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Real Estate singer Martin Courtney on new album ‘Daniel,’ recording process, fun gimmicksVideo
The recording process for Real Estate’s latest album, “Daniel,” turned out to be a vastly, and purposefully, different experience than their last record, 2020’s “The Main Thing.” Real Estate, an indie rock band that formed in 2008 in New Jersey, is on the road in support of the new album,...
Pittsburgh CLO announces programs to remove barriers for theatergoers
People stressed about where they will park Downtown, how much they’ll spend on their children’s tickets or arranging for a babysitter so they can go to a Pittsburgh CLO show can give its summer season a try because of new programs. “We always say that (our shows are) by Pittsburgh,...
Morgan Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off of the roof of a 6-story barVideo
NASHVILLE — Country music singer Morgan Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off the rooftop of a newly opened six-story bar in downtown Nashville. Wallen, 30, was booked into jail early Monday on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly...
Actor Jonathan Majors sentenced to probation, avoiding jail time for assaulting ex-girlfriend
NEW YORK — Actor Jonathan Majors was sentenced to probation and ordered to complete a year-long counseling program but avoided jail time Monday for assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a high-profile case that derailed the once-promising star’s career. The 34-year-old star of “Creed III” and other films had faced up to...
CMT Awards return Sunday night with host Kelsea Ballerini and a tribute to the late Toby Keith
The CMT Music Awards, celebrating the best in country music videos, are set to return on Sunday night live from Austin, Texas. Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini, the fan-voted show begins at 8 p.m. Eastern and will be broadcast from the Moody Center on CBS and Paramount+. This year, the awards...
‘Godzilla x Kong’ maintains box-office dominion in second weekendVideo
NEW YORK — “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” easily swatted away a pair of challengers to hold on to the top spot at the box office for the second week in a row, according to studio estimates Sunday. After its above-expectations $80 million launch last weekend, the MonsterVerse mashup...
Pitt Stages’ ‘Spring Awakening’ is a raw portrait of adolescence with a big heart
The smash hit musical “Spring Awakening” is not for the faint of heart, but Pitt Stages at the University of Pittsburgh put on an amazingly heartfelt show at the opening performance Saturday night at the Charity Randall Theatre in Oakland. Based on an 1891 German play by Frank Wedekind, “Spring...
Chappell Roan brings spunk, pink sparkles to Pittsburgh with ‘Midwest Princess’ tour
Amid a sea of pink cowboy hats, boots and sparkles at Stage AE Friday night was Chappell Roan. The 26-year-old singer from Missouri, brought her spunky “Midwest Princess” tour to Pittsburgh, starting strong with “Femininomenon” as the opener. She then played through “Naked In Manhattan,” “After Midnight” and “Picture You”...
Lawsuit naming ‘Diddy’ Combs as co-defendant alleges his son sexually assaulted woman
LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit that names Sean “Diddy” Combs as a co-defendant alleges his son Christian “King” Combs sexually assaulted a woman working on a yacht chartered by his father. The suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court says Sean Combs created the circumstances that led to the...
Actor in spinoff of TV Western ‘Yellowstone’ found dead
MISSION, Kan. — An actor who appeared in a spinoff of the popular television western “Yellowstone” was found dead after he went missing amid a domestic violence investigation in Kansas, authorities said Friday. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement deputies found the body of 27-year-old Cole Brings...
TV Talk: ‘American Rust’ showrunners on season 2 twists, season 3 prospects
NOTE: Spoilers for the end of season two of “American Rust” are included in this column. It’s been a little more than a week since the binge release of all 10 episodes of season two of filmed-in-Pittsburgh “American Rust: Broken Justice” and so far it’s unclear if Amazon’s Prime Video...
British metal pioneers Girlschool deliver rocking chaos in Pittsburgh showVideo
In 46 years of playing music with Girlschool, singer/rhythm guitarist Kim McAuliffe has probably seen it all. So a guitar breaking mid-song Thursday night didn’t faze her, as she handed off the guitar, leaned on the shoulder of bassist Tracey Lamb and wondered what to do with her suddenly idle...
