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Cool Picks

Cool things to do in the Pittsburgh region

Water Liars Find Truth at Club Cafe; “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” Rocks Pittsburgh Playhouse (CPs Sun., 3/2/2014)

Water Liars, “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” Lasers of OZ, Hollywood Awards Party

Hot Young Band Takes Petersen; Old Master Visits Byham (CPs Sat., 3/1/14)

The Avett Brothers, Richard Thompson, Flogging Molly, Wigle Whiskey

Club Café Welcomes Jill Sobule (CPs Fri., 2/28/14)

Jill Sobule, Allan Harris and Ernie Andrews, Cultural Trust’s Salsa Fridays, Warhol’s Good Fridays

Nervous Comic Plays Improv; Reflective Musicians at Brillobox (CPs Thu., 2/27/14)

Taylor Williamson, Road Runner, Stranger Convention, Kinetic, Neon ’80s Night, Downtown Comedy Adventure

We Are the In Crowd Rocks Altar Bar; Attack Theatre Presents “Histoire du Soldat” (CPs. Wed., 2/26/2014)

We Are the In Crowd, , Attack Theatre’s “Histoire du Soldat,” Troegs Dinner and Rock Star Karae, Cappy’s Team Trivia

“The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess” Opens; Big Head Todd and the Monsters at Mr. Smalls (CPs Tues., 2/25/14)

“The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess,” Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Thoth Trio, Anqwenique Wingfield, North and South Park Ice Skating

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“Enough Violence” Exhibit at Society for Contemporary Crafts (CPs Mon., 2/24/14)

“Enough Violence: Artists Speak Out,” Tania Grubbs, Balcony Big Band, Schenley Park Ice Skating, Munchy Mondays at Seven Springs

Foodies Unite with Alton Brown; Remembering the Igloo (CPs Sun., 2/23/2014)

1) In today’s world where molecular gastronomy, ology, umami, and artisan have become the stuff of foodies’ dreams, celebrity chef Alton Brown brings it all to the table when his first ever live tour stops at the Benedum Center. The night of food, comedy, music (yes, really!), and lecture let you see food in a whole new…

Long-Time Local Favorites at Moondog’s; Young Upstarts Visit Club Cafe (CPs Sat., 2/22/14)

1) Dave Mustaine exiting Metallica to form Megadeath or Eric Clapton leaving the Yardbirds and going on to Cream, guitarist Bill Toms left a band of Pittsburgh royalty, Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers, and formed a band in a similar vein but all his own. Since the mid ’90s, Bill Toms and Hard Rain…

Playground at “Carnegie International”; Rex Hosts Black Joe Lewis (Thu., 2/20/2014)

“Carnegie International,” Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Keith Robinson, Karae at Jekyl and Hyde’s

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