tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60681792805737693272025-12-12T16:00:24.855-05:00HughShowsPittsburgh Music BlogHughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.comBlogger2182125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-60979424791063629212019-01-26T15:01:00.000-05:002019-01-26T15:02:21.976-05:00Conversation with Crafted Sounds
I sat down with Connor Murray from the independent music label Crafted Sounds based in Pittsburgh.
Connor talks about starting, maintaining and the future of the label which produces cassettes of bands in and around the area and beyond. He also partakes in my First/Last feature.
Make sure to follow them:
https://craftedsounds.nethttps://blog.craftedsounds.nethttps://Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-25717998852901682852018-12-12T15:30:00.000-05:002018-12-12T16:28:20.861-05:00HughShows Holiday download / Deutschtown Music Festival exclusive opportunity
You can enjoy the full 90 minute HughShows Holiday musical special right now from the comfort of your home, or phone as these nutty kids do.
Featuring 17 performances from Pittsburgh's most talented musicians covering your favorite seasonal classics including a few original songs written just for this special.
Led by musical director Nathan Zoob, the house band (including Abigail Iksic,Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-33380232415134915242018-11-09T04:57:00.000-05:002018-11-09T04:57:12.974-05:00HughShows Holiday Video Premieres
I am thrilled to debut two videos from the upcoming HughShows Holiday feature length show.
We are premiering the entire movie on December 2nd at 6pm at Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, PA. The program consists of 17 holiday songs performed by your favorite Pittsburgh musicians. Each ticket gets the companion soundtrack from Misra Records.
These two songs were Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-90036047098748264802018-10-27T22:24:00.001-04:002018-10-28T08:36:55.765-04:00Arlo Aldo - Maoz Tzur / Oseh Shalom
May you find peace tonight, Pittsburgh.
Arlo Aldo is Jessica Hoffman (Viola/Vocals) and David Manchester (Guitar/Vocals)
First song, Maoz Tzur translated:Rock of Ages let our song,Praise thy saving power;Thou amidst the raging foes,Wast our sheltering tower.Furiously they assailed us,But Thine arm availed usAnd Thy word broke their sword,When our own strength failed us.And Thy word Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-34430334121892665632018-07-13T07:04:00.001-04:002018-07-13T07:05:10.336-04:00First/Last - BYRON NASH & PLANB
"Pittsburgh has a reputation of breeding talented musicians and artists
ranging from Christina Aguilera to Girl Talk, Wiz Khalifa and Mac
Miller. These artists, just to name a few, represent the wide-range of
talent that has emerged from the streets of the steel town. With a
deep-rooted history in Pittsburgh’s music scene, guitarist Byron Nash
has been around for quite some time, Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-13501840101000365952018-07-11T06:00:00.000-04:002018-07-11T06:30:54.872-04:00First/Last - iNCO FIdO
"We're loud, we like to drink, there are a lot of us."
The Deutschtown Music Festival
starts this week! Every day on the blog I am featuring a band from
Pittsburgh who I discovered through the submission process and are
performing this weekend.
iNCO FIdO is a ska-punk rock and roll band from Pittsburgh who totally blew me away when I saw them perform at the Millvale Music FestivalHughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-26706656773042051562018-07-10T07:14:00.002-04:002018-07-10T10:51:30.384-04:00First/Last - Raven Clifton
"alt/indie/rock/pop two piece band trying our best. thanks for listening! :)"
The Deutschtown Music Festival
starts this week! Every day on the blog I am featuring a band from
Pittsburgh who I discovered through the submission process and are
performing this weekend.
Raven Clifton is an indie pop artist from Pittsburgh who is just emerging on the local scene with the help of her Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-54747629677174821002018-07-09T08:56:00.000-04:002018-07-09T08:56:14.419-04:00First/Last - ATL&S
"ATL&S was founded on August 29th 2014 by members Al Snyder &
Michael Lewandowski. The death of Michael's mom sparked an interesting
song recording duo that flourished into
the sound that we have today. Prior to Beverly Lewandowski passing away,
Michael spent many days in the studio with Al recording his own songs
and attempting to make it on his own. Upon her death, Michael Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-38931929745101414872018-06-28T10:11:00.000-04:002018-06-28T10:12:42.461-04:00First/Last - Paper Lights
"Paper Lights have honed a large and cinematic soundscape within their music. Last year, the band traveled over 10,000 miles, visiting 24 states and
13 National Parks, while sampling sounds from nature and writing their
latest full length album, Everything is Sound, which released on March
30, 2018."
