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All posts by Whitney Lerch

The Spectres, Nox Boys and Archie And The Bunkers Shake It Up at Get Hip Recordings

Photos and re-cap by Whitney Lerch Get Hip Recordings filled up pretty quickly with people of all ages on Saturday night, after the doors opened at 7pm for a powerful lineup.  The show both opened and closed with duo groups [...]

July 14, 2018 Concert Reviews

TRAF Showered with Inspiration from Valerie June

Photos and re-cap by Whitney Lerch With Three Rivers Arts Fest in full swing, people packed shoulder to shoulder at the point and the dark, ominous skies moving in, Valerie June hit the Dollar Bank Main Stage for a truly [...]

June 17, 2018 Concert Reviews

Paul Luc Celebrates Bad Seed Release at Mr. Smalls

Two years have passed since Paul Luc released his last album, Tried & True. After hitting the road and traveling to Nashville to record his newest masterpiece, Bad Seed, he threw an incredible release party at Mr. Smalls on March 10th [...]

March 19, 2018 Concert Reviews, Local Artists

Some Kind Of Animal, Essential Machine and The Black Six Get Hip on the North Side

by Whitney Lerch Itching for some indie folk rock, I headed out to Get Hip Recordings on February 24th to catch Essential Machine and Some Kind of Animal.  Always looking for new music, I was anxious to hear The Black [...]

March 12, 2018 Concert Reviews, Local Artists

Deutschtown Music Festival Gets Better Every Year

Poster by Joe Mruk Photos and recap by Whitney Lerch The 5th annual Deutschtown Music Festival rocked the North Side July 14th and 15th, like only DMF can do. Over 200 local bands, food trucks, vendors and thousands of people [...]

August 23, 2017 Concert Reviews, Festival Reviews, Local Artists

The Commonheart Pulls Through For Greensburg’s Summer Sounds

After a the original act for June 30th had to cancel with short notice, Greensburg’s Summer Sounds free concerts in the park series was rescued by Pittsburgh’s The Commonheart, who filled St. Clair park with energy and soulful rock music. [...]

July 21, 2017 Concert Reviews, Local Artists

Fridays At The Frick with JD Eicher

JD Eicher Frick Park July 7, 2017 Photos and re-cap by Whitney Lerch Things weren’t looking great for Fridays at the Frick on July 7th, if you asked the weathermen, who were calling for thunderstorms all evening. But those of [...]

July 20, 2017 Concert Reviews, Local Artists

CureRock 2017 Rocked to the Tune of $15,000

Kyle Cox, Matt Hires & Chet Vincent & The Big Bend Hard Rock Cafe March 30, 2017   By Whitney Lerch Chet Vincent photos by Zach Nellis Matt Hires and Kyle Cox photos by Sarah L. Wilson Photography Thursday, March [...]

April 5, 2017 Concert Preview, Concert Reviews, Feature, Local Artists

Matt Hires Talks With SSE Before Performing at CureRock 2017

Matt Hires hit the road last week with Kyle Cox for the Acoustic Wilderness tour and will be making a stop in Pittsburgh, to play CureRock 2017, a benefit show to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer. You can [...]

March 29, 2017 Upcoming Shows

Kyle Cox Talks Music, Religion, Basketball and Life

Interview with Kyle Cox By Whitney Lerch Photo by Dean Reinford Kyle Cox is heading out on tour with Matt Hires later this month and will be making a stop in Pittsburgh, to play CureRock 2017, a benefit show to [...]

March 20, 2017 Concert Preview, Feature, Interviews