Nomad Music Release Extravaganza
A two-part album release celebration presented by PGXC featuring live music, ambient sets, and visuals across two Pittsburgh venues.
Events in Pittsburgh This Week
51 shows this week across 30 Pittsburgh venues — Punk, Electronic, Experimental & more.
Skull Fest Hardcore Matinee
An all-ages hardcore matinee featuring nine bands at Prevention Point in Pittsburgh.
Artist in Exile: Mukhtar Shehata’s “Makaki de Afrika” (Egypt) with Translator Melissa Krawczyk
Mukhtar Shehata shares a preview of his forthcoming novel, a multi-generational mystery blending Brazilian, Syrian, Polish-Jewish, and West African Muslim threads.
Sunday Shift: Makez
Longturn Music presents Makez (Defected/No Art) at an open-air rooftop party with fire performers at sunset.
Crushed Ice
An outdoor benefit concert featuring live music to support the legal defense fund of the 'Minnesota 15' anti-ICE organizers.
REZN
REZN at Preserving Underground in New Kensington, PA with Lume.
Millen and Arjun’s Rock Academy Showcase
Rock Academy students perform rock favorites, featuring The A-Men, Steel Jammers, Mad Neighbor and Griffen Handshake, supporting Band Together PGH. All ages.
Skullfest 16: Deviated Instinct / Profane Existence 37 Year Anniversary Party 2
Skullfest 16 brings UK crust punk legends Deviated Instinct to Pittsburgh for the Profane Existence 37th Anniversary Party with Ultimate Disaster, Guerra Final, Decomp, and Coelacanth.
Skullfest Presents: Mopar*s, Consensus Madness, The Nervous, Kill The Hippies, United Stare
Skullfest presents a five-band punk night at Spirit Lounge featuring Mopar*s, Consensus Madness, The Nervous, Kill The Hippies, and United Stare.
Long Birds / Superkick / Guillermo Guillotine / Geese Teeth
Four-band bill at the Mr. Roboto Project.
Plum / Breiner, Heulitt, Weidman / Chameleon Treat
Funky show featuring Plum from Chicago.
Lonely No More: Davis Galvin
Lonely No More — Sundays in August at Apteka. This week: Davis Galvin.
PGHwrites: Pittsburgh Poetry Collective’s Steel City Poetry Slam
Join the Pittsburgh Poetry Collective for a night of poetry competition, audience participation, judge scrutiny, and community connection at the Steel City Poetry Slam.
Treebeard Brown / Gallatin Hall: A Benefit Concert for Lisa Ash
Treebeard Brown from Grove City and locals Gallatin Hall play a benefit show for Lisa Ash. Art auction, raffle, good times.
Terminal Intensity
Terminal Intensity headline a punk/hardcore night at Mr. Roboto Project with You Should Have Brought Me Flowers and Innards.
On Topic: America at 250 — Motherhood in America with Jamilah Lemieux (“Black. Single. Mother.”)
Join Jamilah Lemieux for a reading and discussion of "Black. Single. Mother."
Nothing Club / Spiral / The Standby
Three-band bill at the Mr. Roboto Project.
Five Hundred Bucks / Little Low / Law Jaw / Big Thrill
Philly punk and Boston emo on tour, with local support, at the Rock Room in Polish Hill.
Rio Da Yung OG Live
Opus One presents Rio Da Yung OG live with a large local support bill including Tjuan Benafactor, Chickii Chick, DJ Zoom and more. All ages.
Bombici, Eight Foot Manchild, Skeletonized
A night of electro, doom brass, and skronk at The Government Center on Pittsburgh's North Side.
Thursday Night Jazz: Roger Humphries Big Band Plays the Music of Horace Silver
Legendary Pittsburgh percussionist Roger Humphries honors his former bandleader and friend, composer of “Song for My Father” Horace Silver.
Empty Parking Lot
Empty Parking Lot at the Mr. Roboto Project, with more acts to be announced.
Deep End Edits Vol. 1 Release Party
A release party for Deep End Edits Vol. 1 featuring DJ sets by NOCASINO, Cosmic Drip, and Wyatt Wilson at The Goldmark.
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Fancy a dance in the neon-lit gutter?
Analog Fest
A multi-day analog photography and arts festival featuring cameras, films, workshops, and hands-on activities at The Maple Leaf in Millvale.
Royal Honey, The Scratch 'n' Sniffs, Navin and the Jerks, The Pooks
Dirty loud punk! rock! roll! All ages BYOB @ 222 Ormsby
GH05T H4CK: Live Remix & Rescore by Videopunks
A live remix and rescore of Ghost in the Shell by Videopunks, with special guests Some Pepper, Purity Control, Plur0ma, and Calluna at Mary's in Pittsburgh.
You Should Have Brought Me Flowers / Kicked in the Head by a Horse / Underneath / Windchimes
Four-band emo and punk bill at the Mr. Roboto Project.
Oregon Trails Album Release
United Stare, Oregon Trails, Forest Counties and The Ill-Fitting Party with atmospherics by Skz
Dead People Park, Phloc, Mezzanine, Witches Wedding
Four-band indie/punk show at The Station featuring out-of-town guests Dead People Park and Witches Wedding from Michigan.
August 28th: RICE PGH Benefit Screamo/Metalcore Show
Screamo/metalcore show at the Mr. Roboto Project to benefit RICE PGH's free food distros for the unhoused ft. Windchimes, Kicked in the Head by a Horse, Underneath, and You Should Have Brought Me Flowers.
Darkroom w/ guest Throat Yogurt
Goth/industrial dark alternative dance night at Sidequest featuring four DJs including a guest from Cleveland.
Celestial Bodies: Virgo SZN
An open format dance party where every track is by a Virgo artist, featuring DJs Lemonline and Paula Jean plus a special drag performance by Aunt Honey.
Karaoke at Remedy
Monthly karaoke night every last Friday at Remedy Lawrenceville, starting at 10pm.
Shapes w/ Smoko.world, Repeat Offender, Velli
Shapes brings a night of exploratory dance music
Code + Crematory
A creative coding workshop and live music event presented by Trafford Estate and FriendlySpinach.
Hidden Relics Market
A handmade goods market featuring local and traveling makers, a DJ, and flash tattoos at Trace Brewing.
Meet and Greet with Fred Vogel
Meet and greet with horror filmmaker Fred Vogel of August Underground and Toetag Pictures at Vinegar Syndrome Pittsburgh.
Spirit Summer Recess
An outdoor summer festival event at Spirit in Pittsburgh on Saturday, August 29th.
Right on Warriors / Saturn Rise / New Kink
Right On Warriors, Saturn Rise, and New Kink at Poetry Lounge on Saturday August 29, 2026
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The Road to Lil Dub: Corporate Thugz, Render One B2B Vilyn, Ruck, and Trip God
A Big Dub Reunion pre-party
Short Fictions / Kwarter Zip / Be Safe / Lofting — 4-Way Split Release Show
Four Pittsburgh-orbit bands celebrate a 4-way split release at Bottlerocket.
All Ages
Straight Decline / Psych Ward Grips / Wild Magic / Divot
Hardcore and punk at the Mr. Roboto Project.
RX2
Resource presents RX2, a free electronic club night at Remedy featuring Gustav Wav, Martingale, Lemonline, and La Boix.
Killing Moon: A Darkwave Birthday Party
Strangeways presents Killing Moon, a darkwave birthday party at Mixtape in Pittsburgh's Garfield neighborhood featuring DJs Erica Scary, Kellya, Markwave, and The Comeback Kid.