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Cassette tapes brought Veronika Cloutier to Pittsburgh. Vinyl LPs have kept her here. Before moving to Pittsburgh from North Carolina in 2021, the former vocalist and guitarist for the band Attack Cat measured the city’s livability by connecting with a local indie label that releases cassettes. “The fact that there

Local music shops and record labels are meeting a rising local demand for tapes. They say the analog medium is compact, easy to produce, and aesthetically pleasing.

Lys Scott had quite a birthday this year. Scott, a first-generation Thai-American who identifies as queer, turned 32 on Oct. 24 — the same day that she released her debut album “Squashed Dreams & Broken Wings.” After losing a restaurant job as the covid-19 pandemic ramped up in 2020, Scott

A new article from Bandcamp, a major platform for independent musicians to share their work with, and sell albums to audiences all over the world, introduces users to six indie bands in Pittsburgh.

Shows at The Government Center, brillobox, Mr. Smalls, and more

This month finally feels like live music has arrived in full in post-pandemic Pittsburgh.