPA Scene’s photos from the 2018 announcement party here. See photos from the 2017 Steamtown Music Awards here and the entire Electric City Music Conference here. Stream or download last year’s panel discussions as free podcasts here and listen to Caviston and Norton talk about the conference and the awards in depth in Episode 26 of the NEPA Scene Podcast:
