Protesters hold vigil for inmates who died in jail, call for firing of warden
The Allegheny County Jail Health Justice Project holds a vigil for those who died in jail to assert that health problems at jail where caused by county officials.
Listen Up! September 2
Every Wednesday, we make a Spotify playlist containing tracks from artists covered in the current music section. Without further ado, listen below!
Free Outdoor Performances of “King Lear” begin Saturday
Cast led by Ron Siebert begins its run in Frick Park
Art Opening Friday at Trundle Manor
Pittsburgh’s house of the strange and macabre — think tourist trap by way of the Addams Family — hosts a reception for an exhibit of appropriately creepy paintings by Shawn Beeks. More in Program Notes.
Concert announcements: Norah Jones, PigPen Theater Co. and David Duchovny, duh
If you’re confused as to why all your Facebook friends are RSVP-ing to David Duchovny at the Altar Bar, it’s because the actor is officially a musician – he had to do something with his free time after his split from Tea. His debut record came out in May, and he’ll be in town on September…
Art Opening Friday at Trundle Manor
Pittsburgh’s hosue of the macabre hosts work by Shawn Beeks
Bike Pittsburgh to put on special bike parking design event
As bike parking becomes a greater need in the city, local designers and cyclists meet to discuss how best to implement bike parking structures.
Skull Fest VII: Skull-idays in the Sun shines bright on Pittsburgh Punk
Skull Fest isn’t without its hijinks, though this year there was less broken glass, less blood shed, and from this festival-goer’s perspective, less drama.
MP3 Monday: Greywalker
This week’s MP3 Monday comes courtesy of local melodic death metal outfit Greywalker. Stream or download “Beyond All Mortal” from the new record of the same name below. And while you listen, take a look at our review of the record, here. This download link has expired, sorry!
Conflict Kitchen workers unionize
Restaurant workers at the Schenley Plaza food stand form a union and become another recent success story of service workers organizing at large nonprofits.
Lynn Cullen Live 8/31/15
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Bellevue mansion for sale at a criminal price. RIP Oliver Sacks, a wondrous being. The evolution of dolphins and the Pittsburgh Zoo. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
Recent gun violence reawakens support for lost and stolen gun ordinance
Public testimony inspires city council to resurrect gun control debate
Campaign 2016’s Silly Season: A Weekly Tweet Round-Up Aug. 28
Campaign 2016’s Silly Season: A Weekly Tweet Round-Up Aug. 28
Lynn Cullen Live 8/28/15
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. The new face of employment. New regulations for trucking. Nazi train may have been discovered. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
Lynn Cullen Live 8/27/15
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Calls from listeners that ranging from Michael Vick to robots to Katrina. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
CP Weekend Podcast – Aug. 28 – 30, 2015
This week: Second City in this city, international performance art and a peek at burlesque.
A Little Hotel on the Side at Little Lake
A LITTLE HOTEL ON THE SIDE continues through Sept. 5. Little Lake Theatre, 500 Lakeside Drive, Canonsburg. $12-20. 724-745-6300 or littlelake.org With mistaken identities, would-be infidelities and a possibly haunted guest room, A Little Hotel on the Side transforms Little Lake Theatre’s intimate stage into a slamming-door French farce. An ambitious production featuring a cast…
South Side Market House celebrates 100 years
Market House Centennial Celebration 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., Aug. 29. 12th and Bingham streets, South Side. Free. “What is this place?” “What happens in there?” Sarah Johnston hears these questions quite a bit as director of the South Side Market House, a grand 100-year-old red brick building just off East Carson Street. The Market House…
The Look of Silence
The Look of Silence Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer In Indonesian, with subtitles Starts Fri., Aug. 28. Parkway and Regent Square. In The Act of Killing (2012), Joshua Oppenheimer asked the perpetrators of the Indonesian genocide of the 1960s to don costumes and makeup and to re-enact the things they had done so many years ago…
Savage Love
Please do a public-service announcement about the Ashley Madison hack, and request that NO ONE look up information on ANYONE other than their own spouse. I’m a former AM user. I’ve been married to my wife for 20 years. We met when we were both 20 years old. Seven years ago, I made a selfish…
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
What happens when a 15-year-old girl has an affair with her mother’s boyfriend, as depicted in The Diary of a Teenage Girl, the debut feature from Marielle Heller, adapted from Phoebe Gloeckner’s graphic novel? Perhaps not the hysterical freak-out you’d expect. This more sweet-than-sour coming-of-age dramedy is set in mid-1970s San Francisco. Aspiring artist Minnie…
Cheap Seats: “Watching the Pirates game from the press box is quite an adjustment.”
