The Coda Podcast

From: http://www.squirrelhillbillies.com/about.html From deep within the urban forest of Pittsburgh's East End, the Squirrel Hillbillies often emerge to share their eclectic mix of acoustic roots music, spanning folk, country and blues. They have headlined at venues across the US and the UK. Through a collaborative, nonlinear songwriting process, duo partners Jenny Wolsk and Gary Crouth draw from...

From: https://johnvento.com/about/ John Vento is best known as the front man for the high-energy, rhythm and blues group, The Nied’s Hotel Band (www.niedshotelband.com). NHB is quite a collection of great players that has built a stellar reputation for killer original music and live performances. Away from the band Vento works closely with producer/multi- instrumentalist David Granati in creating...

From: https://billtoms.com/bio Bill Toms is a poet, a soul-shouter and guitar slinger with one foot in the gutter and an eye on the heavens above. And man, does he front a great rock n' soul band!” - Will Kimbrough/

From: https://barbarablue.com/biography/ Pittsburgh, PA native Barbara Blue doesn’t remember life without music. Her answer to the question “When did you start singing?” will always be “since the day I was born and my plan is to exit this life the same way”.  Early childhood years were spent singing in church choir, school choir, school band (flute), piano lessons, school plays and with radios thr...

From : https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-milovats-34b7b79 Mark Milovats is an  international recording artist, television and radio host and entertainer . His live shows tout him as America's Premier Showman in the style o Buble, Sinatra, Manilow and Andy Williams His hits include.. Jingle Bells #2, My Way, Mack the Knife, Somethin's Goin On #5 and To Get to You.

Frank Cunimondo (born 1934) is an American jazz pianist and educator based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In addition to performing, Cunimondo has taught at Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh. (From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Cunimondo) Bob Insko is a member of the “Phoenix Jazz Project”, a sextet that has wowed audiences from Pittsburgh to Prague. He has performed with n...

From: https://www.localwineevents.com/view/event/live-music-ron-soltis/796714 Ron Soltis is a wonderful entertainer, being a professional musician since 1991. He mixes it up with standards, sentimental favorites, some country Johnny Cash, Elvis, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, etc. to more classic rock, Billy Joel, Elton John, Beatles, Paul Simon, etc. He is well-versed at taking requests from the aud...

From: https://www.sonnypugar.org/sonnys-bio.html He picked up his first pair of sticks at the age of 2. He began playing drums professionally at the age of 12; at 14 he was working four nights a week in clubs. At 16 he broke the world’s record for longest drum solo. Starting in the 1960s with B. E. Taylor in a band called “The Redcoats,” Sonny began to hone his performance skills. As he matured as...

From: https://www.tonyjanflonejr.com/tjhome/bio/ Tony Janflone Jr. knew what he wanted to do with his life at the early age of 13. He wanted to be a guitarist. He had been playing since the age of 9 and having been influenced from his earliest days by his father, also a guitarist, and his exposure to all facets of music, Blues, Rock, R&B, Jazz, Country, and Classical, his love of music was inh...

From: https://www.donnagroom.com/shows "Words of Warriors" is a theatrical concert featuring wartime correspondence exchanged by military veterans and their loved ones. Includes letters and music from major military conflicts beginning with the War of Independence through today, accompanied by a multimedia video presentation.

From: http://www.sputzy.com/bio.html ​No matter what name you know him by, this former lead singer of "Gigolo" & "Modern Man" will make sure you don't forget him. This becomes evident when you listen to his first solo CD entitled "Not Just Any Love Song", and album entitled "Too Much Too Soon". After his departure from Gigolo, Sputzy went on to perform with "Modern Man", who had national dance...

From: https://hewlettanderson.com/bios Pete Hewlett is a world-class singer who happens to make Pittsburgh his home. He has toured and recorded with Billy Joel, Elton John, Carly Simon, Joe Jackson, Julian Lennon, Amy Grant, and Eric Carmen to name a few.

