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Bill Toms plays some killer lead guitar riffs (c.) while Hard Rain and the Soulville Horns jam on.

Comedian Lewis Black Brings Rants to Heinz Hall; Stage AE Hosts The Decemberists (Sat., 4/8/17)

Lewis Black, The Decemberists, Bill Toms and Hard Rain, Jesse Milnes and Emily Miller; Red Tail Ring, Pirates vs. Braves

Lisa Lampanelli Brings Insults and Laughs to Palace; Pirates vs. Braves in Home Opener (Fri., 4/7/17)

Lisa Lampanelli, Pirates vs. Braves, Unblurred: First Fridays on Penn, Shrine Circus

one of the famed odd couples in musical theater

‘The King and I’ at the Benedum; Pitt Staging Peter and the Starcatcher (Thurs., 4/6/17)

‘The King and I,’ ‘Peter and the Starcatcher,’ ‘Oedipus Rex’

Bon Jovi in Concert at PPG Paints Arena; PPT’s ‘Daddy Long Legs’ Continues (Wed., 4/5/17)

Bon Jovi, ‘Daddy Long Legs,’

Son Volt in Concert at Mr. Smalls; Chamber Music Pittsburgh Presents NAT 28 at James Gallery (Tues., 4/4/17)

Son Volt, Chamber Music Pittsburgh and the Conflict Kitchen

Bowling for Soup at Rex; Istanbul Sofra Offers Dining Park-side (Mon., 4/3/17)

Bowling for Soup, Istanbul Sofra

January 2013. photo: Kevintporter.||Sarah Silverman performing at Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles

April Nightlife Guide: Three Comedians, Earth Week Celebrations, and Bar Fun

This month finds rough, but funny, comedians visiting the ‘Burgh along with a new beer-centric restaurant and Craft Beer Week.

Prince Calaf (tenor Thiago Arancam) will not be denied in 'Turandot.'

Paul Shaffer and World’s Most Dangerous Band Play Palace; The Courtney’s at Cattivo (Sun., 4/2/17)

Paul Shaffer, The Courtneys, ‘Turandot,’ ‘The Guard’

L) and Stalin (Martin Giles) engage in spirited dialectics while Bulgakov's wife Yelena (Dana Hardy) tries to sleep it off in 'Collaborators.'|Harriet Beecher Stowe

April Theater Guide: History on Parade

Shows that are drawn from history, or tinker with it shamelessly, highlight this month’s live theater schedule in Pittsburgh.

Rusted Root Plays Sold-out Show at Jergel’s; Mr. Smalls Hosts Minus the Bear (Sat., 4/1/17)

Rusted Root, Minus the Bear, Pittsburgh Fringe Festival

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