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City Theatre’s ‘Paradise Blue’: Chock-Full of Riveting Characters

‘Paradise Blue’ is a dramedy that uses a historical backdrop to explore African American life in good times and bad.

Drive-in Arts Fest has Jazz and Poetry w/ Yoko Suzuki Trio and Thomas Wendt Quintet (Sat., 9/26/20)

Yo Suzuki Trio and Thomas Wendt Quintet

Fast-rising music artist INEZ styles her name in all caps. She's one of a multitude of creators bringing live performance back to Pittsburgh at the Drive-In Arts Fest. (photo: Nicolette Kalafatis)

Drive-In Arts Festival Features Live Music, Magic, and More 

Bring the car—or let the car bring you—to a Pittsburgh festival of live entertainment.

' which was a finalist for this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Drama. (photo: Brittany Spinelli)

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening at Roxian; Downtown Pittsburgh Light Up Night; ‘Dance Nation’ Opens at Barebones (Fri., 11/22/19)

Jason Bonham, ‘Dance Nation,’ Downtown Pittsburgh Light Up Night, Damien Escobar, The Hawkeyes Album Release Event, Revel + Roost Light Up Night

Carrie Underwood performing at the Grad Ole Opry in Nashville

February Concert Preview: Carrie Underwood, Buckwheat Zydeco, and Cleveland Rappers

Many performers in different genres make February an interesting month for music in Pittsburgh.

Bruce Springsteen with Guitar. Photo: Bill Ebbesen and Wikipedia.

January Concert Preview: From E Street to Smallman Street

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are this month’s big headr, but that doesn’t mean there’s not plenty of other great music to be found.

Ringo Starr perfoming with his All-Starr Band in Paris in 2011. photo: Jean Fortunet.

October Concert Preview: Superstars of the 60’s and 70’s

Top performers from the 1960s and 1970s are the main highlights of this months concert scene.

February Music Preview: Great acts in town include The New Pornographers. (Photo: Simon Law)

February Music Preview: Performers Include Garth, Buckwheat, Two Guys Named Chris, and a Young Lady Named Jackie

February 2015 is a short month with some big-name musical entertainers.

Versatile Guitarist Larry Carlton at MCG Jazz; O-Town in Our-Town (CPs Sat., 12/6/14)

Larry Carlton, O-Town, Senators vs. Pens

Syracuse Orange Play Pitt Panthers; Vocalist Jane Monheit in Concert at MCG (CPs Sat., 11/22/14)

Syracuse vs. Pitt, Jane Monheit, “The Son of the Sheik”

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