MP3 Monday: Justin Endler
This week’s track comes from Justin Endler, who has been kicking around the Pittsburgh music scene for some time now. Stream or download the ambitious and pleasantly sax-heavy song “Spruce,” below. The song will be included on Endler’s forthcoming record, Secret Music. But first, he’s got to finish making it. To find out more, check…
Community calls on Pittsburgh City Council to support job oppotunities
In light of recent development, today members of the public called on Pittsburgh City Council to support job opportunities for young African-American men to address blight.
Listen Up! Nov. 4
Every Wednesday, we make a Spotify playlist containing tracks from artists covered (or mentioned) in the current music section. Listen below!
The editor of Guantánamo Diary discusses author Mohamedou Slahi and indefinite detention
LARRY SIEMS 7:30 p.m. Wed., Nov. 11 (7 p.m. reception). 330 Sampsonia Way, North Side. Free. Registration required at 412-323-0278 or cityofasylum.org In 2012, OR Books published Larry Siems’ The Torture Report: What the Documents Say About America’s Post 9/11 Torture Program. Among the many cases Siems covered, one that stood out was that of…
Director Penelope Spheeris and her daughter, Anna Fox, discuss The Decline of Western Civilization
Until four years ago, three esteemed music documentaries were sitting in a vault, untouched. They existed in outdated formats, including recorder tape that would disintegrate at the touch and VHS tapes locked cold into place. Director Penelope Spheeris asked her daughter, Anna Fox, to work for her, and Fox accepted, with one condition — that…
U.S. Senate candidate Joe Sestak walks from Larimer to Oakland
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Joe Sestak speaks about help for veterans, bi-partisanship and why he believes he can defeat Pat Toomey all on a walk through Pittsburgh’s East End.
Local Doctor for Homeless up for CNN Heroes Award
Dr. Jim Withers up for $100,000 prize
Paying Pittsburgh parking meters from mobile device is now possible
Pittsburgh unveils parking meter app.
MP3 Monday:Kevin Finn
This week’s song comes from local songwriter and folk guitarist Kevin Finn. Stream or download “Broken Cup” from Finn’s latest record, “Green Metal Folk,” below. Wanna hear more? Pick up a copy of the album at Desolation Row Records in Oakland. Download link has expired, sorry!
Lynn Cullen 11/02/15
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Ohio marijuana bill. Industry can bring individual arbitration. Divorce rates drop, except among older people. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
Final Weekend for “Water by the Spoonful” at Pitt Stages
Three performances remain for the Pulitzer-winner’s local-premiere production
Campaign 2016’s Silly Season: A Weekly Tweet Round-Up Oct. 30
Campaign 2016’s Silly Season: A Weekly Tweet Round-Up Oct. 30
Pittsburgh City Council questions police secondary employment
Pittsburgh City Council recommends another year with secondary employment software system
Mystery bookstore celebrates 25 years with free event tomorrow
Mystery Lovers Bookshop marks anniversary with founders, current owners
UPDATE: Janitorial workers reach agreement with employers
Local janitors have reached an agreement with their employers to avert strike.
Lynn Cullen Live 10/30/15
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Halloween cynicism. Costumes, parties, and how adults are ruining the holiday. Parking app finally comes to Pittsburgh. Vote in the Tuesday elections! Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
CP Weekend Podcast – Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2015
This week: Ghost hunt at the library, travel to West Africa, or join a one-man dance party.
Lynn Cullen Live 10/29/15
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Lynn discusses the debate, the lost blimp, and Saudi Arabia. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
Jimmy Cobb, Pharoah Sanders highlight University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar and Concert
45th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert. Seminars Nov. 2-7. Concert: 7:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 7. Carnegie Music Hall. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $10-$35. 412-624-4187 or tinyurl.com/jazz-sem If there was ever any criticism given to the Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert when it was under the direction of Nathan Davis, it related to the similarity…
Bloomfield Halloween Parade
On Thu., Oct. 29, zombies, skeletons and yes, plenty of Elsas, gathered on Liberty Avenue for Bloomfield’s annual Halloween parade. (City Paper recommended the parade in the Oct. 28 issue). Our photo intern Theo Schwarz was there to capture the fun and spirited event. Happy Halloween!
