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Since its founding in 1996, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra has made a name for itself through symphonic rock renditions of Christmas classics. (Indeed, there are far too few orchestras so ready to rock.) The concert welcomed the holiday season with flashing neon lasers and jaw-dropping pyrotechnics.

Kawana McGough, Tuskegee University Office of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing         Football for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is heading to the city of Mobile this fall! The Ultimate HBCU Experience presented by the Gulf Coast Challenge will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at 4:00 pm in Ladd-Peebles Stadium featuring the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee University against the Bulldogs of Alabama A & M University. This dynamic matchup is sure to dr...

Thanksgiving in Spokane and a Black Friday matinee at AMC River Park Square 20 have been a tradition for years for guitarist Al Pitrelli. The musical director of Trans-Siberian Orchestra prefaces the band’s annual Black Friday night show with some quality time in the Inland Northwest. “For the last five or six years, what I’m accustomed to, and the same goes for the rest of Trans-Siberian Orchestra, is that we celebrate Thanksgiving in Spokane and then we go to the movies the fol...

The band’s name itself, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, evokes visions that are grand and epic. Over the years, the group, which was founded by the late Paul O’Neill, has lived up to the epic nature of its name with awe-inspiring concert productions that have filled the expanse of arenas across the country. Fans know and love TSO for its show. The sheer spectacle of its pyrotechnics, lasers and its sheer volume takes the breath away as the band’s “Christmas Eve and Other Stories” storms the...

His home. “I think this will be the first time in more than 20 years where we’ll have everyone in the family under one roof for Christmas,” he said. That’s because Pitrelli is a founding member of Trans-Siberian Orchestra, the group whose highly theatrical rock concerts have become a holiday tradition for thousands of fans of all ages. Two ensembles typically spend much of the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s criss-crossing the country, presenting holiday-themed...

9 Things to Do This Week in DC (and Beyond) Enjoy a bevy of virtual concerts and socially distanced outdoor events in our editor-selected picks. 17SHARES FILM Awesome Con Short Film Fest At Home While the full celebration of geekdom that is D.C.’s annual comic-con may have been canceled for 2020, one popular aspect of the three-day extravaganza has moved online where it is currently underway. Fans have all this weekend to watch more than 50 short films selected for this year’s festival, alo...