A common refrain in Pittsburgh these days is that nothing is open late anymore. Gone are the days of 24-hour diners, hedonistic nightlife, and after-hours clubs — to hear many tell it, they've been replaced by bank branches, uptight coffee shops, and craft breweries that close at 10. A common refrain in Pittsburgh these days is that nothing is open late anymore ..read more

Jukebox bars are a good place to lean into crowd-pleasers, but it’s an even better opportunity to dazzle your fellow patrons with an offbeat pick everyone forgot they loved. Here are Pittsburgh's best jukebox bars where you're almost guaranteed to have good time, no matter what tunes end up spinning. There’s something special about a bar with a jukebox, and it’s not necessarily the jukebox itself. Without a doubt, a throwback, analog jukebox with decades worth of fingerprints on it and a library of music just as vintage will add instant character to any watering hole ..read more

The Pittsburgh trio has a new bassist and a new sound that mixes pop, rock, and grunge. A five-year hiatus for the local band Pummeled ended with, as the band members describe it, a Primanti date. After the original bassist stepped away from the band, the two remaining members, drummer Gregg Harrington and frontman Ben Dietels, needed a replacement ..read more

Lauren Denitzio, who fronts the Brooklyn-based band Worriers, talks about writing during the pandemic, creating inclusive punk spaces, and finding joy in the age of doomscrolling ahead of a live show at Preserving Underground. The pandemic threw a lot of working musicians out of whack. Unable to play in front of audiences or even get together with bandmates, many resorted to awkwardly charming (or charmingly awkward) solutions like balcony solo shows or Zoom harmonizing sessions ..read more

Hailing from Brooklyn and producing a sound that mimics ‘70s funk artists as well as today's pop rock hits, Sammy Rae & The Friends wants their fans to be just that — friends. Sammy Rae & The Friends is a collective of seven musicians who “consider themselves a family first.” But the lovefest isn’t insular ..read more

WAMO, the local radio station that functions as a voice for both Black Pittsburghers and the local urban community, celebrates its 75th anniversary with a concert at the Rivers Casino on Fri., Sept. 29. For KiKi Brown, WAMO 107.3’s afternoon DJ and Assistant Brand Manager, the urban radio station’s approaching 75th anniversary is more than a celebration: it's about legacy ..read more

Death metal group Bonginator is coming to Preserving Underground on Sept. 11, and putting on a 9/11-themed show. A lot of people are, understandably, upset by this. The band doesn't really care. Death metal has long been about shock value. Even before Bob Dole's 1995 tirade about Cannibal Corpse and gangsta rap, the genre made hay with parental dismay and double-takes, combining graphic album art with thundering riffs and gross-out lyrics ..read more

With a third child on the way, vocalist and artist Anqwenique Kinsel returns to the stage. There’s no shortage of accomplishments under Anqwenique Kinsel’s belt ..read more

Head to your local record store to check out these new releases on vinyl. Anna Von Hausswolff, Dead Magic (City Slang) Be sure to snag Swedish drone artist Anna Von Hausswolff’s 2018 release, once hailed by The Guardian as her “darkest, most ambitious record ..read more

Violins of Hope Greater Pittsburgh will collect used string, woodwind, and brass instruments for young musicians while also spreading a message of kindness as a way to honor those lost to the Holocaust. Do you have an old string, woodwind, or brass instrument taking up space in your attic or basement? Violins of Hope Greater Pittsburgh and The Farina Foundation have set out to collect and distribute used instruments to young musicians while also spreading a message of kindness as a way to honor those lost to the Holocaust ..read more