Alice Cooper, Halestorm announce tickets on sale Friday for July tour date
Tickets will go on sale Friday for rock musician Alice Cooper’s tour stop at KeyBank Pavilion near Burgettstown on July 19. He will be joined on the 19-city tour by co-headliners Halestorm. Fans of Alice Cooper, a Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Famer, should expect performances of new music on...
Keith Flint, singer of electronic band The Prodigy, dies
LONDON — Keith Flint, lead singer of dance-electronic band The Prodigy, has been found dead at his home near London. He was 49. Flint was the stage persona of the band, whose hits “Firestarter” and “Breathe” fused techno, breakbeat and acid house music. The band sold 30 million records, taking...
Jason Aldean tour tickets go on sale Friday
Tickets will go on sale Friday for country musician Jason Aldean’s planned Pittsburgh tour date later this year. Aldean’s Ride All Night Tour will make a stop at KeyBank Pavilion near Burgettstown on Sept. 14. Traveling with him will be special guests Kane Brown, Carly Pearce and Dee Jay Silver....
New Kids on the Block pay tribute to history of boy bandsVideo
Get ready to make some noise and share some laughs as the New Kids on the Block go back to school in the new video for “Boys in the Band.” The tongue-in-cheek vid highlights the band’s newest track, taking a new generation on a journey through the history of boy...
Former Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conductor André Previn dies at age 89
André Previn, one-time music director and principal conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, has died in Manhattan at age 89. His manager, Linda Petrikova, confirmed Previn’s death to the Associated Press. Beyond his conducting talents, Previn also brought to the symphony his “virtuosity at the piano and a musical sensibility...
Aria412 to perform at Harris Grill’s pop-up bar
Think sun, summer and sand as the snow falls this weekend. Aria412 opera group will perform a beach-themed show at Harris Grill’s Grilligan Island’s pop-up bar at 7 p.m. March 5 in Downtown Pittsburgh. The group will be performing opera, musical theater and popular songs around the theme of warmer...
Lady Gaga: Bradley Cooper duet was acting, not loveVideo
LOS ANGELES — It was acting, not love, when Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper sang a duet Sunday at the 91st Academy Awards. Gaga discussed the emotional performance of “Shallow” from their film “A Star Is Born” during an appearance Wednesday on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live .” The duet led...
‘The Masked Singer’: T-Pain flies under the radar to grab Golden Mask
And “The Masked Singer” is … T-Pain?! Much to everyone’s surprise, the rapper was revealed to be the voice behind the Monster mask on last night’s season finale on the Fox singing competition in which celebrity contestants concealed their identities under elaborate costumes. Nobody was more surprised than the Florida-born...
Greensburg Salem kicks it up in ‘Mamma Mia!’Video
When Greensburg Salem High School musical director and producer Susan Glowa heard the rights were becoming available to “Mamma Mia!,” she was ready. “This was a brand new release,” Glowa, English and dramatic arts instructor, says. She applied and received approval to stage the show in the same day. Speaking...
Jonas Brothers tease first new song in 6 years
Hang onto your hearts! The Jonas Brothers are back. With new music, too! The brothers announced Thursday morning on Twitter that their new single will be “Sucker,” and will drop at midnight. Midnight ET #Sucker pic.twitter.com/9puT4D9Mji— Jonas Brothers (@jonasbrothers) February 28, 2019 In the tweet’s image, the brothers assume...
River City Brass ‘goes green’ with ‘Celtic Connections’
Whatever condition people arrive in for a River City Brass (RCB) concert, predicts its marketing director Andrew Blight, they will leave feeling better. “We’re in the business of lifting spirits,” he says. That will be especially easy to achieve for the people-pleasing organization with its annual “Celtic Connections” concert at...
Cantata choir welcomes new members, prepares for Palm Sunday
A local cantata choir is preparing for its second Palm Sunday performance at First Presbyterian Church in Murrysville, but its members have plans to perform well into 2019. The Murrysville Cantata Choir started a little under a year ago, presenting Lloyd Larson’s “Behold the Lamb,” and also performed at the...
