AltWeeklies Wire
Lucero's Redneck Emo: Why Not?new
What Lucero espouses is mostly this: overtly sensible, poppy rock 'n' roll with an introspective vibe.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Andy Mulkerin |
04-14-2008 |
Reviews
'Slowcore' Legends American Music Club Play the Warholnew
AMC is back with a second album for Merge, The Golden Age, for which Eitzel and longtime guitarist Vudi recruited Sean Hoffman on bass and Steve Didelot on drums.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
04-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Methadone Clinic Helps Clients with Java Therapynew
A Pittsburgh methadone clinic opens coffee shop to give its clients a place to go after their treatment.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Ali McNally |
04-14-2008 |
Science
Introducing the Presidential Passion Quiznew
Not only will the quiz tell you which Democrat you really support, but it will allow you to gauge the depth of that support ... so that you can start preparing for any crushing disappointments that lay in your future.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
04-14-2008 |
Politics
The Fuzzy Sound Collage of Beatrix*JARnew
What sets Beatrix*JAR apart from these various media manipulators is its particular method of music generation.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
03-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beatrix*JAR, Golden Fuzz
Howlin Rain Offers Fresh Take on '70s American Guitar Rocknew
"We might use methods that are from a different era," says Ethan Miller, the band's singer/guitarist. "There are no sampled beats, no sharp, Pro Tools-y sounds, but I don't think that makes the band sound old."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Andy Mulkerin |
03-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Howlin Rain, Magnificent Fiend
Novelist Junot Diaz on the Reader as Immigrantnew
Diaz's own tales of generations of families stretch across the Caribbean, from the Dominican Republic to New York and New Jersey.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Meinzer |
03-31-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Sandor Katz Ferments Cabbage and Cultivates Changenew
Fermentation is Katz's favorite way for people to help themselves, and help the planet, by breaking the corporate food chain.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
03-31-2008 |
Food+Drink
Breaking Up a Homenew
For many Pittsburgh neighborhoods, tearing down buildings is all anyone can think to do.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Adam Fleming |
03-31-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Black 47 Brings an Edge to St. Patrick's Day Festivitiesnew
Since 1989, the New York City-based group has combed the emotional weight of traditional Irish melodies and instruments with gutsy working-class rock 'n' roll and Kirwan's rapid-fire, Joe Strummer-esque sneer.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
03-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Vinyl-phile Karim Khan Launches New Wax-only Labelnew
"Karim Khan" might sound like the name of Captain Kirk's latest nemesis, but he's actually something much more benign: Pittsburgh's latest vinyl supremacist.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
03-17-2008 |
Music
Friendship Gets Retronew
The top destination for fashionistas worldwide Googling "retro clothes" or "mod clothes" -- and in fact, the fourth-highest hit if you simply search "clothes" -- is an Internet boutique based in Pittsburgh: www.modcloth.com.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Meinzer |
03-17-2008 |
Shopping
Tags: shopping
Looking at Ordinary Folksnew
At The Warhol, Ron Mueck's sculptures pushes humans out of scale to pull humanity into focus.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Lissa Brennan |
03-17-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
A Conversation with a Ghostbusternew
Shawn Kelly is the 45-year-old founder of the Pittsburgh Paranormal Society, a ghost-hunting group he began in 2006.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Young |
03-17-2008 |
Culture
Rally CAPnew
Pennsylvania governor, advocates looking for support to get healthcare plan into the hands of the uninsured.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Young |
03-17-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
