Remember that time when you heard about that awesome show, but only after the fact, and then you got that weird feeling in your stomach, like when you went too high on the playground swings? Plan Your Week Accordingly is a new feature of Speed of the Pittsburgh Sound which aims to help you never ever have that feeling again (at least about shows). We highlight the “must-sees” from our perspective, give you the date and the locale, and leave the rest to your impeccable/implacable discretion. Shows and tracks after the jump. Continue reading →

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Clem Snide/Club Cafe/Diesel/Garfield Artworks/Kurt Vile/Mr. Small's Funhouse Theater/Old 97's/Real Estate/The Heligoats

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“That S**t is Haunting” – Nicole Atkins and The Black Sea Show Review – 10/27 Club Cafe

Yeah, I’m a novice. Nicole Atkins is one of those dark, smoldering ingenues who converts humans into disciples with no more than a fiery glance. During her live shows these humans, guys and gals alike, swoon in measured droves, pray for their favorite songs and stand mystified, religiously mystified, as Ms. Atkins seduces the stage.

Along with her faithful backing band, The Black Sea, Atkins played a full room at the South Side’s Club Cafe Tuesday evening as the concert spot’s smokey corners and starry backdrop played a perfect supporting character (with the exception of a blown out monitor) to the bombastic qualities of Atkins best work (the street anthems, symphonies, and Patsy Cline homages alike) that were allowed to howl unmitigated into the rainy Pittsburgh evening. Continue reading →

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Brookyln's on Fire/Club Cafe/Neptune City/Nicole Atkins/The Way It Is

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“That S**t is Haunting” – Nicole Atkins and The Black Sea Show Review – 10/27 Club Cafe

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