FRIDAY
Rappers from Pittsburgh and Erie join forces for #81412GRINDERS at the Smiling Moose, 1306 E. Carson St., South Side. On the bill are West, CPx3, Moemaw Naedon, Billy Pilgrim, Devious, Rastik, O Dub and Zeek Diamond, with DJ Proto. There will also be a Pop Up Shop of Erie’s clothing line The Box Streetware, prints by Daniellerobinsonart and giveaways. 10 p.m., $10; smiling-moose.com.
Pink Talking Fish, refusing to commit to any one tribute shtick, takes the unusual route of mashing up Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Phish at the Rex Theater, 1602 E. Carson St., South Side, at 8 p.m., $15/$20; ticketfly.com.
Five For Fighting, the moniker for LA piano-rocker Vladimir John Ondrasik, will play Carnegie Lecture Hall with a string quartet on Friday. He had his breakout success in 2000 with the hit “Superman (It's Not Easy),” which he performed at The Concert for New York City in late 2001 after the 9/11. 8 p.m., $35-$49.50; ticketmaster.com.
SATURDAY
Kid Rock, one of the few musicians that has visited the Trump White House (with Ted Nugent and Sarah Palin), will play his first headlining show at the PPG Paints Arena. The self-proclaimed “redneck” rocker from Michigan is on the road serving up favorites like “All Summer Long" and "Bawitdaba,” with a side of politics in his faux-Senate speech. A Thousand Horses opens the show at 7:30 p.m. $33-$119; ticketmaster.com.
Pittsburgh rock legend Donnie Iris brings it on home with the Three-Peat show, the last in a series celebrating his 75th birthday, at the Palace Theatre, Greensburg, at 8 p.m. The other two sold out. There are tickets left at $19-$74; thepalacetheatre.org.
The Warhol Museum's Sound Series continues with Cornelius, aka Japanese multi-instrumentalist Keigo Oyamada, performing at the Carnegie Lecture Hall in Oakland. He’s known for his lush orchestral/pop arrangements, having scored the films "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" and "Ghost in the Shell Arise" and produced Beck, Bloc Party and MGMT. It begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25, $20 members and students; www.warhol.org or 412-237-8300.
Americana rocker Paul Luc, named by Rolling Stone as one of “10 New Country Artists You Need to Know,” released his new album, “Bad Seed,” last month, and plays a full band show at Mr. Smalls, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale, with Andre Costello (solo) and Emily Rodgers. $15; ticketweb.com/mrsmalls.
SUNDAY
Two of Motown’s finest — The Temptations and The Four Tops — pair up for a show Sunday at Heinz Hall, bringing a long list of beloved hits. Unfortunately, both groups are down to one original member: The Temps feature 76-year-old Otis Williams, and still with The Four Tops is 82-year-old Abdul "Duke" Fakir, along with Lawrence Payton, Jr., son of founding member Lawrence Payton. 7 p.m. $42-$121; www.pittsburghsymphony.org.
First Published: March 7, 2018, 3:03 p.m.
