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COIN’s lead vocalist Chase Lawrence shreds the guitar during Fall Fest at Schenley Drive on Sunday.

‘Electric’: COIN and student openers rock Fall Fest 2023

By Tanya Babbar, Staff Writer October 8, 2023

“Can we just lose our minds for like 30 seconds?” shouted Chase Lawrence, the lead vocalist of COIN, to hundreds of Pitt students crowded into a stretch of Schenley Drive. The audience obliged, chanting...

Aki Onda’s performance "Spirits Known and Unknown” featuring Eyvind Kang in the Miller ICA at Carnegie Mellon University on Friday.

Impossible Music exhibit at Carnegie Mellon reexamines the meaning of music

By Jiya Narwal, Staff Writer October 1, 2023

Clay microphones, a self-playing piano and a cassette machine playing archival tapes captivated visitors at the “Impossible Music” exhibit at Carnegie Mellon University. The showcase explores musical...

“GUTS” album cover.

Review | Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘GUTS’ beats the sophomore slump

By Carissa Canzona, Staff Writer October 1, 2023

Olivia Rodrigo has received immense praise following the release of her sophomore album “GUTS.” With a mixture of rock and pop punk songs and ballads revolving around the highs and lows of being a...

Noah Kahan performs on stage during his Stick Season tour.

Review | Noah Kahan’s ‘Stick Season’ tour is like therapy for the homesick college student

By Trinity Foster, Senior Staff Writer September 25, 2023

I’m not a spontaneous person, but when I heard that indie folk artist Noah Kahan was performing in Columbus, Ohio, on September 12, I bought tickets and made the six-hour round trip despite having class...

The Oakland Block Party on Schenley Drive on Friday.

‘It’s up to us to keep it alive’: Oakland Block Party showcases Pitt’s local music scene

By Trinity Foster, Senior Staff Writer September 17, 2023

Schenley Drive was alive with local music, art and food for the eight-hour Oakland Block Party on Friday. The schedule consisted of Oakland student bands Mr.Dr, Wild Blue Yonder, Pitter Patter, Trip Lotus,...

Festivalgoers stand near a food stand at Pittsburgh's Soul Food Festival this past weekend in Market Square.

Pittsburgh gets a taste of community with the annual Soul Food Festival

By Gabriella Garvin, Senior Staff Writer September 5, 2023

Between the scrumptious aroma of home-cooked foods and the joyous sounds of local musicians, residents immersed themselves in the overwhelming sense of community that radiated from the Soul Food Festival...

Hermia, left, and Lysander wish each other good night in PSiP’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Westinghouse Park in Homewood Saturday.

The best Pittsburgh events and activities in September

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor September 4, 2023

The new semester is upon us! As you dust off your textbooks and log in to Canvas, don’t forget to take a look around campus, Oakland and everywhere else in Pittsburgh. Take your mind off those assignments...

Opinion | SZA’s SOS album is a representation of all stages of a relationship

Opinion | SZA’s SOS album is a representation of all stages of a relationship

By Ashanti McLaurin, Staff Columnist June 13, 2023
How I perceive dating is in five stages — crush, talking stage, situationship, relationship and then the dreadful fear of the break-up. SZA’s new album, SOS, released in December 2022, is an album that is a musical representation of the stages of love.
A collection of photographs and drawings by students on display in a window of the Frick Fine Arts building during the Creators Collective Exhibition this weekend.

Creators Collective hosts a weekend-long exhibition featuring Black, queer art

By Maya Valletta, Staff Writer April 9, 2023
Pitt Creators Collective transformed Frick Fine Arts Building this weekend with student artwork ranging from photography, poetry, drawings, paintings, sculptures and more. The exhibition is Creators Collective’s first large event since it was founded in 2019.
Members of “Music from the 412,” Emily Raad and Ray Mongelli.

New video channel, Music from the 412, highlights local music in Pittsburgh

By Serena Garcia, Senior Staff Writer January 23, 2023
Anthony Lamonde conceptualized the music video station, “Music From the 412” last year and debuted it this past New Year's Eve. Running 24 hours a day, the station spotlights local artists and is accessible via their website or through streaming apps.
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