Lynn Cullen Live 05/01/17
Video Archive More on climate change from NY Times. China out-fishes West African seas. Duerte is invited to the White House. White House correspondents dinner. Audio Only Archive Stream or download the last 5 shows on the MP3 downloads page.
Lynn Cullen Live 04/28/17
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Medicare expenses. Trump thought the job would be “easier.” The uppercrust has a tax field day. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
Pennsylvania Senate and House pass ‘Sue Our Cities’ bills
The legislation gives the National Rifle Association and other organizations the power to sue cities that have passed gun-control measures they deem unconstitutional.
Listen Up! April 26
We’ve always wanted to insert little computer chips and speakers into City Paper, so that when you open it, music from artists featured in the paper plays while you read about them (like a big old greeting card). But that’s just not realistic. This is the second-best thing: a Spotify playlist featuring music from this…
Programming announced for Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Arts Festival
Rappeling dance act on Highmark Building among the highlights of this year’s art fest
Lynn Cullen Live 04/25/17
Video Archive China advises Trump to cease saber rattling with North Korea. Bernie Sanders creates a stir. Trump’s follow through. Audio Only Archive Stream or download the last 5 shows on the MP3 downloads page.
MP3 Monday: Sleep Movies
This week, we’re listening to “Paper Hat” by Sleep Movies.
Lynn Cullen Live 04/24/17
Video Archive Writer of the Vows section of the NY Times. Taking back the word “jew”. Trump visits Walter Reed and fires Surgeon General. Gorsuch votes with conservatives. Audio Only Archive Stream or download the last 5 shows on the MP3 downloads page.
Liberty Poles, Excise Tax and Rebellion: Part Two
The United States developed its first army to march on tax-evading distillers.
Video shows Pittsburgh City Councilor Darlene Harris in verbal altercation with cyclist on city streets
The Pittsburgh mayoral candidate has criticized bike lanes for lack of safety precautions, but may be worsening cycling safety herself.
Listen Up! April 19
We’ve always wanted to insert little computer chips and speakers into City Paper, so that when you open it, music from artists featured in the paper plays while you read about them (like a big old greeting card). But that’s just not realistic. This is the second-best thing: a Spotify playlist featuring music from this…
Hundreds of U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy’s constituents hold town hall without their representative
After requesting Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Upper St. Clair) meet with them, a large crowd holds a town hall in Bethel Park without him.
Amazing Books to expand to Pittsburgh’s South Side, add writing classes
Book and record store to set up in Schwartz Living Market building
Lynn Cullen Live 04/20/17
Video Archive Bill O’Reilly shakes with the Pope right after firing. Trump goes to Patriots meet and greet. Serena Williams is pregnant! Audio Only Archive Stream or download the last 5 shows on the MP3 downloads page.
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Poros vs. Nine on Nine
Each week, we order the same cocktail at two different bars for a friendly head-to-head battle. Go to the bars, taste both drinks and tell us what you like about each by tagging @pghcitypaper on Twitter or Instagram and using #CPBoozeBattles. If you want to be part of Booze Battles, email food-and-beverage writer Celine Roberts,…
The Promise
This historical melodrama, set in Turkey at the end of the Ottoman Empire and the start of the Great War, sets a love triangle against the horrors of civilians caught up in armed conflict as the Turks turn against the Armenians. Our players, who meet in Istanbul, are the sensitive young Armenian medical student Mikael…
Short List: April 20-27
SPOTLIGHT: Thu., April 20 – Festival If you care about the environment, these are daunting days: With missionary zeal, the Trump administration is reversing protections against things like dangerous pesticides and air and water pollution, and undoing even the modest advances we’ve made on climate change. So this Earth Day, April 22, make your first…
Space Dust IPA, Elysian Brewing Company
“It’s a hoppy beer, but it’s not over the top on bitterness. As IPAs go, it’s very smooth, while not being low on alcohol. It’s 8.2 percent ABV.” Recommended by Angelica Navish, bartender at City Works Eatery and Pour House Space Dust IPA is available at City Works Eatery and Pour House, Downtown.
