Pittsburgh City Paper editor agrees for first time with always-wrong, amazingly ignorant Pennsylvania Rep. Daryl Metcalfe on release of investigation into lieutenant governor; minds blown
Daryl Metcalfe calls for release of investigation into Lt. Governor’s behavior.
They’re at it again; report finds millennials prepare less food at home
The United States Department of Agriculture has released a study on the food purchasing decisions of millennials.
Pittsburgh cartoonist Wayno ends weekly WaynoVision comic
Pittsburgh artist Wayno gets new gig as Bizarro cartoonist
CP’s restaurant reviewers reflect on 14 years of dining out, and highlight changes in Pittsburgh dining scene
Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth reflect on their 14 years of reviewing Pittsburgh restaurants, as well as the changes in the local dining scene
Lynn Cullen Live – 1/2/18
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MP3 Monday: Slugss
The kind of rock song you listen to on a long Greyhound voyage
Pittsburgh City Paper‘s most liked Instagram photos of 2017
This year’s ‘Best Nine’ @pghcitypaper photos on Instagram
First Night update: Cold moves big events indoors
Headliner Lee Fields & The Expressions among the attractions moved indoors
Critics’ Pick: Love Letters at Howlers
[INDIE ROCK + POP] + SAT., DEC. 30 The day before New Years Eve is a perfect time to dance away the troubles of a weird-ass year. The Pittsburgh veterans of Love Letters will be holding it down as per usual, showing off an indie-pop-meets-alternative-rock sound and a catalog that spans decades. Joining the fun…
Locals recall significant moments and things from the 2017 Pittsburgh music scene
When you think of year-end lists, typically shows and albums come to mind. But there can be all sorts of cool moments and movements that make a year special in a music community. Josh Bakaitus, of Mr. Smalls Presents Ian Brill’s Vault at Spirit Hall I absolutely loved seeing shows in Ian Brill’s Vault at…
Critics’ Pick: New Year’s shows in town
[PUNK] + SUN., DEC. 31 Hold onto your butts, people. There will be a New Years Punk Extravaganza at The Shop that is sure to make all your punk-rock dreams come true. This year sucked total ass, and nothing can quite exorcise a dumpster-fire year like headbanging with your friends. Join in with Concealed Blade,…
I Was Gonna Write a Poem About a Concert I went to but the Beer Held my Attention Longer
Visiting the only bar I will go into on Brookline Blvd. Lounge on the Boulevard, but far from it. Can’t go wrong with cheap beer,and a quiet crowd. Moe being my first bartender since I turned 21, and couldn’t have wished for a better bartender. Shorter than average height for a woman, dirty blonde hair…
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water Directed by Guillermo del Toro Starring Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins In English, and some Russian with subtitles This holiday’s most romantic and life-affirming feature might be The Shape of Water, which depicts a virtually silent love affair between a cleaning woman and humanoid river monster. Guillermo del…
Some of Pittsburgh’s biggest stories were documented in tweets; other tweets were the story
This year, social-media site Twitter announced plans to expand its 140-character limit. The decision is controversial and has been vociferously debated. But whether people will be able to communicate with 140 characters or with more, there’s no denying that Twitter has become integral to discussions about news. The social-media site is our president’s medium of…
All the Money in the World
