Manfred Honeck to lead spectacular ‘The Damnation of Faust’
The Pittsburgh Symphony will present one of its most spectacular shows of the season when more than 250 performers will crowd the stage for Hector Berlioz’s “The Damnation of Faust.” The French composer had just the personality for a story ranging from heaven to hell. A true revolutionary in handling...
Music museums keeping Michael Jackson exhibits on display
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Megastar Michael Jackson’s musical legacy has been getting critically reappraised after a new documentary rekindled allegations of child sexual abuse, but at least two music museums in Detroit and Tennessee aren’t scrubbing the King of Pop from their exhibits. The National Museum of African American Music says...
Jason Aldean to receive artist of the decade award at ACMs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Reigning entertainer of the year Jason Aldean will receive the artist of the decade award at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards in April. The ACM announced Wednesday that Aldean will join only five other honorees that have received the award since 1969, including Marty...
Bush and Live bringing their joint summer tour to Pittsburgh
Seminal 1990s rock bands Live and Bush will co-headline this summer’s “The ALT-IMATE Tour,” celebrating the 25th anniversary of their respective landmark albums, “Throwing Copper” and “Sixteen Stone.” The tour includes an Aug. 25 date at Stage AE in Pittsburgh. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10...
Post-interview, R. Kelly gets tried in the court of public opinion
“How stupid would I be to do that?” In an interview with Gayle King of “CBS This Morning,” R. Kelly asked the question others have been asking since the R&B singer was charged with sexually abusing four people, including three underage girls. In a performance of Shakespearean proportions, Kelly alternately...
Furious R. Kelly cries, blasts sex abuse accusers as liarsVideo
CHICAGO — R&B star R. Kelly cried, angrily stood up and ranted about being “assassinated” during his first interview since being charged with sexual abuse, calling his accusers liars and saying people are after him for his money. Kelly, one of the best-selling music artists of all time, told Gayle...
Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival coming back to KeyBank Pavilion
Willie Nelson is bringing his music festival to KeyBank Pavilion near Burgettstown on June 22, according to a Tuesday announcement. The Outlaw Music Festival Tour will include performances from Willie Nelson & Family, The Avett Brothers, Alison Krauss, Old Crow Medicine Show and Dawes. An opening act has yet to...
Ben Folds and Violent Femmes announce Stage AE show
Ben Folds and Violent Femmes are joining up and taking to the road this year. The co-headlining tour is headed to Pittsburgh with a stop at Stage AE on Aug. 6. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.; the venue and the bands are also offering presale ticket chances...
Ryan Adams’ tour canceled after misconduct allegations
NEW YORK — Singer Ryan Adams’ upcoming tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland is canceled following reports of psychological abuse and sexual misconduct. The cancellation comes after The New York Times recently reported the misconduct allegations against Adams made by multiple women, including his ex-wife Mandy Moore. Seven women...
Neon Swing to play Mardi Gras show at NOLA on the Square
Neon Swing X-perience will let the good times roll from 7-10 p.m. March 5 with a Mardi Gras show at NOLA on the Square in downtown Pittsburgh. “Last year’s Mardi Gras show was quite an event, complete with vocalist/trumpeter Mike’s car being towed as the band looked on from the...
Alice Cooper, Halestorm announce tickets on sale Friday for July tour date
Tickets will go on sale Friday for rock musician Alice Cooper’s tour stop at KeyBank Pavilion near Burgettstown on July 19. He will be joined on the 19-city tour by co-headliners Halestorm. Fans of Alice Cooper, a Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Famer, should expect performances of new music on...
Keith Flint, singer of electronic band The Prodigy, dies
LONDON — Keith Flint, lead singer of dance-electronic band The Prodigy, has been found dead at his home near London. He was 49. Flint was the stage persona of the band, whose hits “Firestarter” and “Breathe” fused techno, breakbeat and acid house music. The band sold 30 million records, taking...
Jason Aldean tour tickets go on sale Friday
Tickets will go on sale Friday for country musician Jason Aldean’s planned Pittsburgh tour date later this year. Aldean’s Ride All Night Tour will make a stop at KeyBank Pavilion near Burgettstown on Sept. 14. Traveling with him will be special guests Kane Brown, Carly Pearce and Dee Jay Silver....
