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TV-MA7 / Slugg / Voiddweller / Frogonbough / Pterrsatactl / Nasty Taxi / Farrah Faucet

A multi-act underground music night at The Maple Leaf in Pittsburgh featuring bands from LA, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh with live visuals.

Concert

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Maple Leaf

All Ages

Door: $10

Farrah Faucet frogonbough Maple Leaf +1 more

Diy Experimental Indie Live Visuals Noise

Dallas Wax with Z-Nemo and the Big Slime

Dallas Wax with Z-Nemo and the Big Slime at The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls

Concert

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM

The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls

All Ages

The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls Mr. Smalls

Indie Psychedelic Punk

I4A / Plant Matter / Chameleon Treat

Four-band live music showcase at Bantha Tea Bar in Pittsburgh featuring I4A, Plant Matter, and Chameleon Treat.

Concert

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Bantha Tea Bar

All Ages

Door: $10

Bantha Tea Bar I4A

Alternative Diy Experimental Indie Live Music

Stop The Presses / The Write-Ups / The Book Club

A ska dance party featuring Stop The Presses, The Write-Ups, and The Book Club at Poetry Lounge in Millvale.

Concert

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Poetry Lounge

All Ages

Door: $10

Poetry Lounge The Book Club

Punk Reggae Ska

Arcy Drive – The Pit Tour

Arcy Drive brings their Spring 2026 'Pit Tour' to Spirit Hall on May 12.

Concert

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Spirit

All Ages

Spirit

Indie

Home Front with Bootlicker

canadian synth-punk / new wave / post-punk meets oi

Concert

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Preserving Underground

All Ages

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Preserving Underground Painted Dog

New Wave Oi Post-punk Punk

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Pigeon Pit w/ Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra + Rent Strike + Pacing

folk punk show at Roboto

Concert

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Roboto Project

All Ages

Presale: $15 Door: $20 Buy Tickets

Don't Let the Scene Go Down On Me Roboto Project

Alternative Folk Punk Indie Indierock

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Weapons of Subversion: Ineffable Slime

Harsh noise headliner Ineffable Slime from New Mexico tears through Pittsburgh with local support from Mallard Theory, Echo Lightwave Unspeakable, and Bestiality Network.

Concert

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Bantha Tea Bar

All Ages

Door: $10

Bantha Tea Bar Echo Lightwave Unspeakable

Experimental Noise

Christy Costello & The CC Club Band - 2026 Spring Tour

Christy Costello & The CC Club Band bring their 2026 Spring Tour to Pittsburgh's Poetry Lounge on Sunday, May 10.

Concert

Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Poetry Lounge

18+

Poetry Lounge

Punk Rock

Nana Grizol w/ Hit Like A Girl, Kait Eldridge + Patrick Jennings, Short Fictions

Indie folk and emo show at Roboto featuring Nana Grizol and more.

Concert

Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Roboto Project

All Ages

Presale: $15 Door: $18

Don't Let the Scene Go Down On Me Roboto Project Short Fictions

Indie Punk

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

Anticipation Porn

Anticipation Porn performs live at Bantha Tea Bar on May 9th.

Concert

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Bantha Tea Bar

All Ages

Door: $10

Bantha Tea Bar

Diy Experimental Film Noise Punk

Second Saturdays at The Space Upstairs

A monthly mixed-arts showcase featuring live performance, music, and dance at The Space Upstairs in Pittsburgh.

Concert

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM

The Space Upstairs

All Ages

The Space Upstairs

Dance Experimental Jazz

Ultra Sunn w/ Traitrs & Hemlock for Socrates

Coldwave/EBM icons Ultra Sunn hit Spirit Hall with Traitrs & Hemlock for Socrates.

Concert

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Spirit

All Ages

Presale: $20 Door: $25

Spirit Hemlock for Socrates

Ebm Coldwave Goth Synth-pop Darkwave

Unmade Place: Sound/Text Experiments

An experimental sound and text performance night at Telephone in Pittsburgh featuring multiple avant-garde artists.

Concert

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Telephone

All Ages

Door: $10

Telephone

Experimental Improvised Music Noise

Calliope Presents An Evening with Joy Clark

Clark is charting her own path with her debut album Tell It to the Wind.

Concert

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Original Pittsburgh Winery

21+

Presale: $45 Door: $45 Buy Tickets

Original Pittsburgh Winery Calliope: Pittsburgh Folk Music Society

Folk

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SWAP TIL YOU SCREAM

alternative clothing swap with local bands @foreverforadaypgh @wheretheforsythiablooms and special guest art vendor @machete.girl at the courts!

Concert

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM

The Courts

All Ages

Door: $5

The Courts

Emo Live Music

Future Nuts Nursery Openhouse

A nursery open house event with a plant sale and ambient soundscaping by Please Return My Bike in Wilkinsburg.

Concert

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Future Is Nuts

All Ages

Future Is Nuts

Ambient Experimental Outdoors Plants

Gully Boys / Sleeping Witch / Petsitter

A live music night at The Funhouse featuring Gully Boys, Sleeping Witch, and Petsitter on May 8, 2026.

Concert

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM

The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls

All Ages

Sleeping Witch & Saturn The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls

Alternative Live Music Punk

Lords of Acid: Cheeky Freaky Tour

Lords of Acid headline the Cheeky Freaky Tour at Preserving in New Kensington, PA on May 8.

Concert

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Preserving Underground

18+

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Preserving Underground

Acid Alternative Ebm Electronic Industrial +1 more

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Silkworm and The Gotobeds

Silkworm brings their 2026 tour to Spirit Hall in Pittsburgh with support from The Gotobeds on May 10.

Concert

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Spirit

All Ages

Spirit The Gotobeds

Indie Post-punk Rock

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Fields of the Nephilim

Gothic rock legends Fields of the Nephilim live at the Roxian, May 8 2026.

Concert

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Roxian Theater

All Ages

Roxian Theater

Goth Rock

James Brandon Lewis & The Messthetics at City of Asylum

Jazz Poetry 2026 with James Brandon Lewis and The Messthetics.

Concert

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM

City of Asylum

All Ages

City of Asylum

Indie Jazz Post-punk

Purity Ring - Place of My Own Tour

Purity Ring returns to Pittsburgh for their 2026 tour at the Roxian Theatre.

Concert

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Roxian Theater

All Ages

Presale: $40 Buy Tickets

Roxian Theater

Indie Synth-pop

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Fuckin' Nothin' / Iris Adam / Crisp Lake

313 North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15209

Concert

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Poetry Lounge

All Ages

Door: $10

Poetry Lounge

Folk Punk Hardcore Metal Punk

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