"It's based on the girl who is now my fiancee. "I was into ZZ Top when I wrote that," Buckley says. Most personal, however, is "Rendez-Voodoo," which has a blues boogie undertow. "Me and some friends were in a historically themed bar one night, The Founding Fathers," says Buckley, "and there's this flag hanging in there that is one of the first of the republic and it has the motto, 'Don't give up the ship.' So I decided I was gonna have to work that into a song." There's also a Buffalo-inspired line in "Rebel Without Applause," which takes to task bands who are the antithesis of what they portray - "Don't give up the ship/We'd rather sink than admit it." The things you do on tour become a routine when you get home."īuckley also says the song is "very relevant" to his favorite movie, It's a Wonderful Life, noting that in his version of the Frank Capra classic, "Jimmy Stewart sings it to his wife, Donna Reed." "It's me considering my life when I get home from tour," Buckley says. Most obviously, there's "Buffalo Girls," which opens with the line, "We're makin' habits out of vanities." and tickets cost $32 in advance and $35 at the door.Buckley holds his hometown near and dear, and it figures prominently in The Big Dirty. The support acts are Vans Warped Tour metalcore regulars The Devil Wears Prada and Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta performing solo as Jasta. Original vocalist Jesse Leach is at the mic, having returned to the New England band in 2012, after a decade-long absence. Metalcore forefathers Killswitch Engage will feature songs from "Incarnate," a Billboard No. Well, technically it's a co-headline with Killswitch Engage, - the tour's called Killthrax - though expect to see more Anthrax T-shirts in the Pittsburgh audience, celebrating one of Thrash Rock's exalted Big Four.Īnthrax singer Joey Belladonna's voice has held up well after three decades, as the band, now in its 35th year, enjoys a resurgence that includes back-to-back Billboard Top-10 albums, a vinyl box set and their own craft beer, Wardance pale ale. Her NPR Tiny Desk concert has drawn more than one million views.Īnthrax delivered a high-energy set in September opening for Slayer at Stage AE, promising fans they'd return soon as headliners.Īnthrax follows through with that promise Sunday, this time headlining the North Shore venue. sharp to see Julien Baker, the Memphis-based 21-year-old, whose heart-wrenching, confessional lyrics, pretty melodies and singing voice - both hushed and hearty - are earning all sorts of accolades. Tickets are $39.50, and make sure you're there at 7 p.m.
You, dear concert-goer, will be our mirror." In announcing the tour last December, the band announced on its website, "We’ll be playing songs from every dusty corner of our discography, no doubt, along with a bunch of new songs - trying them on like new clothes, seeing how they fit. 2 of their Shuffling Off to Ragnarök Spring Tour, evidently named for the apocalyptic Norse myth. On Saturday, the Decemberists will headline Stage AE, for night No. The indie-rock group's most recent Pittsburgh shows, at the Benedum Center and Byham Theater, brought stellar musicianship and amusing storytelling.
The Decemberists are as dependable a live band as there is. ("It Don’t Hurt Like it Used To” was the last one.)Ĭurrington, who opened for Tim McGraw in 2015 at the Burgettstown pavilion, is being supported on his tour by Jillian Jacqueline, a Chester Springs, Pa., native who made CMT's "#17for2017" list of up-and-comers.
It's the country star's Stay Up Til' The Sun Tour, where he will promote his latest single, "Do I Make You Wanna," trying to boost sales to notch his 12th chart-topper. "People are Crazy" singer Billy Currington has a Thursday night date at Stage AE.
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