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Music on Main Street!
The Dave Iglar Band is performing Friday night at 9:30.
If you love Blues, Rock 'n Roll, Country or live music in general, there is something for you at the Carnegie Arts and Heritage Festival!
Two stages will feature continuous live music Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Old favorites like Jill West and Blues Attack and Joe Grushecky and the House Rockers will be back, along with bands that are new to the festival including Norm Nardini, The Cocktail Shakers, Mercury, Lenny Smith and more!
Download the Band Schedule (including acts on the Community Stage)
For a complete list of performers, times and stages and vendors, booth areas and booth positions, download our KEY TO THE FESTIVAL
Here's the list of bands:
The Bridge
Thursday Sept. 4, 4:30-6:00
Pittsburgh PA
"The bridge is a six-piece band from Pittsburgh that specializes in rock & soul. They lay it down with a tight groove."
www.myspace.com/flashbackpittsburgh
Train Wreck
Thursday Sept. 4, 6:00-7:30
Pittsburgh
Country
Strange Brew
Thursday Sept. 4, 7:30-9:00
“STRANGE BREW plays original Blues, but with a twist. Influences of rock, punk and rock`n roll can all be heard due to the band's diverse backgrounds. It has been described as cool modern blues.”
www.strangebrewbluesband.com
Norm Nardini
Thursday Sept. 4, 9:00-10:30
http://normannardini.com/
This is Norm’s first Carnegie Festival appearance, and he will be headlining the first night. A Pittsburgh rock and blues favorite, we’re very excited to have him here!
www.normannardini.com
The Avery Brothers
Friday Sept. 5, 5:00-6:30
The Avery Brothers are a local Carnegie band making their debut festival appearance. They play a variety or music from the 60’s to the present and have something for everyone.
The Cocktail Shakers
Friday Sept. 5, 6:30-8:00
Making their debut appearance at the Festival are Pittsburgh’s own rockabilly band The Cocktail Shakers. The Cocktail Shakers are 3 piece Pittsburgh Rockabilly trio. With influences ranging from the likes of Elvis and Gene Vincent to the Clash and Garage and Surf Rock, the Cocktail Shakers are the real deal.
www.thecocktailshakers.com
Dave Iglar Band
Friday Sept. 5, 9:30-11
Premier guitarist and veteran entertainer Dave Iglar (formerly Force Field, Dave & Shari) has built a regional reputation as a master of electric and acoustic rock & blues guitar, with original recordings and thousands of exciting club, festival and private performances and appearances with musicians such as Roy Buchanan, Dickey Betts (of the Allman Bros.) Susan Tedeschi and Buddy Guy.
www.daveiglar.com
The Blues Orphans
Saturday Sept. 6, 12noon-1:30
Returning to the Festival to start the music off on Saturday are The Blues Orphans. From the Pittsburgh City Paper: “Harmonica player Andy Gabig characterizes the Blues Orphans as "straight-up American music." Their sound ranges from traditional old-school blues, bluegrass, and country and western to hip hop, rap and urban honky-tonk.”
www.myspace.com/bluesorphans
Billy Mancini
Saturday Sept. 6, 1:30-2:30
Big Band Sounds
Memphis Mike and the Legendary Tremblers – Rockabilly and Blues
Saturday Sept. 6, 2:30-4:00pm
Another of Pittsburgh’s finest making their first appearance at the Carnegie Arts and Heritage festical. “Formed in 1995 after leaving the seminal Pittsburgh rockabilly band The Rowdy Bovines, Memphis Mike and the Legendary Tremblers hit the ground running with nonstop gigging and a label deal in their 1st two months together! Since then, they've recorded 4 full length CDs and have appeared on numerous compilation CDs. They've toured throughout the US as well as UK and Australia. Memphis Mike's song DIAMONDS & CADILLACS has also been recorded by none other than SUN r'billy legend, HAYDEN THOMPSON!”
