Blues legend Buddy Guy reschedules stop at Greensburg’s Palace Theatre
Blues guitar legend Buddy Guy will have to wait a little longer to say “Damn Right Farewell” to Westmoreland County, after announcing that his Sept. 28 show will be rescheduled to April 7, 2024. “My medical team has advised me to reschedule some of my upcoming shows,” Guy, 87, said...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce exited Chiefs stadium in convertible ‘getaway car’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were seen leaving GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Sunday in a convertible car after the Chiefs dominated the Chicago Bears with the pop singer watching from Kelce’s private suite. After the game, Chiefs fans flooded the corridor outside the suite hoping...
Tim McGraw adds Pittsburgh date for Standing Room Only tour
Country music star Tim McGraw is bringing his Standing Room Only tour to Pittsburgh next spring. A three-time Grammy Award winner, McGraw will be joined by fellow Grammy winner Carly Pearce on April 27, 2024, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. McGraw’s latest album, “Standing Room Only,” was released Aug....
Ratboys singer Julia Steiner on ‘The Window,’ processing loss and her Steelers fandomVideo
Forgive Julia Steiner if she’s been a little nervous or scanning her phone for new global catastrophes in recent weeks. Steiner, who sings and plays guitar, spoke recently as her Chicago-based indie band Ratboys was getting ready to embark upon their first headline tour. Ratboys were supposed to go on...
Review: Peter Gabriel serves up show for 21st century at PPG Paints Arena
A concert that opens with a gracious, well-mannered monologue is bound to be far removed from the archetypal rock show. Tell that to the audience member who felt compelled to interrupt proceedings by shouting a song request that reverberated through PPG Paints Arena: “Games Without Frontiers!” Fortunately, two-time Rock and...
Country music star Bob Corbin and his wife, Edana, leave a legacy through their writings
Bob and Edana Corbin will live on through their words. Bob Corbin, 74, a songwriter and singer, and Edana Corbin, 77, an author, who died days apart, have left a legacy through what they’ve written. People will still be able to sing the songs he wrote for the country band...
Rapper NF to play PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh in MayVideo
Rapper NF will visit Pittsburgh on the second leg of his Hope Tour, which kicks off in Australia and New Zealand before hitting the United States. NF, who has been dubbed “one of the world’s biggest rappers,” will play May 15, 2024, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. His latest...
Ford City native and country music star Bob Corbin and his wife die in the same week
Their love spanned five decades, and Bob and Edana Corbin died the same week. The music world is mourning both of their losses — Bob Corbin of the Corbin/Hanner Band, and his wife, an author and freelance writer for a country music magazine. Bob Corbin and Dave Hanner wrote hits...
Puerto Rican rapper Farruko postpones show set for PPG Paints Arena
Puerto Rican rapper Farruko won’t be headlining Pittsburgh’s second annual Hispanic Heritage Festival on Sept. 30. According to a posting on PPG Paints Arena’s website, the show has been postponed with no date yet rescheduled. The Pittsburgh appearance was supposed to be Farruko’s only third North American appearance of the...
Singer Kane Brown bringing In the Air tour to Pittsburgh
Country singer Kane Brown will be visiting Pittsburgh next year on his In the Air tour. Dubbed “the future of country music” by Billboard, Brown will perform March 29 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. He’ll be joined by Tyler Hubbard (of Florida Georgia Line fame) and Parmalee. Brown’s latest...
Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner removed from Rock Hall leadership after controversial comments
NEW YORK — Jann Wenner, who co-founded Rolling Stone magazine and also was a co-founder of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has been removed from the hall’s board of directors after making comments that were seen as disparaging toward Black and female musicians. He apologized within hours. “Jann...
Punk-metal trio Melvins steal spotlight with crowd favorites at McKees Rocks’ Roxian Theatre
If you like a live band’s thunderous refrains to slug you in the gut, Melvins punched your ticket Friday night. The punk-metal trio wasn’t headlining the three-band bill this weekend at McKees Rocks’ Roxian Theatre. But, far and away, the men known as Melvins stole the show — blasting out...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 15-17
We’ve made it to the middle of September. Here are some ways to spend this weekend. Rocktoberfest Beers of the Burgh and Zero Fossil Energy are teaming up for Rocktoberfest from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Town Square in SouthSide Works. The music festival features live music on two...