Paper Lights is an alternative duo from Atlanta, Georgia who are touring behind their Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-43116364253009911382018-05-23T08:00:00.000-04:002018-05-23T08:00:00.230-04:00First/Last - Caleb Kopta
Caleb Kopta is an indie rock musician from Cochranton, a small town 100 miles north of Pittsburgh who will be releasing his latest single entitled "Burning House" this Friday (5/25) as a followup to his debut EP Ghost. He will be celebrating at The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls supporting electro-pop band Kahone Concept for his debut release show. I want to thank Caleb for taking the time to Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-5140177212385253852018-05-18T08:50:00.000-04:002018-06-14T08:34:35.659-04:00Deutschtown Music Festival 2018 Full Schedule
This year marks the sixth year
straight that music, food, and families take over the historic Deutschtown
section of the Northside of Pittsburgh for two days of free fun.
A few new things this year are:
I am thrilled to announce we are renaming the former Main Stage at
Middle and Foreland streets to be now referred to as the HughShows Stage!
It has such a nice ring to itHughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-14064577020402774682018-05-14T17:29:00.001-04:002018-05-15T05:23:19.532-04:00Deutschtown Music Festival 2018 - Venue Announcement
We here at the Deutschtown Music Festival have been working our tails off to make our upcoming 6th year our best ever.We will have more bands, more stages, and more activities for you to enjoy this year as we take over the Northside of Pittsburgh on Friday evening, July 13th and all day and night Saturday, July 14th, 2018.We wanted to let everyone know a special aspect that we have kept mum Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-55733521538463576572018-05-02T08:19:00.000-04:002018-05-02T08:19:38.307-04:00First/Last - honey prism
"Honey Prism is a buzzed-about Pittsburgh-based dream pop band consisting of Jeanean Naqvi (vocals/synth), Mike Hricik (bass/synth), and Chris Rowe (guitar/vocals). "
honey prism is a brand new dream pop trio from Pittsburgh who just recently formed and have started playing out live around town. They have two songs up on their BandCamp page and are expected to release more soon. I want Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-89347467036147852522018-04-18T08:33:00.001-04:002018-04-18T08:33:56.008-04:00First/Last - Mike Mains
"Mike Mains and the Branches step into that world to offer a breath of fresh air in the form of eleven shimmering, propulsive indie rock songs. The message of their sophomore full-length, Calm Down, Everything Is Fine, is laid bare right in its title, so take forty minutes with your phone off and your eyes closed to let it sink in." - Troy Sennett Under the Gun
Mike Mains is an Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-90714490249152745542018-04-16T09:00:00.000-04:002018-04-17T08:45:13.951-04:00First/Last - Lindsay Dragan
"Lindsay Dragan is a Pittsburgh-based garage folk artist. You can catch her as a solo act and a full band on local, national, and international stages."
Lindsay Dragan is a singer-songwriter originally from Brooklyn and now residing in Pittsburgh who can be seen out on a regular basis in the flourishing open mic scene in town. Her debut from a few years ago, Be Good to Yourself is a Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-71612720063862364882018-04-09T08:36:00.000-04:002018-04-09T08:36:05.752-04:00First/Last - Merilette
"Vocally heavy-hitting and thoughtfully written, Mindpaint is a collaboration of personal experiences, collective consciousness, and kinetic synth. It is the perfect mix of a little bit of everything that everyone can relate to in some way, shape or form. Because it is realistic. And it is distinct, yet divergent in the same instance. Because it is Merilette; she embodies every drop of Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-18421709697423019952018-04-04T08:32:00.000-04:002018-04-04T08:32:22.274-04:00First/Last - Scenes From a Movie
Scenes From A Movie is a pop rock band from West Virginia who are reuniting for a 10th Anniversary tour to celebrate and play in full their album The Pulse. They hit up Pittsburgh on Wednesday (4/4) at The Smiling Moose. I want to thank Tony Bush (Vocals) for taking the time to participate in this edition of First/Last.
