We’re just a few weeks away from the outdoor concert season kicking in, and it comes with a chance to see everyone from India.Arie to Lucius to Kurt Vile, along with some of Pittsburgh’s finest like Beauty Slap, Joe Grushecky and Benji.
THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL HEADLINERS
Point State Park, Downtown; 7:30 p.m.; more artists listed at trustarts.org
June 7: India.Arie (neosoul)
June 8: Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives (country/roots rock)
June 9: Nahko and Medicine for the People (rock/alt-folk/hip-hop)
June 10: Members of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Brass
June 11: J Roddy Walston and the Business
June 12: Kaia Kater (Americana)
June 13: Lucius (indie-pop)
June 14: Tank and the Bangas (funk/hip-hop) and Too Many Zooz (funk/jazz)
June 15: Mandolin Orange (folk/Americana)
June 16: Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe (fusion/jam-rock)
HARTWOOD ACRES PARK AMPHITHEATER
7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Food trucks and Hop Farm Brewing Company will be on site at 6 p.m.; alleghenycounty.us/special-events/summer-concert-series.aspx.
June 2: Pittsburgh Opera
June 9: Tamburitzans
June 16: Father’s Day Car Cruise and Concert featuring Pure Gold (oldies) Car Cruise 2 p.m.; concert at 7:30 p.m.
June 23: Billy Price/Clinton Clegg (R&B/soul)
June 30: Pittsburgh’s Homegrown R&B featuring Mars Jackson, Benji., Clara Kent & Starship Mantis (R&B/rap)
July 7: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 8:15 p.m.
July 14: Stephen Marley/DJ Shacia Payne (reggae)
July 21: Kurt Vile/Cate Le Bon (indie rock)
July 28: Rose Royce/Steeltown Horns (disco/funk)
Aug. 4: Guster
Aug. 11: The B.B. King Blues Band feat. Michael Lee/Melinda Colaizzi & The Night Sky (blues)
Aug. 18: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Aug. 25: The Manhattan Transfer (jazz/pop)
Sept. 1: 20th annual Allegheny County Music Festival with Uprooted featuring Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root with special guests Jim Donovan & Sun King Warriors and Jenn Wertz. $20 per vehicle requested, donation benefits the Allegheny County Department of Human Services. 5 p.m.; Uprooted at 8 p.m.
SOUTH PARK AMPHITHEATER
7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Food trucks and Hop Farm Brewing Company will be on site beginning at 6 p.m.; alleghenycounty.us/special-events/summer-concert-series.aspx.
May 31: Beauty Slap/Funky Fly Project (brass, funk)
June 7: River City Brass Brass Band
June 14: Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers/Milly (rock)
June 21: City of the Sun/Some Kind of Animal (indie rock)
June 28: The Michael Weber Show/Elias Khouri (rock)
July 6: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (orchestral) 8:05 p.m.
July 12: Benedetto Guitars (jazz)
July 19: John Paul White/Caleb Elliott (folk/rock)
July 26: Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (rock)
Aug. 2: Tonic/Anger the Ant (alt-rock)
Aug. 9: RaeLynn (country)
Aug. 16: Foghat/The Matt Barranti Band (rock/blues)
Aug. 23: Rebecca Haviland & Whiskey Heart and Rachel Mazer (Americana)
Aug. 30: City Paper Live: a curated local music showcase featuring up-and-coming artists
PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
Liberty Avenue, Downtown, times and dates TBA, pittsburghjazzfest.org.
June 22-23: Charles Lloyd featuring Marvin Sewell, Reuben Rogers, and Eric Harland, Stanley Clarke Band, WAR, Nubya Garcia, Christian Sands, Roger Humphries’ Art Blakey at 100 Tribute, Joey DeFrancesco, Keyon Harrold, and Captain Black Big Band with Orrin Evans.
WYEP SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Schenley Plaza, Oakland, 3 p.m., wyep.org.
June 29: DeVotchKa, Cautious Clay, Clara Kent, Nevada Color, Elias Khouri and Pierce Dipner.
RIVERS CASINO AMPHITHEATER
North Shore, riverscasino.com.
June 22: Shining Star: A Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire along with their Stars of Motown Show
July 4: No Bad JuJu
JAM ON WALNUT
Walnut Street, Shadyside; benefits Humane Animal Rescue; thinkshadyside.com.
May 25: Justin Fabus
June 22: Dancing Queen
July 20: The Delaneys
Aug. 17: My So Called ’90s Band
Sept. 21: No Bad JuJu
WEDNESDAY NIGHT CONCERT SERIES
City of Pittsburgh, Schenley Park, Flagstaff Hill, Oakland, 7-8 p.m., prior to Cinema in the Park; www.pittsburghpa.gov/events.
