Upcoming Funhouse Events
Mr. Smalls Presents
AcoustiCafe Open Stage
Acousticafe hosted by Dan Getkin ft Johnny Honest and Jason Kendall!
Monday, December 15, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
MONDAY DECEMBER 15, 2025 -
WYEP 91.3 & Straub Brewing Presents:
AcoustiCafe Open Stage with hostDan Getkin
ft Johnny Honest and Jason Kendall!
This will be our end of year Holiday Party so feel free to dress & sing festively - and it is the third (of 3) show collecting donations for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank - don't miss our 2nd: AC Nourish Your Neighbors II on Fri Dec 12 in The Funhouse!
Theme. AIRING OF GRIEVANCES
The full theme is "I've Got a Lot of Problems with You People" but that wouldn't fit on the banner. The full name of the featured act Johnny Honest also wouldn't fit on the banner, but that's a different use of the term 'fit'.
DAN GETKIN - this is also the THIRD (of 4) night of OnlyDansember where for reasons of pure whimsy we picked only hosts named Dan for the month. Dan Getkin leads the roots-country rock band Dan Getkin and the Twelve Six, and he's been stockpiling his grievances all year.
JOHNNY HONEST AND THE F*ING LIARS - Ukulele driven depression folk. Dad friendly, but edgy enough for your Mom. One sexy member and another REALLY sexy member named Brayton. Millvale MF'n PA.
JASON KENDALL - as is the tradition of our AC people (we get to use this phrase because we have existed for *more than a generation*) stretching back to when Santa Claus and Mrs Claus (undercover names Dan and Casey) would host the holiday show with Jason's expert assistance and musical direction, we are so happy to have Jason Kendall back as a featured guest!! This past week Jason (with a little help from some of the AC gang) raised over $13,000 for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank at his 13th annual Holiday Show!!
SNOWBALLS of LOVE: Everyone is asked to support the artists you enjoy by throwing Snowballs of Love at the stage (in addition to applause) to show how much you love your friends on stage. Plus it looks cool on the livestream - which happens thanks to the equally cool Wes Mason Media! They will feel extra fluffy this week, having been laundered by Shawn MacIntyre!
Acousticafe Show Details:
Doors open downstairs in Mr Smalls Café at 5pm for check-in.
Time-slots are chosen at 6:30pm.
Open stage begins at 7pm and runs until 11pm.
Full sound and light system with backline (drums, keys, guitar + bass amp) available, and a house band to back you up if you want!
(ps sometimes the drums are set up lefty, try to give us warning when you need to flip 'em!)
Follow AcoustiCafe on Facebook here: acousticafepgh
Follow AcoustiCafe on Instagram here: @acousticafe
Visit our website here: acousticafe.org
This Event Is All Ages
WYEP 91.3 & Straub Brewing Presents:
AcoustiCafe Open Stage with hostDan Getkin
ft Johnny Honest and Jason Kendall!
This will be our end of year Holiday Party so feel free to dress & sing festively - and it is the third (of 3) show collecting donations for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank - don't miss our 2nd: AC Nourish Your Neighbors II on Fri Dec 12 in The Funhouse!
Theme. AIRING OF GRIEVANCES
The full theme is "I've Got a Lot of Problems with You People" but that wouldn't fit on the banner. The full name of the featured act Johnny Honest also wouldn't fit on the banner, but that's a different use of the term 'fit'.
DAN GETKIN - this is also the THIRD (of 4) night of OnlyDansember where for reasons of pure whimsy we picked only hosts named Dan for the month. Dan Getkin leads the roots-country rock band Dan Getkin and the Twelve Six, and he's been stockpiling his grievances all year.
JOHNNY HONEST AND THE F*ING LIARS - Ukulele driven depression folk. Dad friendly, but edgy enough for your Mom. One sexy member and another REALLY sexy member named Brayton. Millvale MF'n PA.
