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February Music Preview: Performers Include Garth, Buckwheat, Two Guys Named Chris, and a Young Lady Named Jackie

February 2015 is a short month with some big-name musical entertainers.

Bob Seger Has Great “Night Moves”; J. Geils Band Throws a “House Party”

Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band with opener The J. Geils Band heat up a cold January night at the Consol Energy Center.

January 2015 Music Preview

Music Preview January 2015: Warm up with some hot music.

Bob Dylan: American Master

A of new and old songs highlighted Bob Dylan’s Heinz Hall concert.

Beatlemania Hits Pittsburgh… Again, 50 Years After Original Beatles’ Concert!

Legendary rock promoter Pat DiCesare recreates the fun and the excitement of the Beatles Pittsburgh concert experience with The American Tour ’64. The story of how the original concert came about and a photo slideshow of the Beatles 1964 Pittsburgh visit.

Paul McCartney Powers Through Pittsburgh Concert

Paul McCartney brought his Out There tour to Pittsburgh’s Consol Energy Center. Both McCartney and the crowd were highly energized as McCartney performed Beatles, Wings, and solo hits during a concert of over two and a half hours.

Bear Hands Opens Tour With A Roar

Bear Hands, whose single “Giants” reached the top of the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, begins their tour in the Steel City with a momentous, post-punk set.

Jake Bugg Bares Talent to Close Arts Fest

Jake Bugg and band rock out the Three Rivers Arts Festival.

Bruce Springsteen’s Consol Concert is a Tour de Force

When the Boss comes to town, you can feel the energy building up long before show time. Such was the case at Consol Energy Center on Tuesday night. As the light techs climbed their rope ladders and ascended high into the rigging above the stage, and as people filed to their seats, it grew evident…

MGMT Electrifies Pittsburgh

Progressive pop/rock band MGMT‘s nearly sold-out Monday night show at Stage AE was replete with cool lighting effects, somewhat psychedelic videos and spacey and industrial-sounding song intros and exits. Getting the crowd warmed up was Kuroma, a Southern power pop band led by Hank Sullivant. After releasing Kuroma’s debut album Paris, Sullivant was recruited by MGMT and…

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