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Ten Years of MOIP: A Conversation with Josh Verbanets About the Pittsburgh Scene’s Past and Present

By Melanie Stangl Our Best of 2016 Awards are coming up on Saturday, February 11th, and anticipation is running high. Of course, the event itself is about reflection—celebrating the best of the past year, both with the awards themselves and [...]

February 9, 2017 Concert Preview, Feature, Interviews, Local Artists, Upcoming Shows

MOIP and Hippo Campus Bid Farewell to Summer

The Final Final Friday Hippo Campus w/ Meeting of Important People Schenley Plaza August 26, 2016 For the end of August in Western Pennsylvania, you really couldn’t have asked for better weather than the high 70’s, clear skies and low [...]

August 30, 2016 Concert Preview

HughShows TV A Big Success

Article and photos by Randy Jarosz   “We’re all at a HughShow It’s a lot of fun ‘Cause he’s got all the answers Yeah he’s got them written down So let’s all watch a HughShows Till he gets to number [...]

October 13, 2015 Concert Reviews, Feature, Local Artists

HughShows Becomes a TV Show

If you’re ever wondering what happened to that awesome Pittsburgh band from 2008 that was doing shows every weekend and self released the album of the year to only fade away, or who’s who in the local music scene? Just [...]

October 7, 2015 Feature, Local Artists

Meeting of Important People, Play Mattress Factory Fundraiser Tonight

The Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood is not exactly the type of factory you think it is. It’s actually not really a factory at all and there are definitely no mattresses there, unless they are being used as [...]

June 19, 2015 Feature, Local Artists, Upcoming Shows

Pittsburgh Songwriter Paul Luc, Kidnapped?!?!

The Commonheart and Paul Luc Club Café April 18, 2015 Creativity is key when other top local acts are vying for your presence at their show. Sometimes posters, word of mouth and Christian Mingle aren’t enough. The Commonheart and Paul [...]

April 11, 2015 Local Artists, Upcoming Shows

Lohio Captivates One More Time

Lohio Meeting of Important People The Wreckids Thunderbird Café January 17, 2015 Photos and review by Randy Jarosz What a way to make a comeback and bid farewell all in the same night. There was no shortage of tambourines for [...]

January 21, 2015 Concert Reviews, Local Artists

Lohio (Reunion Show!) + Meeting of Important People. Sat Jan 17th @ Thunderbird Cafe

From Facebook event page Lohio and Meeting of Important People, together again at last. Catch your old pals Lohio reuniting for a special full-band performance at Thunderbird Cafe on Jan 17th 2015, presented by Hughshows. Lots of special guests, sing-alongs, [...]

January 13, 2015 Local Artists, Upcoming Shows

A great Saturday for local music

Meeting of Important People, with Wreck Loose and Andre Costello and the Cool Miners Text from facebook It was Feb. 1st, 2014 at 9:00pm. A cold wind curled around Priscilla, whipping the hem of her smart brown trench coat. Her [...]

January 31, 2014 Local Artists, Upcoming Shows