Saturday, July 4, 2009

Girls, Guns & Glory
with Radio Free Earth

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Buy Tickets Online - Online ticketing available until 5 PM the day of the show, otherwise call (570) 325-0249.

A rockin' alternative to the July 4th barbeque - 2 great bands from Boston: Girls, Guns and Glory brings some serious country music chops, but they know how to turn up the rock 'n' roll with authority. Imagine Lyle Lovett and Chris Isaak paying tribute to Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison.

Radio Free Earth: Rockabilly, country blues, boogie woogie, African reggae, Sixties folk revival, Texas swing, cajun, soul, and more!

Sponsored by WXLV 90.3 Roots Radio.

Doors 7:30 / Show 8:30 
Only $12 includes $3 per ticket handling fee

Presented by Jtams Productions
(570) 325-0249

Saturday, July 18, 2009

William Topley
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Buy Tickets Online - Online ticketing available until 5 PM the day of the show, otherwise call (570) 325-0249.

William Topley is a deep-voiced British vocalist with heady literary influences and a taste for the bluesy sound of America's Deep South, as well as the Caribbean rhythms of Jamaican reggae.  He combines folk and rock; and ties it together with some phenomenal song writing. Producer Barry Beckett said of Topley: “He’s the best singer I’ve ever heard.” Not bad, coming from a guy who’s worked with Aretha Franklin and Paul Simon.

"With a rangy vocal style hovering somewhere between Mick Jagger and John Hiatt, William Topley straddles both worlds." - London Times

Doors 7:30 / Show 8:30 
$21 includes $3 per ticket handling fee
$15 balcony for limited time
Presented by Jtams Productions
(570) 325-0249

Saturday, July 25, 2009

David Lindley

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David Lindley, well-known for his many years as the featured accompanist with Jackson Browne has long championed the concept of world music. His electro-acoustic performance effortlessly combines American folk, blues, and bluegrass traditions with elements from African, Arabic, Asian, Celtic, Malagasy, and Turkish musical sources.

Doors 7:30 / Show 8:30 
$23 includes $3 per ticket handling fee
$15 balcony for limited time
Presented by Jtams Productions
(570) 325-0249

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Mingo Fishtrap

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Buy Tickets Online - Online ticketing available until 5 PM the day of the show, otherwise call (570) 325-0249.

With a sound dancing between gutbucket soul, N'awlins grit-down funk and horn-fueled Motown pop, Mingo Fishtrap is an anomaly in the contemporary music scene. With each album, the group gravitates closer to the classic sounds that inspired them to learn their craft. What's old is new again.

Doors 7:30 / Show 8:30 
$18 includes $3 per ticket handling fee
$12 balcony for limited time
Presented by Jtams Productions
(570) 325-0249

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Jeffrey Gaines

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Jeffrey Gaines grew up listening to his parents' records of Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin. In later years his tastes included the music of Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson, The Clash and The Jam. His own music fuses these eclectic styles. A powerful performer with a soulful voice, it's the honesty expressed in Gaines's lyrics that converts the average listener to an enthusiastic fan.

Doors 7:30 / Show 8:30 
$18 includes $3 per ticket handling fee
$12 balcony for limited time
Presented by Jtams Productions
(570) 325-0249

Saturday, September 12, 2009

AJ Swearingen
with The Day Rubies
other artists to be announced

A Benefit for the Opera House

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With a rich and uniquely soulful voice and melodic guitar, AJ Swearingen's songwriting clearly pays homage to the standout iconic folk-rock-pop artists of the past. Tom Rush features one of AJ's songs on his most recent album. Appearing also are the Day Rubies, whose original sound reflects years of performing all styles of music in locations as varied as MusikFest and CBGB's.

Doors 7:30 / Show 8:30 
$15 includes $3 per ticket handling fee

Presented by Jtams Productions
(570) 325-0249

Saturday, September 19, 2009

The Nields

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The Nields' sound is built on top of the delicious blending of the voices of sisters Nerissa and Katryna, creating an ever-shifting sound that ranges from rock beats to the band's signature folk-based sound.

"Their harmonies are tight and soulful, their spirits unflagging." - Washington Post

Doors 7:30 / Show 8:30 
$18 includes $3 per ticket handling fee

Presented by Jtams Productions
(570) 325-0249

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Victor Bailey Band

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Buy Tickets Online - Online ticketing available until 5 PM the day of the show, otherwise call (570) 325-0249.

