Upcoming Events
About This Calendar
This calendar compiles creative music events around Pittsburgh, both hosted by Pittsburgh Sound Preserve and not. We also do show announcements every other Monday at the Open Improvisation Lab.
Want us to list your event? Contact us here.
Farrah Faucet, Shame Hole, STCLVR, Sacred Trickster, Succulent and Sinister
Tuesday Jan 6th 2026
Show 7:00 PM until 10:30 PM
Farrah Faucet, Shame Hole, STCLVR, Sacred Trickster, Succulent and Sinister
Punk and experimental show at Polish Hill Oubliette on Jan 6.
Polish Hell Oubliette
$10/ $15
A night of punk, noise, and experimental music featuring:
- Farrah Faucet
- Shame Hole
- STCLVR
- Sacred Trickster
- Succulent and Sinister
Held at the Polish Hill Oubliette in Pittsburgh. Expect raw, loud, and boundary-pushing performances in a true DIY setting.
$10–$15 PWYC
7:00–10:30pm
Original Submissions: Open Mic for Electronic Music
We invite you to play at “Original Submissions.”
(aka Original SUB Missions)
Friday January 16th at Tech25
It’s like an open mic, but for electronic music only. Hit the button and sign up for a time slot.
Here’s how it works:
You sign up for a 20-minute slot to play your original tracks — from laptop, USB, or a small hardware rig.
We’ll provide tables to set up, power strips to plug in, and a 2-channel input to the sound system.
You bring original music you want to share with the group, and let’s have some fun.
Requirements: you must be able to set your stuff up and get ready to play in 15 minutes… that means don’t bring your entire production studio.
Focus: this is for original electronic music only, not DJ sets where you play other people’s tracks. Just so that’s clear.
The meetup is Friday January 16th at Tech25. 7pm to 10pm ish.
And we are super supportive. First-time performers absolutely welcome. 🙏
If you have any questions please get in touch.
BXC presents Xen Chron (Boston), Family Trust (PDX), Seaclones, Disheveled, Nasty Taxi
Saturday January 24th 2026
BXC COLLECTIVE presents
a night of fractured rhythms, mutant techno, and primal sonics
with live electronic, visual, and dj sets by
XEN CHRON
different circles / boston
https://linktr.ee/xenchron
FAMILY TRUST
spednar & {arsonist} / pdx
https://thesetofarsonist.bandcamp.com/
https://spednar.bandcamp.com/
SEACLONES
tri-labs / pgh
https://tri-labs.bandcamp.com/
DISHEVLED
Thac0 / Lowres / BXC
https://thac0records.bandcamp.com/album/phantom-touch
visual stim by
NASTY TAXI
https://linktr.ee/nastytaxi
at Brillobox 4104 Penn
$15 9PM 21+
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more on XEN CHRON
Xen Chron is the most recent producer/DJ alias (since 2016) of Chris Leamy, mostly from Weymouth MA USA but also kinda Norfolk UK. His scattered musical trajectory stretches back to the early 90s, spanning noise, ambient, grindcore, jazz / improv, hardcore, death metal, drum’n’bass, techno, breakbeat, & IDM.
more on FAMILY TRUST
Family Trust formed in 2024 as a partnership between Portland’s Kevin Bednar (Spednar) and Danielle Rager ({arsonist}). Together they’ve bonded to bring truly cosmic takes on live dance floor composition, cutting apart influential ideas from jungle, breakcore and electro and reassembling them into futuristic grooves built to stimulate various synapses and muscle reflexes.
more on SEACLONES
Seaclones is the collaboration of Pittsburgh producers Five Star Hotel and Machine Listener. Known for deep sub-bass, time-warping soundscapes, and heavy electronic synthesis. Through releases Tri-Labs and their periodic live performances
they express their fundamental principles: worship of sound, vibration, exploration and movement.
more on DISHEVELED
Disheveled is the solo project of Greg VanEck (Prometheus Burning, SysEx Dumpster), fusing together splintered beats, modular textures, and industrial soundscapes.
more on NASTY TAXI
Nasty Taxi is a visual artist who blends analog and digital glitch as a reflection of her own experiences with identity. Her work moshes the corporeal and the unreal, revealing the vague boundaries of transitions. First Rodeo Curator, Video Mangler.
more on BXC COLLECTIVE
Promo collective interested in extreme electronics, diverse sonics, breakcore, post-industrial beats and DIY. Based in Pittsburgh.
https://www.instagram.com/bxc.collective
How Things Are Made at The Space Upstairs
How Things Are Made at The Space Upstairs
Another marathon concert by How Things Are Made at The Space Upstairs
Featuring special guests musicians and dancers.
