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.
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Brassica and the Wild Sprouts / Adam Faucett (AR) / William Blackart (AR) / Murphy Lawless
Dad’s Backyard at 40th St Bridge
4/6
doors @ 6, music @ 7
$10 pwyc. all ages. harm reduction space.
Brassica and the Wild Sprouts
Adam Faucett (AR)
William Blackart (AR)
Murphy Lawless
Blue Condition / Shiva Shiva / Times New Wrestler
Blue Condition / Shiva Shiva / Times New Wrestler
The Government Center, 715 East St
4/8
doors 7pm
Locals show!!!!! Feat Blue Condition, Shiva Shiva, & Times New Wrestler. Come rawkkk & support some locals.
$10 advance, $12 doors
Bat St. Chip / Lipstick You CAn Eat / Sucker / http://callmaggy.com 815-603-9854 / Dom Misja
4/8 @ Incurably Optimistic
7pm
Pay-what-u-can
email pittsburghsoundpreserve@gmail.com for address
http://callmaggy.com 815-603-9854 (piano tuning & repair + more)
Lipstick You Can Eat (siren song, sonic manipulations)
Sucker
Bat St. Chip
Interstitial music by Dom Misja
Cancer House w/ Nick Breinich, Zone Farmer, Funeral Parade of Roses
Cancer House (Chicago, slowcore, Motionward) headlines a four-band bill at The Government Center, 715 East St. Also featuring Nick Breinich, Zone Farmer, and Funeral Parade of Roses.
4/9
7pm
$15
Tropos (NYC), How Things Are, TAYLOR GRIESHOBER
Bantha Tea Bar
5002 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
April 9th, 8pm. $10 Suggested
TROPOS
Brooklyn-based collective ensemble of improviser-composers
Phillip Golub (piano), Ledah Finck (violin), Yuma Vesaka (clarinets), and Aaron Edgcomb (drums/ percussion)
TAYLOR GRIESHOBER
Fiction writer and "a magician . . . who makes all our 'off-days' gleam
with dark comedic brilliance," so says author Marjorie Sandor
How Things Are
Duo subset of How Things Are Made, conjuring and processing sounds
Brian Riordan (laptop, modular synth) andDavid Bernabo (laptop, modular synth)
Feminine Forward: Female Artist Showcase
Feminine Forward is a female artist showcase highlighting a lineup of local performers and creatives. Featuring sets and appearances by Meagain, Crystal Lanyr, Viii Dorsey, Aurora Vera, Lounna, Millie Dread, and Surreal.
Date: April 10
Location: 150 West Street, East Pittsburgh
Doors at 6:00 PM, music at 7:00 PM
Entry: $10
An evening centered on uplifting femme voices across music and performance.
Edjar Um / Erica Scary / pvkvsv / The Treasury / Lilac // Web / Container Expensive $hit / The Dracu-las / Century III
Live Music Event!
Friday April 10th
Celebrate 11 years of Spirit!
7pm
21+
$25 advance, $30 day of gig
Adult. Container Expensive $hit / DonzII / The Dracu-las / Century III / Century III
The Treasury
Lilac // Web
DJ-style tunes: Edgar Um / Erica Scary / pvkvsv
Mai Khôi & The Dissidents – Album Release: Five Years in Exile
Mai Khôi & The Dissidents perform in Pittsburgh celebrating the release of their album Five Years in Exile. The project documents Khôi’s first five years in the United States after fleeing Vietnam in 2019 to avoid political persecution. Known for bold, politically charged art pop, Mai Khôi brings an urgent and powerful live performance.
This event is presented in connection with City of Asylum programming.
