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50 MUST-SEE PLAYS, PARTIES, FILMS, ARTS, CONCERTS, AND EVENTS THIS SEASON + PRO TIPS ON HOW TO CHILL OUT OR STAY WARM WHILE YOU’RE WAITING FOR SPRING
1. ART
2. ART
Voids, etc.
Vanishing Black Bars & Lounges/ I came by Boat so Meet me at the Beach The August Wilson African American Cultural Center presents two exhibitions highlighting the Black experience; I came by Boat so Meet me at the Beach includes collaborative works by New York-based performance artist Ayana M. Evans and Tsedaye Makonnen, a multidisciplinary artist from Washington, D.C. Vanishing Black Bars & Lounges looks at the loss of safe gathering places for Black people through images by New Orleans-based photographer L. Kasimu Harris. Continues through Sun., March 29. 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown. aacc-awc.org
Chaos and order are the themes of Voids, etc., an exhibit by photographer Centa Schumacher, who created a special camera lens for the pieces in the show. The abstract work distorts light like a kaleidoscope, creating “an unknowable state emerging from the darkness.” Continues through Sun., April 5. 707 Gallery, 707 Penn Ave., Downtown. trustarts.org
3. ART
Power Pixels 2020
PHOTO: AYANA M. EVANS AND TSEDAYE MAKONNEN’S “PRESENTING THE BLACK AVANT-GARDE: A TRIBUTE TO SENGA AND MAREN”
^ Continues through Sun., March 29: I came by Boat so Meet me at the Beach
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^ Fri., Jan. 31: Phat Man Dee’s Roaring 2020s
and bright landscapes with almost psychedelic qualities. Continues through Sun., April 5. Wood Street Galleries, 601 Wood St., Downtown. woodstreetgalleries.org
4. PARTY
Darkness is Spreading x In The Weeds Anniversary Last January, the event series Darkness is Spreading started a DJing residency with In The Weeds at Ace Hotel, marking the first time that sarah huny young, founder of DiS, DJ’d an event. In the years since,
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huny has expanded her DJ career and been consistently offered gigs outside of DiS, so much so that she’s stepping back in 2020 and extending opportunities to other local DJs. Celebrate the event’s first anniversary and catch huny live while you can. 9 p.m. Mon., Jan. 27. Ace Hotel,, 120 S. Whitfield St., East Liberty. facebook.com/ darknessxspreading
5. COMEDY
Todd Glass
If you like absurdist comedy about puddles of melted suits and ties,
then Todd Glass is the perfect comedian for you. Glass’ material often skewers stand-up as a form, breaking the fourth wall and leaving you wondering if he has any idea what he’s doing. But he’s performed on The Sarah Silverman Program, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Daily Show, Tosh.0, and Conan, so he must know something. 7:30 p.m. Thu., Jan. 30. Multiple shows through Sat., Feb. 1. Arcade Comedy Theater, 943 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $25. arcadecomedytheater.com
6. MUSIC
Phat Man Dee’s Roaring 2020s
The “Roaring Twenties” are best left in the past; we’re all about the Roaring 2020s now. With jazz musician extraordinaire Phat Man Dee at the helm with her band The Cultural District, this party is guaranteed to be swingin’! The 18+ night also features dancers, themed cocktails, and a costume contest (flapper dresses and Zoot Suits encouraged.) 6:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 31. The Oaks Theater, 310 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont. $12-15. theoakstheater.com
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INDOOR SPOTS FOR KIDS
FIVE FUN PLACES FOR KIDS TO RELEASE THEIR ENERGY OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE
HIGHMARK SPORTSWORKS HIGHLIGHTS: Sports challenge, ropes course, and rock wall Carnegie Science Center, 1 Allegheny Ave., North Side. carnegiesciencecenter.org
SKYZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Trampolines, trapeze, and zip line 160 Levin Way, Monroeville. skyzone.com/monroeville
FLIGHT FIT N FUN HIGHLIGHTS: Trampolines, dodgeball, and laser race 1041 Washington Pike, Suite 200, Bridgeville. flightfitnfun.com/locations/pittsburgh
FUN SLIDES CARPET SKATEPARK AND PARTY CENTER HIGHLIGHTS: Carpet skating, blacklight dodgeball, and super ninja course 1130 Perry Highway, North Hills. funslidespark.com
SCENE75 INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT CENTER HIGHLIGHTS: Mini-golf, indoor go-karts, and bounce rooms 1775 S. Braddock Ave., Edgewood. scene75.com
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COMEDY
The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe In a world of misinformation proliferating into every part of society, a heavy dose of skepticism is healthy. So this is your chance to watch some expert skeptics in action as the award-winning podcasters of The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe come to Pittsburgh for a live extravaganza. Challenge your perception of reality! It couldn’t hurt. 7 p.m. Fri. Jan. 31. The Rex Theater. 1602 E. Carson St., South Side. $39.50. rextheater.net
8. LIT
The Queerpunk Slamjunk
Use your bus pass, shake your ass.
Don’t stay home, read a poem. Hell, do whatever you like at the Queerpunk Slamjunk open mic. (But no, rhymes aren’t required at this “queer-youth-focused open mic for anyone between 12-25 brave and proud enough to step up.”) 7 p.m. Fri., Jan. 31. The Big Idea Bookstore, 4812 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. $5 donation recommended. thebigideapgh.org
9. DRAG
Scene Queen
Let out your inner scene kid when The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls presents the Scene Queen pop-punk drag show and dance party. Hosted by Pittsburgh queen Bambi, the event includes performances by local drag performers and music by all CONTINUES ON PG. 10
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the bands from your Hot Topic days. 10 p.m. Fri., Jan. 31. 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. $5. 18+. mrsmalls.com
10. MUSIC
Leyla McCalla
See singer/songwriter, cellist, and multi-instrumentalist Leyla McCalla at Carnegie Lecture Hall as part of The Warhol Museum’s Sound Series. The Haitian-American musician shares her fascination with Louisiana Creole music and culture through her solo work, such as the Langston Hughesinspired album, Vari-Colored Songs, and as part of various projects. 7 p.m. Thu., Feb. 6. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $15-20. warhol.org
11. STAGE
Terminer
Part of New Hazlett Theater’s CSA series for emerging artists, Terminer is a play by Philip Wesley Gates about a “cyborg coven” that calls upon the spirit of the Salem Witch Trials to address issues of power and justice in contemporary life. Featuring an all-queer cast, the play combines movement, algorithms, and found text into something hopeful. 8 p.m. Thu., Feb. 6. Also 8 p.m. Fri., Feb. 7. New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. $25. newhazletttheater.org
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Quentin Crisp: The Last Word Quentin Crisp might not be a household name in the U.S. in 2020, but he’s a legendary figure in 20thcentury England. The artist, actor, writer, illustrator, and model is regarded as a highly influential gay icon, with dozens of films, books,
and stories to his name. Learn more about Crisp’s fascinating life from the artist himself with Quentin Crisp: The Last Word, adapted from his 1999 autobiography. (For a deeper dive, check out the Sun., Feb. 16 performance, where Crisp’s grandniece will be in attendance and participate in a post-show Q&A.) 8 p.m. Thu., Feb. 6. Continues through Sun., Feb. 16. Lester Hamburg Studio,
City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side. $35. citytheatrecompany.org
13. COMEDY
Girlie Show Mega Anniversary Three major events call for a Mega Anniversary from the Girlie Show: 2020 marks 100 years since the passage of the 19th Amendment, CONTINUES ON PG. 12
HIT THE RINK
LACE UP AND PRETEND YOU’RE THE NEXT SIDNEY CROSBY
MASSMUTUAL PITTSBURGH ICE RINK AT PPG PLACE 100 Three PPG Place, Downtown. $9-10, plus $4 for skate rental. (Monthly packages and group rates available). Open through March 1. ppgplace.com/directory/the-rink
SCHENLEY PARK ICE RINK 10341 Overlook Drive (near tennis courts), Oakland. $3.30-5.50, plus $3.30 for skate rental. Opens Fri., Jan. 31. pittsburghpa.gov/schenley/rink
SOUTH PARK & NORTH PARK ICE RINKS 1101 Pearce Mill Road, Allison Park and 30 Corrigan Drive, Bethel Park. $3-5, plus $2 for skate rental. Open through mid-March (weather and conditions permitting). alleghenycounty.us/parks
UPMC LEMIEUX SPORTS COMPLEX 8000 Cranberry Springs Drive, Cranberry. $6-8, plus $3 skate rental. Public skates on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. upmclemieuxsportscomplex.com
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KEEP YOUR SPIRITS WARM THREE MUST-HAVE WINTER COCKTAILS
SPIRITS & TALES The Oaklander Hotel, 5130 Bigelow Blvd., Oakland. theoaklanderhotel.com
MUST-HAVE COCKTAIL:
