New Edition announces Las Vegas residency dates starting in late February after touring for 2 years
LOS ANGELES — R&B group New Edition will bring their New Jack Swing tunes to Las Vegas early next year. The Grammy-nominated sextet announced Monday that New Edition: Las Vegas will kick off Feb. 28. The group confirmed six residency shows at the Wynn Las Vegas’ Encore Theater, where acts...
Hootie & the Blowfish bringing Summer Camp with Trucks tour to Star LakeVideo
Hootie & the Blowfish will be back in Pittsburgh for the first time in four years next summer. The band is scheduled to play June 29 at the Pavilion at Star Lake on their Summer Camp with Trucks tour. They’ll be joined by special guests Collective Soul and Edwin McCain....
Spiritualized’s Jason Pierce on touring, ‘Amazing Grace’ rerelease and modern musicVideo
Jason Pierce, the mastermind behind the English band Spiritualized, doesn’t quite know how many years of touring he has in him. “It’s hard to say, isn’t it?” Pierce said with laugh in a phone call from London earlier this week. “I think as long as we’re as good as we...
Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott and Chaka Khan make the crowd go wild at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
NEW YORK — Sheryl Crow and Olivia Rodrigo kicked off the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday night and Missy Elliott closed the show more than four hours later with a roof-shaking set, as the hall celebrated a strong representation of women and Black artists. Chaka...
Watch the Beatles’ video for ‘Now and Then’Video
One day after the last new Beatles song, “Now and Then,” was released, the accompanying video, directed by Peter Jackson, has made its debut. The video brings the band back together — using new and old footage in studio and on stage. “To be honest, just thinking about the responsibility...
McCandless piano teacher inducted into Steinway’s educator hall of fame
When Marina Lupinacci was only 4, her father, a piano teacher and musicologist in Romania, was checking her musical aptitude. By age 10, it was decided that she should pursue a career in music. That was more than six decades ago. Today, after a career teaching music at West Virginia...
Listen to the last new Beatles song with John, Paul, George, Ringo and AI tech: ‘Now and Then’Video
LOS ANGELES — The final Beatles recording is here. Titled “Now and Then,” the almost impossible-to-believe track is four minutes and eight seconds of the first and only original Beatles recording of the 21st century. There’s a countdown, then acoustic guitar strumming and piano bleed into the unmistakable vocal tone...
Green Day, with Smashing Pumpkins and Rancid, coming to PNC Park next September
Green Day are going on a huge tour next year to celebrate 30 years of “Dookie” and 20 years of “American Idiot” and they the are planning a Pittsburgh stop. Green Day, with Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and the Linda Lindas, are bring the Saviors Tour to PNC Park in Pittsburgh...
Saxophonist brings 6 decades of musical dedication to Monroeville concert
The sounds emerging from his father’s bedroom prompted young Calvin Stemley to knock on the door one day. How was it, the boy wondered, that Zackery Stemley Jr. could produce dazzling melodies just by using the three buttons on his trumpet? “Instead of him answering the question, he said, ‘Have...
Huey Lewis’ rom-com musical ‘The Heart of Rock & Roll’ finds a stage on Broadway in spring
NEW YORK — Huey Lewis, who with his band The News stormed radio in the 1980s with such rock-pop hits as “The Power of Love” and “I Want a New Drug,” is about to take his music to a Broadway stage. Lewis and executive producer Hunter Arnold tell The Associated...
Minneapolis trio Barbaro discuss new ‘About the Winter’ album, band’s growth and soundVideo
With their new album “About the Winter,” the Minneapolis trio Barbaro tried to put more emphasis on, for lack of a better description, substance over style. “The big goal for us this time around was to kind of focus on the song and craft a nice-sounding piece,” said singer/guitarist Kyle...
Country singer Jordana Bryant on missing Pennsylvania, turning 18 and Christmas musicVideo
It’s been more than a year since rising country singer Jordana Bryant officially made the move from outside Philadelphia to Nashville. It’s been a relatively smooth transition for the 18-year-old, but there are at least two things she misses about Pennsylvania. ”Yes, I definitely miss Wawa,” she said with a...
Creed’s reunion tour includes August show at Star LakeVideo
A reunited Creed, which climbed “Higher” in the charts during the late 1990s, is hitting the road for the first time in more than a decade. The band’s Summer of ’99 tour will visit the Pittsburgh area, with show Aug. 3, 2024, at the Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown....