The first album you ever bought?
Kris Kross Totally Krossed Out.Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-72660631933505827712018-03-27T07:45:00.000-04:002018-03-31T10:01:46.628-04:00NPR Tiny Desk Contest Pittsburgh 2018
For the third year in a row, NPR is having their Tiny Desk Contest in which any band can submit a video of an original song to win a chance to perform for the wildly popular Tiny Desk Concert. The contest closed on March 25th, 2018
As with past years, Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania (that includes you, WV) is represented with some cool submissions. If I missed your entry, please feel Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-81758107310501237052018-03-26T08:00:00.000-04:002018-03-26T08:00:02.794-04:00First/Last - Sadie's Song
"I was born and raised in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, PA. My mother being the largest influence in my life, the CD's she owned and the radio stations she listened to quickly became what I was humming as a child. Stevie Nicks and Jackson Browne were two of the largest influences in my music as an adolescent and as I grew into myself I discovered Folk and Blues music. Janis Joplin, Etta Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-84840166339850812512018-03-20T08:34:00.003-04:002018-03-20T09:47:08.723-04:00First/Last - Astrology Now
"Ten melodic, lo-fi, psychedelic rock n' roll songs. The album was recorded over the last few years in Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA on a Tascam Portastudio 488 MKII cassette recorder."
Astrology Now is the moniker of Pittsburgh songwriter Greg Mastrean. Gathering together some friends, who happen to be in some of the best indie bands in town, Greg has created a stunning DIY debut Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-35893839380359210472018-03-16T08:00:00.000-04:002018-03-16T08:00:07.409-04:00First/Last - Altar Boy
Altar Boy is an emo pop band from Pittsburgh who just released their debut self -titled EP this morning via the fantastic local boutique label Crafted Sounds. They will celebrate with a house show next Saturday (3/24) also featuring Closer (NYC) and fellow locals edhochuli and Space Buns Forever. Seriously, if you ever wanted to experience the vibrant DIY scene going down in Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-18021139592465359482018-03-14T08:44:00.001-04:002018-03-14T08:44:53.838-04:00First/Last - Merrow
Image courtesy Merrow
"Merrow is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has been writing and performing her entire life, starting with piano and voice and then recently adding guitar, bass, and drums into the mix. In 2017, she started testing out original music in front of audiences, and the project took off much faster than anticipated. Her Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-52337237113464286982018-03-13T08:39:00.002-04:002018-03-13T08:39:43.926-04:00Deutschtown Music Festival Band Submission 2018
If you would like to be considered to play this year at the Deutschtown Music Festival, please submit here by Saturday, March 17th.
The two day, all free festival takes place on Pittsburgh's historic Northside on Friday and Saturday, July 13 & 14, 2018.
Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-89501664531137599272018-03-12T08:50:00.000-04:002018-04-07T12:39:06.172-04:00First/Last - Chip & The Charge Ups
Image courtesy Chip
"Chip & The Charge Ups is the new power pop band from internationally-known and Pittsburgh-based recording artist, Chip DiMonick. Taking cues from a diverse array of power pop luminaries such as Green Day, The Ramones, and Marvelous 3/Butch Walker to name a few, Chip & The Charge Ups are ready to deliver an eclectic and electrifying experience toHughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068179280573769327.post-20520333122153929882018-03-08T09:01:00.000-05:002018-03-08T09:01:23.878-05:00First/Last - Good Sport
"As for the name Good Sport: “There’s not a specific purpose behind it. I really like sports so maybe that fed into it but I doubt it. I just kinda thought it was a cool name.” - Cindy Howes WYEP
Good Sport is a Pittsburgh based electro lazy pop band from songwriter Ryan Hizer. With a few self produced releases under his belt, Ryan is starting to perform out live with a band as he Hughshowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340390883351965151noreply@blogger.com0