Caroline Jones interview: Zac Brown Band member discusses touring as new mom, solo career and more ahead of Pittsburgh showVideo
Balancing life as a new mother and a member of the Zac Brown Band is going surprisingly well for Caroline Jones. Stadium shows on Kenny Chesney’s The Sun Goes Down tour, co-headlined with the Zac Brown Band, are usually scheduled over weekends. So that means Jones can bring her 6-month-old...
Is there hope for traffic woes at The Pavilion at Star Lake this summer?
Katie Paeplow hasn’t been to The Pavilion at Star Lake in 10 years. Even when artists she likes performed there, she opted not to go because she said she dreaded the prospect of sitting in traffic for hours on the Washington County concert venue’s single entrance road. The outdoor amphitheater...
Video premiere: Pittsburgh-born Antoniette Costa releases ‘Pitupatter’ video, announces albumVideo
About three years ago, Antoniette Costa started to feel “very off,” with headaches and a lot of weight loss, ultimately leading to a diagnosis of a brain tumor. The Pittsburgh native first received medication as treatment, but a subsequent episode in New York, where she partially lost her vision, led...
Noah Kahan’s sold-out show kicks off the Pavilion at Star Lake’s season
Noah Kahan may be “in the business of losing your interest,” but he certainly wasn’t losing any attention at Thursday night’s show at the Pavilion at Star Lake. The sold-out venue was filled to the brim with fans of all ages — most of which were dressed in planned outfits...
From Apollo to Mt. Lebanon to Blawnox to Ligonier, bluegrass has a home in Western Pa.Video
Mt. Lebanon’s John Mackin got his first taste of bluegrass music as a young boy in the mid-1950s. Mackin, 74, recalled listening to two women sing “Foggy River” as a man accompanied them on fiddle inside a barn on a Monroeville farm. The farm is long gone, having given way...
Nicki Minaj bringing Pink Friday 2 tour to PittsburghVideo
Nicki Minaj is returning to Pittsburgh as a part of her Pink Friday 2 world tour. The chart-topping rapper will play PPG Paints Arena on Sept. 6 on the tour’s second night. Minaj released “Pink Friday 2,” her fifth studio album, in 2023, spawning hits like “Super Freaky Girl” and...
Kenny Chesney, Robert Plant/Alison Krauss, Tyler Childers highlight top Pittsburgh concerts in June
The first stadium show of the summer is scheduled for this month, as Kenny Chesney returns for his 12th show at Acrisure Stadium. Other shows on the horizon include the former singer of Led Zeppelin, a fast-rising country singer and several Rock and Roll Hall of Fame acts. Top concerts...
‘Stairway to Heaven’ holds onto top spot in WDVE’s Memorial Day 500
Another edition of WDVE’s annual Memorial Day 500 countdown of classic rock songs is in the books. And, for a second straight year, Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” stood above them all. And the number 1 song on the 2024 edition of the #DVEMemorialDay500 is…#pittsburgh @chadtyson pic.twitter.com/GSq8M7zdzS— 102.5 WDVE (@DVERADIO)...
X Ambassadors frontman Sam Nelson Harris talks past hits and new music ahead of Pittsburgh show
Alt rock band X Ambassadors’ lead singer and Ithaca, N.Y., native Sam Nelson Harris is no stranger to the ‘Burgh. “My brother-in-law went to Carnegie Mellon, so I was there a lot when he was in school,” Harris said ahead of his band’s upcoming show Tuesday at Mr. Smalls Theatre...
Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers rock the house at Bottlerocket Social Hall anthology release show
Looking back at a lengthy and celebrated career, Pittsburgh icons Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers took the stage Saturday night at Bottlerocket Social Hall to celebrate the release of new double-disc “Houserocker: A Joe Grushecky Anthology.” And the show certainly sold the anthology to the assembled crowd of fans, who...
Pittsburgh’s top summer concerts include 3 stadium events, sold-out Star Lake shows
Pittsburgh may have lost what was slated to be a huge music festival when Sudden Little Thrills abruptly announced its cancellation last week, but there are still plenty of big shows in the region. The summer concert season unofficially kicks off Wednesday with Noah Kahan’s sold-out show opening the Pavilion...
Review: Ann Wilson’s voice continues to propel Heart to performance heights
The key to healthy attendance for Heart’s Royal Flush Tour 2024 is the reunion of founding members Ann and Nancy Wilson following the sisters’ half-decade of estrangement. “We just decided that was ridiculous,” Ann announced between songs during the band’s concert Thursday at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena. “The time is...
