{"id":106275,"date":"2026-02-05T20:15:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/106275\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T20:15:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:15:06","slug":"picture-this-celebrate-music-in-downtown-pittston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/106275\/","title":{"rendered":"Picture This: Celebrate Music in Downtown Pittston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/live-in-nepa\/pittston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Downtown Pittston<\/a> filled with music over the weekend during Celebrate Music, the city\u2019s newest event spotlighting <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/events\/live-music-and-theater\/popular-bars-and-restaurants-for-live-music-in-nepa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">live bands<\/a> alongside its growing <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/things-to-do\/search\/?categories%5B%5D=77&amp;categories%5B%5D=76&amp;categories%5B%5D=79&amp;location%5B%5D=269409&amp;locationType%5B%5D=city\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">restaurant and bar scene<\/a>. From daytime sets to late-night shows, sound drifted from venue to venue, turning the entire downtown into an all-day soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p>The day started at <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/listing\/napolis-pizza\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Napoli\u2019s Pizza<\/a>, where Chase Who Band delivered classic rock while diners settled in for the start of the festivities. From there, the crowd flowed through <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/listing\/gramercy-ballroom-restaurant\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gramercy Restaurant<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/listing\/the-refinery\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Refinery<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/listing\/pizza-althea\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pizza Althea<\/a>, with live music carrying people from stop to stop as the afternoon rolled on.<\/p>\n<p>As evening arrived, <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/listing\/bravo-tex-mex\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bravo Tex-Mex<\/a> picked up the pace with The Broke Pines. Just down the street at <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/listing\/the-joint-53\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Joint 53<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/listing\/rikasa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rikasa<\/a>, Joe Burke and Co. shared the stage alongside Rosary Guild, drawing listeners in for a more intimate music experience.<\/p>\n<p>Later on, the Knights of Columbus filled quickly for performances by Bret Alexander of The Badlees and Mere Mortals. The night ended at <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/listing\/the-tomato-bar-bistro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Tomato Bar and Bistro<\/a> with Proud Monkey, a Dave Matthews tribute band that delivered a high-energy finish to the day.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate Music showcased how naturally local music and local businesses connect effortlessly in downtown. Take a look at the photo highlights from the day and stay tuned for more events in Pittston.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Downtown Pittston filled with music over the weekend during Celebrate Music, the city\u2019s newest event spotlighting live bands&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106276,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1647,178,180,179],"class_list":["post-106275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-picture-this","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}