Pittsburgh Pop Music

Steel Blossoms in Concert at Club Cafe; Penguins vs. Devils (Fri., 12/23/16)

Steel Blossoms, Penguins vs Devils

Members of The Shelf Life String Band bring bluegrass to the Deutschtown Music Festival. photo: Christopher Maggio.

Park House Bluegrass Jam w/Shelf Life String Band; Howl at the Moon Fun Downtown Spot (Wed., 12/21/16)

Bluegrass jam with Shelf Life, Howl at the Moon

comin' at you on stage.

In ‘The Play’ Rocky Bleier is the Featured Back; Roger Humphries Plays Backstage Bar (Tues., 12/20/16)

Rocky Bleier’s ‘The Play,’ Roger Humphries, Pens vs. Rangers

Balcony Big Band w/ Pacific Jazz at Jergel’s; Global Mondays at Cappy’s Cafe (Mon., 12/19/16)

Balcony Big Band w/ Pacific Jazz, Global Mondays

but what would three be? Alec Silberblatt and Sarah Silk play the unnamed couple in "Lungs."

‘Lungs’ at Off The Wall; Bill Toms Plays Excuses; Nightlife Band at Baja (Sat., 12/17/16)

‘Lungs,’ Bill Toms and Hard Rain, Nightlife Band

Pens vs. Kings; No Bad Ju Ju at Baja Bar and Grill (Fri., 12/16/16)

Pens vs. Kings, No Bad JuJu, Good Fridays at The Warhol

Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers bring the Bash to a rockin' climax.

DVE Morning Show Christmas Show at Diesel; PMT Staging ‘A Lyrical Christmas Carol’ (Thurs., 12/15/16)

DVE Morning Show Christmas Show, ‘A Lyrical Christmas Carol,’ Mario’s East Side

Christmas Classical Rockers Mannheim Steamroller at Bennedum; Backstage Bar Hosts Poogie Bell (Tues., 12/13/16)

Mannheim Steamroller, Poogie Bell, Ceili Dancing

Third Eye Blind performing in a 2007 concert at the Kuhl Gymnasium at SUNY Geneseo. photo: Benjamin D. Esham and Wikipedia.

Third Eye Blind Headline’s The X’s Christmas Show; ‘The Lion in Winter’ at PICT (Sun., 12/11/16)

Third Eye Blind, ‘The Lion in Winter,’ The Steel Cactus

Norman Nardini singing and playing a scorching guitar run while the rest of the band provides ample rock support.|8th Street Rox started the night off strong.|Fun mural at Moondog's of dogs playing their favorite musical instruments.|Bill Toms plays some killer lead guitar riffs (c.) while Hard Rain and the Soulville Horns jam on.|View from the side of the stage of people dancing to Bill Toms and Hard Rain.

Moondog’s Holiday Rock Party

The weather was cold, but the music was hot.

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