Grunge legend of Kurt Cobain lives on 30 years after his death
Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain, whose band ushered in the Seattle grunge phenomenon of the 1990s, died 30 years ago today. Cobain died on April 5, 1994. His body was found on April 8, 1994, at his home and it was determined that he died days earlier. Cobain died of...
Andrea Bocelli delivers a concert for the ages at PPG Paints Arena
On the first stop of his latest North American tour, and celebrating the 30th year of his recording career in 2024, internationally acclaimed Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli took the stage at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday night. It was clear from the start that the audience was listening to a...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: April 5-7
It’s the first weekend in April and the Pirates home opener is Friday at PNC Park on the North Shore. Here are some ways to spend it. Retro Fair The Senator John Heinz History Center is hosting the 10th annual Vintage Pittsburgh Retro Fair in partnership with The Neighborhood Flea...
Chance the Rapper and wife Kirsten Corley are divorcing after 5 years of marriage
LOS ANGELES — The music industry just lost another power couple. Chance the Rapper and his wife, Kirsten Corley, announced that they will officially “part ways” through a joint statement posted to their Instagram stories Wednesday. The announcement follows a year of speculation surrounding their potential marriage troubles after the...
Lisa Loeb coming to Pittsburgh in July
Many of us recognize Lisa Loeb from the platinum-selling, No. 1 hit song “Stay (I Missed You)” from the film “Reality Bites.” Since then, she had a career in music, film, television, voice-over work and children’s recordings. She will bring her most recent collection of songs, “A Simple Trick To...
TV Talk: CMU grad checks into ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
It was appropriate that Meredith Grey’s voiceover narration in the March 28 episode of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” (9 p.m. Thursdays, WTAE-TV) was all about the early transplant work of Pittsburgh’s Dr. Thomas Starzl because the episode also marked the arrival of a new long-term patient at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital...
Kiss sells catalog, brand name and IP. Gene Simmons assures fans it is a ‘collaboration’
It’s never really the end of the road for Kiss. The hard rock quartet have sold their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million, it was announced Thursday. This isn’t the first time Kiss has partnered with...
As Roe v. Wade fell, teenage girls formed a mock government in ‘Girls State’Video
NEW YORK — In the summer of 2022, days before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some 500 high school girls gathered in Missouri for a weeklong mock government camp in which they elected their own governor and seated an all-female Supreme Court that would rule on their own...
$uicideboy$ to play Pittsburgh in September on 2024 Grey Day tourVideo
$uicideboy$, an underground punk/rap group, have announced their annual Grey Day tour is coming back to Pittsburgh. The duo out of New Orleans will play on Sept. 29 at PPG Paints Arena, with Denzel Curry, Pouya, Haarper, Shakewell and Ekkstacy opening the show. Earlier this year, the group announced they’d...
‘Welcome to Night Vale’ podcast brings live show to Roxian Theatre
Something strange will be happening at the Roxian Theatre in McKees Rocks on Saturday night. “Welcome to Night Vale,” a popular scripted podcast, will bring its latest live show, “The Attic,” to town. The podcast is written as a series of radio station broadcasts from the fictional town of Night...
The Brook & the Bluff discuss ‘Bluebeard’ album, road trips, live experienceVideo
The Brook & the Bluff, a Nashville-based, Alabama-raised indie folk band, just recently passed 200,000 miles in their touring van on their way to Colorado. “Thinking about how big that number is, it’s pretty crazy,” said frontman Joseph Settine. “I want to know how many hours we logged in that...
Former Disney actor’s The Driver Era dazzles Pittsburgh during opening night of tour
The Driver Era — featuring brothers Ross and Rocky Lynch — brought the house down Tuesday night in the Roxian Theatre during its first North American tour stop. The McKees Rocks venue was sold out, and despite the miserable weather, fans showed up in droves to watch the band. Western...
Comic book world reacts to death of Munhall artist/writer Ed Piskor
Artists and writers took to social media to react to the death of Ed Piskor, the Munhall-based artist/writer of “Hip Hop Family Tree” and “X-Men: Grand Design,” who died Monday. Piskor also co-created the YouTube channel Cartoonist Kayfabe alongside fellow Pittsburgh area artist Jim Rugg. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust recently...