Former Weather Report bassist Victor Bailey's band brings world-class jazz and fusion to this exclusive Opera House engagement, with an all-star lineup featuring guitarist Dean Brown, keyboardist Peter Horvath and drummer Poogie Bell. Recognizing his status as one of the world's greatest bassists, Fender released a Victor Bailey signature model bass guitar.

Doors 7:30 / Show 8:30 
$28 includes $3 per ticket handling fee

Presented by Jtams Productions
(570) 325-0249

Saturday, Oct 3, 2009

Black 47

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Buy Tickets Online - Online ticketing available until 5 PM the day of the show, otherwise call (570) 325-0249.

Black 47 espouses an unblinkingly political and thoroughly Irish form of rock 'n' roll, with songs covering topics from the Northern Ireland conflict to civil rights and urban unrest in contemporary New York. Black 47 earned their chops playing the pub scene in Manhattan and self-producing their first indie record, then  gaining mainstream attention with their second album.

Doors 7:30 / Show 8:30 
$26 includes $3 per ticket handling fee

Presented by Jtams Productions
(570) 325-0249

Saturday, Oct 10, 2009

Eric Clapton Retrospective III
by the Craig Thatcher Band

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With the finest Clapton retrospective show anywhere, the Craig Thatcher Band has been amazing even the most diehard Clapton fans with his spot-on solos and arrangements of both the classics and the lesser-known tunes.

Doors 7:30 / Show 8:30 
$20 includes $3 per ticket handling fee

Presented by Jtams Productions
(570) 325-0249

Saturday, Oct 17, 2009

Tuck & Patti

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With nothing more than voice and guitar, Tuck & Patti have quietly changed the world over a career spanning three decades. Their music is a seed that nestles and grows in the garden of the soul. Like sun and gentle rain on hard-caked earth, it can work miracles.

Doors 7:30 / Show 8:30 
$28 includes $3 per ticket handling fee

Presented by Jtams Productions
(570) 325-0249

Saturday, Oct 31, 2009

Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian
Circus of Dreams
The 3rd Annual Grand Slambovian Hillbilly Pirates Halloween Ball

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Buy Tickets Online - Online ticketing available until 5 PM the day of the show, otherwise call (570) 325-0249.

You have to see GMSC live to get the full impact, especially at this, their annual Opera House Halloween show! Songwriter and lead singer Joziah Longo has an incantatory presence that's 70% tongue in cheek and 30% sho'nuff spiritual. Like a benevolent wizard (think a less hyperactive Ian Anderson), he's the center of a huge, dark, invigorating storm of sound.

"Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams is simply one of the finest American bands out there on the road." - All Music Guide

Doors 7:30 / Show 8:30 
$28 includes $3 per ticket handling fee (and food!)

Presented by Jtams Productions
(570) 325-0249

Saturday, December 4, 2009

Eilen Jewell

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Buy Tickets Online - Online ticketing available until 5 PM the day of the show, otherwise call (570) 325-0249.

When you hear Jewell on stage with her band it’s as if everything stops. She’s famously been compared to such greats as Billie Holiday, Lucinda Williams, and Gillian Welch, who are all near and dear inspirations to her. Like Billie Holiday, Jewell’s voice and song become one harmonizing within the other.

Doors 7:30 / Show 8:30 
$18 includes $3 per ticket handling fee

Presented by Jtams Productions
(570) 325-0249

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Steve Forbert

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When Steve Forbert titles a new song "Middle Age," there's none of Loudon Wainwright III's irony, Bob Dylan's bitterness or Bruce Springsteen's romanticizing. That's because Forbert just lays it out straight, like a BS-free conversation across a café table with an old buddy.

Doors 7:30 / Show 8:30 
$25 includes $3 per ticket handling fee

Presented by Jtams Productions
(570) 325-0249

Friday, March 12, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010

Two Nights with The Tartan Terrors

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Online ticketing available until 2 PM the day of the show, otherwise call (570) 325-0249.

The Tartan Terror shows at the Opera House during Jim Thorpe's St. Patrick's Day Weekend are some of the most sought-after in our program and it's not hard to see why. North America's premiere Celtic comedy group, the Tartans' mix of music, comedy and theater make for a thoroughly entertaining and uplifting evening.

Doors 7:30 / Show 8:30 
$33 / $28 includes $3 per ticket handling fee

Presented by Jtams Productions
(570) 325-0249