4/10
8pm
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie, PA 15106
Ticket link: https://carnegiecarnegie.org/event/mai-khoi-the-dissidents-album-release-event-five-years-in-exile/
Discount code: RJROCKS
Dad’s Backyard feat. Eraser, Ginhound, Hot Dog Water, Planet Jackpot
Dad’s Back Yard at the 40th St Bridge
doors 6 music 7
April 14th
$10
Eraser
Grinhound
Hot Dog Water
Planet Jackpot
Root Coiled (tape release) / Blinder / Verity Den (North Carolina) / Nathan Taylor
Root Coiled (tape release), Blinder, Verity Den (North Carolina), Nathan Taylor
4/15
doors 7:30, music 8
brillobox, 4104 Penn Ave
$10-15
Kiran Ahluwalia feat. Rez Abbasi & special guests A.T.S.
Kiran Ahluwalia with her full live band feat. guitarist Rez Abbasi and special guests A.T.S.
4/17
8pm
Spirit, 242 51st St
all ages
Tix: Humanitix, Caliban, Jerry’s, Rosie’s, Vinyl Remains, Government Center
“one of global music’s most compelling cross-pollinators bringing together Indian pop, jazz, and West African blues”
Sync'd 9: Live Soundtracks Accompanying Silent Shorts
Sync'd 9 Tickets, Saturday, Apr 18 at 7 pm | Eventbrite
Super excited to announce Sync’d 9!!!!
On Saturday April 18th join us at the Melwood Screening Room for a night of live original soundtracks accompanying local and regional silent shorts!
Sound:
Chris Cannon (@primal_yawn)
The Long Hunt (@thelonghunt)
Image:
Marie Anderson (@mytechni.color)
Johnny Arlett (@johnnyarlett)
Olivia Cunnally
Noem Di Giulio
Droning Brightness (@droningbrightness.av)
Amy Edwards (@ritual_release777)
Zahra El Ansary (@bluelesswildwomen)
Luke Farkas
Kristen Lauth Shaeffer (@klsfilm)
Sarah Moore (@sarahkatherinemoore)
Nasty Taxi (@nasty.taxi)
Jon Otte (@otte_bot09)
Sobatoons (@sobatoons)
Because of the amazing support of the Carnegie Mellon University Frank-Ratchye Further Fund (@studioforcreativeinquiry) this event is free to the public!
Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm sharp!
We recommend registering for this event in order to reserve a general admission seat. Eventbrite link in bio or use QR code.
Yiddish Archival Electronics
Yiddish Archival Electronics
4/19
7-9pm
Apteka, 4606 Penn Ave, 15224
Join Ratzon for a FREE evening at Apteka featuring Yiddish electronic artist Chaia. Chaia is a New York-based artist combining Yiddish archival practice with electronic music. Working in close collaboration with Yiddish folklorists and archivists, she invites audiences to engage with Yiddish ritual, generational trauma, and the echoes of ancestral memory.
Whitney Johnson / Lia Kohl / Macie Stewart with Forest Counties
LIVE at Mattress Factory
Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart are a trio who utilize string instruments, voices, and manual tape effect processing to craft compositions from alternately tranquil and disquieting improvised music. The three musicians are individually rooted in deep sound exploration, multi-disciplinary composition, and all manner of cross-genre collaboration. The musical ground covered by their solo practices is correspondingly expansive, and their individual recording and performance credits read as a veritable who’s who, ranging from DIY darlings to household names of experimental avant-garde, electronic, indie rock, and more.
BODY SOUND, their debut album, will be released by International Anthem on March 20, 2026.
With support from Forest Counties.
Advance tickets: $15 | Day of Event: $20
Mattress Factory Members: $10
Doors at 7 PM. Show at 8 PM.
Free admission to the galleries at 500 Sampsonia from 7 - 8 PM with ticket purchase.
Music @ Main: Percussion Jam
Music @ Main: Percussion Jam - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
April 26 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Main (Oakland), 4400 Forbes Ave
Come get in the groove! Share beats, build rhythms, and improvise as a group during a session of collective creativity and good vibes led by a professional drummer. No drumming or musical knowledge required. All ages and abilities welcome.
This program takes place in the South Wing Reading Room on the 2nd floor.
