The Palace Theatre to return to live shows starting July 30
In a bit of scheduling serendipity, The Palace Theatre in Greensburg will reopen to live audiences with a July 30 visit from The Happy Together Tour. Marking its 11th year of national touring, the show is headlined by The Turtles and features other hit-makers from the 1960s and ’70s, including...
Bruce Springsteen marks the return of live shows on Broadway
NEW YORK — In another sign of live entertainment’s rebirth, Bruce Springsteen returned to Broadway this weekend, strapping on a guitar and reviving a show for an audience that included a member of his E Street Band and the governor of his home state. Springsteen had ended his residency in...
Bill Deasy to perform at SouthSide Works ‘Music on the Mon’
Bill Deasy prefers not to have a predetermined set list. “I love playing live music and feeding off the crowd to determine what song is next,” said Deasy, who will be performing at 7 p.m. July 2 with three friends at “Music on the Mon” at SouthSide Works. “I read...
Jam on Walnut, the live music street party in Shadyside, returns Saturday
Jam on Walnut, a monthly series of concerts in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood, is set to open on June 26 and continue through September. The retail portion of Walnut Street will be blocked off during the event, which runs from 7 to 11 p.m. BB Steal - ’80s Live kicks off...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 25-27
It’s the final weekend of June. Here are some ideas on how to spend it. Carrie Blast Drive-in Carrie Carpool Cinema at the Carrie Blast Furnaces will host baseball films this weekend. “A League of Their Own,” about women’s professional baseball, is being shown at 9:30 p.m. on Friday. “The...
Pittsburgh Irish Festival to feature Pine native Katie GrennanVideo
As a young girl, Katie Grennan performed for the Burke Conroy School of Irish Dance at the Pittsburgh Irish Festival. This year, she hopes to have others doing the jig. Grennan will be part of two bands performing at the event Sept. 10-12 at The Lots at Sandcastle in Homestead....
Pittsburgh Symphony plans return to Heinz Hall live audiences
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will return to Heinz Hall in September with a full orchestra in front of live audiences. “When we return in September, it will have been a shocking drought of 18 months since we’ve all been together at Heinz Hall,” said Melia Tourangeau, PSO president and CEO....
R. Kelly jailed in New York City as he awaits sex-trafficking trial
NEW YORK — R&B singer R. Kelly has been jailed in New York City in anticipation of his sex-trafficking trial later this summer. A federal prison website on Wednesday listed Kelly as an inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. He arrived there Tuesday afternoon from Chicago, where he...
Donnie Iris looks forward to performing: ‘I am not ready to quit yet’
Donnie Iris is ready to get back to performing after sitting idle for 16 months. “This is great,” said Iris, who lives in Coraopolis. “All of us in the band have been itching to get back on stage. It has been rough. People have been asking me if we have...
Elton John to resume farewell tour, tickets on sale June 30
Elton John is picking up where he left off, having announced the final dates for his “Elton John Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour in North America and Europe,” which was interrupted in 2020 by the pandemic. The tour includes a Sept. 16, 2022, date at PNC Park in...
Wilkinsburg woman to perform duet with Broadway star at Jewish Association on Aging event
Sylvia Booker is the good witch. The Wilkinsburg resident was invited to sing part of a duet for the song “For Good” from the musical “Wicked.” She will sing the part of Glinda the good witch, while the wicked witch of the west’s part will be sung by Mandy Gonzalez,...
Cultural Trust JazzLive series returns to in-person performances
A popular staple of the summer arts scene in Pittsburgh is returning to the Cultural District next month. The BNY Mellon Presents JazzLive program is bringing jazz musicians back for a 10-week series of live concerts Downtown. This year, they will be performed at the new Allegheny Overlook Pop-Up Park,...
Al Franken, Richard Marx among shows scheduled for Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
Drusky Entertainment announced three shows coming to Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall in Munhall — singer Richard Marx and comedians Al Franken and Frank Caliendo. Tickets for all three events go on sale here at 10 a.m. Friday. Marx takes the stage at 7 p.m. Oct. 14. The Grammy-winning artist’s...
