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All the things you need to know about Pittonkatonk 2019

May 10, 2019 Lindsay Leave a Comment

Pittonkatonk  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Pittonkatonk (@pittonkatonk) on Apr 21, 2019 at 2:26pm PDT Saturday, May 11, 2019, is the annual Balkan brass band festival in Schenley Park. It is one big, bad, brass band potluck and it is all FREE. While Pittonkatonk happens one day a year, there are a lot of great things that happen the other 364 days a year to lead up to the festival. Here are a few of the articles about this year’s festival that are worth your time. Pittonkatonk is more than a music festival // Downstream… Read the rest

Filed Under: Annual Events, Music Tagged With: Music

Chicano Batman is bringing Los Angeles Sound to Pittsburgh on April 2

March 21, 2017 Lindsay Leave a Comment

Last month, on a cold, Monday morning I was driving to work and heard a catchy tune on 90.5 WYEP.  The song “Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)” by Chicano Batman has been stuck in my head and even earned a spot on my everyday Spotify playlist. WYEP featured this song as part of new music Monday, timely as Chicano Batman released a new album, Freedom isn’t Free, at the beginning of March. The Los Angeles based band is now on tour with a stop in Pittsburgh on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at James Street Gastropub. The song… Read the rest

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: Chicano Batman, james street gastropub, Music, tuxedo

2016 Three Rivers Arts Festival Main Stage Schedule

June 4, 2016 Lindsay Leave a Comment

It’s June! It’s raining in Pittsburgh. Which means it is time for the Three Rivers Arts Festival. Last year I was so looking forward to seeing Benjamin Booker perform and he was on stage for all of 5 minutes before a torrential downpour that lasted the rest of the evening. Here is the line up for the main stage for the 2016 Three Rivers Arts festival (this is the big stage in Point State Park aka the Dollar Bank Main Stage). All of these performances are FREE! 2016 Three Rivers Arts Festival Main Stage Music Friday, June 3  7:30-9pm //… Read the rest

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: arts festival, Music, steve hackman

Thomas Lauderdale & Storm Large of Pink Martini Perform in Pittsburgh

March 5, 2016 Lindsay 1 Comment

On Monday night, you have a rare opportunity to hear some of Portland’s finest perform here in Pittsburgh. Pink Martini is a little orchestra from Portland that performs around the globe with a sound that The Washington Post describes as “rich, hugely approachable music, utterly cosmopolitan yet utterly unpretentious… it seems to speak to just about everybody.” Thomas Lauderdale & Storm Large of Pink Martini will be in Pittsburgh performing a show at Club Diesel, the proceeds of this performance will benefit John Fetterman’s campaign for US Senate. Thomas Lauderdale & Storm Large of Pink Martini Monday, March 7, 2016… Read the rest

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: pink martini

Beethoven + Coldplay + Pittsburgh Symphony = FUSE@PSO

October 1, 2015 Lindsay Leave a Comment

Earlier this year the Pittsburgh Symphony performed the first in the series of mash-up performances called FUSE@PSO. The next FUSE@PSO performance is Beethoven + Coldplay and takes place on Tuesday, October 6. I had the opportunity to meet Steve Hackman who is the conductor of these performances last week. He is new to Pittsburgh and doing some really interesting things to get more new faces to the Pittsburgh Symphony. Here is a video of the last FUSE@PSO performace which was a mashup of Brahms + Radiohead: Steve is eager to meet more Pittsburghers and talk about his work. In the… Read the rest

Filed Under: Events, Music Tagged With: beethoven, brahms, coldplay, Events, makers, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, radiohead, steve hackman, TechShop

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