Words by Brendan I sat down with Josh Verbanets, guitarist/singer/songwriter from Meeting of Important People, at Kiva Han the other day to shoot the shit and chat about the band’s plans for a new album and their corresponding Kickstarter campaign. I am a huge MOIP fan, like a lot of folks I know around town, [...]

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Song: “Shake Can Well” Artist: Boom Chick I never, ever thought that the directions/warnings on an aerosol can could be converted into foot-stompin’ rock ‘n roll mayhem, but that is precisely what Boom Chick have accomplished with this tune. I honestly listened to this song three or four times before even scrolling down the page [...]

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This morning we mentioned some upcoming releases we’re excited about, but not every band has their plans set in stone. Some are more vague, intentional or not, about their current projects, leaving us to speculate about whether they’ll make good on a promise for a record in 2012, or whether they’ll just surprise us with [...]

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Holy cow, 2011 was a great year for music, right? Ok, whatever, we thought it was fanfuckingtastic. The best part is, though, music doesn’t care what time of year it is. It just keeps on rolling. There are tons of sweet releases already scheduled for early 2012, and a bunch that we’re sure are “in [...]

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Words by Jim Is it really that time of year already? I swear two weeks ago it was 100 degrees, sunny, and we were eating apple pie and shooting off fireworks. I won’t complain too much, though. I love the Christmas (err…Holiday) Season and get a lot of enjoyment out of the decorations, the good [...]

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Words by Brendan Just a quick news bulletin from us today. We know you’re busy stuffing yourself with turkey and mashed potatoes and…well, stuffing. While you’re out and about tomorrow taking advantage of Black Friday sales, or are just looking for a good excuse to get out of the house and away from the relatives, [...]

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Words and coverage by Rick Moslen Last year a tight-knit collective of local artists, musicians, DJ’s, and all-around sweet folks threw Pittsburgh an inaugural music festival blending predominantly electronic music with art and technology, the likes of which no one could’ve anticipated. Since then VIA hasn’t disappeared. They book monthly dance parties and concerts throughout [...]

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Essay Test is a segment in which we assault a band/artist with questions in an essay test format. You remember that shit, right? We let the bands roam, wander, and trail off. We encourage run-on sentences and love fragments. We may or may not take points off for spelling mistakes. Here’s how The Spires did. [...]

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Words by Brendan Sullivan Kudos to Opus One and the Brillobox for getting these two awesome bands to come to Pittsburgh twice in the last year. I caught both Lower Dens and Bear In Heaven when they were here back in March and January, respectively, and when I saw them on the same bill for [...]

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