LINKS

GREAT MUSIC FROM PITTSBURGH:

• HEATHER KROPF
  Heather Kropf brings bittersweet jazz-folk stylings to her songwriting, weaving deceptively complex melodies around the universal subjects of love, life, and loss. Rarely do people who hear walk away unaffected. Her self-produced debut recording, Sky (Reverie Records), combines her knack for sharp, memorable lyrics with her sensitivity to musical mood. Supported by a full band, this album ranges from simple to sophisticated, and is guided by what Pittsburgh Magazine calls "a heavenly voice somewhere between Aimee Mann and Jill Sobule" and what fans call "one of the prettiest voices you’ll ever hear."
  www.heatherkropf.com
• KEVIN FINN
  Kevin Finn is a singer-songwriter from Pittsburgh, PA. He performs solo, with acoustic guitar, as well as electrically with the band Last Night on Earth. His discography includes 2001's Bonesong+4 (self-released), 2003’s Insects and Catacombs ep (CPR-04), 2004’s Surface Tracks: 1999-2003 (pol002), and 2004's Last Night on Earth/The Lion's Lament LP (pol003). Finn has shared the stage with many like-minded artists including Damien Jurado, Chris Brokaw, Charles Bissell, Magnolia Electric Co., Neil Halstead, and Scout Niblett. He continues to perform in the eastern/midwestern United States.
  www.kevinfinn.net
• The HutchSimonProject
  Venturing into musical waters once inhabited by Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway, Richard "Hutch" Hutchins and Scott Simon are a beaconing light in an untapped Pittsburgh R&B music scene. Their talent is remarkable, Their chemistry; undeniable. They are a breath of fresh air in a musical era too often polluted by negative energy. They sing of life and love, hard times and positive vibes. Real music. Real soul.
  www.hutchsimonproject.com
• SOMA MESTIZO
  Formed in the unlikely industrial setting of Pittsburgh, Soma Mestizo is
  comprised of an equally unlikely brethren: A lauded poet, daughter of a jazz man (singer Christiane D.); a master-level T’ai Ch’i enthusiast (didgeridoo player Eric “Boo Boo” Mason); a former professional reggae musician and world-renowned dance-music producer (guitarist Soy Sos); and a reformed thrash drummer turned jazzman, and composer (drummer Richard “Skilah” Gartner). Its membership is black, white, and neither.
  www.somamestizo.com
  

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