Photo and text by Melanie Stangl Every new year calls for reflection, but entering a new decade is more significant. Ten years tend to have personalities, distinct character traits that can be tough to distinguish in any one year alone. [...]
When you’ve earned four City Paper “Best Rock Band” wins, over 9,000 Facebook fans, spots on multiple rock cruises with nationally famous acts, and a reputation as one of the most entertaining party bands in Pittsburgh, you’re probably doing something [...]
Photos and recap by Melanie Stangl Randy Baumann’s Rambles are something pretty special. A few nights per year, the host of local rock station 102.5 WDVE puts twenty or so musicians from some of Pittsburgh’s most notable acts onstage at [...]
The last original recorded material from local country outfit Molly Alphabet came out in January 2012. So it’s safe to say we’re overdue for their brand new five-song EP, Traces. It officially drops on Saturday, May 13th, with a release [...]
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 [...]
Randall Baumann’s Thunderbird Ramble Thunderbird Cafe April 4, 2015 Photos and article by Randy Jarosz Randy Baumann, host of 102.5 WDVE’s morning show had a smile from ear to ear Saturday night, at the Thunderbird Cafe in Lawrenceville. If you [...]
Photos and article by Randy Jarosz Slim Forsythe “Live from Nied’s Hotel” Pilot Episode July 19, 2014 Nied’s Hotel, in Lawrenceville, was a sight to see Saturday evening, with grizzly bears and mountain lions filling the bar room, and buffaloes [...]
Summer is upon us and there are 101 different ways you could probably spend your Saturday afternoon. I could also probably give you 101 different reasons why you should go see HughShows Live @ Eide’s. Instead I have narrowed it [...]
Something really cool is starting to take form over at KICKSTARTER. Anything will help to get this awesome project off the ground. Check it out below! Cover image is a screen shot from the KICKSTARTER video and the text below [...]