New Kids on the Block pay tribute to history of boy bandsVideo
Get ready to make some noise and share some laughs as the New Kids on the Block go back to school in the new video for “Boys in the Band.” The tongue-in-cheek vid highlights the band’s newest track, taking a new generation on a journey through the history of boy...
Former Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conductor André Previn dies at age 89
André Previn, one-time music director and principal conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, has died in Manhattan at age 89. His manager, Linda Petrikova, confirmed Previn’s death to the Associated Press. Beyond his conducting talents, Previn also brought to the symphony his “virtuosity at the piano and a musical sensibility...
Aria412 to perform at Harris Grill’s pop-up bar
Think sun, summer and sand as the snow falls this weekend. Aria412 opera group will perform a beach-themed show at Harris Grill’s Grilligan Island’s pop-up bar at 7 p.m. March 5 in Downtown Pittsburgh. The group will be performing opera, musical theater and popular songs around the theme of warmer...
Lady Gaga: Bradley Cooper duet was acting, not loveVideo
LOS ANGELES — It was acting, not love, when Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper sang a duet Sunday at the 91st Academy Awards. Gaga discussed the emotional performance of “Shallow” from their film “A Star Is Born” during an appearance Wednesday on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live .” The duet led...
‘The Masked Singer’: T-Pain flies under the radar to grab Golden Mask
And “The Masked Singer” is … T-Pain?! Much to everyone’s surprise, the rapper was revealed to be the voice behind the Monster mask on last night’s season finale on the Fox singing competition in which celebrity contestants concealed their identities under elaborate costumes. Nobody was more surprised than the Florida-born...
Greensburg Salem kicks it up in ‘Mamma Mia!’Video
When Greensburg Salem High School musical director and producer Susan Glowa heard the rights were becoming available to “Mamma Mia!,” she was ready. “This was a brand new release,” Glowa, English and dramatic arts instructor, says. She applied and received approval to stage the show in the same day. Speaking...
Jonas Brothers tease first new song in 6 years
Hang onto your hearts! The Jonas Brothers are back. With new music, too! The brothers announced Thursday morning on Twitter that their new single will be “Sucker,” and will drop at midnight. Midnight ET #Sucker pic.twitter.com/9puT4D9Mji— Jonas Brothers (@jonasbrothers) February 28, 2019 In the tweet’s image, the brothers assume...
River City Brass ‘goes green’ with ‘Celtic Connections’
Whatever condition people arrive in for a River City Brass (RCB) concert, predicts its marketing director Andrew Blight, they will leave feeling better. “We’re in the business of lifting spirits,” he says. That will be especially easy to achieve for the people-pleasing organization with its annual “Celtic Connections” concert at...
Cantata choir welcomes new members, prepares for Palm Sunday
A local cantata choir is preparing for its second Palm Sunday performance at First Presbyterian Church in Murrysville, but its members have plans to perform well into 2019. The Murrysville Cantata Choir started a little under a year ago, presenting Lloyd Larson’s “Behold the Lamb,” and also performed at the...
Korn, Alice in Chains bring rock and rage tour to KeyBank PavilionVideo
Korn and Alice in Chains will bring their North American tour to KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown for a 6 p.m. Aug. 17 concert. The bands are part of an earlier announced “Ticket to Rock” deal, a one-ticket, four-show promotion from Live Nation. Korn x @AliceInChains 2019 North American Tour....
After spring training with Pirates, Garth Brooks sells out Heinz Field concertVideo
Only days after ending his spring training stint with the Pittsburgh Pirates, country music legend Garth Brooks not only sold out his Stadium Tour show at Heinz Field but broke a record for most tickets sold at the venue. The 72,887 tickets sold for the May 18 concert surpassed the...
Westmoreland Symphony welcomes guest artists for upcoming concert
Two guest artists will join the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra for “Music and Magic” at 7:30 p.m. March 16 at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg. The concert will open with Manuel de Falla’s “El Amor Brujo,” featuring mezzo soprano Corrie Stallings, a former Pittsburgh Opera resident artist, and the premiere of...
