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On April 24, Live Nation revealed their fifth annual National Concert Week taking place now through May 7th. You now have the exclusive opportunity to purchase tickets for just $20 (all-in including fees). Kicking off an epic summer concert season, this offer includes over two million tickets to […]
Pittsburgh has been blessed lately to have some amazing package tours come through our city. The metal genre undoubtedly is able to do this like no other genre due to its solid fanbase, supportive musicians, and lack of ego (for the most part). Last week The Chaos and […]
COMBICHRIST, formed in 2003, are a singular mechanical music monster. Founder, Andy LaPlegua’s has a hardcore past and a electronica present merging them to create COMBICHRIST. Since releasing the first COMBICHRIST album The Joy of Gunz, LaPlegua and COMBICHRIST have unleashed six subsequent full-lengths, including 2014’s We Love You, and numerous EPs while also […]
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PRPL CHLD is a SINGER / SONGWRITER / PRODUCER / RECORD LABEL OWNER, originally from Pittsburgh, PA. He moved to LA after high school to pursue music. While in LA, he performed at the Hollywood Music In Media Awards + was nominated for “BEST POP SONG 2017”. He […]
Announce Summer U.S. Album Release TourWith Special Guests DOMi & JD Beck**CHON is now available for pre-order HERE**Listen to New Single “Peace”, Here: http://bit.ly/2UtRXzW June 26th | Pittsburgh, PA | Mr. Smalls TheatreIn support of their upcoming self-titled album, CHON has announced that they will be kicking off a U.S. Album Release Tour in June, […]
Pepper will be performing live in Mckees Rocks, PA on Sunday, May 12th! They are touring in support of their latest single release “Warning” (feat. Stick Figure). Pepper is sure to bring their full energy to the stage, performing hits alongside new material. For the band, ““Warning” is a perfect representation of our […]
Who: DevotchkaWhat: performing Where: WYEP Festival ~ Pittsburgh, PAWhen: June 29Time: 3pm (Devotchka @ 9pm)Tix: […]
The one and only Violent Femmes have unveiled details of their much-anticipated new LP, HOTEL LAST RESORT, that arrives via [PIAS] on Friday, July 26. The plaintive and powerful title track featuring the iconic Television co-founder Tom Verlaine is the first song released from the record and is now available at all DSPs. Rolling […]
Field Medic is the moniker of LA-based songwriter Kevin Patrick, who will be performing at The Mr. Roboto Project on 5/5 Field Medic’s new record fade into the dawn, was released on Run For Cover records on 4/19. Patrick’s music bridges a narrowing gap between post-millennial urban folk songwriting and […]
On May 10, 1996 Finnish Rockers, APOCALYPTICA, released their epic debut PLAYS METALLICA BY FOUR CELLOS. The instrumental cello-driven rock opus changed the landscape of heavy music for years to come. To celebrate the 20thAnniversary of the album, the group was re-releasing it remastered with 3 bonus tracks on July […]
Trapper Schoepp became famous this year for “On Wisconsin,” a song co-written by Bob Dylan that closes Trapper’s latest record and has been gaining attention from Rolling Stone ever since its release. Not only that, he’s now been opening for Frank Turner and Reckless Kelly in Europe and North America these past few months. Bio (Facebook): […]
Who: Bill Toms & Hard RainWhat: performing w/Billy Price BandWhere: Jergel’s ~ Wexford, PAWhen: June 6Time: 8pmTix: […]
Frank Iero and the Future Violents whose new album Barriers (out May 31) is a rumination of sorts on life and the obstacles (a.k.a. “barriers”) that come into play, will be performing at Pittsburgh’s Rex Theater on June 5. The album title is also a nod to the Great Barrier Reef […]
Walk Off The Earth are playing at Stage AE on May 24 Walk Off The Earth just premiered a new cover video, “Stay (I Missed You),” featuring Lisa Loeb herself! It coincides with the 25th Anniversary of the hit single’s original release. A few years back, Walk Off The Earth […]
“I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU” (FEATURING KIM WILSON) PREMIERES TODAY SIRIUSXM SIX-WEEK SERIES “THE PETER FRAMPTON SHOW” DEBUTS MAY 10 ON DEEP TRACKS CHANNEL PETER FRAMPTON FINALE—THE FAREWELL TOUR KICKS OFF THIS SUMMER “One of rock ‘n’ roll’s lifelong major players” photo credit: Austin Lord All Blues, the forthcoming covers album from the Peter Frampton Band, is […]
INDUCTED INTO THE 2019 ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME On June 21, 2019, legendary British rock ‘n’ roll icons and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® inductees Def Leppard will release Def Leppard – Volume Two, a new limited edition box set on UMe/Virgin. This is the second of four volumes of the […]
