Fans from across the world celebrate life of Mac Miller at Pittsburgh’s Blue Slide ParkVideo
Hundreds of fans from across the world came together Friday for a celebration of the life of rapper and Pittsburgh native Mac Miller nearly one year after his death. Frick Park’s Blue Slide Park playground, which was made famous by Miller’s album and song of the same name, was filled...
City puts fresh coat of paint on the Blue Slide ahead of Mac Miller memorialVideo
There is a fresh coat of paint on the Blue Slide in Frick Park. It’s ready for the Friday memorial for late rapper Mac Miller as the one-year anniversary of his death approaches. Fans will share stories and the music of the Pittsburgh rapper from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday...
Tool coming to PPG Paints Arena with ‘Fear Inoculum’ tourVideo
Tool, a band that Pitchfork says was “(f)orged in the the mad-at-my-dad fires of ’90s post-grunge and nu-metal,” has announced a six-week fall tour coming on the heels of the Aug. 30 release of “Fear Inoculum,” the band’s first studio album since “10,000 Days” in 2006. The tour includes a...
Warriors Rock concert to benefit Westmoreland County Veterans monument
This concert is about raising voices — and money — for a good cause. Gary Racan and Studio E Band will take the stage at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Seton Hill Performing Arts Center in Greensburg. The Greensburg-based group hosts Warriors Rock concerts to help with funds for veterans...
Nicki Minaj tweets that she’s retiring to ‘have my family’
LOS ANGELES — Is Nicki Minaj really hanging up the mic? The chart-topping rapper announced Thursday on Twitter that she “decided to retire & have my family.” Her announcement comes as a surprise after she recently made a guest appearance on Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hot Girl Summer.” In the tweet,...
Brutal reactions to Meghan Trainor’s NFL kickoff performance
It seems many social media users were not amused that Meghan Trainor was featured in the 2019 NFL kickoff ceremony. Prior to the league’s first regular season game between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers on Thursday, the singer took the stage to the disapproval of many. In fact,...
Mac Miller life celebration at Blue Slide Park rescheduled
The Blue Slide Park tribute to Mac Miller has been moved to Friday. The Mac Miller Memoir posted the date change on Twitter. “Due to circumstances beyond our control, the memorial will occur on Friday, September 6, instead of the 7th.” Due to circumstances beyond our control, the memorial will...
ZZ Top brings 5 decades of staying power to Pittsburgh showVideo
Has it really been 50 years since the larger-than-life blues-inspired rock group ZZ Top started climbing the ladder of success that would land them in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and give them staying power five decades later? Vocalist/guitarist Billy Gibbons said there’s a good reason...
Jonas Brothers show has true Pittsburgh feel at PPG Paints Arena
Tuesday night’s show had a whole lot of Pittsburgh to it. The Jonas Brothers played PPG Paints Arena, making a stop on their “Happiness Begins Tour.” View this post on Instagram Last night in Pittsburgh ❤️ #HappinessBeginsTour A post shared by Jonas Brothers (@jonasbrothers) on Sep 4, 2019 at 7:04am...
R. Kelly’s daughter says music ‘saved my life’
For a long time, Buku Abi ran away from pursuing music. Although she is the daughter of one of pop music’s most popular and successful singer-songwriters, her father is also among the most infamous: He is R. Kelly, currently in jail, facing multiple charges of sexual abuse and sex trafficking....
Lizzo grabs top spot on Billboard Hot 100 in wild time for chart
There’s been a rotating crew of champs when it comes to a Billboard title. Six artists were part of a Hot 100 top track since mid-August. Lizzo grabbed the top spot for the week of Sept. 7, going on 2 years since she released “Truth Hurts” in September 2017. .@lizzo...
Entertainment planner: Aug. 29-Sept. 11
Thursday Aug. 29 Ismo, Finnish comedian, Pittsburgh Improv, Homestead. Through Sept. 1. 412-462-5233 or improv.com/pittsburgh The Laurel, TGIS free concert, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg. 724-836-8000 or thepalacetheatre.org Friday Aug. 30 “empathy machine,” world premiere of new slowdanger dance work, Kelly Strayhorn Theater, Pittsburgh. Also Aug. 31. 412-363-3000 or kelly-strayhorn.org Pennsylvania...