Wolf Eyes / Farrah Faucet / Fuzzfiend / Videos by Tyler, Joshua, Daby / Interstitial Sounds by Edgar Um
4/30
8pm
brillobox, 4104 Penn Ave
Wolf Eyes
Farrah Faucet
Fuzzfiend
videos by Tyler, Joshua, Daby
interstitial sounds by Edgar Um
$15 advance / $20 day of
Music @ Main: Gadget Playground
Music @ Main: Gadget Playground
May 3 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Main (Oakland)
Join us each month for an event focused on electronic music production, featuring guest speakers, demonstrations and instruments on display. Afterwards, explore what’s available in our Musical Instrument Lending Library. This program takes place in the North Wing Music Room on the 2nd floor.
James Brandon Lewis & The Messthetics
James Brandon Lewis & the Messthetics
5/7
7pm
free
City of Asylum, 40 W North Ave
In a month celebrating infusion, collaboration, and unique performance, Jazz Poetry 2026 welcomes DownBeat Magazine Artist of the Year James Brandon Lewis back to City of Asylum. Lewis returns with his punk-jazz group The Messthetics, featuring Anthony Pirog on guitar, Joe Lally on bass, and Brendan Canty on drums. The evening begins with improvisational collaborations with visiting poets, followed by a brief intermission and a full set from the band. The Messthetics—formed by Fugazi bandmates Joe Lally and Brendan Canty with guitarist Anthony Pirog—blend adventurous rock textures with expansive jazz improvisation, creating a dynamic live experience alongside Lewis’s powerful saxophone work.
The Lodestones (SF) / Leg Day / Hymns for New Country
The Lodestones (SF) / Leg Day / Hymns for New Country
Sunday 4/5
7:30pm
Telephone, 5120 Penn Ave
The Lodestones - moon-bent astral folk / rock from San Francisco (JOMF, Village of Spaces)
Leg Day
Hymns for New Country
$10-15
Wake Robin and Erika June
Wake Robin
4/5
6-8pm
Wake Robin
Erika June
$10 suggested donation notaflof
Lace Boys / Mento Fellini
Lace Boys /// Mento Fellini
April 4th
Gooskis, 3117 Brereton St
9pm
$10
Sound Series: Nois Quartet
Sound Series: Nois Quartet - The Andy Warhol Museum
April 4, 2026
8pm
The Warhol theater, 117 Sandusky Street
$20/$15 seniors and Pitt students (valid with student ID)
The Warhol and the Music on the Edge series of the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Music present the Chicago-based Nois Quartet, who will perform works by Elijah Daniel Smith, Kelly Sheehan, Bobby Ge, Ethan Isaac, Luis Delgado, and Danny Fratina. Described as “fiendishly good” by the Chicago Tribune, the quartet is dedicated to championing new music for saxophone and building community through innovative, inclusive, and exceptional musical experiences. The group has premiered over 120 new works that are thought-provoking and engaging by some of today’s most inspiring compositional voices.
Doors open at 7 p.m.
Co presented with Music on the Edge series of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music
Ed Tarzia Trio feat. Dylan Zeh and Joseph Seman
Uncorked presents the Ed Tarzia trio feat. Dylan Zeh (bass) and Joseph Seman (saxophone)
4/4
7-10pm
Uncorked, 703 Main St, Sharpsburg, 15215
Reservations recommended
uncorkedpgh.com / 412-408-3038
Anticipation Porn
Anticipation Porn
4/4
7pm
Pierogi Palace (email pittsburghsoundpreserve@gmail.com for address)
feat. Harmful Park and Maze
First Friday at Telephone
First Friday at Telephone
4/3
7-10pm
5120 Penn Ave
free
Open improvised jam session. Bring an instrument/sounds. Stop by to listen.
