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Outlaw Festival will return to Star Lake with Willie Nelson, John Fogerty and more
The 2023 Outlaw Music Festival Tour will stop at The Pavilion at Star Lake on Aug. 12 with Willie Nelson & Family, John Fogerty (Creedence... → Read More
How Tedeschi Trucks Band dug into 'Layla' source material for 4-part album
Under normal circumstances, one of your backup singers suggesting that the band read a 4,600-stanza Persian poem from the 12th century would seem preposterous. But... → Read More
Rockin' in their 80s: Legendary musicians who keep on grinding
Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Buddy Guy and Judy Collins are among the legends who have crossed the threshold. → Read More
Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg coming to Star Lake in July
Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg will be back on stage together July 18 at The Pavilion at Star Lake on the High School Reunion Tour 2023 with Too $hort, Warren... → Read More
Best Pittsburgh concerts and Parade-Day shows this week
TUESDAY Fit For A King (Mr. Smalls): The Christian metalcore band from Tyler, Texas, plays this sold-out show supporting seventh album “The Hell... → Read More
Hozier, Jason Mraz will headline WonderWorks Music Fest at Hartwood
The inaugural WonderWorks Music Fest at Hartwood Acres — which replaces last year’s Maple House Music + Arts Fest — will feature headliners... → Read More
Best Pittsburgh concerts this week: Joe Bonamassa, Titus Andronicus, Jerry Harrison, Chet Vincent and more
TUESDAY Titus Andronicus (Thunderbird Music Hall): The previous visit to the Thunderbird, in November ‘21, found the raucous New Jersey punk band... → Read More
Carrie Underwood makes Denim & Rhinestones a hard-rocking affair at PPG Paints Arena
Carrie Underwood came out to Motörhead and then channeled her inner Bon Jovi Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena, not only flying over the crowd —... → Read More
Jerry Harrison, Adrian Belew recapture Talking Heads' heyday on 'Remain in Light' tour
The guitarists team up to bring the art-rock band’s third collaboration with Brian Eno to audiences. → Read More
Deluxe edition of Mister Rogers album coming to mark his 95th birthday
The reissue will include a newly recorded version of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” by Kentucky bluegrass artist Parker Hastings, along with artist interviews and track commentary. → Read More
Adrian Belew, Peter Murphy to bring Celebrating David Bowie tour to Munhall
They’ll interpret Bowie’s greatest hits. → Read More
Best Pittsburgh concerts this week: Carrie Underwood, Silversun Pickups/Paris Jackson, Paul Luc and more
TUESDAY American Authors (Thunderbird Music Hall): The Boston pop-rock trio that formed at Berklee College of Music and broke out in 2013 with “Best... → Read More
Jelly Roll will headline Star Lake in August
Jelly Roll, who went to No. 1 on the country charts with the single “Son of a Sinner,” will bring the Backroad Baptism Tour to The... → Read More
barebones, Byron Nash team up for fiery revenge narrative 'Is God Is'
A revenge dish. Served hot, with a hint of Tarantino, a dash of Afropunk and a side of Spaghetti Western. Sounds like a perfect recipe for barebones... → Read More
Pittsburgh's Code Orange delivers 'Underneath' companion, film and video game
In 2020, right when the pandemic started, Code Orange unleashed a brutal fourth album, “Underneath,” that would go on to be Grammy nominated... → Read More
WYEP adds More Bounce, a new show with Clara Kent
WYEP (91.3 FM) has announced a new Friday night show, More Bounce, that will be hosted by artist and neosoul singer Clara Kent. More Bounce, which will... → Read More
Blue Man Group is ready to paint the town blue
When he left the suburbs of Portland, Oregon, in 2016 to begin a career on Broadway, Kyle Fulton had no idea he would become a Blue Man. As a kid, he saw... → Read More
Rapper Ys1 will 'IGNITE' his life story at the Hazlett
By the time he was a young teenager, Yusef Shelton was well on his way to being an inner-city statistic. The 26-year-old rapper who goes by Ys1, aka Yusef... → Read More
Best Pittsburgh concerts this week: Highly Suspect, Blue Man Group, Town Mountain and more
TUESDAY Let’s Groove Tonight (Thunderbird Music Hall): “Hearts of fire creates love desire/Take you high and higher to the world you belong.”... → Read More
Ghost will headline Star Lake in August
Swedish metal band Ghost will play its first-ever headlining show at The Pavilion at Star Lake on Aug. 23 on the RE-IMPERATOUR U.S.A. 2023 summer tour... → Read More