Murrysville resident to perform with Edgewood Symphony Orchestra
Amy Simpson of Murrysville, a pianist, teacher and church musician, will perform Beethoven’s Fifth Concerto on May 11 with the Edgewood Symphony Orchestra. As a performer, she was recently featured in Stravinsky’s “Symphony in Three Movements” with the West Virginia University Orchestra. As accompanist, she was a winner of the...
Put on your dancin’ shoes and promenadeVideo
Finals, graduation and prom. High school rites of passage — and promposals — are in season. I got myself a prom date ? pic.twitter.com/tJXk2zihLN— sinai? (@pitasinai_) May 2, 2019 And SiriusXM’s Prom Radio is here to get one ready to boogie, or recall memories sweet, romantic or perhaps cringe-worthy. From...
Taylor Swift’s ‘Me!’ breaks record for swiftest climb to 100 million video views
Taylor Swift’s latest video set a viewership record as it hit the Vevo hosting service. The dazzling video for Swift’s latest single, “ME!”, features her in a fantastical Parisian-inspired dreamland filled with rainbows and unicorns. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco joins swift on her musical dance journey. The...
‘Women who Rock’ play on at Stage AE in Pittsburgh
These women rock. The third annual Women who Rock benefit concert presented by UPMC Health Plan and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital is at 6:30 p.m. May 30 at Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s North Side. Rock radio DJ Michele Michaels of 102.5 WDVE will emcee. The event coincides with Women’s Health Month....
Foghat, Guster, The Manhattan Transfer top Allegheny County summer concerts
Local mainstays including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will be joined by nationally-known acts like Tonic, Guster and Foghat during the 2019 Summer Concert Series at two Allegheny County parks. The lineups for the annual series were announced Thursday, and they include nearly 30 free performances. The highlights of the series...
River City Brass goes Caribbean in season closerVideo
Sit back and dream of warm weather, cool drinks and hot music. River City Brass has that last one covered, closing its 37th season with a trip to the islands. Its “Caribbean Carnivale” concert series will feature world-renowned steelpan soloist Liam Teague. Audiences can expect to hear such classic summertime...
4 lads from Liverpool pay tribute as the Mersey BeatlesVideo
Four lads from Liverpool, England, get together to play music. They spend a decade as the resident band at the world-famous Cavern Club in their hometown. It sounds like the beginning of a familiar story — only this Fab Four is not The Beatles, it’s the Mersey Beatles. Billed as...
Drake shouts out GOT’s Arya Stark at the Billboard Music Awards
Drake gave an unusual shout out after receiving honors at the Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday night. The rapper was thinking of “Game of Thrones’” most-recent episode while delivering his acceptance speech for Top Billboard 200 Album, “Scorpion.” His response started with the par-for-the-course, but still earnest, acknowledgement of those...
Drake has huge night at Billboard Awards, wins top artist
Mother’s Day is in a couple weeks, but rap star Drake honored his mom when he won the night’s top honor at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. Drake picked up top artist — besting Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Post Malone and Travis Scott — in Las Vegas on Wednesday night....
Taylor Swift, Cardi B, Drake, Dan + Shay set for Billboard AwardsVideo
Taylor Swift is set to kick off the 2019 Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday with the debut performance of her new song “ME!” and she could continue her run as the most decorated winner in the show’s history. Swift, a 23-time Billboard Award winner, will open Wednesday night’s show at...
Jonas Brothers set to drop some ‘Happiness’ on PittsburghVideo
The Jonas Brothers have come a long way from their early days as a sibling/boy band, singing about the “Year 3000.” They are all grown up, two are married, they’ve got a couple of Grammy nominations, and they are launching “Happiness Begins,” their first North American tour in nearly a...
Free tickets available for Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra’s season finale
Free tickets are available for the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra’s season finale concert on May 5 in Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh. Doors will open one hour prior to the 7:30 p.m. performance. Conducted by PYSO music director Earl Lee, the program will feature: • Keiko Abe’s “Prism Rhapsody,” with soloist...
