Natalie Merchant in Concert at Byham Theater (Tues., 4/18/23)

Singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant began her career with 10,000 Maniacs, one of the first bands to herald ‘90s alternative rock. The group released five studio albums with Merchant, plus a critically and commercially successful MTV Unplugged live album. Merchant followed her stint at 10,000 Maniacs with an equally successful solo career, beginning with the release of the 1995 album Tigerlily. A favorite on the adult-contemporary charts, Merchant had four Top 10 singles in a row from 1995 to 1998, with 1996’s “Wonder” peaking at no. 2 on the Adult Top 40 and no. 20 on the Hot 100. In 2003, she covered American and British folk songs for the album The House Carpenter’s Daughter. In 2010, she released Leave Your Sleep, a double album of songs adapted from 19th- and 20th-century poems pertaining to childhood. Merchant’s latest album, Keep Your Courage, will be released on April 14 and is her first new studio album since her 2014 self-titled album. She’s from not-far-away Jamestown, New York. Merchant’s Pittsburgh concert is at the Byham Theater. 7:30 p.m. 101 6th St., Cultural District. (E.C., R.H.)

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