As Jack Swing, Pittsburgh musician Isaiah Ross heads out on his own
By Lauren Rearick
“I realized I was in that low space and I wanted to fight back and fight through it with my music.”
Tags: Music, Music, Isaiah Ross, Jack Swing, Brightside, Conner Kapelewski, Very Tight Recordings, Cloud Cover, Local Beat
Brooklyn-based artist Emily Reo’s new split, Spell, carries a lot of emotion
“All of my feelings just started pouring out.”
Tags: Music Features, Music, Emily Reo, Spell, Olive Juice, Told Slant, Sharpless, Half Spring, Mr. Roboto Project
This weekend, Pittsburgh indie-pop band Dinosoul releases a new EP and plays its biggest gig yet
Dinosoul’s intricate indie pop features lush instrumentals with compelling vocal duets
Tags: Music, Music, Dinosoul, Heather Donny Donovan, Carolyn Hillard, Very Tight Recordings, Glenn Durham, Dimension, Steve Hillard, Local Beat
Pittsburgh indie-punk stalwart Laura Lee Burkhardt grows her project Rue into a full band
“Our sound really changed for the best, and we’ve become much more harmonious.”
Tags: Music, local beat, music, pittsburgh, Local Beat
A conversation with Allison Crutchfield
Tags: Interview, FFW>>, Allison Crutchfield, Cattivo, Swearin', P.S. Elliot, FFW>>
Pittsburgh-based musician AllegrA releases her solo debut
“I was raised with rhythm in my blood.”
Tags: Music, Music, Allegra Eidinger, My Legs Are Growing, Local Beat
On the record with Jillian Medford of IAN SWEET
“I have always been prone to spending a solid amount of time alone.”
Tags: Music Features, Jillian Medford, IAN SWEET, Black Forge Coffee House, Shapeshifter
New York City-based artist Emily Yacina brings her intimate pop to the Mr. Roboto Project
“I find that I can be much more experimental with my music when I’m performing live.”
Tags: Music Features, Music, Emily Yacina, Soft Stuff, Alex G, Cleo Tucker, Mr Roboto Project, Florist, Dinosoul, Fig
By Mars Johnson
Pittsburgh’s street trees are free upon request. So why do they often go to the city’s wealthiest residents?
By James Paul
Sophie Masloff seldom talked about her childhood. Were seedy family ties the reason?
By David S. Rotenstein
Mrs. Soffel was a cougar who might still haunt The Shiloh Gastro, pining for her Biddle brothers boy toy
By Rachel Wilkinson
The cassette-tape comeback has reached Pittsburgh's record stores
By Ethan Beck