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Day Off: Eris, Evelyn Evelyn and the Life Lessons of John Hughes

If you should happen to mention the name of Eris, Goddess of Chaos in casual conversation it’s best to make a note of it. At least that way you know exactly where and when your plans began to spiral into the realms of uncertainty.

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Greg Laswell LIVE @ Club Cafe

I anticipated Greg Laswell’s show for at least a couple months. I’ve been a huge fan since Through Toledo in 2006. There aren’t too many artists where I collect all of their albums, but Laswell is definitely one of them. When I heard he was coming to Pittsburgh to promote his album Take a Bow, [...]

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Comic Con Thursday Highlights

San Diego’s Comic Con International convention has reinvented itself over the years, evolving from the world’s largest comic book convention into Hollywood’s hottest launching ground for new properties. SDCC, which now celebrates all of the popular arts while still retaining its grass roots fanbase, is home to panels showcasing new and fan favorite television programs, [...]

Losers Weepers (#1 and #2)

"Grim and gritty" is a phrase often associated with a mainstream movement that peaked about fifteen years ago, and persists to this day, making superhero comic books vastly more ‘realistic’ in tone, if your concept of ‘realistic’ is all about death and grunge and removing niceties and make all the stories dark and angst-ridden and foreboding.

Free Music for the Summer

We don't always cover the most diverse range of artists here at Pop Damage, but just because we aren't writing doesn't mean we aren't listening. For your summer listening pleasure (great for long drives, pool parties and barbecues) here is a round up of some free, first-rate music for the summer and beyond:

Tales of Good Ol’ Snoop Doggy Dogg

J.T. Yost is a 2009 Xeric Award winner, who has a great deal of creativity, artistic talent and a penchant for the artform of comic books. Tales of Good Ol’ Snoop Doggy Dogg is a short but witty little compilation, featuring a few “dreams” of Snoop Doggy Dogg, and ending with a compelling short featuring a [...]

Old Man Winter and Other Sordid Tales

Comic books are an interesting amalgam of writing, art and arrangement. Over the years, many a style and trend has appeared, disappeared and been reborn, concerning what some call funny pages, what other call pure art and what far too much of the mainstream would simply sneer at as childish. Ever since talented artists with a [...]

Recent Damage

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros @ The National
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros @ The National
July 26, 2010
By Hilary Langford
Indigo Girls – Staring Down the Brilliant Dream
Indigo Girls – Staring Down the Brilliant Dream
July 19, 2010
By Joe Babinsack
Keegan DeWitt – Nothing Shows
Keegan DeWitt – Nothing Shows
July 13, 2010
By Megan Cheung
Four Corners of the Sky
Four Corners of the Sky
July 5, 2010
By Laura Cerbus
“Celebrity Autobiography” @ the City Theatre
“Celebrity Autobiography” @ the City Theatre
July 1, 2010
By Kristin Ross
Tegan and Sara LIVE @ the Orpheum Theatre
Tegan and Sara LIVE @ the Orpheum Theatre
June 30, 2010
By Thomas deBruyn
The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang
The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang
June 29, 2010
By Nate Campbell
Mates of State LIVE @ Mr. Small’s Theatre w/ Free Energy
Mates of State LIVE @ Mr. Small’s Theatre w/ Free Energy
June 28, 2010
By Heather Frazier

What's Happening...

[July]
7 Vans Warped Tour @ Post Gazette Pavilion
10 Everest + Minus the Bear @ Mr. Small's Theatre
16 On Fillmore @ The Warhol
27 Bob Log II @ Thunderbird Cafe
30 Kaiser Cartel @ Schenley Plaza
[August]
6 Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants @ Club Cafe
6 Liturgy @ 31st Street Pub
16 Setting Sun + Quitzow @ Garfield Artworks
19 Stereo Skyline @ Alter Bar
19 New Black Label Society @ First Niagara Pavilion
20 Rooney @ Carnegie Music Hall
20 Hanson @ Carnegie Music Hall
27 These United States @ Schenley Plaza

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