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Pittsburgh to Poland: Death By Love’s Peter Guellard is making an international goth collaboration work via hologram

An international project like Death By Love is fraught with challenges, but White Oak’s Peter Guellard came up with a novel solution to make it work. The new Pittsburgh-area band, which blends goth, industrial and trip hop, features music by Guellard and vocals/lyrics by Poland’s Inga Habiba. Trading files over...
Bruce Springsteen takes aim at Trump in new song ‘Streets of Minneapolis’

Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, taking aim at President Donald Trump’s ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the city. The lyrics of “Streets of Minneapolis,” released Wednesday, describe how “a city aflame fought fire and ice ‘neath an occupier’s boots,” which Springsteen calls “King...
2026 Pittsburgh area concert calendar

Concerts scheduled for the Pittsburgh area: January 2026 Jan. 28: Sharp Pins, Ex Pilots, The Garment District at Bottlerocket Social Hall Jan. 29: Colt Ford, Hayden Coffman at Jergel’s Jan. 29: Bayway, Shattered Realm, Death Before Dishonor, Brick shot, Through My Vengeance at Preserving Underground Jan. 29: Anastasia Coope, Autobahn,...
Sly Dunbar, legendary reggae drummer who anchored tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan, dies as 73

Two-time Grammy Award-winning reggae drummer Sly Dunbar, who fueled countless tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan and was one-half of the influential reggae rhythm section Sly & Robbie, has died. He was 73. Dunbar’s wife, Thelma, announced the death to the Jamaica Gleaner. Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare —...
Dave Matthews Band returning to Star Lake; Ne-Yo, Akon will co-headline venue in AugustVideo

The Dave Matthews Band is returning to familiar territory with a stop at the Pavilion at Star Lake this summer. The jam band stars will play July 24 at Star Lake, where they’ve played almost 30 times in the past. Dave Matthews Band’s last appearance in Pittsburgh came Nov. 15,...
TV Talk: Lady Gaga channels Mister Rogers in Super Bowl adVideo

Pop music star Lady Gaga covers the “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” theme song, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”, in a commercial for Redfin / Rocket that will air during Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8. It will be first Super Bowl ad for Redfin, an online real estate brokerage recently purchased...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: PosterChildVideo

Gibson Musisko is barely 21, yet his band PosterChild is already on its second full album. That album, “Leaving New Mexico,” will be out Jan. 30 and marked with a release show the next day at Haven in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. “I was exploring the feeling of getting closer and...
Scott Blasey to headline benefit concert for Highland Hose in Tarentum

Highland Hose Volunteer Fire Company in Tarentum is getting some big-name fundraising support next month. Pittsburgh rocker Scott Blasey, lead singer of The Clarks, is lending his voice to help raise money for the fire company at an event at the Brackenridge American Legion on Feb. 7. Blasey and the...
Lionel Richie returning to Pittsburgh with Earth, Wind & Fire

Pop singer Lionel Richie will be back on the road, continuing his “Sing A Song All Night Long” tour with another stop in Pittsburgh. The “American Idol” judge and singer of songs like “Stuck on You,” “Dancing on the Ceiling” and “Hello” will perform on June 30 at PPG Paints...
Zac Brown Band bringing ‘Love & Fear’ tour to PittsburghVideo

Country rockers Zac Brown Band are hitting the road in support of their latest album, with a summer show planned for Pittsburgh. Zac Brown Band brings their “Love & Fear” tour to PPG Paints Arena on Aug. 13, with Old Crow Medicine Show as support. The tour is named after...
Ye, formerly Kanye West, releases public apology for antisemitic behavior via paid ad

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, issued a public apology Monday for his previous antisemitic behavior — by paying for a full-page advertisement in The Wall Street Journal. Addressed “To Those I’ve Hurt,” the apology was for Ye’s history of “impulsive” behavior, including using antisemitic imagery and describing...
‘Pittsburgh Jazz Legacy’ concert at New Hazlett Theater changes date (again)

The impending winter storm didn’t keep crowds away for Saturday’s debut of “Freedom House,” L.E. McCullough’s play about the country’s first ambulance service staffed by medically-trained paramedics, Freedom House Ambulance Service in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. A day later, with a massive winter storm having dumped more than a foot of...
Western Pennsylvania musicians prove age is no barrier to playing liveVideo

It’s been said by many an aging musician that rock ’n’ roll is a young man’s game. Don’t tell that to Joe Grushecky. At 77, Grushecky is a long way from his first gig, where he sang “Woolly Bully” and “Gloria” at the Westmoreland City Fire Hall in the 1960s....
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Jan. 23-25

There’s no doubt that this is the hardest time of year to live in Pittsburgh, with all the dark, cold and snow. But when you venture out to have some fun, it’s always a great time to live in Pittsburgh. Here are a few events to remember why the city...
Penn Hills native still stunned after performing in Billy Joel’s return to stageVideo

Tony Monaco has played more than 700 shows with Turnstiles, his Florida-based Billy Joel tribute band. But nothing could have prepared the Penn Hills native for what happened on Jan. 2. The Piano Man himself joined Turnstiles onstage in Wellington, Fla., that day to play a pair of songs and...
Esai Aliquo brings Lower Burrell family’s jazz tradition to 3rd generationVideo

Mention the name “Aliquo” to someone in the Alle-Kiski Valley or Pittsburgh, and you’ll likely find yourself in a conversation about jazz music. Don Aliquo Sr., a saxophone player and Lower Burrell resident, has been a fixture in Pittsburgh’s jazz scene for most of the 96 years he’s been alive....

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