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The Luyas‘ second album, “Animator” comes out tomorrow on Dead Oceans. You can preview it here. My thanks to Jessie Stein for participating in this edition of First/Last…
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The band hits up Pittsburgh this Monday night at the Hard Rock on a bill with Josie McQueen and Motometer. My thanks to Singer/Guitarist/Brother Johnny Mathius for taking the time to aprticipate in this edition of First/Last…
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The duo return to Pittsburgh this Sunday at Howler’s on a bill with Way Yes and Andre Costello & The Cool Minors supporting their fantastic, just released, “Peaceful Beasts in an Ocean of Weeds“. My thanks to them for taking some time to participate in this edition of First/Last…
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Playing this Sunday at Belvie’s ‘Ultra Dive’ with Slim Cessna, I want to thank Big John Bates himself for taking the time to participate in this edition of First/Last…
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The locals are opening up for The Kalob Griffin Band Band this upcoming Saturday at Club Cafe. You can check out their debut EP, “$1000” as I extend my thanks to Zak Kane (Guitars/Vocals) for taking the time to participate in this edition of First/Last….
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The duo returns to Pittsburgh at GarArt this upcoming Saturday on a bill with The Hounds Below, White Like Fire and New Vegas. My thanks to Frank Hoier (Vocals, Guitars) and Moselle Spillar (Drums) for participating in this edition of First/Last…
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Jim will be in Pittsburgh tomorrow night at Club Cafe opening for Neil Halstead. My thanks to him for taking the time to participate in this edition of First/Last…
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Fairly new to the Pittsburgh scene, the band is playing Brillobox this upcoming Friday on a bill with Household Stories supporting Goldenboy. I highly recommend checking out their debut EP “Functional” and want to extend my thanks to the trio for participating in this edition of First/Last…
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The band plays GarfArt this upcoming Wednesday night on a bill with The Dig and The Dirty Feathers supporting their recently released, “History of Voyager & Legend Tripping“. My sincere thanks to frontman Boone Howard for taking a few minutes to participate in this edition of First/Last…
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The band rolls into town next Wednesday at GarfArt on a bill with The We Shared Milk and The Dirty Feathers in support of their latest release, “Midnight Flowers“. My thanks to David Baldwin (Guitars, Vocals), Emile Mosseri (Bass, Vocals) and Mark Emiglio (Drums) for taking the time to participate in this edition of First/Last…
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The band plays sister city Youngstown tomorrow night at Cedar’s Lounge along with The Robbie Jay Band to support my pals in The Hawkeyes as they release their new CD! My thanks to frontman Evan Haughey for participating in this edition of First/Last…
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Friday’s opening night features performances by Spirit Child, Smokifantastic and Kellee Maize and the Wumanity Clan. My thanks to Kellee for participating in this edition of First/Last…
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The band plays Howler’s tomorrow night on a bill with I Was Totally Destroying It and Gary Band & The Notions. My thanks to Vocalist/Bassist Eric Emerson for participating in this edition of First/Last…
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Photo courtesy Pat’s Facebook page
This fall, I will occasionally be switching up the First/Last series by asking local Pittsburgh personalities from various fields to participate in the Q&A. One thing these folks do have in common is their enthusiasm for music. Today I am featuring a true Pittsburgh music legend, concert promoter Pat DiCesare. Since I was a little boy, I can recall the importance of the DiCesare/Engler tag on seemingly every rock concert that occurred in Pittsburgh. To me as a music lover, it was an almost mythical thing growing up to hear “DiCesare/Engler Productions presents…” on the radio and to realize that Pat has agreed to be on my blog means more to me than he will ever know. My sincere appreciation to him for participating in this edition of First/Last…
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Pianist Sara Jackson-Holman has recently released her latest effort “Cardiology” on Expunged Records. Being compared to the likes of Feist, Amy Winehouse and Adele, inevitably has begun some buzz on the Portland-based singer songwriter. I want to thank her for taking some time to participate in this edition of First/Last…
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The upstart Pittsburgh band plays their CD release gig tomorrow for their latest, “The Reds, The Blacks, The Grays“, at the Moose with support from Sikes, Heathens to Heroes and Jeremy Caywood. My sincere thanks to Vocalist/Guitarist Shaun Sweeney for taking a few to participate in this edition of First/Last…
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Satin Gum is one of my absolute favorite local bands who have released it’s second full-length, entitled appropriately enough, “LP2“, just yesterday. My thanks to frontman Brian Spekis for taking time away from stuffing his hole to participate in this edition of First/Last…
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>Her latest solo effort “Silencio“, was released on Drag City this past July and Laetitia will be in Pittsburgh tomorrow night at the Thunderbird Cafe with support from Orca Team. My thanks to her for this session of First/Last…
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The trio hit Pittsburgh tomorrow night at GarfArt on a bill with Illusion of Joy and Patricia Wake. My thanks to multi-instrumentalist Andrew Benjamin for participating in this edition of First/Last…
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Zoe and her band The Lost High Rollers make thier Pittsburgh debut tonight at Club Cafe’s early show on a bill with The Culture Vultures, touring behind the latest release, “Old Gold“. My thanks to her for taking the time to participate in this edition of First/Last…
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