This Time's Quartet (Philly/NYC) and Caprice with Dittocrush/Gamble
Sunday, March 29
Telephone (5120 Penn Ave)
7pm
This Time’s Quartet - Arabic folk song and audio-visual experimentation from Philly/NYC
Caprice - improv dance duo in collaboration with Dittocrush/Gamble (tapes//////bass)
Music @ Main: Sounding Word Sounds
Sounding Word Sounds
3/29
2-3pm
CLP - Main (Oakland), South Wing Reading Room
4400 Forbes Ave
Experience this ear-opening performance of sound poetry, or text-music, recited, chanted, intoned and untoned, reducing language to what it sounds like, not what it means. This performance is presented by the TEXT-NICIANS, a group of library staff directed by local composer and musician David Mahler.
Caroline Davis and Two of Anything
Caroline Davis solo (NYC) /// TWO OF ANYTHING
Caroline is touring in support of her new solo album. two piano band Two of Anything opens.
Saturday, March 28
515 N. Mathilda St.
Pittsburgh, PA
byob vibes
$20 suggested notaflof
Caroline Davis - Alto saxophone, Organelle
Two of Anything:
Mark Micchelli - grand piano and preparations
Antonio Croes - electric piano, harmonium, and melodica
Patrick Breiner - tenor sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, compositions
Raw Material: Working with Constance
3/28
7pm
Raw Material: Working with Constance is a sound installation exploring the relational dynamic between bass and body. The sound artist, Rachel Mangold, will be performing durational structured improvisations on Saturday afternoons. These performances will be recorded and are open to the public. Listeners are warmly invited to attend; time tba each week.
The first performance will be Saturday, March 7th at 4pm. The exhibition will conclude with a final performance and closing reception on Saturday, March 28th.
“Escape This” w/ How Things Are Made at The Space Upstairs
Open at the Space Upstairs presents:
“Escape This” w/ How Things Are Made
03-28-2026 7-11pm.
$10 Suggested. Come and go as you please.
214 N Lexington St, Pittsburgh, PA 15208
How Things Are Made returns to The Space Upstairs for another evening-length performance of electronic sound, glitch, drone, ambience, and improv, featuring special guests.
Open at the Space Upstairs is a series that invites the audience to come and go as they please.
How Things Are Made is: Matt Aelmore, David Bernabo, and Brian Riordan
Featuring Special guests:Drew Collins, Erica Quinn, Eli Weidman, Ben Opie, Danny Fratina, and Andrew W. Allison
Mick's Acoustic Jam
3/28, 4-7pm
Acoustic jam at Mick’s (all instruments welcome except possibly electric guitar)
For details, email Mick: MCL2@pitt.edu
Rites of Spring
Rites of Spring is a two-day bill of noise, discord, and provocation at Green Beacon Gallery in Greensburg. The flyer lists Richard Ramirez, Hand & Knee, Lawrence of Arabia, Farrah Faucet, 7D, Nasty Taxi, Root Coiled, Forest Altar, Kem Bond, Lucite Spine, Niku Daruma, Abuse of Weakness, Negligible, Would, ZW/SB, Mallard Theory, Draoidh, Echolightwave, Unspeakable, Slacking, Aggregate, Angel, Examination Room, Best Western, Errant, Private Collector, Some Pepper, Dune Kankel, Brandon Wald, and Vesicant. Saturday March 28 and Sunday March 29, 2026. Doors are at 4 PM and music starts at 5 PM. Two-day passes are $20 and one-day passes are $15.
Mayday Marching Band at Housing Justice Summit
Mayday Marching Band at Housing Justice Summit
3/28
Sets at 9am and 4pm
Frick Fine Arts Building, 650 Schenley Drive
Repeat Offender, Azrael, Enema at Collapse
Repeat Offender, Azrael, Enema at Collapse
Underground techno dance night at Collapse featuring Repeat Offender, Azrael, and Enema.
The first dance night at Collapse featuring a stacked lineup of Pittsburgh DJs.