PUPPETS & NEIGHBORS Rye whiskey and bourbon infused with bananas, walnuts, cinnamon sticks, and bitters; served with a garnish of Chef Jessica Lewis’ banana bread
THE COMMONER Kimpton Hotel Monaco, 620 William Penn Plaza, Downtown. thecommonerpgh.com
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MUST-HAVE COCKTAIL:
TURDUCKEN - NOT VEGAN Duck-fat washed Wild Turkey 101 rye whiskey, Laird’s bonded apple brandy, local apple cider, sage maple syrup, and lemon
SCRATCH F&B 1720 Lowrie St., North Side. scratchfoodbev.com
MUST-HAVE COCKTAIL:
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP Boyd & Blair second state corn vodka, Mandarine Napoleon cognac, prunella and dried herb tea, turmeric honey, and orange
February 2020 is the eight-year anniversary of The Girlie Show, and it will be the last Girlie Show produced by Liss Victory (one of the founders) before her move to New York City. Enjoy a show founded by women, booked by women, showcasing women. 7 p.m. Fri., Feb. 7. Hambone’s, 4207 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $10. girlieshow2020.brownpapertickets.com
14. MUSIC
Satan’s Fall
A choir performance written by the legendary drummer of The Police based on Satan’s motives in Paradise Lost sounds like a game of Mad Libs, but it’s real. The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh will perform Satan’s Fall, a commissioned work by Stewart Copeland,
incorporating choir and orchestral rock music. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 7 and 7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 8. Roxian Theatre, 425 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks. $40-150. themendelssohn.org
15. COMEDY
The Chris & Paul Show
Comedians Chris O’Neill and Paul Valenti, of comedy duo The Chris and Paul Show, started working together when they were sharing a 16’x18’ apartment in New York (that is extremely tiny). Last year, they were featured on NBC’s Bring the Funny, and soon, you can catch them at Steel City Improv Theater. 8 p.m. Fri., Feb. 7. 59 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside. 5950 $15. steelcityimprov.com
16. DANCE
Unveiled
The Bodiography contemporary ballet company takes the stage at Byham Theater for its latest production, Unveiled. The show includes guest artists from Buglisi Dance Theatre, as well as guest choreographers Virginie Mécène and Ze’eva Cohen. 8 p.m. Fri., Feb. 7 and 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 8. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $21.2561.25. bodiographycbc.com
17. COMEDY
Nicole Byer
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^ Fri., Feb. 14-Sun., Feb. 16: The Art of the Trio
standup, now’s the time to rectify that with her show at Rex Theater. 8 p.m. Thu., Feb. 13. 1602 E. Carson St., South Side. $25-55. rextheater.net
18. MUSIC
Chatham Baroque: The Art of the Trio
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Join acclaimed chamber music trio Chatham Baroque for their annual concert celebrating “the collective virtuosity, talent, and teamwork” of its musicians. They’ll play music from Antonio Vivaldi, Dieterich Buxtehude, Marin Marais, and more 17th-century composers. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 14. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2040 Washington Road, Upper St., Clair. Continues through Sun., Feb. 16 at multiple locations. $10-30. chathambaroque.org
19. DANCE
Beauty and the Beast
The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre transports audiences to a land of
enchantment, horror, and romance with its production of Beauty and the Beast at the Benedum Center. With choreography by Lew Christensen set to Tchaikovsky’s timeless score, dancers tell the story of a woman who falls in love with a cursed prince. 8 p.m. Fri., Feb. 14. Continues through Sun., Feb. 23. 237 Seventh St., Downtown. Tickets start at $28. pbt.org
20. DRINKS
Pittsburgh’s Bloody Mary Festival Legend has it that French bartender Fernand Petiot was the first to spice up a common vodka-and-tomato juice cocktail with cayenne, salt, pepper, lemon, and Worcestershire sauce, tthus creating the Bloody Mary. If only he knew the monster he’d cre created: These days, toppings range from whole lobster claws to pepperoni pizzas. Celebrate this storied beverage at Pittsburgh’s Bloo Bloody Mary Festival, featuring variat variations on the cocktail from CONTINUES ON PG. 16
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Eric Clapton Tribute 8PM $28
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Tammy Pescatelli 8PM $25
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Friday April 3
Rhonda Vincent
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consideration the acoustics of The Warhol Museum, Eko Chamber Collective will create a site-specific performance that sounds different depending on where in the venue you stand. 7:30 p.m. Thu., Feb. 20. The Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side. $8-12. warhol.org
20 local bars and restaurants. 11 a.m. Sat., Feb. 15. Also 11 a.m. Sun., Feb. 16. The Pennsylvanian Apartments, 1100 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $40. “Pittsburgh Bloody Mary Festival” on Facebook
21. PARTY
SPISH’s Love Dungeon 3
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Counterpressures
Ah, love dungeons grow up so quickly. Spish’s annual party returns with Love Dungeon 3: Heaven & Hell at Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall, featuring music from TASTE, Ky Voss, String Machine, and, of course, Spish; entertainment from Kali Haze, Gia Fagnelli, Domina E., and more; plus emceeing from the great Princess Jafar. All proceeds go to SisTers PGH. 7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 15. 4053 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $14. thunderbirdmusichall.com
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ART
African American Art in the 20th Century Direct from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection, this travelling exhibit comes to the heart of Greensburg. Featured artists include important figures from the Harlem Renaissance and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Sculpture, paintings, and more highlight significant American social movements. Opens Sun., Feb. 16.
ART: WILLIAM H. JOHNSON’S “SOWING”
^ Sun., Feb. 16-Sun., May 10: African American Art in the 20th Century
Continues through Sun., May 10. Westmoreland Museum of Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg. thewestmoreland.org
23. STAGE
The Queen of Cardistry Any old magician can do a card trick, but none quite like Anna DeGuzman, who can shuffle, flip, and fan a deck of cards into a something visually
mesmerizing. Check out the art of the cards with her show The Queen of Cardistry at Liberty Magic. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 19. Continues through Thu., March 26. 811 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $40-65. trustarts.org
24. MUSIC
Sound Series: Eko Chamber Collective With the use of a multi-channel sound system, and by taking into
Be there when the Carnegie Museum of Art presents Counterpressures, a group exhibit that addresses climate change. Named after a quotation from Pittsburgh environmentalist Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring, the show features new and existing work by 10 Pittsburgh-based artists, all of which examine the growing impact of global warming. Opening reception 7 p.m. Fri., Feb. 21. Continues through Sun., July 12. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Available with museum admission. cmoa.org
26. PARTY
History Uncorked at Heinz The Heinz History Center goes back in time for History Uncorked: ‘80s Night. The annual event invites young professionals to mix and mingle while enjoying retro arcade games, live music, a DJ dance party, and more. Be sure to wear your finest ’80s gear. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 21. 1212 Smallman St., Strip District. $65-110. heinzhistorycenter.org CONTINUES ON PG. 18
DAY TRIPS FOR HITTING THE SLOPES
A SKI SLOPE IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY! PLUS, REGIONAL SKI RESORTS WORTH THE DRIVE
BOYCE PARK 35 minutes from Downtown Pittsburgh Boyce Park offers the only downhill skiing and snow tubing hills in Allegheny County. Open through mid-March (weather and conditions permitting). $6-20, plus fees for rental equipment. 675 Old Frankstown Road, Plum. alleghenycounty.us/parks
HIDDEN VALLEY RESORT An hour and 10 minutes from Downtown Pittsburgh 1 Craighead Road, Hidden Valley. hiddenvalleyresort.com
SEVEN SPRINGS MOUNTAIN RESORT An hour and 15 minutes from Downtown Pittsburgh 777 Water Wheel Drive, Champion. 7springs.com
LAUREL MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT An hour and 35 minutes from Downtown Pittsburgh 347 Summit Ski Road, Boswell. laurelmountainski.com
