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Cool Picks

Cool things to do in the Pittsburgh region

Reb Beach and Donnie Iris at Jergel’s Bike Night; “Grounded” Continues at City Theatre (CPs Tues., 4/15/14)

Reb Beach and Donnie Iris, “Grounded,” Bo Exchange, Tim Stevens

Roger Humphries and Kenny Blake Team Up for Savoy Jazz Mondays (CPs Mon., 4/14/14)

Roger Humphries Trio and Kenny Blake, Balcony Big Band, Acousticafe, Global Mondays

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Pump Up the Byham; Pirates Memorabilia Takes Over Heinz History Center (CPs Sun., 4/13/14)

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, 1960 World series Artifacts, X-Ambassadors, Frick Park Nature Walks,

Horizon Is Bright at MCG Jazz; CMOA Opens Architecture Photo Exhibit (CPs Sat., 4/12/14)

Bobby Watson & Horizon, Architecture + Photography, Pens vs. Flyers, Ferris Bueller’s Revenge, Formula 412

St. Vincent Appears at Stage AE; Quantum Starts Revolution With “Pantagleize” (CPs Fri., 4/11/14)

St. Vincent, “Pantagleize,” John Witherspoon, “Don Quiote,” David Mayfield Parade

KRS-One Raps at Funhouse; Bugs Bunny Plays Heinz Hall (CPs Thurs., 4/10/14)

KRS-One, “Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II,” Team Trivia, Dane Vannatter

Iced Earth Brings Heat to Stage AE; Texas Hippie Coalition at Altar Bar (CPs Wed., 4/9/2014)

Iced Earth; Texas Hippie Coalition; Patrick Sweany; Mike Travers, Mike Wysocki, and Tom Musial; Time Tested; Pens vs. Red Wings

Noted Vocalist Michele Bensen Performs at Theater Square (CPs Tues., 4/8/14)

Michele Benson, “Grounded,” Bike Night, Tropical Tuesdays

U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors March Into Palace; Langhorne Slim at Mr. Smalls (CPs Mon., 4/7/14)

U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors, Langhorne Slim and the Law, The Jevon Rushton Quartet, Balcony Big Band

Carolina Chocolate Drops Sweeten Carnegie Library Music Hall; ‘American Odyssey’ Displayed at Frick (CPs Sun., 4/6/2014)

1) Music constantly evolves, but sometimes it’s nice to get back to the days before autotune and dubstep. That’s exactly what the Carolina Chocolate Drops accomplish with their folksy-meets-country sound. Making a stop locally at the Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead, the string quartet focuses on rich harmonies and soulful vocals done the way Southerners seem to…

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