Cherub Brings ‘Doses & Mimosas’ to the Rex; PICT Staging ‘Shirley Valentine’ (Tues., 9/13/16)

1) If you like party beats and near-ludicrous lyrics detailing heartache and woe, CHERUB may be the electro-indie duo for you. Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber, who attended Middle Tennessee State University and are now based in Nashville, are the masterminds behind the music. Their single, “Doses and Mimosas,” is half kiss-off, half tribute to excess, and all body-moving. It comes off their second album, 2014’s Year of the Caprese. Fun fact: caprese is an Italian salad made with basil, tomatoes, and freshly sliced mozzarella. Fun observation: CHERUB may be foodies. The album cover of Year of the Caprese sees the duo dressed as chefs, and their extended plays follow a culinary motif, with names like Antipasto EP and Leftovers EP. They whip up a delectable live show, one which sees both dancing and audience sing-a-longs. Their upcoming album, Bleed Gold, Piss Excellence, will drop this fall, and they will be showcasing cuts from it on their current tour, one which includes a stop at the Rex Theater. Frenship and Boo Seeka open. 8 p.m. 1602 E. Carson, South Side. (CM)

The hat, the hat! Clad in crowning glory, lonesome Shirley (Karen Baum) sees brighter days ahead in PICT’s “Shirley Valentine.”

2) Once again, PICT Classic Theatre kicks off a season with a Willy Russell play, but this time it’s different. Last year PICT began its final season at Pitt’s Charity Randall Theatre with Russell’s comedy/drama Educating Rita. Now the company is christening its new home—the Union Project in Highland Park—with the British playwright’s Shirley Valentine. The plays have a similar theme, as both are about middle-aged working-class women who feel confined by their lives and aspire to something more. But whereas Rita dealt with a brassy hairdresser who goes to college to study literature, Shirley gives us a quirky and introspective housewife who goes off to Greece on a fling. Shirley Valentine is a one-person play in which the title character relates and re-enacts the whole story. The London production won the 1988 Laurence Olivier Award (England’s equivalent of a Tony Award) for Best New Comedy, while the tour-de-force role helped to skyrocket the career of actress Pauline Collins. PICT has Karen Baum as Shirley, which is no coincidence: Baum played Rita in last year’s opener. 7 p.m. Continues through Sept. 17. At the Union Project, 801 N. Negley Ave., Highland Park. (MV)

3) As a sign of Pittsburgh’s growing cultural diversification, Nepali cuisine has been cropping up around the Steel City, with the North Side’s Subba generating some serious buzz among foodies. Quick geography primer: Nepal, home of Mt. Everest, is a country bordering India to the northeast. Unsurprisingly, then, Nepali food is reminiscent of Indian food. But, if you’re a Pittsburgher looking for something more familiar, something, say, pierogi-like, try momo—Nepalese dumplings filled with chicken and spices. Get them pan-fried or steamed. Other popular favorites include mango lassi (a yogurt-based drink) and a variety of meat and vegetarian dinner plates. Subba also serves Indian and Chinese dishes. Although the restaurant’s inside decor may be bare, it’s the food that’s bursting with color. 700 Cedar Ave., North Side. (CM)

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