As Pittsburgher’s begin to thaw out from the long and cold winter, they have many reasons to look forward to the upcoming events happening this summer. We’ve compiled a list of family-friendly events that are sure to keep you busy. Follow us all summer for news and updates. Greater Pittsburgh Food Truck Festival An annual…
Establishing Meaningful Connections: SXSW 2018 Photo Gallery
Featuring a variety of tracks that allow attendees to explore what’s next in the worlds of film, culture, music, and technology, SXSW proves that the most unexpected discoveries happen when diverse topics and people come together. This year’s emerging trend of the 2018 SXSW Conference was Globally Connected: We’re All in this Together. Creative problem…
Stones Throw Records takes over Empire Garage
AUSTIN, TX – L.A.-based record label, Stones Throw Records, took over Empire Control Room and Garage during SXSW this past March. The multi-genre showcase, lead by producer and DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, featured multiple artists off of the emerging label including; Stimulator Jones, Sudan Archives, Karriem Riggins, Prophet, The Steoples, Edan, Homeboy Sandman, Mndsgn, and Kiefer. Faded Industry was granted exclusive access for this one-night…
Music Brings Life to Carrie Furnace: Thrival Photo Gallery
PITTSBURGH, PA – The century-old Carrie Furnace, a former blasting furnace that towers over the banks of the Mon River, just outside the town of Rankin, came alive for two days and nights as Thrival Innovation + Music Festival returned for it’s fifth year in the Steel City. Check out our gallery below. Photos by…
Thrival Music Festival: Everything You Need to Know
Starting tomorrow, Pittsburgh will be treated with the fifth installation of Thrival Innovation + Music Festival. Since it’s inception, Thrival has focused on community. A high-tech festival in a post-industrial city may sound weird, but Thrival attracts the best and brightest talent in the Pittsburgh region, and beyond. With sessions beginning September 27th and 28th, attendees may take…
Thrival Innovation + Music Festival Returns to Carrie Furnace Sept. 29-30
Pittsburgh, PA — The Thrival Innovation + Music Festival has announced its music lineup, featuring a blend of 19 national and local artists. Headliners Wiz Khalifa, Logic, Carnage, GRiZ, and Two Door Cinema Club and over a dozen more acts will perform at the historic Carrie Furnaces on September 29-30. Two-day general admission and VIP festival passes are on sale now. Capping an extensive 2017 festival…
The New Year Looks Bright for Local Aritst DJ Dollar
It seemed like 2016 was packed full of surprises on a weekly basis. For local artist and entrepreneur, DJ Dollar, it was business as usual. The Ghana native and West Virginia University graduate continued his success building and expanding his brand across the nation – focusing on customer retention and services for his clients. There…
Pittsburgh Welcomes the Nation’s Top Innovators
Health, art, sports, music, and culture were just some of the topics presented this week at Thrival Innovation and Music festival hosted at Alloy 26 inside the newly redesigned Nova Place on Pittsburgh’s north side. In the first three days of the five-day festival, attendees took part in various panel discussions, keynote speakers, interactive demonstrations, and…
Thrival Music Festival Preview: A Quick Guide
As the cool, fall evenings start to set in, and festival season comes to a close, Thrival Innovation and Music Festival gives local residents a chance to see a few of the summer’s hottest acts along with some of Pittsburgh’s rising musical talent. While some patrons may have their schedules planned to a T, others…
Historic Carrie Furnaces Set To Host Two-Day Festival
Towering 92-feet over the muddy banks of the Monongahela River, sits a pre-World War II piece of iron-making technology that helped power the regions steel industry in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. Built in 1907, and reaching its peak of production in the 1950s, Carrie Furnaces six and seven remain the only non-operative blast furnaces still standing…