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Dem0 is a series of demos from a new duo featuring former members of Come Holy Spirit and A Low Rose Trellis. Dem0's seven tracks tap into the primordial wellspring that powered Come Holy Spirit's avant-garde punk. The release finds CHS's Gina Favano and A Low Rose Trellis' Marti Albertz employing minimal instrumentation--grimy bass, urgent … Continue reading Daily Yinz – 0-Six Female – C0ver the Earth
Bored In Pittsburgh’s 2025 album picks have migrated over to the Pittsburgh Manifold, a burgeoning independent news collective. In light of the cartoonishly evil Block family's recent closures of both the City Paper and the Gazette, it’s more important than ever to read and support outlets that do good, thoughtful, and independent reporting. Check out … Continue reading Yearly Yinz 2025: Albums
The trio follows up 2022's Happy Days Are Here Again with the recently released Character Study. Boy Wonders' sound has ripened nicely over the past three years. The music featured on Character Study feels fuller and more fleshed out than ever, and those omnipresent jangles chime even more brightly. "Little Black Shadow" brings the pomp … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Boy Wonders – Little Black Shadow
Here it is: Bored In Pittsburgh’s favorite local tracks from the past year, arranged in no particular order. Not a best-of list by any means, just a collection of music that stood out to one person. As always, there were so many great releases that it was impossible to include everything, but here goes. ### … Continue reading Yearly Yinz 2025: Songs
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot over the past few weeks ### G.R. ZOMBIE - poison tree (feat. XOMBIEMANE) Halloween hip-hop that rolls down the block in a tinted Cadillac hearse; the tank's full of codeine instead of gas. More from G.R. ZOMBIE Follow on Instagram ### SUN … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 10.31.25
The punk sextet's new album is Tell My Mom And Dad I Love My Mom (Say-10 Records). On Tell My Mom And Dad I Love My Mom (an all-timer of a title), the band barrels headlong toward disaster, but it sounds like they're having a great time doing it. Their lyrics focus on impending annihilation--sometimes … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Worlds Scariest Police Chases – Wild Car
The band gets raucous on its latest album, Flower to the Mind. Flower to the Mind finds Watererer collaborating with MIRAKLER guitarist and vocalist Daniel Gene, and the result is the harshest music the group has ever created. Ever the experimenters, they've produced plenty of dissonance over the years, but, thanks to Gene's ragged hardcore … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Watererer – Putteth Forth
The first single from the great golden gloom, due out mid-November. vireo's music overflows with an unforced sense of joy, the feeling of logging off for a weekend (or, even better, a week) and driving out into the woods; streams over screens, white-tails over emails. It's exuberant, awestruck, and a bit messy, because the natural … Continue reading Daily Yinz – vireo – catching minnows
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot over the past few weeks ### Switch Hitter - Batting for Both Teams Ragged, snarling hardcore punk that scalds from both sides of the plate. Eddie Murray, Mickey Mantle, and Chipper Jones would be proud. More from Switch Hitter Artwork by Buggsy … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 10.17.25
The "brainrotcore" group's full-length debut is a live album recorded at Gooski's. Scrum Force fascinate me. I caught their set at the Millvale Music Festival this summer, and not only was it one of the loudest things I've ever heard, it also featured spoken word poetry, absurdist banter, a mannequin head, a blindfolded bass player, … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Scrum Force – Squidward Walking
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