Revamped Linkin Park brings From Zero tour to Pittsburgh next yearVideo
A reunited Linkin Park — with a new lead singer — will bring their world tour to Pittsburgh next year. The alternative rock/metal band is launching an extensive tour, with a stop Aug. 19 at PPG Paints Arena. Opening in Pittsburgh will be Jean Dawson, while other stops on the...
Exodus guitarist Gary Holt talks tour, memoir, Slayer reunion, late Iron Maiden singerVideo
Playing thrash metal — a style of music rooted in speed and aggression — takes a toll physically, as Exodus guitarist Gary Holt can attest. “I’m suffering from arthritis everywhere, neck down to my feet, literally just every joint in my body is (expletive) up,” he said. “But you just...
Megan Fox is expecting a baby with Machine Gun Kelly
LOS ANGELES — Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are expecting to grow their family. Fox announced her pregnancy in a social media post Monday. She appeared in a photo covered in black ink while holding her baby bump and another of a pregnancy test that said “Yes.” “Nothing is...
Kacey Musgraves floats through Pittsburgh on Deeper Well tourVideo
The past seven days have been a whirlwind for Kacey Musgraves. Fresh on the heels of this year’s divisive presidential election, with the country singer stressing “moving forward,” Musgraves racked up several new Grammy nominations (for best country album, best country song and best country solo performance). And that’s not...
Iron Maiden rocks Pittsburgh on Future Past tourVideo
Iron Maiden is out on the road on their Future Past tour, but they’re celebrating their present just as much as they’re honoring the past or looking to the future. The British heavy metal band, who will be celebrating a 50th anniversary next year, appeared as relevant as ever in...
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 8-10
Enjoy being in the thick of the Halloween-Thanksgiving-Christmas pipeline this weekend! Whether you’re getting ready to Jingle Bell Rock — or still trying to avoid carols and ornaments for just a little while longer — here are a few things to do around town this weekend. Holiday Market and Tree...
Better Lovers guitarist Jordan Buckley on metalcore supergroup’s new album, chaotic live show and the futureVideo
For Better Lovers guitarist Jordan Buckley, the title of the metalcore supergroup’s debut album — “Highly Irresponsible” — appealed to him on multiple levels. Formed last year after the dissolution of Every Time I Die, Better Lovers features Buckley, bassist Stephen Micciche and drummer Clayton “Goose” Holyoak from that band,...
Low Cut Connie frontman talks energetic live shows, new documentary ahead of Pittsburgh showVideo
For those who haven’t seen a Low Cut Connie show before, it’s a sweaty, physical night of music. Or as frontman Adam Weiner puts it: “Rock ‘n’ roll. High-energy, full-contact, cathartic, life-affirming rock ‘n’ roll.” Weiner, who frequently ends up with ripped shirts during live shows, has led the Philadelphia-based...
Dominican opera singer Zuly Inirio is making classical music more equitable
With her emotion-evoking operatic range and soprano heights, Dominican opera singer Zuly Inirio is challenging whose voice is embodied and heard throughout the genre. She first saw an opera — “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi — at 15 while attending a Christian high school in Miami. “I fell in love...
Here’s your Election Day playlist, from the ‘Animaniacs’ to WilcoVideo
It’s Election Day, and if there’s one thing we can all agree on — an increasingly difficult concept these days — it’s a collective sense of relief that, no matter the result, it’s going to be over soon. But not yet — which is why we’ve compiled this list of...
Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night...
Who is Kamala Harris’ special guest for Pittsburgh rally? Could it be Taylor Swift?
Could Taylor Swift be a surprise guest during Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign rally and concert in Pittsburgh on Monday? Hopeful fans have been speculating online since Harris confirmed a Point State Park appearance via an email sent to supporters and obtained by TribLive. The email mentions that Harris will...
