Korean Air merges safety talk with music video starring SuperM, BoAVideo
An airline’s new safety video might end up being a musical smash hit. Korean Air partnered with K-pop stars SuperM and BoA to produce a sleek music video to be featured on flights starting Monday, reports Billboard. The video combines SuperM’s song “Let’s Go Everywhere” with futuristic air travel visuals...
Metallica donates $100,000 to California fire relief
LOS ANGELES — Metallica is also feeling the devastating heat. The heavy metal band announced on Twitter that it will donate $100,000 through its nonprofit All Within My Hands to help with wildfire relief efforts across California. “Sadly, for the third year in a row, communities we have called home...
Leslie Odom Jr. performs at The Pittsburgh Promise GalaVideo
Joshua Devine, Abigail Lutton, Vanessa Thompson and Michael Warren might never have gone to college if it weren’t for The Pittsburgh Promise. Warren, a Pittsburgh CAPA graduate, received a bachelor of science in music education and a master of education administration K-12 from Duquesne University. He is currently pursuing a...
Journey and The Pretenders coming to KeyBank Pavilion
Journey and The Pretenders have announced a 60-plus date 2020 North American tour, kicking off May 15 and including a July 11 date at KeyBank Pavilion near Burgettstown. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 8 at livenation.com. For those who have American Express, they can buy tickets for...
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band coming to PPG Paints ArenaVideo
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band will play PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on June 20, as part of a new North American tour. Tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. Nov. 15 at ppgpaintsarena.com. The current band lineup features Steve Lukather (Toto), Colin Hay (Men at Work), Gregg Rolie...
Bret Michaels on recovering from health scares, why he won’t talk Trump
Bret Michaels boasts an unabashedly eclectic taste in music, which the multi-platinum rock star credits with getting him through life’s ups and downs and all the messy emotions in between. When Michaels works out, he’ll blast AC/DC. If the Poison front man and singer-songwriter is feeling reflective, he’ll throw on...
My Chemical Romance, Rage Against The Machine announce reunion shows
Something must be in the air, because on back to back days, two huge bands have announced reunion shows. My Chemical Romance announced Thursday, more than seven years since their last show, the band would play a show Dec. 20 in Los Angeles. Like Phantoms Forever... Tickets on Sale Friday...
Young WSO musicians offer free fall concert
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s youth orchestra program will present a fall concert at the Seton Hill Performing Arts Center, 100 Harrison Ave., Greensburg. Orchestra director Morrie Brand will direct the 3 p.m. Nov. 17 concert, which is free and open to the public. The WYSO Philharmonia, comprised of mostly middle...
Murrysville Cantata Choir to present 2nd annual ‘Patriotic Thanksgiving’ concert
The Murrysville Cantata Choir will present “A Patriotic Thanksgiving” concert Nov. 10 in First Presbyterian Church, Murrysville, and will also perform the concert a week later in Heinz Chapel in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. “We were very pleased by the warm reception that last year’s concert received and we look forward...
Need a Halloween soundtrack? These songs check all spooky boxesVideo
Halloween night in Western Pa. may be a wash out - rain and strong gusts are in the forecast - so if you’re staying in or hosting trick-or-treaters at your place, here are some spooky songs to party along too. Things start heavy on the song list but verve towards...
Bound to be a good time when Bret Michaels takes the Palace stage
After years in the studio and on the road as Poison’s lead singer, and later venturing into reality television and country music, Bret Michaels remains a rocker. The Butler native returns to his Western Pa. roots on Nov. 1 with an 8 p.m. concert at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg....
Wilco brings ‘Ode to Joy’ to Heinz HallVideo
Wilco is back. This may not be breaking news in the world of auto-tuned wonders littering the pop charts. It is, however, a pretty big deal for fans of a band that started out a quarter of a century ago in the alt-country corner of the room, before evolving into...
Kanye West takes James Corden to 30,000 feet for ‘Carpool Karaoke’Video
Never one to do something traditional, Kanye West’s edition of “Carpool Karaoke” with James Corden is … uh … sky high. The rapper/acceptance-speech interruptor was the latest guest in the hit series with the “Late Late Show” host. But it’s not in a car, it’s 30,000 feet in the air,...
