Rick Handler

2012. photo: Aurelien Guichard.

April Concert Preview: an Allman Brother, a Jewel, an Actor, and a Buffalo

Pittsburgh hosts several talented singer-songwriters and two guitar virtuosos this month.

The Who performing at the Ahoy Rotterdam in 2007. (Photo: Joep Vullings and Wikipedia)

The Who ‘Reign’ Over the Consol Energy Center

The band has a long history of great concerts in Pittsburgh and returns to perform another one.

Dr. Dog in concert at New York's Bowery Ballroom. photo: MusikAnimal and Wikipedia.

March Concert Preview: The Who, Blake Shelton, Two Dogs, and an Elephant

This month comes in like a lion, musically, with many talented bands and performers.

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.

This meal is what I used to order as a young child with my family at Chinatown Inn.|The comfortable interior of Chinatown Inn.|Crab Rangoon with dipping sauce.|J.B's Shrimp and Steamed Brown Rice with the sauce on the side.|Chinatown Inn on Third Avenue has been open for over sixty five years.

Chinatown Inn: A Downtown Tradition Continues

One of Pittsburgh’s oldest Chinese restaurants continues to serve and prosper.

Bret Michaels performing in New York in 2014. (Photo: Rjkowal and Wikipedia)

December Concert Preview: An Iron Butterfly, Holiday Chestnuts, and Hometown Heroes

This month we’re served up hot local acts, holiday fare, and several interesting national bands.

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Unwrapping The Chocolate Bar

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust hosted a chocolate themed event at the Benedum Center. Local restaurants, chocolatiers, entertainers and artists joined in to make for a fun event.

Robert Randolph playing the pedal steel guitar while Eric Clapton looks on. Photo: Steve Proctor via Wikimedia Commons lic.

November Concert Preview: Top Christian Singers, A Formerly “Rotten” Johnny, and Two Guitarists Named Robert

November’s musical performances bring us funk, christian music, and talented guitarists.

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.

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