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Donnie Iris and the Cruisers returning to Palace TheatreVideo
King Cool will be making a return to a palace. Donnie Iris and the Cruisers on Monday announced a Feb. 21, 2026, show at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg. Iris, known for songs like “Ah! Leah!” and “Love Is Like A Rock,” was also a member of The Jaggerz, which...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Shiver
After 15 years as a band, Pittsburgh’s Shiver went on hiatus in 2012 when singer Bruce Boul moved to California. There was never a plan to bring back the punk group. ”But even with all that distance, we never really lost touch — our group chat was alive pretty much...
50 years of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’: looking back at the ultimate cult film
It’s been 50 years since the first American audiences saw a giant pair of crimson lips gracing their silver screens, singing an iconic opening song about “the late night double feature picture show.” Since Sept. 26, 1975, fans around the world have embraced the quirky, raunchy and downright weird “Rocky...
Q&A: Blood Lemon’s Melanie Radford on ‘Petite Deaths’ EP ahead of Pittsburgh showVideo
Blood Lemon may not have aspired to be a power trio, but it just happened organically, according to bassist/vocalist Melanie Radford. Forged in Boise, Idaho, the band features Radford, who also plays bass for Built to Spill, as well as guitarist/vocalist Lisa Simpson and drummer Lindsay Lloyd. “We modeled ourselves...
Sabrina Carpenter brings Short n’ Sweet Tour to Pittsburgh
The Short n’ Sweet Tour is officially in Pittsburgh. Sabrina Carpenter performed her first of two shows in the Steel City on Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena to a crowd dressed in pastels and sparkles. @triblive Sabrina Carpenter is in Pittsburgh for two performances of her Short n’ Sweet...
Movie review: Jeremy Allen White is a tortured Boss in ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’Video
In his 500-page memoir, “Born to Run,” Bruce Springsteen spends less than three pages on the making of his 1982 album “Nebraska.” Moving on, folks, nothing to see here, he seems to be saying. The first authorized biopic of his life — “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” — disagrees, delving...
Kim Kardashian reveals brain aneurysm
Kim Kardashian, the American reality television star and businesswoman, disclosed that she has a brain aneurysm during the Season 7 premiere of “The Kardashians”. A preview clip from the opening episode on Thursday titled “Feels Like the Old Days” shows Kardashian, 45, undergoing brain imaging. “There’s like a little aneurysm,”...
Rickie Lee Jones and Patty Griffin bring coffeehouse vibes to Carnegie Music Hall
Pittsburgh’s folk music fans are having a banner week. On Thursday night, the Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland hosted an excellent one-two punch of women in folk, Rickie Lee Jones and Patty Griffin. With going on a combined century of experience, half a dozen Grammy Awards and 27 studio albums,...
Q&A: Wolfgang Van Halen on Mammoth’s new album ‘The End’Video
Wolfgang Van Halen is continuing his family’s legacy, but he’s intent on forging his own path. The son of legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen and actress Valerie Bertinelli, Wolfgang first took over on bass for Van Halen in 2006 as a 16-year-old, sticking with the band until his father’s death...
Here are 5 spooky things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct. 24-26
Halloween is next week, so everyone is partying spooky-style the next few days. Hurry up and finish your costume, then hitch a ride on a broomstick to a few of these weekend events. ZooBoo and Jack O’Lantern Extravaganza The Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium is pulling out all the stops for...
Taylor Swift, LL Cool J, Kenny Loggins and David Byrne are among Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees
NEW YORK — Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins, LL Cool J, Pink, Sarah McLachlan and Talking Heads’ David Byrne are among the impressive list of nominees for the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame class, an eclectic mix of pop, hip-hop, folk and rock innovators. Also on the ballot are Charlotte Caffey,...
TV Talk: ‘It’ returns, ‘Talamasca’ debutsVideo
If a Western Pa. “Scariest House” wasn’t enough Halloween-spirited TV for local viewers, on Sunday two supernatural-themed shows debut, both spinoffs, though one is significantly better than the other. ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ A prequel to director Andy Muschietti’s 2017 “It” and 2019 “It: Chapter Two,” HBO’s eight-episode “It: Welcome...
