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Editorial | The top 7 best things about staying in Oakland for the summer

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • June 24, 2022

Here are the best parts about staying near campus over the summer.

Opinion | There’s nothing like live music

By Rachel Soloff, Opinions Editor • March 15, 2022

There is no other experience like seeing your favorite musician or band live, and we need to preserve this — particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pitt Symphony Orchestra returns to in-person concerts for the holidays

By Thomas Schmidt, For The Pitt News • November 18, 2021

The Pitt Symphony Orchestra has been performing digitally ever since the COVID-19 pandemic started, but they’re finally returning to in-person performances and practices.

Editorial | Those responsible for the tragedy at the Astroworld Festival need to be held accountable

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 8, 2021

The death of eight people is absolutely inexcusable and steps must be taken to prevent events like this from becoming unsafe.

Students return to in-person concerts despite pandemic uncertainty

By Darin Fields, For The Pitt News • September 19, 2021

As concerts and other live performances have begun to return, one question lingers in the air — is the risk of exposure worth the experience? For Pitt students, there is a common feeling of cautious excitement about the return of concerts.

What to do this summer: local events

By TPN Staff • May 29, 2017

June 9 through 11: Steel City Comic Con — Special Horror Fan Edition at Monroeville Convention Center 10 and 11: Pridefest in Downtown 11: EQT Equality March in Downtown 16: Urban Garden...

Bigelow Bash preview

By Caoline Bourque / Staff Writer • April 5, 2017

Acrobats will juggle and flip alongside musicians and food truck vendors on Bigelow Boulevard Sunday as crowds take over the street at Bigelow Bash. Bigelow Boulevard will transform into a festival...

The War on Drugs gives Altar Bar some Rock ‘n’ Roll

By Jack Trainor / Staff Writer • March 24, 2014

While waiting concert-goers stood in line outside the Altar Bar on Saturday, a man stopped his car in the middle of the road and asked the crowd who this band, The War on Drugs, was and if they were any...

Bruiser Brigade: Danny Brown goes hard at Altar Bar

By Sheldon Satenstein / Assistant Visual Editor • September 30, 2013

The line to get inside the Altar Bar stretched a block down Penn Avenue before turning a sharp corner and continuing down 16th Street as hundreds of fans stood outside the venue in anticipation of the...