Music is center stage at Hempfield Area Band Festival
Three high school marching bands will take the field at Spartan Stadium together during the Hempfield Area Band Festival this Saturday. The three ensembles — a step down in number from the annual festival’s usual total of eight to 10 bands — will combine into one “mass band” after an...
Poppy, Pvris deliver pop, metal, experimental music in Pittsburgh show
It’s impossible to pigeonhole singer Poppy into just one genre of music. And that was on display Wednesday night at the Roxian Theatre in McKees Rocks, where Poppy and Pvris co-headlined their Godless/Goddess tour. Bouncing between heavy metal, industrial bubblegum, dark wave, pop punk and more, Poppy took command of...
Largest U.S. newspaper chain is hiring Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter writers
LOS ANGELES — This week the United States’ biggest newspaper chain posted to its site two unusual job listings: a Taylor Swift reporter and a Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter. Gannett, which owns more than 200 daily papers, will employ these new hires through USA Today and The Tennessean, the company’s Nashville-based...
Pa. lawmakers look to thwart ‘grinch bots’ from price gouging concert tickets
HARRISBURG — Buying tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour proved a fiasco for the pop star’s legion of fans, largely blamed on computer software leveraged by scalpers to circumvent purchasing limits, snatch up tickets at face value and resell them online at an enormous markup. Tickets originally priced from $49...
Grammy-nominated soul singer Devon Gilfillian opens up on his new album, finding middle ground and Wawa vs. SheetzVideo
There’s a notable dichotomy at play in soul singer Devon Gilfillian’s new album, “Love You Anyway.” At times, he delves into love and romance, with songs like “The Recipe,” “Brown Sugar Queen” and “All I Really Wanna Do.” But on other tracks, he tackles more serious topics, like voter suppression...
Taylor Swift and her ‘Anti-Hero’ top MTV VMAs in a show dominated by hip-hop, K-pop and Latin jams
Taylor Swift took home the top prize at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards for her “Anti-Hero” music video on a night full of surprises. “This is unbelievable. The fact that this is a fan-voted award means so much to me,” Swift said in her acceptance speech. “I can’t believe...
Plum to host 76th Alle-Kiski Marching Band Festival
The 76th annual Alle-Kiski Marching Band Festival is scheduled for Sept. 19 at Plum High School, 900 Elicker Road, featuring students from 11 schools. Following the national anthem at 6:50 p.m., the main event will begin at 7. Admission is $5. The rain date is Sept. 20. Each September, the...
Trans-Siberian Orchestra visiting Pittsburgh on Ghosts of Christmas Eve tour
It wouldn’t be the Christmas season in Pittsburgh without an appearance from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, right? The band’s annual holiday tour — this year’s is called The Ghosts of Christmas Eve: The Best of TSO and More — will visit Pittsburgh for a pair of shows at 2:30 and 7:30...
‘Day One Sober’: Youngwood native Mia Logan explores cathartic side of songwriting
Going the autobiographical route for your first musical release represents a bold move. So does including lyrics along the lines of: Now I’m sleeping in the bed that I have made / Every day I try to fix my past mistakes Plus Youngwood native Mia Logan named that tune “Day...
1980s Pittsburgh rockers Haywire plan full-band reunion shows in New Kensington, Warrendale
When three members of the 1980s Pittsburgh rock group Haywire reunited in 2021 for a couple of intimate acoustic shows, they had a great time, but something was missing. Two things, actually: bassist Pete LaCava and drummer Steve Juffe were both in the throes of cancer treatment. Lead singer Arte...
Locate S,1 mastermind Christina Schneider talks new album, touring highs and lowsVideo
Christina Schneider records and performs as Locate S,1, with a sound that bounces between 1960s girl groups, synth pop, bossa nova, indie guitar rock and more. With that said, even Schneider isn’t not quite sure how to classify her output. “Honestly, I always struggle with that because I have no...
Pianist Aaron Diehl honoring Pittsburgh jazz pioneer with album, concertVideo
Pianist Aaron Diehl will be paying tribute to a groundbreaking jazz pioneer with Pittsburgh ties twice this month. That trailblazer would be Mary Lou Williams, who grew up in Pittsburgh and graduated from Westinghouse High School. She’s considered one of the best female jazz composers and pianists of all time....
