KBS Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout, Founders Brewing Co.
“It’s barrel-aged, and it really tastes like bourbon chocolate coffee. Even the non-daytime drinkers from offices will have a glass if it’s on tap. At 11.8 percent, it’s like drinking a cocktail, and we only have half a keg left!” Recommended by Aubrey Halliburton, bartender, Pork & Beans KBS Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout is (probably)…
Short List: Oct. 12-19
SPOTLIGHT: Sat., Oct. 13 – Art Farhad Moshiri was born in Iran, in 1963, and was quickly exposed to Western culture, partly through movies at his father’s cinemas. Before the revolution, Moshiri came to the U.S., where he studied and lived until returning to Iran, in 1991. Today, Moshiri’s art blending Western and Persian influences…
Tuesdays with Toomey takes on gun control
At the latest installment of Tuesdays with Toomey, protesters challenged the senator on gun control in the wake of the Las Vegas massacre
Last day to register to vote in the 2017 general election is Oct. 10
Today is the last day to register to cast your ballot in statewide races like Supreme Court, and local races like Allegheny County Council.
Lynn Cullen Live – 10/10/17
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Top Irish Poet Makes Rare Pittsburgh Visit Tue., Oct. 10
Carlow University hosts a free reading by Thomas McCarthy, author of nine poetry collections and two novels
MP3 Monday: Murder For Girls
Each week we post a song from a local artist online for free. This week, it’s “Jennifer Lynch,” by punk-rock stalwarts Murder For Girls. A groovy, eerie bass line threads through a catchy ’90s-style pop-rock number full of grit and crunch. Stream or download “Jennifer Lynch” for free below. To download “Jennifer Lynch,” right-click here…
Lynn Cullen Live – 10/9/17
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Kennywood opens new kid-friendly Halloween event
Photo highlights from opening day of Kennywood Park’s Happy Hauntings
Pittsburgh City Councilor Darlene Harris caught driving car on pedestrian path in park, upsetting constituents
Constituents are asking for more reasoning why the North Side councilor felt it necessary to drive on a pedestrian path.
100 vs. 4: Pittsburgh protesters come out in force against the Westboro Baptist Church
Protesters come out in force to shout down Westboro Baptist Church’s Pittsburgh protest
Lynn Cullen Live – 10/6/17
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Avant Gardens Farm & Mushroomery
After returning from Colorado, Ohio natives Corey and Bethany Maizel started a family farm outside of Youngstown, Ohio. Over the last year and a half, the Maizels have been developing their mushroomery in order to deliver gourmet mushrooms to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago and New York. Find more information about Avant Gardens here.
Hearing held on possible removal of Pittsburgh’s Stephen Foster statue
Most commenters advocate for removal of monument.
Lynn Cullen Live – 10/5/17
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Lynn Cullen Live – 10/4/17
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Pittsburgh Left: Controversial Allegheny County Judge Lester Nauhaus is still serving on the bench; it’s time to change that
On two occasions this year, City Paper first reported about two incidents involving Allegheny County Common Pleas Senior Judge Lester Nauhaus. We felt both cases were important, and that the public deserved to be aware of the judge’s conduct in these matters. Because of his senior status, meaning he’s technically retired, Nauhaus no longer has…
Planned Parenthood provides vital health-care services to women, even as Congress works hard to defund it
Gina DeAngelo was a college student in her early twenties when she noticed a lump on her breast. She instantly had two thoughts. The first was about her grandmother who died of cancer just a few years prior; the second was her lack of health insurance. “I was completely terrified,” DeAngelo says. Without insurance, she…
East Texas Hot Links at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Co.
