Campaign 2016’s Silly Season: A Weekly Tweet Round-Up Sept. 25
Campaign 2016’s Silly Season: A Weekly Tweet Round-Up Sept. 25
MP3 Monday: The Garment District
This week’s MP3 Monday track comes from Jennifer Baron’s project The Garment District. Stream or download “The Feral Surfers” from the new record Luminous Toxin below. You can also check out Miriam Lamey’s Local Beat column about the record here. This download link has expired, sorry!
East End Food Co-op workers vote to unionize
On their fourth try in more than 20 years, workers finally vote to form a union at East End Food Co-op.
Listen Up! September 16
Every Wednesday, we make a Spotify playlist containing tracks from artists covered in the current music section. Check it out below!
Extended Q&A with Dr. Lonnie Smith
“Electricity is going through my body at that moment. It is so beautiful and I’m lost. I’m really lost.”
Learning to Choose
Hours after Pittsburgh Public School District Superintendent Linda Lane announced she would not seek to renew her contract, local stakeholders were already weighing in on the search for the district’s next superintendent. Most called for a national search and community input. Now, a week later, these stakeholders are debating what that community input should look…
Concert announcements: Todd Rundgren, COC, Vance Joy, more
Below are a few recently announced shows coming to various venues near you … and if you’re into that kind of thing, check out our annual Fall Arts Guide — which comes out tomorrow — for an overview of the season’s coming concerts. In the In Case You Missed That Last Tour category: Todd Rundgren…
Community groups respond to recent violence
Members of several anti-violence organizations responded to recent shootings in Pittsburgh
Renew your wedding vows during this year’s PARK(ing) Day
At this year’s annual PARK(ing) Day in Pittsburgh, you can get hitched or renew your vows.
Time to Play Republican Primary Debate Bingo Again
Get your GOP-Debate Bingo on again!
A conversation with TV’s “The Incredible Hulk” Lou Ferrigno
The Incredible Hulk actor Lou Ferrigno stopped by the CP offices on his way to the Wizard World Comic Con in Pittsburgh.
Campaign 2016’s Silly Season: A Weekly Tweet Round-Up Sept. 11
Campaign 2016’s Silly Season: A Weekly Tweet Round-Up Sept. 11
A conversation with the T Sisters’ Erika Tietjen
Contributor Ryan Smith recently caught up with the T Sisters’ Erika Tietjen before the (mostly) all-sisters band’s takes the stage on Friday, Sept. 11 at the cozy Pittsburgh Winery — the Oakland, Calif.-based group’s first-ever visit to the City of Bridges. Here’s what Tietjen had to say in a little chat a couple of days…
CP Weekend Podcast – Sept. 11 – 13, 2015
This week: Enjoy food from all over the world, music from California and architecture right across the river
Pittsburgh City Council recommends two measures to protect animals
Pittsburgh City Council gave preliminary approval to two pieces of legislation that would protect animals
CorningWorks’ “Beckett & Beyond” at the New Hazlett
A potent mix of original choreography with two Beckett one-acts
Lynn Cullen Live 9/10/15
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. PA rated to be the worst place to have a baby and also to have the second most whiny football fans. German homeopathic conference ends at the hospital when someone passed out an unknown substance. New hominid species discovered. Adult coloring books and the Syrian…
As Corizon exits, county-jail inmate claims he’s being denied treatment
Corizon, the former for-profit health-care provider at the Allegheny County Jail, is finally gone, but some inmates say they are still feeling the pain. Deven Turner, a 24-year-old inmate in jail custody, claims he has gone weeks without treatment to his injured left ankle. “My mobility is limited [and] I pretty much hop around in…
Maggie’s Farm Rum’s winning streak continues
MAGGIE’S FARM RUM 3212A Smallman St., Strip District. The past year has been a busy one for Maggie’s Farm Rum founder/owner/head distiller/bartender/janitor Tim Russell. Maggie’s has raked in more awards than any other rum distillery, including a Best in Class award from the American Craft Spirits Association, where Russell’s Queen’s Share Double Barrel Rum received…
