Local Live PGH

Next weekend!! The Northside Music Festival is back! Featuring three days of live music, local food, and good times including everything from rock and indie to hip-hop and funk.
 
The whole festival is FREE with stages spread throughout Allegheny Commons and the historic Northside streets. Local breweries and food vendors will be serving all weekend long. Come hang and explore the festival and listen to some of the best live music Pittsburgh has to offer.
 

Tonight at DIVE BAR & GRILLE (Babcock Blvd, N. Hills) from 8-11pm - JIMMY MAC and THE ATTACK!

“Jimmy Mac and The Attack is a Pittsburgh based band playing high energy blues rock, blues, and classic rock and roll. Smokin’ guitar by Jim McCullough and killer harp courtesy of Clint Hoover. Rock solid rhythm section provided by Don Czaplicki on bass and Donnie McGuirk on drums.

This isn’t your everyday rock-n-roll band! Jimmy Mac and The Attack features new takes on old favorites, and specialize in digging up tunes that their listeners don’t hear everyday, and giving them a straight shot of adrenaline. Constantly adding to their repertoire keeps the performances fresh and exciting!” www.jimmy attack.com

This Saturday, Dormont Arts invites you to an unforgettable day of creativity!

DORMONT, PA – September 12, 2024 – Dormont Arts proudly presents “Art in the Park” on Saturday, September 14, from 3 pm to dusk in Dormont Park. This extraordinary celebration of creativity furthers Dormont Arts’ mission of engaging and uniting the community by cultivating creative experiences. Dormont Arts thanks Moonlit Burgers, Salon Atmosphere, Nate & Inga Briggs, Dormont Florist, Ruff Edge Forge, and Dormont Councilperson Brandon Ledford, and Dormont Councilperson Daniele Ventresca for their generous support of Art in the Park.

Art in the Park celebrates art, music, and community through a diverse exhibition of immersive experiences and displays of original art throughout the park. Local non-profit organizations will lead fun, creative booths, while arts vendors will sell their wares along a beautiful tree-lined path at the top of Dormont Park. Featured immersive experiences include a bubble garden, a large-scale fort made by community artists and festival attendees, a record swap, and performances by the Sangria Trio from 5-8 pm.

FEATURED MUSICAL EVENTS: A highlight of the festivities will be a traditional bluegrass jam circle led by John and Wendy Mackin. Attendees are encouraged to bring their instrument to the Annapolis Pavilion in Dormont park from 3 to 4:30 pm and join in the jam session. At 4:30 pm, Barnacle Feet, a Pittsburgh jam band featuring bubbly and energetic covers of classic 70s and 80s tunes takes the stage, followed by the reggae and rock influenced Tom Batchelor Band at 6:30 pm. Additional music performances will be scattered throughout for the duration of the event. Families can create their own percussion instruments beginning at 3 pm and join in a community drum circle at 5:45.

Tonight at Con Alma Downtown from 6-10pm: the Tony Campbell Group featuring Noriko Kamo on piano, Paul Thompson on bass, and Roger Humphries on drums. Don't miss out on these amazing musicians and great atmosphere!

Every Sunday from 5:00-8:00pm at Con Alma Downtown: The GH3 Jam Session. Come out for great food and some local Pittsburgh jazz musicians!

As part of MCG Jazz's Inside/Outside series, drummer James Johnson III brings his all-star group with special guest Carolyn Perteete to the Highmark Theatre Downtown. Come out for live music and drinks from 4:30-6:30pm today!

This week at Con Alma is Charlie Christian week! Every night at both Ellsworth and Downtown locations features a guitar-led band celebrating legendary jazz guitarist Charlie Christian. Tonight at the Downtown location is the Teddy Pantelas Trio + John Shannon featuring:

Teddy Pantelas - guitar

John Shannon - guitar

Vinny Vivaqua - bass

Tony Martucci - drums

The Deutschtown Music Festival continues tonight in the North Side! There are over 400 bands, 11 outdoor stages, and 20 indoor venues featuring local bands from all around Pittsburgh.

Tonight at Con Alma Shadyside from 5:30-10:00pm: The David Throckmorton Quartet featuring:

David Throckmorton - drums

Paul Thompson - bass

John Shannon - guitar

Scott Boni - sax

The Boilermaker Jazz Band is playing at Point Park University's Playhouse Plaza today from 4:30-6:30! This is part of MCG Jazz's Inside/Outside Summer Concert Series.

"Sound Series" at the Andy Warhol Museum is an ongoing concert series featuring artists and bands from around the world. Tonight, Welsh songwriter Cate Le Bon is a Welsh songwriter on a tour supporting her latest album, Pompeii. Show starts at 8pm!