On Elevator Music, Lights La Soul brings a fresh perspective to Pittsburgh hip hop
“I feel like I’m fighting for the soul of hip hop.”
By Seth Pfannenschmidt
Tags: Music, Local Beat
Mixtape, in Garfield, blurs the lines between music venue, bar and art gallery
“Mix tapes were a labor of love and so is our bar.”
CMU’s Arts Greenhouse uses hip hop to grow confidence and social awareness in high school students
The members of Shaky Shrines offer up a new collection of psychedelic indie rock
Faisant’s voice and melodies — along with superb backing musicianship — keep Shaky at Best from sounding like a throwback album
On his new record, Josh Ritter tackles prophesy and the Golden Rule
“I’ve absorbed all those biblical stories throughout my years, but I look at the Bible as a comprehensive list of the way people treat each other.”
Tags: Music Features
The Lawrenceville Moose is reborn as Spirit, a hip bar and music venue
“There’s no shortage of ideas.”
Old Game celebrates its new music video with a release show
“We really wanted to make sure the public had a place to see a project of this magnitude.”
On The Coffee House, WYEP DJ Adam Kukic brings musicians into the conversation
"Sometimes it's easier for artists to talk about what they like instead of their own stuff."
On the Record With Riff Raff
"Gotta keep my game sharp for these lames tryna come at the throne."
Pet store owner a champion for good pet nutrition
“Pet nutrition is just as complicated as human nutrition.”
Tags: News, Features
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
Sophie Masloff seldom talked about her childhood. Were seedy family ties the reason?
By David S. Rotenstein
Mrs. Soffel was a cougar who might still haunt The Shiloh Gastro, pining for her Biddle brothers boy toy
By Rachel Wilkinson
The cassette-tape comeback has reached Pittsburgh's record stores
By Ethan Beck
