Post Malone teams with Red Hot Chili Peppers for Grammy telecast
The rapper Post Malone will perform onstage with the Red Hot Chili Peppers during the 2019 Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy announced Thursday. The tag-team effort is the latest news on the ceremony, which will be broadcast Feb. 10 on CBS. The singer and songwriter Alicia Keys will host the...
Wiz Khalifa closes on $3.5 million L.A. home, TMZ reports
Rapper Wiz Khalifa has a new five-bedroom home near Los Angeles, TMZ reported. The Pittsburgh native closed this week on the $3.5 million, 5,832-square-foot mansion in Encino, Calif. that has seven bathrooms, a theater room, an outdoor kitchen and a pool, according to the news outlet. Photos of the home...
‘Dueling Pianos’ audience can sing along with pop, classic rock
While there may not be any actual dueling when “Dueling Pianos” comes to town, there will be a whole lot of fun. Keyboardists Harry Levicky and Hermie Granati promise they will see to that in their return to the Oaks Theater in Oakmont at
7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 “We just...
Tamburitzans’ production highlights full spectrum of cultureVideo
The Tamburitzans organization has undergone some changes in the past few years, but the troupe of young performing artists based in Pittsburgh is as devoted as ever to bringing the music, songs and dances of other lands to audiences all over the country. The heart and soul of the group...
Jackie Evancho, a child star no more, reflects on her ‘journey’Video
Pittsburgh’s singing sweetheart Jackie Evancho is all grown up — and she’s a Pittsburgher no longer. In a lengthy Facebook post today, the platinum-selling singer said she was using the new year, turning 18, moving to New York City and especially returning to NBC for “America’s Got Talent: The Champions”...
Saint Vincent College continues concert series season with violinist
The 47th season of the Saint Vincent College Concert Series continues on Jan. 26, when renowned violinist Hye-Jin Kim will perform at 7 p.m. in the Robert S. Carey Student Center’s Performing Arts Center on the Unity campus. Accompanying Kim will be pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute. A native of Seoul, Korea,...
Chris Stapleton’s ‘All-American Road Show’ making a Pittsburgh area stopVideo
Award-winning country musician Chris Stapleton will bring his “All-American Road Show” to KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown on Aug. 10, with special guest openers Margot Price and The Marcus King Band. Stapleton Fan Club pre-sales will begin at 10 a.m. Jan. 29 via stapletonfanclub.com. Citicard members will have access to purchase...
Cardi B set to begin residency at Las Vegas’ Palms Casino
LAS VEGAS — Cardi B will have her first Last Vegas residency this spring. Palms Casino Resort announced Wednesday the 26-year-old singer’s appearance as part of its debut of KAOS, a dayclub and nightclub amphitheater-style complex that is set to open in April. Above and Beyond, G-EAZY, Kaskade and Skrillex...
Jimmy Page’s dragon guitar reborn after 50 years on ice
LOS ANGELES — After five decades, Jimmy Page’s dragon has re-emerged from its lair. Fender instruments on Wednesday gave the public its first look at its recreation of a Telecaster guitar that Page once painted with a dragon, a long-lost piece of six-string history that marked the guitar hero’s last...
Megaticket sale coming for 7 country shows at KeyBank Pavilion
Sales for the 2019 Country Megaticket, including seven country music shows at KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown, will go on sale at 10 a.m. Jan. 25. The date for the Rascall Flatts concert, announced Jan. 21 as Aug. 16, has been changed to Sept. 21. The updated schedule includes: June 7...
Metallica, Miley Cyrus perform at Chris Cornell tribute
LOS ANGELES — Many from Metallica and the Foo Fighters rocked on with electrifying performances as family members gave heartfelt speeches in memory of the late Chris Cornell. Cornell’s wife, Vickey, stepped onstage struggling to speak at first. But after gathering herself, she eventually thanked everyone for their support and...
Keller Williams brings ‘Pettygrass’ to Byham TheaterVideo
When Tom Petty died suddenly on Oct. 2, 2017, singer Keller Williams was in the studio recording his latest album, “Sans.” “I couldn’t really focus,” says Williams, a multi-genre-crossing singer who is performing at the Byham Theater on Jan. 20. “It was definitely a shock. … He was very much...