Local bands journey to Florida for Fest 14
So what the hell is The Fest? From an outsider’s perspective, it may look like a smaller version of South by Southwest. But it’s not. Every year, on an October weekend, The Fest commences in Gainesville, Fla.; there are hundreds of punk, hardcore, indie and alt-country bands booked, and 20,000-plus attendees from around the world.…
Oakmont Paranormal Society taps into spirits at Carnegie Library of Homestead
The Oakmont Paranormal Society led several tours after dark this past weekend through the Carnegie of Homestead’s Library, Athletic Club and Music Hall. Participants were encouraged to bring flashlights and cameras as paranormal staff wielded spirit boxes and electromagnetic field detectors in hopes of conjuring the likes of steelworkers, athletes and even Andrew Carnegie himself.…
Critics’ Picks, Oct. 29-Nov. 4
[ELECTRONIC] + FRI., OCT. 30 “Devil’s Night Club” is a spooky dance party happening at Cattivo tonight, on Halloween eve. Devil’s Night Club will feature the local electronic dance act Metacara as well as a supporting act from Brooklyn, Wolkoff. In the first hours of Halloween, DJ No Sleep will host the afterparty, until 2…
Umbrella Café looks to fill vegan- and healthful-food niche in Downtown Pittsburgh
Since opening last month, The Umbrella Café has received a warm welcome to Downtown, partly by filling the need for vegan options. “We try to do more than salad,” says Karla Schroeder, of Om Nom Bake Studio. Offering cookies, pastries and other baked goods, Om Nom is one of three providers under the café’s umbrella.…
On the Record with Big K.R.I.T.
Big K.R.I.T. 8 p.m. Thu., Oct. 29. Mr. Small’s Theatre, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. $18-20. All ages. 412-821-4447 or mrsmalls.com A year after his critically acclaimed Cadillactica, Big K.R.I.T. returned this month with a mixtape called It’s Better This Way. The 29-year-old’s brand of spacey, soulful, patently Southern hip hop seems to get braver and more interesting by…
PennEnviroment report finds hundreds of fracking operations near Pennsylvania schools, day-care centers
Two miles. One mile. A half mile. A local watchdog organization counted the number of fracking wells within these distances of schools, day-care centers, nursing homes and hospitals in Pennsylvania. The final tally: hundreds. Now parents are speaking out, and lawsuits are pending. “Drilling is an extremely industrial process,” says Stephen Riccardi, of PennEnvironment, the…
Local sociologist Margee Kerr writes the book on fear
When Margee Kerr set out to write a book about fear, she never imagined she would have to experience it herself. The Aspinwall-based sociologist, a nationally recognized fear expert, initially intended for Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear (PublicAffairs) to explore the subject scientifically. “We seek fear out as entertainment, so I wanted…
The Delta Foundation promised more inclusion after protests of this summer’s Pittsburgh Pride, but many say little has changed
This past summer, tensions between the Delta Foundation and many in the LGBT community bubbled over when pop singer Iggy Azalea was chosen to headline the city’s annual Pride in the Street event. Protests were held by smaller LGBT groups during Pride celebrations. While on the surface it seemed that many were upset about the…
Water By the Spoonful at University of Pittsburgh Stages
WATER BY THE SPOONFUL continues through Nov. 1. Henry Heymann Theatre, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. $12-25. 412-624-7529 or play.pitt.edu Though she’s not even 40, playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes has been twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. And in 2012, she actually won for Water by the Spoonful, her ensemble drama about family legacies and drug…
Mike Wysocki on killer robots, Scottish fabrics and Carnegie Mellon football
When you start naming the football teams located in this city, the Carnegie Mellon Tartans probably isn’t the first one to come to mind. Or the 11th. In fact, it probably won’t hit you until after you rattle off a few high school squads. Some people might think that CMU doesn’t even have a team,…
Brainpeople at Throughline Theatre Co.
BRAINPEOPLE continues through Oct. 31. Throughline Theatre Co. at Grey Box Theatre, 3595 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $10-12. 888-718-4253 or throughlinetheatre.org It’s not difficult to recognize the dystopian world of José Rivera’s Brainpeople: a land of extreme income difference, where the few rich have private armies for protection and the rest are subject to the caprices…
Savage Love
I am a straight, married, 38-year-old woman. My husband and I have two children. I have been with my husband for 12 years, married for six. Three years after we were married, we found out that he was HIV positive. We had both had multiple tests throughout our relationship because of physicals and the process…
Letters to Sala at Little Lake
LETTERS TO SALA continues through Nov. 7. Little Lake Theatre, 500 Lakeside Drive, Canonsburg. $12-20. 724-745-6300 or littlelake.org How far would you go to preserve your link to the outside world? That is a question at the forefront of Letters to Sala, the true story of Holocaust survivor Sala Garncarz Kirschner. Based on the book…
Mark Dixon wants to be Pittsburgh’s link to the Paris climate talks
Even among those of us most concerned about climate change, many have lost hope of genuine progress from the two-decade-long series of United Nations Framework on Climate Change meetings known by the acronym “COP.” One huge disappointment was 2009’s COP15: Without a strong climate deal in Copenhagen, observers said, our odds of avoiding the worst…
A walking tour of Allegheny Cemetery
On Sat., Oct., 24, the City of Pittsburgh Office of Public Art held a walking tour of Allegheny Cemetery in Lawrenceville. (City Paper previewed the tour in the Oct. 21 issue.) Our photo intern Theo Schwarz joined the tour, and captured sculptures, wildlife and beautiful fall scenes.
