The Millvale Industrial Theater

The information line for shows is
412-422-8864 (GAB-TUNG.)

The Millvale Industrial Theater is closed forever. The space was shut down permanently by the Millvale building inspector. It was declared unfit for occupancy, so no new business will be allowed to move into the space. Thanks for four years of great performances from all of our loyal supporters!

The mission of the Millvale Industrial Theater will be continued via the presentation of quality independent music events at various locations around the city. Below please find the latest show updates. More will be added periodically, so please continue to check this site regularly as you have in the past.


click here for information on the Circuits of Steel double compilation
featuring 30 electronic artists from the Pittsburgh area!

Calendar of Events


See below for additional upcoming shows to look for!

Tuesday August 13
indie rock/electronic
returning from the Circuits of Steel tour
the one and only Illegal Art recording artist..
GIRL TALK
with Louisville indie/postrockers
Mittens on Strings, Elephant Micah, and To the Left
8 pm $5 all ages
at the Shadow Lounge
Highland and Baum Aves., East Liberty
(right across the bridge from the Highland Ave Shadyside businesses)
partake of their array of beverages and food!

Wednesday August 14
indie rock
from Toronto
WHITE STAR LINE
with More Plastic and Lorelei
8 pm $5 all ages
at Backward on Forward
5840 Forward Ave., Squirrel Hill (under Forward Lanes)

Saturday August 17
indie/heavy rock
the reunion of seminal Pittsburgh indie/grunge/punk rockers
THE CROW FLIES
(Matt Marcus, Sam Matthews, Wick, and McGee)
with Nob, Trephine (from Baltimore), and Cattletrap
9:30 pm $5 over 21
at the 31st Street Pub
3101 Penn Ave., Strip District

Tuesday August 20
indie/postpunk/spacerock
Lookout recording artists from San Francisco
BLACK CAT MUSIC
Bulb recording artists from Michigan
25 SUAVES
Ba Da Bing! artists from Connecticut (similar to Windy & Carl) LANDING
and The Alpha Control Group C
7 pm $6 all ages
at the Mr. Roboto Project
722 Wood St., Wilkinsburg

Wednesday August 21
avantjazz/improvised
Ohio/Pgh saxophone and drums improvised music duo
SIAMESE TWINS
with the Steele/Matula/Young Trio
8 pm $6 21+
at Backward on Forward
5840 Forward Ave., Squirrel Hill (under Forward Lanes)

Sunday August 25
grindcore/deathmetal
fresh from the Death Across America tour...
MISERY INDEX
(ex-Dying Fetus, Suffocation, MOB, Pessimist)
with the Willowtip Records team of
Commit Suicide (release show for split 7-inch)
Sadis Euphoria and Conelrad (ex-Creation)
8 pm $6 all ages
at Platters
2020 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill (next to Murray Ave News Stand)

Wednesday September 4
electronic/experimental
from Germany
A-MUSIK SOUNDSYSTEM
and guitarist JOSEPH SUCHY
with Planet Mu recording artist from Boston HRVATSKI
and Kracfive recording artists Colongib and Octopus Inc.
7:30 pm $7 all ages
at Backward on Forward
5840 Forward Ave., Squirrel Hill (under Forward Lanes)

Friday September 6
avant-rock/progrock
from Kentucky
FRENCH TV
with openers TBA
8 pm all ages
at Backward on Forward
5840 Forward Ave., Squirrel Hill (under Forward Lanes)
for more info, contact Noah at nlesgold@freeshell.org

Saturday September 7
electronic/experimental
Orthlorng Musork/Tigerbeat 6 recording artist from San Francisco
(one half of the famed female electronic duo Blectum from Blechdom)
KEVIN BLECHDOM
electronic artist from Denmark featured in The Wire
GOODIEPAL
solo sound performance with handprocessed Super 8 film
collaborator with Alastair Galbraith on Corpus Hermeticum
MATTHEW DE GENNARO
with Automatic Matty P
8 pm $7 all ages
at Wood Street Gallery, Third Floor
Wood Street & 6th St., Downtown (above the subway 'T' station)

Tuesday September 10
indie rock
Monitor recording artists
(Damon Che from Don Caballero, two members of Italy's Uzeda) BELLINI
with Canyon and Higher Burning Fire (ex-Boys Life)
and Creta Bourzia
9 pm $7 all ages
at the 31st Street Pub
3101 Penn Ave., Strip District

Wednesday September 11
avantjazz/improv
the most legendary jazz show of the fall!!
piano/synthesizer innovator from the 60s
ALAN SILVA
(one of the founders of the free jazz movement, he's collaborated with
Cecil Taylor, Bill Dixon, Albert Ayler, Sun Ra and William Parker)
in a trio with UK drummer ROGER TURNER
and German trombonist KONRAD BAUER
8 pm $15 all ages
at the Public Health Auditorium 5th Ave. & DeSoto St., University of Pittsburgh, Oakland
(on 5th across from the dorm towers)

Coming up:
Sept 12 - Michael Walker (ex-Pedro the Lion) - Backward on Forward
Sept 17 - Sudden Infant/Party of Helicopters - Roboto
Sept 19 - Krakatoa / Analogue II - Backward on Forward
Sept 27 - The Atari Star / The Braves - Roboto
Oct 1 - Cerberus Shoal - Roboto
Oct 4 - Stinking Lizaveta - 31st St Pub
Oct 6 - Melt Banana / Frode Gjerstad Trio - Club Laga
Oct 14 - Annette Krebs - Public Health Auditorium
Oct 23 - Pan American / Radian / Signer - Backward on Forward

Manny Theiner is in charge of booking and promoting concerts.

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