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It’s hard to believe that R and B act Khalid was playing his first show in a coffee shop just a few years ago. Now he is headlining arenas and making crowds sing every single word to his tunes. Khalid Donnel Robinson already has a quadruple-platinum album, several […]
Genres are funny things, Sometimes we have a hard time putting things into a category and other times we struggle, regardless, we as humans have some sort of need to put things into their proper place to describe them. Three bands that have been placed in many different […]
written by Scott Tady for The Beaver County Times https://www.timesonline.com/entertainmentlife/20190729/john-mayer-works-his-magic-in-pittsburgh Most concert artists have two kinds of songs, John Mayer theorized Sunday in Pittsburgh. They’ve got songs that people pay good money to hear, and then there’s that other bunch of deeper, lesser-known songs that casual concertgoers might […]
review and pix Abigail McNatt © 2019 After the conclusion of Warped tour, pop-punk fans all over sat in sorrow, mourning the loss of their favorite annual summer event. In came a new festival, in hopes of keeping the memory alive and running, as if warped never ended. […]
It is definitely one of the busiest concert weeks Pittsburgh has ever seen this week! Big names like John Meyer (7/28 at PPG), Khalid (7/29 at PPG), Queen (7/31 at PPG), ELO (8/1 at PPG), Heart/Joan Jett/Elle King (Aug 1 at KeyBank Pavilion), Clutch/Killswitch Engage (8/2 at Stage […]
Talk about tough conditions for an interview! After Ryan’s performance with his Alice Cooper bandmates (sans Nita Strauss) as The Goon Squad, Ryan was kind enough to hang out with us for a few minutes. Ryan and I had been exchanging emails for weeks but just could not […]
Calexico and Iron & Wine are coming to Pittsburgh on Thursday, September 19th to play at Roxian Theatre with special guest Natalie Prass Calexico and Iron & Wine will be on tour in support of their new full-length album, Years to Burn, which is their first collaboration since their 2005 EP In The Reins. Calexico and Iron & Wine just recently released Years to Burn, their first full–length […]
Louisville, Kentucky’s White Reaper have shared a second brand-new single, “Real Long Time,” which is available today at all DSPs and streaming alongside a Lance Bangs directed official video on the band’s YouTube channel. White Reaper also sat down with Stereogum for an in-depth Q&A to discuss their recent signing to Elektra Records […]
“And it’s all captured with the volatile tonality of an especially nasty Peel Session. This is a perfectly nauseating listen, friends. Go forth and be mortified.” – Decibel Magazine“Putrefaction (Eternal Decay)” is the latest gory decimation from Seattle death metal outfit, CEREBRAL ROT, and their impending debut LP, Odious […]
September Mourning is:Emily Lazar (September) – Lead vocalsRich Juzwick (Riven) – Guitars, Backing vocalsPatrick Romanelli (Wraith) – Guitars, Backing vocalsKyle Mayer (Stitch) – Drums The genesis of September Mourning started in a dark New York basement, where a young girl discovered her father’s old comic book collection and quickly became […]
Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) and Adrian Younge–the pair behind the unforgettable score for the Netflix series Marvel’s Luke Cage—have announced an extensive North American fall tour for their acclaimed 10-piece ensemble, The Midnight Hour, featuring very special collaborative opening sets from the group’s incredibly talented […]
“Aaron Lee Tasjan has a knack for making music that is timeless, as good music wants to do.” NPR Music Aaron Lee Tasjan will release Karma for Cheap: Reincarnated on August 30th, 2019. The 10-song set is a completely re-recorded and re-imagined version of his critically acclaimed 2018 studio album Karma […]
Northport Sessions EPOut Now on Equal Vision RecordsAvailable To Stream & Purchase HereJULY 25, 2019 – All Get Out has announced a fall tour with As Cities Burn and Many Rooms. The tour will kick off on August 29 in Lexington, KY at Cosmic Charlie’s. After a successful run together this summer, the bands decided to […]
On August 23 Merge Records will release the much anticipated Redd Kross LP Beyond the Door. Beyond the Door can be pre-ordered now on CD, digitally, and on limited-edition opaque purple Peak Vinyl in the Merge store. Redd Kross have also announced a massive fall tour with The […]
The 2019 Pure Noise Tour, featuring Stick To Your Guns, Counterparts, Terror, Year of the KnifeandSanction, is heading to Pittsburgh, PA for a show at The Rex on Friday, August 2nd. The Pure Noise Tour has spotlighted some of the label’s most promising talent since their inaugural run in 2012 featuring The Story So Far. Since then, the […]