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The Last American Hammer The Pittsburgh Opera takes an offbeat dive into the world of conspiracy theorists with its latest show, The Last American Hammer. Former and current Pittsburgh Opera resident artists vocalize the story of Milcom Negley, an anti-government vigilante in a Rust Belt Ohio town whose antics attract the attention of an FBI agent. Runs Sat., Feb. 22 through Sun., March 1. 2425 Liberty Ave., Strip District. $40. pittsburghopera.org
28. PLANTS
A Celebration of Seeds: Eighth Annual Seed and Plant Swap Get ready for spring planting when Phipps Conservatory and
Botanical Gardens, Grow Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh present A Celebration of Seeds’ annual plant swap. Bring your own seeds to exchange and consult with expert gardeners. The family-friendly event also has hands-on activities for kids and teens. 10 a.m. Sat., Feb. 22. 1 Schenley Park, Oakland. Registration required. phipps.conservatory.org
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MUSIC Brittney Chantele
With a smattering of musically diverse influences, including Bob Marley, Amy Winehouse, and Nas, and a lifelong passion for playing music, Brittney Chantele has made a name for herself in the Pittsburgh music community. Get in on the ground floor of her newest work during her album release party at Thunderbird Café
& Music Hall. 7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 22. 4023 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $12. thunderbirdmusichall.com
30. DANCE
Malpaso Dance Company The Pittsburgh Dance Council welcomes Cuban troupe Malpaso Dance Company to the Byham Theater. The program includes performances of Face the Torrent, Ocaso, and Tabula Rasa, a piece that premiered with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in 1986. 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 22. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $10-65. trustarts.org
31. FOOD
Pittsburgh Fermentation Festival Pittsburgh has a fantastic cultural district, but theater, film, and music are not the focus of
this festival: Pittsburgh Fermentation Festival celebrates literal cultures. Brined with performances, a Fermenter Olympics, and a Mold Pageant, the Fermentation Festival is fun for both amateurs and pros … probiotics that is! 11 a.m. Sun., Feb. 23. Spirit, 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. fermentpittsburgh.com
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Tender: A Celebration of Black Womxn & Femmes in Pittsburgh
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Leadership Learning Lab Thursday, February 16 • 6-8pm Lab Focus:The Art of Communication Say What You Mean- Mean What You Say! Carnegie Library-East Liberty: Room #3 130 Whitfield St. 1520 Fee: Students $10.00 / Adults $30.00
Dr. Karen Hall
Register: paypal.me/LLLH • Questions: urwinning@yahoo.com
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and features an impressive slate of writers. 7 p.m. Thu., Feb. 27. Alphabet City, 40 W. North Ave., North Side. alphabetcity.org
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
Before the good name of Indiana Jones was sullied by inane plotlines about UFOs and intergalactic portals, the man was a just a simple Nazi-hunting archaeologist with excellent bone structure and a healthy fear of snakes. Relive the glory years when Heinz Hall screens the 1981 original Raiders of the Lost Ark while the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra plays John Williams’ masterful score live. 7 p.m. Thu., Feb. 27. Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. $25-165. pittsburghsymphony.org
34. FILM
CatVideo Fest 2020 Lights, camera, meow! Can you me imagine anything more pawsome
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than watching over an hour’s worth of cat videos on a giant screen? Even more purrfect, portions of ticket sales go to a local animal charity. Fur real! Times vary. Fri., Feb. 28-Sun., March 8. Carnegie Science Center, 1 Allegheny Ave., North Side. $9.95 ($7.95 for members). carnegiesciencecenter.org
35. DRINKS
Pittsburgh Winter Beerfest When you think about going to an event at a convention center, you are probably thinking about businesscasual clothing, lanyards, and people saying things like “key stakeholders.” Well, there’s an outside chance these things might happen at Pittsburgh Winter Beerfest, but at least you’ll be drunk if they do. Head to David L. Lawrence Convention Center for unlimited sampling of hundreds of fresh craft beers of all styles. Please schmooze responsibly. 6:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 28. Also 12 p.m. Sat., Feb. 29. 1000 Fort D Duquesne Blvd., Downtown. Tickets p prices vary. pittsburghbeerfest.com
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Leap Fest
Leap year only happens every four years, and the Glitter Box Theater is making the most of it with Leap Fest. The day of indie rock celebrates the release of Pittsburgh band Scratchy Blanket’s debut album with live performances by 11 bands. 3 p.m. Sat., Feb. 29. 460 Melwood Ave., Oakland. $10. All ages. theglitterboxtheater.com
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Pay Tribute: Honoring our Icons for Black History Month
This show will pay tribute to Black historical figures with burlesque, drag, spoken word, live music, dance, and more. Performers include Butterfly, Hanniyah, and Josalynn Lark. The night is hosted by Arla. 9-11:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 29. Red Light Lounge, 97 Margaret St., McKees Rocks. $15-25. Facebook search “Velvet Hearts! Pittsburgh” CONTINUES ON PG. 22
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MCG Jazz’ Season 33 Continues
Saturday, March 14, 6:00 p.m. + 8:30 p.m.
Friday, February 21, 9:30 p.m.
Cécile McLorin Salvant & Sullivan Fortner
Saturday, March 21, 7:00 p.m.
Kenny Warner Trio & Patricia Barber Trio
Join us for dinner!
This show has pre-show dinners in the Bidwell Bistro dining hall, call us at 412-322-0800 for information.
Thursday, March 26, 7:30 p.m.
Monika Herzig’s Pierre Bensusan Sheroes & Frank Vignola Trio Saturday, April 4, 6:00 p.m. + 8:30 p.m.
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Friday, March 27, 9:30 p.m.
Ann Hampton Callaway & Tierney Sutton: In Technicolor Friday, April 17, 7:30 p.m.
SFJAZZ Collective
Nicole Mitchell: Radical Transformation: For Angela Davis
For tickets, call 412.322.0800 or visit mcgjazz.org.
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The Sound of Music The Annual Northside Mardi Gras Celebration is a 2 week long party (February 15th – 25th) featuring 35+ restaurants, pubs, and businesses offering live entertainment, New Orleans & other Pre-Lenten inspired food,drink & retail specials.
How do you turn a tale about hiding from Nazis into a heartwarming story? Turn it into a musical, of course! One of the most beloved movies of all time makes for a pretty great theatrical performance. Rodgers, Hammerstein, and Pittsburgh Musical Theater: These are a few of our favorite things. Times vary. Thu., March 5-Sun., March 15. Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $18.25-55.25. pittsburghmusicals.com
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American Son
February 25, 7PM
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Pittsburghers can experience the regional premiere of Christopher Demos-Brown’s Broadway play-turnedNetflix hit, American Son, at Pittsburgh Public Theater. Demos-Brown comments on race, gender, and parenting in modern-day America through Kendra Ellis-Connor (Bianca Laverne
Jones), who has been told that her son, Jamal, has been “identified in an incident.” Times vary. Thu., March 5-Sun., April 5. Pittsburgh Public Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown. $31-81. ppt.org
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The Outsiders
Will you be rooting for the Greasers or the Socs? Prime Stage Theater, known for “bringing literature to life,” tackles one of the greatest coming-of-age stories of all time. The well-known tale of rivalry and heartbreak, originally penned by 16-year-old S.E. Hinton in the 1960s, will feature several young Pittsburgh-area actors. Times vary. FFri., March 6-Sun., March 15. N New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. $15-30. primestage.com
41. FILM
Horror Realm Pittsburgh’s Modern Horror Convention The local Horror Realm fan convention returns to Crowne Plaza Suites Pittsburgh South CONTINUES ON PG. 24
TAKE A HIKE! TWO LOCAL NONPROFITS WITH GUIDED TOURS
VENTURE OUTDOORS The local member-supported nonprofit offers winter hikes, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing at various Southwestern Pennsylvania locations. ventureoutdoors.org
EVENT OF NOTE:
WINTER TREE ID WALK Local ecologist Henry Schumacher leads a walk, helping identify trees in winter. Frick Park. $10-15.
PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVATORY The local nonprofit offers both educational and fitness hikes at Pittsburgh parks throughout the season. pittsburghparks.org
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FIRST FRIDAY NATURE WALK — WINTER ADAPTATIONS Hike through Frick Park with a naturalist! 10 a.m. Fri., Feb. 7. 2005 Beechwood Blvd., Point Breeze. “Name your price.”
