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An emotional win for theaters, Hollywood: ‘Inside Out 2’ scores massive $155 million openingVideo
Hollywood’s summer movie anxieties gave way to joy this weekend with the massive debut of Disney and Pixar’s ” Inside Out 2.” The animated sequel earned $155 million in ticket sales from 4,440 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. Not only is it the second-highest...
Review: Robert Plant, Alison Krauss revisit Led Zeppelin classics, their hits in Pittsburgh showVideo
When Robert Plant and Alison Krauss strolled on stage Saturday night, they met in the middle and held hands briefly. For much of the rest of the night, their voices intertwined just as easily. The music luminaries — Plant is the former singer of Led Zeppelin and Krauss is a...
Grammy-winning Lucinda Williams talks about stroke recovery, looking back and more ahead of Pittsburgh concertVideo
Some days are more frustrating than others for Lucinda Williams as she continues her recovery from a 2020 stroke. Earlier this week, the three-time Grammy winner was sitting on her tour bus admiring the beautiful weather through the window, but she longed for more. “I just want to be able...
Greensburg rock group heads to Woodstock farm for festival’s 55th anniversary
Greensburg rock group the Derek Woods Band is headed back to Woodstock. While the festival has only happened a few times, the Yasgur family farm near the festival site in Bethel, N.Y., has hosted the Yasgur Road Reunion music festival where Woods had a chance to play on Woodstock’s 50th...
T-Pain brings the party to Pittsburgh with and without the autotune
Millennials deserve some nostalgia, too. And T-Pain is the perfect artist to deliver it. He made a name for himself in the aughts in hip-hop and R&B, starting with his breakout 2005 hit “I’m Sprung.” And that was just the beginning. T-Pain’s stylistically autotuned vocals were a fixture on radio...
TV Talk: Pittsburgher competes on PBS’s ‘Great American Recipe’
Western Pennsylvania native Doug Heilman wasn’t familiar with PBS’s “Great American Recipe” (9 p.m. Monday, WQED-TV), now in its third season, so when a casting producer reached out over his social media encouraging the home cook Heilman to apply, Heilman ignored that direct message for two weeks. “It seemed spammy....
TV Talk: ‘Watson’ filming locally, ‘The Deliverance’ dated
CBS’s upcoming Pittsburgh-set medical/investigative procedural “Watson,” slated to air Sunday nights in spring 2025, will film predominantly in Vancouver, British Columbia. But star Morris Chestnut and some other cast members are in Pittsburgh this week to film exterior scenes over several days that will be inserted into episodes of the...
Museum of Illusions will hold ‘AfterDARK’ 21-plus event
The Museum of Illusions Pittsburgh on the North Side has been open only since December, but it’s already establishing itself as a destination for kids and their families. This Thursday, though, the museum’s “AfterDARK” event will be open late only to adults for a night of mingling, music, drinks and...
Legendary rock band has ‘no influence’ to get into Hall of Fame, guitarist says
While Styx would certainly like to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the band’s guitarist says there’s not much it can do to bring it about. In an interview with Billboard, Tommy Shaw confessed that the band didn’t have any notable influence over the Hall’s decisions....
‘The biggest thing’: The Vindys singer Jackie Popovec on opening for Pat Benatar
The room right next to Jackie Popovec’s kitchen is supposed to be the dining room. But with guitars on the wall, other instruments and amps scattered about and freshly arrived merch nearby, the singer of The Vindys just laughs off the room’s transition. “Loading our stuff in and out of...
Pittsburgh CLO’s ‘West Side Story’ delivers delightful version of a classic
Tuesday night saw the opening of Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera’s production of a titan in the canon of American musicals: “West Side Story.” And this production will delight any fan of the show. Opening on Broadway in 1957, “West Side Story” is the work of legends, with a book by...
Dog fight! Joey Chestnut out of July 4 hot dog eating contest because of deal with rival brand
NEW YORK — Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, the reigning champion of the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, will not participate in this year’s event after signing a deal with a rival brand, organizers said Tuesday. Chestnut, 40, has long been the face — not to mention the...
