PGH DIY Beat Report: Snowy Streets and a Stacked Basement
By Dylan Falk It’s a snowy night in Oakland. After a week of beautiful sunshine the Pittsburgh winter returns with 3 inches of snow in just an hour. But did this stop us from...
Category: General Station
Ted Case’s “Double Sunset” Puts Originality on Display – Review
By Matthew Lawhead Sometimes it can be easy to get too hung up on “originality” when listening to new music. When something fails to grab your attention, it is all too simple to write...
“Buoys” by Panda Bear – Review
By Spencer Smith For an artist often cited as the innovator of chillwave, one would come to expect relaxing listens from Panda Bear, the solo project of Animal Collective member Noah Lennox. But for...
Toro Y Moi’s “Outer Peace” Will Get You Drunk as Heck – Review
By John Peterson Let’s play a Toro y Moi drinking game. There’s only one rule. Every time there’s a ~chill vibe~ take a sip. After about 5 songs you’re going to be passed out...
Mike Krol Plays “Power Chords”, But Is That Enough? – Review
By John Wright I would like to pose a question: in music, how simple is too simple? We often praise simplicity in art: a simple story told well is seen as mature, plots with...
NC State Narrowly Defeats Pittsburgh, 79-76
by Ashton Walters After a week away from the comfy confines of the Peterson Event Center, the Pittsburgh Men’s Basketball returned to action at home against the North Carolina State Wolfpack with both teams...
High Expectations and “Ruthless” by The Moth & the Flame – Review
By Matthew Lawhead Young & Unafraid, the 2016 release from The Moth & the Flame, is one of my all time favorite albums. It has an incredibly lush sound, powerful vocals, and impressive songwriting....
“Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?” by Deerhunter – Review
By Dylan Falk Three years ago, I saw Deerhunter for the first time. They were introduced by a long instrumental without any sign of their front man, Bradford Cox, anywhere on stage. Suddenly, there...
WPTS The Accidentals Giveaway at Mr. Smalls Theatre, February 24th
Prolonged eye contact with strange men? Not the move. Tripping and falling into a trash can? Not the move. Eating yogurt and realizing that it was cottage cheese? Not the move. Pouring your milk...
“Find Light” by Cold Weather Company – Review
By Matthew Lawhead In a year where five of my favorite artists are scheduled to release music in late January and February, it would have to take a very special album to distract me...
