Chris Brown at PPG Paints; Stage AE Hosts Tyler the Creator; Roger Humphries Plays Katz Plaza (Tues., 9/24/19)

1) Chris Brown is no stranger to controversy, but he continues to pack venues such as PPG Paints Arena. 2005’s “Run It!” was his first single and hit. His latest album is this year’s Indigo. Tory Lanez, Ty Dolla $ign, Joyner Lucas, and Yella Beezy open. 6:30 p.m. 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown. (CM)

2) Tyler, the Creator will perform at Stage AE. He is a member, if not the leader of, the hip hop collective Odd Future. He designs the group’s artwork and has created much of their merchandise. His solo albums, such as 2019’s Igor, oft receive critical acclaim even if his lyrics are sometimes criticized. He performed “911” on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Opening is rapper Jaden Smith, son of Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith. GoldLink also opens. Doors open 6 p.m. 400 North Shore Dr., North Shore. (CM)

3) If you’ve heard Horace Silver’s immortal bossa nova standard, “Song for My Father,” then you’ve heard Roger Humphries. The brilliant percussionist has played virtually every major venue in the United States with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie to Ray Charles to Pittsburgh natives Nathan Davis and Pete Henderson. An accomplished solo artist in his own right and the leader of RH Factor and Roger Humphries’ Big Band, Humphries has also left a lasting legacy in Pittsburgh as an educator, having taught at the University of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, and elsewhere. Catch the legendary drummer with his band RH Factor during a free public performance at the Agnes Katz Plaza at Penn Avenue and 7th Street. 5 p.m. Cultural District (EC, RH)

Tuesday, September 24

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