Music
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“Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked the World” will open tomorrow at the Carnegie Science Center and continue through Sunday, September 30th. Opening Night features the “All-Star...more
Food
June 6, 2012

Pittsburgh’s farmers’ markets are unique to their surroundings. For the Downtown market at Market Square, the crowd tends to consist of working people on their lunch breaks, so you’ll...more
Interviews
June 4, 2012
The Average White Band, the ’70’s funk soul band, may be best known for their hit song, “Pick Up the Pieces.” They were the first white band to appear on Soul Train. Through the...more
Art
May 31, 2012
Pittsburgh’s Cultural District is home to too many an arts festival, and this year two of them are filling the same weekend. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Three Rivers Arts Festival and...more
Local
May 31, 2012
The Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival has attracted national and international attention since its debut last year. This year’s festival looks to be even bigger than last. ...more
Music
May 27, 2012
The Squonk Opera is celebrating its 20th anniversary with 20 free performances around the city of Pittsburgh, but the entertainers will not be on a stage.Steve O’Hearn, Co-Artistic Director and...more
Music
May 10, 2012

Austrian born Director and Conductor Manfred Honeck became Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 2007. He talks about his career, his life, the symphony orchestra’s Paris...more
Music
April 27, 2012

Squeeze, the English new wave band known for the song “Tempted” had breakout hits in the 1980s. Singer and guitarist, Glenn Tilbrook talks about his career since he left Squeeze in the 1990s...more
Music
April 27, 2012

Do you go to concerts for nostalgia bands like The New Kids on the Block (NKOTB), Chicago or the Temptations when they play in town? No matter what decade you identify with, there seems to be a nostalgia...more
Music
April 27, 2012

Dave Wakeling of the English Beat and General Public talks about his musical influences, the band’s political notoriety during Margaret Thatcher’s administration, and what keeps the band...more
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