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A local concert promoter hopes a new collective will not only bring more artists to Pittsburgh but support the musicians by offering them a new...

Frank Caliendo does impressions, not impersonations. The stand-up comedian’s performances include personalities such as Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Robert De Niro; politicians George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Donald Trump; broadcasters John Madden, Charles Barkley and Jon Gruden; and talk show hosts Dr. Phil, Jay Leno and

From Broadway performers to local theater groups, Hollywood stars to indie filmmakers, national touring acts to bar bands, the pandemic had a devastating effect on the entertainment industry. The sudden shuttering of bars, concert halls, movie theaters and other venues — some permanently — led to widespread loss of revenue

Local music venues are facing another shutdown. The Small Business Association website where venues are supposed to be able to submit an application for money is not working. The glitch is holding up federal relief money for venues and causing frustration. The Save Our Stages Act was passed as part of a covid-19 relief bill in December to help with funding for local venues. The act led to Shuttered Venue Operators Grants which were to be available to apply for on April 8. “They had major tech...

This past autumn, the lights went out for good at The Rex Theater, one of Pittsburgh’s most-beloved rock clubs. Like many independent venues across the United States, the South Side stage fell silent earlier in 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic shuttered the live music industry without warning. But on Sept.

Paul Guggenheimer | Tribune-Review   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Independent music venue owners across the U.S. got their first good news in quite some time on Monday with the announcement the $900 billion federal covid-19 relief bill will include $15 billion as part of the Save Our Stages Act. If it is signed by President Trump — a move the president cast into doubt Tuesday night — it will provide ...