www.myspace.com/memphismikethelegendarytremblers
Brynn Marie
Saturday, Sept. 6, 4:00-5:30
We are very excited to present local country artist Brynn Marie. From her website: The voice of Brynn Marie, the girl next door from the small town of Carmichaels Pennsylvania, has been making it's way into the hearts and homes of fans who have seen her perform. Brynn Marie has had the esteemed privilege of working with world renowned artist such as Emerson Drive, Loretta Lynn, Mark Wills, Phil Vasser, Josh Gracin, Aaron Tippin, Joe Nichols, Terri Clark, Jimmy Wayne, Restless Heart, Darryl Worley and Jake Owen. Brynn Marie has been busy performing and recording. Her second EP "Start Now" is out and available at CD Baby and itunes, featuring songs written by Dave Pahanish, Bob Dellaposta, Marc Kurchner and Buddy Hall. Brynn is currently promoting her single for the radio release in June, where she will be doing a radio tour all summer in conjuction with her regular schedule. You can also find Brynn located in the Top 10 for unsigned artist on Digital Rodeo since the beginning of April 2007 to the present. Check it out "DigitalRodeo.com". You can also find Brynn Marie at "CountryStartPage.com" with well known artist such as Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, Shania Twain and many more.”
www.myspace.com/brynnmariemusic
Mercury
Saturday Sept. 6, 5:30-7:00
Pittsburgh’s own original rock band Mercury, featuring Carnegie’s own Justin Morris, will be making a much anticipated appearance on Saturday night.
www.mercuryband.com
Groove Guys
Saturday Sept. 6, 7:00-8:30
The Groove Guys play a mixture of Blues, R&B, Soul and Dance, and consists of some of Pittsburgh’s finest players: Lenny Smith – Guitar & Vocals, Matt Williams, Bass & Vocals, Richard Everett – Keyboards & Vocals, Curtis Swift – Sax and Ben Patrick – Drums.
Jill West and Blues Attack
Saturday Sept. 6, 8:30-10:00
Returning to the Festival are local favorites Jill West and Blues Attack. From their website: “Jill West and Blues Attack, a Pittsburgh based blues band play their own style of hard edged blues with a guitar blast, in the tradition of the Vaughn brothers, B. B. King, and Muddy Waters. Lead by the dynamic vocals of Miss Jill West, Blues Attack has been igniting audiences all over the tri-state area as well as opening for many national acts. With the lightning lead guitar of Gregg Krupa and Mark Cholewski, and the thundering rhythm section of Nick Crano on drums and Hank Raffetto on bass, Blues Attack is a band to be reckoned with!!!”
www.jillwest-and-bluesattack.com
Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers
Saturday Sept. 6, 10:00-11:30
Headlining and bringing another festival to a very climatic close is local legend Joe Grushecky. We are very pleased to have him back and are confident that this will be one great show to cap off another great festival.
www.joegrushecky.ca
Mansfield 5
Saturday Sept. 6, 9-10:30 pm
The Mansfield 5 will release their first CD during Saturday night's performance! One of Carnegie's favorite bands, the Mansfield 5 join us again. If it's The Golden Oldies you love to reminisce to, The Mansfield 5 do a superb job of reliving those times of fast cars and the birth of rock-n-roll. You'll hear some Doo-Wop classics like At The Hop and Run Around Sue, as well as some vintage tunes made famous by Porky Chedwick including Night Time and Thrill Upon The Hill. Knowing the importance that Motown had in developing music of the last half of the century, The Mansfield 5 perform some of the best from Detroit. The group recreates the soulful sounds of songs like Get Ready and Midnight Hour. Disco as well as the Pop sound come through in numbers including Brick House and Super Freak. The Mansfield 5 delve into the last two decades of the century with the same great fun and enthusiastic attitude that the music of the time expresses.
www.mansfield5.com
The Remnants
Friday Sept. 5, 8:00 pm
If you like the Beatles and the sound of the British Invasion of the 1960s, you'll like The Remnants.
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