I’ve been a fan since catching them at the River Street Jazz café in Plains Township, just outside of Wilkes-Barre, a few years back.Įven though the weather was less than perfect, the vibes were all good in Jim Thorpe that late-afternoon. Cabinet, the headlining act at the Mauch Chunk Opera House, located just a few blocks up Broadway in downtown Jim Thorpe, are a Northeast Pennsylvania-based, bluegrass ensemble who are heavily inspired by diverse genres like the jam-centric ‘hippie’ rock of the Grateful Dead along with more traditional artists like Lester Flatts and Earl Scruggs. I got off of work on a Friday afternoon in late June and soon after headed to Jim Thorpe for some preshow festivities – namely a couple of beers and a shot of Beam at the Broadway Pub to ‘get ready’ for the show. Have you ever had one of those proverbial ‘perfect nights?’ The stars just seem to align and everything comes together to create one of those superlative kind of experiences, in this case, the best bluegrass concert I have ever attended. Cabinet Rocks the Mauch Chunk Opera House

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