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Loam / Not Worth Asking / Mutate Often

An industrial hardcore, darkwave, post punk, alt rock, and nü aggro showcase at 5106 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh.

Concert

Sunday, May 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Roboto Project

All Ages

Roboto Project

Alternative Darkwave Digital Hardcore Diy Punk

Loosey with Painted Dog and Snarling Dogs

Rock n roll night at the Rock Room featuring Loosey, Painted Dog, and Snarling Dogs.

Concert

Sunday, May 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Rock Room

All Ages

Door: $15

Painted Dog Rock Room Snarling Dogs

Power Pop Punk Rock Rockabilly Oi

Temple Witch with Emerald Rage, Iron Brigade & Ironflame

Temple Witch headlines a heavy metal night at Government Center in Pittsburgh with special guests Emerald Rage, Iron Brigade, and Ironflame.

Concert

Sunday, May 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

The Government Center

All Ages

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The Government Center

Doom Metal Live Music

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Combat with Kwarter Zip and Aloner at Bottlerocket Social Hall

Combat with Kwarter Zip and Aloner at Bottlerocket.

Concert

Sunday, May 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM

All Ages

Presale: $18 Door: $20

Bottlerocket Social Hall

Alternative Indie

Music with Friends Vol. 1: Theme - Purple Eggplant (Petrea Volubis)

An evening of improvised music with Buscrates, Chris Coleman, Daïa, and Trē at Incurably Optimistic.

Concert

Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 9:00 PM

Incurably Optimistic

All Ages

Buscrates Incurably Optimistic Trē

Experimental Funk Improvised Music Live Music

Death Comes Lifting Darkwave/Darkjazz night

An alternative Goth night in Allentown

Concert

Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Death Comes Lifting

All Ages

Death Comes Lifting Doors In The Labyrinth Jack Phantom And The Exquisite Corpse Cabaret

Darkwave Goth Jazz

Mr Roboto Presents: Ego Sum, You Should Have Brought Me Flowers, Nothing Darling

A night of heavy sludge, post-hardcore, and emo at Mr. Roboto Project featuring Ego Sum, You Should Have Brought Me Flowers, and Nothing, Darling.

Concert

Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Roboto Project

All Ages

Door: $10

Roboto Project You Should Have Brought Me Flowers

Diy Emo Hardcore Sludge

Slow Slow Loris / Slacking / Silver Moult / Best Western

Four-band experimental / industrial / niose showcase headlined by Slow Slow Loris from Berlin at The Maple Leaf.

Concert

Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Maple Leaf

All Ages

Door: $10

Maple Leaf Slacking

Experimental Industrial Noise

My Wifes Angel, Wujeria, Kithbah, Heaven on Earth at Hippo House

DIY basement show featuring My Wifes Angel, Wujeria, Kithbah, and Heaven on Earth.

Concert

Friday, May 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM

All Ages

Perry House Productions

Emo Noise Rock Punk

Rope Trick / Rated Eye / Flash Thunder / Lace Boys

Philly's Rope Trick headlines a wild rock night at the Brillobox with Rated Eye, Flash Thunder, and Lace Boys.

Concert

Friday, May 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Brillobox

21+

Door: $10

Brillobox Lace Boys Rated Eye

Alternative Live Music Noise Rock Punk Rock

Minibeast with Shadow Riot and Business Pants

Noise-rock outfit Minibeast from Providence RI, featuring Peter Prescott of Mission of Burma, plays Tech25 in Mount Oliver with Shadow Riot (DC) and Business Pants.

Concert

Friday, May 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Tech 25

All Ages

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Tech 25

Alternative Dub Experimental Noise Rock Post-punk

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Harsh Noise in the Smut Room

Fungus Books presents an adults-only harsh noise event featuring Celebrity Sex and Bestiality Network.

Concert

Friday, May 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Fungus Books

18+

Fungus Books

Experimental Noise

Misophonia w/ Decide Today, Funeral Parade of Roses, Lilac Web, Blood Noize, Cutups

A night of anarcho-electronics, techno-punk, digital hardcore, breakcore and industrial sounds at Club Pittsburgh

Concert

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Club Pittsburgh

18+

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Cleaner Tapes Club Pittsburgh Cutups +2 more

Breakcore Digital Hardcore Gabber Hardcore Industrial +2 more

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Tough Pill #58

Tough Pill #58 brings four acts to Government Center in Pittsburgh for a night of live improved music.

Concert

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM

The Government Center

All Ages

Door: $10

The Government Center

Experimental Improvised Music

Part of Tough Pill

Between The Buried And Me: The Blue Nowhere US Tour

Between The Buried And Me brings their Spring 2026 US Tour to Pittsburgh with special guests Imperial Triumphant and The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die.

Concert

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Roxian Theater

All Ages

Roxian Theater

Emo Metalcore Post-rock

Brewery Sessions: Yessi & PVKVSV

A free live music event featuring Yessi and PVKVSV at Jackworth Ginger Beer in Pittsburgh.

Concert

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Jackworth Ginger Beer

21+

Jackworth Ginger Beer pvkvsv Yessi

Electronic

Jazz Poetry 2026: Poet-Vocalist Erika Denae J’s “In the Mood For” (Book Launch & Album Teaser)

The third concert in the highly-acclaimed Jazz Poetry Series for 2026 features Erika Denae J who debuts her poetry.

Concert

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

City of Asylum

All Ages

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City of Asylum

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Public Acid with Ultimatum, The Kron

Public Acid and Act Up perform live at West Penn Skate Park on May 21.

Concert

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM

West Penn Recreation Center

All Ages

Door: $10

West Penn Recreation Center Ultimatum

Crust Diy Hardcore Punk

Sisters / Belovar / The Long Hunt

A heavy rock triple bill featuring Sisters (members of Spotlights & Molly McGuire), Belovar (members of Errortype:11 & Orange 9mm), and The Long Hunt at Poetry Lounge in Millvale.

Concert

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Poetry Lounge

21+

Presale: $12 Door: $15 Buy Tickets

Poetry Lounge