Air Supply to perform at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg
Air Supply will perform at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. The show is at 8 p.m. Aug. 7. Tickets are $49.75- $79.75 and go on sale here at 10 a.m. Friday. Band members Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock met on May 12, 1975, the first day of rehearsals for “Jesus...
Juneteenth celebrations roll right into Black Music Festival this week in Pittsburgh
For hip-hop music fans who have been around since the genre first got its start in the late 1970s, the WPA Juneteenth concert on June 19 was quite the event. The evening saw two icons of early hip-hop — Rakim and Big Daddy Kane — taking the same Steel City...
Donnie Iris & the Cruisers to rock the Roxian
All is right with the Pittsburgh music world. Donnie Iris & the Cruisers will soon be back live on stage. The group will perform Oct. 9 at the Roxian Theatre in McKees Rocks. WDVE is presenting the show. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. In 2020, Donnie Iris...
Former McCartney bandmate lends wings to Greensburg Central Catholic grad’s sophomore albumVideo
North Huntingdon native and musician Johnathan Pushkar knows the value of inspiration. Pushkar played drums with a Beatles tribute band, the Abbey Roadsters, more than seven years ago while he was a student at Greensburg Central Catholic High School. In his most recent reconnection with the British musicians who inspired...
Kenny Chesney announces Pittsburgh show among 2022 tour plans
Kenny Chesney finally has set a date to return to Pittsburgh, but it’s not until next year. The country star’s Pittsburgh stop on his Here and Now Tour is set for June 11, 2022, at Heinz Field on the North Shore. Chesney’s previously announced Chillaxifacation Tour was delayed from last...
Food, music on tap for Westmoreland Fairgrounds weekend festival
Food vendors and some favorite bands will line up this weekend for three days of good eats and good music at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds. The Food & Music Festival is scheduled for 4-10 p.m. Friday, 2-10 p.m. Saturday and 2-9 p.m. Sunday at the complex off Mt. Pleasant Road in...
Greensburg’s SummerSounds scheduled to return in August
After being canceled last year due to the covid-19 pandemic, SummerSounds — the popular Greensburg concert series — is set to return in August. Bands will once again take the stage at the Robertshaw Amphitheater in St. Clair Park beginning Aug. 6, according to an updated schedule on the event’s...
Alternative rock/roots band Cracker to play Harmar
It’s been 27 years since the alternative rock band Cracker enjoyed a big break through on rock radio and MTV with their album “Kersosene Hat.” It charted hit songs and videos from that disc including “Low,” “Euro-Trash Girl” and “Get Off This.” Nearly three decades later, Cracker is still touring...
Trib talks with Brazilian music pioneer Sergio Mendes about new PBS documentaryVideo
The 1960s are remembered as a decade with dramatic cultural changes taking place to a rock music soundtrack. But psychedelic rock wasn’t the only music shaking up the U.S. pop scene in the swinging ’60s. Perhaps Eartha Kitt said it best when she introduced a pioneering Brazilian jazz musician and...
Saturday Night Market returns to Pittsburgh
For the next five months, Saturday evenings of music and shopping will once again fill Market Square in Pittsburgh. The Night Markets return Saturday — after missing last year because of the pandemic — through Oct. 30. The 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. event features music and shopping, with a...
Music festival set for Irwin on Thursday
Several bands and singers will perform live on the streets and in taverns in Irwin Thursday during the Music in the Streets event. Judi Figel & Dave Crisci will perform from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Lamp Theatre Courtyard, 222 Main St. Kevin McManus & The Bone Forum...
Stage Right’s campers will be singing, dancing and playing harmonicas this summer
You’re never too young to start making music with Stage Right School for the Performing Arts in Greensburg. Among five summer camp offerings is a harmonica camp for families with children ages 6 months to 4 years. The camp is part of Stage Right’s Music Together Program, an immersive music...
