Category Archives: Shows

What To Do In Pittsburgh Tonight (28 October 2012)

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Hey ladies and gentlemen of Steel Town! Got plans this evening? Since we’re enjoying a rare (this season, anyhow) early football game, perhaps you’ll still be in the mood to go out and have some fun after you’re done watching the Steelers (in their Halloween bumblebee costumes) beat up on the visiting Washington Pigskins? Well here’s a suggestion for you…
 

 

 

 

Drusky Entertainment Presents:

Kip Winger Live

with special guests Wojo and Ray Lanich

 

at the Hard Rock Cafe Pittsburgh

230 W. Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh (South Side / Station Square)

 

Sunday 28 October 2012 | 8:30pm (8:00 doors) | $12 ADV ($14 at door) | ALL AGES

 
Grab your tickets for the show here, and get more details at the Drusky calendar here and Facebook event page here.

What To Do In Pittsburgh Tonight (27 October 2012)

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Hey Pittsburgh people! It’s the weekend before Halloween, so you know what that means — lots of people going out to bars dressed in stupid outfits! Also there are tons of bands playing all over town, so here are some of the spots you may wish to check out this fine Saturday evening…

 
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What To Do In Pittsburgh Tonight (22 October 2012)

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Drusky Entertainment Presents:

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult 25th Anniversary Tour

with Left Spine Down, Venus in Furs, and Una de Luna

 

at the Altar Bar

1620 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh (Strip District)

 

Monday 22 October 2012 | 7:00PM Show, 6:00PM Doors | $18 ADV, $20 DOS | 21+ only

 
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult (TKK) began their career twenty-five years ago with Chicago’s Wax Trax! Records, and are now considered highly influential in the hybridization of industrial rock with electronic dance music. To celebrate this quarter-century milestone, the band is currently touring all over the country (see the full list of dates in the image at the top of this page), including a stop at Pittsburgh’s Altar Bar tonight.

Along for the ride is Canadian cyberpunks Left Spine Down (LSD), and starting things off for the evening will be a pair of local electronic artists, Venus in Furs and Una de Luna.

Grab your tickets ahead of time here, then check out more details at the Drusky Concert Calendar here and on the Facebook event page here.

Git Ahtta Tahn! (Your VOS Travel Guide for 19-20 October 2012)

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Sometimes you just feel like you need to get away from it all. If you feel like that either tonight or tomorrow, and you want to catch some great bands in the process, BUT you don’t want to go more than a few hours away, I’ve got just what you need right here.

Or maybe you don’t even live in Pittsburgh. I know there are people who read this blog from all over the place. So maybe you’re already in Ohio, or someplace closer to these shows than to the ones happening in Pittsburgh. In any case, here’s some info about some really cool shit.

 
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What To Do In Pittsburgh Tonight (19 October 2012)

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Looking for some live entertainment to entertain yourself with in Pittsburgh on this Friday evening? Here are some great options you might wish to consider…..

 
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Carpathian Forest Frontman: “Fuck You All!!!”

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Formed more than twenty years ago (in Norway, despite the eastern European name) and with a plentiful number of releases under their (presumably studded leather) belts, black/blackened thrash band Carpathian Forest have remained relatively quiet over the past few years.

Naturally, as is often the case when longstanding groups lapse into a period of inactivity, whispers began to circulate through the grapevine that their dissolution was imminent, as well as a variety of reasons for this turn of events — most prominently (again, as is often the case) being attributed to a communication breakdown or a falling-out among the band’s members.

Recently, though, the band have been appearing on a gradually increasing number of festival line-ups for 2013 (including a first-ever appearance in these United States!), and so it has become clear that these rumors have been exaggerated — if not outright fabricated.

 

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Vesperia – Voyage from Vinland (FREE DOWNLOAD, LIMITED TIME ONLY!!)

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Vesperia – Voyage from Vinland (self-released, 08 January 2011)

 
Ladies and gentlemen and whoever else might be out there reading this:

This coming Saturday — the 20th of October — blackened folk/pagan metal band Vesperia are headlining a show in the band’s hometown of Oshawa, Ontario (city motto = “Prepare to be amazed.” I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried.) Also appearing will be Battlesoul, Will of the Ancients, and Unbowed, and for more details on the event you can check out this page.

Anyway, in celebration of this occasion, Vesperia wanted to do something special for their fans. Giving away downloads of their new demo EP from earlier this year (The Swordsman) wouldn’t work though, because they’ve already done that (see here for a full write-up about that release) — so instead they’ve decided to give away their previous album for free!

Voyage from Vinland was actually the first (and only) full-length album released by Bolero (in January of last year), prior to that band changing its name to Vesperia. But the whole thing — all eleven tracks, forty-five minutes of it — has been re-released digitally under their new name on their Bandcamp page, and for this week ONLY you can download all of it absolutely FREE! This is only supposed to last until Saturday’s show, though, so ACT FAST!!

 

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What To Do In Pittsburgh Tonight (18 October 2012)

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Drusky Entertainment Presents:

The Misfits

with special guests The Attack, Revenge Memorial, Gods & Aliens, A Lovely Crisis

 

at the Altar Bar

1620 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh (Strip District)

 

Thursday 18 October 2012 | 7:00pm Show, 6:00 Doors | $23 ADV, $25 at door | ALL AGES

 
It’s the motherfucking Misfits, what more is there to say? The band was formed thirty-five years ago, and even though bassist (and now vocalist) Jerry Only is the only original member remaining, their popularity has never wavered. They’re currently touring the nation with Florida’s The Attack, and now visiting Pittsburgh alongside a handful of local openers.

Come on out to the Altar Bar tonight — (and see if perhaps the atmosphere of the venue inspires Jerry to dust off some of the tunes from his old Christian metal band Kryst the Conqueror!)

Get your tickets here, or find more info at the Drusky concert calendar here, or Facebook events here and here.

What To Do In Pittsburgh Tonight (14 October 2012)

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Drusky Entertainment Presents:

Converge All We Love We Leave Behind U.S. Tour

with Torche and Kvelertak

 

at Altar Bar

1620 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh (Strip District)

 

Sunday 14 October 2012 | 6:00 doors / 7:00 show | $15 ADV / $17 DOS | ALL AGES

 

 
Facebook event here, more information from Drusky concert calendar here, buy your tickets here.

 
Check out the full list of dates for this tour here.

What To Do In Pittsburgh Today (13 October 2012)

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Okay folks, tons to talk about and not a whole lot of time.

There is so much happening today, I’ve got to get moving very soon if I want to even hit half of these events. And I do, at least.

You will too, so you won’t want to sit here all day and read a bunch of crap. Let’s get straight to the good stuff, shall we…

 
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