From: http://www.onetwoonetwo.com/da-building-process-by-kay-bey-aka-da-button-pusha/ The independent and underground hip-hop music scene is filled with multiple movers and shakers, networkers, grinders, and builders. Kay Bey aka Da Button Pusha is one such person. You can’t touch down in the Pittsburgh hip-hop music scene and not know who the Da Button Pusha is.

Joe Wodarek Singer, Songwriter, CMA Performer, Billboard Award Winner, and creator of Pittsburgh's "Very Yinzer Christmas Concert." Joe shares his beginnings, his love of music, his time with The Stickers, and a whole lot more!

From TrivLive: WDVE’s Sean McDowell signs off: 'Thank you' Throughout the day, McDowell was joined by the likes of Mayor Bill Peduto, disc jockey Jimmy Roach and beloved local singer Donnie Iris. Roach said after the interview that radio has very few “personalities” anymore.“Sean is a rare talent,” Roach said. “He’s just got it. You can’t teach what he has. He makes everyone feel like they are his...

From: https://www.facebook.com/events/d41d8cd9/bob-banerjee-wife-the-universe-and-everysing/310333354167616/ Bob Banerjee (Corned Beef & Curry, Gaelic Storm) is unquestioned throughout Pittsburgh as its original maker-performer and solo innovator.

From: https://talentnetworkinc.com/artists/etta-cox-al-dowe-quartet/ Etta Cox is one of the most highly-regarded vocalists and entertainers in Pittsburgh, voted “Best Jazz Vocalist” in the city for 8 consecutive years. Etta and Al Dowe have opened for such names as Ray Charles, Doc Severinson, David Brenner, Debbie Reynolds and Danny Glover.

From https://www.billyprice.com/ 2016 Blues Music Award (BMA) Winner and frequent BMA nominee Billy Price first attracted national attention during his three-year association with guitarist Roy Buchanan. Price is the vocalist on two of Buchanan's LPs, That's What I'm Here For and Live Stock. Since then, with the Keystone Rhythm Band, the Billy Price Band, and solo projects, Billy Price has recorde...

From TribLive: Shari Richards' decision to diversify her music was practical while also adhering to her musical template. About 11 years ago, she started to grow weary of the atmosphere in bars, “the sonic chaos going on all the time, whether it's the volume of the band onstage, or the volume of the crowd, or the jukebox when you're offstage,” she says. When Richards was invited to sing jazz and b...

From https://stoneyrichards.com/ Charles David Richards is an actor who works in feature films, television and theatre. Currently with Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks doing Midsummer Night’s Dream. He recently completed The Marksman with Liam Neeson and Demon House with Glenn Close and The Chair with Sandra Oh for Netflix, The Outsiders as Judge Lenzner for Sony TV and the acclaimed Cinemax se...

From: https://positivelypittsburgh.com/johnny-angel/ Johnny Angel and his bandmates, the Halos, have been a part of the Pittsburgh music realm since 1972. “I think we are the longest surviving group in the area,” said Jack Hunt, who is more prominently known by his stage name, Johnny Angel.

Hermie Granati (born Beaver Falls, PA) is an American keyboard player, vocalist, songwriter, and producer who has worked with Phweet Phwew, Coconut, The Jaggerz, the Granati Brothers, the B.E. Taylor Band, and Joe Grushecky.

From https://www.mattbarranti.net/ The Matt Barranti Band originally formed in 1991 as an Allman Brothers/Southern Rock Tribute Band and went on to survive nearly three decades while going through many changes over the years. They can no longer be classified as a “tribute” band, the MBB has developed its own unique style, stunning audiences with their brand of Blues Rock all over the tristate area...

From https://www.soulfulfemme.com/ - Stevee Wellons has been performing since the late 1970’s in a variety of bands, among them any number of accomplished outfits, including the Rhythm Machine, Jumpstreet, Shaker, the Cruisers, the Elmonics, The Real Deal Band, and The Stevee Wellons Band. Over the course of her career, she shared stages with the Dazz Band, Cameo, Peaches and Herb, and Howard Hewe...

Kenny Blake is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed saxophonist whose talents have made him a jazz icon in Pittsburgh. Performing for over 30 years, his smooth saxophone sound has thrilled audiences worldwide, yet he continues to keep his roots in his hometown.