The politically charged early 1970s was a fevered time of skyjackings, assorted terrorist attacks and high-profile kidnappings. One of the latter — particularly shocking at the time, and now lost to faded tabloid clippings — was the 1973 abduction in Rome of Paul Getty, an episode recounted in Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the…
Yuzu Kitchen, offering Japanese fare, sets up Downtown
Yuzu Kitchen 409 Wood St., Pittsburgh, PA 412-288-9100 website Thirty years ago, Japanese restaurants pushed the boundaries of dining out in America. Confronted with sushi, a generation to whom lasagna or chow mein constituted international cuisine found its mettle tested: The adventurous embraced it, the hidebound, not so much. Of course, today sushi is so…
The Tribes of Palos Verdes
A move from Michigan to tony Palos Verdes, Calif., is the catalyst for a family breaking apart, in Brendan and Emmett Malloy’s drama. Palos Verdes may jut into the crashing Pacific Ocean, but it’s a homogenous place, dotted with Spanish-tile-roofed mansions and inhabited by beautiful homogenous wealthy people. Dad (Justin Kirk) loves it — so…
The year in dance
Of 2017’s many memorable local dance performances, here are eight that stood out (in order of performance): Jasmine Hearn in blue, sable, and burning (Braddock Carnegie Library, Jan. 26). Fueled by Robin Coste Lewis’ poem “Voyage of the Sable Venus,” Hearn’s tour de force solo work, which she described as a deeply rooted investigation and…
New Year’s Eve Traditions Around the World
New Year’s Eve in the States means poppin’ bottles of Champagne, but around the world there are different ways to mark the occasion. City Paper asked a few Pittsburghers-by-way-of-elsewhere for their boozy traditions. “The Italian tradition for New Year’s with me, it’s our homemade limoncello. [It’s] served straight from the freezer, in a somewhat more…
A conversation with Renee Piechocki
If this year’s controversy over Oakland’s Stephen Foster statue was the final big public-art news of Renee Piechocki’s tenure, it was hardly the first. Piechocki, founding director of the city’s Office of Public Art (OPA), is stepping down this month. In her 13 years there, the office loomed large in Pittsburgh’s civic life. The OPA,…
Top albums of 2017
This year felt like a really long one. A long, horrible shitty one, most of the time. But despite all the flaming dumpster fires, some really great albums got us through. Let some local musicians and promoters share their favorite local and national releases for the year. Meg Fair — CP Music Writer Paramore —…
The year in review on stage
The year in Pittsburgh theater in strong women and vulnerable heroes: Let us praise Off the Wall Theater’s one-woman drama The Pink Unicorn. Amy Landis zinged as a conservative Christian widow challenging — and challenged by — the mores of her small town over revelations of the gender identity of her only child. Ingrid Sonnichsen…
Pittsburgh City Paper’s Annual Bestie and Worstie awards — the most uncoveted awards in sports
Once again it is time for the never-acclaimed Cheap Seats Bestie and Worstie Awards. This is the third annual installment of an awards show without the distraction of an actual ceremony, trophies, a sponsor or self-respect. All we provide is the acknowledgement that you did very well or very poorly in the past year. Diaper…
This Week in Pittsburgh Sports History
Dec. 28, 2003 Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis has a chance to break the NFL’s single-season rushing record. However, the Pittsburgh Steelers ruin his day, stopping him 39 yards short. Dec. 29, 1956 Georgia Tech beats Pitt 21-14 in the Gator Bowl. Dec. 29, 1974 The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to their first Super…
Pittsburgh City Paper editor explains to racists why Leon Ford was the perfect person to be named CP’s Pittsburgher of the Year.
