HughShows Blog has featured thousands of original live band photos and has conducted over 1000 musician interviews (including Brian Wilson, Mavis Staples, and Bruce Hornsby) since starting. With the original ‘First/Last’ questionnaire, you get a sense of where the musician has come from and where they are going with their artistic expression.
“Crown Larks got its start in a dank Chicago basement some time last year. Saxophone, guitar, clarinet, voices, noises, keys of many stripes caravan through volume hypnosis, feedback death rattles, psychedelicate chamber music space lullabies, damage…
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“Great show at the Altar bar with The Wallflowers. Much thanks to Hugh Twyman of Hughshows and Drusky Entertainment for the tickets we won on his ticket giveaway. We had a spectacular evening. We actually met Jakob and Greg Richling! We cant wait till they …
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“The Owl and the Full Moon, the latest from Los Angeles, California-based singer/songwriter/musician/producer Adam Marsland uplifts – but only after several harrowing detours into the depression Marsland intermittently suffered from since 2005…
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“Casino Bulldogs is a fantastic rock band that explores many genres to produce catchy music with a wonderful flow. Since forming in 2008, the band has released nearly 40 original songs spread out across three full-length albums and two Eps. Their music …
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“This duo features Frankenbass guitarist Adam Fagelson and drummer Stephen Dusenberry. Though Motometer is an entirely new project, Fagelson and Dusenberry are veterans of the music industry. Motometer results in a creative and dynamic sound that …
read more ➜“Deutschtown Music Festival is a free show, on July 6, 2013, in Pittsburgh’s Deutschtown neighborhood in the Northside, featuring more than 40 bands/performances at an outdoor stage and multiple indoor venues. An opportunity to experience Deutschtown’s burgeoning music scene!” For the next several days leading up to the inaugural Deutschtown fest, I will be featuring […]
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“Take the art of timeless songwriting, infuse it with astounding instrumental prowess, and throw in the blistering energy and attitude of the 21st century. What do you get? 28 North. Recently Voted Best Band in Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh Magazine, the …
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“Legs Like Tree Trunks is four guys who started out with big dreams of piling into a 1994 Plymouth Voyager affectionately named Betty Brown and setting sail for Jupiter. They were going to take microphones to the stars and the satellites, record an…
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Pretty damn good seats for Sara Bareilles concert! Especially since they were free! Thanks again Hugh Twyman & Drusky Entertainment
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The term “Round Black Ghosts” is a quoted reference to the pre-Depression 78 records. Rediscovered in 1950’s, they started a musical revolution that influenced everything we can call “Rock n’ Roll” today. The music out of this period was pure…
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Trapper Schoepp has the ear of a troubadour, the eye of a journalist and the heart of a young poet. He began writing songs at a tender age with startling facility, distilling rock, folk and country traditions into tunes that are at turns spirited and melancholy…
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Science! is a musical pursuit of empirical evidence, using poetry and soundscapes to express the truth of daily life. Science! is something for the everyman to believe in. Their self-titled EP speaks to the challenges of existence with a rip-roaring exclamation that every ounce of humanity matters…
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The intersection of persistence, perseverance and pure talent is only the starting point for bands emerging in the digital age. For THE COMPOSURE, this mix has fueled a nonstop thrust of power-pop energy from Pittsburgh to the world; a journey that continues for the band on March 13, 2012 with the release of their aptly named EP: STAY THE COURSE…
None of the members of Neighbours has a synth-pop side project. You can’t really define the band’s music as a subgenre or a this-wave or that-core. The four-piece from Pittsburgh basically just plays rock ‘n’ roll. That’s not to say they’re scornful of new music. The band just draws influences from further back: Motown soul…
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I’ve seen Low a number of times, so I anticipated a killer show, but didn’t necessarily expect anything particularly new. In the end they surpassed my expectations on all levels. One of the strongest shows I’ve seen so far this year…
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Check out the band at their official Website, Facebook, YouTube, Soundcloud and Twitter. The band celebrates the release of it’s latest album, “Diamond Time“, at Club Cafe tomorrow night. I want to thank Thomas Connolly (Bass/Guitar/Vocals) for taking the time to participate in this edition of First/Last…
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Check David out at his official Website, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, MySpace, Spotify and Tumblr. He stops in Pittsburgh on Saturday night at Club Cafe and I really want to thank him for taking a few minutes to participate in this edition of First/Last…
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Check out the band at their official Website, Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. They have recently released their fifth album, “Cannery Row“, on the ever-so-awesome label Bloodshot Records. Hot DAMN, I have loved this band for so long and I am really excited that they are stopping in Pittsburgh tonight (6/19) at the Thunderbird Cafe! It’s an early show and the band hits the stage at 8 p.m. so don’t be late. A huge thanks to J.D. ‘Mack’ Mackinder (Bass/Vocals) for taking a few minutes to participate in this edition of First/Last.
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Check out the band at Facebook, BandCamp, Twitter, MySpace and Soundcloud. The locals are currently finishing up production on their upcoming album to be released this year as a follow up to “Formation of Tides” from 2011. I want to thank songwriter and vocalist Jim Doutrich for taking the time to participate in this edition of First/Last…
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Check out Prevrat at Facebook, BandCamp and Youtube. Prevrat is Ric Gordon and you can purchase his music via Russian Winter Records. His latest effort, “Symbols” can be snagged at his BandCamp page.I want to thank him for taking the time to participate in this edition of First/Last…
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