Rick Handler

Bill Toms plays some killer lead guitar riffs (c.) while Hard Rain and the Soulville Horns jam on.

Bill Toms and Hard Rain Celebrate Twenty Years With Club Cafe Concert; Pittsburgh Ballet Staging ‘Mozart in Motion’ (Sat., 10/27/18)

Bill Toms and Hard Rain, ‘Mozart in Motion,’ ‘Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins + The Golden Legend,’ Pitt vs. Duke, Icarus Witch

Violent Femmes Play Mr. Smalls; Music of Cream at Palace; August Wilson Ctr. Has ‘Cri des Nago’ (Fri., 10/26/18)

Violent Femmes, The Music of Cream, ‘Cri des Nago,’ Justin Fabus, ‘Macbeth’

' but it sure looks like some cool dads and moms are on board for the show. (Photo: courtesy of Baxter Theatre

The Temptations Play the Palace; Festival of Firsts: ‘Karoo Moose—No Fathers’ and ‘Frankenstein & Karate Man Patrick Kim’ (Thurs., 10/25/18)

The Temptaions, ‘Karoo Moose—No Fathers,’ ‘Frankenstein & Karate Man Patrick Kim,’ Taste the Good Life

Carl Palmer in action on his drum kit. photo: jomelia. Wikipedia Commons

Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul Play CHMH; Jergel’s Hosts Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy (Wed., 1/24/18)

Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul, Carl Palmer ELP Legacy

Minus the Bear Plays Mr. Smalls; Backstage Bar Hosts Ken Karsh (Tues., 10/23/18)

Minus the Bear, Ken Karsh

Norway in 2009. (Photo: Ernst Vikne and Wikipedia)|Donald Fagen of Steely Dan at the keyboards during a 2017 concert. (Photo: Raph_PH and Wikipedia).

Hippo Campus Plays Stage AE; Jergel’s Hosts Balcony Big Band (Mon., 10/22/18)

Hippo Campus, Balcony Big Band

Andrew Dice Clay in Concert at CHMH; ‘Sweeney Todd’ at Lincoln Park Center; 12 Peer’s ‘Mythburgh’ (Sun., 10/21/18)

Andrew Dice Clay, ‘Sweeney Todd,’ ‘Mythburgh’

A Riverhounds forward takes a shot on goal as a defender closes fast. Photo: Chris Cowger.

Baby Brains and Nox Boys at Get Hip; Monster Pumpkins Festival; Riverhounds vs. Bethlehem Steel FC (Sat., 10/20/18)

Baby Brains and Nox Boys, Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival, Riverhounds vs. Bethlehem Steel FC, ‘God of Carnage’

tasting room manager for Briar Vallery Winery's tasting room

Bedford Escapade

Fall is a great time of year to head to mountain towns like Beford for a choice of fun activities.

Courtney Barnett Plays Stage AE, Dennis DeYoung at Palace; Jergel’s Has Southern Culture on the Skids (Fri., 10/19/18)

Courtney Barnett, Dennis DeYoung, Southern Culture on the Skids. ‘On the Town’

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