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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Brooklyn based band King Radio is bringing its blend of Americana, soul, rhythm and blues, country and Motown to the F.M. Kirby Center.</p><p>They will perform at 7:30 p.m. May 5 at the Kirby Center, 71 Public Square, as part of the ongoing &#8220;Live from the Chandelier Lobby&#8221; concert series. Kingston based rock band Suze will be the opening act. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. March 4 and are available at the Kirby Center Box Office, by phone at 570-826-1100 or online at <a href="http://www.kirbycenter.org">www.kirbycenter.org</a>. Kirby Members can participate in a pre-sale at 10 a.m. March 2.</p><p>King Radio is formed around the trio of singer, songwriter, guitar player and former war photographer Justin King, bass player Mark Kiesinger and drummer and Wilkes-Barre native A.J. Jump. The band also features a number of other instruments including pedal steel guitar, saxophone, trumpet and trombone.</p><p>According to a Kirby Center press release, King Radio&#8217;s debut self-titled album was met with rave reviews when released in October, and King said of the band, &#8220;With the pedal steel guitar, mandolin, keyboards and fiddle, it&#8217;s got aspects of, for example, the Band, but with our horn section, there&#8217;s also some Motown production elements.&#8221;</p><p>Tickets cost $10 in advance and $12 the day of the event.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>Times Leader staff reports</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Matt Mattei at 570-991-6651 or <a href="mailto:Twitter@TLArts">Twitter@TLArts</a></p></shirttailMeta></div>

King Radio performing at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre May 5 with opening act Suze