Steel City Shows 5/4

Friday, May 4

Velvet Heat @ James St. Gastropub and Speakeasy
5pm

Chelsea McBee @ The Park House
9pm

Sephus Lee @ Revolutionaries Cafe
7pm

Saturday, May 5

RML Jazz @ The Supper Club
7pm

The Weathered Road @ David's Music House
7:30pm

Sunday, May 6

Country Mice with The Whiskey Holler
8pm

Steel City Shows

Another great slew of shows this weekend! Check it!

Tuesday, April 24

City Dwelling Nature Seekers @ Thunderbird Café  

9 pm

Thursday, April 26

Dream Job/ The Hawkeyes @ Thunderbird Café

9 pm

Paul Luc / Coronado / Carey Murdock / Chet Vincent @ Club Café

8 pm

Slow Reel @ Howler’s Coyote Café

8 pm

Shelf Life String Band @ James St. Gastropub and Speakeasy

8 pm

Friday, April 27

The Color Fleet @ the Gallery Crawl

6 pm

The Whiskey Holler/ Meeting of Important People/ Zachary Cale @ Club Café

10:30 pm

Saturday, April 28

Boogie Hustlers/ Backstabbing Good People @ The Rex Theater

9 pm

The Right Now Gets Over You

Hailing from the Windy City, The Right Now rolled into Pittsburgh this past Friday to bless the Steel Town with their soulful, sultry sound, nostalgic of vintage R&B. The 7-piece group's tunes combine the best of all soul worlds and seem to pull from artists like Fitz & the Tantrums, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Amy Winehouse and more. Chicago is known as being a melting pot of music, and this band is no different.  With lead singer Stefanie Berecz's powerful vocals and the soaring melodies emitting from the six men backing her up, The Right Now's vibe is one of collective effort. Nothing is forced, nothing is overdone. The group's sophomore album "Gets Over You" is a testament to this graceful act featuring upbeat numbers such as opener "I Can't Speak For You" and a ballad-based, sweltering hot "I Could Kiss You (I Could Cry)."

The group may have to battle with busy schedules and stresses of being on the road, but determination and outright damn good sound will keep them alive. Check out therightnow.com for more information and tour dates...like, right now ;)

Steel City Shows 4/16

Monday, April 16

The Color Fleet with others @ The Shadow Lounge
8pm

Tuesday, April 17

Open Mic @ the James St. Gastropub and Speakeasy (Hosted by Vince and Caitlin from Black Coffee)
8 pm

Friday, April 20

Jessica Lee Trio @ the James St. Gastropub and Speakeasy
8 pm

The Right Now @ Thunderbird Cafe
9 pm

Grand Piano @ The Park House
10 pm

Saturday, April 21

Sweaty Betty Blues Band @ the James St. Gastropub and Speakeasy
9 pm

Sunday, April 22

Kenia @ the James St. Gastropub and Speakeasy
6 pm

Steel City Shows 4/12

I may be taking a roadtrip this weekend, but there is lots of awesome local music to catch here in Pittsburgh!

Thursday, April 12

Black Coffee @ the James St. Gastropub and Speakeasy

7-10 pm

The Armadillos @ the Thunderbird Cafe

10 pm


Friday, April 13

Bastard Bearded Irishmen @ the Thunderbird Cafe

9 pm

The Armadillos @ The Park House

9:30 pm


Saturday, April 14

Chet Vincent and the Big Bend with The Hawkeyes @ Howler’s

10 pm

theCAUSE @ the Thunderbird Cafe

9pm

Jill West and the Blues Attack @ Tilt's Pub

10 pm

Tarra Layne Takes on Funktry in the Iron City

This fiery blues and country singer moved to Nashville, Tenn., to pursue her dream of becoming an artist.  Although moving back to the home of the Grand Ole Opry is number one on her list, Tarra Layne is finding her niche in the Pittsburgh music scene, which she believes is set to becoming a big player in the entertainment industry.

Getting Dirty with Sister Sparrow

This past Saturday, I was given the honor of interviewing one Miss Arleigh Kincheloe, frontwoman of Brooklyn-based, New Orleans-charged troupe Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds.  Here, the smoky vocalist talks about the flock's second album, Pound of Dirt, and their connection to the Steel City!

If you haven't checked out their sound yet, do yourself a favor and purchase both of their albums.  This funky group puts their own stank on soul and blues with a four-piece horn section and a wicked harmonica player (no Bob Dylan mess, here!). If you're looking for a fresh, powerful vibe that will make you sweat until your face melts off, this band is for you! You can find them all over the country in the next few months, from the New Orleans Jazz Fest to Mountain Jam in New York!

Steel City Shows 4/2

Since some of you may have off this Friday (thank you, Christians), this gives you an extra day to check out some awesome local music!

Wednesday, April 4

Dazzletine with others @ Mr. Small’s Funhouse

7:30 pm

Thursday, April 5

Triggers @ The Rex Theatre

7:30 pm

Geña @ Seviche

8 pm

Friday, April 6

The Whiskey Holler CD release party @ Howler’s Coyote Café

9 pm

Saturday, April 7

Boulevard of the Allies Trio @ Penn Brewery

7 pm

Backstabbing Good People @ Club Cafe
9 pm