The fellas of 1,2,3 (formerly of Pittsburgh’s version of The Takeover UK) return with their latest 7” single “Going Away Party” off UK indie imprint Chess Club/Rough Trade. Boasting a soupy disco bass line and dripping with androgynous glam sex appeal, the track is yet another fine step in the progression of 1,2,3′s sound. While [...]
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July 8, 2010
The Modey Lemon are Back with Wandering Eye 7”
Pittsburgh’s consummate garage rockers are back after a long layoff since 2008′s Season of Sweets with a small, but potent, explosion of swagger with the Wandering Eye 7”, out now on These Are Not Records. “Wandering Eye” doesn’t mess with the formula that made The Modey’s so impressive in the first place: snarling chainsaw guitars [...]
February 12, 2010
Updated Concert Calendar, St. Vincent @ Diesel 2/21
For the first time since like June of 2009, the updated concert calendar through April is available for your viewing pleasure. I also made a point to include Morgantown fixture 123 Pleasant Street as a concert venue worth your attention, considering they get just as many national tours, Pittsburgh acts and home grown bands from [...]
March 27, 2009
Updated Concert Calendar for April and May
Mr. Andrew Bird, whose own show at the Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland is slowly creeping up on April 7, gets to be the poster boy for Speed of the Pittsburgh Sound’s new, spiffier, more comprehensive concert calendar for April and May that has just been posted (and because I’m in a fairly euphoric mood [...]