Cincinnati’s punk rock Americana outfit 500 MILES TO MEMPHIS has a show coming up at The Funhouse in Millvale on Friday, August 9th. In addition, their genre-bending magnum opus Blessed Be the Damned is also being released on vinyl via Paper + Plastick on August 9th. Horror giant Rue Morgue recently debuted their gory video for “Hold on Tight” which was […]
STREAM:https://remnosedetroit.bandcamp.com/ Remnose is a Detroit-based indie-folk/rock band that is releasing their new album, “Waiting On The Wind” which will be out on Friday June 14th, 2019. Fans will be able to find “Waiting On The Wind” on Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Spotify, and all other streaming services. click […]
Review by Tess Casto Having toured the United States nonstop for the last four years come, powerhouse band, The Struts. Joining the lads on this leg of the tour is JJ Wilde and The Glorious Sons. Each act offers a similar yet diverse taste sliver of rock n […]
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Tucked back in a side street of Turtle Creek on the eastern end of Pittsburgh lies an unassuming little club called the Sub Alpine Society. It is here that a not so secret pre-party for the Alice Cooper show the next evening is about to happen. As the […]
Review and pix © 2019 Dave Mondine Saturday night at Keybank Pavilion out in Burgettstown, 311 with Dirty Heads, the Interrupters, Dreamer, and Bikini Trill came out to give the Pittsburgh area one hell of a great show from start to finish on what I would say, was […]
Review and Pix by Tess Casto For the last half-century, Alice Cooper has been haunting the lands of the USA. This time around he recruited Motionless in White and Halestorm on his most recent tour that’s happening right now! This trio of a lineup shows no signs of […]
Last month, Hatchie released her highly anticipated debut album Keepsake via Double Double Whammy, featuring the irresistible singles “Obsessed,” “Without A Blush” and the dancey, dreamy “Stay With Me,” which The New York Times says is “Blissed-out but not blissful synth-pop…viscous and shimmering, but also so lush it verges on the suffocating.” The rising dream-pop superstar (a.k.a. Harriette Pilbeam) will […]
Ian Ferguson has some major buzz building with confidentially Billboard premiering the album on 7/25 and with support from American Songwriter to Paste he is fast becoming one of the most critically acclaimed DIY musicians coming out of Nashville – full pitch on his story below! He’s got an amazing […]
Wilson has just released their newest Tasty Nasty Tuesday experience. This week’s experience is a tribute video dedicated to Wilson guitarist, Kyle Landry, who just played his last show with the band at RiffFest. Watch the video on YouTube HERE. “The past nine years have been the greatest adventure I could have ever […]
Alternative pioneers Saves The Day, are heading out on a co-headline tour with Joyce Manor this August, including a stop in Pittsburgh on August 10th at Rex Theater. Saves The Day will be touring in support of their autobiographical 2019 full-length 9: a record that further solidified their reputation as one of […]
The release of Planetary Clairvoyance, the devastating third full-length from Toronto, Ontario death metal faction TOMB MOLD, is upon us. The entire album is now streaming through an exclusive advance stream hosted by Kerrang! Magazine, alongside an interview with the band, which is posted in advance of the record’s release […]
Counterfeit Madison is led by queer Nigerian-American rock pianist and soul singer Sharon Udoh & they’ll be coming through Pittsburgh, PA to play Mr. Smalls Theatre with Mal Blum on 8/13. “a little Nina Simone, The Hives and David Byrne thrown in” Their latest album Opposable Thumbs was praised by the likes of Stereogum, Afropunk, etc and includes […]
BONES UK recently released their full-length album via Sumerian Records – listen here. The band will be playing in Pittsburgh @ Smiling Moose on Wednesday, July 24 The album announced with “Pretty Waste“, celebrated the ‘perfectly imperfect’ with “Filthy Freaks“, shared the ferocious “Choke“, the tranquil “Black Blood“, and the captivating video for “I’m […]
GLEN SOBEL and the GOON SQUAD will be rocking Sub Alpine Club (108 9th St., Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania 15145) on Thursday July 18, 2019 (the night before the Alice Cooper concert in Burgettstown). Doors open at 7pm. Pittsburgh’s supergroup Borstal Boys perform at 8pm. Tickets are $22 and […]
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