DJ Enema opens the night with varied hypnotic and crunchy dance selections, followed by DJ Azrael bringing swanky hardgroove energy. Repeat Offender closes things out, pushing deeper into techno.
This is a 21+ BYOB event. Collapse does not serve alcohol, but guests may bring their own in moderation. Free water and earplugs will be available.
The venue is a private East End location, with the exact address shared after ticket purchase or by email/DM. Please be respectful of the space and neighborhood—no congregating or drinking outside.
Advance tickets are strongly recommended as entry is not guaranteed if the event sells out.
More info and tickets: https://collapsepgh.com/events
Microwaves "Temporal Shifter" album release / Spotlights / Love Ethic / Ben Opie
Microwaves “Temporal Shifter “album release / Spotlights performing “Tidals” / with special guests Love Ethic and Ben Opie
3/27
8pm
brillobox, 4104 Penn Ave
$15 advance / $20 door
21+
Microwaves & Spotlights w/guests Tickets, Friday, Mar 27 from 8 pm to 11:30 pm | Eventbrite
Live in the Lobby w/ Bella Figlia & Nasty Taxi
Live in the Lobby w/ Bella Figlia & Nasty Taxi
3/27
7-11pm
Field Day, 3706 Butler St
Live in the Lobby is a relaxed Friday night happy hour and early DJ session at The Lobby Bar. On March 27, Bella Figlia and Nasty Taxi DJ from 7pm to 11pm.
Electronic Music Open Mic Night
Electronic Music Open Mic Night
March 27, 2026
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Hey Ableton heads! This is your chance to try out your tracks in front of a supportive audience.
Are you working on a live set? Or just making music you want to share? Or you're into noodling around on a synth because it's so much fun?
Sign up and do it with us at the next Ableton User Group meetup. We'll give you a 20 minute slot to play your original tracks for the group!
Here's what we are looking for:
This is for original electronic music that you created
It's not DJ sets with other people's tracks
Yes, you can perform finished mastered tracks if you want feedback on them
Yes, you can play instruments and sing on your tracks if you want
Please be able to setup and play with only 15 minutes prep time
Don't bring your whole entire studio of gear
Don't want to perform but still want to attend? This event is meant for performers, mingling with other Electronic music makers, and an audience. Register here to attend or just show up!
Experimental Guitar Night 66: Mario Quintero / Adrian Adioetomo / Sachem Orendo / Corey Layman & Jason Baldinger / D.S. Miller
Experimental Guitar Night 66
3/25
7pm
Poetry Lounge, 313 North Ave
$10
Mario Quintero
Adrian Adioetomo
Sachem Orendo
Corey Layman & Jason Baldinger
D.S. Miller
Sweet Abyss feat: XC-17 (DJ), Naeem (live), and Femi (DJ), with visuals by Malzof
Sweet Abyss: A night of transgender dance music at Bantha Tea Bar in Garfield.
Featuring XC-17 (DJ), Naeem (live), and Femi (DJ), with visuals by Malzof.
Expect gay psychedelic vibes, esoteric lounge music, and experimental dance sounds.
All ages. Sliding scale $5–20 (NOTAFLOF).
Wednesday March 25 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM at Bantha Tea Bar, 5002 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh.
Mmeadows with Chameleon Treat
Mmeadows with Chameleon Treat
March 23, 2026 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Baum Baum Club, 5746 Baum Boulevard
Ticket Price $22.13
NYC duo Mmeadows bring their lush brand of avant-pop to Baum Baum Club for an intimate performance. Comprised of Kristin Slipp and Cole Kamen-Green, Mmeadows' genre-defying sound, anchored by Slipp's powerful vocals, immerses the listener in a world it is hard to believe is created by just two people.
Pittsburgh electro-psychedelic artist Chameleon Treat opens the evening.
