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le sonique

I was just clicking around some other Pittsburgh blogs and found this gem of a site le sonique – there isn’t a whole lot of info about Jeffery on this site but that is okay. He seems to like Pittsburgh and he likes music and he looks like he is having a heck of a good time in this picture on the website so that is enought for me. Check out the cover song contest – his rendidition of Kelly Clarson’s is definitly worth a listen (even if you aren’t an American Idol fan). Jeffrey (or anyone can answer this)… Read the rest

Sweet Sweet Scott Baio comes to Pittsburgh in “The Bread My Sweet”

The Bread My Sweet is a delightful little film made right here in Pittsburgh starting SCOTT BAIO. First of all this is a nice little film, with beautiful shots of Pittsburgh. It was filmed at the Enrico Biscotto Co on Penn Ave in the Strip District. If you weren’t already a fan of Scott Baio from his “Charles in Charge Days” this movie will win you over.… Read the rest

Pittsburgh Hip-Hop Film Festival

Pittsburgh Hip-Hop Film Festival runs Nov. 16-20th. Pittsburgh is awesome. I have not yet had the chance to make it to see the film fest yet but it is on the list for this weekend. Pittsburgh is so lucky to have great people organizing events like a Hip Hop Film Festival. Even if you don’t know what hip hop is I am sure this will be a fantastic collection of great films. Here are the films for Sat & Sun Saturday, November 19, 2005 – Kelly-Strayhorn-Theater 1:00 p.m. Hip Hop Colony A film by Michael Wanguhu Preceded by: Sling Shot… Read the rest

Congotronics

Konono No. 1, a 12-piece street band from Kinshasa, arrives in Pittsburgh TONIGHT!!!! at The Warhol Museum. The show starts at 8pm and tickets are $10. From this is happening: Using homemade “Congotronics”, electro effects, amplified thumb pianos, and makeshift percussion from pots, pans, and car parts, these unique musicians fuse traditional rhythms and homemade trance sounds in a mix that’s earned acclaim from both electronica and world music fans. Konono No. 1, led by the septuagenarian Mawangu Mingiedi, performs in outdoor cafes in Kinshasa, Congo. To make its traditional trance music heard above the roar of the traffic-choked streets,… Read the rest

Bar Art

About a month ago the City Paper profiled Duncan Prahl – by day he works at a green building company, at night he can be found at local watering holes (often Kelly’s) setting up arrangements of plastic toys. Check out his website BarAnimals.com to see some of his arrangements. Click here to see the City Paper interview with Duncan – http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/archive.cfm?type=Local%20Vocal&action=getComplete&ref=5012… Read the rest

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