New Kids on the Block bringing Magic Summer tour to Star LakeVideo
New Kids on the Block are diving back into the past for their Magic Summer tour, which includes a stop in the Pittsburgh area next year. The biggest boy band of the 1980s, New Kids on the Block are reimagining their 1990 blockbuster Magic Summer tour, with a show on...
The 1975, Ghost Hounds, Bret Michaels among November’s top concerts around Pittsburgh
A pair of concerts with local connections are among the biggest shows coming to the Pittsburgh area in November. Here’s a look at the most notable shows coming to the area this month: Top shows Nov. 5: The 1975, Dora Jar at PPG Paints Arena It might be a while...
Jagger watches Barcelona wear Stones logo in ‘clasico’ but Beatles fan Bellingham gets Madrid winner
BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona aligned with the Rolling Stones for Saturday’s “clasico” soccer game against Real Madrid when Mick Jagger showed up to see the home team wear special jerseys featuring the iconic logo of his legendary rock group before a Beatles fan had the last laugh. Jagger and fellow...
Grace Potter on her love of Pittsburgh, ‘Mother Road’ album, ‘Lady Vagabond’ and driving fastVideo
Editor’s note: This story originally posted in October 2023, before Grace Potter’s show scheduled for Nov. 1 that was postponed due to illness. Grace Potter’s show in Pittsburgh next week is coming at the perfect time. A break in between tour dates allowed the bluesy rock singer to chill with...
Iron Maiden returning to Pittsburgh on Future Past tour in 2024Video
Iron Maiden is bringing its Future Past tour to Pittsburgh next year. The veteran British heavy metal band will hit Pittsburgh on Nov. 8, 2024, at PPG Paints Arena. Formed in 1975, Iron Maiden released its 17th studio album, “Senjutsu,” on Sept. 3, 2021. Some of the band’s biggest songs...
Mt. Pleasant country rocker wins independent music award for 3rd straight year
Andy Davis has plenty to smile about these days. The Mt. Pleasant native and his band released an EP and a full-length record in the past few years, and a new album, “The River,” was released in May on streaming services. And in each of the past three years, has...
Chris Stapleton bringing All-American Road Show to PittsburghVideo
Country singer/songwriter Chris Stapleton is continuing his All-American Road Show tour with a stop next year in the Pittsburgh area. The “Tennessee Whiskey” singer will play on July 12, 2024, at the Pavilion at Star Lake with special guests Marcus King and Nikki Lane. The eight-time Grammy winner has a...
The last new Beatles song, ‘Now And Then,’ will be released next week
NEW YORK — Sixty years after the onset of Beatlemania and with two of the quartet now dead, artificial intelligence has enabled the release next week of what is promised to be the last “new” Beatles song. The track, called “Now And Then,” will be available Nov. 2, as part...
Singer/actress Reneé Rapp puts on ethereal show for sold-out crowd in Pittsburgh
Wednesday night’s Snow Hard Feelings tour performance at Stage AE wasn’t Reneé Rapp’s first time in Pittsburgh. “It’s so good to be here,” Rapp said to the sellout crowd. “I used to come here all the time growing up.” She opened her show with “Talk Too Much,” followed by “Poison...
Greta Van Fleet’s Starcatcher tour visits Pittsburgh next yearVideo
Grammy Award-winning rockers Greta Van Fleet are coming back to Pittsburgh. The Michigan band extended its Starcatcher tour with new dates, including a show May 18, 2024, at PPG Paints Arena, with Geese serving as the opening act. Greta Van Fleet released its latest album, the chart-topping “Starcatcher,” in July....
Indie pop singer Samia on headlining shows, collaboration, ‘Honey’ and famous parentsVideo
It’s been a hectic year for indie pop singer Samia, who’s been out on the road in support of her sophomore album, “Honey.” In a year of personal highlights, the 26-year-old has opened for Noah Kahan and boygenius — “one of my favorite bands,” she adds — and played several...
Country singer Lainey Wilson coming to Pittsburgh in 2024
Singer Lainey Wilson will be bringing her “Country’s Cool Again” tour to Pittsburgh in 2024. Wilson, who was the most nominated artist at this year’s Country Music Associations awards show, will be playing the Petersen Events Center in Oakland on Oct. 26, 2024. She’ll be joined by Ian Munsick and...
