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Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Mellowscape
Brothers Robby and Nathaniel King have wanted to make music since they were kids, and they’re doing it now as Mellowscape. The indie rock band released its third album, “Sunsick,” in April. “‘Sunsick’ is Mellowscape at full throttle. If you need a rock album to dive in to, ‘Sunsick’ is...
Pearl Jam shows off impressive versatility in sold-out Pittsburgh concertVideo
Is there any rock band, playing at the arena level, that is more versatile than Pearl Jam? The veteran Seattle rockers – who have moved far beyond their grunge days – continued to make their case in a sold-out show Friday night at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Visiting the...
Baroness frontman John Baizley on revisiting ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ albums for tour coming to PittsburghVideo
Baroness frontman John Baizley had always felt a little resistant to the idea of playing older albums in full live. But he gradually warmed up to the concept, with the progressive metal band playing their first two releases, “Red Album” and “Blue Record,” at a pre-holiday show in December. The...
Pierce the Veil singer Vic Fuentes on band’s biggest tour, new album, Pittsburgh memoriesVideo
In the early days of Pierce the Veil, the post-hardcore band would throw in fun, unexpected covers — from R&B to hip hop to pop — as a surprise in their sets. It just so worked out that they were doing a Wiz Khalifa song when they hit Pittsburgh’s Stage...
Need tickets? Stage AE, Star Lake offering deals with sales promotions
Pittsburgh area music fans could get a little relief for their bank accounts in a pair of ticket promotions. Stage AE in Pittsburgh is running a deal for $25 all-in tickets for select shows by using the code SUMMER25. The sale, while supplies last, runs through 11:59 p.m. Friday at...
Billy Strings playing 2 shows this fall at PPG Paints Arena in PittsburghVideo
Multiple Grammy-winner Billy Strings expanded his fall tour into Europe and North America, including a pair of shows in Pittsburgh. Strings, who blends traditional bluegrass with folk and jam band music, will play PPG Paints Arena on Nov. 7 and 8. His latest studio album, “Highway Prayers,” debuted in 2024...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: BroomVideo
The band Broom only started a few years ago, and they don’t take it for granted when a crowd is singing their songs back to them. Much like when they opened for Winger’s Reb Beach at Jergel’s in 2023, playing to a receptive audience. “It was the closest we’ve gotten...
Guitarist Scarlett McKahey of Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers on opening for Pearl Jam in PittsburghVideo
Guitarist Scarlett McKahey had cut back her touring with Australian rockers Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers after a diagnosis of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in 2023. But the opportunity to open shows for Pearl Jam on their current Dark Matter tour was too good to pass up. “I’ll just...
AC/DC thunders through classics in Power Up tour stop in PittsburghVideo
If Thursday night proved to be AC/DC’s last concert in Pittsburgh, the hard rock legends went out with a bang … or make that a whole lotta bangs. The Australian rockers, making their first Pittsburgh appearance in more than 16 years, played a career-spanning show on their Power Up tour...
Singer Matt Andersen talks new ‘The Hammer & The Rose’ album before Pittsburgh concertVideo
With Matt Andersen’s latest album, “The Hammer & The Rose,” producer Josh Van Tassel convinced the veteran Canadian singer-songwriter to try a different approach from his previous effort. “He’d seen me live a bunch, and the moments when we’d chill out on stage a lot, those parts in the show...
Pittsburgh Blues Fest will pay tribute to Kip London, Mike Lange
The eighth installment of an annual music festival is getting a new name this year: the Kip London Memorial Pittsburgh Blues & Roots Festival. This year’s event, scheduled for July 25-27 at the Pittsburgh Shrine Center Pavilion in Harmar, will pay tribute to London, a Greensburg native who died in...
KT Tunstall, Ashley Cooke lead Allegheny County summer concert series
Allegheny County announced its 2025 summer concert series, with a diverse lineup ranging from country to jazz to the British Invasion to funk. The free concerts, which start May 30, take place at either the South Park Amphitheater or the Hartwood Acres Amphitheater in Hampton. Rising country singer Ashley Cooke...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Gary Pratt
Local country singer Gary Pratt loves to write songs, but he couldn’t pass up “Red Barn,” his latest single which was penned by veteran Nashville writer Jason Patrick Matthews (who has worked with Luke Bryan and Billy Currington). “It reminded me of the red barn on my great grandfather’s farm,”...
