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Pantera opening tour with show at Pavilion at Star LakeVideo
Heavy metal veterans Pantera will open their U.S. summer tour with a date in the Pittsburgh area. Touted as “the heaviest tour of the summer,” Pantera will be joined by Swedish metal stalwarts Amon Amarth for a July 15 show at the Pavilion at Star Lake, with another opener still...
List of winners at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards
LOS ANGELES — Here’s an updating list of winners at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards, held Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. In addition to the winners below, Jane Fonda received the SAG Life Achievement Award. Film Ensemble “Conclave” Female actor in a leading role Demi Moore,...
Pittsburgh area local band spotlight: Six Gun Sally
In mid-March, the Southern rock band Six Gun Sally will release their new album, “Stand Up” — featuring a mix of originals and covers like Don Henley’s “The Boys of Summer” and Fleetwood Mac’s “Second Hand News.” “It’s Six Gun Sally to the ‘T’ —a mix of classic rock, Southern...
TV Talk: Pittsburgh native Tamara Tunie leads CBS’s ‘Beyond the Gates’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Nowadays actors cross from one medium to another all the time: Meryl Streep stars in movies, Hulu and HBO series and on Broadway; Harrison Ford returns to Paramount+ this week in the second season of...
Butler author considers William Trent among ‘founding fathers of Pittsburgh’
William Trent is not necessarily a name that would come up in the typical American history class. But Butler native, historian and author Jason Cherry knows better. He knows Trent was considered one of the most influential backcountry merchants of the 18th century and was among the men who cast...
‘Conclave’ triumphs at SAG Awards and Timothée Chalamet wins best actor, upending Oscar predictions
The papal thriller “Conclave” won best ensemble and Timothée Chalamet took best actor at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, a pair of twists that added a few final wrinkles to an unusually unpredictable awards season. In winning the guild’s top award, Edward Berger’s Vatican-set drama triumphed just...
Review: Country rocker Stephen Wilson Jr. shows why his star is on the rise in sold-out Pittsburgh concertVideo
As Stephen Wilson Jr. prepared to end his concert Saturday night, the self-described “Death Cab For Country”-style singer-songwriter shared an optimistic outlook. “I truly believe our better days are in front of us. I believe our best days are in front of them, prior to contrary belief,” Wilson said. “I...
George Thorogood and the Destroyers deliver a bluesy Saturday night show at Rivers Casino
Every Saturday night deserves a spin around the dance floor to the sounds of a rockin’ bar band, and George Thorogood and the Destroyers still fit the bill. At 74, Thorogood could hang it up after a fantastic career that includes 1980s blues rock hits such as “Bad to the...
Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival in Pittsburgh includes lengthy stringed instrumentVideo
The Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival returns to Pittsburgh this weekend. Microtonal music, according to festival organizers, “expands the possibilities of sound by using tuning systems beyond, or in addition to, the standard 12-note equal temperament common in Western classical and popular music.” One of the event’s highlights is Ellen Fullman’s...
‘Bettis: Where Pittsburgh Aviation Took Off’ details forgotten local history
McKeesport native Helen Richey became the first woman to fly a commercial airliner to deliver mail and transport passengers. She was part of what was known as the “air-minded movement.” Richey and Amelia Earhart, the first female pilot to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean, appeared in an advertisement...
Interview: Soul singer Joss Stone on touring while pregnant as Less is More tour heads to PittsburghVideo
English soul singer Joss Stone is on the rebound from an illness that forced her to postpone the opening night of her new tour in Nashville, and she was kicking herself for how it started. “I sounded like bloody Marge Simpson. It was awful. I couldn’t bloody believe it, and...
‘Envisioning A Just Pittsburgh’ exhibit opening celebrates diversity in the arts
There was an energy of excitement on Thursday at the opening of the “Envisioning A Just Pittsburgh” exhibition at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, which hosted a special iteration of its Thursday happy hour “Intermissions” to kick off the exhibition. The space was packed with a multicultural and...
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Feb. 21-23
Get cozy or go crazy? It’s the debate we all have with ourselves every winter weekend. And don’t worry — whatever you’re feeling at the end of this week, there’s a local event to check out. Here are some options! Soup Contest Get ready to taste some delicious soups for...