New Downtown restaurant Pirata offers a pan-Caribbean fare
Pirata 274 Forbes Ave., Downtown. 412-323-3000 Hours: Mon.-Thu. 11 a.m.-midnight; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sun. noon-9 p.m. Late night menu: Mon.-Sat. 10 p.m.-midnight Prices: Appetizers, tacos, soups, sandwiches, and salads $8-16; empanadas and sides $4-6; entrees $15-28 Liquor: Full bar Forgive us if the opening of a restaurant called Pirata inspires a moment of musing…
My Body Double
My body double has been lying in bed late and living a luxurious life. I’m thinking: get that ass I don’t want people thinking is my ass to the gym. She needs a taking- down if she intends to keep this job. Isn’t it enough she does my dirty work for me with pleasures only…
Curry That’ll Make You Hot for Yourself
I don’t normally associate the word “cauliflower” with self-gratification, but this curry is so delicious, it’ll make you want to strip down and go to town on yourself after eating it. You won’t even think about your ex this time. Hell, you might even pull out a mirror and watch yourself, this cauliflower curry is…
South American spirits are perfect for summer-time sipping
Don’t get me wrong: I like whiskey all year long. But there’s something about the colder months that makes barrel-aged spirits, like scotch and cognac, particularly appealing. And though I won’t abandon my bottle of bourbon this summer, I do start to crave lighter, brighter liquor when the weather warms. This year, spice up your…
In the history of Pittsburgh Pirates first basemen, nobody came close to Willie Stargell
The quest to find the greatest Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman of the past 50 years is a lot like an episode of Perry Mason or a Harlem Globetrotters game: You already know who is going to win. Willie Stargell crushed 475 home runs in a pitching-dominated era. More on the obvious No. 1 later. For…
New Releases
CD-release show with ATS, the Spectres 10 p.m. Sat., April 22. Brillobox, Bloomfield. 21 and over. 412-621-4900. The Full Counts First Out Phratry Records www.thefullcounts.bandcamp.com From his days locally with the Steel Miners, and nationally with Gumball, Eric Vermillion has proven himself to be a wailer. He can come up with a sharp garage-rock groove,…
Wild With Happy at City Theatre
WILD WITH HAPPY continues through May 7. City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side. $15-69. 412-431-2489 or citytheatrecompany.org People are hot messes! If you don’t believe me, catch Colman Domingo’s Wild With Happy, making its local debut at City Theatre, directed by Reginald L. Douglas. Gil is an African-American gay man nearing middle age, living…
With the coming improvements of BRT, some bus riders will have to transfer to get all the way to Downtown Pittsburgh
After years of waiting, plans to bring a Bus Rapid Transit system to Pittsburgh are moving forward. The BRT, which some have called light rail on rubber wheels, will make substantial changes to infrastructure and design in the Fifth-Forbes corridor between Downtown and Oakland, including the installation of bus-only lanes, stations with large, modern shelters,…
The Three Musketeers at Carnegie Mellon Drama
THE THREE MUSKATEERS continues through April 29. Philip Chosky Theatre, CMU campus, 5000 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $28.75-33. 412-268-2407 or drama.cmu.edu I always enjoy seeing that a play has a fight choreographer listed in the credits, especially when the fights involve swordplay. If you do, too, you’ll love Carnegie Mellon School of Drama’s The Three Musketeers,…
Pittsburgh has been going green, but the city’s air quality is still pretty gray
Many people have seen those old pictures of Pittsburgh: The air pollution is so thick you can barely make out the skyscrapers Downtown. Smoke billows from old factories, blotting out the sun. Usually juxtaposed with gleaming current photos of the city, these pictures testify both to the city’s gritty past and how far we’ve come.…
Entering their 15th season, the women of the Pittsburgh Passion are as dedicated as ever
When she signed up for the boys’ football team at Central Valley High School, Hannah Daman, of Monaca, told her mother, Val, “Dad said I could be a walk-on.” Her parents weren’t too enthusiastic about their daughter playing tackle football. But Mark Daman said he figured maybe she wouldn’t make the cut, so he gave…
Savage Love
I’m a queer girl living with a male partner. This weekend, we found ourselves in an after-hours club, made some friends, and ended up at a house with two other guys and a girl. Things were pretty playful with everyone except for one of the guys. We wanted him gone, but he wouldn’t take the…
Pittsburgh punk originals Carsickness reunite for two shows
CARSICKNESS with Nox Boys, Full Counts 6 p.m. Fri., April 21. SPACE, 812 Liberty Ave., Downtown. Free. 412-325-7723 ______________________ with Nox Boys 10 p.m. Sat., April 22. Gooski’s, 3117 Brereton St., Polish Hill. $5. 412-681-1658 If one thing can be deduced from the Non-Punk Pittsburgh exhibition at SPACE Gallery, it’s the idea that once, anything…
Critics’ Picks, April 20-26
[POST-METAL] + FRI., APRIL 21 Post-metal is a distinctly epic genre, and the larger-than-life sound it evokes will be on full display with Junius and InAeona tonight at Black Forge Coffee. Junius’ latest album, Eternal Rituals for the Accretion of Light, is a beautiful sonic adventure. The album was inspired by spiritual author and leader…
Uptown’s Z-Best Barbeque Chicken and Ribs keeps the comfort food coming
