Vol. 21, No. 33
A large-scale touring show of Pittsburgh-tied artist Romare Bearden offers insight into his creative process.
Bearden's strength was his ability to absorb, embrace and experiment with the many things that interested him and that shaped him.
By Nadine Wasserman
Lost Pittsburgh School is fun, trenchant satire.
The beauty of the satire is that it criticizes without pointing a finger or naming names.
By Robert Raczka
What Trees Do
By Bill O'Driscoll
On The Record with Duquesne University law professor Bruce Ledewitz
By Michael Macagnone
Broken Street, Broken Promises: Neighbors say city hasn't delivered on crumbling Lombard Street
"This could be a lovely street. I just want the city to be a good neighbor."
By Chris Young
Taking Notes
How Emmai Alaquiva beats new paths with hip-hop music instruction
By Abby Mendelson
Economics 101: Students heading back to class for first time since Corbett budget cuts
"We are not going to ask our students ... to make it all up."
Affogato
A Bellevue coffee shop boasts special days for pies and pancakes
By Lauren Daley-Maurer
Smoke Barbecue Taqueria
A Homestead venue brilliantly combines fantastically smoked meats on freshly made tortillas, dressed with updated traditional toppings
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Red
Critics' Picks: Aug 18 - 23
Local shows from The Missing, Handsome Furs and Kittie, and the return of The Big Beatles Show.
By Andy Mulkerin
Tally Hall charts its own course from Ann Arbor to Brooklyn -- and indie success
The group could write a textbook on YouTube-era self-promotion.
By Nick Keppler
A Taper's Life
Steve Toney likes recording concerts for posterity, but he's not hiding microphones down his pants.
The Two Man Gentlemen Band brings old-time music to Thunderbird Café
"I don't think anybody wants to hear a song about Grover Cleveland."
On the Record with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons
"I do a fairly decent ‘lost soul' and ‘religious nut,' along with your half-crazed, street corner ‘eye-on-the-inside.'"
By Margaret Welsh
Choreographer Maria Caruso builds a new work around a simple sofa.
Sectional Sentiments moves Caruso from contemporary ballet to a dance-theater feel.
By Steve Sucato
The Psychic
We're watching banal writing ... on purpose!
By Ted Hoover
George M!
Spirited performances of toe-tapping tunes can't overcome a clumsy script.
By Gordon Spencer
Project Nim
A documentary looks at the tragicomic life of a chimp raised to be human
By Al Hoff
Another Earth
A contemplative indie drama about altering one's life
Fright Night
A re-boot of the 1985 vampire flick proves fresh and entertaining
The Help
More entertaining soap opera than meaningful drama of civil-rights era
One Day
A rom-com that takes place over two decades fails to engage
30 Minutes or Less
Save nearly two hours by not seeing this unfunny comedy
Savage Love
Short List: Week of August 17 - 24
By Mars Johnson
Pittsburgh loved its disco days, and Thomas Jayson packed the clubs
By Rachel Wilkinson
A love letter, via Stormy Daniels, to the women and femmes who did not say no
By Jessie Sage
Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: The g-word edition
By Michael Machosky
Pittsburgh’s top 420 events
By CP Staff
