- Derek Holminski, guitarist of Send Request. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Derek Holminski, guitarist of Send Request. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Andrew Blank, vocalist for Send Request. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Andrew Blank of Send Request performs a solo song as the crowd gathers around him to end the night, Thursday, Sept. 26 at Karl Hall. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Andrew Blank, vocalist for Send Request. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Andrew Blank, vocalist for Send Request. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Event host and on-air host of ALT-Natives on ALT 92.1, Johnny Popko thorws swag to the crowd at Karl Hall. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Scranton-based folk artist American Buffalo Ghost warms up the crowd at Karl Hall. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Scranton-based folk artist American Buffalo Ghost warms up the crowd at Karl Hall. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Scranton-based folk artist American Buffalo Ghost strums the guitar during a performance at Karl Hall. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Scranton-based folk artist American Buffalo Ghost warms up the crowd at Karl Hall. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Skylar Montgomery of Avoca, left, and Katelyn Clewell of Wilkes-Barre
- Sommer Kosko of Wilkes-Barre, left, and Teresa Whitehouse of Scranton
- Lucas Heylek of Plains and Hanna Moon of Bear Creek
- Austin Yorks of Lehman and Marcy Coleman of Nanticoke
- In front: Travis Grosz of Mountain Top. Second row, from left: Olive Frie of Wilkes-Barre, Skylar Montgomery of Avoca and Joy Frie of Wilkes-Barre
- Tabitha Blake and Chris Ritzco, both of Pittston
- From left: Megan Grebeck of Laflin, Darien Evans of Wilkes-Barre and Mason Carl of York
- ALT-Natives Underground Live at Karl Hall featuring Nanticoke-based band Send Request took place Thursday, Sept. 26. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Derek Holminski, guitarist of Send Request. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Jon Labenski, dummer of Send Request. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- At the ALT-Natives Unverground Live Performance featuring Send Request, the crowd claps along. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Andrew Blank, vocalist for Send Request. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Andrew Blank, vocalist for Send Request, jumps in the air as the band performs at Karl Hall in Wilkes-Barre as part of the ALT-Natives Underground Live series. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Andrew Blank, vocalist for Send Request. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Jon Labenski, dummer of Send Request. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- ALT-Natives Underground Live at Karl Hall featuring Nanticoke-based band Send Request took place Thursday, Sept. 26. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- ALT-Natives Underground Live at Karl Hall featuring Nanticoke-based band Send Request took place Thursday, Sept. 26. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Andrew Blank, vocalist for Send Request. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Derek Holminski, guitarist, left, and Aron Wood, bassist of Send Request perform at Karl Hall during the ALY-Natives Underground Live series. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Bassist of Send Request, Aron Wood embraces vocalist Andrew Blank during a performance at Karl Hall. Emma Black / Staff Photographer
- Jon Labenski, dummer of Send Request. Emma Black / Staff Photographer

Emma Black is a photographer and writes Up Close and Personal, which spotlights people from all walks of life in NEPA who have a unique skill, craft, talent or trade. She is a graduate of Abington Heights High School and University of Scranton, where she studied journalism and electronic media. Emma has been with Times-Shamrock Communications since 2016 and enjoys playing, coaching and following soccer; exploring international cuisine; and doing arts and crafts in her free time. Contact: eblack@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9100; @emmablack_13