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Live Music: The Tamburitzans, Bratya Balkana

December 2, 2023 – 11:05 am | 69 views
Tamburitzans_Balkan-Brothers From 12/02/2023: Folk music with The Tamburitzans group, Bratya Balkana, featuring Dimitri Bushunow (viola), Charles Cubelic (bass), Zach Brkovich (guitar), and Alexei Blagonadezhdin (accordion).

Live Music: Renaissance City Choir

November 25, 2023 – 11:05 am | 108 views
Renaissance-City-Choir-Banner From 11/25/2023: Renaissance City Choir previewing their holiday concert Fire and Ice, 12/9, (7:30 pm), East Liberty Presbyterian Church. 

Live Music: Shelf Life String Band

November 18, 2023 – 11:05 am | 34 views
Shelf-Life-String-Band_Banner From 11/18/2023: Bluegrass with The Shelf Life String Band featuring Derek Dysart (guitar), Joe Dep (banjo), Andy Boehm (mandolin), and Greg Thurman (double bass).

Live Music: Danny Rectenwald

November 11, 2023 – 11:05 am | 21 views
Danny-Rectenwald_Banner From 11/11/2023: Guitarist Danny Rectenwald previewing his show with Morgan Erina and Reliable Child as part of the Rounds at the Woods Series, The Woods House, 11/16 (7 pm) Hazelwood.

Live Music: Madeline Jo & Friends

November 4, 2023 – 11:05 am | 57 views
Madeline-Jo_Banner From 11/04/2023: Madeline Jo & Friends featuring Madeline King (vocals), Cara Steinberg (bass), Zack Wolynn (keys), Graham Whitacre (drums), and Gabe Hanley (guitar).

Live Music: Christopher Mark Jones & Alex Meleshenko

October 28, 2023 – 11:05 am | 36 views
Christopher-Alex_Banner From 10/28/2023: Christopher Mark Jones and Alex Meleshenko previewing their 11/4 show (7:30pm), SongSpace at First Unitarian (Shadyside).

In-Studio Pop Up: Ashley Marina

October 28, 2023 – 8:35 am | 30 views
Ashley-Marina_SLB From 10/28/2023: Music and conversation with Ashley Marina (15, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School) in advance of her performance in the Songwriters in the Cellar show honoring Joni Mitchell, Pittsburgh Winery, 11/4 (7:30 pm)

Live Music: Bealtaine

October 21, 2023 – 11:05 am | 53 views
Bealtaine_Banner From 10/21/2023: Live music with Bealtaine featuring George White (bouzouki, mandocello), Conor Freeland (uilleann pipes, whistles), Andy Morrison (banjo, mandolin), and Dylan Rooke (guitar). 

Live Music: Aaron Lefebvre

October 14, 2023 – 11:05 am | 70 views
Aaron-Lefebvre From 10/14/2023: Folk-fusion instrumentalist Aaron Lefebvre previewing a show at Acoustic Music Works with Jagtime Millionaire and Daryl Shawn on 10/20 (8 pm), Squirrel Hill.

Live Music: Iolanthe, Pittsburgh Savoyards

October 7, 2023 – 11:05 am | 74 views
Iolanthe_banner From 10/07/2023: The Pittsburgh Savoyards with selections from Gilbert & Sullivan’s Iolanthe, or: The Peer and the Peri, 10/13-15 and 10/20-22, Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie.