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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Troye Sivan performed at Washington, D.C.’s Capital Pride in June. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons/Ted Eytan)

Troye Sivan ‘Blooms’ with release of second studio album

By Shahum Ajmal, Contributing Editor • September 6, 2018
Troye Sivan excites critics and his massive fan base with his new album titled "Bloom."
Then 20-year-old rapper Desiigner crowd surfed during his concert at Pitt Program Council’s annual Fall Fest in September 2017.

Pitt Program Council gets pumped up for Fall Fest

By Elizabeth Donnelly, Staff Writer • September 6, 2018
After the Pitt Program Council put on a hit show last fall featuring iconic rappers Desiigner and Amine, PPC staff and students look forward to another fun Fall Fest.
Punk band Sleeping Witch and Saturn perform at WPTS’s Local Music Showcase on William Pitt Union lawn Thursday night. (Photo by Ben Hoover/courtesy of WPTS Radio)

WPTS Radio starts school year with rockin’ showcase

By Sarah Connor, Culture Editor • August 27, 2018
WPTS Radio invited Pitt students to dance and sing on the evening of Aug. 23 to celebrate the station's annual Local Music Showcase.
Rap artist G-Eazy will play at Wild Things Park in Washington County Aug. 29 as a stop on his Endless Summer tour. (Photo via Flickr by San Francisco Foghorn)

Get funky this fall with concerts in Pittsburgh

By Sarah Connor, Culture Editor • August 20, 2018
The exciting shows coming to Pittsburgh this fall range from rap to pop to 70s rock, leaving little room to disappoint fans of most genres of music.
The Arctic Monkeys performed at the Petersen Events Center July 31. (Photo courtesy of Abbie Tesfay)

Arctic Monkeys’ Pittsburgh performance fired up the Pete

By Sarah Connor, Culture Editor • August 20, 2018
The indie rock band excited fans of all ages at their performance on Pitt's campus in late July.
Pitt’s band practiced at Pitt Bradford’s campus last year in preparation for the upcoming football season. (Photo courtesy of Harry Bloomberg)

Pitt Band preps for 2018 performances

By Sarah Connor, Culture Editor • August 20, 2018
As the fall semester kicks into full swing, the 2018 football season will do the same. Along with football season comes the crowd-pleasing performances from Pitt Band.
Colonel Eagleburgers Highstepping Goodtime Band stops the crowd with their high energy performance.

6th annual Deutschtown Music Festival takes over North Side

By Darren Campuzano and Sarah Connor • July 18, 2018

Pittsburgh’s annual Deutschtown Music Festival began Friday the 13th this year — but the fear of bad luck didn’t stop thousands of Pittsburghers from indulging in the tastes and sounds of the City’s...

Pittsburgh-based children’s band Kelsey Friday & the Rest of the Week performed a variety of covers and original songs, including The Beatles’ “Blackbird,” at SouthSide Works Exposed on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor)

Art, music, pets and vets: SouthSide Works Exposed

By Shahum Ajmal and Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | TPN Staff • July 11, 2018

As the City of Pittsburgh wound down from Fourth of July celebrations and stormy weather, the South Side neighborhood prepared for the 14th annual SouthSide Works Exposed arts festival from July 6 to 8. The...

Jimmy Wopo, an up-and-coming rapper based in Pittsburgh, was fatally shot in the Hill District June 18. He was 21. (Courtesy of Taylor Maglin)

Jimmy Wopo: The man behind the music

By Hannah Schneider, Contributing Editor • June 27, 2018

Local rapper Travon Smart — known by his stage name, Jimmy Wopo — was fatally shot last Monday afternoon at the age of 21. The shooting took place in the Middle Hill neighborhood — the very neighborhood...

Full Bush, a heavy post-punk band based out of Philadelphia, traveled to Pittsburgh to perform at Ladyfest Sunday evening. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor)

Girls who rock: Ladyfest 2018

By Sarah Connor, Culture Editor • June 20, 2018

A Google search for “rock bands” yields a long list of well-known results — Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Guns N’ Roses are the first bands listed. The search results show other examples...

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