AJR’s Ryan and Jack Met discuss arena shows, getting vulnerable and much more ahead of Pittsburgh showVideo
In the course of just six years, the indie pop band AJR has gone from playing the Club at Stage AE to headlining PPG Paints Arena on their Pittsburgh stops. And that’s always been the band’s ultimate ambition. “It’s been really incredible. It’s been really the goal of the band...
South Hills native crafts video at center of Pittsburgh’s NFL Draft pitch
Tim Oxenreiter needed just five days to craft a video that packs a whole lot of Pittsburgh into 63 seconds. Book-ended by Acrisure Stadium and the picturesque Point State Park, Oxenreiter’s latest ode to his hometown laid on the local mythology thick as part of the region’s pitch to host...
Ben Folds caps off Three Rivers Arts Festival on a high note
On Sunday night, the final evening of the 2024 Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburghers streamed onto Fort Duquesne Boulevard downtown. Some carried camp chairs, some carried blankets, and some only carried the dream of hearing some great tunes. And their dreams came true. They were all there to see Ben...
‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ boosts Will Smith’s comeback and the box office with $56 million opening
NEW YORK — “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the fourth installment in the Will Smith-Martin Lawrence action comedy series, opened with an estimated $56 million in theaters over the weekend, handing Hollywood a much-needed summer hit and Smith his biggest success since he slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards....
Howard University cuts ties with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after video of attack on Cassie
Howard University is cutting ties to Sean “Diddy” Combs, rescinding an honorary degree that was awarded to him and disbanding a scholarship program in his name, after a recently released 2016 video that appeared to show him attacking the R&B singer Cassie. “Mr. Combs’ behavior as captured in a recently...
Modest Mouse ‘float on,’ rock unabashedly at Stage AE
Sometimes a band is just better live. That was the case for Modest Mouse, an indie rock outfit best known for their 2004 hit “Float On,” which topped the Billboard Alternative Airplay charts and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. But their catalog is considerably deeper...
Greensburg grocery store murals incorporate the community
Tom Charley knew he wanted to add a splash of color to the Charley Family Shop’n Save stores in Greensburg. About 7,000 square feet of color, as it turns out. That’s where Greensburg artist Daisher Rocket came in, creating a 4,600 square-foot mural on several walls of the East Pittsburgh...
Diana Ross, Eminem and Jack White perform for thousands as former Detroit eyesore returns to life
DETROIT— A myriad of Detroit’s greatest musical exports, including Diana Ross, Eminem and Jack White, took to the stage Thursday night in a pulsating sonic spectacle held on the eve of the historic reopening of an 18-story structure that long had symbolized their hometown’s decline. The 90-plus-minute “Live From Detroit:...
Pat Sajak’s final episode as ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host is here
LOS ANGELES — After 41 years and over 8,000 episodes, Pat Sajak’s final turn as the renowned host of “Wheel of Fortune” will air on Friday. Sajak’s co-host and letter turner Vanna White paid an emotional tribute to her partner on Thursday’s episode, calling him “like a brother” and a...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 7-9
The Three Rivers Arts Festival is still going on, but if you need something a little different to do, here are some other happenings about town this weekend. From beer to non-alcoholic beverages, parks to parades, there’s something for everyone! Beers of the Burgh Festival Brew lovers rejoice! This Saturday,...
A new ‘Hunger Games’ book — and movie — is coming
NEW YORK — Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new “The Hunger Games” novel. Scholastic announced Thursday that “Sunrise on the Reaping,” the fifth volume of Collins’ blockbuster dystopian series,...
Poetry vs. Hip-Hop at City Winery brings out Pittsburgh spoken word artists
Maya White, a Pittsburgh native and a spoken word artist, won the grand prize of more than $1,000 at Queen Sheba’s Poetry vs. Hip-Hop event at City Winery in the Strip District. The show, part of a national tour at City Winery venues, made a stop in Pittsburgh on Friday...
Living Dead Weekend will celebrate everything George A. Romero and beyond
This weekend, a Pittsburgh horror legend — the zombie — will be celebrated at Living Dead Weekend in Monroeville. Over Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Monroeville Mall, the legacy of Pittsburgh-based horror creator George A. Romero will be celebrated by fans with a movie screening, cast meet and greets, vendors,...