Get The Led Out back for annual shows at The Palace Theatre
Paul Sinclair comes from a line of opera singers in Madrid, Spain, and he believes singing is literally in his DNA. “I’ve had an unstoppable, burning passion to scream from the mountaintops since I entered this world,” he says. When he began pursuing music as a serious career he never...
Satisfaction: Rolling Stones to headline 50th Jazz Fest
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has got satisfaction: The Rolling Stones are among the headliners for the 50th anniversary festival. Organizers on Tuesday confirmed reports that the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will play. Also headlining the 8-day event, which runs April 25-28 and...
Phil Vassar, country music’s renaissance man, plays The Palace TheatreVideo
Phil Vassar is known for many things: singing, songwriting and playing the piano. Now the wine aficionado — who owns Red River Beverage — has added television host to his resume. Vassar – who is performing on Jan. 24 at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg – stars in the new...
Jim Brickman performs love songs in Valentine’s Day concert at Byham Theater
Musician Jim Brickman will perform a Valentine’s Day concert at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Byham Theater, 101 6th St., Pittsburgh. Ticket prices are $75, $55, $45, $35. According to the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Brickman will perform with special guest vocalists Anne Cochran and John Trones. The award-winning songwriter...
Country’s Jason Aldean brings ‘Ride All Night’ tour to Pittsburgh
Country megastar Jason Aldean, known for bringing some of rock’s swagger to his songs and concerts, will perform Sept. 14 at KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown as part of his national “Ride All Night” tour. A multiple winner of ACM’s “Entertainer of the Year” award, Aldean is known for infusing his...
NFL announces that Maroon 5 will headline Super Bowl with Travis Scott, Big Boi
The NFL officially announced Sunday — finally — that Maroon 5, backed by Travis Scott and Big Boi, will perform during this year’s Super Bowl halftime show in Atlanta. It’s an unusually late move for the organization, which typically has the musical act lined up for months, to make an...
Willie Nelson, George Strait perform 1st ever duet together
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country icon Willie Nelson has sung with just about everyone, from Snoop Dogg to Frank Sinatra, but one surprising omission was fellow Texas troubadour George Strait. The two country singers sang their first ever duet together on Saturday night in Nashville, Tennessee, during a tribute show honoring...
Shirley Boone, wife of Pat Boone and philanthropist, dies
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Shirley Boone, the longtime wife of singer Pat Boone as well as a philanthropist, has died. She was 84. She passed away Friday surrounded by her four daughters, Cherry, Lindy, Debby and Laury, who sang to her, Milt Suchin, Pat Boone’s manager, said in a statement....
2019 Songwriters Hall class: Missy, Cat Stevens, John Prine
NEW YORK — Missy Elliott is making history as the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, whose 2019 class also includes legendary British singer Cat Stevens and country-folk icon John Prine. The organization announced the new group of inductees Saturday. Other inductees include Tom T. Hall,...
Lawyer: R. Kelly denies all sexual misconduct allegations
CHICAGO — An attorney for R. Kelly said Friday that the R&B star denies all allegations of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls, including those made in a recent documentary, although he says neither he nor Kelly has watched the entire movie. Attorney Steve Greenberg offered his most full-throated...
Navy band will host live webcast of ‘Jazz Origins’ performance
The United States Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble, which marks its 50th anniversary in 2019, will present “Jazz Origins,” the second episode of the band’s “Origins” series in a live webcast on Jan. 22. A jazz combo will explore multiple styles including ragtime, Harlem stride, blues, second-line, Dixieland and others...
JazzLive series will mark 15 years with all-star jam session
The BNY Mellon Presents JazzLive series will celebrate its 15th year of presenting jazz performances in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District with a Jan. 15 all-star jam session. Led by legendary drummer Roger Humphries and RH Factor, the event is set for 7-10 p.m. in the Greer Cabaret Theater, 655 Penn Ave....
WDVE’s Sean McDowell is still rockin’ the airwaves after 4 decades
WDVE disc jockey Sean McDowell put on Don McLean’s “American Pie,” an 8-minute-and-33-second tune, thinking there was plenty of time to get to the men’s room and back. Well, McDowell got locked inside the bathroom. The year was 1986 and he was working on a Saturday, back in the days...