Last week, City Paper named activist and police-brutality victim Leon Ford our first-ever Pittsburgher of the Year. Ford, who was unarmed, was paralyzed after being shot by police during a routine traffic stop in 2012. The award was met with a lot of positivity. But not everyone felt that way. Below is an unedited email…
Confronto Rosso 2013, Collefrisio
“This wine is made from 50 percent Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and 50 percent Primitivo grapes. It has deep stone-fruit notes, and it’s one of our best sellers. We’re able to source it from the distributor close by in Market Square Downtown.” Recommended by Franco Braccia, co-owner at Senti Confronto Rosso 2013 is available at Senti, in…
Baked beans from scratch
“Baked beans,” she said. There was a neighborhood holiday potluck the next day, and my wife’s idea was to decant some canned baked beans, season with bacon, and call it a day. I thought the occasion called for home cooking, and turned to our oft-used Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book. It’s the 1968…
New Local Release: Paul Luc’s Bad Seed
Paul Luc Bad Seed Self-released www.paulluc.com On Bad Seed, Paul Luc seeks to recreate the magic of early rock and country records by working with strangers in a Nashville studio. The result is a record that boasts a live sound rather than a hyper-produced album. This serves Luc well, giving his music a distinctive energy.…
Savage Love
I have been with my unicorn boyfriend for four months. The sexual chemistry between us is out of this world! I’m a woman who’s very open-minded when it comes to trying new things: I’ve had threesomes and foursomes, tried every toy on the market, done anal sex, BDSM, and many other things. He is sexually…
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Eddie V’s vs. Industry Public House
Each week, we order the same cocktail at two different bars for a friendly head-to-head battle. Go to the bars, taste both drinks and tell us what you like about each by tagging @pghcitypaper on Twitter or Instagram and using #CPBoozeBattles. If you want to be a part of Booze Battles, send an email to…
Ian Cheng’s Emissary Sunsets the Self at the Carnegie Museum of Art
At this moment, Emissary Sunsets the Self, by Ian Cheng, can be seen at the Forum Gallery of the Carnegie Museum of Art. In the next moment, and in all moments of museum operation through Jan. 28, it can still be seen, but what exactly it is that you’ll see then is different than it…
New Local Release: Nightly Standard’s Adapt
Nightly Standard Adapt Self-released nightlystandardpgh.bandcamp.com Nightly Standard is a seven-piece fusion band that weaves together rock, jazz and soul. That can mean a lot of moving parts, but the band manages to lock into grooves and focus enough not to step on its own toes. Adapt, a four-song EP, is driven heavily by harmonies and…
The year in review: Visual Art
Art can respond eloquently to current events; sometimes it even anticipates them. Or so it seems, in retrospect, with DIGS — Sexism in the Arts, a group show at Artists Image Resource curated by Carolyn Pierotti. Sexism is a perennial issue, but DIGS opened in May, some five months before this year’s floodgates of allegations…
Short List: Dec 28 – Jan 4
Sun., Dec. 31 – Festival I doubt we at City Paper are alone in wishing 2017 the hastiest of farewells. But that’s what’s great about an arbitrary “new year”: We imagine that at midnight, we start afresh. As always, this restorative fiction is aided by the city’s biggest annual evening-length festival. Highmark First Night Pittsburgh…
Notable books by local authors in 2017
Some notable 2017 releases by local authors: Syrian-born Osama Alomar got national press for The Teeth of the Comb and Other Stories (New Directions Press), his collection of very short, often parable-like stories. Geeta Kothari, well known as an editor (The Kenyon Review) and educator (University of Pittsburgh), released I Brake for Moose (Alleyway Books),…
Critics’ Pick: Colourshow at Black Forge
[EMO/PUNK] + THU., DEC. 28 Growing restless during your winter-break relaxation? Looking to shake the dust off and over-caffeinate in the presence of two indie-tinged emo bands? One option is to head up to Allentown to catch Colourshow and New Design who will be performing a Christmas Special at Black Forge Coffee. This gig is…
Pittsburgh City Paper runs down the most memorable sports moments of 2017
In Pittsburgh, sports of all types make headlines every day. Here’s a quick look at some of the stories we remember most, in random order. Tough love It was fitting that 2017 started off with an old rivalry that hasn’t really been a true rivalry in what seems like forever. On New Year’s Day, Steelers…
Critics’ Pick: Pittsburgh Plays Petty at Mr. Smalls
[TRIBUTE] + FRI., DEC. 29 Celebrate the life and expansive catalogue of Tom Petty tonight at Mr. Smalls, with Pittsburgh Plays Petty: Tribute to the Music & Life of Tom Petty. It’s not just fun alliteration: The stage will be crowded with some of our city’s most prominent rock and pop people. There’s Cassie Staub,…
Favorite concerts of 2017
Whether it’s witnessing your favorite artist for the first time, discovering a new band whose live show melts your brain or falling in love with a perfect moment in musical time, seeing live music can be an absolutely life-changing experience. Below, City Paper contributors and a few local musicians and promoters discuss some of this…
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