Music Archives

Biographer of legendary jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was moved to relocate to Pittsburgh

“Mary Lou Williams: Music for the Soul” makes a case that Williams was not only a fiercely original musician, but about as close to a saint as it gets in modern music.

14 Sep 2021

20 must-see live music events this September in Pittsburgh

This month live music is back after a long absence and we have a guide to the best upcoming concerts in Pittsburgh.

02 Sep 2021

Paved Paradise bringing outdoor record fair to the North Side

The event will include local and national DJs, such as Ghostly's dance music artist Ali Berger, who moved to Pittsburgh several years ago.

02 Sep 2021

Young artists with Pittsburgh Festival Opera ready for their closeup in new film

“To be shut down for two years and to not be able to use the gift that we used to touch people and communicate with people was really hard."

04 Aug 2021

The Highline on the South Side wins awards, adds brewpubs

The Highline consists of 486,683 square feet of office and retail space, an unusual and distinctive, multi-level elevated park, and a growing roster of new tenants, from tech firms to brewpubs.

28 Jul 2021

The Government Center record store makes tracks to bigger location on the North Side

“As people were staying at home, we sold a ton of record players. At one point, you couldn’t keep them in stock."

22 Jul 2021

Live music from Pittsburgh and all over the world, a film series, food trucks coming to SouthSide Works

It’s easily one of the most diverse lineups ever assembled for a Pittsburgh concert series.

10 May 2021

5 of the best punk bands in Pittsburgh right now

Punk bands are supposed to hit the ground running, burn up and fall apart before getting a chance to stagnate, right? Not these bands.

18 Mar 2021

Jazz club and restaurant Con Alma expanding to Downtown’s Cultural District

The new Downtown establishment will have 3,000 square feet in the former Peter Allen’s Italian restaurant across the street from Heinz Hall.

02 Mar 2021

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra moves the season online with free Front Row concert series

All episodes feature the world-renowned PSO’s shimmering, transcendent music and an idiosyncratic travelogue through Pittsburgh: its landmarks, its history, its innovators, its secrets and its unexpected pleasures.

05 Feb 2021