Q&A: Pittsburgh’s M.E.L.T. on new album ‘Innervate/Obliterate’Video
For M.E.L.T.’s release show celebrating their “Innervate/Obliterate” record earlier this month, guitarist/vocalist Joey Troupe came up with an apt description of the night. “I was teasing somebody after the show that it felt like what I assumed people feel like after they get married, that they plan this thing for...
TV Q&A: Will Brit actor use American accent on ‘CIA’ show?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Do you know if Tom Ellis will be using his natural British accent in the new CIA series on CBS? The British accent is preferable...
TV Talk: ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ introduces new characters for 4th seasonVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. A few months ago, “Mayor of Kingstown” star Jeremy Renner suggested the show’s fifth season will be its last. But during a conversation to preview season four, streaming its premiere episode Oct. 26 on Paramount+,...
The Louvre heist: Could it happen in Pittsburgh?Video
Dai Morgan, president of Pittsburgh Society of Artists, believes that the art we cherish — whether displayed in galleries, museums or in our homes — is among the most valuable of all possessions. “This is something that connects us to history and to our past,” Morgan said. When such works...
Q&A: ‘American Idol’ winner Abi Carter bringing No Amount of Dark tour to PittsburghVideo
Abi Carter’s No Amount of Dark tour got off to a great start last week — other than some faulty air conditioning in Texas. “In a 15-seater van where only the front AC works and nobody gets any airflow in the back, it’s quite miserable,” Carter said Wednesday. “We’ve already...
Kenny Loggins condemns use of ‘Danger Zone’ in Trump’s AI video ridiculing protesters
Millions protested across the country over the weekend in the second No Kings demonstration against the Trump administration. In response, President Donald Trump mocked the demonstrators with an AI-generated video of himself in a “Top Gun”-inspired fighter jet, bombing protesters with brown sludge to the tune of Kenny Loggins’ “Danger...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: The RedlinesVideo
After 13 years as a band, Pittsburgh’s The Redlines are going on their first proper tour this week, with shows in Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee and West Virginia after kicking it off Thursday in Millvale. “We’re expecting to eat a lot of unhealthy gas station food,” bassist Tony Vinski said. “And...
Mumford & Sons put the ‘rock’ in ‘folk rock’ at PPG Paints Arena
Many would say that Mumford & Sons heralded the rebirth of popular folk rock in the early 2010s, and deservedly so. The much-loved and acclaimed British band fronted by Marcus Mumford strummed their way to seveal No. 1 records and an Album of the Year Grammy Award in 2013 for...
Limp Bizkit shares death of bassist Sam Rivers, 48, in emotional post
Bassist Sam Rivers, a founding member of Limp Bizkit, has died. He was 48. News of Rivers’ death was shared by the band’s official Instagram account, which noted he died on Saturday. A cause of death was not disclosed. The statement signed by Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst, Wes Borland, John...
Joe Manganiello reveals engagement to Caitlin O’Connor
Joe Manganiello is heading down the aisle again, two years after announcing his divorce from Sofía Vergara. The “True Blood” alum, who split from Vergara in 2023, revealed his engagement to actress and TV host Caitlin O’Connor in an Instagram post on Friday, Oct. 17. The post features a photo...
Illusionist to headline fundraiser to end shame of substance abuse, mental health disorders
Las Vegas star and former “America’s Got Talent” semifinalist Murray SawChuck, a master at blending humor with illusion, is bringing some much-needed comic relief and awe to Stand Up Against Stigma, a fundraiser set for Nov. 22 in Harmony. The show, presented by the Stop the Judgment Project, will be...
Pittsburgh CLO’s ‘Rocky Horror’ is campy, raunchy and so much fun at the Greer Cabaret Theater
If going to a midnight theater showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” would have you up way past your bedtime, I have a great solution — at least, for the next few weeks. While most are aware of the now 50-year-old cult classic film, not everyone knows that before...
Ace Frehley, Kiss’ original lead guitarist and founding member, dies at 74
Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and legendary “Spaceman” of KISS, has died. Frehley died Thursday, Oct. 16, after reportedly being on life support following a recent fall at his home. He was 74. The rocker’s family said the musician passed away peacefully, surrounded by family in Morristown, New Jersey,...