JASON KENDALL - as is the tradition of our AC people (we get to use this phrase because we have existed for *more than a generation*) stretching back to when Santa Claus and Mrs Claus (undercover names Dan and Casey) would host the holiday show with Jason's expert assistance and musical direction, we are so happy to have Jason Kendall back as a featured guest!! This past week Jason (with a little help from some of the AC gang) raised over $13,000 for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank at his 13th annual Holiday Show!!
SNOWBALLS of LOVE: Everyone is asked to support the artists you enjoy by throwing Snowballs of Love at the stage (in addition to applause) to show how much you love your friends on stage. Plus it looks cool on the livestream - which happens thanks to the equally cool Wes Mason Media! They will feel extra fluffy this week, having been laundered by Shawn MacIntyre!
Acousticafe Show Details:
Doors open downstairs in Mr Smalls Café at 5pm for check-in.
Time-slots are chosen at 6:30pm.
Open stage begins at 7pm and runs until 11pm.
Full sound and light system with backline (drums, keys, guitar + bass amp) available, and a house band to back you up if you want!
(ps sometimes the drums are set up lefty, try to give us warning when you need to flip 'em!)
Follow AcoustiCafe on Facebook here: acousticafepgh
Follow AcoustiCafe on Instagram here: @acousticafe
Visit our website here: acousticafe.org
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
K3ETH
Special Guest: Turtle Park
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Following the release of his fourth studio album Genesis, K3ETH returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh for a night at The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls. Known for his boundary-pushing fusion of electronic soundscapes, hip-hop rhythms, and melodic flows, K3ETH has carved out a sound that’s entirely his own. His live performances are more than concerts—they’re immersive experiences, where electrifying visuals, heart-pounding beats, and raw energy come together. K3ETH continues to evolve as one of the most exciting voices in the Pittsburgh music scene, blending genres with fearless creativity and emotion. From clubs to stages, his music captures both intensity and intimacy as he draws crowds into his world. This hometown show promises to be a celebration of sound, movement, and connection.
This Event Is All Ages
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This Event Is All Ages
All Sales Are Final.
Mr. Smalls Big Laughs
End of Year Showcase
Hosted by Zach Funk
ft. Abby Evans
Jeff Luchino
Amanda Averell
Senneca Stone
Dawn Viola
Kelly O’Neal
Chicken
Mike Ciarlone
and Ellen Lundie!
Friday, December 19, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Join us for the "Big Laughs at Mr Smalls" end of the year comedy showcase hosted by Zach Funk!
This Event Is All Ages
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Mr. Smalls Presents
Man Made 4EVER Fest
Host & Headliner: BrothaMans
Saturday, December 20, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Man Made 4Ever Fest is the 4th annual music festival that Man Made Studios Organizes and Hosts to connect producers, artists & audiences together for one night. Hosted by BrothaMans & Bree from PirateGang, Man Made 4EVER fest is a night we will never forget. We hope to see you there. Hip Hop & Rnb has a variety of flavors, and we’ve got a show that covers every base!
BrothaMans, Dewey Markie, Brodie Casanova
Luwi
Marissa Lily
Soulful Tone
AMG LIVE
Pretti Panda
Wyse
Rell Z The Genius
Samurae
Ace The King & Nato
P Na$ty
The Dapster
Shamar
Kid Courtesy
412Legend
Farade
Supporting Acts:
Adam Taylor
Vsop Mir
WitAQ (Drums)
Alisha B On It
Itty Bitty
GSK KEYZ
Tyree Drake
Josh Anderson
Luu Kinx
This Event Is 18+
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Mr. Smalls Presents
Reasons to Rock
Millen and Arjun's Rock Academy Showcase
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Doors: 6:30 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Reasons to Rock: Millen and Arjun's Rock Academy Showcase
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Mr. Smalls Presents
Connor Parente Album Release Party
Special Guest: Derrick Beattie
Friday, January 09, 2026
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Connor Parente is a young Pittsburgh-based artist with an old sound and poetic lyrics reminiscent of artists such as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen. Working with local musicians such as Rick Witkowski, Bill Toms, Danny Gochnour, and Dwayne Dolphin (just to name a few), he is releasing his debut album and is excited to bring it to the stage for you with a main band featuring Derrick Beattie, Steve Binsberger, Jack Breiding, Jesse Prentiss, and Marc Reisman, as well as a few guest appearances.
