Three Rivers Arts Festival announces musical lineup, new layout
The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival will have a new location for the main stage and an expanded layout of the artist market. The Dollar Bank main stage will be relocated to Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Stanwix Street to give more access to a grass area and nearby food...
Murrysville musician will perform with Westminster College OrchestraVideo
It’s one thing to sit down and practice Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 at home. It’s quite another to sit down and play it with an orchestra backing you. Westminster College alum and Murrysville resident Amy Simpson will have the chance Friday, as a featured performer at the music department’s...
Westmoreland Symphony’s season finale combines sacred and secular
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s season-ending concert will juxtapose the sacred with the secular. It also might take a bit of divine intervention to pull off, said Artist Director Daniel Meyer, who will conduct the program beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. The program opens with...
Soundgarden, Chris Cornell’s widow settle recordings lawsuit
The widow of singer Chris Cornell and his former bandmates in Soundgarden said Monday that they have resolved her lawsuit against them, clearing the way for the release of the band’s final recordings more than five years after his death. Vicky Cornell sued Soundgarden in federal court in 2019 over...
Metallica returns with ’72 Seasons,’ shows no signs of slowing down
NEW YORK — Zoom has been credited for keeping students and teachers connected, the judicial system working and fitness classes jumping. You can add a Metallica album to that list. The hard rockers met weekly over their computers to stay connected during the pandemic, a standing get-together that eventually became...
HARDY, Lainey Wilson lead ACM Awards nomineesVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country artist HARDY drove the success of his hit song “Wait in the Truck” with Lainey Wilson all the way to the Academy of Country Music Awards, where he is the leading nominee. And his duet partner was not far behind, as “Yellowstone” actor and singer-songwriter Wilson...
Pittsburgh Symphony ‘Disrupt’ series upends typical concert experience
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will disrupt audience expectations of a typical night at the symphony with a new event series. “PSO Disrupt” will include pre- and post-concert activities and themed beverages, along with a classical music experience including commentary, visual projections and custom lighting. The first installment, titled “Persist,” will begin...
New acoustic music series coming to Allegheny County parks
A new summer concert series is coming to the area. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced on Tuesday a six-show Acoustic Series that will be held throughout the county parks. “I’m excited to see this series take off. We tried out the idea of an acoustics show in The Cascades...
There are plenty of rabbit songs for your Easter playlistVideo
The Easter Bunny is hopping all across the world today, inexplicably leaving eggs behind despite being a mammal. There are also plenty of songs about rabbits to pad out your Easter playlist for today’s holiday get-together. Here are just a few. “Rabbit in a Log” (Trad.) This traditional folk tune,...
Southside Johnny brings classic Jersey Shore sound to The PalaceVideo
When Southside Johnny hits the stage with the Asbury Jukes, he likes to tell the audience, “You’re more than welcome to enjoy yourself.” The invitation is extended to those who come to hear their raucous, horn-heavy, roots-tinged rock at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at The Palace
Theatre in Greensburg. “We’re gonna...
DiCaprio testifies in money-laundering case of Fugees rapper
WASHINGTON — Movie star Leonardo DiCaprio testified in federal court Monday morning as part of a trial involving international money laundering, bribery and a prominent rap artist. Prakazrel “Pras” Michel — a founding member of the iconic 1990s hip-hop group, The Fugees —- is accused of funneling money from a...
Country singers Vincent Neil Emerson, JD Clayton to perform at Stage AE
Country singer-songwriters Vincent Neil Emerson and JD Clayton are coming to Pittsburgh for the first time. The two singers are performing at Stage AE on April 15. JD Clayton tour is in support of his debut album “Long Way From Home,” which was released earlier this year. The album features...
‘Son of a Sinner’ Jelly Roll reigns at CMT Music Awards showVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — “Son of a Sinner” singer Jelly Roll was the big winner at the CMT Music Awards, as the rapper-turned-country singer took home three awards on Sunday as an outsider who won over fans with his confessional songs. The tattooed singer got emotional during the show in Austin,...