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for the 10th anniversary of its Spring Break Massacre show. The weekend includes screenings, celebrity guest appearances, parties, and more. 5 p.m. Fri., March 6. Continues through Sun., March 8. 164 Fort Couch Road, South Hills. $15-40. horrorrealmcon.com
42. COMEDY
Joe Kwaczala
On the heels of his recent Comedy Central stand-up special, Pittsburghborn comedian Joe Kwaczala returns for a homecoming show at Club Cafe. He’s best known for a killer Twitter presence and prolific video output, but you might also recognize his work from Clickhole, The Onion, and MAD Magazine. 6 p.m. Fri., March 6. Club Cafe, 56 S. 12th St., South Side. $15. clubcafelive.com
43. PARTY
Party in the Tropics: Party on Mars? Winter is cold and dark, and
everything outside is dead. To make up for that ultra-depressing sentence, here’s the exact opposite. Phipps Conservatory’s Party in the Tropics: Party on Mars? is a tribute to David Bowie that features new wave and synth pop hits, tropical paradise, food, drinks, and dancing. Party like Sean Connery in Medicine Man. Wait, that’s not the right reference. 7 p.m. Fri., March 6. 1 Schenley Drive, Oakland. $19.95 or included with admission. phipps.conservatory.org
44. MUSIC
The Clarks
Local rockers The Clarks have been a staple of the Pitt Pittsburgh rock scene since the mid mid-’80s and they’re still going st strong. Catch their show at the L Lamp Theatre where they’ll play fr from their album Madly in Love a the End of the World, along at w self-described “truck rock” with ban East Coat Turnaround. 8 p.m. band Fri March 6 and 8 p.m. Sat., Fri., M March 7. 222 Main St., Irwin. $25. lamptheatre.org CONTINUES ON PG. 26
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45. SPEAKER
TRUTHSayers: Tarana Burke Tarana Burke inspired a movement as the original founder of “Me Too,” which spurred the global outcry that finally brought attention to the prevalence of sexual harassment and violence committed most often against women and girls. Burke will speak as part of the TRUTHSayers series at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center. 7 p.m. Mon., March 9. 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $38.50. awc.culturaldistrict.org
46. FASHION
Roses and Thorns: Pittsburgh Opera Fashion Event
Each year, to tease the latest production by Pittsburgh Opera, a themed fashion show is held at the Pittsburgh Opera Headquarters. This year’s theme is Roses & Thorns, designed by Lela Rose and based on the opera Carmen, which starts its run at the Benedum Center in late March. It’s a fashion show with singing. 6:30 p.m. Mon., March 9. Pittsburgh Opera, 2425 Liberty Ave., Strip District. $45. pittsburghopera.org
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How I Learned What I Learned No Pittsburgh actor is better equipped to perform How I Learned What
I Learned than Wali Jamal. The proclaimed Wilsonian Warrior has acted in every one of Pittsburgh native August Wilson’s acclaimed plays, and this time he will have the stage to himself in this
autobiographical story of Wilson’s life. 8 p.m. Fri., March 13. August Wilson African American Cultural Center 960 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $25. aacc-awc.org CONTINUES ON PG. 28
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48. PARTY
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Éire go Brách: Pittsburgh is a heavily IrishAmerican town and its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is one of the largest in the country. Watch the parade as it marches down Grant Street and Boulevard of the Allies Downtown. 10 a.m. Sat., March 14. Grant Street and Boulevard of the Allies, Downtown. pittsburghstpatricksdayparade.com
49. FOOD
Empty Bowls
Empty Bowls returns to Rodef Shalom Congregation to celebrate 25 years of bringing people together to raise awareness about hunger in the region. Enjoy soups made by Pittsburgh restaurants and choose a piece of original pottery to take home. Proceeds benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Just Harvest. 1-3:30 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Sun., March 15. 4905 Fifth Ave., Oakland. $20 in advance/ $25 at the door/$10 for kids 3-12. rodefshalom.org
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50. DANCE
The Tipping Point
Corningworks uses dance to examine the current human rights crisis in the U.S. and around the world with The Tipping Point. The ambitious, multimedia show at the 25 Carrick Ave space re-imagines the Doctors Without Borders touring exhibition, Forced From Home, with a diverse cast of 12 local dancers and actors, and an international group of re-settled refugees. 7 p.m. Wed., March 18. Continues through Sun., March 29. 25 Carrick Ave., Carrick. $25-30 or pay what you can. pay-what-you-can. corningworks.org •
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HE TEXTBOOKS OF my childhood
were not inclusive of the women artists, activists, and authors that positively impacted Brown and Black people like me. As a young adult, Black History Month was recognized by only a few states, had no presence in my Massachusetts high school or Pennsylvania undergraduate college. My attention to this missing history piqued as a graduate student when I was able to intentionally choose topics relating to women leaders in history or stories about the African-American experience. The more I learned, the more there was to learn; my desire to be a student of Black history was sealed. One graduate school elective class that I took was called African Americans and the Law. The professor was a petite, soft-spoken white man. I remember immediately feeling disappointment that even a class with “African American” in the title wasn’t taught by someone who looked like me, though he was both a smart lawyer and a talented professor. Studying legal briefs for homework assignments mirrored my struggle to understand calculus math problems, so it came down to the final paper to save my grade. I was very interested in learning more about Black people in Pittsburgh, so I did my research on lawyer Robert L. Vann, editor of the Courier newspaper in the early 1900s, covering news in the African-American community. When the professor told me that my primary research was worthy of a book, I was humbled. That research led me to Henry Ossawa Tanner, an African-American artist born in Pittsburgh whose famous painting was The Banjo Lesson. I loved it and ordered a print from a catalogue to hang in my house, where it remains today. That same catalogue exposed me to women artists whose art mirrored the African-American experience. My grade school history teachers would never believe that I was totally absorbed in learning history. These women, women who looked like me, who liked color and design and were leaders, advocates of their communities, created that connec-
Detail of The Banjo Lesson by Henry Ossawa Tanner
tion. As a seamstress and dancer, I was in my element. Pittsburgh heroines and makers of Black history have bold dreams: Mary Cardwell Dawson, musician, teacher, and founding director of the National Negro Opera Company, devoted her life to bringing opera to African-American audiences. At her Homewood music school, the Cardwell Dawson School of Music, hundreds of African-American youth trained to sing opera in the early 1900s. Today, a local arts trailblazer to watch is Ayisha Morgan-Lee, founder of Hill Dance Academy Theater, dedicated to training its students in Black dance traditions, developing emerging dance artists, and sustaining the art of dance in Black communities. I imagine Mary Cardwell Dawson was friends with Madam C. J. Walker, who had her pulse on the Black hair care community in the early 1900s. I learned about her when a theater group from Washington, D.C., Pin Points, came to Pittsburgh to perform 1001 Black Inventions. Walker’s scalp disorder caused her to experiment with products that were less harsh than what was sold in the market and invented her own pomade for textured hair, techniques for brushing curly hair, and tips for proper use of the hot comb. Her real name was Sarah: The
name change was a marketing strategy recommended by her husband for the manufacturing business. She became a relentless innovator, philanthropist, and, eventually, a millionaire. During her time in Pittsburgh, she operated a beauty school on Wylie Avenue with her daughter A’Lelia, the Lelia College of Beauty Culture. Breaking into the Black hair care industry today is local innovator Tamiah Bridgett, therapist turned stylist/educator/ hair care specialist. Her desire was to embrace her natural hair and avoid harsh chemicals. Bridgett invented a tool to gently blow dry and lengthen curly hair. She also focused on educating women about hair textures and went on to earn her licenses in both cosmetology and cosmetology education. Executive director and funder of Diversame, Bridgett is reaching women locally and internationally through social media with her trademark, “It’s a Natural Thang.” Continuing the passion of Madam C. J. Walker, Bridgett is empowering women to enjoy their coils and curls with safe, healthy solutions. These women and their stories deserve to be told and shared with future generations, and there are plenty more stories like theirs out there. You just have to be willing to look.
Barbara Johnson is the Senior Director of Race and Gender Equity at YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
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ARNOLD’S TEA IS STILL OPEN AND LOOKING FOR A BOOST After reaching agreement with the building’s owner, the North Side cafe is asking for community support.
Participation requires completion of a 30 minute web survey and one 90 minute visit to the RAND study center. Teens who complete the study will be compensated for their time and effort with $40 in gift cards. Parking or bus passes will be provided. To see if your teen qualifies, please call 412-204-7353 or e-mail c-storestudy@ rand.org. Visit us at www.rand.org/storestudy to learn more! The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis.
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N JUNE 2018, Jimmy Brown and Lyndsey Shumate, the duo behind Ease: Modern Comfort Cuisine, knew it was time for a change. The upscale joint, which had replaced Dunning’s Grill after its 30-year run in Regent Square, was struggling to win over the neighborhood. They had a choice: leave the area and their dream behind or dig their heels in, listen to the community, and try again. A little over a year later, Ease, a spot that Shumate described as having a “cold, sterile, museum-like atmosphere,” was officially transformed into Frick Park Tavern, a restaurant that better reflected the neighborhood around it: warm, inviting, and familial. There’s almost nothing left of Brown’s “modern comfort cuisine” on the current menu. They’re working to “bridge the gap” that has been left between Dunning’s and Ease; Brown and Shumate ditched dishes that fell in line with Ease’s cold atmosphere and replaced them with comforting but “elevated” tavern food. In addition to the menu redesign, Brown and Shumate have formed partnerships with local purveyors to provide their community with the best and freshest ingredients. The menu features burgers and sandwiches, traditional dinner plates like meatloaf, roast chicken, and a pork chop, plus a few less expected starters — PEI mussels, local charcuterie, arancini. No dish showcased the tavern’s idea of “elevated” better than the bacon risotto; though historically a more sophisticated dish, the texture and flavors had the homey, familiar appeal of mac ‘n’ cheese. The rice was cooked perfectly, lush with cheese and cream.