Although the Steelers preseason is in full swing, the only games in this city that matter right now are being played by Pirates. On a recent trip to PNC Park, I took my customary trip up to my seats, but this time it was different. For the first time, I had a press pass —…
American Ultra
A pair of weed-indulging slackers — Mike (Jesse Eisenberg) and Phoebe (Kristen Stewart) — enjoy a quiet life in a small West Virginia town. Until Mike, who unbeknownst to himself is a super-deadly sleeper agent for the CIA, is in short order: targeted by Langley for extermination by a new manager (Topher Grace) and re-activated…
A Few More Days
and I call again. “Hello? Hello, is this the number to which I am speaking?” Hello, yourself, again. I am reading a poem by James Schuyler, and he mentions you. But what were you doing out on the Atlantic alone on a weekday, sails billowing? Mooring after sixty years, you flutter about in your space…
Hitman: Agent 47
Even for viewers who aren’t familiar with the Hitman video-game series, the basis for Aleksander Bach’s new film sounds intriguing. An evil organization is trying to revive a scientific program that created genetically engineered assassins, and the progeny of that original program are tasked with making sure that doesn’t happen. Rupert Friend and Zachary Quinto…
Short List: August 26 – September 1
FREE EVENT: Sat., Aug. 29 — Art For a venue that hasn’t officially opened, Neu Kirche Contemporary Art Center’s been pretty busy. The center, occupying Deutschtown’s historic former Immanuel Church, has hosted events including the recent Deutschtown Music Festival. But on Aug. 29, it’s wrapping its own summer season of concerts and art exhibits with…
Meru
In 2008, three of the world’s best climbers — Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk — attempted to summit the Meru peak in the Himalayas. Meru is “only” 21,850 feet high, but it’s topped by a sheer rock “fin,” and reaching the top has remained elusive. It is considered an “impossible climb” because summiting…
Stuff We Like
Anderson Playground Merry-go-round. Kids — and even adults — love to spin around. Try this one near the foot of Panther Hollow Bridge, in Schenley Park. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. If the last time you listened to this record was when it was raking in accolades in 1998, it’s time to revisit. Lauren Hill’s…
Turbo Kid
This indie Canadian film is an homage to the apocalyptic adventures of yesteryear, from biggies like Mad Max and Waterworld to dozens of straight-to-video actioners. This time, the action is set in the “distant future of 1997” (the first of many jokes rooting this film in a 1980s sensibility). Water is scarce, people are violent…
Pan Asian Kitchen
Pan Asian Kitchen 3519 Butler St. Lawrenceville 412-325-3435 Hours: Mon.-Tue. 4-10 p.m.; Wed.-Thu. 4 p.m.-midnight; Fri. 4 p.m.-1 a.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.-1 a.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Prices: $7-16 Liquor: Full bar Pan Asian Kitchen is a restaurant that challenges a Google search. Taken together, the three words seem more descriptive than nominative, and capture…
DJ Chief Xcel of Blackalicious talks about the new record, his partnership with Gift of Gab, and record shopping in Pittsburgh
BLACKALICIOUS with NEW BREED BRASS BAND, GEORGE HOLLOW, FORTIFIED PHONETIX 8 p.m. Sun., Aug. 30. The Altar Bar, 1620 Penn Ave., Strip District. $20. All ages. 412-206-9719 or thealtarbar.com Blackalicious is reliable. That much is clear from the first couple of songs on Imani Vol. 1, the new album from the veteran hip-hop duo and their…
Bloomfield’s new Station offers its own twist on cocktails
STATION 4744 Liberty Ave. Bloomfield 412-251-0540 or stationpgh.com On Aug. 1, Station opened its doors in the Bloomfield space once occupied by longtime local haunt D’Amico’s. An olive-oil-cured steel bar-top made by John Walter of Iron Eden sits just below the century-old, polished-wood backbar. It’s a perfect reflection of the establishment’s desire to appeal to…
Boston-bred roots-rock band Della Mae uses music to make the world a better place
DELLA MAE with AARON LEFEBVRE 8 p.m. Wed., Sept. 2. Club Café, 56 S. 12th St., South Side. $12. 412-431-4950 or clubcafelive.com While you might not hear about them on CNN, the United States has its own musical ambassadors, who expose people in other countries to American music, and aim to make cultural connections. And…
Allentown’s first coffee shop has a bit of an edge
BLACK FORGE COFFEE HOUSE 1206 Arlington Ave. Allentown 412-291-8994 or blackforgecoffee.com Black Forge Coffee House, Allentown’s new and only coffee shop, exudes more of an edge than most bean havens might. The walls are adorned with goat-skull sculptures and snake paintings. It feels dungeon-like, but in a comforting way: Customers gently nod their heads to…
Braddock-bred R&B artist Landon Thomas gains momentum with a song in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
LANDON THOMAS with M. TOMLIN, HENDY and more 7 p.m. Thu., Aug 27. Most Wanted Fine Art, 5015 Penn Ave., Garfield. $10-15. 412-328-4737 or mostwantedfineart.com How does a Pittsburgh R&B artist go from performing at a suburban Moose Lodge to being featured in an award-winning film? Landon Thomas can tell you. In 2014, Thomas, 23,…
Critics’ Picks, Aug. 27- Sept. 2
[ROOTS ROCK] + THU. AUG 27 It’s been 10 years since Hurricane Katrina, and lately there’s been no shortage of think pieces on how the city has progressed over the past decade. The 10-year mark is also significant for the Honey Island Swamp Band, because the band’s New Orleans-based members met, coincidentally, in San Francisco…
New Releases
Greywalker Beyond All Mortal [Self-released] greywalker.bandcamp.com There’s always something a little cartoony about melodic death metal: That’s why Metalocalypse exists. And this release features all of the over-the-top hallmarks of the genre, from the dramatic album art to the grim subject matter to the assertively harmonic guitar lines and fast-motion riffs. Yet somehow Greywalker manages,…
Narcan could save many from heroin overdoses every year. So, why is it so hard to get it to those who need it most?
