The Pittsburgh music scene is making a lot of noise these days. Some notables:
Expansive indie rock boys Mariage Blanc have finished their new album. I’ve heard it and it’s awesome. It will be released into the world on October 8th at the Brillobox. Show up early kids, this one will sell out.
Indie folk pop act Lohio also has a new album coming out this month. And Lohio and Donora area also setting off on a tour next week, hitting up Cleveland, Columbus, Athens, Ypsilanti, Bloomington, Louisville, Lexington, blah, blah, blah, check out all the dates here.
Pittsburgh’s favorite 1970s rock band, The Harlan Twins, are recording a new album with Josh Kretzmer at the Mariage Blanc studio.
Nik Westman and the Central Plains are also recording, this time with Jake Hanner at Play On Recordings
AND Boca Chica is recording as well. 7 basic tracks are done, a few more to go….
Oh! Small Cities has become The Slow Reel. This is a new song, as played at Howler’s last weekend, captured on a shaky cam…
*photo credit: Square America*
Great article Hallie. There’s almost too much awesome stuff going on for us to keep up! We caught up with Lohio earlier this week and are making moves to sit down with Mariage Blanc as soon as possible. And I agree – the new album is some seriously good stuff (we’ll have a review up soon, no doubt).
See you at the shows.
Jim
The two people sitting along the wall make the above photo infinitely more creepy.
also, for some reason, i never noticed that there was such an influx of folk-pop/americana music happening in Pittsburgh until you grouped all of these bands in the context of one article.