‘Happiness’ has Jonas Brothers back in Pittsburgh tonightVideo
The Beatles, One Direction, the Jonas Brothers — all hot young bands whose members ended up going their separate ways. Unlike the other two, the Jonases have reunited, released a new album and produced a documentary that looks back at their careers, the challenge they’ve had in being taken seriously...
East Liberty mural honors Pittsburgh native Mac MillerVideo
A Pittsburgh artist and other community members celebrated Mac Miller’s life Wednesday in creating a 25-foot mural of the late rapper and Pittsburgh native in the city’s East Liberty neighborhood. The afternoon of painting, organized by the Moving the Lives of Kids (MLK) Mural Project, comes 10 days before the...
‘American Idol’ announces Pittsburgh auditionsVideo
Pittsburghers, get your pipes pitch perfect. “American Idol” is coming to town. Would-be superstars can register at the show’s network website. On-site registration begins at 9 a.m. on Sept. 7 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., according to publicist Samantha Belluccia. “Registration will be open...
Squeeze celebrates 45 years with ‘Songbook’ tour stop in Pittsburgh area
The year was 1973 and Chris Difford stole 50 pounds from his mother’s purse to put an ad in a local shop window for a guitarist to join his band. It mattered little that Difford didn’t actually have a band and that only one person responded. That’s because the person...
Carrie Underwood previews revamped ‘Sunday Night Football’ theme song
Carrie Underwood teased fans and football junkies with a short clip of the revamped “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” theme song for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” Underwood posted the 16 seconds clip to Instagram on Monday. View this post on Instagram Tune in September 8th! @JoanJett @SNFonNBC A post...
Taylor Swift calls her new album ‘a love letter to love itself’
If you want an easy way to see how far Taylor Swift has come since her last album, just compare the two covers. If 2017’s “reputation” featured a photo of Swift unsmiling in black and white, “Lover” is an explosion of color, clouds and sparkles. The superb new 18-track collection...
Squirrel Hill woman, 95, performs at Piano Day of PittsburghVideo
Her 95-year-old hands glide across the keys with ease. Listeners sing along to her tunes. Her smile is contagious. Rose “Rosie” Mervis Wyner has been playing the piano for more than nine decades — since age 4. It’s her passion, her love of making music, which she’s shared with thousands...
Singer Eddie Money says he has stage 4 esophageal cancerVideo
NEW YORK — Eddie Money says he has stage 4 esophageal cancer. The singer known for such hits as “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Take Me Home Tonight” says his fate is in “God’s hands.” Money’s comments appear in a video released Saturday from his AXS TV reality series “Real...
River City Brass will perform for Flight 93 memorial serviceVideo
River City Brass artistic director James Gourlay finds the Pittsburgh band’s being asked to perform at the Flight 93 National Memorial on Sept. 11 an honor. “The organizers of that ceremony invited us to go and perform and take part. This is the first time we’ve ever been invited to...
Pittsburgh Piano Day literally drives music to the cityVideo
Peter Stumpf is Pittsburgh’s “piano man.” He and a group of other musicians will take to the road Saturday and Sunday to bring music to the streets for “Piano Day Pittsburgh.” Stumpf, a piano technician, launched the annual event in 2016. They will strap an 800-pound, seven-foot concert semi-grand Steinway...
Tickets for TSO holiday shows in Pittsburgh going on saleVideo
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s popular annual holiday tour, “Christmas Eve and Other Stories,” includes two Dec. 22 shows at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Times for the Pittsburgh concerts will be 3:30 and 8 p.m. Reserved tickets, starting at $47.25, go on sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 13 at livenation.com, ticketmaster.com...
Rob Thomas’ point of view will be evident on Pittsburgh stopVideo
Going into his new solo album, “Chip Tooth Smile,” one thing Rob Thomas wanted to accomplish was to make sure there would be no cases of mistaken identity with the record. Thomas brings his signature sound and some new music to Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center Aug. 27. That’s not to say...
