When I listed the lineup of free shows the Three Rivers Arts Festival was bringing to town this month, I kinda did a double-take after listening to a few songs by Black Moth Super Rainbow. I went to the trouble of adding them to the list after hearing some of their stuff; I also went… Read More super.
OK. Check the time stamp for this post. Yeah. I’m just now getting home from work. Ugh. I’m thinking that taking a shot at the Bisco show tonight would be a bad idea. And then, in a couple of days, I’ll see the setlist and listen to the tapes — and realize, once again, what… Read More late. and old.
OK. No gynecological discussions. Or jokes. At least not yet. Nope, we’re writing about an unexpectedly nice surprise that’s coming up in about six weeks at the Post-Gazette Coca-Cola Star Lake Pavilion Amphitheater — or whatever it’s called these days: The unfortunately titled Homegrown Hoo-Ha on June 30. If you can get past the name… Read More i’m sorry?
I’ve been having a blast for the last two days reading the responses to a post by Sean Daly, the pop music critic for the St. Pete Times and a neighbor of Uncle Crappy’s Florida family. In order to prep for a story about first-concert experiences, Sean asked the readers of his blog to tell… Read More first time.
Need yet another reason why Pittsburgh kicks ass? Here’s about 17 of ‘em: June 1 — Robert Randolph & the Family Band. 7:30 p.m.June 2 — Martin Sexton with opener Jon Check. 6 p.m.June 3 — Ozomatli. 6 p.m.June 4 — Black Moth Super Rainbow, Race the Ghost and Jack Wilson. 6:30 p.m.June 5 —… Read More did I mention the part about "free?"
These updates are just too easy. We’re getting ready for a weekend in Columbus, the first time we’ve been home since, I think, February. It’s shaping up to be a nice, low-stress time — pizza with the folks on Friday night, an iPod/iTunes lesson for my father, mother and The Wife, and then a take-out… Read More buncha.
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