Vol. 21, No. 32
What's the story at Cyberpunk Apocalypse, Lawrenceville's "house-plus" art collective?
"There's this momentum that comes out of spaces where people are coming in and out and everybody cares about the same thing."
By Brendan Sullivan
Drawn in A Day holds up even if you missed the "day."
A dozen local artists take directly to the walls of Space Gallery
By Bill O'Driscoll
Late Edition
How I tried to save the Post-Gazette despite itself
By Chris Young
Fighting Perception: Group wants you to forget what you think you know about Allentown
"This whole neighborhood is about taking a chance."
By Lauren Daley-Maurer
Past-Due Bill: Activists worry delays could hamper police-accountability measure
"If we're going to continue to want full consensus with the FOP and the law department, we'll be delaying this bill forever."
NOLA in the Square picks up where Embury leaves off
Embury's influence will endure, along with some of the vintage cocktails it revived.
By Brian Tierney
Barcelona at Rivers Edge
A fantastic location and Mediterranean flavors make this venue a worthy stop along Allegheny River Boulevard
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Bisou
A new Libyan storefront cafe offers new spins on familiar ingredients
By Al Hoff
A book-signing at a venerable Squirrel Hill watering hole and a poet's book-launch.
Novelist Lee Skirboll returns to sign Cage Days; poet John Thomas Menesini offers endo
Local record producer tells of working with Rollins, Kevorkian
"After [Kevorkian] would leave for the day, someone working at the hotel would come in and make sure that everyone who was checking in was also checking out."
By Margaret Welsh
Critics' Picks: Aug 12 - 18
Local shows by Amon Amarth, Mr. Big and Justin Townes Earle, plus a Title Town soul night in Oakland, and Skull Fest
By Andy Mulkerin
CD Reviews
New releases from Danila Gaji and Nancy McKeen Bluz Machine
By Andy Mulkerin and Kate Magoc
Identity Festival brings big names in electronic music to First Niagara Pavilion
"Electronic music has been pushing more mainstream; tours like Identity are proving this."
By Kate Magoc
Identity Festival Lineup in Short
Some of the acts worth checking out at the festival
The Importance of Being Earnest
It's difficult to know whether Conall Morrison, as director, merely allowed this production to happen or actually caused it.
By Ted Hoover
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus comes off as a whiny spaz, and Judas spends his stage-time screaming into a microphone.
By Robert Isenberg
Page One: Inside the New York Times
A documentary looks at the future of news in a world of new media
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
An interesting if somewhat jumbled account of the influential hip-hop group
Rise of Planet of the Apes
This re-boot needs less talk and more ape-action
Passione
A musical journey through the Italian city of Naples
Bad Bargain
Mike Doyle sees ugly prospects ahead
By Chris Potter
Savage Love
Short List: Week of August 10 - 16
By Mars Johnson
Pittsburgh’s street trees are free upon request. So why do they often go to the city’s wealthiest residents?
By James Paul
The mayor and the tenor: when Masloff met Pavarotti
By David S. Rotenstein
The cassette-tape comeback has reached Pittsburgh's record stores
By Ethan Beck
Sophie Masloff seldom talked about her childhood. Were seedy family ties the reason?
