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

March 21, 2017 Lindsay Leave a Comment

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

March Monster Madness: Will Godzilla be the beast that beats them all?

March 13, 2017 Lindsay Leave a Comment

March Monster Madness: Will Godzilla be the beast that beats them all?If basketball isn’t your thing, there are some other interesting ways to join in on the March Madness craze this year. Pittsburgh artists and author, Matthew Buchholz, has been sharing monsters through his creative cards and prints which you may have spotted around town. Buchholz is bringing the big monsters to the bracket with March Monster Madness, a daily match-up of  famous monsters and zombies face off each day to see who will move to the next round.   Each weekday you can vote for the winner of each battle on the Alternate Histories website. Share your thoughts on your pick… Read the rest

Filed Under: Arts & Culture Tagged With: Alternate Histories, books, godzilla, march madness, monsters, s

Book ‘Em Needs Your Books & Paper Bags

July 11, 2016 Lindsay Leave a Comment

Book ‘Em Needs Your Books & Paper BagsLetter to Book ‘Em. Photo Credit: Book ‘Em Facebook Page. Click here to read the text of the letter. Attention book lovers! Book ‘Em is a Pittsburgh non-profit that needs your help to send books to prisoners in Pennsylvania. I spent a few hours yesterday in the basement of a building on Penn Avenue yesterday with a group of volunteers who were picking out books and packing them up to be sent to prisoners across the state.  I had no idea that the basement below the Thomas Merton Center was set up as a little book-shop by mail.  If you… Read the rest

Filed Under: Books N'at Tagged With: books, Non-profit organization, Non-Profits, pittsburgh, volunteers wanted

2016 Three Rivers Arts Festival Main Stage Schedule

June 4, 2016 Lindsay Leave a Comment

2016 Three Rivers Arts Festival Main Stage ScheduleIt’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

Thomas Lauderdale & Storm Large of Pink Martini Perform in PittsburghOn 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

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