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  • Dixie Doc and The Pittsburgh Dixieland All-stars @ the North Side Elks Fri. 9/21

    Dixie Doc and The Pittsburgh Dixieland All-stars @ the North Side Elks Fri. 9/21

    Dixie Doc, is not only an expert in Dixieland music – he is a Doctor (and was my doctor way back in the day).

    This Friday, September 21st, 2012, 8-11pm – you can catch Dixie Doc and the Dixieland All-starts at the Allegheny Elks Club (located next to the Giant Eagle on the Northside). Featured stars will be Lou Schreiber on clarinet and Chris Fennimore on banjo and vocals.

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAmP2qvGx6g[/youtube]

    Dixieland at the Elks
    Location:     Allegheny Elks LODGE #339, 400 Cedar Avenue, Pittsburgh PA
    Date:     Friday, September 21, 2012
    Time:     8-11pm
    Cost:     $5

    h/t to Living Pittsburgh for the event.

  • Mardi Gras Celebration!

    I was getting a little worried that Pittsburgh had more Groundhog Daymardigras.jpg celebrations than Mardi Gras celebrations. Penn Brewery to the rescue. I was lucky enough to visit a fellow Pittsburgher in New Orleans for Mardi Gras a few years ago, before the flooding. It was definitely the biggest party I have ever attended. Mardi Gras, like Groundhog Day are holidays that need to be celebrated. So head on over to Penn Brewery for bead, beer and good music. I love the Boilermaker Jazz Band (check out the picture of the band performing in New Orleans) and I can only say good things about Dixie Doc and the Pittsburgh Dixieland All-stars. (more…)