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Clara Kent is her own muse. The Homewood-born R&B artist has notched a number of high-achieving accomplishments to her belt: opening for funk legend Thundercat at Stage AE, appearing in a photo in Vogue Italia, and being CEO of production
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WORDS AND VIDEO: Eric Stevens / Michi Tapes. Creeping back into Appalachia on the second leg of their six-date tour, Tony From Bowling crammed The Deli basement while on the run with Natural Rat for their split release, Mate. Fellow Steel
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A pair of Pittsburgh bands are making major moves. feeble little horse has signed to Saddle Creek Records. The Omaha, Nebraska label was co-founded by Justin Oberst -- Conor's brother -- in 1993. Their roster includes Big Thief, Black Belt
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Hot wax, on its way. Construction has started on a new record manufacturing plant, Hellbender Vinyl, at 5760 Butler Street in Lawrenceville. Scheduled to open next spring, the facility comes at a time when musicians face year-long waits for
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What is music, anyway? It’s the type of question a man with a Ph.D in jazz is prone to ponder. “People say music is a universal language – and that's true,” says Ben Barson, founding member of the Afro Yaqui Music Collective. “But in a way
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Words and Video: Eric Stevens/Michi Tapes. Blinder, with brooding slack and style, set brains buzzing as the feedback still settled on their second ever show last month, kicking it off for Big Baby, Silver Car Crash, and The Sewerheads
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The Sewerheads have played maybe six or seven shows, and they have about that many songs to their name.No matter: their Friday, May 22 headlining set at the Thunderbird was proof that The Sewerheads, made up of members from some of
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Pittonkatonk, Pittsburgh's original May Day Brass Band DIY community potluck extravaganza returns to Schenley Park's Vietnam Veterans Pavilion this Saturday, May 14, with 10 straight hours of no-cost, contribute-what-you-can musical perform
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