Beware … The Green Man
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BLACK YO)))GA founders Kimee and Scott Massie release a dual CD/DVD, Asanas Ritual Vol. 1
ASANAS RITUAL, VOL. 1 CD/DVD RELEASE PARTY 6:30 p.m. Thu., Oct. 29. Union Project, 801 N. Negley Ave., Highland Park. Free, donations accepted. 412-363-4550 or black-yoga.com BLACK YO)))GA SESSION AT THICK BIKES Mon., Nov. 2 (5 p.m. party; 6:45 yoga session). 62 S. 15th St., South Side. Free. 412-390-3590 or thickbikes.com At the beginning of…
Stuff We Like: Spooky Edition
Old-School Pumpkins. You shouldn’t need an engineering degree to carve a pumpkin. Burrowing Owl at National Aviary. Come visit with the unofficial companion of wizards. 700 Arch St., North Side. www.aviary.org Bloomfield Halloween Parade. Your best chance to see scary Frownies, friendly politicians and way too many Elsas. 7:30 p.m. Thu., Oct. 29. Liberty…
Jasmine Hearn and Jessica Marino team up for us.
JASMINE HEARN AND JESSICA MARINO PERFORM US 8 p.m. Fri., Oct. 30, and 3 p.m. Sat., Oct. 31. Wood Street Galleries, 601 Wood St., Downtown. $10-12. 412-471-5605 or woodstreetgalleries.org Friendship is often the only reason needed to do or create something. So it is for local dancers and choreographers Jasmine Hearn and Jessica Marino and their…
Short List: October 28 – November 4
SPOTLIGHT: Oct. 29 — Stage Bricolage Production Company has been pretty busy lately, what with its immersive work OJO getting national press at the La Jolla Playhouse’s Without Walls Festival, in California. Now the troupe is home for the seventh season of its popular Midnight Radio series. The live-radio-style productions commence not with the typical…
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs Directed by Danny Boyle Starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels There may be nothing new to say about Apple’s Steve Jobs — this is the third bio film in as many years — but director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin have collaborated to tell us in a new fashion.…
The Flats on Carson
The Flats on Carson 1500 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-586-7644 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sat.-Sun. noon-2 a.m. Prices: $4-14 Liquor: Full bar Lots of restaurants have themes. The most common have to do with national or regional cuisines. Some are based on type of food or approach to its preparation. But until now,…
Truth
James Vanderbilt’s docudrama Truth recounts what went wrong with a 2004 60 Minutes news story about George W. Bush’s service in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam war. It seemed like a hot story in the ongoing presidential campaign, but it ultimately left a black mark on Black Rock and sent a number…
Homebrewers show off at Brewing Up a Cure
A few samples earlier and I might not have tried the pickle beer. It sounded like exactly the sort of thing I usually hate, a can-do and not a should-do. But we were a few hours and a few-ish beers into Brewing Up a Cure — the annual festival thrown by the Three Rivers Underground…
Jem and the Holograms
Making a strong showing for worst movie of the year is this musical comedy, an unwanted origin story for the titular gals and long-ago stars of a 1980s animated TV show and line of Hasbro toys. Jon M. Chu’s film follows Jem (Nashville’s Aubrey Peeples) and her three sisters as they get plucked from obscurity…
“Inside the image of their making”: Dandy Lion explores black masculinity at Silver Eye
DANDY LION: (RE)ARTICULATING BLACK MASCULINE IDENTITY continues through Nov. 14. Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-431-1810 or www.silvereye.org For many people, the word “dandy” conjures images of the flamboyant 19th-century poets Oscar Wilde and Lord Byron, literary leaders of a subculture known as the dandy movement. The movement, which…
The Last Witch Hunter
Breck Eisner’s action fantasy film begins roughly 800 years ago, with witch-hunter Kaulder (Vin Diesel) and his colleagues hot on the trail of the Witch Queen. After a lively fight sequence, Kaulder delivers the final blow to vanquish the queen. But before breathing her last breath, she curses Kaulder with immortality. Fast-forward to the present…
Lynn Cullen Live 10/28/15
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Republican debates tonight! Girl in school attacked by officer and the debate surrounding what should have been done. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