Best of Enemies
Those bemoaning the noisy state of public political discourse these days would be well served by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville’s documentary Best of Enemies. The film takes a look at an antecedent of where we are today, namely the series of live televised debates that ABC News ran during its coverage of the 1968…
A Walk in the Woods
Ken Kwapis directs this adaptation of the best-selling Bill Bryson book about hiking the Appalachian Trail. It’s something of a late-life crisis for Bryson (Robert Redford), who impulsively decides to tackle the 2,200-mile trail. He finds a companion in his estranged pal from decades ago, Stephen Katz (Nick Nolte), who hasn’t done as well as…
Lauded pianist and composer Vijay Iyer headlines City of Asylum’s Jazz Poetry Concert
CITY OF ASYLUM JAZZ POETRY CONCERT feat. THE VIJAY IYER TRIO 7:45 p.m. Sat., Sept 12. West Park (off North Avenue), North Side. Free. 412-323-0278 or cityofasylum.org/event When the Vijay Iyer Trio performed at the Detroit Jazz Festival a few years ago, something about the music became apparent to this writer’s ears. The band was…
As Diane Coffee, Foxygen’s Shaun Fleming finds a new way of living
DIANE COFFEE with DELICIOUS PASTRIES, MANTIQUES 8 p.m. Wed., Sept. 16. Spirit, 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. $10. 412-586-4441 or spiritpgh.com He’s from Southern California and he’s lived in New York City, but the place where modern-day glam rocker Shaun Fleming, a.k.a. Diane Coffee, feels most comfortable is, oddly, Bloomington, Ind. “Bloomington is one of the…
New Releases
Dream Phone Dream Phone (Self-released) dreamphonesounds.bandcamp.com The only review of Dream Phone that really matters is the one I just heard from the guy working behind the counter at a local coffee shop: “Dream Phone rips.” The local super-ish group — featuring members of The Lopez, Roulette Waves, Harlan Twins, etc. — is fast becoming…
Critics’ Picks, Sept. 10-16
[PUNK] + FRI., SEPT. 11 The hardcore sub-genre known as “powerviolence” is a distressing name for an extremely harsh and aggressive style of thrash. And despite its innocuous name, Chicago’s Weekend Nachos is a prime example of some of the fastest and briefest punk rock around. However, the band still has a good sense of…
The art of the song lies at the heart of the new BurghSong concert series
BEN BEDFORD and TOM BREIDING 7:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 19. Sunburst School of Music, 5843 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill. $22.50. burghsong.com For songwriter Ben Shannon, there’s something special about playing to a small room. “There is a quality to the listening that happens in a room where there’s no TV, no bar, and you can…
Homicides might have dipped slightly, but gun violence is up across Pittsburgh this summer
Summer Gun Homicide Map View a map tracking summer homicides On Pittsburgh City Council’s first day back from summer recess, Hill District resident Ramele Davis was the only person there to testify. “I’m coming here today to ask you, will you please stand with me to stop these teenagers from shooting each other,” Davis said.…
Inaugural Wizard World Comic Con will spotlight local artists
Wizard World Comic Con Fri., Sept. 11-Sun., Sept. 13. David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Downtown. $35-75 (autographs and photo ops additional). wizardworld.com As an independent comics artist, D.J. Coffman has tried to live by two rules: put the work in and, if you want something, don’t be afraid to ask. He’s…
Quantum’s got a brand-new take on The Winter’s Tale — as Baroque opera
Quantum Theatre presents THE WINTER’S TALE Sept. 16-Oct. 3. Union Trust Building, 501 Grant St., (10th floor), Downtown. $40-55. quantumtheatre.org When Karla Boos began adapting The Winter’s Tale as a Baroque opera, her biggest challenge, ironically, was Shakespeare’s words. And not because she dislikes them. “I worship Shakespeare,” says Boos, whose Quantum Theatre stages the…
Savage Love
Is it legal for a man to procure the services of a dominatrix? In the kind of session I have in mind, there’s no nudity or sexual activity or contact involved. There’s not even any whipping or flogging or caning or hardcore BDSM stuff. I just want to see what it would be like to…
