Sammy Hagar and his band coming to Pittsburgh’s Highmark Stadium
Sammy Hagar and The Circle have a June 5 date at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh. Tickets from $55 to $95.50 go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Feb. 15 at 412-325-7241, ticketmaster.com and highmarkstadium.com. They also will be available 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the...
Organ concert will feature composers from Minnesota and Pa., including Greensburg
The music of Pennsylvania and Minnesota is the latest theme for an organ concert series that blends genres and styles to broaden the appeal and interest in an instrument that most people simply associate with Sunday-morning hymns. The free concert will be at 4 p.m., Feb. 17 in the sanctuary...
Poetry inspires next Saint Vincent Camerata program
The Saint Vincent Camerata will present “Music Was My Refuge,” a concert of choral settings of American poetry, Feb. 9 in the Saint Vincent Basilica Crypt. The 7:30 p.m. program will feature works inspired by such masters of verse as Emily Dickinson and Dolly Parton. Admission costs $10. For ticket...
Cardi B declined Super Bowl halftime with ‘mixed feelings’
ATLANTA — Cardi B said she received an offer to perform at the Super Bowl, but struggled with the decision to turn down the lucrative opportunity in support of ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick. The Grammy-nominated rapper told The Associated Press on Friday evening that she had “mixed feelings” after she...
Country singer Charley Pride focus of 2 PBS projects
PASADENA, Calif. — Paging Terrence Howard. Charley Pride still wants the actor to play him in a movie of the country music star’s life. The project has been discussed for about 10 years. Pride told a TV critics’ meeting on Friday that it remains a goal to have it made...
Adam Levine says he expected controversy surrounding Super Bowl halftime showVideo
The controversy surrounding Maroon 5’s upcoming Super Bowl halftime performance hasn’t surprised frontman Adam Levine. The singer said he “expected” contention when his band signed on for the gig and told Entertainment Tonight that it’s their goal to “speak through the music” when they take the stage Sunday in Atlanta....
Gabby Barrett comes out swinging with ‘I Hope’Video
Not winning “American Idol” hasn’t hampered Munhall native and teen singer-songwriter Gabby Barrett’s burgeoning country music career. Barrett, 18, finished in the top three on last season’s “American Idol” and dropped her edgy ballad “I Hope” Jan. 25. Barrett co-wrote “I Hope” alongside industry hit makers Zachary Kale and Jon...
ABBA MANIA turns everyone into a ‘Dancing Queen’
Fans just can’t get enough of ABBA. Nearly 40 years after the Swedish pop rock group disbanded, their music is still going strong, thanks in part to the success of U.S. hit movies “Mamma Mia!” (2008) and “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” (2018) and tribute acts that celebrate their...
Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra presents Valentine’s weekend concert
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra presents a Valentine’s weekend performance, “Heart Strings,” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Bartók’s “Romanian Folk Dances” will be followed by Chee-Yun performing Tchaikovsky’s “Violin Concerto,” and the evening concludes with Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 4.” Violinist Chee-Yun has...
Neon Swing X-perience bringing horn-infused party to Latrobe pubVideo
The Neon Swing X-perience will celebrate Groundhog Day with a performance at Four Seasons Brewing Co. and Pub in Latrobe. The joint will be jumpin’ from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday at 745 Lloyd Ave. Extension. Since 1998, the Pittsburgh-based ensemble has been playing “retro-inspired horn-infused party music, (a) raucous...
Grammy-winning singer James Ingram dead at 66
Grammy-winning singer and songwriter James Ingram, who topped the charts with hits like “Baby, Come to Me” and “Somewhere Out There,” has died, according to his close friend, actress Debbie Allen. The musician was 66. “I have lost my dearest friend and creative partner James Ingram to the Celestial Choir,”...
John Mayer bringing 2019 world tour to PittsburghVideo
Musician John Mayer will bring his 2019 world tour to Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena on July 28. Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning at noon Feb. 1 through Ticketmaster.com American Express card members can purchase tickets beginning at 10 a.m. Jan. 29 through 10 p.m. Jan....
Wayne Newton celebrates 60 years in Las Vegas with new show
LAS VEGAS — Wayne Newton dropped out of high school his junior year to perform with his brother at a Las Vegas hotel. It was 1959, and he was too young to spend his breaks at the casino and too broke to eat dinner there. Six decades later — with...