Korn, Alice in Chains bring rock and rage tour to KeyBank PavilionVideo
Korn and Alice in Chains will bring their North American tour to KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown for a 6 p.m. Aug. 17 concert. The bands are part of an earlier announced “Ticket to Rock” deal, a one-ticket, four-show promotion from Live Nation. Korn x @AliceInChains 2019 North American Tour....
After spring training with Pirates, Garth Brooks sells out Heinz Field concertVideo
Only days after ending his spring training stint with the Pittsburgh Pirates, country music legend Garth Brooks not only sold out his Stadium Tour show at Heinz Field but broke a record for most tickets sold at the venue. The 72,887 tickets sold for the May 18 concert surpassed the...
Westmoreland Symphony welcomes guest artists for upcoming concert
Two guest artists will join the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra for “Music and Magic” at 7:30 p.m. March 16 at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg. The concert will open with Manuel de Falla’s “El Amor Brujo,” featuring mezzo soprano Corrie Stallings, a former Pittsburgh Opera resident artist, and the premiere of...
Spanish court summons Shakira to answer tax evasion charges
MADRID — A Spanish court investigating Shakira for possibly evading $16.4 million in taxes has called on the pop music star to testify in mid-June. Prosecutors charged the singer in December for not paying taxes in Spain between 2012 and 2014, when she lived mostly in the country despite having...
Country music star Toby Keith schedules fall Pittsburgh concertVideo
Country music star Toby Keith will play Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh on Sept. 27. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. March 1 at 412-325-7241, ticketmaster.com and highmarkstadium.com. Tickets also will be available from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the venue box office, 510 W. Station Square...
Photos: Michael Bublé brings ‘Love’ to PPGArena
Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Michael Bublé brought his “An Evening with Michael Bublé” tour to PPG Paints Arena Friday night. The hit singer recently released his tenth studio album, Love. Bublé has four Grammy Awards and has sold over thirty million records worldwide. He is originally from Burnaby in Canada. His...
Pittsburgh Symphony and the Hill District community team for ‘Lift Every Voice’ concert
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has teamed with Hill District community members for the annual “Lift Every Voice” concert, a celebration of the neighborhood’s cultural legacy The concert is at 8 p.m. March 2 at Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts in Downtown Pittsburgh. Symphony and associate conductor Andres Franco will...
Peter Frampton’s farewell tour coming to Pittsburgh’s Benedum CenterVideo
Another rock legend has announced his farewell tour. Guitarist Peter Frampton has confirmed “Peter Frampton Finale — The Farewell Tour,” with a July 2 date at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh. Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. March 1 at livenation.com. Citi cardmembers will...
Review: Coach Cowher helps America celebrates 50 years of hits
Few things are more enjoyable then the warmth of getting together with old friends in a comfortable environment indoors on a late winter’s night. …Especially when that friendship goes back half a century. The reunion of ardent Pittsburgh fans with Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley (aka America) at the Byham...
Peter Tork, bassist for The Monkees, dead at 77
Peter Tork, one of the four lovable wisecracking musicians in The Monkees, died Feb. 21 at age 77. The Washington Post reports Tork’s death was confirmed by his sister, Anne Thorkelson. She didn’t divulge how or where he died. In 2009, Tork was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare...
Dan + Shay, Chris Stapleton lead ACM nominations
NASHVILLE — Chris Stapleton and Dan + Shay lead the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations each while Grammy album of the year winner Kacey Musgraves comes in with five nominations. Reba McEntire, who is hosting the show for a record 16th time, announced the nominees in...
Michael Buble returns to Pittsburgh with new sense of freedomVideo
The very first time he heard Michael Buble sing, Hempfield’s John Noble asked out loud, “Who is that?” “The second thing I said was ‘What kind of name is Buble — ‘boo-blay!!’?” recalls the veteran entertainer and popular Frank Sinatra tribute artist with a smile. While he has always been...
Oh, yeah — ‘The Dirt’ tells the story of Motley Crue
Nothing exemplifies the ’80s more than a hard-rockin’ hair band. And atop that hair-sprayed heap stood Motley Crue. With the tagline — “Their music made them famous. Their lives made them infamous.” — Netflix released the trailer for the biopic “The Dirt” today. It tells the true story of the...