Slinging Satire skewers opponents, celebrates free speech
SLINGING SATIRE: POLITICAL CARTOONS AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT continues through Sun., Sept. 20. Toonseum, 945 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 412-232-0199 or toonseum.org While Donald Trump turns the race for the 2016 presidential election into a punchline, the ToonSeum takes jokes and presents them as a powerful vehicle for change. Slinging Satire: Political Cartoons and the First…
Short List: September 10-17
SPOTLIGHT: Sat., Sept. 12 — Dance Since 1993, the Dancers’ Trust Fund has helped retired Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre dancers transition to life after the stage. Founded by former PBT dancer Ernest Tolentino and friends of PBT, the Fund offers tuition assistance and other services to a number of former dancers. The annual Dancers Trust production…
The Country House at The REP
THE COUNTRY HOUSE continues through Sept. 20. Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Oakland. $10-29. 412-392-8000 or pittsburghplayhouse.com As with so much that’s awful in my life, the blame can be traced to Anton Chekhov. Not only did he write all those ridiculous plays, but now when contemporary playwrights start to age they decide to write…
Stuff We Like
Leona’s Ice Cream Sandwiches. These delicious, locally made ice cream sandwiches are huge: Half of one will fill you up, but good luck stopping. Flavors change frequently with the season. Vanilla Bean/Peanut Butter is a current must-have. www.leonaspgh.com Story Corps App. Story Corps is a national project that records people’s stories from all walks of life. This…
Educating Rita at PICT Classic
EDUCATING RITA continues through Sept. 19. Charity Randall Theatre, Stephen Foster Memorial, 4301 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $13-48. 412-561-6000 or picttheatre.org Willy Russell’s Educating Rita has one unchanging set. But thanks to the onstage chemistry between Karen Baum and Marty Giles, PICT Classic’s production of this seminal examination of the English class system and personal education keeps…
When I’m in a Garden, I Want to Hear its Story
I may seem distracted by the hummingbird or the vagabond begonias but what I want to know why wildflowers tall as cornstalks why these pinwheel jasmines or golden gladiolas — * My mother could pull…
A Conversation with Gilbert Gottfried
GILBERT GOTTFRIED Fri., Sept. 11-Sun., Sept. 13. Pittsburgh Improv, 166 E. Bridge St., The Waterfront, West Homestead. $22. 412-462-5233or pittsburgh.improv.com Do a little background research on comedian Gilbert Gottfried and just about any news story will start off telling you that he’s most famous for playing the AFLAC duck and a parrot in Disney’s animated…
Café Zinho
Café Zinho 238 Spahr St., Shadyside. 412-363-1500 Hours: Tue.-Thu. 5-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 5-11 p.m. Prices: Soups, starters and salads $7-11; entrees $16-32 Liquor: BYOB Portuguese native Toni Pais was probably Pittsburgh’s first celebrity chef. Well over a decade ago, he rose to renown with Baum Vivant, a traditional fine-dining establishment that regularly topped local “Best…
Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine
Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine Directed by Alex Gibney Starts Fri., Sept. 11. Hollywood Alex Gibney, the award-winning documentary filmmaker (Enron, Taxi to the Dark Side), takes a look at the co-founder, visionary and CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine isn’t one of Gibney’s muckraking pieces: It’s reminiscent of…
Hello Hummus is a popular vendor at area farmers’ markets
If you’ve visited the Market Square farmers’ market Downtown, chances are you’ve seen Hello Hummus. With a line of tasting samples lined up along its booth, Hello Hummus has become a fixture of the local market since it joined in 2013. Since then, the enterprise has expanded to six different markets throughout the area during…
Lynn Cullen Live 9/09/15
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Wall St. Journal editorials. Waiter-less dining in San Francisco. Ken Burns on PBS. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