Z-Best Barbeque Chicken and Ribs has been serving Pittsburgh’s Uptown community for nearly a decade. Originally located on Herron Avenue, it recently moved to Fifth Avenue near Duquesne University, Mercy Hospital and the PPG Paints Arena, and business has never been better. Z-Best offers the usual barbecue staples, and like many of the best barbecue…
Squirrel Hill couple’s new house advances the local passive-house movement
Lucyna de Barbaro and Ayres Freitas care deeply about the environment. They’re especially interested in how much energy buildings consume — about 40 percent of total U.S. energy use, a key driver of climate change. The married couple spent years studying how to reduce the environmental impact of houses. A buildable lot in Squirrel Hill…
JFilm
The 24th annual JFilm, formerly known as the Pittsburgh Jewish-Israeli Film Festival, opens its 11-day run on Thu., April 20. The festival offers 20 recent films from Israel and around the world representing Jewish experiences from the comic to the dramatic, in narrative features and documentaries. Films screen at the following venues: Manor, in Squirrel…
Losing Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney is like losing a member of our family
I didn’t know Dan Rooney, but like many Pittsburghers, I felt like I did. Rooney died April 13 at the age of 84, and this city is mourning his loss. The Steelers owner spent his life in this town. His family and the Steelers are such an important part of this city’s identity and heritage;…
Pittsburgh’s SOFT GIRL created art inspired by life
SOFT GIRL with Spirit of the Beehive and Same. 7 p.m. Wed., April 26. Mr. Roboto Project, 5106 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. $7. therobotoproject.com Dane, Jeff and Cassie make up the Pittsburgh alt-rock trio that is SOFT GIRL. The three combine their talents to create music that tells stories through splashes of art punk, indie and…
A new Bricolage mini-immersive; the Public’s Death of a Salesman; Bodoni County Songbook
Fans of Bricolage Production Company’s epic immersive, interactive theater work STRATA, and smaller-scale immersions like OjO, will look forward to the latest in the company’s Immersive Encounters series. They also won’t mind that Bricolage is providing even fewer details about IE: The Ascendants than it offered about previous offerings. Basically, you sign up for your…
The Fate of the Furious
Somewhere in this franchise, there’s a story about how a low-ball street-racer from Los Angeles and his crew can build up a résumé to become super-secret agents who save the planet from total destruction. Like most everything in The Fate of the Furious (a.k.a. Fast and Furious 8), it’s best just to accept this without…
Pittsburgh Ballet presents the North American premiere of a renowned choreographer’s Romeo & Juliet
PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE performs ROMEO & JULIET 8 p.m. Fri., April 21; 2 and 8 p.m. Sat., April 22; and noon and 4:30 p.m., Sun., April 23. Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $28-108. 412-456-6666 or pbt.org Easily the worlds’ most popular love story, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has inspired countless plays, movies and dance…
Free Fire
One night in 1978, at an abandoned warehouse in an isolated part of Boston. Two gangs meet to complete a standard business deal — a suitcase of cash for a van full of guns. What could possibly go wrong? Seasoned viewers of crime thrillers know the answer is: Everything. Spectacularly. In this iteration, directed and…
Pittsburgh’s electronic-music-and-dance duo slowdanger releases its debut
SLOWDANGER BODY RELEASE PARTY with moon baby, Babyteeth, ONDO/GUSTO 9 p.m. Fri., April 21. The Glitter Box Theater, 460 Melwood Ave., Oakland. 21-and-over. $10 donation at door. (www.facebook.com “slowdanger body release party”) The first 15 minutes of Taylor Knight and Anna Thompson’s dance class are spent lying down, breathing, but otherwise silent. Most of their…
Firelei Baez: Bloodlines tackles race, gender and history at The Warhol
FIRELEI BAEZ: BLOODLINES continues through May 21. The Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side. 412-237-8300 or warhol.org If you admire visual art, do not miss your chance to see Firelei Baez: Bloodlines, now at The Andy Warhol Museum. The work that went into these 17 paintings! Some are 6 feet tall, ink and…
Earth Day
Ecolution Fashion Show 6-10 p.m. Thu., April 20. Fairmont Hotel, Downtown. www.showclix.com/event/earth-day-ecolution-fashion-show With the theme “Planets — Preserving the Wonders of the Universe,” this year’s show is curated by Richard Parsakian, owner of Eons Fashion Antique, a vintage clothing and accessories store. The show will highlight recycled and reused materials designed exclusively for Pittsburgh Earth…
Montreal’s BJM Danse brings an eclectic showcase of work by rising-star choreographers
BJM DANSE 8 p.m. Sat., April 22. Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $10-60. 412-456-6666 or trustarts.org In a 2015 review of Montreal-based BJM Danse, I referred to the troupe as “dance’s cool kids from up north with hairstyles to match.” Add that they might also be Canada’s most plugged-in company when it comes to…
Lynn Cullen Live 04/19/17
Video Archive O’Reilly may go. Republicans distancing themselves from Trump. McDonald’s employees aid in capturing the Cleveland shooter. BJ Miller profile. Audio Only Archive Stream or download the last 5 shows on the MP3 downloads page.
Lynn Cullen Live 04/18/17
Video Archive Supreme court interruptions. Easter Egg Roll at the White House go awry. Audio Only Archive Stream or download the last 5 shows on the MP3 downloads page.
