Lyndsey Smith and Soul Distribution “Rhapsodize Me” Released January 14, 2017 Confession: this EP isn’t completely new. Shame on us for sleeping on it. “Rhapsodize Me” was released on January 14th, and the five-track record displays a masterful blend of [...]
St. Dude “The Rise of Riff City” Released February 26, 2017 By Duncan H. Ros St. Dude, an amalgam of a few local Pittsburgh musicians from what is known as the Duquesne Light Orchestra, began as a Halloween set [...]
Despite the notable diversity of the Pittsburgh scene, local electronic music acts have been a little trickier to find. Emerson Jay, Chalk Dinosaur, and Balloon Ride Fantasy are three of the big names, but a Pitt student has recently added [...]
The Telephone Line “Caving In” Single Release Released February 13, 2017 By Melanie Stangl It’s been over a year since we’ve heard new material from local pop/rock/soul band The Telephone Line—their debut full-length, “Tied Up,” came out in November 2015. [...]
Meet guest contributor Ethan from the LP Club. At 13 years old he has 114 album reviews and counting to his name over the past year and a half. Ethan has a successful YouTube channel with well over 3500 subscribers, [...]
By Melanie Stangl Artwork by Pierce Marratto After three single releases, much anticipation, and even more hard work, the newest collaborative album from local electronic artist Chalk Dinosaur (a.k.a. John O’Hallaron) has finally been released. “Chalk Dinosaur and Friends” is [...]
By Melanie Stangl If you’ve been looking to fill that full-band, classic rock or old-school country hole in your playlist with something fresh, look no further than Dan Getkin and the Twelve Six. Their new self titled full-length album, has [...]
The Incandescents “There’s a War Out (For Your Money)”-single Released January 20th, 2017 By Duncan H. Ros The Incandescents will be performing at Mr. Smalls on January 20th in support of their latest single “There’s a War Out (For Your [...]
By Melanie Stangl Artwork by Pierce Marratto The new music just keeps coming from rising Pittsburgh artists: local musician John O’Hallaron, who releases under the name Chalk Dinosaur, is gearing up to release a new eight-song album on Wednesday, [...]
By Melanie Stangl Photo(s) by Maranie Rae It might not be the New Year quite yet, but for Evan Mulgrave and James Conley of Turnpike Gardens, it’s just the right time for reinvention. Along with There You Are’s Tom Chorba, [...]
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