MarkU's Blog

Hey everybody!

I was wondering what everyone thought of the current NEPA music scene.  There are some great bands out there currently - Beyond Fallen is a great metal band, K8's a quality singer/songwriter, and we've got a great bluesman in Clarence Spady.  It seems though as if local artists don't get the support they used to.  Remember the groundswell of support The Badlees (gets my vote for best band to ever come out of NEPA) got back in 1995 that led them to their major label record deal?  Sure, Breaking Ben went national, but somehow their rise didn't have the same feeling of a slow and excitement filled build like other NEPA bands such as The Badlees had.  It just didn't seem like it was quite the same level of fan support. 

Perhaps I'm leaving out the indie punk movement that's happening locally.  There are a number of indie punk labels with hungry young bands locally that are vying for attention.  What is everyone else's take on the current NEPA music scene?