Category Archives: Music

Jam on Walnut Line Up for 2011

Summer time, means outside concert time. One of the most popular events of the season (and one of teh most popular summer posts on IheartPGH last summer) is Jam on Walnut. Back for another year of free concerts in the street – there is a great line up of bands.

June 25 – Donora and Bill Deasy
July 23 – Meeting of Important People and Radio Tokyo
August 20 – Kelsey Friday and Dancing Queen

The concerts are on Walnut Street in Shadyside from 7pm-11pm. The concerts are free but drink sales benefit the Western PA Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Blues for Food 2011

I would make some joke about this being a great cure for the winter blues – but since it is spring like weater outside – I will spare you the bad jokes and get to the point.

6.5 hours of live blues music and it is all for a good cause.

The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank knows that 12 months is along time to wait for the next annual blues fest which is held during the summer. So they bring you a little mid winter break of blues.

$10 gets you in the door – all of the money goes to the food bank and you can spend sunday afternoon listening to Eugene and the Nightcrawlers…

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The Jimmy Alder Blues Band

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrfyXUcOgPM[/youtube]

and here is a clip of the Mark DeMeno Band from Blues for Food 2010

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGvXNSscsjA[/youtube]

Blues for Food 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
1:00-7:30pm
Domenico;’s Restaurant – Cranberry
Tickets: $10, kids are free

Not enough blues for you – then check out the Blues Society of Western PA for more upcoming blues events.

Shark Tank CD Release

Recently I was chatting with a friend about Kellie Maize and her newest video which is all about Pittsburgh. Friend of IheartPGH – eager to share more new music – gave me a preview of this homegrown video as well. Shark Tank has been described by others as a super group of music talent. First up is Pittsburgh’s own Lord Grunge from Grand Buffet. Grand Buffet has been making music and performing since 1996 – they have toured the US and Europe extensively. You can read more about Grand Buffet here. Shark Tank also includes two artists from Baltimore – Height and Mickey Free and a Canadian rapper Brendan Richmond. Read more about the pedigree of Shark Tank in the Baltimore City Paper here.

The video is for their song Don’t Shoot and I can confirm it was shot right here in Pittsburgh.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bds7UXrTXKM[/youtube]

They have a both a Pittsburgh and Baltimore release parties planned for this weekend:

Friday – Baltimore Release Party at The Windup Space
Saturday – Pittsburgh Release Party at The 31st Street Pub

Do you love Bon Jovi – Win 2 Tickets to See Bon Jovi at the Consol Energy Center

So you weren’t able to win Steelers tickets last weekend – we know many of you tried … but just in time for Valentine’s Day we have another chance for you to win tickets to another classic of sorts – Jon Bon Jovi! Jon Bon Jovi will be here in Pittsburgh performing at the Consol energy center on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

Image via Wikipedia

We have 2 tickets to giveaway to the concert. This could be the perfect valentine’s day gift for that special Bon Jovi loving sweetheart.

TO ENTER: post a tweet on twitter that links to this post and includes the #iheartbonjovi

We will pick a winner on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 (you must enter by Noon EST) and notify the winner by twitter. You will have 12 hours to reply via email to claim your tickets. If not we will pick another winner.

Black and Yellow, Etsy Style

Thanks to Tara at Daffodil Vintage for sending over the link to this amazing collection of black and yellow items on Etsy.

If you haven’t seen it yet – here is the video for Wiz Khalifa‘s (who is from Pittsburgh) song Black and Yellow.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UePtoxDhJSw[/youtube]

‘Black and Yellow, Black and Yellow’ by artnoose

A collection of black and yellow listings in honor of my current home city. All the shops were selected out of my favorite shops as well as Etsy’s suggested shop feature.

Pork Pie Pig — letterp… pressure $10.00	Double triskelion crop … ezralico $4.00	GLOBE WORLD MAP DECAL S… victorialogode… $26.99	SHE BANG WITH THE BITTE… YeeHaw $30.00
40s INSPIRED FELT BROOC… designedbyjane $12.50	This Bird is Fragile – … NeonCanvasStud… $8.00	North by Northwest Neck… mswedowsky $45.00	Mermaid Lovers Necklace mamaslittlebab… $33.00
Stillers cufflinks jewelrynat $120.00	Vanilla Apple Handmade … bovinebubbles $7.00	tab woodstock (lemon bu… CircaCeramics $8.00	Deco Wire Wrapped Ring … itsastitch $19.00
Superhero Shoes- Yellow… smallfly $22.00	Woodland Owl Wing Headb… sleepyking $24.00	Blossom Large Tree Viny… pedped $69.99	UNICORN MASK print MATTY8080 $6.00