Tough Pill : March 19th, 2026! $10-15 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds!

Tough Pill is a creative music and performance series held primarily at The Government Center 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!

set 1 Puffins in the Kitchen
www.instagram.com/puffinsinthekitchen
Irish & adjacent folk music (flute/tin whistle, fiddle, guitar, cello, and percussion) -- think "hoot and holler"

set 2 James Falzone (Chicago) + Patrick Breiner
improvising clarinets!!!!
https://www.jamesfalzone.com/

set 3 Yamila Ayala (Miami)

Set 4 Pretty Cryptid
Experimental psychedelic indie rock
https://prettycryptid.com
https://prettycryptid.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @pretty.cryptid.band