Photo by Lauren Gosninski from VIA Words by Brendan What a way to start off a year of concertgoing. I’ve never seen a show end due to a band injury before, but that’s exactly what happened here. Kim Phuc – Copsucker LP by Kim Phuc

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Artist / Donora
Songs / “Boom Boom” & “Mancini’s Dance Hall”
Location / Unfinished Floor, River Walk Corporate Centre 333 East Carson Street
Time / November 28, 2011

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Words by Jim Growing up, I played a lot of music. I remember countless evenings forgoing homework to practice guitar in my half-lit bedroom, destroying my hearing frequency by frequency. My band in high school “practiced”, but that’s just what we called it. Too young to play bars, too few places other than basements and [...]

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[The New Classics is a reoccurring segment in which we examine our favorite indie releases that are bound to replace our parent’s “classic rock” stash hidden in the attic or the basement. These aren’t reviews, these are unedited testimonies and opinions about why we love what we love. Can we get a witness?] Words by [...]

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Words by Jim I could probably hype this show enough with the following sentence “Beirut is coming to town this weekend” and call it a night. That’s all the preview this town needs. Seriously. The weekend appearance of Beirut is totally sold out, which is awesome, but the best part is they sold out TWO [...]

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[The New Classics is a reoccurring segment in which we examine our favorite indie releases that are bound to replace our parents' “classic rock” stash hidden in the attic or the basement. These aren’t reviews, these are unedited testimonies and opinions about why we love what we love. Can we get a witness?] Words by [...]

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Artist / Good Night, States
Songs / “Ceilings” & “Fog in the Valley”
Location / Eastminster Presbyterian Church (250 N. Highland Avenue)
Time / October 10, 2011

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Hey. How’s it going? Good, great. So, yeah, you might be new here. Maybe you’re a freshman at Pitt or CMU or somewhere else. That’s terrific and we applaud your good choice in city. But maybe you’re not exactly new here, and you’re finding yourself ready to explore the town and uncover it’s wonders. You’re [...]

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