Why are modern cars equipped with airbags? Because, unfortunately, accidents happen — not to all drivers, but certainly to many. The vehicles owned by perfect drivers have airbags. The vehicles owned by careless drivers have airbags. Airbags are not just an accessory of the irresponsible. They are widely accepted security measures for all. Many public-health…
A review of photographer Mark Neville’s London/Pittsburgh
LONDON/PITTSBURGH continues through Sept. 12. Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-431-1810 or silvereye.org Mark Neville’s exhibition London/Pittsburgh, now at the Silver Eye Center for Photography, is a tricky one to figure out. Neville is a London-based photographer who documents contemporary society in vivid, candid images and portraits. In 2012,…
Life can be tough for heroin addicts and their families
Laura Probst knows the worry that comes from a child staying out all night. Where are they? What are they doing? Unfortunately for the Hopewell Township mother of two, if her son or daughter were out all night, she knew what the two were likely up to. Both have struggled with drug addiction, and when…
A review of poet John Stupp’s Advice From the Bed of a Friend
Although there are vacations and many innings of Pirates baseball still to be had, summer’s dog days can feel overlooked or transitional as the run-up to the school year begins. But in the final poem of his debut full-length collection, Advice From the Bed of a Friend (Main Street Rag, $14), local poet John Stupp…
Exclusive bike garage encourages riding bikes in conjunction with riding buses
The word garage is typically associated with one other word: car. That’s not the case in East Liberty anymore. By the end of September, a garage built exclusively to house bicycles will be up and running as part of the revamped East Liberty Transit Center, which sits at the corner of Shady and Penn avenues,…
The Light in the Piazza at Front Porch Theatricals
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA continues through Sun., Aug. 30. New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. $24-30. frontporchpgh.com You’ll forgive me if I’m more smug than usual, but I told you so. Over the past few millennia I have, repeatedly, sung the praises of Becki Toth, an actress/singer who performs, mostly, with…
Extreme Pittsburgh
Video by Ashley Murray with contributions fromHeather Mull, Carlo Leo, Rebecca Nuttall and Ryan Deto Surf Pittsburgh 412-720-1677, reservations@surfpittsburgh.com or www.surfpittsburgh.com Test your wave-riding skills on the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers with Surf Pittsburgh, the city’s first recreation experience of its kind. The Surf Pittsburgh crew takes thrill seekers out on a 25-foot Centurion…
Pittsburgh Comedy Festival returns for its second year
PITTSBURGH COMEDY FESTIVAL Thu., Aug. 27-Sat., Aug. 29. Henry Heymann Theater, 4301 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $15-40. pittsburghcomedyfestival.org If you find yourself chuckling more often than usual this week, don’t be surprised: It’s officially Comedy Week in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh City Council made its proclamation to celebrate the second annual Pittsburgh Comedy Festival, which takes over the…
Extreme Sports in Pittsburgh
Video by Ashley Murray with contributions from Heather Mull, Carlo Leo, Rebecca Nuttall and Ryan Deto
Lynn Cullen Live 8/26/15
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. 2 reporters shot on live broadcast in V.A. Michael Vick taken on to the Steelers brings controversy to Pittsburgh. How to be naked in public. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio…
Lynn Cullen Live 8/25/15
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Stock market drop. 8 glasses of water a day is a myth. Apprehending shooting at a Pokemon convention. Merl Reagle, crossword writer extraordinaire dies at 65. Ohio anti-abortion law for fetuses with Down Syndrome. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our…