Taylor Swift can’t shake off copyright suit over her 2014 hitVideo
Taylor Swift won’t escape so easily after all from allegations that her 2014 hit “Shake It Off” illegally copied the lyrics of “Playas Gon’ Play.” The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Monday overturned a judge’s ruling throwing out the copyright infringement lawsuit by the two songwriters of...
Josh Turner brings traditional country to Palace TheatreVideo
Described as a “disciple of traditional country music,” Josh Turner brings his signature baritone to town for a Nov. 9 show. The concert is set for 7:30 p.m. in The Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Turner’s 2003 debut album “Long Black Train” earned him platinum-selling status, with his...
Here they go again: Donnie Iris and The Cruisers set anniversary showVideo
Donnie Iris and The Cruisers are looking forward to another milestone. The perennial favorite Pittsburgh party band will celebrate 40 years together during a Feb. 1 concert at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov 1 at 724-836-8000, ticketmaster.com or thepalacetheatre.org. Another iconic Pittsburgh...
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s free kids’ program returns
Thanksgiving weekend kicks off the holiday season, and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra gets things started with Strauss family favorites, from waltzes to polka. Polish off the turkey and the pie and head to Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., at 8 p.m. Nov. 29 or 2:30 p.m. Dec. 1 for the fifth...
After son’s death, Craig Morgan finds God’s purpose in songVideo
The last evening that country singer Craig Morgan spent with his 19-year-old son, Jerry, was during one of Morgan’s performances at Grand Ole Opry three years ago. “The last pictures I have of us together is on that stage,” Morgan, 55, said backstage at the Opry House this week. “So...
Photos: Kip Moore’s acoustical sounds entertain Palace Theatre crowd
The soulful, gritty sounds of Kip Moore’s Room to Spare: Acoustic Tour filled Greensburg’s The Palace Theatre on Thursday evening. Moore’s shows typically swerve from the raucous and rowdy one minute to the intimate and emotional the next, his website attests, and this local appearance did not disappoint. The concert...
Post Malone tops AMA noms, Taylor Swift could break King of Pop’s recordVideo
Post Malone is the top contender at the 2019 American Music Awards, where Taylor Swift has a chance to moonwalk past Michael Jackson’s record for most wins at the show. Dick clark productions announced Thursday that Malone scored seven nominations, while newcomer Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande each earned six...
Stewart Copeland discusses The Police, working with Pittsburgh’s Mendelssohn ChoirVideo
World-renowned drummer Stewart Copeland, founder of the rock band The Police, has spent more than three decades at the forefront of contemporary music as a rock star and an acclaimed film composer. Copeland is a Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. He’s in Pittsburgh this week to...
Dolly Parton, Chris Stapleton, Pink to perform at CMA AwardsVideo
Dolly Parton will perform a new song “Faith” in a gospel medley, Reba McEntire will revisit her hit “Fancy” and Chris Stapleton will perform a duet with Pink at this year’s Country Music Association Awards. CMA announced Wednesday the first round of performers for the Nov. 13 awards show in...
Someone to love: Rising Scottish singer Lewis CapaldiVideo
Breakthrough singer Lewis Capaldi is such a nice guy that after you and he breakup, he writes songs about the experience, then let’s you preview them before they are released to the world. That’s what happened when the 23-year-old Scottish crooner crafted songs for his passionate pop debut, “Divinely Uninspired...
Country musician Chris Janson makes Palace Theatre tour stopVideo
Chris Janson, a country musician known for hits including “Drunk Girl” and “Buy Me A Boat,” will perform at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg early next year. The man Rolling Stone magazine calls a “live legacy in the making” is set to perform Feb. 7 at the 21 W. Otterman...
Mister Rogers tribute record features Micky Dolenz, Vanessa Williams, othersVideo
Oldies lead singers, “American Idol” finalists, a former Miss America and even a prime-time reality-TV host are among those paying tribute to the music of Latrobe native Fred Rogers on a new record, “Thank You, Mister Rogers: Music & Memories.” Micky Dolenz of the Monkees, “Idol” finalist Kellie Pickler, Vanessa...
