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Calliope Center Stage Concerts
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
(6300 Fifth Ave., Shadyside)
Join us in our newly renovated space at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. The space features quality
acoustic treatments,
seating for 75-150, and a club-like atmosphere.
We're thrilled to offer programming in this exciting new listening room!
*Calliope members receive an admission discount at Center Stage Concerts.
Learn more about becoming a Calliope member.
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 Red Molly
Thursday, September 16
7:30pm
$17 ($15 members)
Pittsburgh Center
for the Arts
(6300 Fifth Ave., Shadyside)
Red Molly brings concert-goers to their feet with stunning three-part harmonies, crisp musicianship and a warm, engaging stage presence. They have earned a devoted and ever-widening fan base, and have begun to tour nationally. The band has a lot of fun on stage, and it's contagious.
The Boston Globe says: "Everything Red Molly sings is delivered with tick-tight arrangements, crystalline vocals, and caramel harmonies. But what is most striking is the ardor they bring to everything they do, whether snuggling into the sweet parochialism of an old spiritual, or the gritty pathos of a Gillian Welch tune. They come on less like stars strutting for their minions than pals sharing their favorite songs. In the friendly world of the coffeehouse, that remains a star-making quality."
Red Molly is: Laurie MacAllister (vocals, banjo, bass), Abbie Gardner (vocals, dobro, acoustic guitar), and
Molly Venter (acoustic guitar, vocals).
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Blues & BBQ Fundraising Dinner/Concert with:
Mike Dowling
Friday, October 15
6:00pm
$75
Pittsburgh Center
for the Arts
(6300 Fifth Ave., Shadyside)
Join us for this annual fundraising event!
The night features dinner and a special concert with acclaimed blues performer Mike Dowling.
Bottleneck blues, vintage swing, ragtime and more played with grace, wit, and dazzling dexterity.
"One of the finest guitarists there is, anywhere."
--Vassar Clements
Grammy-winning guitarist Mike Dowling draws inspiration from deep in the musical bag of American roots guitar. He's firmly grounded in authenticity and possessed of a musical soul as old as the vintage music he favors. Fluent in several styles and difficult to pigeonhole, Mike has captured the hearts of acoustic music fans throughout the world with his engaging voice, self-deprecating wit, and elegant interpretations of an arsenal of old blues, swing, ragtime, and original compositions.
Throughout the course of his career, Mike has written songs for artists including Del McCoury Band, Kathy Mattea and Emmylou Harris. Don't miss this very special show!
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 The Wiyos
Thursday, November 11
7:30pm
$17 ($15 members)
Pittsburgh Center
for the Arts
(6300 Fifth Ave., Shadyside)
“(The Wiyos) bring exuberance and intensity to these vintage styles, and its performances are layered with vaudevillian stage antics” –The New Yorker
The Wiyos was formed on the lower east side of Manhattan during the summer of 2002, named after The Why’os, an old street gang from the area. Since that time, The Wiyos have kept up an extensive touring schedule, which in the summer of 2009 included touring with Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and John Mellencamp.
The band’s eclectic debut album, entitled Porcupine, echoed the band’s expansive musical tastes ranging from early jazz to hip-hop, country blues to classic rock, New Orleans brass bands to Appalachian stringbands. Around the time of the first record, they began to devote themselves intensely to the study of the spectrum of traditional American musical idioms that were recorded from circa 1900 through the 1930's.
Both the second album Hat Trick and the most recent The Wiyos derive inspiration from the great dance bands and house party music of 80-90 years ago, the syncopation of swing, the grit and intensity of rural blues, the bouncing rhythms of piedmont fingerpicking, and the vocal antics, mannerisms and physical comedy of vaudeville-era performers.
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Calliope Songwriters Circle
CD Release Party
Friday, December 3
7:00pm, $5
Pittsburgh Center
for the Arts
(6300 Fifth Ave., Shadyside)
Join us in celebrating the release of a new CD by members of the Calliope Songwriters Circle
The Songwriters Circle is a program of Calliope that is dedicated to exploring, promoting and practicing the art of songwriting. The circle meets once a month at the historic Bloomfield Bridge Tavern to share songs and ideas.
The Songwriters Circle is held every first Tuesday at the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern.
Songwriters of all levels are welcome.
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DecemberSongs: An Acoustic
Holiday Celebration
with Dan Navarro, Amy Speace, Jon Vezner, Sally Barris
Wednesday, December 15
7:30pm
Pittsburgh Center
for the Arts
(6300 Fifth Ave., Shadyside)
Four of the country's most celebrated performing songwriters join together for an acoustic holiday celebration. Join us for this special holiday event!
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 Dan Navarro:
"A few notches beyond stunning." -- Dirty Linen Magazine
NPR's Morning Edition calls Lowen & Navarro's latest release "neck deep in integrity and oozing talent."
Dan Navarro has spent the past 30 years of his life working and playing as a singer, songwriter, recording and touring artist, and voice actor. He is better known as one half of the acoustic duo Lowen & Navarro, who have barnstormed the country on the heels of their 11 albums.
Dan's solo performances are similar to Lowen & Navarro -- songs of insight and experience, delivered straight up with honesty, passion and grace. His songs have been recorded by artists as diverse as Pat Benatar, The Bangles, Dionne Warwick, Dave Edmunds, and many more.
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Amy Speace:
"Amy Speace is a remarkable artist, writer
singer and performer... I am a total fan." - Judy Collins
Born in Baltimore and raised in small-town Pennsylvania, Speace initially had her sights set on a career as a playwright/actor, graduating from Amherst College and toured with the prestigious National Shakespeare Company. After moving to New York, she had roles in various off-Broadway productions and independent films, ran her own theater company, and taught Shakespeare in the New York City school system. After catching a performance at the SXSW music industry festival, Judy Collins’ manager brought Speace to the attention of Collins, who signed her to her Wildflower label. This year, Speace released her album The Killer In Me to international acclaim.
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Jon Vezner:
"Jon Vezner writes about the 'details,' the details of our hearts and feelings. His gift is in speaking to these ordinary things which connect us to one another, and in recognizing their simple beauty, he transforms them into something extraordinary." -Mary-Chapin Carpenter
Grammy award-winning songwriter Jon Vezner is a tunesmith of rare sensitivity and dry wit. His songs have been recorded by a varied list of artists, including: Martina McBride, Janis Ian, John Mellencamp, Nancy Griffith, Faith Hill, Clay Walker, Diamond Rio and Kathy Mattea.
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Sally Barris:
"Sally Barris has a voice like sparkling crystal... Her writing is from a deep, yet innocent, place and her point of view is just a bit off center." - Kathy Mattea
Whether in her own hands or those of hit artists like Martina McBride or Lee Ann Womack, Sally Barris' music makes an indelible impression.
"Her soulful folk soprano is equal parts mountain rustic and ethereal poet." - Music Row Magazine
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Previous Center Stage Concerts:
September 25, 2009--The Mavens
October 23, 2009--Ernie Hawkins Band
November 19, 2009--The Wiyos
December 17, 2009--The Hot Seats
January 5, 2010--Calliope School Showcase & Community Jam
February 5, 2010--Ernie Hawkins Band
March 11, 2010--Emily Rodgers Band & Lohio
April 22--Rolling Roots Revue
April 30--Eliza Gilkyson
June 10--Calliope School Showcase & Community Jam
June 25--Mon River Ramblers
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