South Side

From Classic to Tango, River Bottom Quartet Plays Club Cafe; Rock for Autism Fundraiser at Jergel’s (CPs Wed., 4/16/14)

River Bottom Quartet; Maddie Georgi, Ben Valasek and The Growlers, and The Elliotts; Pigeons Playing Ping Pong; “Looney Pop Up”

Reb Beach and Donnie Iris at Jergel’s Bike Night; “Grounded” Continues at City Theatre (CPs Tues., 4/15/14)

Reb Beach and Donnie Iris, “Grounded,” Bo Exchange, Tim Stevens

Roger Humphries and Kenny Blake Team Up for Savoy Jazz Mondays (CPs Mon., 4/14/14)

Roger Humphries Trio and Kenny Blake, Balcony Big Band, Acousticafe, Global Mondays

St. Vincent Appears at Stage AE; Quantum Starts Revolution With “Pantagleize” (CPs Fri., 4/11/14)

St. Vincent, “Pantagleize,” John Witherspoon, “Don Quiote,” David Mayfield Parade

Iced Earth Brings Heat to Stage AE; Texas Hippie Coalition at Altar Bar (CPs Wed., 4/9/2014)

Iced Earth; Texas Hippie Coalition; Patrick Sweany; Mike Travers, Mike Wysocki, and Tom Musial; Time Tested; Pens vs. Red Wings

Noted Vocalist Michele Bensen Performs at Theater Square (CPs Tues., 4/8/14)

Michele Benson, “Grounded,” Bike Night, Tropical Tuesdays

The crowd is loving The Dirty Ball. photo: Jonathan Greene

Anything Goes: Six “Dirty” Years at Attack Theatre’s Dirty Ball

“Do you want to go to the Dirty Ball?” “The what?” “The Dirty Ball.” “What’s a Dirty Ball?” “I’m not sure, but I have two free tickets.” Before 2009, I’d never heard of  Attack Theatre’s Dirty Ball. The only Pittsburgh theaters I knew about were in the Cultural District. I’d just moved back to the…

U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors March Into Palace; Langhorne Slim at Mr. Smalls (CPs Mon., 4/7/14)

U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors, Langhorne Slim and the Law, The Jevon Rushton Quartet, Balcony Big Band

Carolina Chocolate Drops Sweeten Carnegie Library Music Hall; ‘American Odyssey’ Displayed at Frick (CPs Sun., 4/6/2014)

1) Music constantly evolves, but sometimes it’s nice to get back to the days before autotune and dubstep. That’s exactly what the Carolina Chocolate Drops accomplish with their folksy-meets-country sound. Making a stop locally at the Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead, the string quartet focuses on rich harmonies and soulful vocals done the way Southerners seem to…

stylish and charming.

Cedric to Entertain at Improv; Shrine Circus Raises Big Top at Consol (CPs Fri., 4/4/14)

Cedric the Entertainer, Shrine Circus, Paul Martino Roast, Phantogram, Crystal Bowersox, Good Fridays at Warhol, Unblurred: First Fridays, Pirates vs. Cards

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