No, I am not really going to write about garbage collection in the City of Pittsburgh. Although I do love city living because we do have garbage collection, but that is a topic for another time. I just discovered TRASH, Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers. I have met some of Pittsburgh’s beer lovers (it is no secret that I am a big fan of Scott at East End Brewing) and I do know of a few homebrewers, but I didn’t know Pittsburgh had so many serious homebrewers. Continue reading
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Want to make a t-shirt? Your input is needed.
Have you ever wanted to create your own t-shirt? Do you have a cool design that you think would look good on a shirt? Have you ordered an IheartPGH t-shirt? Spreadshirt is looking for your input.
When I am not writing things about Pittsburgh, I am over at Spreadshirt writing the Spreadshirt blog. Spreadshirt is looking for a few people who are interested in creating t-shirts for some interviews. No hard questions, no wrong or right answers. We just want to see what you think.
Please share this request with anyone who you think might be interested.
If you are interested in participating please email me lpatross – at – yahoo.com.
The Spreadshirt office is downtown and we will probably be doing interviews on Tue/Wed of next week.
PGH Party for a Purpose benefits Pittsburgh Cares!!
PGH Party for a Purpose will be hosting its second event on Saturday, March 3rd. 100% of proceeds will benefit Pittsburgh Cares, an organization which inspires volunteerism by organizaing flexible and rewarding volunteer services projects that impact critical need in Greater Pittsburgh.
The party will feature Sonny Cheeba-Cheeba and the Downtown Get-Down Sound from 8:30pm-11:30pm; Mr. Quick M.C. and Akurious Don will perform from 11:30pm til midnight; and DJ Supa C will spin funk, breakbeats, and hiphop til 2am. There will be happy hour specials the ENTIRE night! $2.50 beers, 1/2 off appetizers, and $6 martinis!
Who: PGH Party for a Purpose
What: Bash Benefiting Pittsburgh Cares
When: Saturday, March 3rd, 8:30pm – 2am
Where: Olive or Twist, 140 6th Street (Downtown)
Cost: $10 donation at the door. Remember, 100 percent of proceeds will benefit the extraordinary work of Pittsburgh Cares in our community
PGH Party for a Purpose is dedicated to helping small nonprofits grow by throwing fabulous parties for various Pittsburgh organizations, while encouraging all who attend to have a good time helping their community.
For more information, please contact PGHPartyforaPurpose@gmail.com or go to www.myspace.com/PGHPartyforaPurpose.
Savage Republic
In 1987, I was a sophomore at Carnegie Mellon excited by all the music being exposed by the innovative, forward-thinking college DJs at WRCT-FM. One of those was my friend Norm Veenstra, who had a particular interest in dark-tinged rock and began to bring some of the bands to Pittsburgh that we liked to spin on the air.
That resulted in a riveting outdoor performance by seminal Los Angeles band Savage Republic, who combined dark Joy Division-esque postpunk with tribal industrial rhythms on blazing 55-gallon oil drums and Middle-Eastern
influenced guitar melodies run through surfy reverb. The effect was unequalled by any other American band at the time, and comparable to legendary UK bands such as Killing Joke, as well as later imitators such as Godspeed You
Black Emperor.
Savage Republic existed from 1981 to 1989, releasing four amazing albums – Tragic Figures, Ceremonial, Jamahiriya, and Customs – and then breaking up to do various other bands. During their existence, they
were known for their staunch independent attitude and their amazing letterpress album covers and postage stamps. In 2002, the band reunited to headline the “Beyond the Pale” festival hosted by the well-known
art-metal band Neurosis in San Francisco. Now, they have gotten back together to record new material for release on Neurosis’ label, Neurot Recordings (also home of Isis). Their upcoming tour includes only a handful of US dates, and Pittsburgh is lucky enough to be one of them.
To see this band again after 20 years will be an unbelievable experience, one that should not be missed!
Savage Republic will perform on Friday February 16 at 8 pm, at the Lawrenceville Moose, 51st & Butler Sts. in Lawrenceville.
Opening the all ages show (21+ to drink) will be Microwaves and Mike Tamburo.
Tickets are $18 at the door, $15 advance at Paul’s CDs, Eide’s Entertainment, Dave’s Music Mine, Caliban Books, Brave New World, Record Village, and The Exchange Squirrel Hill.
Check out the Savage Republic website at http:/www.mobilization.com and their myspace at http://www.myspace.com/savagerepublic
Tickets going fast!
Hello everyone, if you are looking to get out of the cold and want to see a great musical, don’t miss Cabaret at Pittsburgh Public Theater (at the O’Reilly Theater, Downtown). The show only runs until Feb. 25 and tickets are going fast. If you want a great deal on tickets, call me, Becky, at 412.316.8200 x. 704 or e-mail me at rrickard@ppt.org and I will give you tickets for only $25.50 ($12.50 if you are 26 or younger or a full-time student). Click here to read the review in the PG http://www.postgazette.com/pg/07037/759650-325.stm