TODAY
Pinky Patel
TODAY 3:00 PM • See Website
“Instagram's loudest desi mom does a matinee. Bring your own guilt.”
Shit worth leaving your apartment for in Pittsburgh this week
16 things happening in Pittsburgh over the next seven days, 3 of them free. Comedy, live music, art openings, food pop-ups, nightlife and the weird stuff nobody else bothers to list.
What’s on
TODAY
Great Lawn Movie Nights: Batman (1989)
TODAY 7:30 PM • FREE
“Keaton's Batman, outdoors, free. Prince soundtrack included at no charge.”
TMRW
Other
An Evening With John Green
TMRW 7:00 PM • See Website
“The Fault in Our Stars guy wrote an adult novel. Ticket includes a signed copy.”
TMRW
Gogol Bordello
TMRW 8:00 PM • See Website
“Gypsy-punk mayhem from Eugene Hütz. Accordions, sweat, and a mosh pit that smells like wine.”
TUE
Other
Artist in Exile: Fatimah Asghar
TUE 7:00 PM • FREE
“Poet who writes about diaspora and grief, free, in a converted church”
TUE
Sound Series: Luna
TUE 8:00 PM • See Website
“90s dream-pop legends playing next to Warhol's soup cans. Correct venue.”
WED
World of Music: Las Áñez
WED 7:00 PM • FREE
“Colombian twin sisters loop folk into electronic weirdness. Free. Go.”
WED
El Ten Eleven
Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall, Lawrenceville
WED 8:00 PM • $26.84
“Two dudes, one double-neck bass, infinite loops. Post-rock math magic.”
THU
Jenny Owen Youngs and Northcote
THU 8:00 PM • $20
“Sad-smart songwriting in a 140-cap room. Cry a little, it's South Side, nobody cares”
THU
Sound Series: Eli Winter Trio with Clear Creek SP
THU 8:00 PM • See Website
“Fingerpicked guitar that sounds like a Pittsburgh October, played inside the Warhol.”
FRI
Joe Machi
FRI 7:00 PM • See Website
“Nervous-guy voice, killer punchlines. Machi melts down beautifully.”
FRI
The Linda Lindas w/ Deux Visages
FRI 8:00 PM • $28.50
“Teenage punk band that already wrote a better song than you ever will. Millvale, go.”
SAT
Pittsburgh Penguins Home Opener vs Montreal Canadiens
SAT 7:00 PM • See Website
“Pens home opener. Habs in town, ice is loud, yinzers are already hoarse by puck drop.”
SAT
Irony City: Am I The Jagoff?
SAT 8:00 PM • $15
“Yinzers confess their worst behavior, a jury of comics decides who the jagoff is”
SUN
Improvement Movement w/ The Point.
SUN 7:00 PM • See Website
“Sunday indie rock in the Hall at Spirit. Pizza downstairs, ears ringing by 10.”
SUN
Your ACT with Nonsense
SUN 7:30 PM • $7
“Seven bucks to watch improv teams and stand-ups throw whatever they have at a wall”
Updated September 16, 2026