Bedtime in the ‘Burgh
Written By Sarah Gibson
September 5, 2017
Rachael Bindas and Alyssa Minkos are two college students who are trying to bring a little more variety to the medium of children's literature in Pittsburgh. "Before the Sun Wakes Up" a children's book currently in production with a planned release in March of 2018. It's a book with an intended ...
LCD Soundsystem – “American Dream”
Written By Mick Stinelli, A&E Editor
September 5, 2017
It is impossible to review the new LCD Soundsystem album without bringing up the band’s breakup in 2011. The band split for over four years, released a film of their grandiose final concert (“Shut Up and Play the Hits”) and a live album of said concert (“The Long Goodbye”) before reuniting in...
The War on Drugs’ new LP contains some of the band’s best songs yet
Written By Mick Stinelli, Co-Arts and Entertainment Editor
August 29, 2017
After 2014’s triumphant “Lost in the Dream,” Adam Granduciel’s The War on Drugs has returned with their latest LP, “A Deeper Understanding.” This album hits upon familiar War on Drugs touchstones: their signature Springsteen-with-reverb approach to songwriting, passages of ambience and Grandu...
X Fest to include wide array of rock bands this year
Written By Josh McCann
August 29, 2017
The annual music festival known as X Fest returns to Stage AE for an outdoor show on Sept. 9. This year’s all-day and into the night rager features a diverse lineup of multiple genres including headlining alternative pop act Bastille. It also includes metal slaying trio Highly Suspect, Southern roo...
‘Good Time’ thrills as Robert Pattinson reinvents himself
Written By Michael Richter, Co-Arts & Entertainment Editor
August 29, 2017
"Good Time," directed by siblings Benny and Josh Safdie, is a riveting crime thriller about two brothers that is comprised of unexpected turns, suspense and a dollop of absurdist comedy. While many bank heist movies demonstrate the hazards that accompany crime, the Safdie brothers' film manages to take...