Music

By Margaret Welsh Pittsburgh Current Music Editor Margaret@pittsburghcurrent.com Holy Rivals Mind Blinder [Self-released] Holyrivals.bandcamp.com Years ago, I interviewed Jason Orr for a feature about T-Tops, for whom Orr played bass….

By Margaret Welsh Pittsburgh Current Music Editor margaret@pittsburghcurrent.com In the stylish video for Jack Swing’s new single, “Get What’s Mine for You,” the band members — frontman Isaiah Ross, drummer…

By Margaret Welsh Pittsburgh Current Music Editor margaret@pittsburghcurrent.com When JM the Poet (a.k.a. Jay Manning) first got into music, it was lyrics that hit him the hardest. Outkast was an…

By Margaret Welsh Pittsburgh Current Music Editor Margaret@pittsburghcurrent.com Early in the pandemic, Terry Carroll, like many of us, was stunned at the speed of collapse. “The Pittsburgh food bank’s lines…

By Margaret Welsh Pittsburgh Current Music Editor margaret@pittsburghcurrent.com A couple of years ago, Merce Lemon was living far from home and feeling lonely. “I was texting my friend a lot…

By Justin Vellucci Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com Here’s the set-up. The Pittsburgh-based soul musician known as Dr. D had just gone through a break-up a while back and was…

By Margaret Welsh Pittsburgh Current Music Editor Margaret@pittsburghcurrent.com Maleena Bruises to Prove It www.facebook.com/MusicByMaleena On her debut EP, Bruises to Prove It, Maleena brings the kind of confidence one would…

By Justin Vellucci Pittsburgh Current Music Writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com The new TRVSS song “Malaria” is as infectious as its title indicates. Of course, it falls seven songs into the trio’s second…

By Charlie Deitch Pittsburgh Current Editor charlie@pittsburghcurrent.com In a short period of time, Pittsburgh musician/artist/producer Inez has accomplished a lot. In December she released a 21-cut R&B/Soul record called Voicemails and…