EAST TEXAS HOT LINKS continues through Nov. 5. Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Co., 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $27.50-30. pghplaywrights.com There actually are sausages called “East Texas hot links,” but Eugene Lee’s eponymous 1991 one-act is at least as savory, and often hotter, at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Co. Local-actor-made-good Montae Russell directs a tight cast in a…
On Mountain Moves, Deerhoof unearths the political undertones of past albums and gives us a political protest album for the times
DEERHOOF, SAD13, LILY AND HORN HORSE 7 p.m. Thu., Oct. 5. Mr. Smalls Theater, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. All ages. $15. 412-821-4447 or mrsmalls.com Since the release of its debut, in 1997, Deerhoof hasn’t gone more than two years without putting out music. There’s something antsy about that schedule, which fits in nicely with the…
Kevin Sousa’s long-awaited Superior Motors opens in Braddock
It’s almost impossible to talk about Superior Motors without acknowledging the hype. A new restaurant from chef Kevin Sousa would have been exciting enough. Add politically ascendant Braddock Mayor John Fetterman, Sousa’s supporter and landlord — then a record-setting Kickstarter campaign; factor in the inevitable delays in opening, and rumors were bound to fly. Even…
Black Violin performs at the Byham on Fri., Oct. 13
BLACK VIOLIN 10:15 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Fri., Oct 13. Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $20-60. 412-456-6666 or www.trustarts.org In a pop-music landscape littered with mashups and collaborations of every kind, one of the most unique and intriguing musical hybrids is Black Violin. The Florida-based duo of Kevin “Kev Marcus” Sylvester and Wilner “Wil…
The Childlike Empress performs at Glitter Box Theater for Oct. 12 Planned Parenthood Benefit
#IStandWithPP: A Glitter Box Bash featuring The Childlike Empress and Merilette 6:30 p.m. Thu. Oct. 12. Glitter Box Theater, 460 Melwood Ave., Oakland. $5-10 donation. theglitterboxtheater.com Planned Parenthood is an essential health service to many. Its accessible cancer screenings, hormone therapy, OB/GYN services, STI testing, sex education and contraceptive resources (just to name a few…
Vietnamese-American cafe Ineffable Ca Phe opens in Lawrenceville
A former motorcycle shop in Lawrenceville has been transformed into a beautiful swan, the recently opened Vietnamese-American coffee shop Ineffable Cà Phê. “Café” is fair, but one could bump it up to “lounge.” How else to categorize a spot with such an inviting assortment of seating and congregating areas? There are nooks with armchairs; a…
New Local Releases: CHILLER
CHILLER CHILLER II Self-released www.chillerpgh.bandcamp.com CHILLER II is less than six minutes long, but every minute is packed with crushing riffs, blistering punk beats and gritty vocals. Traditional punk fuses with melodic hardcore to make a distinct, energetic sound. Like any good, true-blue punk release, CHILLER uses every single second of CHILLER II’s brief run…
A brief history of Planned Parenthood and women’s reproductive health issues
1916: Nurse and activist Margaret Sanger opens a birth control clinic in Brooklyn, N.Y., with her sister, Ethel Byrne, and activist Fania Mindell. The line of women looking for help and advice stretches down the block. Nine days later, the clinic is raided by police, and the women are arrested for crimes “related to sharing…
New Local Releases: SPISH
SPISH Building a Family Crafted Sounds spish.bandcamp.com Building a Family by SPISH (formerly Spacefish) is a dark, avant-indie rock record. It twists and turns, oozing the existential dread haunting the parts of your brain you can’t quite reach sober or while awake. From the splashy darkness of “We Love Jesus” to the sad story of…
Savage Love
I’m a 22-year-old straight male dating a 23-year-old woman. This is by far the most sexual relationship I’ve been in, which is great, except one part is freaking me out: I recently “caught” my girlfriend masturbating with her roommate’s panties. (She knew I was coming over and wanted me to catch her.) It turns out…
Critics’ Pick: Now, Now at Cattivo
[INDIE POP] + SAT., OCT. 7 Minneapolis duo Now, Now began as an indie-rock trio with pop-punk tendencies (the third member went solo under the name Tancred, also very good). But the latest singles off an upcoming album lean deeper into the pop side of its sound. It’s the kind of genre transition that might…
A list of Pittsburgh-area breast-cancer awareness events for October
