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Don McLean, Tito Puente Jr., The Fixx highlight Allegheny County summer concert seriesVideo

Allegheny County officials have announced the 2026 summer concert series lineups for Hartwood Acres in Hampton and the South Park Amphitheater. The concerts will feature offerings from local food trucks as well as beverages from Hop Farm Brewing and Black Dog Wine at every performance, which take place at 6...
Pittsburgh local music releases for May 2026

There are plenty of new EPs and albums on tap in May from a variety of local musicians. Here’s a quick look at those new local releases scheduled for the Pittsburgh region in May: Billy Price Band Pittsburgh soul singer Billy Price will release his latest album, “Random...
Top May concerts for Pittsburgh: Ashnikko, Bruce Springsteen, ZZ Top and more

The top May shows in the Pittsburgh area range from A to Z, with rapper Ashnikko and veteran Texas rockers ZZ Top each boasting sold-out shows. Plus Bruce Springsteen is back in Pittsburgh, too. Here’s a look at the top concerts coming to the region in May: Top concerts May...
Olivia Rodrigo’s Unraveled tour includes 2 nights in PittsburghVideo

Pop singer Olivia Rodrigo will make her Pittsburgh debut with a pair of shows this fall. The “drivers license” and “good 4 u” singer announced her Unraveled tour on Thursday, with stops set for Sept. 29 and 30 at PPG Paints Arena. The tour is in support of her upcoming...
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 1-3

Now that we’re all taking a post-Draft breath, it’s marathon time! But don’t worry, all of you non-runners out there. Pittsburgh still has plenty going on that won’t require you to lace up your sneakers this weekend. PSO plays ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ Monday will bring Star Wars Day (“May...
Madonna samples Detroit techno innovator on new song ‘Bring Your Love’ with Sabrina CarptenterVideo

DETROIT — Madonna is reviving a Detroit dancefloor classic on her new single “Bring Your Love,” which was released Thursday. The song, a collaboration with Madonna’s Coachella partner Sabrina Carpenter, samples “Good Life,” the immortal 1988 club hit from Kevin Saunderson’s Inner City. Saunderson is credited as a songwriter on...
David Allan Coe, who wrote ‘Take This Job and Shove It’ and other country hits, dies at 86

David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working class anthem “Take This Job and Shove It″ and had hits with “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” and “The Ride” among others, has died. He was 86. Coe’s wife, Kimberly Hastings Coe, confirmed his death to Rolling...
Country/pop star LeAnn Rimes to perform as part of Palace Theatre’s centennial galaVideo

Country/pop star LeAnn Rimes will perform a pair of concerts in Greensburg in September, one for Palace Theatre donors and another open to the public. A two-time Grammy Award winner and the youngest solo artist to win a Grammy, Rimes will be in Greensburg for the Palace Theatre’s centennial gala...
Foster the People to play Citizens Live at the Wylie in October

Highly anticipated new venue Citizens Live at the Wylie added another show to its initial slate of events with “Pumped Up Kicks” artist Foster the People, Live Nation announced on Wednesday. The group will make the Pittsburgh stop on their Good Mourning Sunshine Tour on Oct. 4, slotting in just...
Club Cafe launches GoFundMe after costly repairs, unexpected closures

Club Cafe launched a GoFundMe campaign Tuesday to preserve the historic music venue. Owner Danielle Mashuda said donations will help recoup major repair costs incurred over the past year. The venue on Pittsburgh’s South Side required HVAC and freezer repairs and fixes for Club Cafe’s signature neon sign, which was...
Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, Austrian media report

WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria — A man accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday, his lawyer said. The plot was thwarted, but Austrian authorities...
Man pleads guilty in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay of rap pioneers Run-DMC

NEW YORK — Nearly a quarter-century after rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was shot to death, a man admitted in court Monday to a role in a killing that stymied investigators for decades. Jay Bryant pleaded guilty to a federal murder charge, telling a judge that he helped...
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis return sharper, freer on ‘Deface the Currency’ ahead of Pittsburgh showVideo

It’s been 10 years since the Messthetics first formed, with the rhythm section of influential post-hardcore band Fugazi (bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty) joined by versatile guitarist Anthony Pirog to create several albums fusing punk and jazz. Saxophonist/composer James Brandon Lewis, who had previously worked with Pirog, had...
Nedra Talley Ross, last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, dies

NEW YORK — Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, who sang the enduring hits “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” alongside her cousins, has died. She was 80. Ross died at home Sunday, according to...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Ruth E. ToothlessVideo

Pittsburgh screamo band Ruth E. Toothless will celebrate the release of a split EP with a May 1 show at Hippo House, an underground basement venue, on the North Side. “More Like a Warm Morgue,” a split release with The Hague from Portland, Oregon, has been streaming since December but...
Review: Kane Brown turns the closing of the NFL Draft into a triumphant party

At just after 7 p.m. Saturday, the event that Pittsburgh spent years anticipating came to an end when the final pick of the 2026 NFL Draft was announced. Three days of excitement, fun and Pittsburgh pride were in the books as the torch — or, rather, football — was passed...

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