June 5: Ferla-Marcinizyn Guitar Duo
June 12: Gashouse Annie
June 19: The Laila Band
June 26: Subha Das Jazz Trio
July 3: Coffe’s Love Train Band
July 10: RED
July 17: Steel City Calypso
July 24: Shinizyn
July 31: Bobby Short
Aug. 7: Rick & Marti Jazz
Aug. 14: Hell’s Oasis
Aug. 21: Ken Karsh
Aug. 28: Seventh Nova
STARS AT RIVERVIEW JAZZ SERIES
City of Pittsburgh, Riverview Park — Observatory Hill, Saturdays, 7-8:30 p.m., prior to Cinema in the Park; pittsburghpa.gov/events.
June 8: Rick Finkelstein
June 15: Roger Humphries & The RH Factor Band
June 22: Clare Ascani
June 29: Steel City Calypso
July 6: hunnycomb
July 13: RED
July 20: Paul Thompson Quartet
July 27: Tania Grubbs Quartet
Aug. 3: Olga Watkins Band
Aug. 10: Funky Fly Project
Aug. 17: Boilermaker Jazz Band
Aug. 24: Ronni Weiss & Friends
Aug. 31: Lee Robinson & ISKA
BACH, BEETHOVEN AND BRUNCH
City of Pittsburgh, Mellon Park, Fifth Avenue and Shady Avenue, Point Breeze/Squirrel Hill, Sundays, 10:30 a.m.-noon; pittsburghpa.gov/events.
June 16: Edgewood Symphony Orchestra
June 23: Shadyside Brass
June 30: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
July 7: Quinta Voce
July 14: Pittsburgh Festival Winds
July 21: Aeolian Winds
July 28: North Pittsburgh Philharmonic
Aug. 4: Allegheny Brass Band
Aug. 11: East Winds Symphonic Band
RESERVOIR OF JAZZ CONCERT SERIES
City of Pittsburgh, Highland Park, Sundays, 5-7 p.m., pittsburghpa.gov/events.
Aug. 4: Kenia
Aug. 11: Don Aliquo
Aug. 18: Rickie Cole’s Pittsburgh Alto Madness Orchestra
Aug. 25: Yoko Suzuki Trio
Sept. 1: Afro Yaqui Music Collective
SOUTHSIDE WORKS
6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays
May 30: Hell’s Oasis
May 31: Good Ship Gibraltar
June 6: Paz and Ukelele Eddie
June 7: Good Guys Acoustic
June 13: Dynasty
June 14: The Eclectics Jazz Ensemble
June 20: Lenny Smith Project
June 21: South Side Works Summer Street Party
June 27: David Green
June 28: Shot O’ Soul
July 1: Fire and Ice
July 12: SouthSide Works Exposed
July 18: Right Turn Clyde
July 19: One Ray
July 25: Shanna Rae
July 26: Ronni Weiss
Aug. 1: Mike Medved
Aug. 2: Victoria Morgan
Aug. 8: Sam Stucky
Aug. 9: Ira Soul
Aug. 15: Christopher Mark Jones
Aug. 16: Merrymakers Jazz Duo
Aug. 17: Mike Flaherty
Aug. 23: Cosmic Attack Blues Band
Aug. 29: Zig Daniels
Aug. 30: Neon Swing X-Perience
Sept. 5: Jesse Lowry
Sept. 6: Fall Street Party
Sept. 12: Valentino and the Avengers
Sept. 13: Charlie Barath
Sept. 19: Chris Hannigan
Sept. 20: RML Jazz
Sept. 26: 732 The Electric Duo
Sept. 27: Ohm Project
SUMMERSOUNDS
St. Clair Park’s Robertshaw Amphitheater, Greensburg, 7 p.m.; summersounds.com.
June 7: 7 Bridges
June 14: Birds of Chicago
June 21: Toubab Krewe
June 28: Leonid & Friends
July 5: Swift Technique
July 12: The Suffers
July 19: Selwyn Birchwood
July 26: Vanessa Collier
Aug. 2: David Bach
Aug. 9: Seven Nations
Aug. 16: The Bumper Jacksons
Aug. 23: Willie Nile
Aug. 30: SHEL
NIGHT MARKET
Market Square, Downtown.
Every week at the Night Market, visitors can enjoy free concerts from Pittsburgh’s unique music partners presenting diverse styles.
Saturdays, May 18-Oct. 26, 5-10 p.m.
First Published: May 16, 2019, 10:30 a.m.