Rev up your radios: WDVE’s Memorial Day 500 Countdown is back
Starting at 10 a.m. Friday, classic rock fans will enjoy — and argue about — a Pittsburgh radio tradition all Memorial Day weekend. The 102.5 WDVE Memorial Day 500 Countdown will take listeners on a journey through the top 500 classic rock songs of all time … as determined this...
Charlie Colin, founding member of the pop-rock band Train, dies at 58
NEW YORK — Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of the American pop-rock band Train, best known for their early-aughts hits like “Drops of Jupiter” and “Meet Virginia,” has died. He was 58. Colin’s sister Carolyn Stephens confirmed her brother’s death to The Associated Press Wednesday. He died after slipping...
Nashville rejects sign for Morgan Wallen’s new bar, decrying his behavior
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville councilmembers have rejected plans for a glowing sign to be erected at Morgan Wallen’s new bar along the city’s neon-lit strip of honky tonks, citing his use of a racial slur that caused controversy in 2021 and recent criminal charges accusing the country star of throwing...
Lauryn Hill’s classic ‘Miseducation’ album tops Apple Music’s list of best albums of all time
LOS ANGELES — Let the debate begin. Who has the best music albums ever? Apple Music certainly has an idea. The music streaming giant announced on Wednesday their 10 greatest albums of all time with Lauryn Hill’s 1998 iconic “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” claiming the top spot. Hill’s debut...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of 2003 sexual assault in lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) — A former model accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her at his New York City recording studio in 2003 in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the latest in a series of allegations against the embattled hip-hop mogul. The woman said she was a successful 22-year-old model...
Christian metal band P.O.D. drops the boom in Pittsburgh area concertVideo
The venue for P.O.D.’s show Tuesday night could not have been more fitting, as the veteran Christian metal band played New Kensington’s Preserving Underground, a former church converted into a concert hall. With stained glass windows behind and to the left of the stage, P.O.D.’s stop on their I Got...
Oscar-winning composer of ‘Finding Neverland’ music, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, dies at age 71
WARSAW, Poland — Polish composer Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, who won a 2005 Oscar for the musical score of “Finding Neverland,” died Tuesday. He was 71. Kaczmarek’s death was announced by Poland’s Music Foundation which had been informed of his passing by the composer’s wife. Kaczmarek had suffered from MSA, a...
Heart’s Ann Wilson on reuniting with sister, music business and Led Zeppelin ahead of Pittsburgh concertVideo
After several years of strained relationships, a physical altercation in the family and separate solo tours, sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson are back together as Heart. ”Well, there’s no explaining why somebody wants to do music. It’s just, when you want to do it, you want to do it,” Ann...
Elvis Presley’s granddaughter fights company’s attempt to sell Graceland estate
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley, is fighting plans to publicly auction his Graceland estate in Memphis after a company tried to sell the property based on claims that a loan using the king of rock ‘n’ roll’s former home as collateral was not repaid. A...
TribLive reporter pens book chronicling punk band Brainiac
In May 1997, an Ohio punk band called Brainiac, on the verge of exploding into popularity, saw their dreams deferred by the sudden death of frontman Tim Taylor. TribLive reporter Justin Vellucci wrote a comprehensive, engaging chronicle of the band in “Brainiac,” published by J-Card Press and available now through...
Sleep Token’s talent can’t be masked in sold-out Pittsburgh concert
While Sleep Token’s masks are a key part of their identity, their anonymity may be gone soon enough if they keep putting on strong performances as they did Sunday night in Pittsburgh. In a show that sold out the Petersen Events Center months ago, the British rockers continued on their...
Greta Van Fleet deliver classic, arena rock spectacle in Pittsburgh concert
Greta Van Fleet frontman Josh Kiszka fittingly sang a brief line from “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” — the theme song from “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” — in the band’s concert Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena. For fans of classic rock, it was a beautiful day in the neighborhood as...
Meet the family behind Luke Bryan’s ‘Farm Tour’ concert in South HuntingdonVideo
When Joshua Cunningham found out his family’s South Huntingdon farm was in the running to host a concert by “American Idol” judge and country music star Luke Bryan, he asked Bryan’s producer about their honest chances. “He said, ‘I’ve been looking at it on Google Maps — you have a...
