On Saturday, June 17th Stitched Up Heart with special guests Hell or Highwater & Defy The Tide will be bringing their unique sound to the Funhouse at Mr. Smalls! Formed in 2010 when lead singer Alecia ‘Mixi’ Demner was going through a difficult time, the band and their name are meant to bring their fans strength and courage. Says Demner, “We all go through things that make us think we can’t go…
On Saturday, June 10th Muddy Magnolias will be coming to The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls! From Nashville, Tennessee, Muddy Magnolias formed in 2013 after Jessy Wilson and Kalie North met through a photograph. While meeting with a music executive, Wilson noticed a photograph of a “rundown juke joint piano” that had been taken by North. Wilson decided she wanted to meet the photographer and thus a…
AcoustiCafe takes place every Monday night at The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls. It is an free open mic night, and there is always a special guest host. Sometimes the host is reoccurring, but we try to bring in a variety of new hosts. The main goal of it is to give local musicians the opportunity to network and meet new people. It is a great way to share your music in a supportive environment.…
On Sunday December 11th, Mr. Smalls Recording and Mastering Studio will be having their annual Open House! The event is completely free, as well as free food and drinks to whoever attends. There will be instruments set up throughout the studio for open jams that anyone can participate in. There will be tours of the studio, information sessions, a contest to win free recording studio time, and a…
Mr. Smalls Funhouse is so excited to host Jeremy Caywood’s CD Release, Over and Under, on Friday, December 2nd! Jeremy’s new album is full of collaborations with local artists. “A part of the live music experience I like is being spontaneous with my music, which is why I collaborate. I like to keep the audience on the edge of their seats with my music, and I want them to never know what to expect…
On Saturday, November 26th, Mr. Smalls FunHouse will be hosting the third night of TributeFest! The line up of the night will be tributes to The Pretenders, The Cars, Killing Joke, Johnny Cash, and Botch. The bands are all from the Pittsburgh and West Virginia area, and the organizer, Bengt Alexander, said, “The demand to participate grows exponentially. We chose the lineup in April this year.” …
Next week, the Funhouse at Mr. Smalls has a ton of events going on. Incase you aren’t aware of what the Funhouse is, it is a 175 capacity venue located upstairs from the Theatre. On Wednesday, November 23rd, we are hosting Mike Why’s release party for his new full-length album, INTERFACED. He is coming with Jean-Paul De Roover who is a post-pop artist from Canada. This show is all-ages, but…
On Wednesday, November 16th Crown the Empire will be coming to Mr. Smalls Theatre! The band rises from Dallas, Texas and have been together since 2010. They started the band with one goal in mind, to be heavier than any other band in their area. Back in 2012, Crown The Empire was signed to Rise Records, and since then have put out three full studio albums. Back in July, they released their new…
Phat Man Dee (voted Best Jazz/ Blues Performer in Pittsburgh City paper 2016 Readers’ Poll) and Liz Berlin (of Rusted Root) have paired up with one another and recorded a new album, Social Justice Disco: Songs to Fight Fascists By. The whole idea of the album started off with an April Fools Joke, when Phat Man Dee posted on Facebook, “I am so excited to announce mine and Liz Berlin’s new social…
On Friday, October 28th, GWAR will be returning to Mr. Smalls Theatre! GWAR has been around for a little over 30 years. Since then, they have released thirteen studio albums, toured around the world several times, and have been nominated for two Grammy Awards. They are known to dress up like monsters, and throw blood into the audience. They consider themselves the masters of “shock rock” and have…
On Saturday, October 15th, Mr. Smalls Theatre had the honor of hosting a beautiful wedding for Sam and Jeremy Morgan. The wedding was nothing short of beautiful, and was definitely a day that they won’t forget, as well as their guests. The whole venue was transformed into a intimate setting for the bride and groom. The theatre was set for the dining room and reception area. The venue was open for…
In case you didn’t know, Mr. Smalls Theatre and Funhouse has many different social media accounts. Our pages are focused to keep you updated on upcoming shows and events that are held here. We also do contests to win free tickets to our shows via Twitter!! This Fall, we have been focusing a lot on our Snapchat. Our Snapchat account shows exclusive footage and pictures of some of our shows. We try…
On Saturday October 8th, Mr. Smalls Theatre will be hosting the “All-Scene” Entertainment Festival for a third year!! The day will be filled with live music, art, and a lot of fun activities. “I am super excited this year for a spectacular blend of All-Scene veterans such as Daily Grind, Sikes and the New Violence, and DJ Blacklisted with newcomers such as Brahctopus, Eva Eris, Glo Phase, Jaye…
On October 3rd, Mr. Smalls Theatre is welcoming back Dance Gavin Dance, a post-hardcore band from Sacramento, California. The band was signed to Rise Records back in 2006. Since then they have toured around the world, and have released six albums. Back in April 2015, their album, Instant Gratification, reached No. 32 on the Billboard 200, which has become their best selling album so far. On…
Creative.Life.Support.Records presents Evan Smith and the Drowning Clowns. Him and the band are on their way to Orland for an Evan Smith original video release. Following is a performance by the Drowning Clowns, with special guest performer, Mark Strickland of the Liz Berlin Band. The event will take place at The Venue, in Orlando this Sunday. Creative.Life.Support is the nonprofit arm of Mr.…
The Funhouse at Mr Smalls, a new 175-capactiy venue above Mr Smalls Theater, has joined together with the Borough of Millvale City Council to present three days and three stages of excellent Pittsburgh and regional original music at the 2016 Millvale Days Street Festival. With headlining Saturday performances by Jim Donovan & The Sun King Warriors and The Commonheart, the Festival also features…
As the last blog post indicated, Mr. Smalls offers a variety of internships intended to help college students gain real world experience in the live music industry while providing content and accomplishing goals for Mr. Smalls Theatre, Funhouse and Creative.Life.Support. My name is Gabrielle Fellows, and I recently finished interning at Mr. Smalls. I specialized in marketing, but I also helped…
