Every Monday, CP staff writer Jordan Snowden wraps up the weekend in local and national music news with #MusicMonday. Here’s what happened over the past few days.
Local
To celebrate the 100th birthday of the late American icon, Leonard Bernstein, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra honored his work each night this weekend with pieces that Bernstein himself conducted with the PSO from 1944-1984.
.@pghsymphony celebrates the life of classical music giant Leonard Bernstein at “Bernstein in Pittsburgh” this weekend. https://t.co/8ZXMBeBTF3 pic.twitter.com/clmoo1Edla
— Downtown Pittsburgh (@DowntownPitt) October 5, 2018
I am independently excited to hear Bernstein’s “Jeremiah” and Stravinski’s Firebird Suite, but then I found out that this was the combo that Bernstein conducted to premiere the symphony in Pittsburgh in ‘44, so now I am simply vibrating in my seat with excitement.
— Samuel Rauhala (@srauhala) October 7, 2018
California indie rock band Weathers opened for rock trio Dreamers at Spirit on Thursday.
@weathers just finished their set in Pittsburgh…. It was 10 million times better than I was anticipating!!!!!!
— Katie Stiegel (@Dance4Ever185) October 5, 2018
And someone at the show had sticky fingers.
live footage of the person who stole your cd pic.twitter.com/BXLUIOGR4l
— allyssa | 109 (@1983VIBES__) October 5, 2018
The start of a new month means First Friday, and one new Pittsburgher felt immediately at home in the steel city.
I want to thank the City of #Pittsburgh for welcoming my daughter. She describes her neighborhood “First Friday” experience as true community. Art. Music. Connection in place. I am so very grateful she has this experience. pic.twitter.com/UMpkAN206B
— sandymaxey (@sandymaxey) October 6, 2018
Welcome to Pittsburgh, Sandy’s daughter!
National
Only a few songs into his set at the A3CFestival and Conference, Lil Wayne fans were forced to evacuate the premises after an alternation in the crowd.
I don’t know if they were shooting at the lil Wayne concert #a3cfestival #lilwayne but something happened that it ended fast! pic.twitter.com/RMBEFs4oMa
— ReginaldSaunders ♈️ 🎼🎧 (@IamRSaunders) October 8, 2018
A brawl broke out during @LilTunechi performance at the A3C Festival. No shots were heard. Wasn’t Wayne related in any way. #A3C #LilWayne pic.twitter.com/z1ObnT57rL
— Showland Productions (@ShowlandProd) October 8, 2018
Lil Wayne was about 5 songs in, people were running out of the VIP tent. I started running too. I never heard gunshots. I stopped to head back then a 2nd wave of people were running so I had to run or get trampled.
— David Dennis Jr. (@DavidDTSS) October 8, 2018
So far, very little information about what happened has been released.
Here’s a statement from APD about what happened at A3C tonight: pic.twitter.com/WKtafPcayZ
— Jewel Wicker (@jewelwickershow) October 8, 2018
Katy Perry is waving a temporary ‘goodbye’ to her pop career. In an interview with Footwear News posted this morning, the “I Kissed a Girl” singer said that, “I’ve been on the road for like 10 years, so I’m just going to chill.”
“…I love making music, I love writing. But I don’t feel like I’m a part of a game anymore; I just feel like I’m an artist. I don’t feel like I have to prove anything, which is a freeing feeling.” @katyperry for @FootwearNews Magazine pic.twitter.com/CUXzQIQM2M
— Katy Perry Updates (@katyperryspics) October 8, 2018
queen of pop is tired of carrying pop music on her back for 10 years, she deserves this break ❤️
— bryan (@selriously) October 8, 2018
Saturday night, the lights on the Empire State Building, which are normally white, flashed blue, green, and red in sporadic patterns.
“someone on Molly is controlling the Empire State Building” pic.twitter.com/JC9ZBrijaN
— Mike Murphy (@mcwm) October 7, 2018
New York residents were shocked, and no one knew what was causing the change.
Two helicopters were circling the Empire State Building as the lights were going off strangely. I’ve never seen anything like this before. pic.twitter.com/JKEnQEkZXp
— Maxwell Haddad (@cinemaxwell) October 7, 2018
View from my apartment shows helicopters 🚁 circling the Empire State Building. Should I be worried? if not, this noise is driving me bananas. pic.twitter.com/TQ9rbnEC9C
— Daphna Goldschmidt (@Daphss) October 7, 2018
After a great deal of speculation, director James Larese posted a photo on top of the Empire State Building, along with a shotlist. Larese directed Eminem’s music videos in the past, including “Fall” and “Framed.”
The director of the “Lucky You” video has finished shooting a mystery music video for Eminem. Two helicopters were spotted circling the Empire State Building and rumours spread that Em was shooting a new video. The director posted this photo of the plans for the video. pic.twitter.com/M4zEzsbK9Z
— Debating Eminem (@DebatingEminem) October 8, 2018
That’s it for today. Check in next week for another #MusicMonday wrap-up.
This article appears in October 3, 2018 – Pittsburgh City Paper.
