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Satisfaction: Rolling Stones to headline 50th Jazz Fest
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has got satisfaction: The Rolling Stones are among the headliners for the 50th anniversary festival. Organizers on Tuesday confirmed reports that the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will play. Also headlining the 8-day event, which runs April 25-28 and...
Phil Vassar, country music’s renaissance man, plays The Palace TheatreVideo
Phil Vassar is known for many things: singing, songwriting and playing the piano. Now the wine aficionado — who owns Red River Beverage — has added television host to his resume. Vassar – who is performing on Jan. 24 at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg – stars in the new...
Jim Brickman performs love songs in Valentine’s Day concert at Byham Theater
Musician Jim Brickman will perform a Valentine’s Day concert at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Byham Theater, 101 6th St., Pittsburgh. Ticket prices are $75, $55, $45, $35. According to the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Brickman will perform with special guest vocalists Anne Cochran and John Trones. The award-winning songwriter...
Country’s Jason Aldean brings ‘Ride All Night’ tour to Pittsburgh
Country megastar Jason Aldean, known for bringing some of rock’s swagger to his songs and concerts, will perform Sept. 14 at KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown as part of his national “Ride All Night” tour. A multiple winner of ACM’s “Entertainer of the Year” award, Aldean is known for infusing his...
Broadway legend Carol Channing has died at age 97
NEW YORK — Carol Channing, the lanky, ebullient musical comedy star who delighted American audiences over almost 5,000 performances as the scheming Dolly Levi in “Hello, Dolly” on Broadway and beyond, has died. She was 97. Publicist B. Harlan Boll said Channing died of natural causes at 12:31 a.m. Tuesday...
Springdale Twp. artist John Wiegand draws the world in fresh colors
John Wiegand hopes to inspire people by creating artwork that helps them see things from a different perspective. “Everything can be seen as art these days, but fine art is where my passion is,” says the Springdale Township resident who was raised in Fox Chapel. “It is constantly changing, moving...
‘Game of Thrones’ final season to debut on April 14
NEW YORK — “Game of Thrones” fans, get ready. HBO announced Sunday night that the eighth and final season will begin on April 14. In a one minute and 44 second teaser released Sunday, Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) and Jon Snow (Kit Harington) are seen in...
NFL announces that Maroon 5 will headline Super Bowl with Travis Scott, Big Boi
The NFL officially announced Sunday — finally — that Maroon 5, backed by Travis Scott and Big Boi, will perform during this year’s Super Bowl halftime show in Atlanta. It’s an unusually late move for the organization, which typically has the musical act lined up for months, to make an...
Willie Nelson, George Strait perform 1st ever duet together
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country icon Willie Nelson has sung with just about everyone, from Snoop Dogg to Frank Sinatra, but one surprising omission was fellow Texas troubadour George Strait. The two country singers sang their first ever duet together on Saturday night in Nashville, Tennessee, during a tribute show honoring...
‘Paul Simon: The Life’ goes deep into the brilliance of the musicianVideo
Initially Paul Simon was quite reluctant about agreeing to a biography about his life and music. “Partially because of his private nature and, secondly, because he doesn’t like to do things, like interviews, that cut into time he might be using to work on his music,” explains Robert Hilburn, retired...
Shirley Boone, wife of Pat Boone and philanthropist, dies
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Shirley Boone, the longtime wife of singer Pat Boone as well as a philanthropist, has died. She was 84. She passed away Friday surrounded by her four daughters, Cherry, Lindy, Debby and Laury, who sang to her, Milt Suchin, Pat Boone’s manager, said in a statement....
2019 Songwriters Hall class: Missy, Cat Stevens, John Prine
NEW YORK — Missy Elliott is making history as the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, whose 2019 class also includes legendary British singer Cat Stevens and country-folk icon John Prine. The organization announced the new group of inductees Saturday. Other inductees include Tom T. Hall,...
‘The Punisher’ proves it’s still among the best Marvel live-action talesVideo
The pending and probably permanent separation of Netflix and Marvel in no way dampens the second season of “The Punisher.” Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle is the last man standing: His lead role in “The Punisher” and Krysten Ritter’s “Jessica Jones” are the only Marvel street-level heroes remaining in Netflix’s once-vast...