More details TBD
DJ Poodle Emoji, Fiona Ishem, Tri-Labs DJs, Amby Doosters, DJ Exit Wound
Saturday Jan 3rd 2026
Doors 7:00 PM Show 7:00 PM until 11:00 PM
DJ Poodle Emoji, Fiona Ishem, Tri-Labs DJs, Amby Doosters, DJ Exit Wound
Bantha Tea Bar, 5002 Penn Ave Pittsburgh
Bantha Tea Bar hosts an eclectic night of DJs and visual artists, featuring:
- DJ Poodle Emoji
- Fiona Ishem
- Tri-Labs DJs
- Amby Doosters
- DJ Exit Wound
With immersive visuals by 8XK.
Expect a night of electronic, experimental sounds and underground energy in an intimate tea house setting.
https://arcane.city/events/dj-poodle-emoji-fiona-ishem-tri-labs-d-js-amby-doosters-dj-exit-wound
Calluna / A Pup Named Rosy / Izolat / Jenn Taiga
Friday Jan 2nd 2026
Doors 7:00 PM Show 7:00 PM
Calluna / A Pup Named Rosy / Izolat / Jenn Taiga
Dungeon synth and electronic ritual music at Poetry Lounge.
Poetry Lounge, 313 North Ave
21+ $10
An evening of atmospheric and ritual electronics at Poetry Lounge in Millvale. Featuring a collaborative set of electronic ritual music from Calluna and A Pup Named Rosy, plus the dark dungeon synth live debut of Izolat (from NY), and Berlin school-influenced dungeon synth from Jenn Taiga .
Genres: Dungeon Synth, Ritual Electronic, Berlin School.
$10 at the door. Show starts at 7PM.
Earth Balance / Body of Research / Some Pepper / Lahar / Big Feels
12/31
6pm
ring in the new ear out here north braddock
903 Spring St - park on the left or in the back alley
Earth Balance
Body of Research
Some Pepper
Lahar
Big Feels
Sounds at the Sauna: 7D at Bad Sauna
Friday Dec 26th 2025
Show 6:00 PM until 09:00 PM
Sounds at the Sauna: 7D
7D brings warm ambient and experimental sounds to Bad Sauna.
Bad Sauna 7443 Thomas Blvd, Pittsburgh
Bad Sauna presents a special edition of Sounds at the Sauna with Pittsburgh-based sound artist &D. Join us Friday, December 26th, for two immersive outdoor sessions at 6 PM and 8 PM.
Book here: https://www.bad-sauna.com/
DEAN CERCONE / X HARLOW / SILENUS & ST. CHRISTOPHER / LUCITE SPINE
Tuesday, December 23
DEAN CERCONE
X HARLOW
SILENUS & St. CHRISTOPHER
LUCITE SPINE
at Telephone (5120 Penn Ave.)