‘It’s gonna be May’ so bring on the Justin Timberlake memesVideo
It’s finally May. We know it brings flowers and all, but it also brings another beautiful sight. Yes, you know what I’m talking about — the “it’s gonna be May” Justin Timberlake memes. Not a JT aficionado? People explains it nicely: Guess What? It's Gonna Be May: Everything to Know...
Eric Church brings Double Down tour to Pittsburgh for 2 nights
Few artists have the popularity, fan demand and stamina to do what Eric Church is doing: performing two consecutive shows at a big venue in big city. Country stars — Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan and Toby Keith — have given Pittsburgh two or more consecutive concerts at giant, packed venues...
‘Rent’ co-stars reunite for evening of music at the Reilly TheaterVideo
Anyone lucky enough to have a “forever friend” — a best buddy they might not see for weeks or months, but whenever they get back together, it’s like old times — can identify with the relationship between Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp. The two performers met in 1996 when they...
Patti LaBelle to headline Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
The iconic Patti LaBelle will be the featured performer at the annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival in June. Presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, the event is curated and directed by Janis Burley Wilson, president and CEO of the cultural center. The festival is a combination of...
John Williams’ salute concludes orchestra’s 50th seasonVideo
Edge-of-your-seat music will conclude the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s 50th season, with a special salute to film score composer John Williams. “The Music of John Williams” concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. May 11 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. The program will feature classic film music...
Christian pop singer Amy Grant to sing at Plum church
Singer Amy Grant, sometimes called “The Queen of Christian Pop,” will perform at 7 p.m. May 4 at Amplify Church, Pittsburgh East Campus, 9400 Saltzburg Road, Plum. Tickets at $32.50 and $37.50 are available at 800-965-9234 or itickets.com. Since the beginning of her music career in the late 1970s, Grant...
Investor pulls out of Woodstock 50, leaving fest in shambles
Woodstock 50 is proving to be as chaotic as the original festival held in 1969. A financial investor in the festival announced Monday it was pulling its funding from the anniversary event, set to take place Aug. 16-18 in Watkins Glen, N.Y. “Despite our tremendous investment of time, effort and...
Pittsburgh jazz great Roger Humphries to get honorary degree
Pittsburgh jazz legend Roger Humphries will receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters during West Virginia Wesleyan College’s 128th commencement on Saturday. Humphries became an internationally recognized jazz figure through his work with Horace Silver and others in the mid 1960s. He recorded with Silver on three of...
Country musician, actor John Schneider plans stop at Jergel’s
Tickets go on sale at noon Friday for a performance by country musician John Schneider at Jergel’s Rhythm Grille, according to a concert announcement. Schneider will visit the area on Aug. 9 for an 8 p.m. show. His music career kicked off in the 1980s, but Schneider also is a...
Actor, singer-songwriter Kiefer Sutherland announces tour stop at Jergel’s
Singer-songwriter Kiefer Sutherland will visit Jergel’s Rhythm Grille for a tour stop on June 28, according to a concert announcement. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon for the 8 p.m. show. Also a longtime, award-winning actor, Sutherland delved into music with a debut album in 2016 and a world...
Hugh Jackman’s song-and-dance tour coming to Pittsburgh
Hugh Jackman has added a Pittsburgh date to his first world tour, with “The Man. The Music. The Show” coming to PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 9. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. May 3 at hughjackmantheshow.com. American Express card members can purchase tickets from...
‘Harry Potter’ among selections for Westmoreland youth orchestra concert
The Westmoreland Youth Symphony Orchestra program will present its spring concert May 8 at Seton Hill University’s Performing Arts Center in Greensburg. Admission is free for the 7:30 p.m. program at 100 Harrison Ave. The WYSO Philharmonia will present arrangements of Respighi’s “Ancient Aires and Dances,” the last movement of...
Record 250 herpes cases reported per day near Coachella Festival
Music fans apparently caught more than some great tunes at a California music festival this month. The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival draws about 250,000 people to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, across two weekends in April. In addition to the impacts that any large event...
