Lights, Saadi @ Garfield Artworks 11/14

Saadi

Brooklyn bands Lights and Saadi make their way to Garfield artworks this Saturday which comes in the middle of an already  busy November for the Pittsburgh music scene.  But even as the Steel City continues to thrive, the music world’s attention is once again fixated on the Scene of scenes: Brooklyn.

The indie music blogosphere is currently buzzing with New York Magazine‘s recent piece that all but canonizes Brooklyn as the indie rock Mecca we already knew it was (we just don’t want to admit it). Even as we resist to buy into all that hyperbolic bull shit, these two, damn fine Brooklyn bands come to Garfield Artworks this Saturday ready represent the borough by kicking the outsider cynics (myself included) in the nuts. Continue reading

Shine the LIGHTS on Pittsburgh

more about “LIGHTS on MySpace Music – Free Stream…“, posted with vodpod

Canadian synth pop princess LIGHTS makes a delightful concert stop in Pittsburgh on February 18th at the Brillobox, with local acts Big Hurry and The Sexes opening the show.  All three acts show off pretty, lead singin’ gals who, most interestingly, show a broad range of vocal stylings.  LIGHTS obviously comes off most polished, but earnest, catchy and compact.   Kelly Tobias of Big Hurry is a little more daring, channeling Karen O. during her more melodic, angelic phases.  Last but not least, Sarah (don’t know her last name) of The Sexes keeps it cool and collected, reflecting a female version of Julian Casablancas (and I mean that as a compliment) seducing you while putting back shots of whiskey and a pile of cigarettes in the back of the club.  It’s quite a line up of feminist power, and it looks like I will be making it out to this show, so hopefully I will have many wonderful things to report back.  In the meantime, here’s LIGHTS’ video for her latest single of her self titled EP “February Air” which has her gazing out of her Toronto window wantingly at an astronaut on a snowy night.  Oh wait, that’s not Toronto, that’s a cheesy space-opera set on a sound stage, I get those two so easily confused.

Check out the Shows page for more informaiton on the LIGHTS concert and other goings on in Pittsburgh.

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