Tons of little bars have bands playing in the corner on the weekends. Lots of genres.

I gigged around for years until covid. Trying to get back on the horse now. Gonna play a short Wednesday gig at Arsenal Lanes next month (yes, they have you set up on a bowling lane to play).

Other places we played were Double L, Arsenal Ciderhouse, Billy's Roadhouse, The Park House, The Thunderbird, Mr. Smalls, Wigle Barrelhouse. Gonna miss Nied's Hotel, Hambones, and Full Pint Wild Side; but there's new places I'm excited to check out like Whisper Nest, Rear End Gastropub, and a new location Lucky Sign Distillery just opened. A friend's band is playing a bar called Shooti's in a couple months.

Not to mention the big music festivals in the summer. Deutschtown, RANT, and Millvale has three festivals - one specifically for music but the two others have lots of bands.

As for guitar shops, my go-to's are Pianos N Stuff, Brighton Music, and Waddell's Music. I've been to Hollowood Music and Pittsburgh Guitars, but not in a long time. I thought Backstage Guitars closed, but it looks like they just switched to only repairs and lessons.