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Know Your Host: Danny Rectenwald Interview

We caught up with multi instrumentalist Danny Rectenwald of the Bastard Bearded Irishmen, who will be hosting our “Best of 2015,” concert and awards show this Saturday. A few days later Rectenwald and the crew will be sailing across the [...]

February 5, 2016 Interviews, Local Artists, Upcoming Shows

Mad Mike vs. Mad 80’s Will Be A Mad House

Mad Mike vs. Mad 1980’s Cattivo January 30, 2016 Get ready for a time warp this Saturday when local musicians create the sounds played by legendary Pittsburgh DJ Mad Mike Metrovich. Mad Mike is known for playing strange and obscure [...]

January 29, 2016 Local Artists, Upcoming Shows

Alive 2 Live Interview and New Video

There is a lot of young musical talent in Pittsburgh these days and Alive 2 Live is no exception. The trio led by Jay Nesiti on bass, vocals, guitar, Luis Castillo on lead guitar and vocals and Isaiah Jefferson on [...]

January 12, 2016 Interviews, Local Artists

Nevada Color to Headline SSE “Best of” Concert

Sound Scene Express is pleased to announce Nevada Color as the headliner for our “Best of Pittsburgh Music 2015,” concert at James Street Gastropub and Speakeasy. Nevada Color had a huge 2015 after the release of their debut album “Adventures” [...]

January 4, 2016 Interviews, Local Artists, Upcoming Shows

Secret Santa, Secret Songs

HughShows Secret Santapalooza Kollar Club Saturday, December 19 Pittsburgh music blog, HughShows, led by Hugh Twyman pulled off his 2nd annual Secret Santapalooza at Kollar Club in the South Side. Each band played at least one cover song of another [...]

December 22, 2015 Concert Reviews, Local Artists

All That Remains Reconnect at Mr. Smalls

All That Remains, Devour The Day Audiotopsy, Sons of Texas Mr. Smalls Theater December 18, 2015 Photos and Re-cap by Jennifer Moore Pittsburgh was the second to last stop on the All That Remains tour.  Sons of Texas was the [...]

December 22, 2015 Concert Reviews

Santa’s Got A Secret

Santa has a secret and he’s not telling until December 19. That is when Hugh Twyman of HughShows music blog is bringing his Secret Santapalooza back for 2nd straight year. The show is billed as A Tribute to Pittsburgh Indie [...]

December 18, 2015 Local Artists, Upcoming Shows

Sound Scene Express Best of 2015 LIVE

It has been a big year in Pittsburgh music and 2016 is already shaping up to be another great year of local music. Meeting of Important People and the Red Western are getting back in the action with new releases [...]

December 16, 2015 Local Artists, Upcoming Shows

Gabe Dixon Band at Club Cafe Tonight

Gabe Dixon may have backed Paul McCartney on the 2001 Driving Rain album but that is not his only claim to fame. In 2010 he joined 70’s era band Supertramp on the keyboards. That is not all Dixon is known [...]

December 9, 2015 Upcoming Shows

City Steps “Change Your Mind” Single Review

City Steps Change Your Mind (single) Realease date: December 11, 2015 City Steps creates giddy, infectious pieces of indie pop on “Change Your Mind.” With a sound reminiscent of early Belle and Sebastian, the songs positively teem with life. Together [...]

December 7, 2015 Album Reviews, Local Artists, Upcoming Shows