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Review | She’s a ‘mastermind’ — Swift’s near-perfect ‘Eras Tour’ cements her cultural legacy

By Ryleigh Lord, Culture Editor • June 7, 2023

Each night of The Eras Tour further guarantees that Swift is leading a cultural moment in history that will be discussed and reminisced upon for years to come, writes Culture Editor Ryleigh Lord.

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.

Beach Boys bring SoCal sounds to Heinz Hall

By Darren Campuzano / Staff Writer • November 20, 2017

It was less than 60 degrees in Downtown Pittsburgh Saturday but Mike Love — front man of the Beach Boys — was singing about breaking out the sandals and cruising past palm trees. “First order...

Pixies play with awe-striking precision at Carnegie Music Hall

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor • January 28, 2014

As the last forceful barks of opening act FIDLAR’s hard-driving single “Cocaine” ricocheted around the Carnegie Music Hall’s half-empty auditorium and the band took their leave to little fanfare,...

Built to Spill plays simple show at Mr. Smalls

By Jack Trainor / For The Pitt News • November 14, 2013

After a couple of embarrassingly bad opening performances, it soon became clear that on Monday night at Mr. Smalls, Built to Spill had a clean-up job to do.Thankfully, the Idahoan alt-rockers took to the...

The xx maintains intimate sound, passion in spacious Stage AE

By Brett Sholtis / Staff Writer • September 23, 2013

During their performance at Stage AE on Saturday night, The xx proved that sometimes real emotion comes not as a scream, but as a murmur.By now, anyone who cares about music is familiar with The xx, the...

The Gaslight Anthem shows their age in Pittsburgh

By Vincent Smith / Staff Writer • September 16, 2013

The Gaslight Anthem has entered a new phase in its career. With four full-length albums under its belt, coupled with a large and growing fan base, The Gaslight Anthem can no longer be looked at as a heartland...

STRFKR puts on delightfully oddball performance at Altar Bar

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor • September 4, 2013

If STRFKR’s performance at Altar Bar on Tuesday night had ended halfway through, it would have been a success. A large pixelated display behind the band flashed artful visuals of multicolored pyramids...

Pittsburgh embraces the new Dave Chappelle

By Vincent Smith / Staff Writer • September 2, 2013

Sitting on the lawn at the First Niagara Pavilion, listening to a plethora of poorly chosen dance music, I believed that I was not going to see Dave Chappelle perform last Friday night. The interim music...