Melvins’ Buzz Osborne on touring, new album, Ozzy Osbourne’s final show ahead of Pittsburgh concertVideo
Melvins guitarist/singer Buzz Osborne has learned quite a bit about touring in his 40-plus years with the sludge metal pioneers. Before touring, Osborne sits down with a map and a calendar, plotting a route that will, mostly, hit the bigger cities on weekdays and the smaller markets on weekends. “Chicago...
Singer-songwriter Maya de Vitry talks alternate takes, inspiration ahead of Pittsburgh showVideo
Singer-songwriter Maya de Vitry recently released an alternate version of her song “Flowers,” drawing a parallel to an Edvard Munch display she saw on a trip to an art museum in Norway. “He had all these different versions of his work, like this one was sort of blue-colored, and this...
AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Post Malone/Jelly Roll, George Strait/Chris Stapleton among top May concerts in Pittsburgh
May is packed with huge concerts, including three stadium shows, and a pair of sold-out nights at PPG Paints Arena. Here’s a look at the top shows coming to Pittsburgh this month: Top concerts May 8: AC/DC, The Pretty Reckless at Acrisure Stadium The rock icons from Australia are bringing...
Wiz Khalifa, Sean Paul set summer show at Star LakeVideo
Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa is coming home for a show at the Pavilion at Star Lake. The “Black and Yellow” singer, who grew up in Pittsburgh and attended Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, will play the Pavilion at Star Lake on July 19. For the Good Vibes...
Mamalarky’s Livvy Bennett, Noor Khan talk new ‘Hex Key’ album ahead of Pittsburgh concertVideo
The indie rock group Mamalarky just released their latest album, “Hex Key,” on April 11, with guitarist/singer Livvy Bennett describing the experience as “bittersweet.” “We self-produce our records, so we’re very involved in, like top to bottom, just making these songs happen. So when it’s done, I’m usually emotional,” she...
Suzanne Vega, Lisa Loeb among performers at Three Rivers Arts Festival in JuneVideo
The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, which is relocating to the Strip District for this year only, announced its musical lineup on Monday. Chief among the four-day festival’s headliners are Suzanne Vega (“Tom’s Diner” and “Luka”) and Lisa Loeb (“Stay (I Missed You).” The festival, presented by the Pittsburgh...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Woodland Creatures
Woodland Creatures will be celebrating the release of their second album, “All Within Reach,” on May 3, with the record’s title drawn from a lyric and representing the band’s shared feeling of optimism for the future. ”In our first album, ‘Lay It All Down,’ we were still figuring out our...
Greensburg couple going viral for wedding in middle of Cannibal Corpse mosh pitVideo
It’s been a whirlwind couple of days for a Greensburg couple who were married Tuesday night — almost as chaotic as the crowd surrounding them during their vows. That’s because Chris and Erica Curtis got married in the middle of a mosh pit, as death metal legends Cannibal Corpse played...
Ghost Hounds singer SAVNT on joining band, ‘Almost Home’ album, Lainey Wilson and moreVideo
New Ghost Hounds singer SAVNT felt like he had the perfect name for a song off their new album. With the lyric of “No, you’ll never find me, I’m a renegade,” that last word fit just right, but he didn’t know its significance in Western Pennsylvania. “I have to say...
Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways tour creates memorable night in Pittsburgh
Bob Dylan’s simple line of “I have no apologies to make” — from his song “I Contain Multitudes” — might have seemed an appropriate summation of his concert Monday night in Pittsburgh. Oft heralded as America’s greatest songwriter, Dylan did things his way in a sold-out show at the Benedum...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Jessica Bella Band
Jessica Bella Band will be headlining a charity show to benefit Noelle DeFazio, a young mother from Bellevue battling stage 4 cancer. The Rock for Hope: A Benefit for Noelle show is set for April 23 at 565 in Bellevue and includes performances from Aliquid Novi, Ben Getkin, Jim Skiff,...
The Linda Lindas display youthful energy in sold-out Pittsburgh concertVideo
There aren’t many national bands that can promise the opportunity to buy shirts and records directly from their mothers at the merchandise booth. The Linda Lindas, however, can and did that Saturday night in an energetic, sold-out show at Spirit Hall in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood. Touring in support of their...
