Pittsburgh Music

Cool Picks Wednesday September 12, 2012

Cool Picks brings you the best in Pittsburgh entertainment every day! 1) The CMA Songwriters Series is in town featuring “Country” music artists, Rodney Atkins & Luke Laird, hosted by Bob DiPiero. The evening’s activities will feature storytelling and performances. 8 p.m. Hard Rock Cafe, Station Square. 2) Jersey Boys continues its run at the…

Cool Picks Tuesday September 11, 2012

Cool Picks brings you the best in Pittsburgh entertainment every day! 1) Rock group Rush plays the Consol Energy Center. The band is touring in support of their latest album “Clockwork Angels.” Rush is best known for hits: Working Man, Fly By Night, Closer to the Heart. 7:30 p.m. Uptown. 2) Sondre Lerche, a Norwegian singer/songwriter…

Cool Picks Monday September 10, 2012

1) It’s the Savoy Jazz Anniversary at the Savoy Restaurant, with host band, the Roger Humphries Trio. Special guest artists this week are world-renown jazz trumpet player Sean Jones and radio personality Bob Studebaker. 6-10 p.m. 2623 Penn Ave., Strip District. 2) A Face in the Crowd, a 1957 film directed by Elia Kazan, starring Andy…

Cool Picks Sunday September 9, 2012

1) A Fair In The Park concludes today with a nice collection of crafts, arts, music, and food. Entertainment Highlights include continuing performances of Squonk Opera with their “Go Roadshow” production (noon, 2 & 4 p.m.) and strolling banjo performances by MeanMary  9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mellon Park, Shadyside. Free. 2) Also ending today is the Pittsburgh Irish Festival at…

Cool Picks Saturday September 8, 2012

Cool Picks brings you the best in Pittsburgh entertainment every day! 1) Smooth-voiced singer Michael McDonald, who has had many hit records both as an individual artist and as a former member of the Doobie Brothers (What a Fool Believes, Minute By Minute), is in concert at the Meadows Racetrack and Casino. 8 p.m. Washington,…

Cool Picks Friday August 7, 2012

Cool Picks brings you the best in Pittsburgh entertainment every day!  1) The 43rd annual A Fair in the Park begins its three-day run in Shadyside’s Mellon Park today. Promoted as a contemporary fine craft and arts show and sale, it includes performances, concerts, food and children’s activities. The Fair is presented by the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh and Citiparks. Squonk…

Cool Picks Thursday September 6, 2012

1) Steve Vai brings his hot, instrumental guitar rock play to the Palace Theatre. He is well know for his long, intricate guitar riffs.  Vai is a multi-Grammy Award winner and has played with Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth and White Snake. 8 p.m. Greensburg. 2) Opening tonight is City Theatre’s newest production, Electile Dysfunction: The Kinsey Sicks for…

Cool Picks Wednesday September 5, 2012

1) One of Pittsburgh’s newest restaurants, Bridge Ten Brasserie, promotes itself as an authentic French restaurant with classic fare, new twists and a nice selection of regional French wines, beers and ciders. 20 South 10th Street (next to the 10th Street Bridge) South Side. 2) It’s the last week to see the Warhol’s Factory Direct:Pittsburgh exhibit. Factory…

Cool Picks Tuesday September 4, 2012

1) Jersey Boys is back in town. This entertaining, Grammy and Tony award-winning production, based on the life and songs of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons (Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi), has been “big box office”  all over the world. 7:30 p.m. Benedum Center, Downtown. Runs through September 23rd. 2) BNY Mellon presents…

Cool Picks Monday September 3, 2012

1) Uncle Kracker is performing at the Coors Light 2012 Kickoff & Rib Festival at Heinz Field. Follow Me, and Smile are  two of his notable hits. 4 p.m. Free. 2) Pittsburgh’s Labor Day Parade starts at 10 a.m today at Centre Avenue, Uptown, winding it’s way on the Boulevard of the Allies before ending at the Steelworkers Building on…

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