Country musician Luke Bryan announces June tour date at KeyBank PavilionVideo
Country music artist Luke Bryan will visit the Pittsburgh area on June 7, according to a concert announcement Monday. The musician will make a stop at KeyBank Pavilion near Burgettstown for a performance on his Sunset Repeat Tour. The tour will begin May 31 in Philadelphia and end in October...
Dan + Shay win Grammy for ‘Tequila’Video
Hometown fav Dan + Shay, the country music duo of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, picked up some more hardware for the hit song “Tequila.” The song earned the pair the Grammy for best country duo/group performance. They performed the award-winning song during last night’s show. Smyers is a Pittsburgh-area...
Rap artists, women take center stage at Grammys
LOS ANGELES — Rap artists and women have felt shunned by the Grammy Awards in recent years. But this year, they both took center stage. Childish Gambino’s disturbing look at race relations, “This is America,” won record and song of the year on Sunday’s telecast. It was the first time...
Grammys: Kacey Musgraves wins album of the year; Childish Gambino makes history
LOS ANGELES — Women returned at the Grammys on Sunday as female acts won album of the year and best new artist, while rap also triumphed, with Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” becoming the first rap-based song to win record and song of the year. Kacey Musgraves’ “Golden Hour” picked...
Ariana Grande releases new album, leaves fans speculating about meaning of lyrics
Fans won’t see Ariana Grande at the Grammys this weekend, but they’ve got plenty of new music from the pop star to fill the void. Grande released her latest album “thank u, next” at midnight on Friday, and people are already speculating about the meaning of some of her fresh...
1 ticket, 4 rock shows at KeyBank Pavilion summer line-up
Live Nation’s 2019 “Ticket to Rock” one-ticket deal gives purchasers admission to a four-show summer concert package at KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown. Artists who will perform as part of this year’s package include Alice in Chains, Breaking Benjamin, Behemoth, Chevelle, Gojira, Korn, Skipknot, Underoath, Volbeat and more. Shinedown will be...
Grammys swag bag to include breath mints developed in Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh breath mints company will be part of the Grammy Awards on Sunday. Movemints LLC, based in Aspinwall, was invited to share its breath mints in the Grammy gift bags distributed to all the award ceremony’s guests. The music awards ceremony will air at 8 p.m. Feb. 10 on...
Keith Urban to perform at Penguins-Flyers Stadium Series gameVideo
Country music star Keith Urban will headline the entertainment for the Feb. 23 NHL Stadium Series outdoor game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL’s Eagles. The 2018 CMA Entertainer of the Year and four-time Grammy Award winner will perform during...
River City Brass taking show on the road to South AsiaVideo
A River City Brass ensemble is transporting a bit of Pittsburgh’s musical spunk, and looking forward to some cultural inspiration, as part of a performing and educational tour in Dhaka, Bangladesh, this week. Artistic director/conductor James Gourlay and seven musicians — Hakeem Bilal, Gabriel Colby, John Sebastian Vera, Jeffrey Nicodemus,...
In advance of new album, Tesla plays Greensburg’s Palace TheatreVideo
It looks to be another good year for Tesla. There’s just no stopping the original Sacramento hard rock band from the ‘80s that has sold more than 25 million albums and filled concert auditoriums to sold-out crowds in its three decades plus together. Just as Tesla’s Winter 2019 tour starts...
Think spring with latest Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra offering
In the heart of winter we think longingly of greener days to come. The next Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra program will show how music can warm that hope. Esteemed guest conductor Herbert Blomstedt will return to conduct symphonies by two composer who eloquently shared their love for verdant nature. Blomstedt will...
21 Savage’s English origins stun fans of the Atlanta rapper
LOS ANGELES — It was a shock for fans when 21 Savage was taken into custody by U.S. immigration agents in Georgia. It was an even bigger shock to learn he had been an immigrant in the first place. The Grammy-nominated rapper and his music are so deeply associated with...
Sybarite5 blends chamber music with rock for Carnegie Music Hall performanceVideo
New York-based Sybarite5 showcases musicians whose classical string techniques include a repertoire from David Bowie and Radiohead to Led Zeppelin, as they create their own chamber music performance. Musicians Sami Meridinian and Sarah Whitney, violins; Angela Pickett, viola; Laura Metcalf, cello; and Louis Levitt, bass, will perform at 7:30 p.m....
