Pittsburgh Music Magazine

Last weekend, Wage War showed up and threw down at Nevermore Hall in Baltimore with Nevertel and Orthodox on the It Calls Me By Name Tour.

Orthodox kicked things off with all the screaming and heavy ...

Author and Photographer: Alan Welding

Corrosion of Conformity is one of those rare bands that seem to grow heavier, sharper, and more refined with age. Like a whiskey left to mature in charred oak barrels, their sound has deepened over the decades—gritty, smoky, and unapologetically raw, with just enough Southern haze to keep it dangerous. Much of that hardened char...

Purity Ring made the Roxian Theatre a place of their own, bringing their mesmerizing tour into Pittsburgh. The electronic duo, known for building sonic dreamscapes, turned the Roxian into an audiovisual masterpiece.

Opening the night, and pulling double duty, was Megan James. You may know her as the vocalist for Purity Ring, hence the “double duty” comment. Her set ...

Four Chord Music Festival is officially back—and bigger than ever. Returning to Pittsburgh proper for the first time in several years, Four Chord Music Festival 12, Presented by Smartpunk will take over F.N.B. Stadium – Home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26, 2026