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Pittsburgh musician Bill Toms on writing a more personal album, playing a new venueVideo

Guitarist Bill Toms has played at dozens of venues throughout the Pittsburgh region over his almost 40 years as a professional musician. But on Saturday, he’ll add a new one to the list with a show at Crafthouse in Whitehall. Bill Toms & Hard Rain will headline a show which...
Vinny Palese finds his footing as a folk drifter amid Pittsburgh’s music scene

Singer-songwriter Vinny Palese considers himself a drifter in the Pittsburgh music scene. “Just blow in, cause a scene and then get out,” he said. His debut album, “Doesn’t Play Well With Others,” dropped in May after several EPs and singles over the past few years. ”It has a very at-home...
Asleep At The Wheel’s Ray Benson still celebrating Texas swing after 55 yearsVideo

It’s been a while since Asleep At The Wheel played in the Pittsburgh region, but guitarist/singer Ray Benson is quite familiar with the area. The Texas swing band originally started in Paw Paw, West Virginia, back in 1970 before migrating to Texas a few years later. Over the years, Benson...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Ashes Awaken

Ashes Awaken may be the new studio project of Michael Stover, owner of Pittsburgh-based MTS Management Group, but the first single “A Better Way” has existed for a while. “The original version was written when I was about 20 years old, so it’s been around for many years. It was...
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts deliver classic hits in Pittsburgh show; Winger features Pittsburgh native on guitarVideo

Joan Jett must have felt right at home Friday night on the Iron City Stage. The newish concert venue, nestled between the Allegheny River and Pittsburgh Brewing Co.’s Creighton facility, with railroad tracks running behind that, apparently sparked some childhood memories for the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. “I...
Pittsburgh’s André Costello drops new album, set to mark milestone event at Mr. Smalls’ SanctuaryVideo

Pittsburgh musician André Costello can pinpoint the weekend six years ago when he first started working on his new album, “Rocky Mountain Low” — because it coincides with a new addition to his family. “The weekend that I went to Youngstown to record this the first time, my wife on...
Code Orange’s Reba Meyers on going solo with ‘Clouded World EP,’ tour: ‘It’s very rewarding’Video

In some ways, Code Orange guitarist/vocalist Reba Meyers admits that her first solo tour is a bit premature. “I was just like, I have to do this, I don’t know why. I thought about it for two seconds,” she said. “Sometimes I think, oh, maybe I should have waited, but...
Styx’s Lawrence Gowan on upholding band’s legacy while moving forward with new musicVideo

Plenty of classic rock bands seem content to rest on their laurels, coasting by on past hits and rarely, if ever, releasing new music. That doesn’t appear to be the case for Styx. The classic rockers — known for 1970s hits like “Lady,” “Come Sail Away” and, of course, “Renegade”...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Josie SalVideo

Young country singer Josie Sal calls her appearance singing with Jelly Roll two years ago at the Pavilion at Star Lake a “crazy story.” “I brought a sign that said ‘Since Lainey (Wilson) is in Alabama can I sing SAVE ME with you?’ Next thing I know security brought me...
Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Linkin Park highlight top August concerts in Pittsburgh

A pair of country music stars and a reformed rap-rock group highlight the top shows coming to the Pittsburgh area in August. Here’s a look at the top shows coming this month: Top concerts Aug. 2: Luke Bryan, George Birge, Randall King, Mae Estes at Pavilion at Star Lake A...
Q&A: My Mom Is Here vocalist Sam Seiff on band’s name, live show and more ahead of Pittsburgh show

With a name like My Mom Is Here, it seems only natural to wonder which band member’s mother has seen the five-piece rock-fusion band from New York City the most. “Nick’s mom takes the crown!” singer Sam Seiff said. “She’s NYC-based and rolls up with her crew to nearly every...
From detention to distortion: Beauty School Dropout hits the road with ‘Baby Warped’ tour including Pittsburgh stopVideo

Brent “Beepus” Burdett, the bassist for Los Angeles’ pop-punk band Beauty School Dropout, believes his time in summer school this year will be “way cooler” than his previous stint during middle school. “I was in seventh grade, and I didn’t do my biggest project and so I was ‘sick’ before...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Mark MicchelliVideo

Mark Micchelli considers his new album “Glitched-On Bop” to be a spiritual successor to “Switched-On Bach,” a 1968 album by Wendy Carlos that was the first to use synthesizers to create classical music. “‘Glitched-On Bop’ is a jazz piano record with layers of electronic processing piled on top. All of...
Q&A: Mike Campbell brings The Dirty Knobs to Pittsburgh, reflects on time with Tom PettyVideo

After spending more than 40 years riding shotgun alongside Tom Petty with the Heartbreakers, guitarist Mike Campbell is feeling more and more comfortable as the frontman of his own band. And his time leading Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs has him appreciating what he didn’t have to do in...
Q&A: Dance music artist Kiesza opening her Dancing and Crying tour in PittsburghVideo

As dance music artist Kiesza prepares to release “Dancing and Crying: Vol. 2” on Friday, the Canadian electropop singer reflected on which of the two acts she’d been doing more of in 2025. “I’ll be doing more dancing the second half of this year, and I did more crying the...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Rachel Whitcomb

Rachel Whitcomb described her new album “Wildest Dreams” as a love letter to 1990s country music. Whitcomb, an associate dean at Duquesne University, worked with Nashville musicians like Brent Mason (guitar) and Scotty Sanders (steel guitar), as well as Ryan Joseph (fiddle), a Duquesne graduate who has toured with Alan...

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