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Tiny Moving Parts : Ticket Giveaway

Tiny Moving Parts practically live on the road so it should come at no surprise that the Benson, MN trio will be back in Pittsburgh after just playing Mr. Smalls a month ago in support of The Wonder Years. This [...]

May 19, 2016 Upcoming Shows

TeraChain Sky “Miss Daisy Duke” Album Review

TeraChain Sky “Miss Daisy Duke” Released January 9, 2016 TeraChain Sky’s “Miss Daisy Duke” is Southern rock done right. Harking back to those Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd everything on TeraChain Sky’s “Miss Daisy Duke” simply pulverizes. Vocals positively dominate [...]

February 13, 2016 Album Reviews, Local Artists, Upcoming Shows

Action Camp “MA” Album Review

Action Camp MA Released October 3, 2015 Action Camp paints with darker colors on “MA.” With their album of cover songs they show a wide range from the giddy playful “Give Me Back My Man” from the B-52s to the [...]

December 14, 2015 Album Reviews, Local Artists, Upcoming Shows

Tonight: Dear Rouge and Rah Rah at Smiling Moose

Dear Rouge is a husband wife synth pop duo from Vancouver, Canada. Drew and Danielle McTaggart released two independent EP’s before the release of their major label debut, “Black To Gold” released earlier in 2015. Pittsburgh is lucky to be [...]

October 20, 2015 Upcoming Shows

White Like Fire Brings Fire Back to Pittsburgh, Tonight

White Like Fire started to get some much deserved attention in 2014 with their SonicBids JanSport Battle of the Bands win that sent them to Austin, TX for the legendary SXSW music festival. Shortly after was the release of their [...]

July 17, 2015 Local Artists, Upcoming Shows

PURPLE Ready to Rock Smiling Moose Tomorrow

This might be the can’t miss show of the month, maybe the summer! Drummers often get forgotten as they pound away in the background, only getting the nod during band introductions or drum solos. Well, Hanna Brewer is changing that, bringing [...]

June 30, 2015 Upcoming Shows

White Like Fire, On Fire

Album photo by Sarah Eckstine Photo Cover photo by Randy Jarosz Pittsburgh indie rockers, White Like Fire are on fire so far in 2015. Today is the release of their EP “Wait the Night Out.” They were recently featured during [...]

April 21, 2015 Feature, Local Artists, Upcoming Shows

Chopper Pilot at the Smiling Moose

Photos and review by Randy Jarosz Chopper Pilot, “A band’s band,” as they are dubbed, is a two piece hard hitting rock outfit led by a charismatic Dan Kitching on vocals and lead guitar, while band mate Marty Brown pounds [...]

October 18, 2013 Concert Reviews, Local Artists