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Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 7-9
Before things really gear up for the holiday season, take advantage of this less-busy weekend with tons of happenings around the city. Try these out! Pet Expo Do you have a pet? Do you want a pet? Do you have family or friends with pets? This would be a great...
TV Talk: ‘Breaking Bad’ creator returns to his ‘X-Files’ roots with ‘Pluribus’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. It’s impossible to write much about “Pluribus,” the new Apple TV series from “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan, without giving too much away. Suffice it to say, “Pluribus” is the most original, unexpectedly thought-provoking and...
Fighting food insecurity the goal of Light Up Night, Pittsburgh’s holiday season
As Pittsburgh prepares to kick off its holiday season, organizers are shining a brighter light on the issue of food insecurity. This year’s Highmark Light Up Night and Peoples Gas Holiday Market will place a special emphasis on supporting the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, which is facing heightened demand...
Journey plans farewell Final Frontier tour, including Pittsburgh show in 2026
It will be the end of an era for Journey. The arena rock icons are saying goodbye, announcing their Final Frontier tour on Thursday. The second show of the tour for the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers will be in Pittsburgh — March 2, 2026, at PPG Paints Arena....
Q&A: The Beths’ Liz Stokes on New Zealand band’s 1st Halloween show, new album and more
The Beths have toured all over the United States for more than seven years, but the New Zealand indie rock band hit a first last Friday — playing a Halloween show here. And singer/guitarist Liz Stokes was feeling the pressure. “When we’re at home, you grab what you have and...
TV Talk: ‘Death by Lightning’ unearths forgotten U.S. presidential assassin historyVideo
One of the more welcome aspects of the streaming era is that it’s opened space for a greater diversity of stories, including forgotten tales from American and world history. While I still await the day some global streamer recounts the tale of how an Austrian archduke and a Belgian princess...
Chicago takes fans back through the decades at UPMC Events Center show
Few rock bands can brag about still touring with original members after nearly six decades, a cavalcade of personnel changes, more than two dozen albums and 20 Top 10 singles. Chicago can. Now in their 58th year, the Windy City band blew through Southwestern Pennsylvania on Wednesday night to deliver...
‘Predator: Badlands’ sticks its 2 stars together to take the franchise to new places
SAN DIEGO — “Predator: Badlands” belongs to a long-established cinema subgenre: two opposed people reluctantly stuck together with a common purpose. The film, the seventh in the franchise (not counting the “Alien vs. Predator” offshoots), has the buddy comedy energy that comes with that dynamic. It also belongs to the...
Strings Attached next Sewickley Music Club program
The Sewickley Music Club is excited about its next musical program of the 2025-2026 season. The Nov. 11 musical program, entitled “Strings Attached,” will be performed by Collin Yates (guitar and vocals) and Kamilah Lay (violin and vocals). They’re often referred to as the “oldies” these days, but Collin Yates...
Actress, Fox Chapel Area alum Regina Gibson returns home for original 1-woman show
Actress and singer Regina Gibson returns to her Pittsburgh-area stomping grounds for a one-night show on a relatable topic – dating angst – heightened by the comedic addition of opera music. The Fox Chapel Area High School alum brings her “Divina: A Fantasy Cabaret,” a one-woman original opera-comedy-cabaret, to the...
Pittsburgh’s Zack Keim on music, Penguins’ collaboration and coming homeVideo
It’s been a busy year for Pittsburgh indie singer-songwriter Zack Keim. The Fox Chapel Area High School graduate, 28, released his second solo album, “Battery Lane,” in February, logged more than 100 shows around the country and completed a 10-concert tour of Spain. “My music’s really big in Spain for...
TV Q&A: Is KDKA-TV only firing women?Video
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: Anyone else notice that CBS is only firing women at KDKA-TV? — Lindsay, via Facebook Rob: After the first round of corporate-mandated layoffs in August...
Tom Brady reveals new dog Junie is a clone of beloved Lua, who died in 2023
Tom Brady has revealed that his dog Junie is a clone of his late pet Lua, who died in 2023. The former superstar quarterback-turned-sports commentator shared the news on Tuesday about his new pitbull mix being a clone of Lua, who was adopted in 2014 by Brady and his then-wife,...
