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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
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Art
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...more
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Local
The Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival has attracted national and international...more
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Food June 6, 2012
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Market Square Farmers' Market
Market Square Farmers' Market
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
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Average White Band
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
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Jazz, Art to Fill Downtown
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
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Pittsburgh JazzLive International
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
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Squonk Opera Performing for Free This Summer
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
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Manfred Honeck
Manfred Honeck
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
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Squeeze
Squeeze lead singer and guitarist, Glenn Tilbrook
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
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Andy Mulkerin
Pittsburgh City Paper Music Editor Andy Mulkerin
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
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The English Beat
English Beat guitarist Dave Wakeling
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
Music April 25, 2012
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Jazz ROYalty
Vibraphonist and vocalist Roy Ayers has influenced a range of musicians, including Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu and Fela Kuti. He's known as one of the most sampled artists in hip hop. Roy Ayers talks...more