Pittsburgh Playhouse’s ‘Jerry’s Girls’ is an old-fashioned good time
There has been a lot of serious theater with something to say around town of late, which is fantastic. Art is supposed to open up new doors for us and challenge our assumptions. But sometimes, it’s also good to just have some fun. Point Park’s Pittsburgh Playhouse is infusing the...
Journeys & Jazz celebrates Ahmad Jamal and Pittsburgh’s Jazz history
The legacy of Ahmad Jamal and Pittsburgh’s jazz roots were celebrated on Wednesday at the Community Engagement Center in Homewood at the Journeys & Jazz event. Jamal, a Homewood native whose career as a jazz pianist started as early as age 11, is having a collection of his work preserved...
Retired KDKA-TV personality Jon Burnett dies
Former KDKA-TV weathercaster and daytime talk show host Jon Burnett died of suspected CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) following a 2022 diagnosis of the disease, according to KDKA. He was 71. Burnett shared his diagnosis with KDKA viewers in February 2024 reports by his longtime “Pittsburgh Today Live” co-host Kristine Sorensen,...
TV Talk: Robert De Niro stars in ‘Zero Day;’ ‘Suits LA,’ ‘Grosse Pointe’ debutVideo
Another month, another American cataclysm as the inciting incident for a conspiracy thriller streaming series. Following Hulu’s “Paradise,” Netflix debuts limited series “Zero Day,” now streaming all six episodes. “Zero Day” marks star Robert De Niro’s first foray into scripted series TV, but one wishes it was in service of...
Tate McRae bringing Miss Possessive tour to Pittsburgh this fallVideo
Canadian pop singer Tate McRae extended her global Miss Possessive tour, with a new date just added to Pittsburgh. McRae will play PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 15 with Alessi Rose opening the show. The “Greedy” and “She’s All I Wanna Be” singer on Friday will release her third studio...
Really, who were those masked men? New series of books probes backstories of Marvel superheroes
NEW YORK — If you love movies or comics, you’ve likely followed the adventures of Spider-Man, Iron Man and other superheroes. A new line of books will let you explore the back stories of their creation. On Wednesday, Bloomsbury and Marvel announced a multi-year, multi-volume licensing agreement for “Marvel Age...
TV Q&A: What’s up with KDKA-TV meteorologists playing musical chairs?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: What is going on with the KDKA-TV meteorologists? In the mornings, it seems like they are double teaming us, alternating between Ron Smiley and Trey...
Jeannette art gallery hosts works by 35 local women artists
On March 8, You Are Here in Jeannette will host an artists’ reception for its “Women in Art” exhibit, currently on display at the Clay Avenue gallery. For two of the participating artists, it will be a doubly special occasion. Not only will the exhibit feature artwork from sisters Maria...
Rapper A$AP Rocky acquitted of assault charge over alleged Hollywood shootingVideo
LOS ANGELES — ASAP Rocky has been acquitted of two counts of assault stemming from a 2021 Hollywood shooting, capping a monthlong trial marked by allegations of courtroom misconduct and frequent appearances by the defendant’s superstar paramour, Rihanna. The verdict was read in front of a packed courtroom, including Rihanna,...
Pittsburgh drummer Roger Humphries among recipients of new jazz fellowship offering unrestricted $100,000 grant
NEW YORK — Bertha Hope was only three years old when she started playing Brahms’ “Lullaby” on the piano just from hearing it on the radio. “How did you do that?” asked her shocked parents, both entertainers. “That’s when they really started paying attention to the fact that I had...
Steven Spielberg’s next movie, with Josh O’Connor and Emily Blunt, set for June 2026
Steven Spielberg is gearing up to direct a new film starring Josh O’Connor and Emily Blunt. The still untitled “event film” is set for a theatrical release on June 12, 2026, Universal Pictures said Tuesday. Details are scarce about the new project, which will be based on a story by...
Phish’s summer tour includes Pittsburgh dateVideo
Improvisational masters Phish are coming to Pittsburgh on their summer tour. The Vermont quartet, nominated this year for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will play June 24 at Petersen Events Center in Oakland. Phish’s summer tour, which opens with three nights in Manchester, New Hampshire, also includes multi-night...
