Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas Lands at Palace; City Winery Hosts Marshall Crenshaw and James Mastro (Sun., 3/16/25)

1) Jefferson Airplane was a seminal rock group in the 1960’s, even performing at Woodstock in ’69. There have been several offshoots to the band after members departed. Mickey Thomas joined Jefferson Starship in 1979 as the lead vocalist, after the departure of Grace Slick and Marty Balin, and recorded several hits including “Jane,” “No Way Out,” and “Find Your Way Back.” In 1985 the band evolved into Starship and scored no. 1 hits with “We Built This City,” “Sara,” and “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now.” The other current offshoot that tours is Jefferson Starship. Isn’t rock ‘n’ roll grand! Shiva Skydriver opens. 6 p.m. The Palace Theatre, 21 w. Otterman St., Greensburg. (R.H.)

2) Pittsburgh’s City Winery has a concert on tap that should make for quite an evening. It features two highly skilled, hard-rocking singer/songwriters who are touring together: Marshall Crenshaw and James Mastro. Crenshaw is celebrating 40+ years in show business, with a stellar track record that has included 10 studio albums, seven live albums, and recurring guest spots on David Letterman’s TV shows. Meanwhile, James Mastro is celebrating a current event. He’s got a new solo album just out, Dawn of a New Error (which includes the song in the video above). Mastro first won notice as a teenager in New York’s punk scene, playing venues such as CBGB and Max’s Kansas City. Later he was a member of seminal alt-rockers The Bongos, and in the early ‘90s he formed the alt-country band Health & Happiness Show, for whom he was lead vocalist. A guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, Mastro has performed with a host of major artists, from Patti Smith and Ian Hunter to Robert Plant. Catch him and Marshall Crenshaw on stage while you can. Doors open 5:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. 1627 Smallman St., Strip District. (M.V.)

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