doors at 7pm music around 7:30
$5-$10 NOTAFLOF
byob, cash booze, hot cider
~~Penn Avenues own prodigal son @deancercone comes home for the holiday with X HARLOW (NYC) also local tape heads @silenus.st.christopher and @silkscum Join us in Saturnalian revelry the evening of Tuesday, December 23. Doors at 7pm. Bring a bottle or cash for some refreshments + hot cider. $5-$10 suggested donation though as always, no one is turned away for lack of funds! ~~
https://www.instagram.com/p/DSFycLSABqZ/
Fourth River Grantee Showcase at Hot Mass
Hot Mass, Honcho, and The Rising Artist Foundation are proud to hand the keys of the club over to our 2025 Fourth River Grantees. They’ll be taking over from open to close (9pm-4am!), showcasing an enormous range of electronic sounds through both live performances and DJ sets. We’ll break this night into two parts:
~~~LIVE SETS (9pm-12am)~~~
Funeral Parade of Roses (DJ)
Viii Dorsey & EZDOESIT
Ivana
Davis Galvin
Naeem
Fiona Ishem & frogonbough
slowdanger
~~~DJ SETS (12-4am)~~~
EZDOESIT
A Pup Named Rosy
Fiona Ishem
Naeem
ADVANCE TICKETS ARE STILL REQUIRED, but free and discounted price tiers will be tied to time entry windows, and those ticket holders must arrive within their earlier entry time windows. We’re starting early with incredible live sets and we don’t want you to miss a thing. General Admission ticketholders may enter the club at any time.
AS ALWAYS, THE ADDRESS OF THE PARTY WILL BE EMAILED TO TICKETHOLDERS THE AFTERNOON OF THE EVENT.
– LIMITED FREE TICKETS: Must enter the club between 9-10pm, or ticket is invalid. You can stay as late as you want.
– LIMITED $15 TICKETS: Must enter the club between 9-11pm, or ticket is invalid. You can stay as late as you want.
– GENERAL ADMISSION $25: Ticketholders may enter the club at any time.
https://ra.co/events/2299845?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio
Ruth E. Toothless / Next Day Delivery / Brownie Points
12/19 EMO ADJACENT NIGHT
doors 7 show 8
Next Day Delivery (Fairfield, CT)
Ruth E. Toothless
Brownie Points (Boston, MA)
$10 pwyc cash or venmo
18+ sober space
DM @pgh.the.station on IG for address or email pittsburghsoundpreserve@gmail.com
Caroling March
12/19
Caroling March
5pm
This Friday! Come out and invite a friend! We’ll have hand warmers, face masks, lanterns, printed song lyrics, and lots of community support.
This year, more than twice as many Pittsburghers died experiencing homelessness as compared to last year.
We will gather just before 5:00 at the Christmas Village downtown, at Penn & 7th Avenue. We’ll hear from a few opening speakers then march for about 30 minutes while singing some remixed Christmas carols, critiquing the dehumanization of people experiencing homelessness in Pittsburgh this time of year.
Come support our neighbors in solidarity and join the Our Streets Collective hot meal distro on Second Avenue immediately following the march. There, you can connect directly with and help support real friends and neighbors in need.
Dm us for an advance copy of song lyrics, or questions about how to support materially if you can’t be there in person. Thanks to our partners at Cityview Church, @pghdsa @pittsburghcpusa, May Day marching band, @pghlaborchoir, Pittsburgh Raging Grannies, PA Non Violent Medicaid Army, the PGH chapter of the National Union of the Homeless and our regional @nationalunionofthehomeless supporters. We can’t wait to see you all there! Dress warm!
Tough Pill # 53 - Shame Hole/ Dull Dirty Dangerous / Lavender Lilt
Tough Pill : December 18th, 2025!
$10-15 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds!
(flyer by Vicky Davide - @musicbyvix)
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Dull Dirty Dangerous
(Seth D, David Williams, Buena Migo)
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Shame Høle
https://shamehole.bandcamp.com/album/crash-on-delivery
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Lavender Lilt
https://lavenderlilt.bandcamp.com/music
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Tough Pill is an inclusive, eclectic creative music and performance series held primarily at The Government Center, third Thursdays of Every month in Pittsburgh. Tough Pill seeks to create space for practitioners while also expanding the scope of the experimental art audience. It's not always this, but it's always good... so always come
@shame_hole
@lavenderlilt
@thegovernmentcenter
Pittsburgh Free Music Co: Giraws, Anthony Levin-Decanini, Plates + Caleb Gamble
Thursday Dec 18th 2025 Show 7:30 PM
Pittsburgh Free Music Co: Giraws, Anthony Levin-Decanini, Plates + Caleb Gamble
Experimental sets by Giraws, Anthony Levin-Decanini, Plates + group improv with Caleb Gamble.