BYOB - N/A Drinks and limited snacks for sale
The Sound of Silence: Cosmic Microwave Background
The Sound of Silence: Cosmic Microwave Background by Julia Fraser
Directed by Daina Griffith
Sound design by Ramin Akhavijou
March 23 | 7:30 PM
Tickets | Pay What You Can! ($10 - $50)
Rita, a former translator of Italian poetry, and her husband leave New York for remote serenity in the desert. But only she hears a persistent buzz that envelops the landscape and pierces her fresh start. When her tech-optimist neighbor echoes her concern, they set off to discover the elusive sound and restore silence before it explodes her sanity.
against further compressions / tamping
against further compressions at Fringe Festival
March 23, 2026 7:00 pm
Attack Theatre Studios - Main Studio
$10
A lyric bombardment of rhymes & SP-404 wizardry, this performance of original songs & poems features work off tamping's debut album "Against Further Compressions" along with new & improvised material.
tamping
About the Artist(s): tamping slings rhymes & drums with a SP-404 in Pittsburgh basements & living rooms. He learned his wizardry in Appalachia, & honed it while tending to baseball fields, driving a zamboni, & fixing broken things with his hands.
Concert goers & listeners describe his delivery as frenetic & warm, operating where hip-hop & poetry meet.
The Bored in Pittsburgh music blog described his debut album, "Against Further Compressions" as "Hyperliterate lo-fi hip-hop...truly free, unconcerned by anything outside of the creative act." - Bored in Pittsburgh
One Person Show, Experimental, Neurodiversity-led
Duration: 30 mins
Price: $10
Modular Synthesis DEEP DIVE Workshop! PearlArts with Pittsburgh Modular
PearlArts with Pittsburgh Modular: Modular Synthesis Deep Dive Workshop
3/22
2-6pm
PearlArts Movement & Sound, 818 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA 15104
12+
Pay what makes you happy
Join us IRL for a hands-on Modular Synthesis DEEP DIVE with PearlArts and Pittsburgh Modular!
Modular Synthesis DEEP DIVE Workshop!
This workshop will be presented by Herman, "Soy Sos" Pearl, and Richard Nicol, founder of Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers. Together they will break down the fundamentals of modular synthesis, explore core synthesizer functions, and demonstrate sound examples along the way. Participants will break into groups and explore by rotating through multiple modular workstations and experimenting and patching in a guided, beginner-friendly environment. The goal is simple: to demystify modular synthesis and make it accessible, fun, and unintimidating... no prior experience required. Join us with your curiosity, and we'll bring the cables and noise. Space is limited!
Raw Material: Working with Constance
3/21
4pm
Raw Material: Working with Constance is a sound installation exploring the relational dynamic between bass and body. The sound artist, Rachel Mangold, will be performing durational structured improvisations on Saturday afternoons. These performances will be recorded and are open to the public. Listeners are warmly invited to attend; time tba each week.
The third performance will be Saturday, March 21st at 4pm. The exhibition will conclude with a final performance and closing reception on Saturday, March 28th at 7pm.
Majel Connery presents Elderflora
Majel Connery presents Elderflora - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
3/21
2pm
Interactive Performance by Electronic Composer and Singer Majel Connery
This International Day of Forests, join us for Elderflora: The Life and Death of a Tree—an interactive performance by electronic composer and singer Majel Connery blending music, storytelling, and audience participation. Audience members follow the music with a take-home drawing booklet that invites reflection and connection to nature’s voice.
This program will take place in the South Wing Reading Room.
Free to the public
soundLab Workshop
3/21-22
Organized by Mary Pappert School of Music & the School of Engineering and Science
You are invited to participate in an intensive, hands-on workshop held Saturday–Sunday, March 21–22, hosted primarily in the Electronics Labs on the second floor of Fisher Hall, with additional sessions in the soundLab at the Mary Pappert School of Music. The workshop runs from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday and concludes with a live performance and demonstration by a special guest artist.
Registration is limited to 14 students to ensure an immersive learning experience. The registration fee includes Saturday lunch and a provided bag of components.
Registration fee: $50