Lawyer: R. Kelly denies all sexual misconduct allegations
CHICAGO — An attorney for R. Kelly said Friday that the R&B star denies all allegations of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls, including those made in a recent documentary, although he says neither he nor Kelly has watched the entire movie. Attorney Steve Greenberg offered his most full-throated...
Megyn Kelly officially exits NBC News
NEW YORK — Megyn Kelly’s turbulent two-year run at NBC News is over as both sides reached an agreement Friday night on her exit from the network. Terms of her departure were not disclosed, but people familiar with the negotiations said the former morning show host is leaving with the...
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art appoints new director of advancement
Finding the right person to oversee its fundraising efforts is an important goal for any cultural institution. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art has hired Rhonda Madden to fill the position of director of advancement at the Greensburg nonprofit. Madden’s background includes six years at the Pittsburgh nonprofit Riverlife, working...
Laurel and Hardy ‘Laugh Challenge’ coming to Regent Square Theater
They dare you not to laugh. At 2 p.m. Jan. 26, Regent Square Theater in Pittsburgh is offering guests a “Laugh Challenge”: “Anyone who can sit through our matinee of Laurel and Hardy shorts without laughing at least once will get a ticket refund, a jumbo tub of popcorn and...
William Shatner leads celebrity lineup at next Steel City Comic Con
Twenty celebrities, from William Shatner to Barry Bostwick and Kate Flannery to Karen Allen, will attend the Steel City Comic Con April 12-14 at the Monroeville Convention Center, 209 Mall Blvd. Show hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are on sale now,...
Saint Vincent College galleries planning new winter exhibitions
Two exhibits will open on Jan. 24 in galleries at Saint Vincent College in Unity. The Saint Vincent Gallery and the Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery will host receptions for the new exhibits from 5 to 7 p.m. that day. Both will offer free admission, beverages and light hors...
Navy band will host live webcast of ‘Jazz Origins’ performance
The United States Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble, which marks its 50th anniversary in 2019, will present “Jazz Origins,” the second episode of the band’s “Origins” series in a live webcast on Jan. 22. A jazz combo will explore multiple styles including ragtime, Harlem stride, blues, second-line, Dixieland and others...
Mt. Lebanon photographer finds warmth, humanity on trip to Cuba
Photographer Jay Kuntz of Mt. Lebanon was curious about what he viewed as “the chaotic relationship between the U.S. and Cuba,” and decided to use that as the inspiration for a photo essay. The result of that trip is Kuntz’s “Portraiture of Cuba: Character & Emotions” gallery, which will be...
‘The Sopranos’ at 20: Creator David Chase on the show’s legacy and 4 key episodes
NEW YORK — Twenty years ago this week, “The Sopranos” was about to debut on HBO, and creator David Chase was sure it would never amount to much. “My wife will tell you. I thought, ‘Another mob story? People are gonna get sick of it, or they’ll just laugh it...
JazzLive series will mark 15 years with all-star jam session
The BNY Mellon Presents JazzLive series will celebrate its 15th year of presenting jazz performances in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District with a Jan. 15 all-star jam session. Led by legendary drummer Roger Humphries and RH Factor, the event is set for 7-10 p.m. in the Greer Cabaret Theater, 655 Penn Ave....
Review: ‘A Dog’s Way Home’ is one saccharine-sweet concoctionVideo
How much of a sweet tooth do you have when it comes to movies? It’s a question you might want to consider before stepping out for “A Dog’s Way Home” — W. Bruce Cameron’s adaptation of his book about a dog who finds her way back to her owner across...
WDVE’s Sean McDowell is still rockin’ the airwaves after 4 decades
WDVE disc jockey Sean McDowell put on Don McLean’s “American Pie,” an 8-minute-and-33-second tune, thinking there was plenty of time to get to the men’s room and back. Well, McDowell got locked inside the bathroom. The year was 1986 and he was working on a Saturday, back in the days...