Entertainment planner: Aug. 22-Sept. 4
Thursday Aug. 22 East Coast Turnaround, TGIS free concert, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg. 724-836-8000 or thepalacetheatre.org Friday Aug. 23 Great American Banana Split Celebration, entertainment, food and activities, downtown Latrobe. Through Aug. 25. bananasplitfest.com History Happy Hour, Fort Ligonier. 724-238-9701 or fortligonier.org Rock the Quarry XIX, music, food and fun,...
Wiggles sing, dance their way into little tykes’ heartsVideo
Like many children born “Down Under,” Emma Watkins recalls watching “The Wiggles” as a child. “I was quite enamored by the Irish dancing and costumes and curly hair. I have curly hair,” Watkins says in a telephone interview. She’s now one of the Australian foursome — and its first and...
Manfred Honeck, PSO release new Anton Bruckner recording
People sometimes wonder what music means, especially when there are no lyrics and the title is generic. Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra provide a compelling answer for Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 with their new recording, which is being released today on the Reference Recordings label. Bruckner was...
ZZ Top, WDVE team up for Pittsburgh concert ticket offerVideo
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top and Pittsburgh rock station WDVE are celebrating their 50th anniversaries by offering two pavilion seats for $50 (plus applicable fees) for the band’s Sept. 11 concert at KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown. The special tickets are available in limited quantities, while supplies last,...
Beo String Quartet closes WSO summer chamber music series
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra and Latrobe Presbyterian Church present the Summer Chamber Music Series finale in the historic Unity Chapel in Latrobe, 114 Chapel Lane. The concert at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22 features Beo String Quartet. Now in its fourth season, the quartet is comprised of violinists Jason Neukom and...
Lil Nas X had historic run, but now Billie Eilish is No. 1
Step aside, Lil Nas X. There’s a new sheriff in town, and her name is Billie Eilish. Billboard announced on Monday that the rising pop star’s summer smash “Bad Guy” has hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart, ending “Old Town Road’s” unprecedented 19-week ride at the top. After...
Brad Paisley out; Reba, Dolly, Carrie Underwood to host CMAs
Carrie Underwood, who has hosted the Country Music Association Awards since 2008 with Brad Paisley, is losing her partner-in-crime. But she won’t be on her own: The CMAs announced Monday that “special guest hosts” Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire will join Underwood during the Nov. 13 event. The organization says...
The Westmoreland to host rock ’n’ roll listening session
The sounds that shaped rock ’n’ roll culture will be the focus of a listening session from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 21 in The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. The conversation will be led by Nwaka Onwusa, director of curatorial affairs at the Rock and Roll Hall...
Kiefer Sutherland slips on bus, cancels European dates
Kiefer Sutherland had to cancel three performances in Denmark and Sweden after slipping on the stairs in a bus and injuring his ribs. The actor-turned-singer was on his way to a show in Denmark when the accident happened, according to Billboard. Sutherland posted a note to social media Thursday apologizing...
Chinese K-pop stars publicly back Beijing on Hong Kong
At least eight pop stars from mainland China and one each from Taiwan and Hong Kong are publicly stating their support for Beijing’s one-China policy, eliciting a mixture of disappointment and understanding from fans. Many of the statements came after protesters opposed to Beijing’s growing influence over semi-autonomous Hong Kong...
Iron Maiden gives bucket-list show at sold-out PPG Paints Arena
There was a flamethrower. There was an airplane. There was a sword fight. But more importantly, there was an iconic band making their way back after 9 years. Saturday night was Iron Maiden’s return to Pittsburgh, having last played the area in July 2010. In front of a sold-out crowd,...
West Deer native remembers trip to Woodstock
West Deer native Colleen Nelson remembers the crush of cars as she and her friends drove a crammed Volkswagen Beetle toward Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, N.Y., on Aug. 14, 1969. They had almost made it to the site of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. But there was so...
Elvis admirers remember his death 42 years ago with vigil
Elvis Presley fans carrying lit candles in the Tennessee night are visiting the rock ‘n’ roll icon’s grave at Graceland during the annual vigil commemorating his death 42 years ago. Presley admirers from all over the world descend on Memphis every year to honor his life and career during Elvis...