Weezer covers ‘No Scrubs,’ ‘Take on Me,’ ‘Billie Jean’ in surprise new album
If you’ve ever wondered what Weezer would sound like covering R&B girl group TLC and ’80s synthpop band A-ha, you’re in luck. The rock band belts out everything from “No Scrubs” to “Take on Me” on their surprise new album of covers, “Weezer (The Teal Album),” which dropped early Thursday...
Post Malone teams with Red Hot Chili Peppers for Grammy telecast
The rapper Post Malone will perform onstage with the Red Hot Chili Peppers during the 2019 Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy announced Thursday. The tag-team effort is the latest news on the ceremony, which will be broadcast Feb. 10 on CBS. The singer and songwriter Alicia Keys will host the...
Wiz Khalifa closes on $3.5 million L.A. home, TMZ reports
Rapper Wiz Khalifa has a new five-bedroom home near Los Angeles, TMZ reported. The Pittsburgh native closed this week on the $3.5 million, 5,832-square-foot mansion in Encino, Calif. that has seven bathrooms, a theater room, an outdoor kitchen and a pool, according to the news outlet. Photos of the home...
‘Dueling Pianos’ audience can sing along with pop, classic rock
While there may not be any actual dueling when “Dueling Pianos” comes to town, there will be a whole lot of fun. Keyboardists Harry Levicky and Hermie Granati promise they will see to that in their return to the Oaks Theater in Oakmont at
7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 “We just...
Tamburitzans’ production highlights full spectrum of cultureVideo
The Tamburitzans organization has undergone some changes in the past few years, but the troupe of young performing artists based in Pittsburgh is as devoted as ever to bringing the music, songs and dances of other lands to audiences all over the country. The heart and soul of the group...
Jackie Evancho, a child star no more, reflects on her ‘journey’Video
Pittsburgh’s singing sweetheart Jackie Evancho is all grown up — and she’s a Pittsburgher no longer. In a lengthy Facebook post today, the platinum-selling singer said she was using the new year, turning 18, moving to New York City and especially returning to NBC for “America’s Got Talent: The Champions”...
Saint Vincent College continues concert series season with violinist
The 47th season of the Saint Vincent College Concert Series continues on Jan. 26, when renowned violinist Hye-Jin Kim will perform at 7 p.m. in the Robert S. Carey Student Center’s Performing Arts Center on the Unity campus. Accompanying Kim will be pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute. A native of Seoul, Korea,...
Chris Stapleton’s ‘All-American Road Show’ making a Pittsburgh area stopVideo
Award-winning country musician Chris Stapleton will bring his “All-American Road Show” to KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown on Aug. 10, with special guest openers Margot Price and The Marcus King Band. Stapleton Fan Club pre-sales will begin at 10 a.m. Jan. 29 via stapletonfanclub.com. Citicard members will have access to purchase...
Cardi B set to begin residency at Las Vegas’ Palms Casino
LAS VEGAS — Cardi B will have her first Last Vegas residency this spring. Palms Casino Resort announced Wednesday the 26-year-old singer’s appearance as part of its debut of KAOS, a dayclub and nightclub amphitheater-style complex that is set to open in April. Above and Beyond, G-EAZY, Kaskade and Skrillex...
Jimmy Page’s dragon guitar reborn after 50 years on ice
LOS ANGELES — After five decades, Jimmy Page’s dragon has re-emerged from its lair. Fender instruments on Wednesday gave the public its first look at its recreation of a Telecaster guitar that Page once painted with a dragon, a long-lost piece of six-string history that marked the guitar hero’s last...
Megaticket sale coming for 7 country shows at KeyBank Pavilion
Sales for the 2019 Country Megaticket, including seven country music shows at KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown, will go on sale at 10 a.m. Jan. 25. The date for the Rascall Flatts concert, announced Jan. 21 as Aug. 16, has been changed to Sept. 21. The updated schedule includes: June 7...
Metallica, Miley Cyrus perform at Chris Cornell tribute
LOS ANGELES — Many from Metallica and the Foo Fighters rocked on with electrifying performances as family members gave heartfelt speeches in memory of the late Chris Cornell. Cornell’s wife, Vickey, stepped onstage struggling to speak at first. But after gathering herself, she eventually thanked everyone for their support and...