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The Frick Park Tavern burger with fries
A touch of applewood smoked bacon balanced the strong black pepper and added a bit of a personality to the dish. The thoughtful, unpretentious approach works for many of the dishes on the menu, though there were a few fumbles. Blue cheese was almost undetectable on fig and bleu tartlets that were drowned in a balsamic rich enough to make my mouth pucker. Hand-cut fries were valued for appearance rather than taste. Tacos were a strange addition to the
FRICK PARK TAVERN 1001 S. Braddock Ave., Regent Square. frickparktavern.com
American-focused bar menu (they were tasty, albeit a bit dry). I had no complaints about the Frick Park Tavern burger. It was basic and well composed, sporting just the right sauce-to-topping ratio. My teeth sank
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Shumate is responsible for the complete redesign of the cocktail menu and wine list. Frick Park Tavern now carries around 45 bottles of wine at affordable prices.
There’s no wait for food at this tavern. Sit down and you’ll immediately be greeted with a bowl of their daily popcorn flavor.
To decorate, Shumate found and framed historical photos of Frick Park. Walk around the restaurant for a peek into the neighborhood’s past.
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easily into the sandwich, bun and all. An impulsive dessert order turned out to be one of the best items of the night; the tavern’s pot de créme was lush and chocolate-y, broken up nicely by the addition of a crumbly, vanilla sponge. When Brown and Shumate began forging a path away from Ease, they wanted to revive the welcoming atmosphere at Dunning’s — Shumate compares it to the Cheers bar — while keeping the food on the same, upscale level that Ease was known for. They wanted to create a spot that the community could be proud of. Shumate says that Regent Square used to have a love-hate relationship with Ease; Frick Park Tavern, on the other hand, has been greeted with love. The neighborhood seems to be giving them a second chance.
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HE NAME INNER Groove Brewing has nothing to do with beer. The Verona brewery was founded by two couples — Kelly and Tim Melle, and Kevin and Jennifer Walzer — who have a deep appreciation for old vinyl records and relied on them to soundtrack their meetings as they built the company. The four were inspired by the concept of “inner groove” tracks, secret songs imprinted close to the center of vinyl records. (The Beatles famously hid a recording on the inner groove of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.) They decided to “re-create this idea into a brewery concept to provide an experience of hidden talents, tastes, and turntable tunes.” With Tim and Kevin handling the brewing and Kelly and Jennifer organizing the business side, the brewery opened officially in June of 2019. Each beer is named after a song— the flagship golden ale, My Verona, is a play on “My Sharona” by The Knack. Their logo sports a vinyl record, the brewery has its own record player and vinyl collection, and on Thursday nights, the brewery hosts bring your own vinyl night. Besides the music themes and wordplay, Inner Groove is in many ways a typical brewery. The space — a former home furnishing store — has been stripped to its bones, leaving a cool, industrial feel. Their brewing system is designed like an open kitchen; a halfwall separates brewers and drinkers.
The move to brewing full-time wasn’t that big of a leap for Tim and Kevin, who were already experienced home brewers and kept many recipes from their home brewing days. There was a slight learning curve as they adjusted to a seven-barrel system, but based on their recent output, the duo has clearly settled in. They’re trying to keep a range of brews on tap at all times. Walk in to Inner Groove today, and you’ll find everything from hazy IPAs to brown ales to kettle sours.
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This was an intention the Inner Groove team had from the beginning. As Verona’s first brewery, they wanted to make sure anyone could walk in, feel comfortable, and find something to drink. The two couples have fallen for the small, up-and-coming, walkable town, which they fondly call a “hidden gem.” As Pittsburgh area-natives, the four are excited to play a part in the revitalization of a river town. Currently, Inner Groove is making beer once a week, though Jennifer says that soon, brewing will become more frequent to keep up with demand. Inner Groove flies through kegs in two to three days, depending on the beer. In March, they plan to start canning.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
Please don’t imitate or repeat yourself in the coming weeks. Refrain from relying on formulas that have worked for you before. Resolve to either ignore or rebel against your past as you dream up fresh gambits and adventures. Treat your whole life like an improvisatory game that has just one purpose: to attract and stir up useful novelty. If you do these things, Aquarius, I can practically guarantee that you will win the game.
Can I talk you into being more tender and open-hearted toward the people who care for you? I don’t mean to imply that you are currently too hard and closed. But all of us can benefit from enhancing our receptivity, and the coming weeks will be prime time for you Leos to do just that. I think you’ll find it easier than usual to deepen your listening skills and intensify your sensitivity. You’ll have an acute intuitive grasp of the fact that you can earn yourself huge blessings by expressing love and compassion in very practical ways.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Poet Robert Bly believes that each of us has a special genius, and the key to understanding and fully activating that genius is in our core wound. In other words, the part of us that got hurt the worst is potentially the generative source of the best gifts we have to give. Do you know where that is in yourself: the wound that could be the source of your blessing? Now is a great time to investigate this tantalizing mystery.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): My favorite ancient Greek philosopher was the rascal Diogenes. As a joke, he carried around a lantern during the daytime, proclaiming, “I am just looking for an honest man.” When Alexander the Great, the most powerful man in the world, came to meet Diogenes while he was relaxing outside and asked him if he needed any favors done, Diogenes replied, “Yeah, stop blocking my sunlight.” As for Plato, Diogenes complained that the famous philosopher talked too damn much and misinterpreted the teachings of Socrates. I encourage you to borrow some of Diogenes’ attitude in the coming weeks. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, it’ll be healing for you to experiment with being brassy, saucy, and sassy. Emphasize what makes you most unique, independent, and self-expressive.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus author Anthony Trollope (1815–1882) published his first novel at age 30. During the next 37 years, he completed 48 additional novels and 18 works of nonfiction. Critics liked his work well enough, but were suspicious of his prodigious productivity. When they discovered that one of Trollope’s motivations for writing was to make money, they disapproved. Then they found out that Trollope kept a watch nearby as he worked, determined to generate 250 words every 15 minutes. The critics hated that even worse. Creative artists are supposed to court inspiration, not adhere to a schedule — at least according to the critics. But I approve of and recommend Trollope-like behavior for you in the coming weeks, Taurus. Cosmic forces will be on your side if you do.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In accordance with the astrological indicators, I invite you to rise and soar and glide during the coming weeks. I encourage you to expand and enlarge and amplify. Don’t wait around hoping to be asked to explore and experiment and improvise — just do those things. It’s high time for you to enjoy stirring quests and research projects and missions dedicated to discovery. Be a fun-loving pioneer. Sample the joys of being a maverick and outlier.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): I love living in the material world. Its crazy-making demands and exhilarating rewards are endlessly entertaining. Despite having been born as a fantasy-prone, overly sensitive Cancerian, I’ve become fairly earthy and well-grounded. I have a good job, a nice house, a smart wife, and an interesting daughter. On the other hand, I also love living in the soul’s realm. I have remembered and recorded an average of three dreams per night for many years. Although I don’t take drugs, I cultivate alternate states of consciousness through meditation, prayer, and ritual. I’ve long been a student of depth psychology, which has trained me to be as focused on my soul as my ego. In accordance with current astrological omens, my fellow Cancerian, I urge you to hang out more than usual in the soul’s realm during the coming weeks.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): All of us are in service to someone or something — to certain people or ideas or situations. We provide them with help or energy or mirroring or love. We are dutiful in attending to their needs and wants. For some of us, our service feels like a burden. It’s grating or humbling or inconvenient, or all of the above. For others of us, being of service is fulfilling, even joyful. We find a rich sense of purpose in our devotion to a higher cause or deeper calling beyond our selfish concerns. Among the 12 signs of the zodiac, you Virgos are more likely than most to carry out the latter kind of service. I bring these thoughts to your attention because the coming weeks will be an excellent time to re-evaluate, reconfigure, and reinvigorate your own service.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Author David Markson imagined what it would be like to write a novel that lacked conflicts or confrontations — in other words, a novel unlike any ever created. Libran author Ursula Le Guin also fantasized about stories with plots that weren’t driven by strife and struggle. Since many of us are addicted to entertainment that depends on discord to be interesting, we might find it hard to believe Markson’s and Le Guin’s dream would ever happen. But I’m pleased to inform you, Libra, that your life in the coming weeks may be exactly like that: a fascinating adventure with few hassles and wrangles.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): According to Scorpio painter Georgia O’Keeffe, success is irrelevant. The most crucial life-long effort that anyone can be devoted to is “making your unknown known.” Did she mean making your unknown known to yourself? Or making your unknown known to other people? Or both? According to my analysis of the astrological omens, the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to do both. So I hope you will tease out your best and biggest mysteries from their hiding places. Give them expression.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You Sagittarians have a talent for burning bridges that really do need to be burned. Your intuition often guides you to assess when the time is ripe to withdraw from connections that no longer benefit you. On the other hand, you sometimes burn bridges prematurely. You decide that they are in such disrepair that they’re of no use to you, even though it might serve your ultimate interests to fix them. I offer these thoughts as a preface for my advice: 1. Refurbish rather than burn a certain bridge you’re a bit disenchanted with. 2. Build at least one new bridge that will be valuable in the future.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The shape of the planets’ orbits around the sun is elliptical, not circular. Capricorn astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571– 1630) was the first person to figure this out. He didn’t like it. He really wanted the orbits to be circular. That would have been more satisfying to his aesthetic and spiritual sensibilities. Explaining the arduous labor he did to arrive at his conclusion, he wrote, “Take pity on me, for I have repeated these calculations seventy times.” In the big picture of our understanding of the universe, of course, his discovery was felicitous. It’s not a problem that the orbits are elliptical, merely the truth. In the coming weeks, Capricorn, I foresee you engaging in a process that’s metaphorically comparable to Kepler’s. Hard work will yield useful, if unexpected results.
