Low Cut Connie to perform free show after being canceled for politics

Low Cut Connie fans and attendees are asked to bring lawn chairs and good vibes to Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 6.

Weeks after their show at Luzerne County’s “Rockin on River” Festival was canceled for their political views, Low Cut Connie, a Philadelphia-based rock band, announced that they will perform a free, solo piano concert at the Public Square in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Sept. 6. 

Earlier this year, Adam Weiner, frontman and singer, made a splash in the music scene after becoming one of the first artists to cancel a performance at the Kennedy Center when President Donald Trump began his second term and took over the venue as Chair. 

“ I made a decision, and I was actually the first artist to cancel their show at the Kennedy Center,” Weiner told The Keystone. “I’m certainly not the most famous, but I was the first, and for, for whatever reason, my little statement went viral around the world.”

Low Cut Connie backed out after the center, under Trump’s control, dismantled its Social Impact initiative. 

“ I was really honored to be asked to do it. The idea that Low Cut Connie embodies diversity and inclusion and promotes positive social change in any way was really an honor to hear that,” Connie said. 

Then in May, the band released a song “Living in the USA,” protesting the Trump administration. 

Then in July, Luzerne County canceled the band’s show a week before it was scheduled to play, due to the band’s political beliefs. 

Romilda Crocamo, Luzerne County Manager, told a local media outlet that the goal was “to have a place where we can enjoy music, food, promote our community, have fun, be safe and free of politics and propaganda.”

The county replaced Low Cut Connie with Halfway to Hell, an AC/DC cover band, but had to find a second cover band after it was discovered that the singer from Halfway to Hell was convicted of incest in 2007. 

Weiner will perform some of Low Cut Connie’s top songs in a solo piano set in coordination with In This Together NEPA.  

“This event is about joy, connection, and the kind of magic that happens when people come together through music,” Beth Gilbert, Voting and Elections Manager for In This Together NEPA, said in a statement. “We’re known as the Valley with a Heart because of our strong spirit—what makes this place special is our ability to come together, celebrate our community, and share moments like this