This year’s Pittsburgh Hard and Heavy at SUB Alpine was pure, joyous, hard hitting insanity. Featuring local bands Oceans to Ash, Shrouded In Neglect, and Conflict Cycle, as well as North Carolina based Outliar. The beast was brought, faces were melted. As always, band and venue links are in the comments! Photography by: Amanda Baker Oceans to Ash Shrouded In Neglect Outliar ...
The Keynote Cafe in Jeannette, PA started twelve years ago because the owner Jill Sorrels wanted to hear more music. The last Saturday in June was the venue’s final show. Jill had decided it was time to retire. The show started at noon and there was act after act continuously until after midnight. Even though the venue is in a small town in southwestern PA, the amount of talent that played the last day was...
A night of fun, music and raising awareness about the topic of suicide and mental health. This benefit hosted by Family Behavioral Resources raised $1000 to donate to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Bands that graced the stage that night: The Long Hunt, Old Game, Carrie Collins Music Debbie Wilkinson & Guidon Bear Photography by Craig Ferry Full Show Review
Despite the storm, last night’s Slightly Stoopid show with special guests Matisyahu, Tribal Seeds, and HIRIE was one for the books! HIRIE Tribal Seeds Matisyahu Slightly Stoopid
Some great photos from last Sunday’s grind takeover of the Rock Room. Pittsburgh’s gore grinders E.F.6., Ohio grind punk band Body Farm, Star Wars grind duo Sarlacc, dad grinders to the max Chiller, and New York grind band Prepare for the Mindscan melted faces, and brought the mosh. Sarlacc Body Farm Chiller Prepare for the Mindscan E.F.6....
The show must go on! When the headline band was unable to play, the other bands on the bill decided to still tear down the house at The Hard Rock Cafe! NeverWake, Paradigm and 9 Stitch Method made it a night to remember! Photography by Reina Peli 9 Stitch Method Paradigm NeverWake
Some shots from Saturday night’s album release for Royal Honey, featuring The Legendary Hucklebucks at Howler’s Coyote Cafe! Royal Honey Legendary Hucklebucks
Some amazing photos from last week’s Women Who Rock event at Stage AE. The night featured a wonderful array of sponsors, vendors, and raffles, and all proceeds went to women’s health research. The live entertainment consisted of DJ Jess (not pictured), The Sounds of Pittsburgh Chorus, Lyndsey Smith, Melina Bowser, and headliner “The Queen of Percussion” Sheila E.! Photography by Amanda Baker Sounds of Pittsburgh Chorus Lyndsey Smith ...
A few goodies from The Crucible Project’s show last week at the Funhouse, featuring Haven State, Venus Monolith, and The Fall Down! Venus Monolith The Fall Down Haven State
A few shots from local culture e-magazine Mr. Bones Knows’ first anniversary at Mr. Smalls, featuring local top notch Pink Floyd tribute band Pitt Floyd, supported by The Liberty Tubes and Vertigo-GO! Mr. Bones Knows The Liberty Tubes Vertigo-GO! Pitt Floyd
We had an amazing time watching our friends from Reign of Z tear up the stage this past week at May’s Studio X Takeover! Photography by: Amanda Baker Reign of Z
The ‘Shred Till You’re Dead Tour’ hit Crafthouse Stage and Grill this past week, and shred we did! Local boys Oceans to Ash hit the stage first, followed by Vancouver and Washington based nationals AVOID, Alive in Barcelona, The Veer Union, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Alesana. Oceans to Ash AVOID Alive in Barcelona The Veer Union Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Alesana
Amazing show this past weekend at Club Cafe with unique rock trio Garage Space, breakout pop-punk band Playgrounds, and Bad Friend Ben! Playgrounds Garage Space Bad Friend Ben
Another epic show for the books this past Saturday at Jergel’s Rhythm Grille! Local guys Shattered opened for Stabbing Westward with Venus in Furs, another great band from the ‘Burgh! Shattered Venus in Furs Stabbing Westward
An amazing time was had by all when the Winter Blackout: The Yeti Strikes Back tour stopped at the Rex Theater recently. Good times and great freaking music but who would have thought it would be anything less with bands like The Expendables, BALLYHOO!, Kash’d Out, Keystone Vibe, and Amplified.!! This tour still has dates coming so be sure to see when they’re coming to a stage near you! Event Dates Below – check out...
Flaw is Back!! These guys have a brand new release – Divided We Fall. New release and new show dates are great news for their fans who crowded the stage for Flaw’s set at The Hard Rock Cafe Pittsburgh. The show included Farewell to Fear who also have a new release – Voices – and if you haven’t heard these guys yet…. Do it!!! This incredible night had people out in droves! We all knew there...
Bringing you the latest coverage of 105.9 The X Studio Takeovers – This time featuring Talkers ! Their set airs March 24 2019 at 8pm so tune in! Meanwhile – you can find out more by checking them out for yourself on their website, Facebook, or their Bandcamp page. Photography of Studio X Takeovers by Amanda Baker Talkers
Some great shots from last week’s show at The Wicked Googly in Ligonier, PA! Face’Down in PA
