Wiggles sing, dance their way into little tykes’ heartsVideo
Like many children born “Down Under,” Emma Watkins recalls watching “The Wiggles” as a child. “I was quite enamored by the Irish dancing and costumes and curly hair. I have curly hair,” Watkins says in a telephone interview. She’s now one of the Australian foursome — and its first and...
Manfred Honeck, PSO release new Anton Bruckner recording
People sometimes wonder what music means, especially when there are no lyrics and the title is generic. Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra provide a compelling answer for Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 with their new recording, which is being released today on the Reference Recordings label. Bruckner was...
ZZ Top, WDVE team up for Pittsburgh concert ticket offerVideo
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top and Pittsburgh rock station WDVE are celebrating their 50th anniversaries by offering two pavilion seats for $50 (plus applicable fees) for the band’s Sept. 11 concert at KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown. The special tickets are available in limited quantities, while supplies last,...
Beo String Quartet closes WSO summer chamber music series
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra and Latrobe Presbyterian Church present the Summer Chamber Music Series finale in the historic Unity Chapel in Latrobe, 114 Chapel Lane. The concert at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22 features Beo String Quartet. Now in its fourth season, the quartet is comprised of violinists Jason Neukom and...
Lil Nas X had historic run, but now Billie Eilish is No. 1
Step aside, Lil Nas X. There’s a new sheriff in town, and her name is Billie Eilish. Billboard announced on Monday that the rising pop star’s summer smash “Bad Guy” has hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart, ending “Old Town Road’s” unprecedented 19-week ride at the top. After...
Brad Paisley out; Reba, Dolly, Carrie Underwood to host CMAs
Carrie Underwood, who has hosted the Country Music Association Awards since 2008 with Brad Paisley, is losing her partner-in-crime. But she won’t be on her own: The CMAs announced Monday that “special guest hosts” Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire will join Underwood during the Nov. 13 event. The organization says...
The Westmoreland to host rock ’n’ roll listening session
The sounds that shaped rock ’n’ roll culture will be the focus of a listening session from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 21 in The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. The conversation will be led by Nwaka Onwusa, director of curatorial affairs at the Rock and Roll Hall...
Kiefer Sutherland slips on bus, cancels European dates
Kiefer Sutherland had to cancel three performances in Denmark and Sweden after slipping on the stairs in a bus and injuring his ribs. The actor-turned-singer was on his way to a show in Denmark when the accident happened, according to Billboard. Sutherland posted a note to social media Thursday apologizing...
Chinese K-pop stars publicly back Beijing on Hong Kong
At least eight pop stars from mainland China and one each from Taiwan and Hong Kong are publicly stating their support for Beijing’s one-China policy, eliciting a mixture of disappointment and understanding from fans. Many of the statements came after protesters opposed to Beijing’s growing influence over semi-autonomous Hong Kong...
Iron Maiden gives bucket-list show at sold-out PPG Paints Arena
There was a flamethrower. There was an airplane. There was a sword fight. But more importantly, there was an iconic band making their way back after 9 years. Saturday night was Iron Maiden’s return to Pittsburgh, having last played the area in July 2010. In front of a sold-out crowd,...
West Deer native remembers trip to Woodstock
West Deer native Colleen Nelson remembers the crush of cars as she and her friends drove a crammed Volkswagen Beetle toward Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, N.Y., on Aug. 14, 1969. They had almost made it to the site of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. But there was so...
Elvis admirers remember his death 42 years ago with vigil
Elvis Presley fans carrying lit candles in the Tennessee night are visiting the rock ‘n’ roll icon’s grave at Graceland during the annual vigil commemorating his death 42 years ago. Presley admirers from all over the world descend on Memphis every year to honor his life and career during Elvis...
Metallica donates to Romanian pediatric cancer hospital
BUCHAREST, Romania — Metallica says it has donated $277,600 to support the construction of Romania’s first pediatric oncology hospital. The American heavy metal band, which is very popular in Romania, made the donation ahead of their sold-out show Wednesday in Romania’s National Arena, according to the band’s All Within My...
Aretha Franklin’s cancer doctors recall her grace, gritVideo
Regardless of her reputation as a performer, Aretha Franklin ‘s cancer doctors say she was no diva as a patient. As the anniversary of her death approaches, two of her doctors tell The Associated Press that the Queen of Soul handled the diagnosis and treatment with grace — and the...
Pittsburgh’s hip-hop community forms board to support local acts
The shooting at a July 13 concert at Nova Place was the final straw for Jeff “DJ Chevy” Cobbs. The Braddock native had already been working for a year on finding ways to recognize, resolve and prevent issues faced by the local hip-hop community. After a fight escalated and led...
5 decades in, Doobie Brothers still rocking ahead of Pittsburgh-area showVideo
For a band with a long history and a big catalog of hits, the trick is to give audiences what they want without getting stale creatively. Founding member Tom Johnston says the Doobie Brothers have been able to walk that fine line. The band, with hits like “China Grove” and...
Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr. head ‘Up, Up and Away’ to Palace TheatreVideo
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. are marking more than 50 years of making beautiful music together, from their days as founding members of the popular band Fifth Dimension through their ongoing career as a duo. They also are celebrating 50 years of marriage, having tied the knot on July...
Jack White returns to Pittsburgh with The Raconteurs for frenzied, upbeat concert
Jack White and his band The Raconteurs blew into Pittsburgh on Tuesday night for a raucous, straight-ahead rock concert that kept a lively crowd bobbing their heads and singing along through the very last song of a 100-minute set. As daylong rainstorms finally passed through Western Pennsylvania, White and his...
45 years ago, ‘unknown band’ Rush played Pittsburgh’s Civic Arena
The concert promoter didn’t want them, the lead singer was so buzzed he didn’t know how they did, and their performance garnered only a single sentence in a review published in the Valley News Dispatch a week later. Rush was an unknown band from Canada when they played the Civic...
Drake breaks his own No. 1 record with ‘Care Package’ compilation
What goes around comes back around again — literally, for Drake. The platinum-selling hip-hop icon debuted in the Billboard 200 top spot yet again with his latest offering, “Care Package.” The compilation project — containing many unofficially released tracks only heard via SoundCloud or big box retailer’s bonus CD packages...
The Raconteurs plan phone-free concert at Pittsburgh’s Stage AE
The 21st-century concert experience largely means having one’s focus on the stage compromised by the glow from someone’s cellphone, or having a view obscured by people taking photos or making video recordings of their favorite song. That won’t be the case at Stage AE on Tuesday night, however, when Jack...
Missy Elliott will receive MTV Video Vanguard Award
Missy Elliott, one of the most iconic players in the history of music videos, will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. MTV announced Monday that Elliott will also perform Aug. 26 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Since her debut video...
Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ sets more Billboard chart records
NEW YORK — Lil Nas X is galloping his way to two new records on the Billboard charts thanks to the massive success of “Old Town Road.” The song that beat out Mariah Carey and “Despacito” to become the longest-running No. 1 hit in the history of the Hot 100...
Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder will perform at Jergel’sVideo
Don Felder, former lead guitarist with The Eagles, will perform at Jergel’s Rhythm Grille, 103 Slade Lane, Warrendale, in a Jergels & Drusky Entertainment show. Doors will open at 5 p.m. for early entry and 6 p.m. for the general public for the 8 p.m. Feb. 7 show. A limited...
Korn show unlike anything fans have witnessedVideo
As a member of a band that’s been playing amphitheaters and other large venues for the better part of a 25-year history, Korn bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu has seen his share of spectacular visual concert productions. Although his initial reaction was underwhelming, Fieldy (as he’s known to Korn’s fans) says...