U.K.’s Channel One Sound System’s Pittsburgh ticket proceeds going to charityVideo
Channel One Sound System out of the United Kingdom will be playing this weekend in Pittsburgh, and all proceeds from the show will be donated to charity. Featuring selector Mikey Dread and MC Ras Sherby, Channel One will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Tech25 in the city’s Mt. Oliver...
Jonathan Bailey named People magazine’s 2025 Sexiest Man Alive
Something has changed for “Wicked” star Jonathan Bailey, something is not the same — he is People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2025. The magazine’s pick was announced Monday night on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Bailey takes the mantle from “The Office” and “Jack Ryan” star John Krasinski,...
Q&A: All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth talks new album ahead of Pittsburgh showVideo
The latest tour for veteran pop-punk band All Time Low got off to an admittedly “wonky” start when lead singer/guitarist Alex Gaskarth got laryngitis, forcing the cancellation of a few shows. “It’s always so devastating when your body fails you on tour,” Gaskarth said last week. “When a guitar breaks...
Diane Ladd, 3-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89
OJAI, Calif. — Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award nominee whose roles ranged from the brash waitress in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” to the protective mother in “Wild at Heart,” has died at 89. Ladd’s death was announced Monday by daughter Laura Dern, who issued a statement saying her...
Jon Stewart extends ‘Daily Show’ contract through 2026
Jon Stewart and “The Daily Show” will live to see another day — or another year. The Emmy Award-winning funnyman has extended his contract to host and executive produce the late-night comedy series through 2026. Paramount, now owned by Skydance Corp., announced Monday that Stewart will continue to lead the...
Trump calls ‘Late Night’ host Seth Meyers ‘deranged’ for mocking him
President Donald Trump is calling out “Late Night” host Seth Meyers for mocking him. In a lengthy Truth Social post shared on Saturday, Nov. 1, Trump called Meyers “the least talented person to ‘perform’ live in the history of television” in response to the comedian mocking his recent trip to...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Sachem Orenda
Solo artist Sachem Orenda will mark the 15th anniversary of his 2010 album “Heroism/Coincidental” by playing a throwback show this week. “2025 is the 15th anniversary of my second album, ‘Heroism/Coincidental,’ and I haven’t played those songs in years. That was probably my most popular album of the original trilogy,”...
Pat Benatar and Bryan Adams rock it old school at PPG Paints Arena
Walking into PPG Paints Arena on Sunday night, I heard a woman behind me say, “This isn’t like going to a show in your 20s, it’s going to a show in your 50s. It’s a different vibe.” That was a pretty good thesis statement for a concert that included icons...
Quaker Valley Middle School presents ‘Grease’ as this year’s musical
Quaker Valley Middle School musical producer Megan Mueller believes the power her student cast and crew are supplying will be electrifying when they present “Grease” later this month. “I’m extremely excited,” Mueller said on Oct. 29, nine days before opening night. “They’re very talented. I’ve enjoyed working with them. I’ve...
Fox Chapel Area High School performers prepare for fall play ‘Our Town’
Fox Chapel Area High School performers are gearing up for this year’s fall play production. Students in all grade levels have been working diligently to present the Thornton Wilder classic “Our Town.” The play explores the relationship between two young Grover’s Corners neighbors, George Gibbs and Emily Webb, whose childhood...
TV Talk: Ken Burns recounts ‘The American Revolution’ for PBSVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming month. PBS may be worse for wear following federal defunding, but public TV documentarian Ken Burns remains at work with colleagues on his expansive documentary series. Burns’ latest six-part, 12-hour opus, “The American Revolution,” was made...
‘SNL’ spoofs Trump’s ballroom and White House East Wing demolition
“Saturday Night Live” is taking on the White House’s new look. A pre-recorded sketch on the show’s Nov. 1 episode parodied President Donald Trump’s controversial demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make room for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom. The sketch depicted a “very special episode” of HGTV’s...
