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Paddy the Wanderer Reach New Creative Heights on Latest Album, “Waiting for the Miracle”

Photo and album art by Brett Wagner In case you hadn’t heard, local garage rock band Paddy the Wanderer released their newest album, the eight-track-long Waiting for the Miracle, in October. A follow-up to last year’s Facts for Whatever and [...]

December 5, 2018 Album Reviews, Concert Calendar, Feature, Local Artists, Local Releases, Upcoming Shows
TributeFest Pgh 9: Night #1, 10/12 at Cattivo

TributeFest Pgh 9: Night #1, 10/12 at Cattivo

TributeFestPgh 9 is 4 nights of your favorite local musicians joining forces to dress up in character and perform as their favorite bands, all to raise money for Humane Animal Rescue! This year we have 33 bands over 4 nights! [...]

October 12, 2018

Dan Koshute is an Electrifying One-Man Show on New Album, “All the Way Always”

When local rock musician Dan Koshute sets his mind to something, he doesn’t half-ass it. In my review of Organomy, the 2016 record from his previous band, Dazzletine, I described their sound as “physically incapable of being background music.” That [...]

September 5, 2018 Album Reviews, Concert Calendar, Local Artists, Local Releases, Upcoming Shows

Dhruva Krishna Says B.Y.E to the City with Supergroup Benefit Show for Prevention Point Pittsburgh

Dhruva Krishna is about to move across the country. You might recognize him as the drummer for several local bands (including Eastend Mile, Manic Soul, and more recently, Nevada Color.) Or maybe you saw him around James Street back in [...]

May 2, 2018 Concert Calendar, Concert Preview, Feature, Interviews, Local Artists, Upcoming Shows

Third Annual Indie-Rockfest Will Return to Cattivo on April 14th

Text by Nathan Jay and Brian Crawford Edited by Melanie Stangl On Saturday, April 14th, the third annual Pittsburgh Indie-Rockfest is coming back to Cattivo. The event aims to showcase independent artists in the Pittsburgh area, and features everything from [...]

April 3, 2018 Concert Calendar, Concert Preview, Feature, Local Artists, Upcoming Shows
Ladyfest Pittsburgh 2017

Ladyfest Pittsburgh 2017

♥ IT’S Ladyfest Pittsburgh 2017!! ♥ FRIDAY, JUNE 23 The Shop DOORS @ 6:30pm $5 / ALL AGES ♥ WolfBlud ♥ Mani Pedi ♥ Lorenzo’s Oil ♥ Vytia ♥ late. ♥ Trash Bag Gooski’s DOORS @ 10:00pm $5 / 21+ [...]

June 23, 2017

Ladyfest Returns to Pittsburgh, Bringing Female Talent to the Forefront

Banner by Jesse Flati The local festival scene is kicking into full gear as summer descends upon the Steel City. But you won’t have to wait until Deutschtown in July to get a jam-packed weekend of quality tunes. Ladyfest Pittsburgh [...]

June 21, 2017 Concert Calendar, Concert Preview, Feature, Local Artists, Upcoming Shows

Great Good Fine Ok, Morgxn, and Emerson Jay Electrify at Cattivo, 5/25/17

Each act brought their A-game with slick production, soaring vocals that didn’t falter, and live drums that took their studio tracks to the next level. They enjoyed the hell out of themselves, and that energy was contagious, spreading through [...]

June 4, 2017 Concert Reviews, Local Artists

Great Good Fine Ok to Kick Off National Tour at Cattivo on 5/25: Interview with Vocalist Jon Sandler

If you’ve been following Sound Scene for a while, you know that we’re big fans of local electronic artist Emerson Jay. They haven’t played locally in a minute, but their next Pittsburgh gig is coming up soon: on Thursday, May [...]

May 24, 2017 Concert Calendar, Concert Preview, Feature, Interviews, Upcoming Shows

Pittsburgh Musicians Team Up For Compilation Album + ACLU Benefit Show on Saturday, 4/8

By Don Strange, via Melanie Stangl Immediately after the 2016 election, Pittsburgh-based songwriter Don Strange rallied some of the city’s best musicians to create a compilation of politically charged original music to benefit the American Civil Liberties Union. Recorded, organized [...]

April 7, 2017 Concert Preview, Local Artists, Upcoming Shows