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“We just try to give people a mix between the timeless rock ’n’ roll stuff that they like, and little melody hooks that they can hang onto, you know?” Josh Verbanets is describing a typical show with Meeting of Important People. In the last few years, though, things have started to become more than just raucous rock shows. The band members are dads now, and their concerts have become a way for their families to connect and STAY UP-TOhave fun. DATE WITH THIS Could fatherhood WEEK’S LOCAL have led to the mellower sound on MUSIC NEWS “They Don’t Know WITH CP MUSIC Where They Might WRITER JORDAN Find Me,” MOIP’s SNOWDEN latest single? AND WYEP Verbanets says that wasn’t necessarily EVENING MIX intentional. HOST LIZ FELIX “It’s just what we’re naturally doing Listen every now. We feel like kind Wednesday of grown-up dudes at 7 p.m. on and a little less likely 91.3FM WYEP to jump around and punch guitars at the moment. Maybe we’ll come back to that.” There’s another big change that factored into the new song; MOIP co-founder Matt Miller moved to Erie. Of their farewell-for-now single, Verbanets says, “The words almost kind of magically mimicked what was going on with us. I imagine Matt Miller, my friend that I’ve played music with for all these years, going off into the ether for a little bit and it’s a little mysterious for us. We don’t know exactly what it’s going to mean.” Whatever it ends up meaning for Meeting of Important People, they’ve given us a good song to tide us over until they meet again. •
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HEN IT COMES to Pittsburgh band Rave Ami, fans and critics seem to
agree on one thing: this is a group you need to see live. Whether it’s because the trio have been together since high school, because they all lived together after college, or simply because they have been playing and performing together for 10 years, Joe Praksti, Pat O’Toole, and Evan Meindl have chemistry on stage (and off) that can’t be reached by shortcuts. “It’s a brotherhood,” said O’Toole while sitting in Pittsburgh City Paper’s offices with Meindl, chatting about the upcoming anniversary show at Mr. Smalls. (Praksti was unavailable.) But even without their third musketeer, the connection and chemistry was palpable — the pair finished each other’s sentences and exchanged knowing looks. “[Being called a live band] is a great compliment,” said O’Toole. “But I think it’s hard to be tangible for us because when we’re done playing, like, ‘That was great,’ but we never walk off stage like, ‘Oh, we’re a live band.’” “We’re really trying to shift that dynamic on the next record,” continued Meindl. “This feels like the first record that’s truly indicative of what we were always tried to accomplish.” Tentatively set to drop in the fall, Meindl and O’Toole say the third album will sound like the Rave Ami fans have grown to love, but more ambitious and homed in than before. CONTINUES ON PG. 40
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“The last record [All Great Bands Break Up] was written while we were living together,” explained Meindl. “There wasn’t a lot of live inspiration for it. It was like a case of beer at the end of the workday and see what comes up. The end result is a lot of songs we would never make again.” This time around, the band’s approach to songwriting is more focused and has more dynamic instrumentation. There’s only one track that’s not guitardriven, and it’s “Nausea Ad Nauseam,” a drowsy tune that will be released on streaming sites on Jan. 31. But while Rave Ami hopes to be dubbed as more than a live band, the lineup for the anniversary show — which includes Weird Paul Rock Band, String Machine, and Good Sport — was built around enticing live performances. “They all sound radically different, but the commonality is that they induce very warm reactions into their audiences,” said Meindl. “All their sets are very uplifting, and it’s a 10-year anniversary show, it’s a party show.” Each band also has a special connection to Praksti, O’Toole, and Meindl. The members of String Machine were
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some of the first friends Rave Ami made in Pittsburgh, and singer David Beck was one of the first people to book the
trio at a show. In 2018, when Rave Ami changed its name from Honey — a name so widely used it became a disad-
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vantage — String Machine played Rave Ami’s name change show. “We try to include them anytime we feel like we’re doing a special show,” said Meindl. “They’re one of the first people we hit up. [And] Weird Paul is a special way of checking off a Pittsburgh thing. His show is so incredible and captivating, and [Praksti] is maybe one of the top-five biggest Weird Paul fans in Pittsburgh. He introduced us to his music. It’s a very special thing for him.” Lastly, Ryan Hizer and Dane Adelman from Good Sport helped engineer Rave Ami’s forthcoming album. “It felt important to include a band on the lineup that included both of them,” said Meindl. Rave Ami’s set at the anniversary show will be bookended by new material, with one new song starting the performance, five older tunes in the middle, and two new songs to close out the night. Friends of the band will assist Rave Ami with the new tracks. “There was a debate over the set,” said Meindl. “We have time for eight songs, and we’ve been a band for 10 years.” “[But] breaking up has never been on the table for us,” said O’Toole. “The constant for the band is learning.”
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In Sharp Focus at the Carnegie Museum of Art
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“Teenie” Harris gallery at the Carnegie Museum of Art (CMOA), is not the first time the iconic photographer’s work has been shown in Pittsburgh, but it’s likely the most comprehensive. Thanks to an interactive touchscreen installation designed in partnership with faculty and students at the Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, the research laboratory at the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) School of Fine Arts, visitors can browse through roughly 60,000 images from Harris’ archives. The recently unveiled technology is the result of a years-long collaboration
between CMU and CMOA to make searchable Harris’ vast collection, which covers his work as a photojournalist for The Pittsburgh Courier, as a portrait artist working in his own studio, and as a documentarian of life for Black Pittsburghers in the 20th century. Using the large main installation screen, as well as two iPads, the newly installed permanent gallery gives museum visitors access to a majority of CMOA’s Harris archive of 80,000 photos, spanning from the 1930s up through the 1970s. CMU School of Art professor and Frank-Ratchye STUDIO director Golan Levin, believes the project — made
IN SHARP FOCUS: CHARLES “TEENIE” HARRIS AT CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Available with regular museum admission. cmoa.org
possible in part by a National Endowment of the Humanities grant — is an important development for the archive, which was acquired by CMOA in 2001 and has since been in the process of being scanned and cataloged. “[The images] were not in particularly good order, they were sort of shuffled … and they were also not labeled very well,” says Levin. Levin says the installation started four years ago as part of a class he was teaching at CMU. He and his students needed to visualize a large database of images, so fellow principal investigator David Newbury, and then-CMOA curator Lulu Lippincott, got permission to access the vast Harris archive. From there, students used machine learning, facial recognition tools, and other technology to better organize the collection
and enable users to search based on a number of factors, from the approximate year an image was taken to specific visual details such as the number of people pictured and luminosity. The complementary iPads were designed to search for images based on certain tags, such as “baseball” or “wedding.” Besides paying tribute to a major Pittsburgh artist, one of the main goals of the display is to enhance the collection’s historical significance by identifying specific people, places, and objects in the photos. The CMOA website states that around 12,000 images have been positively identified with help from the community, and through research conducted by archivist Dominique Luster and Charlene Foggie-Barnett, an archive specialist who was photographed by Harris and has made significant contriCONTINUES ON PG. 42
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butions to understanding the collection. “They basically made captions for almost all of the images, which is amazing,” says Levin. Even so, many of those captions contain vague descriptions, and the museum wants visitors to help identify unnamed subjects while interacting with the installation. The touch-screen capabilities and the ultra-high resolution quality of the images even let users zoom in to more accurately discern facial features or spot certain figures in crowd shots.
