Pigeons Playing Ping Pong at Mr. Smalls; Backyard Basketball Brawl, Pitt vs. WVU (Sat., 12/9/17)

1) Pigeons Playing Ping Pong helped Pittsburghers to party last New Year’s Eve when they opened for Lotus at Stage AE. This year, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong headline Mr. Smalls. Combining funk, rock, and electronica, the band members create feel-good, laid-back tunes in a Grateful-Dead-meets-Sublime kind of way. The result is as unique as their name. They always bring energy to their fans, called “The Flock,” who just can’t get enough. The group formed in 2009 in Baltimore and released its first LP, preposterously titled Funk EP, in 2010. Since then, the album titles have stuck to the P-motif of the band’s name: Psychology in 2014, Pleasure in 2016, and Pizazz in 2017. Even if jam bands aren’t your thing, the subtle island undertones in songs like “Couldn’t We All” may leave you asking the bartender for a little umbrella in your drink. Magic Beans open. 8:30 p.m. 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. (EC, CM)

2) The Pitt Panthers basketball team play the West Virginia Mountaniers in a little game of hoops. It would be nice to still be playing WVU in football, but hey we’ll take basketball in the meantime. The Panthers have a very young and green team but have some great leadership in Ryan Luther and Jonathan Milligan. Jump ball is at 8 p.m. Petersen Events Center, 3719 Terrace St., Oakland.

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