“We set out to write a record about life, and it ended up being about death,” says Lord Dying guitarist/vocalist Erik Olson about the band’s third studio album Mysterium Tremendum. While the new record centers around death (and you bet your ass it’s a double-LP concept album), it […]
“Rodrigo y Gabriela has a hard act to follow every time they release an album: themselves…Mettavolution closes with a 19-minute version of “Echoes,” Pink Floyd’s rock masterpiece famously performed live in an ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii, Italy. Like its masterful catalog, Rodrigo y Gabriela gives the music new life […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter OZZY OSBOURNE has just announced rescheduled shows in the UK and Europe on his “NO MORE TOURS 2” tour. The six-week trek kicks off in OZZY’s native UK on January 31 before wrapping March 16 in Zurich, Switzerland. The tour includes stops throughout the UK—Nottingham, Dublin, Manchester, Newcastle, London (O2 Arena), Glasgow and OZZY’s Birmingham hometown–before heading to Europe for gigs […]
More than 350,000 patrons for 26 events in 31 days? That was the tally for PPG Paints Arena in March – the busiest month in the arena’s nine-year history. In addition to eight sold-out Pittsburgh Penguins games, the arena hosted 18 other events in March that drew a […]
10 NEW DATES ADDED HUGH JACKMAN THE MAN. THE MUSIC. THE SHOW. WORLD TOUR OCTOBER 9 PPG PAINTS ARENA NEW SHOW ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 3 April 29, 2019 – Today, Academy Award®-nominated, Golden Globe- and Tony Award-winning performer, Hugh Jackman, announced that 10 dates in October have been […]
With the sweetness of the Midwest and the iron balls of the East Coast, Jenny Zigrino is a comedian that packs a punch of truly original humor. She’s charmed audiences across the country with her wit, keen observations, embarrassing anecdotes, and brilliant honesty for a compelling performance you […]
“Potty Mouth return with an arena-sized follow up that sounds like a major-label effort without all the compromises” – Pitchfork
“Galloping punk-rock” – The New York Times
“[Potty Mouth’s] defiant attitude is what makes SNAFU one of the year’s best pop-punk records.” – i-D
“A vigorous, propulsive sound that can make even the over-30 set feel 22 again” – AV Club
“[Potty Mouth] embodies the same kind of carefree-but-not-really attitude that was so in vogue in the ’90s.” – Stereogum
“…a blast of pop-punk adrenaline” – Rolling Stone
“‘Triumphant…gleams with bright, well-tuned hooks and guitarist/vocalist Abby Weems’ crystal clear, melodic snarl.” – Pitchfork
“Textural upgrade…their hooky punk songs are actually bigger-sounding than ever.” – The FADER
“The oomph of ‘Cherry Picking’ can’t just be chalked up to expert mimicry: It’s the sound of a good band becoming great.” – NPR Heavy Rotation
“Scrappy pop-punk songs and exuberant melodies…brimmed with hooks” – Chicago Tribune
“Potty Mouth’s latest is a shred-fest with hair-flipping lyrics that feels like 10 Things I Hate About You for the millennial.” – Entertainment Weekly
“Alt-rock excellence” – SPIN
Aside from running her own record label, MPress Records, Rachael Sage has released 12 full length albums and has toured the global with the likes of Ani DiFranco, Lucius, Beth Hart, Sarah McLaughlin, Judy Collins and more. Her music has appeared on MTV, HBO, the Fame soundtrack and […]
Texas crossover outfit POWER TRIP today kicks off a tour across the Midwest with support from their allies in Red Death, with shows in Oklahoma City, Kansas City, Des Moines, and St Louis this week. The shows surround POWER TRIP‘s spot supporting The Original Misfits as well as Fear and […]
Inaugural Three-Day Event Hosted by Eddie Trunk + Featuring Headliners Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard and Lynyrd SkynyrdTaking Place at the Great Stage Park in Manchester, TNOrder TETRARCH’s Latest Album, Freak, via iTunes, Amazon or Google Play The inaugural EXIT 111 Festival just announced their heavyweight line-up that will celebrate all forms of rock […]
Some highlights of the show included when she sang her memorable hits ‘with Sonny’ via the video screen memories, the trio of ABBA covers, and the crowd reaction and performance of her smash “If I Could Turn Back Time,” and “Believe.”
20 Buck Spin announces the impending debut LP from New Mexico-based death metal entitySUPERSTITION, confirming The Anatomy Of Unholy Transformation for worldwide release on June 21st. With the album’s details and cover art, the label has issued an early single, “Highly Attuned Beasts Of The Dark.” Additionally, SUPERSTITION has announced July tour […]
UK metal supergroup Tronos, consisting of Shane Embury (Napalm Death, Brujeria), producer Russ Russell (At The Gates, Dimmu Borgir, Napalm Death), and drummer Dirk Verbeuren, just released their debut album Celestial Mechanics on April 12th via Century Media. I would love to set up an interview and album review with you to promote the release. I’m sure the […]
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