Jan. 15, 2006
Wilkinsburgh
The venue that sits at 815 Penn Ave. is perfect for a gallery/music venue. The former auto-body shop is a huge space. Penn Avenue is easily accessible from all of the city and most of the suburbs. Parking on Penn Avenue is ample, to say the least. But before Paint and ...
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Eric: Listening to you guys, itӳ hard to tell what your influences are. What would you say are the bands that influence your style the most?
Dino: I think that all three of us are greatly different, and we put all three together to make our sound. The music that inspires me is Zappa, ...
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In the interest of full disclosure, I swear that I heard on a certain radio station that a girl pop band in the vain of the Go-Goӳ was playing the early show at Club Caf鮠 There was no girl pop band at Club Caf顴his Saturday evening. Fortunately, Carol Lee Espy was leading a songwriting circle on ...
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Triggers with Gary Musisko at Club Caf鼯div>
The stereotype of indie-pop fans is either chubby girls with horn-rimmed glasses or underfed, record-store clerks. Local group Triggers play music that just drips indie pop, but the crowd was atypical, to say the least. Average-sized girls danced in front of the stage, and guys who looked as though ...
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Wherever the stage, if ShoҠNuff is on it, a party is sure to break out. If Pittsburgh held a competition for best party band in town, ShoҠNuff would win handily. The multiracial group could even make a wake a good time. Their originals fall into a rap rock genre, a genre whose ship may have sailed. ...
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BLOODHOUND GANG
Philadelphia seems to be the birthplace of bands that make people laugh, but lack musical chops. Beginning with torchbearers The Dead Milkmen and leading up to todayӳ Philly pranksters The Bloodhound Gang. Where The Dead Milkmen knew words like subtlety and satire no ...
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The weather in Pittsburgh may not be the only grey cloud over the city. With Pittsburgh's declining population and the rise of music downloading off the Internet, clubs, promoters and record stores are also feeling the chill. Gone are legendary hotspots like the Decade, Graffiti, the Electric ...
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Rob Hoffman of The Front had a chance to talk with Doug Martsch of Built to Spill about the band, life, and the music industry. Built to Spill will be playing Mr. Smallӳ Theatre in Millvale on September 30th at 8:00PM.
Rob: What do you think has given you the credibility to survive ...
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MDC ֠Magnus Dominus Corpus
Sudden Death Records
MDCӳ new album -their first in over a decade- comes out on the heels of their 25-year anniversary and their latest tour. (stopping at The Mr. Roboto Project September 12th with Suburban Death Machine and Dawn of Ruin). Magnus Dominus Corpus ...
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Local Rage Against the Machine-esque band, Loko Phylum is steadily moving its way up the regional music totem pole. On August 27th, the band played their cd release show to a sold out crowd at Mr. Small's in Millvale. The sparsely populated over 21 corral contrasted sharply with the moshing, screaming, ...
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