Improv! with Suzi Barrett & Ryan Rosenberg Live improv comedy with Suzi Barrett and Ryan Rosenberg of the 'Yes, Also' Podcast, presented by Bottlerocket. Comedy Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM All Ages Buy Tickets Bottlerocket Social Hall Comedy Improv Buy Tickets
Foundation Improv Series 28 A night of long form improv from the OIL community Concert Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM Bantha Tea Bar All Ages Bantha Tea Bar Pittsburgh Sound Preserve Improv Improvised Music Part of Open Improvisation Lab
Foundation Improv Series 27 A night of long form improv from the OIL community Concert Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Bantha Tea Bar All Ages Bantha Tea Bar Pittsburgh Sound Preserve Improv Improvised Music Weird Part of Open Improvisation Lab
Foundation Series 26 Long form improv at Bantha Concert Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM Bantha Tea Bar All Ages Door: $10 Bantha Tea Bar Pittsburgh Sound Preserve Improv Improvised Music Part of Open Improvisation Lab
Foundation Improv Series #25 Small group improv from Pittsburgh Sound Preserve’s Open Improvisation Lab Concert Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Bantha Tea Bar All Ages Presale: $10 Door: $10 Pittsburgh Sound Preserve Bantha Tea Bar Experimental Improv Improvised Music Part of Open Improvisation Lab
giraws and hard rubber (duo performance) giraws and hard rubber perform as a duo at Fungus Books. Concert Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM Fungus Books All Ages Fungus Books Experimental Improv
Unmade Place / Sound Text Experiments Experimental sound and text performances at The Black Lace Club. House Show Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM The Black Lace Club All Ages Presale: $5 Door: $15 The Black Lace Club frogonbough Pomegranate Grove +1 more Electronic Experimental Improv Noise
Open Improvisation Lab A series of improvised performances by members of the public Concert Monday, February 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Bantha Tea Bar All Ages Bantha Tea Bar Experimental Improv Improvised Music Free-jazz Jazz Part of Open Improvisation Lab
Foundation Series #24 Foundation long form improv night! Concert Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Bantha Tea Bar All Ages Door: $10 Bantha Tea Bar Pittsburgh Sound Preserve Experimental Improv Improvised Music Part of Open Improvisation Lab
Daniel Maseda: "BE GOOD!" WITH PAULETTE ***NEW DATE FEB 7TH*** 60 minutes of small talk madness with the mildest man imaginable. Comedy Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Glitter Box Theater (Homestead) All Ages Presale: $15 Door: $20 Buy Tickets Glitter Box Theater (Homestead) Clown Comedy Improv Theater Weird Buy Tickets
UCB Presents: Play by Play Upright Citizens Brigade brings Play by Play to Bottlerocket. Comedy Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM Bottlerocket Social Hall 21+ Bottlerocket Social Hall Comedy Improv
Mother Mushroom & Reid, FELT at Pierogi Palace Improvised acoustic night with Mother Mushroom & Reid, FELT, and more. Rave Friday, January 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM Pierogi Palace Presale: $5 Door: $20 Pierogi Palace Improv Improvised Music
Tough Pill #54: Ethereal Semantics, Shame Doula, Jeff Sigfried + Colter Harper Tough Pill #54 with Ethereal Semantics, Shame Doula, and more at Government Center. Concert Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM The Government Center All Ages Presale: $10 Door: $10 The Government Center Experimental Improv
Leo Paterniti with BitCrush, Echohead and Belcher/Bendel/Farkas/Weidman/Zeh Quintet Chicago songwriter/producer Leo Paterniti, with Bitcrush and local acts Echohead and Belcher/Bendel/Farkas/Weidman/Zeh Quintet Concert Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Roboto Project All Ages Door: $15 Roboto Project Ephem-Aural Dub Edm Electronic Experimental Improv
Tough Pill #56 - Shame Hole / Dull Dirty Dangerous / Lavender Lilt Concert Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM The Government Center All Ages The Government Center Pittsburgh Sound Preserve Experimental Improv Part of Tough Pill
Pittsburgh Free Music Co: Giraws, Anthony Levin-Decanini, Plates + Caleb Gamble Experimental sets by Giraws, Anthony Levin-Decanini, Plates + group improv with Caleb Gamble. Concert Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM Telephone All Ages Telephone Experimental Improv
Martin Freeman & TJ Borden (NY) / Patrick Breiner / Lucite Spine / Co-reg Trio Electroacoustic improvised music and noise Concert Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM Bantha Tea Bar All Ages Door: $10 Bantha Tea Bar Crucible Sound Electronic Experimental Improv
Pittsburgh Sound Preserve: Litha (NYC) Experimental music night with Litha (NYC) at Telephone. Concert Friday, November 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Telephone All Ages Door: $5 Telephone Pittsburgh Sound Preserve Experimental Improv
Charmaine Lee + Local Trios Charmaine Lee solo performance with local trios Belcher/Davide/Ryan and Mangold/Storch/Weston. Concert Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM Bantha Tea Bar All Ages Presale: $10 Door: $20 Bantha Tea Bar Experimental Electronic Improv
Pittsburgh Sound Preserve: First Friday Experimental and improvised music showcase with Dr. Harrison Apple, Olivia Devorah + Slime Duo, and London Williams. Concert Friday, October 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Telephone Presale: $5 Door: $10 Telephone Improv Improvised Music
Zoh Amba with No Parts and Giraws TCRPS presents Zoh Amba (NYC) with No Parts and Giraws at Telephone. Concert Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM Telephone All Ages Presale: $15 Door: $20 Telephone Experimental Folk Guitar Improv
Palestine Solidarity Benefit w/ Will Hicks, Ollie Becker, 7D, Felt Compulsion Quartet the next Palestine solidarity show, experimental version Benefit Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM Spirit 21+ Presale: $10 Door: $20 Spirit Electronic Experimental Improv
JAZZ & IMPROV at ORMSBY AVE CAFE Jazz and free improvisation upstairs at the Ormsby Ave Cafe, My Oliver Concert Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM - 11:10 PM Ormsby Cafe 18+ Presale: $10 Door: $10 Ormsby Cafe Acoustic Free-jazz Improv Improvised Music Jazz
Reggie Watts formidable voice, looping pedals, and his vast imagination Concert Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM Spirit 21+ Door: $35 Buy Tickets Spirit Comedy Electronic Funk Improv Buy Tickets
GREEN GROWS art opening and live music Art Opening Friday, March 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM 707 Gallery All Ages Door: $0 707 Gallery Art Electronic Experimental Improv