“IT’S MUCH MORE A COMBINATION OF A MICROSCOPE AND A TELESCOPE.” “It’s much more a combination of a microscope and a telescope,” says Levin, explaining that the microscope aspect allows users to “actually look at the individual images way up close and see the film grain” while the telescope aspect allows users to see a block of 60,000 archival images “at a glance.” The hope is the technology will then try to match faces across the collection, as Harris seemed to use the same people in many of his photos. While this could be helpful, Levin cautions that, as an experimental platform, the installation is not a perfect system, and many factors, including the logic of the computer
and the quality of the image, can affect the outcomes. “We’re not judging whether these are the same people,” he says. “We’re just saying that using our tools, these are the best matching faces. And sometimes it’s great, and sometimes it could even be offensively bad, like an old woman being matched with a young boy.” Overall, he sees In Sharp Focus as a huge step for the museum. While the Harris archive has appeared in various CMOA exhibitions over the years, he believes the iconic photographer deserved a dedicated gallery, especially since his work accounts for a huge portion of the museum’s overall collection and connects it to the city “in both historic and living ways.” Levin also sees the project as demonstrating the potential for machine learning both artistically as a way to produce new works and analytically as a way to understand a massive dataset like the Harris archive. He points out how students designed the installation using mostly free, open-source tools created by artists, for artists, like Frameworks, ML4A, and ml5.js. As technology becomes more accessible, Levin says people “shouldn’t be surprised to see artists who can write code, and are writing computationally, and are working with machine learning and these kinds of tools to understand and create a culture.” “I think this represents a leading edge of the present or, potentially, a common future for people who are working in the arts and working with cultural artifacts,” he says.
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SEVEN DAYS OF CONCERTS DREAMERS ON THE RISE WOMEN’S EDITION / HONKY-TONK JUKEBOX: LADIES NIGHT THU., JAN. 30 AND FRI., JAN. 31 Two female-driven performances you don’t want to miss this weekend: First, the monthly showcase Dreamers on the Rise at Bar None, featuring music from Chelsea Ritenour, live painting by Brandi Bee, art displays from women artists, and tacos. Then on Friday, the monthly country showcase Honky-Tonk Jukebox turns its focus to showcasing female country musicians. Hear local musicians Molly Alphabet, Teal Fitzpatrick, Markila Sherman, Addi Twigg, and more sing songs from country stars such as Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, and Patsy Cline. “It’s ladies’ night weekend and the feeling’s right!” Dreamers on the Rise Women’s Edition. 6 p.m. Bar None, 231 Pittsburgh St., Uniontown. Free. facebook.com/pg/barnonefun Honky-Tonk Jukebox: Ladies Night. 7:30 p.m. Bloomfield Liedertafel Singing Society, 410 S. Mathilda St., Bloomfield. $10-15. facebook.com/honkytonkjukebox. PHOTO: JARED WICKERHAM
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THURSDAY JAN. 30 REGGAE THE FLOW BAND. Wallace’s Tap Room. 7 p.m. East Liberty.
ROCK CONSCIOUS PILOT. Thunderbird Café & Music Hall. 8 p.m. Lawrenceville. DEAD FRIENDS, LOTUS KID, ATLANTIC WASTELAND. Black Forge Coffee House. 5:30 p.m. McKees Rocks.
FUNK LETTUCE. Roxian Theatre. 8 p.m. McKees Rocks.
JAZZ ROGER HUMPHRIES. Con Alma. 8 p.m. Shadyside.
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THOTH TRIO. Kingfly Spirits. 7 p.m. Strip District.
WAYNE HANCOCK. Club Cafe. 7 p.m. South Side.
RYAN SALISBURY. Mansions on Fifth. 5:30 p.m. Shadyside.
MAT KEARNEY. Roxian Theatre. 8 p.m. McKees Rocks.
ELECTRONIC W00DY, MALZOF, YESSI. Belvederes Ultra-Dive. 9 p.m. Lawrenceville.
COUNTRY WAYNE HANCOCK. Club Cafe. 7 p.m. South Side.
FRIDAY JAN. 31 COUNTRY/BLUES ROB WILLIAMS & THE BLUES DRIVERS (CD RELEASE PARTY). Moondog’s. 8 p.m. Blawnox.
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DRAUVE, FLOWER CROWN. Spirit. 9 p.m. Lawrenceville.
ROCK GHOST LIGHT. Thunderbird Café & Music Hall. 9 p.m. Lawrenceville. THE DEAD FLOWERS. The Park House. 9 p.m. North Side. THE DEAD END STREETS, COLIN SUIERVELD. Howlers. 8 p.m. Bloomfield.
JAZZ PHAT MAN DEE’S ROARING 2020S. Oaks Theater. 7:30 p.m. Oakmont.
RML JAZZ. NOLA on the Square. 8 p.m. Downtown.
ACOUSTIC DARYL SHAWN. Backstage Bar. 5 p.m. Downtown.
R&B/SOUL TEDDY SWIMS. Stage AE. 7 p.m. North Side.
METAL/PUNK LEEWAY, KINGS NEVER DIE. Preserving Underground. 10 p.m. New Kensington.
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MILPOOL, CITY ESCAPE ARTIST. 222 Ormsby. 6 p.m. Mount Oliver.
LEGIT TRIP, LOST.ACT. Brillobox. 9 p.m. Bloomfield.
PROPER FACES, GRANT CHARNEY. The Mr. Roboto Project. 7 p.m. Bloomfield.
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KAI ORION, LIVING WITH MONSTERS. The Government Center. 7 p.m. North Side.
A COMMON CROWN (ALBUM RELEASE). Mr. Smalls Theatre. 7 p.m. Millvale.
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CALVIN STEMLEY. Friendship Perk & Brew. 5:30 p.m. Friendship.
BOTHERSOME, SHERIDAN WOJTYŁA. 222 Ormsby. 7 p.m. Mount Oliver.
THE LITTLE WRETCHES, DEVILISH MERRY. Moondog’s. 7 p.m. Blawnox.
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SAM STUCKY. Club Cafe. 6 p.m. South Side.
THE DERYCK TINES GOSPEL CHOIR. City of Asylum. 6 p.m. North Side.
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ROOTS OF CREATION. Thunderbird Café & Music Hall. 8 p.m. Lawrenceville.
THE QUIET LOUD. Mr. Smalls Theatre. 7 p.m. Millvale.
