Ian will be hitting Pittsburgh for the first time tomorrow at Howler’s along with support from Mad Rapture and Radio for the Daydreamer. My thanks to Ian for taking a few minutes to participate in this edition of First/Last…

Valentine Black is the moniker of Kildare songwriter Peco McLoughlin (Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica) with the help of a slew of session musicians/freinds backing him up. The band isn’t promoting anything specific, just trying to get a little exposure outside of Ireland. Check out some tunes here. I am always happy to oblige with someone promoting new music and want to extend my sincere thanks to Peco for taking some time to participate in this edition of First/Last…

Gregory Pepper & His Problems latest release, “Escape From Crystal Skull Mountain” comes out tomorrow on Fake Four Inc. My thanks to Greg for taking some time to participate in this edition of First/Last…

Bill is a Pittsburgh musical legend in my opinion and he returns to tomorrow night’s early Club Cafe show with his popular request gig. My sincere thanks to him for taking the time to participate in this edition of First/Last…

The band recently released their debut EP and plays the early show at Club Cafe tomorrow night with local faves New Victorians (Ben Hardt’s new band). My thanks to Dan for taking the time to participate in this edition of First/Last…

The band stop in Pittsburgh this evening playing a cool venue to see a band and knock down some pins, Arsenal Lanes. Always a good time. My thanks to hometown boy Mike Roth (Vocals, Bass, Guitar) for taking a few minutes from the road to participate in this edition of First/Last…

Clara, who is a Toronto-based musician, is independently working on her next album which will be finished before 2013.You can help her out by contributing here. Check out some of her previous music here. My thanks to her for participating in this edition of First/Last…

The band recently released “Heaven” and I want to thank Joey Cook (Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard) for taking a few minutes to participate in this edition of First/Last…

The proudly Pittsburgh band is playing tonight at Smalls supporting Band of Skulls. My thanks to the boys for taking some time to participate in this edition of First/Last…

The band plays tonight at Howler’s with City Steps and Delicious Pastries. My thanks to guitarist Dan Rosato for taking the time to participate in this edition of First/Last…

Rose and Sara are a lo-fi indie acoustic folk duo from Pittsburgh. They are somewhat new to the Pittsburgh music scene and you can check out their debut release, “The Pursuit of Antiquity” at their Bandcamp page. They are playing a show tomorrow at Roboto with Delay and Secret Tombs. My thanks to the gals for participating in this edition of First/Last…

The guys have just released a new single, ‘Low Fevers‘ from their forthcoming LP. My thanks to Christopher Dreisbach and Cesar Ochoa for taking a few minutes to participate in this edition of First/Last…

I have been a long time fan of Gold Motel, who have just released their sophomore self titled album and I can attest, it’s as great as their debut. My thanks to Greta Morgan (Vocals/Keyboard), Dan Duzsynski (Vocals, Guitar). and Eric Hehr (Guitar) for taking the time to aprticipate in this edition of First/Last…

I first met Bill as he was a ‘touring musician’ with The Apples in Stereo. I hung out after the gig for an hour as I usually did back then and he seemed genuinely excited that I had The Olivia Tremor Control covers in my hand for him to sign. He was so nice and was thrilled to explain to me the origins of the album cover (his daughter’s artwork) and all the liner notes and why the OTC meant so much to him. Imagine a Bill Doss and Robert Schneider sandwich with me in the middle? Crazy…

The band is touring behind it’s newest release “Buffalo” which you can pre-order a limited edition with the first 500 copies of the LP pressed on a mixture of “ox-blood” spatter-and-opaque vinyl. Yeah, no shit. They return to Pittsburgh tomorrow at the Pub. My thanks to Steve Moss (Guitar/Vocals) for taking a few minutes to participate in this edition of First/Last…

The band return to Pittsburgh Saturday night at Brillobox with support from Fort Lean and local favs Satin Gum. My thanks to Val Loper (Bass) for taking the time participate in this edition of First/Last….

The band return to Pittsburgh tonight headlining Mr. Small’s with support from Lost in the Trees. My thanks to Josiah Johnson (Guitar/Vocals/Percussion) for taking the time to participate in this edition of First/Last…

“Bittersweet is the word the Söderberg sisters prefer. “We likebittersweet songs, songs that affect you differently depending on howyou interpret them,” says Klara, the younger of the Swedish siblingsthat make up First Aid Kit. “Making the melodies and lyrics head indifferent directions is very deliberate,” adds big sister Johanna, “Asong like ‘Emmylou’ sounds cheerful, but the lyrics are the saddest thing you ever heard….

“Ward Dotson once said that he left the band the Gun Club because he got tired of playing for people in black leather who never smiled and he responded by forming the considerably lighter hearted hard rock outfit the Pontiac Brothers. Given this logic, it probably made sense that after the Pontiac Brothers called it a day in 1989, Dotson found himself moving away from the good-natured crunch of the Pontiacs and started indulging his fondness for ’60s-style pop and the result was a witty and tuneful new project called the Liquor Giants…