Pittsburgh Rock Music

B.E. Taylor Christmas Concert; Pens vs. Maple Leafs (CPs Mon., 12/16/13)

B.E. Taylor Christmas Concert, Pens vs. Maple Leafs, The Balcony Big Band, The George Heid lll Quartet featuring Lou Stellute & Mark Strickland

Justin Timberlake at Consol; Joseph Arthur at Altar Bar (CPs Sat., 12/14/13)

Justin Timberlake, Joseph Arthur, Pontani Sisters, Hoots and Hellmouth, The Show

Callan CD Release Party at Club Cafe; Pens vs. Devils (CPs Fri., 12/13/13)

Callan, Pens vs. Devils, Jimbo & the Soupbones, Good Fridays

Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents The Second City’s Nut-cracking Holiday Revue

Second City at Public Theater; Donny and Marie at Consol (CPs Thu., 12/12/13)

Second City, Donny & Marie, Charlie Murphy, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and Live at the Fill

Straight No Chaser Brings Smooth Sound to Benedum; Halestorm at Stage AE (CPs Wed., 12/11/13)

Straight No Chaser, Halestorm, Marshall Tucker Band, Diego Garcia

Mega Pop Event at The Pete (CPs Tues., 12/10/13)

Back Street Boys, Avril Lavigne, Gavin DeGraw, The Fray, Five for Fighting, The Plain White T’s, Jasper Lewis, Spanky Wilson, Peter’s Pub

Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Consol; Handmade Arcade at the Convention Center (CPs Sat., 12/7/13)

Trans-Siberian Orchestra, The Handmade Arcade, The Pittsburgh Chef’s Table bo party, City Dwelling Nature Seekers, gladiators of the Cage

Michael McDonald Plays Palace; Jeff Dunham and Dummies at Consol (CPs Fri., 12/6/13)

Michael McDonald, Jeff Dunham, Goblin, “2 Pianos, 4 Hands,” John Oliva, Start Making Sense, Randall Baumann Band

MGMT Electrifies Pittsburgh

Progressive pop/rock band MGMT‘s nearly sold-out Monday night show at Stage AE was replete with cool lighting effects, somewhat psycheic videos and spacey and industrial-sounding song intros and exits. Getting the crowd warmed up was Kuroma, a Southern power pop band led by Hank Sullivant. After releasing Kuroma’s debut album Paris, Sullivant was recruited by MGMT and…

Totem Carving at Carnegie; Throckmorton at Thunderbird Cafe (CPs Tues., 12/3/13)

Totem carving at Carnegie, David Throckmorton, Kevin Howard, and More

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