God Hates Unicorns – “Chipped Ma’am” The ultimate in what the band refers to as ‘dick rock’, God Hates Unicorns is a perfect example of Pittsburgh rock n roll; irreverent, loud, obnoxious, hilarious, and damned perfect punk/hard rock band. (Chipped … Continue Reading
Signs Of The Swarm “Cesspool Of Ignorance” The Disfigurement of Existence Unbolievable. This band kills it, and I can’t believe they’re from my town of Pittsburgh. If you like deathcore, this band frickin delivers. I love them. There is nothing … Continue Reading
God Hates Unicorns “God Hates Unicorns” God Hates Unicorns From the depths of that river city, Pittsburgh, God Hates Unicorns comes oozingly up from the muck to destroy your mind. Playing cutting edge Pittsburgh Dickrock, God Hates Unicorns is made … Continue Reading
the seven fields of aphelion “The Crossing/Drift (Losing Light)” Keep The Ocean Inside What beautiful music. This is that gorgeous ambient music that takes you to a different world, similar to Eno’s Lux or Yann Tiersen’s soundtracks. Pittsburgh native (yeah, … Continue Reading
Wreck Loose “Long Time Listener, First Time Caller” OK, Wreck Loose Imagine Warren Zevon more out of control and punkier, if that were even possible, and you get Wreck Loose, these lunatics from Pittsburgh, of course. Wreck Loose is so … Continue Reading
Patti Smith at Carnegie Mellon Music Hall, Pittsburgh, PA Patti Smith brought her band and took over Pittsburgh on March 13, 2017, and boy she did so. (I swear she came for my 60th birthday). She decided to play the … Continue Reading
Olympus Mons “Hours” Olympus Mons Olympus Mons is a great, prog-rock band from Pittsburgh (my town). Named after the largest mountain on Mars, Olympus Mons, the band, is as deep and mysterious as its namesake. This is a great band. … Continue Reading
Carsickness “Bill Wilkinson” 1878-1882 In my book, Carsickness was the very best band to ever come out of Pittsburgh. A no wave/reggae/punk blend, they were a perfect band to represent Pittsburgh’s seamy side. I saw them dozens of times when … Continue Reading