The Pittsburgh Free Music Co. presents an evening of adventurous sound:
- **Giraws** (stymied guitar)
- **Anthony Levin-Decanini** (amplifier, objects)
- **Plates** (loops and effects)
- **Group set** featuring **Caleb Gamble** on trumpet
Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: Telephone, 5120 Penn Avenue
Admission: $10
Dress warm for hot muzak.
https://arcane.city/events/pittsburgh-free-music-co-dec-18-2025
Festivus 20 x Experimental Guitar Night 63
In-Store Concert, December 17th - Festivus Meets Experimental Guitar Night - 1 TICKET
NOTE - THIS SHOW IS AT ACOUSTIC MUSIC WORKS' NEW LOCATION, 1219 BINGHAM ON THE SOUTH SIDE!
Wednesday Dec 17th, 2025 - A Festivus for the rest of us!
Two of Pittsburgh's cherished underground traditions come together for one night only! It's the 20th annual celebration of Festivus, which includes Seinfeld trivia with prizes, and of course "Feats of Strength" and "Airing of Grievances".
Experimental Guitar Night is the monthly series curated by Manny Theiner and Erik Cirelli, and this will be the 63rd edition! Performances at this show from Travis Matsuke, Racheal Green, Daryl Shawn, Paul Cunningham and Robin Vote.
The show - seating is extremely limited! We are offering pre-sale on 50 tickets and then will revert to standing room only on the day of the show. Doors at 7:00pm, festivities starting around 7:30pm. $10 guarantees a seat, though not any seat in particular! First come, first pick. This show will be BYOB. Please call us at the shop with any questions!
Mikee Strongmen / Crisp Lake / Josie
Wed. 12/17
Mikee Strongmen
Crisp Lake
Josie
Teamster Hall 636
536 Chartiers Ave, McKees Rocks
Doors 6:30, music 7ish
p.w.y.c. $10-20 notaflof
byob
Feedback Loop
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/pearlarts/1638359
Feedback Loop
All Levels Welcome | Ages 16+
The Third Monday of Each Month, beginning April 21st
7:30pm-10:00pm
Facilitator: Herman "Soy Sos" Pearl
Location: Braddock Arts & Media, 818 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA 15104
Pay What Makes You Happy: $5-$20
Hosted by PearlArts Lead Audio Engineer Herman “Soy Sos” Pearl, Feedback Loop is a monthly, casual show-and-tell for producers, songwriters and audio engineers to share their recorded works-in-progress in a professional studio environment. Attendees will share mixes, and give and receive technical feedback from a rotating group of peers. Artists of all experience levels are invited to join.
“I had a great time and felt comfortable sharing. Thank you for creating such a safe environment.” - Gloria Mwarage (GNM/ GLO-TREE)
Please note, each evening has a limited amount of time to share new works, sign-up is provided at the time of the event on a first-come, first serve basis. Recorded works must be available in a .wav or .mp3 format on a portable USB drive to share. Attendees are always welcome to come and listen, without the pressure of sharing a piece.
Guests can register at our studio at the time of the event, but capacity is limited so we recommend registering in advance.
Bitchin' Bajas / Boydozer / Legday
Monday Dec 15th 2025
Doors 7:30 PM Show 7:30 PM
Bitchin' Bajas / Boydozer / Legday at Wood Street Galleries
Kraut and experimental night with Bitchin' Bajas, Boydozer, and Legday.
Wood Street Galleries 601 Wood St. Pittsburgh
Join Drag City's Bitchin' Bajas for a night of krautrock and new age explorations, joined by Pittsburgh locals Boydozer and Legday.
All ages welcome.
Monday, December 15, 2025
Doors at 7:30 PM
Suggested donation: $10–15
Foundation Series #24
Pittsburgh Sound Preserve is curating ad hoc groupings of folks who attend Open Improvisation Lab. We hope to create space for more people to improvise more often. We can commune with each other through creative expression... right now!
Foundation Series # 24 7p, December 14th at Bantha Tea Bar !!
(Check back for lineup.)
