The Pitt News Fall Finals Playlist 2019
By Delilah Bourque, Culture Editor
December 8, 2019
Every person with a 4.0 GPA and two majors will tell you that the key to a great study sesh is a great playlist.
Tyler, the Creator brings “Igor” to Stage AE
By Vikram Sundar, Staff Writer
September 25, 2019
Who else could induce such berserk reactions other than California native and rapper, Tyler, The Creator? Tyler set out for his world tour on Sept. 2 in Minneapolis, with this latest stop being Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.
Music to my ears: Pitt grads make noise in the music industry
By Emma Maurice, Senior Staff Writer
September 11, 2019
Fewer than three months after graduating from Pitt, Cole Boillat packed everything up, got in his car and drove across the country to his new home in Los Angeles — all in the pursuit of producing music.
A Pittsburgh kid’s tribute to Mac Miller
By Isabella Colaianni, Staff Writer
September 9, 2019
My friends and I spent our free time bonding over our love of Mac's music. We rode our bikes while listening to “Knock Knock,” played basketball at the local playground with “Smile Back” and hung out on the front porch cracking jokes and making weekend plans to “Senior Skip Day.” His songs about being a kid in Pittsburgh were fun and relatable, and they made me feel free from the responsibilities and woes of growing up.
Nicole Mitchell: an inside look at the new director of Jazz Studies
By Isabella Colaianni, Staff Writer
August 23, 2019
Nicole Mitchell, an internationally acclaimed jazz flutist, composer and educator, was named the University of Pittsburgh’s William S. Dietrich II Endowed Chair in Jazz Studies in January.
Calling all audiophiles: Pittsburgh’s best record stores
By Melanie Pantano, Staff Writer
August 22, 2019
Any Pittsburghers who’ve fallen under the spell of the “vinyl revival” have a plethora of places to choose from that sell both new and used records, catering to customers seeking a legendary grail record or just their favorite album.
Fall events you ‘autumn’ check out
By Sara Nuss, Staff Writer
August 19, 2019
From hitting up music festivals to attending sporting events, there are many ways for returning students to entertain themselves in the bustling City of Pittsburgh. With fall just around the corner, it’s best to keep in mind any upcoming opportunities to attend concerts, fall festivals and other celebrations that come with the change of the weather.
Staff Picks: Summer soundtracks
July 16, 2019
It’s about halfway through the summer and your perfectly curated summer playlist may be getting a bit overplayed, or you may just have heard Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” a few too many times and are looking for something new to listen to.
Thorgy Thor takes over the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
By Elizabeth Martinson, Staff Writer
July 9, 2019
Synesthesia is a neurological trait that causes people to experience one stimulus in multiple ways — for example, someone sees specific colors upon hearing a specific sound. Thorgy Thor, a Brooklyn-based drag queen, doesn’t have synesthesia, but she did incorporate a pseudo-experiment based around it as part of her Pittsburgh show.
Three Rivers Arts Festival celebrates 60 years
By Sarah Connor, Senior Staff Writer
July 5, 2019
Three multicolored giraffe statues stand at the center of the Wyndham Lawn in Gateway Center Plaza downtown, covered in sporadically placed patches of pink, turquoise, yellow, purple and green. These giraffes are pieces of an art project called Ocean Sole Africa — one of the many major attractions for the 2019 Three Rivers Arts Festival.