Goose singer/guitarist talks spontaneity, stage setup ahead of Pittsburgh showVideo
Maintaining spontaneity is a crucial ingredient for a jam band like Goose, which is known for its improvisation amid fluid, marathon performances. “That’s an interesting and ultimately a mysterious thing in and of itself,” guitarist/singer Rick Mitarotonda said. “Some nights, things just flow pretty readily and some nights they don’t....
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 1-3
One last round of scary good times can be found this post-Halloween-kend. Laugh, eat, share, groove and browse with some killer events. Here are a few fun things to check out. Hometown Homegrown Take a bite of everything Pittsburgh at the Heinz History Center in the Strip District. Their Hometown-Homegrown...
Interview: Original ‘Housewife’ Luann de Lesseps brings Countess Cabaret show to Pittsburgh
Luann de Lesseps, perhaps better known as Countess Luann as one of the original castmates of “The Real Housewives of New York City,” has gotten used to explaining her version of cabaret. ”It’s really a personal story, how culture meets cabaret meets comedy meets a fashion show, because I’ll be...
Mt. Pleasant councilman earns independent music awards 4 years in a rowVideo
Andy Davis may want to consider a standing airline reservation for Nashville each fall. For each of the past four years, the Mt. Pleasant resident has headed south to accept one — or more — Josie Independent Music Awards. The Josies are the country’s largest independent music awards ceremony, given...
Iron Maiden, Kacey Musgraves, Dave Matthews Band highlight top November concerts in Pittsburgh
A classic metal band, a genre-bending country singer and a newly inducted member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are coming to Pittsburgh. Here’s a look at some of the top shows coming to the region in November: Top concerts Nov. 8: Iron Maiden, The Hu at PPG...
CMU grad Ravish Momin, who performs as Sunken Cages, brings ‘digital folk music’ back to Pittsburgh
While Ravish Momin was studying engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in the mid 1990s, he was getting another education in music. “Long story short, I ended up begrudgingly doing an engineering degree, which I did not want to do,” Momin said with a laugh. “Parental pressure, all that stuff, and...
Vinyl thrives at United Record Pressing as nation’s oldest record maker plays a familiar tune
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — During the six decades since United Record Pressing stamped out the Beatles’ first U.S. single, the country’s oldest vinyl record maker has survived 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs, Napster, iPods and streaming services. Now, the Nashville-based company has rebounded so dramatically that some of its equipment and technology has...
Latin superstar Bad Bunny backs Harris for president after comedian’s racist jokes at Trump event
Bad Bunny threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday by sharing a video of the Democratic presidential nominee shortly after a comedian at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally made crude jokes about Latinos and called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage,” angering artists and some...
Lainey Wilson packs Pittsburgh for Country’s Cool Again tour stopVideo
Lainey Wilson is holding up her end of the bargain in making country music cool again. The country star packed Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh on Saturday night, filling the arena with cowboy hats and bell-bottom pants. The Country’s Cool Again tour, which also featured support acts Ian Munsick and...
Beyoncé endorses Kamala Harris in joyful speech at Houston rally: ‘I’m here as a mother’
“I’m not here as a celebrity, I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother,” Beyoncé said at a campaign rally for Kamala Harris. “A mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in, a world where we have the freedom...
Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84
LOS ANGELES — Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at 84. Lesh’s death was announced on his Instagram account. Lesh was the oldest and one...
Inner Groove Brewing, Gene the Werewolf team up for new beer
Something has been brewing between a local brewer and a band: Inner Groove Brewing and Gene the Werewolf collaborated on a beer called Raised By Wolves. The limited-edition Raised By Wolves will be available on tap and in commemorative cans at Inner Groove locations in Verona and Allentown beginning Saturday....
Bruce Springsteen will hold a concert with Barack Obama in Philly to support VP Kamala Harris
PHILADELPHIA — Bruce Springsteen will hold a concert and rally Monday with former President Barack Obama in Philadelphia as part of a series of get-out-the-vote events featuring “the Boss” in support of Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign in battleground states. The campaign did not say where the evening concert in...
