Music category, Page 5

When the doors to South Side music venue Club Cafe opened to the public for the first time in seven months — promptly at 7 p.m. — on Thursday night, the line of those waiting stretched to the corner of the block. That’s not too surprising, since the reopening night...

In an Instagram post Thursday, singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake revealed his diagnosis of Lyme disease — shedding light on what he’s been going through the last two years. “I wanted to write something from the heart,” Timberlake, 44, wrote. “This has been the most fun, emotional, gratifying, physically demanding and, at...

After a week of sweating from the heat outside, take this weekend to sweat from concerts, monster truck rallies and dance parties instead. Here are a few ways to turn up the heat on your weekend. Lawrenceville Art Crawl Encompassing more than a dozen blocks along Butler Street in Lawrenceville,...

A pair of country music stars and a reformed rap-rock group highlight the top shows coming to the Pittsburgh area in August. Here’s a look at the top shows coming this month: Top concerts Aug. 2: Luke Bryan, George Birge, Randall King, Mae Estes at Pavilion at Star Lake A...

This week will see the reopening of South Side concert venue Club Cafe with a pair of sold-out concerts and two full days of local music. It’s been a tumultuous year for the listening room. Opus One Productions — the previous owners of the space since 2011 — announced last...

With a name like My Mom Is Here, it seems only natural to wonder which band member’s mother has seen the five-piece rock-fusion band from New York City the most. “Nick’s mom takes the crown!” singer Sam Seiff said. “She’s NYC-based and rolls up with her crew to nearly every...

Nas is a legendary rapper for a reason. The New York-born MC has been rocking the mic for more than 30 years, easily cementing his place as one of the best rappers of all time. His first album, “Illmatic,” earned its spot at No. 44 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest...

The past month has given the Pittsburgh area a chance to rock out with a whole buffet of 1990s bands. Lucky us. The latest entry in this summer of late-20th-century rock was Live, a band from York, Pa., with a handful of enigmatic alternative radio hits, many from their 1994...

It’s hard for Derek Woods to believe that the JamBrewzle music festival he and his wife Sara started will mark its 10th anniversary Saturday. “Over the years, it’s truly taken on a life of its own,” said Woods, a Greensburg resident and singer for the Derek Woods Band, which is...

On one of the summer’s hottest evenings, three musical acts came together to heat up the Pavilion at Star Lake even more. Men at Work, Christopher Cross and Toto all lit up the stage with great music. All three had hits in the late 1970s or early 1980s, and all...

Festival season is in full swing! You can find an outdoor party to fit any mood or interest in our fair city. Get some fresh air and enjoy some tunes, food and fun with these events. Blues and Roots Festival Head over to Cheswick for this weekend of great music...

Rapper GloRilla was arrested this week on felony drug charges after “a significant amount of marijuana” was found by police while they investigated a burglary at her home in Atlanta. GloRilla, whose real name is Gloria Woods, voluntarily turned herself in Tuesday and was released on $22,260 bond the same...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — They were in love once. Four years before Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” became one of the best breakup records of the 1970s — and, many might say, all time — Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were relative unknowns, a young couple putting out their own album, posing nude...

Should we talk about the weather? Fans of alternative rock pioneers REM might smile at the oblique reference to “Pop Song 89,” opener to the band’s major label debut “Green.” Others might sigh, get up or stand as they sip a tall glass of Turner’s tea from a glass dripping...

NEW YORK —They’re not going their own way anymore. After much speculation, Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham announced Wednesday the reissue of “Buckingham Nicks,” more than 50 years after the release of their only full-length album as a duo. Originally released in 1973, “Buckingham Nicks” is not currently...

The music world and Hollywood are mourning Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath lead singer known as the “Prince of Darkness,” who died just weeks after his farewell concert. Yungblud, the English singer, songwriter and actor, who had joined Osbourne for his final live performance at the charity concert Back to...

ATLANTA — Toto had a handful of hits in the 1970s and 1980s but was never considered among the top echelon of arena rock acts of that era along the lines of Journey, Styx and Foreigner. Yet two factors have brought the band into the 2020s with greater prominence and...

Billy Joel reassured fans about his health on Monday. The 76-year-old musician had previously canceled all of his scheduled concerts after announcing in May that he was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). NPH occurs when excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain’s ventricles, with patients experiencing cognitive decline, difficulty...