Foundation Improvised Music Series
Every 2nd sunday
7pm at Bantha Tea Bar
5002 Penn Ave
$10-20 suggested donation
No one turned away for lack of funds!
WARP_ROOM feat. LatinaCroft, GUTTR, Sweet, Amby Doosters, Eclectus b2b Djentsen
Saturday Dec 13th 2025 Show 10:00 PM
WARP_ROOM
Club Pittsburgh
18+ / $20
WARP_ROOM launches a new Saturday night series at Club Pittsburgh with a stacked lineup of electronic artists. Featuring:
- LatinaCroft
- GUTTR
- Sweet
- Amby Doosters
- Eclectus b2b Djentsen
NYC-based Nonbinaryjakepaul provides immersive visuals.
This event includes all-gender access to the historic men's bath house.
Tickets available at: cleanertapes.ticketleap.com
El Mantis w/ Yotzeret Sheydem, Echohead, 6TET
Thursday Dec 11th 2025
Doors 7:30 PM Show 8:00 PM
El Mantis w/ Yotzeret Sheydem, Echohead, 6TET
Psych jazz from Houston with local experimental support at Roboto.
Roboto Project, 5106 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh
$10/ $15
El Mantis, a psych jazz band from Houston, TX, brings their genre-defying grooves and expansive improvisations to Mr. Roboto Project.
Local support:
- Yotzeret Sheydem
- Echohead (Dumbauld / Homiak / Orr)
- 6TET (Belcher / Bendel / Farkas / Namay / Weidman / Zeh)
Thursday, December 11, 2025
8:00 PM | $10–15 sliding scale | N.O.T.A.F.L.O.F.
Venue: Mr. Roboto Project
Morgantown Soundstreams
12/11, 7:30-9pm
Morgantown Soundstreams feat. Chris Haddox, Mai Khôi and Mark Micchelli
Monongalia Arts Center, 107 High St, Morgantown, WV, 26505
Soundstreams is a new series bringing together experimental, folk, and classical musicians for performances followed by an improvisation lab. The event coordinators aim to create a space where people of all backgrounds and experience levels can make music together with openness, respect, and curiosity. Come listen, play, and explore new sonic possibilities with the community.
$5 - 15 Suggested Donation:
Accepted at the door to support headlining performers & space rental. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Series organized by Annick Odom, Andy Sledge, and Mark Micchelli
AV3 Showcase: Sunturret ft. CanisMajr, Babyteeth, Self Cyphadeen and live visuals Friendly Spinach, Luxlain, Chris Palmer,
Thursday December 11th 2025
7pm
Bantha Tea Bar, 5002 Penn Ave
Starring local musical acts Sun Turret @sunturret ft. CanisMajr, Babyteeth @babyt33th, Self Cyphadeen @selfcyphadean, and Amleto @joewasnotanavailableusername 🎶
Showcasing live visual artists Friendly Spinach @friendlyspinach, Luxlain @olgaakop, and Chris Palmer @capalmer1013 📽️
Jewelry, decor, and spice blends by Makings From The Earth @makingsfromtheearth 🌎
Hope to see you all there please set your calendar! 📅 🙏
Sweet Abyss: Carrie Sours EP Release
WEDNESDAY DEC 10 / 7-11PM / $5-$20 @banthateabar
SWEET ABYSS returns for December with glamorous intent, celebrating the release of Carrie Sours’ long awaited “Advanced Yearning” EP on her newly minted SOURS imprint. Any of Penn Ave’s various denizens of the fabulous and obscene has come to love Carrie for her “moody & funky” DJ styles, jubilant smile, and infectious microphone skills at @maryspgh ⚧️ She steps into the fold for another live set presentation of original productions to combat the inherent loneliness of existence and encroaching grip of western fascism on a global scale… or, uh, some cute beats to soundtrack lesbian arm wrestling!
