Vol. 27, No. 16
Firelei Baez: Bloodlines tackles race, gender and history at The Warhol
Degraded images and lost memories are the show’s guiding concepts
By Amani Newton
Squirrel Hill couple’s new house advances the local passive-house movement
“When I had this chance, I had to do all the things I believe are necessary.”
By Bill O'Driscoll
Pittsburgh has been going green, but the city’s air quality is still pretty gray
“Although we’re better, we’re still not attaining the national air-quality standards we should.”
By Rebecca Addison
Earth Day
Environmental regulations are under attack, but you can raise your spirits with these events
By CP Staff
With the coming improvements of BRT, some bus riders will have to transfer to get all the way to Downtown Pittsburgh
“The benefit overall, even if you are transferring, is that you still have a travel-time savings.”
By Ryan Deto
Picturing Bloomfield
City Paper teams up with Instagram collective @SteelCityGrammers for a photo essay from Bloomfield
Space Dust IPA, Elysian Brewing Company
$7.50/pint
South American spirits are perfect for summer-time sipping
Well-made piscos are prized for their complex, delicate flavors and rich mouthfeel
By Drew Cranisky
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Poros vs. Nine on Nine
Sparkling Rum
By Celine Roberts
New Downtown restaurant Pirata offers a pan-Caribbean fare
The recipes were impressively confident and the execution excellent
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Uptown’s Z-Best Barbeque Chicken and Ribs keeps the comfort food coming
The family-run business is also active in the community
Curry That’ll Make You Hot for Yourself
Dance in whatever outfit makes you feel like the hottest piece of ass in Pittsburgh.
By Kelly Andrews
Liberty Poles, Excise Tax and Rebellion: Part Two
Ellen Hough, of Liberty Pole Spirits, recounts the story of the Whiskey Rebellion.
My Body Double
By Ellen McGrath Smith
Pittsburgh’s electronic-music-and-dance duo slowdanger releases its debut
Like their dance compositions, the 10 tracks on body are sensual, adventurous and abstract.
By Alex Gordon
Pittsburgh punk originals Carsickness reunite for two shows
“We were playing every day for hours and hours.”
By Mike Shanley
Pittsburgh’s SOFT GIRL created art inspired by life
“A big part of our vibe is being unapologetically who we are.”
By Meg Fair
Critics' Picks, April 20-26
Check out performances this week by Tobin Sprout, Junius, InAeona, Gucci Mane, On the Water and more
By Alona Williams and Meg Fair
New Releases
The Full Counts' First Out
A new Bricolage mini-immersive; the Public’s Death of a Salesman; Bodoni County Songbook
“It will hit all of the senses.”
Wild With Happy at City Theatre
Domingo’s play is really a showcase for great character actors to show off
By Ted Hoover
The Three Musketeers at Carnegie Mellon Drama
The action is thrilling, the swordplay dazzling
By Stuart Sheppard
Montreal’s BJM Danse brings an eclectic showcase of work by rising-star choreographers
“It relates to how troubled the world is today.”
By Steve Sucato
Pittsburgh Ballet presents the North American premiere of a renowned choreographer’s Romeo & Juliet
“She is a very determined young girl who will not be moved.”
JFilm
The annual festival offers nearly two dozen films from Israel and around the world representing Jewish experiences from comic to dramatic
By Al Hoff
The Fate of the Furious
It’s more cars, more wrecks and saving the whole world in the latest ‘Fast and Furious’
Free Fire
Ben Wheatley’s film is perfect if you need nothing more than a silly non-stop shoot-out
The Promise
Fans of the tragic war-romance genre should find this film engaging, despite its predictability
Entering their 15th season, the women of the Pittsburgh Passion are as dedicated as ever
“I’m planning to play until my bones can’t take it anymore.”
By Kim Lyons
Losing Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney is like losing a member of our family
“A championship-caliber good man”
By Charlie Deitch
In the history of Pittsburgh Pirates first basemen, nobody came close to Willie Stargell
Testaments to his slugging prowess dotted the North American baseball landscape.
By Mike Wysocki
Savage Love
So don’t hint, tell.
By Dan Savage
Lynn Cullen Live 04/25/17
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 04/18/17
Lynn Cullen Live 04/19/17
Lynn Cullen Live 04/28/17
Lynn Cullen Live 04/20/17
Lynn Cullen Live 05/01/17
Lynn Cullen Live 04/24/17
Short List: April 20-27
Earth Day; Downtown Gallery Crawl; Dash Shaw’s animated My Entire High School is Sinking Into the Sea
By Mars Johnson
Both the Evergreen Cafe owner and his adversaries are calling authorities over the new loading zone
By Matt Petras
Confessions of a non-monogamous, compulsively caregiving eldest daughter
By Jessie Sage
Ed Piskor exhibition postponed over sexual misconduct allegations
Is Pittsburgh headed for a Catholic renaissance?
By Colin Williams