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GLAM HAND EP RELEASE SHOW FRI., JAN. 31 After debuting with The Good Morning Forever Demos in 2018 and the single “Famous Twin” shortly after, Glam Hand has been relatively quiet. It turns out they were busy at work: The threepiece band is back with Glum Hum, a four-song lo-fi rock EP, mixed and mastered by Nate Campisi at Mr. Small’s Recording Studio. Listen to Glum Hum when it drops Friday morning, or wait until 7 p.m. and head to The Government Center, where Glam Hand will celebrate the release. Joining them is Swell Tides and TV Blue, who are both performing in Pittsburgh for the first time. 8 p.m. 519 E. Ohio St., North Side. $7. facebook.com/glamhand
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HE 2020 OSCAR nominations have drawn criticism for being even less diverse than previous years, which was already a comically low bar. But the shorts categories, which include animated, documentary, and live-action films timed at 40 minutes or less, offer a more interesting and complex slate. The shorts will screen at the Harris Theater, with the films in each category screening together in one block. Here, we feature the documentary category. The documentaries explore a variety of traumas, and how people learn to cope or forgive, or have not yet learned but are trying their best. This is maybe best exemplified by St. Louis Superman, which follows Missouri Democrat Bruce Franks’ goal of passing a bill to address the root causes of gun violence in St. Louis, which has one of the highest murder rates in the U.S. Franks, a Black battle rapper with face tattoos, was an unlikely candidate for political office in a state where a majority of lawmakers are white and Republican. Franks was driven to run for office after becoming a leading activist in the protests following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in 2014. The documen-
tary instills an immediate sense of pride for Franks, who seems to be making a real difference in his community. But, as the film illustrates, Franks has also endured far more than most of his colleagues, including losing his 9-year-old brother to gun violence, and it all eventually takes its toll on his mental health. In Life Overtakes Me (available on Netflix), three families struggle with children with Resignation Syndrome, a dissociative illness that results in a coma-like state, and usually affects children from refugee families. Much of the disease is still a mystery. For example, there are no explanations of why Sweden has reported the majority of the cases, and why it’s often diagnosed in children from Slavic or formerly Soviet countries. All of the children featured experienced trauma pre-resignation, including a young girl who learned of her mother’s brutal rape at a hearing in which her family was denied asylum (she fell ill soon after). Experts on the illness say it occurs when refugee and migrant children feel unstable in their living conditions, like if their family has yet to be granted asylum and could be deported. Watching the film, you start to wonder whether it’s only a
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Top to bottom: Life Overtakes Me, Learning to Skate in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl), In the Absence, St. Louis Superman
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Walk, Run, Cha-Cha
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matter of time before this illness affects children of refugees in the U.S. Possibly the most devastating of the documentaries, In the Absence, uses archival footage, cell phone videos, and new interviews to depict the horror of the 2014 South Korean Sewol Ferry Disaster, in which a distress signal from a sinking ship was so mismanaged by the government that 304 passengers, most of them high school students, died. The film depicts how the number of fatalities could have easily been avoided had the government deployed rescue teams instead of sending a helicopter to capture footage of the sinking vessel. Civilians brought boats to help with the rescue, and in the aftermath, divers who worked triple-time to retrieve the bodies were left devastated (one diver recalls still being haunted by the event, and it’s revealed that another one ended up committing suicide). There is ultimately something of a resolution, but not one that is satisfying or redeeming. While the documentary shorts all deal with trauma — which feels indicative of both the state of the world and, more troubling, of people’s taste in documentaries — not all of them are so overtly heavy on the heart. Two films explore extracurricular activities — dancing and skateboarding — as a means of coping and healing. In suburban California, an aging Vietnamese couple keeps their romance
alive through four-day-a-week ballroom dance classes. Walk, Run, Cha-Cha, a New York Times documentary (available on nytimes.com), tells the story of Paul and Millie Cao, who fell in love when they were young, but had to separate for six years when Paul fled Vietnam with his parents. The years they spent apart changed their relationship, and once reunited, they took up dancing to get close again. They both express that ballroom dance lets them experience the joy they missed out on in their lives. “Today I can use my body to reach another level of freedom,” says Paul. Like Paul and Millie, the young girls in Learning to Skate in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) find freedom in movement. It’s often difficult for girls in Afghanistan to get an education or even go outside. At Skateistan, students can get an education and skate in a safe environment, helping them build confidence not afforded to previous generations of women. Some of the young girls lament that when they get a little older (meaning 13 years old), they might not be allowed to go outside anymore. “I don’t want to grow up so I can skate forever,” one of them says. Overall, this is a heavy lineup of films, and you might want to go on a long, contemplative walk after watching them all back-to-back. But they are all worth viewing and highlight subjects worth caring about.
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OU COULD BE FORGIVEN for
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married surname.) While her output was fewer than 20 buildings, it includes key adventurous milestones of design that explore the rich relationships between modernist rigor and an essentially Brazilian vernacular. However, the current show at the Heinz Architectural Center emphasizes that Bo Bardiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practice spread way
beyond architecture, including curating, illustration, publishing, botany, urban design, and more. It does so by focusing on her works on paper: Lina Bo Bardi Draws runs through March 29. Bo Bardi was a curator before anything else. An early study for a furniture exhibition at the Milan Triennale from 1946 shows her using suspended colored
textiles to define space with drama and economy in one of the exhibit’s most characteristic images, while pulling displayed objects away from walls for viewing in open space. She engaged both approaches throughout her career, and the exhibit design in HAC, with metal tubular scaffolding, plywood panels, and suspended textiles, reiterates these approaches meaningfully. Even more importantly, Bo Bardi was an egalitarian who sought out substance and genius in folk crafts of Brazil, viewing them as achievements on par with designated masterpieces of academic art. She saw in them the potential to inspire new technical achievements in design. Her concrete and vernacular structures would take on values of arquitetura pobre, not impoverished, but rather fortified in the absence of pretense. So a rough-edged drawing plans the skeletal risers of the spiral staircase in the Solar do Unhão in Salvador, Brazil, of 1963, elevating local craft traditions of joinery, literally and figuratively, for the powerful and didactic showcase vertical circulation piece that does get
built in a museum meant to be as much a teaching space as a repository. And a plan for preservation of the
Pelourinho District of Salvador, Brazil, materializes first as endearing vignettes where endearing squiggles of people
anchor the sense of place in gentle color washes, with architectural details appearing only as occasional flourishes. We can see in Bo Bardi’s early career as a Modernist that she can engage the hard-line severity of standard architectural convention when necessary. Yet she invariably has a particularly expressive control of calligraphic ink lines, with nuances that radiate palpable joy. Bo Bardi herself declared, “[U]ntil a person enters the building, climbs its steps and seizes the space in a ‘human adventure’ that develops in time, architecture does not exist. It is a cold, dehumanized scheme.” The emphasis on participation is real and sincere. And yet look at the illustration Camera dell’architetto, or architect’s room of 1946 and realize that Bo Bardi’s contemplation of a bunch of precious architectural baubles is completely accomplished yet utterly unfettered. She not-so-secretly loves the high-style stuff as much as anyone. Lina Bo Bardi’s drawings open the doors of architecture and art to all comers with such enthusiasm that they neglect to kick anyone out.
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Pittsburgh thermostats reached 70 degrees in January, and climate change denial remains endemic to people in power around the globe, the members of the mysterious Pittsburgh melodic metal band Deathwhite were channeling their rage into a new album. Grave Image, Deathwhite’s second album for esteemed French label Season of Mist, is an extroverted effort that reflects “the world as it is … a sounding board of how we feel about the world right now,” says a member of Deathwhite, whose identity, like the other bandmates, is not known to the public. The album’s lyrical themes take aim at the willful ignorance and greed of climate change denial. It’s something the members all take to heart.
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“We’re going backwards with some of these things, where people are ignoring scientific facts, or ignoring evidence, and it’s truly remarkable. It almost makes your blood boil to some degree that these things are happening, and so we decided to put it into the album,” says the member of Deathwhite, adding that while the band is apolitical, the idea of climate change denial is one they find “mind-boggling.” Inspired by heavy, melancholic metal, Grave Image is a remarkable collection of songs delivered with outstanding, clean vocal performances. With some haunting ambient textures that may not be obvious upon first play, each
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listen reveals new captivating details and a subtext of restrained optimism. As for the anonymity, the band formed in 2012 with the intention of being a studio-only project, and the members felt the best way to elevate the music was to keep their identities secret. “Sometimes when you form a band and they say, ‘this, that, and the other [person] was in this band before, so they’ll sound like this.’ We just wanted to be completely clean,” says the member. Having performed live only once, Deathwhite hopes to add to its live repertoire in 2020; the anonymous member shared that the band has an interest in hitting more stages. The member says that the band has the luxury of being “picky” in venturing outside the studio, and the opportunity to perform their music live is seen as an added bonus. Playing live might seem tough for a band hoping to remain anonymous, but Deathwhite has managed to pull it off. At their first show, the members did soundcheck before the audience arrived and wore hooded robes and corpse paint on stage. “To my knowledge, no one came up to us and asked whether we were in Deathwhite,” says one member. “We tried to stay in character as much as possible while giving the best performance we could. Since we never imagined playing live upon our 2012 formation, it was almost surreal in a way. But, we are very happy we did and will likely do it again.” Nevertheless, the members are not ready to pull back the hoods any time soon. “You can say being anonymous is a gimmick, but we want the music to stand on its own,” says one Deathwhite member. “We’ll see how far this goes.”
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Adult Video Network convention in Las Vegas. The annual convention hosts both the largest porn awards show of the year and also the Adult Entertainment Expo, where fans can meet their favorite porn stars, attend seminars about the state of the industry, and shop for the newest sex-tech gadgets and sex toys. While this is all happening on the convention floor of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, performers spend the week creating as much content together as possible in the hotel rooms upstairs, away from the gaze of the fans and convention attendees. It is essentially a week-long porn camp. So, naturally, I asked the obvious question: “What do you pack for such an event?” I learned the hard way that packing matters when my lube got confiscated at security for being in my carry-on baggage and not my checked one. I was curious how other models prepared for the trip, so I asked a few: Allie Eve Knox, fetish performer and VP of Sales at SpankChain, also had some packing snafus. She says she worked really hard to remember to pack underwear but still forgot and had to get some giveaway ones at the MyFreeCams booth. She also talked about the toll standing and walking all day has on her feet: “I have insoles to
put in my shoes and grips on the bottom of my shoes so my feet don’t hurt.” And then, of course, there are medical needs. “In my bathroom kit, I have lotion, a sewing kit, a condom, Pepto Bismol, bubble bath in case of a bubble bath emergency,” she says. “I also have a ThermaCare heat wrap, in case I fuck someone’s neck into hurting.” Kiara Skye, who is a performer and the social media manager at SpankChain, packed a ton of cat ears. “When I first started [as a cam model]
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