Kelsea Ballerini honors shooting victims at CMT Music Awards
NASHVILLE — Country singer Kelsea Ballerini opened the CMT Music Awards with a tribute to victims of a school shooting while sharing in that community’s grief, then danced alongside drag artists as states across the country consider legally limiting drag show performances, Ballerini, a co-host of the annual awards show...
Luke Combs, Graham Nash, Natalie Merchant among top concerts to see around Pittsburgh in April
The first stadium show of the year arrives earlier than usual when Luke Combs and friends play Acrisure Stadium on April 29. Here’s a look at the most notable shows coming to the area in April: April’s top shows April 17: Skinny Puppy, Lead Into Gold at Roxian Theatre Skinny...
Greensburg’s SummerSounds concert season opens with 2 tribute acts
Organizers of Greensburg’s SummerSounds concert series don’t like to book the same act two years in a row. They’re making an exception this year, though, to bring back the top draw from 2022. Elton Rohn, the Canadian Elton John tribute artist who packed St. Clair Park on July 7,
is scheduled...
Franklin Park woman heads Azure Family Concerts Pittsburgh, an autism-friendly concert group
There was something missing for the Birnbaum family when they moved to North Allegheny from Baltimore in 2020. Aaron Birnbaum, who is on the autism spectrum, was hoping to find performances here in Pittsburgh similar to the Azure family concerts in Baltimore. These concerts provide a relaxed environment for people...
Pitt-Greensburg’s Joan Chambers Concert Series returns with 3-date season
The Joan Chambers Concert Series returns to the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Saturday for the first concert of a condensed, three-performance season. Baritone Skip Napier, accompanied by pianist Tim Heavner, will lead the audience on a tour of musical styles from opera and oratorio to spirituals beginning at 7:30...
Eric Clapton to kick off limited U.S. tour with Pittsburgh concert
Guitar legend Eric Clapton is finally going to play in Pittsburgh. Last year Clapton removed a performance scheduled for Sept. 16 at PPG Paints Arena from his tour and replaced it with a gig at Boston’s TD Garden for the same date. It happened to be the same night that...
Whitney Houston’s family wants to highlight her gospel roots
LOS ANGELES — Whitney Houston’s brother remembers when his young sister listened to their mother during gospel rehearsals before she mimicked every tune that was sung. As Houston rose to pop superstardom, her exceptionally talented vocals were rooted in gospel music. And now, her family — led by her sister-in-law...
Renaissance of vinyl records prompts Greensburg pop-up sale
As the compact disc marks 40 years of availability in the United States this month, it is being surpassed by an older form of music media — vinyl. The number of CD album sales dropped by about 12%, to 36 million, between 2021 and 2022, while vinyl record sales grew...
Review: Lana Del Rey’s ‘Ocean Blvd’ is an intimate epic
Lana Del Rey is a complicated, enigmatic pop star — since the height of her breakout album, “Born to Die,” the singer has been labeled one of the best songwriters of her generation. Her songs tell stories of dark, wistful American glamour, yearning for a dangerous time in our history...
Q&A: Chuck D talks rap’s rise through ‘Fight the Power’ docVideo
LOS ANGELES — Hip-hop became a cultural phenomenon against the backdrop of American history, and now Public Enemy’s Chuck D has committed himself to explore the artform’s origins. Chuck D rounded up several rap greats — including Ice-T, Run DMC and MC Lyte — who offered their firsthand accounts ahead...
Themes of romance, revenge drive Pittsburgh Opera’s ‘Il Trovatore’
Audience members at the Pittsburgh Opera production of “Il Trovatore” might be reminded of a popular medieval fantasy television series. “In many ways, the setting and staging of ‘Il Trovatore’ feels like it could be from scenes of ‘Game of Thrones,’ minus the White Walkers and dragons,” said Christian Cox,...
Saliva guitarist dies day after band played outside Pittsburgh
Wayne Swinny, the guitarist for the rock band Saliva, died Wednesday, a day after the group played at Jergel’s Rhythm Grille in Warrendale. Swinny, the last remaining original member of the band, died Wednesday of a spontaneous brain hemorrhage after being hospitalized Tuesday, according to a post on the band’s...