Donnie Iris to celebrate ‘Spirit of 76’ in GreensburgVideo
It seems like it took almost a full year for fans to finally stop wishing Donnie Iris “Happy 75th Birthday” last year. But that’s OK, suggests Pittsburgh’s beloved, iconic rocker. “It’s the fans and the need to create new things that keep us motivated,” explains Iris as he prepares to...
Westmoreland Symphony’s young artist competition winners to perform
The 2019 Westmoreland Symphony Tribune-Review Young Artists Competition Winners’ Recital will take place at 3 p.m. Feb. 10 in the Seton Hill University Performing Arts Center, 100 Harrison Ave., Greensburg. The following performers will present pieces chosen by the judges from their audition programs: Level I – up to Grade...
Review: Thank U, Next: Maroon 5’s halftime show was basic
There are a number of words you could use to describe Maroon 5’s halftime show performance: Empty. Boring. Basic. Sleepy. Skippable. Unfulfilling. Unnecessary. And those who came to help save the day didn’t do their jobs: If you blinked you would have missed that Travis Scott and Big Boi performed....
Sammy Hagar and his band coming to Pittsburgh’s Highmark Stadium
Sammy Hagar and The Circle have a June 5 date at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh. Tickets from $55 to $95.50 go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Feb. 15 at 412-325-7241, ticketmaster.com and highmarkstadium.com. They also will be available 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the...
Organ concert will feature composers from Minnesota and Pa., including Greensburg
The music of Pennsylvania and Minnesota is the latest theme for an organ concert series that blends genres and styles to broaden the appeal and interest in an instrument that most people simply associate with Sunday-morning hymns. The free concert will be at 4 p.m., Feb. 17 in the sanctuary...
Poetry inspires next Saint Vincent Camerata program
The Saint Vincent Camerata will present “Music Was My Refuge,” a concert of choral settings of American poetry, Feb. 9 in the Saint Vincent Basilica Crypt. The 7:30 p.m. program will feature works inspired by such masters of verse as Emily Dickinson and Dolly Parton. Admission costs $10. For ticket...
Cardi B declined Super Bowl halftime with ‘mixed feelings’
ATLANTA — Cardi B said she received an offer to perform at the Super Bowl, but struggled with the decision to turn down the lucrative opportunity in support of ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick. The Grammy-nominated rapper told The Associated Press on Friday evening that she had “mixed feelings” after she...
Country singer Charley Pride focus of 2 PBS projects
PASADENA, Calif. — Paging Terrence Howard. Charley Pride still wants the actor to play him in a movie of the country music star’s life. The project has been discussed for about 10 years. Pride told a TV critics’ meeting on Friday that it remains a goal to have it made...
Adam Levine says he expected controversy surrounding Super Bowl halftime showVideo
The controversy surrounding Maroon 5’s upcoming Super Bowl halftime performance hasn’t surprised frontman Adam Levine. The singer said he “expected” contention when his band signed on for the gig and told Entertainment Tonight that it’s their goal to “speak through the music” when they take the stage Sunday in Atlanta....
Gabby Barrett comes out swinging with ‘I Hope’Video
Not winning “American Idol” hasn’t hampered Munhall native and teen singer-songwriter Gabby Barrett’s burgeoning country music career. Barrett, 18, finished in the top three on last season’s “American Idol” and dropped her edgy ballad “I Hope” Jan. 25. Barrett co-wrote “I Hope” alongside industry hit makers Zachary Kale and Jon...
ABBA MANIA turns everyone into a ‘Dancing Queen’
Fans just can’t get enough of ABBA. Nearly 40 years after the Swedish pop rock group disbanded, their music is still going strong, thanks in part to the success of U.S. hit movies “Mamma Mia!” (2008) and “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” (2018) and tribute acts that celebrate their...
Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra presents Valentine’s weekend concert
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra presents a Valentine’s weekend performance, “Heart Strings,” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Bartók’s “Romanian Folk Dances” will be followed by Chee-Yun performing Tchaikovsky’s “Violin Concerto,” and the evening concludes with Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 4.” Violinist Chee-Yun has...