By this point, just about every American recognizes October as a month where people wear pink to bring awareness to efforts to find the cure for breast cancer. But Pittsburgh City Paper wants to encourage our readers to do more than just put on a pink pin and go about their day. Instead, take action. …
Critics Pick: Against Me! at Mr. Smalls
[PUNK] + SUN., OCT. 8 Punk-rock band Against Me! has been around since the late 1990s, when a couple of teenagers came together in Gainesville, Fla., to sing about anarchism and social injustices. The band has chugged along consistently over the years, but made waves, in 2012, when lead singer Laura Jane Grace came out…
As relief slowly trickles into Puerto Rico, Pittsburgh-based Puerto Rican chef straddles the divide
In the almost two weeks after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico — wiping out power grids and massively damaging the island’s infrastructure — aid from the U.S. government has been slow to arrive; the Navy initially deployed only three ships to the island. Twitter acknowledgement of the devastation from President Donald Trump didn’t…
Critics Pick: Frankie Rose at Club Cafe
[POP] + MON., OCT. 9 After playing in several indie bands including Dum Dum Girls and Vivian Girls, Frankie Rose branched out on her own to make dreamy, melancholic, surfer-y pop. You can tell the album was made in her hometown of Los Angeles, from its laid-back beats to the music video for the track…
This week in Pittsburgh Sports History
Oct. 5, 1948 The Homestead Grays win their third Negro League World Series, defeating the Birmingham Black Barons. The Barons featured a 17-year-old rookie outfielder named Willie Mays. Oct. 5, 2005 Rookie Sidney Crosby laces up his skates for the first time as an NHL pro. The Penguins would lose the game, though, 5-1 to…
Critics’ Pick: Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas at Smiling Moose
[BILINGUAL BOPS] + TUE., OCT. 10 Writing and recording an entire album is an impressive feat, but writing and recording the same album in two different languages is next-level. Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas, who play Smiling Moose tonight, released their sophomore album twice — once in English (Telephone) and once in Spanish (Teléfono). The…
Penn State running back Saquon Barkley is loaded with talent but saddled with history
Penn State’s Saquon Barkley is quickly emerging as the frontrunner for the 2017 Heisman Trophy — a trophy that hasn’t made its way to State College since John Cappelletti struck the famous pose during the Nixon administration. Pitt got a firsthand glimpse of the standout running back when the Panthers lost to Penn State earlier…
Orphie and the Book of Heroes at the Red Masquers
ORPHIE AND THE BOOK OF HEROES continues through Oct. 15. Red Masquers at Genesius Theater, Duquesne University campus, Uptown, $6.50-16.50. 412-396-3237 or duqredmasquers.com As a child, I learned about opera from Bugs Bunny, myopia from Mr. Magoo, and Dinah Shore from Beany and Cecil. Those were cartoons of course, and so is Orphie and the…
Community College of Allegheny County course will examine the history of pro wrestling in Pittsburgh
A conversation about Pittsburgh’s professional-wrestling history usually starts with one of two topics: Bruno Sammartino or Channel 11’s Studio Wrestling show, hosted by local TV legend “Chilly” Billy Cardille. It’s hard to argue those two starting points, but Pittsburgh’s pro-wrestling legacy goes much deeper. That’s why local wrestling journalist Thomas Leturgey decided to teach a…
Alonzo King LINES Ballet returns
ALONZO KING LINES BALLET 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 7. Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $10-60. 412-456-6666 or trustarts.org Sound was the inspiration for the two works on Alonzo King LINES Ballet’s program that opens Pittsburgh Dance Council’s season at the Byham Theater on Oct. 7. The San Francisco-based company, last here in 2010, will…
Before you boo NFL anthem protesters, get a grip on what you are protesting
When you take the time and drill down into the protests of the national anthem, there’s really only one thing behind the anger directed at the athletes: fans’ intolerance to opinions different from theirs. This all started when then-San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick got fed up with the ever-growing number of unarmed black men being…
Battle of the Sexes
Battle of the Sexes Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Starring Emma Stone, Steve Carell It was only an exhibition, but the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match, pitting Bobby Riggs against Billie Jean King, remains a defining event of professional tennis. Now Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine) lob their…