DJ Smoko.world takes the reigns on the 1s and 2s this time, beloved for their selections of alternative flavors heard everywhere from the dancefloors of Lucky’s and Hot Mass to their fur-forward event curation with Dog Noise and their beloved “Go Fetch” show on WRCT! Smoko is keen to bring their own flavour of “gay psychedelic vibes” to the intimate domain of Bantha Tea Bar - come listen to some synthesizers and throw a dog a bone! @smoko.world 🐶🐩🦴🐾🩷🩷🩷
Last but not least holding up the “esoteric lounge music” end of things, we have a special LIVE collaborative performance from Trē + Kiernan Laveaux + Davis Galvin. Longtime fans of Trē’s one-of-a-kind expressionistic approach to the flute and openness to collaboration, we’re happy to see where their unique skills meet up with the evocative compositional stylings of resident once-in-a-generation voice Davis Galvin, plus the turntablized “talents” of our own Kiernan Laveaux… don’t even get us started on her!
Resident Daddy of many hats Malzof provides visual stimuli throughout the evening, with their signature array of colors and shapes meant to move your mind and spirit
Sweet Abyss is an event to center people that run afoul of societal expectations playing a wide variety of fun, strange, rhythmic sounds to dance or move their minds to. Dance to all kinds of synth-wave, trip hop, dub, disco, & electronic explorations.
Gomez /// Gamble LLC / Mento Fellini / Jim Price as "Bday Boy"
This Wednesday! Dec 10! 6:30pm!
Gomez /// Gamble LLC
Mento Fellini
Jim Price as “Bday Boy”
Telephone, 5120 Penn Ave
Gadget Playground
Music @ Main: Gadget Playground
December 7 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Join us each month for an event focused on electronic music production, featuring guest speakers, performances and instruments on display. Afterwards, explore our collection of over 50 circulating items. This program takes place in the North Wing Music Room on the 2nd floor.
https://www.carnegielibrary.org/event/music-main-gadget-playground-6/2025-11-02/
Drawing Synthetic Sound: 100 Years of Ideas
Free lecture-demo on optical sound with PGH Modular at CLP Main.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Oakland Branch), 4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh
Join PGH Modular and Michael Johnsen at CLP Main on Saturday, December 7 at 1:30 PM for a free lecture-demonstration titled 'Drawing Synthetic Sound: 100 Years of Ideas.' This session explores the fascinating history of optical sound, a method of generating audio using drawn patterns, and its relevance to modular synthesis today.
Pittsburgh Pride Choir: A Not So Silent Night
Dec 06, 2025
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
PPC Holiday Concert 2025: A Not So Silent Night
https://www.pittsburghpridechoir.org/events/ppc-holiday-concert-2025-a-not-so-silent-night/
Studio Concert: Electronic Music Years 1–3
Saturday Dec 6th 2025
Show 7:00 PM
Studio Concert: Electronic Music Years 1–3
Free concert of student electronic works at WQED Studio A.
WQED Studio A, 4802 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh
A free showcase of electronic music works created by students in Years 1 through 3. Come experience exploratory sound and synthesis in a studio concert format at WQED Studio A, Oakland. All are welcome.
Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: WQED Studio A (4802 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh)
FREE entry.
Mick's Acoustic Jam
12/6, 4-7pm
Acoustic jam at Mick’s (all instruments welcome except possibly electric guitar)
For details, email Mick: MCL2@pitt.edu
First Friday at Telephone
12/5
7-10pm
Telephone, 5120 Penn Ave
Open improvisation session during the First Friday Art Crawl. Free.
Dad's Birthday feat. Back and to the Left, Iris Bilinsky, Studda Bubba, Crisp Lake, Veggy
Dad’s Birthday @ Teamsters Hall 636
Dec. 5th, doors 5, music 6
616 Chartieres Ave, McKees Rocks
Back And To the Left, Studda Bubba, Iris Bilinsky, Crisp Lake, and Veggy!
$10 NOTAFLOF
All Ages Harm Redux Space
Pitt Jazz Salon Winter Concert
Program and Livestream: Jazz Salon Winter Concert
Pitt's Jazz Salon will perform their winter concert on Thursday, December 5th at 8:00pm in Bellefield Auditorium. Admission is free.
https://www.music.pitt.edu/news/program-and-livestream-jazz-salon-winter-concert