‘Happiness’ has Jonas Brothers back in Pittsburgh tonightVideo
The Beatles, One Direction, the Jonas Brothers — all hot young bands whose members ended up going their separate ways. Unlike the other two, the Jonases have reunited, released a new album and produced a documentary that looks back at their careers, the challenge they’ve had in being taken seriously...
East Liberty mural honors Pittsburgh native Mac MillerVideo
A Pittsburgh artist and other community members celebrated Mac Miller’s life Wednesday in creating a 25-foot mural of the late rapper and Pittsburgh native in the city’s East Liberty neighborhood. The afternoon of painting, organized by the Moving the Lives of Kids (MLK) Mural Project, comes 10 days before the...
‘American Idol’ announces Pittsburgh auditionsVideo
Pittsburghers, get your pipes pitch perfect. “American Idol” is coming to town. Would-be superstars can register at the show’s network website. On-site registration begins at 9 a.m. on Sept. 7 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., according to publicist Samantha Belluccia. “Registration will be open...
Squeeze celebrates 45 years with ‘Songbook’ tour stop in Pittsburgh area
The year was 1973 and Chris Difford stole 50 pounds from his mother’s purse to put an ad in a local shop window for a guitarist to join his band. It mattered little that Difford didn’t actually have a band and that only one person responded. That’s because the person...
Carrie Underwood previews revamped ‘Sunday Night Football’ theme song
Carrie Underwood teased fans and football junkies with a short clip of the revamped “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” theme song for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” Underwood posted the 16 seconds clip to Instagram on Monday. View this post on Instagram Tune in September 8th! @JoanJett @SNFonNBC A post...
Taylor Swift calls her new album ‘a love letter to love itself’
If you want an easy way to see how far Taylor Swift has come since her last album, just compare the two covers. If 2017’s “reputation” featured a photo of Swift unsmiling in black and white, “Lover” is an explosion of color, clouds and sparkles. The superb new 18-track collection...
Squirrel Hill woman, 95, performs at Piano Day of PittsburghVideo
Her 95-year-old hands glide across the keys with ease. Listeners sing along to her tunes. Her smile is contagious. Rose “Rosie” Mervis Wyner has been playing the piano for more than nine decades — since age 4. It’s her passion, her love of making music, which she’s shared with thousands...
Singer Eddie Money says he has stage 4 esophageal cancerVideo
NEW YORK — Eddie Money says he has stage 4 esophageal cancer. The singer known for such hits as “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Take Me Home Tonight” says his fate is in “God’s hands.” Money’s comments appear in a video released Saturday from his AXS TV reality series “Real...
River City Brass will perform for Flight 93 memorial serviceVideo
River City Brass artistic director James Gourlay finds the Pittsburgh band’s being asked to perform at the Flight 93 National Memorial on Sept. 11 an honor. “The organizers of that ceremony invited us to go and perform and take part. This is the first time we’ve ever been invited to...
Pittsburgh Piano Day literally drives music to the cityVideo
Peter Stumpf is Pittsburgh’s “piano man.” He and a group of other musicians will take to the road Saturday and Sunday to bring music to the streets for “Piano Day Pittsburgh.” Stumpf, a piano technician, launched the annual event in 2016. They will strap an 800-pound, seven-foot concert semi-grand Steinway...
Tickets for TSO holiday shows in Pittsburgh going on saleVideo
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s popular annual holiday tour, “Christmas Eve and Other Stories,” includes two Dec. 22 shows at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Times for the Pittsburgh concerts will be 3:30 and 8 p.m. Reserved tickets, starting at $47.25, go on sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 13 at livenation.com, ticketmaster.com...
Rob Thomas’ point of view will be evident on Pittsburgh stopVideo
Going into his new solo album, “Chip Tooth Smile,” one thing Rob Thomas wanted to accomplish was to make sure there would be no cases of mistaken identity with the record. Thomas brings his signature sound and some new music to Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center Aug. 27. That’s not to say...
Entertainment planner: Aug. 22-Sept. 4
Thursday Aug. 22 East Coast Turnaround, TGIS free concert, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg. 724-836-8000 or thepalacetheatre.org Friday Aug. 23 Great American Banana Split Celebration, entertainment, food and activities, downtown Latrobe. Through Aug. 25. bananasplitfest.com History Happy Hour, Fort Ligonier. 724-238-9701 or fortligonier.org Rock the Quarry XIX, music, food and fun,...