Short List: Oct. 5-12
Fri., Oct. 6 – Art The Mattress Factory museum really was a mattress factory, once. But the building was vacant when, in 1975, an artist, designer and transplant from Michigan named Babara Luderowski turned it into a North Side art haven. The six-story building housed studios, a gallery, theater groups and more. One day, a…
American Made
If you know your 1980s geopolitical history, at some point during Doug Liman’s preposterous but entertaining American Made you will have to just let go of reality. Sure, the clandestine circumstances in which the U.S. government interfered with Latin American countries, made sketchy weapons trades and who knows what else (we sort of see you,…
Marcus Rediker on history’s most notable abolitionist Quaker dwarf
MARCUS REDIKER BOOK LAUNCH 6 p.m. Tue., Oct. 10. University Club, (third floor), 123 University Place, Oakland. Free. 412-648-7451 or history.pitt.edu Marcus Rediker is a distinguished professor of Atlantic history at the University of Pittsburgh who has written multiple books on the slave trade and the pirates of the Atlantic. Now, Rediker has written his…
Better Watch Out
Chris Peckover’s darkly comedic horror thriller begins with the classic set-up: A pretty young woman settles in for a night of baby-sitting in a nice suburban home. As Christmas carols play, the signs of menace begin to unfold — shadows at the window, hang-up phone calls, vague references to a not-great ex-boyfriend. It turns into…
New arts-leadership program for African Americans leads to curator role
ELECTRIC KOOL-AID opening reception 6-9 p.m. Thu., Oct. 5. Exhibit continues through Nov. 26. Brew House Association, 711 S. 21st St., South Side. brewhousearts.org Corey Carrington realized he wanted to be an artist in the 10th grade. Becoming a curator took a little longer. Students had been tasked to write a poem about how they…
The Mountain Between Us
After their flight is cancelled, two strangers — a doctor (Idris Elba) and a photojournalist (Kate Winslet) — book a tiny plane to travel home. Alas, the plane crashes in the vast and undeveloped High Uintas in northern Utah. In winter — brrr. So, the two — plus a dog — have to survive, get…
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City at City Theatre
A FUNNY THING … continues through Oct. 15. City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side. $15-61. 412-431-2489 or citytheatrecompany.org Halley Feiffer’s greatest achievement with her play A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City (now making its local debut at City Theatre)…
Victoria & Abdul
Judi Dench returns to the throne, reprising her role as the imperious British monarch Queen Victoria. Stephen Frears’ dramedy is inspired (somewhat) by real events, and finds the quite old queen in 1887, snoring away. Through a series of mildly comic scenes, we see that she is bored, weary and quite lonely (her beloved husband…
It’s a Halloween show at October’s Film Kitchen
The monthly series for local and independent film offers a Halloween-themed show. Highlights among these short films include “Spooky Nights in October,” Pat Francart’s stylish and well-acted little 2016 creeper about a guy who gets more than he bargains for at a Halloween party. The Oct. 10 program, curated by Matthew R. Day, also includes…
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Butterjoint vs. Soba
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 a part of Booze Battles, send an email to…
Gramona Gessamí Blanco Penedes 2016
“I really like Spanish whites, and you don’t see too many here. This is a blend of sauvignon blanc, gewurztraminer and muscat. I think it goes well with our food. It’s organic, and we aim to have a wine list of almost exclusively female winemakers. There are a lot of great wines being made by…
Banana-Flavored Chocolate Bread (in Bed)
The key to really good banana bread is the amount of chocolate morsels you drop into the batter before sticking it in the oven. There are plenty of recipes out there that include substitutions to cut calories, like oil for butter, or applesauce for oil, and you can always lower the amount of sugar added.…
Your ultimate drinking playlist
Great drinking requires a great soundtrack. Whether drowning your sorrows to country classics or getting turnt to ’90s alternative, music shapes the way we imbibe. To assemble the ultimate drinking playlist, we asked Pittsburgh’s premier booze afficionados and songsmiths for their favorite songs to sip to. “Debra,” Beck. “If it’s on in a bar and…