This Event Is All Ages
All Sales Are Final.
This Event Is All Ages
All Sales Are Final.
Mr. Smalls Presents
The Nërd Hërdërs “Reverse Origami” Album Release Party
Special Guests: Creedmoors, Thick Magician
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
The Nerd Herders are a five-piece rock and roll outfit from Pittsburgh, PA, showcasing a unique 3 guitar attack.
This Event Is All Ages
All Sales Are Final.
This Event Is All Ages
All Sales Are Final.
KKS + Mr. Smalls Presents
System Freeze ft. Dack Janiels
Special Guests: Mushroom Cloud, Krystal Klarity, DSK
Local Support TBA!
Friday, January 16, 2026
Doors: 8:30 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
*Early Bird tickets available until BLACK FRIDAY (ending 11/28 @ 11:59PM)
**Advance tickets available until the WEEK OF SHOW (ending 1/10 @ 11:59PM)
***Week of Show tickets. This is also the Day of Show price at doors.
SYSTEM FREEZE is a high-voltage Riddim experience designed to overload your senses and melt the mainframe. Expect bone-rattling bass, filthy drops, and a lineup engineered to push the limits of sound. As the system locks in and the frequencies surge, the only rule is to move.
Join us as KKS and Mr. Smalls Funhouse present a night of pure bass energy featuring Dack Janiels with support from Mushroom Cloud and Krystal Klarity. Get ready to dive deep into the underground — where the rhythm glitches, the lights pulse, and the crowd moves as one.
SYSTEM FREEZE initiated. Brace for impact.
This Event Is 21+
All Sales Are Final.
SYSTEM FREEZE is a high-voltage Riddim experience designed to overload your senses and melt the mainframe. Expect bone-rattling bass, filthy drops, and a lineup engineered to push the limits of sound. As the system locks in and the frequencies surge, the only rule is to move.
Join us as KKS and Mr. Smalls Funhouse present a night of pure bass energy featuring Dack Janiels with support from Mushroom Cloud and Krystal Klarity. Get ready to dive deep into the underground — where the rhythm glitches, the lights pulse, and the crowd moves as one.
SYSTEM FREEZE initiated. Brace for impact.
This Event Is 21+
All Sales Are Final.
Mr. Smalls Presents
Beach Boise, ID performs Hi, How Are You: The Unfinished Album by Daniel Johnston
Special Guests: Scrum Force, Westinghouse Atom Smasher
Friday, January 23, 2026
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Beach Boise, ID is performing Daniel Johnston’s notable album, Hi, How Are You? in full sequence with support from local bands, Dizzier and Westinghouse Atom Smasher, and The ‘Hi, How Are You?’ Project, a non-profit organization that aims to educate young people worldwide about the importance of mental health and well-being through creative content, events and community-building programs.
This live performance as well as its compositions are an act of appreciation for Daniel’s extensive body of work and are respectfully designed to reflect the experience of mental atrophy and reprieve from mental pratfall. This performative interpretation of Daniel’s work is intended to encourage fans of music to understand how much of a song sits under the surface of what some may be apt to quickly judge due to its fidelity or characteristics unique to an artist.
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Mr. Smalls Presents
The Conspiracy Theory
Special Guests: Zinnia's Garden, Patton
Friday, January 30, 2026
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
The Conspiracy Theory Single De-classification Party!
Join us as we officially de-classify and release to the general public the first single from the upcoming The Conspiracy Theory album!
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Opus One Presents
BASIC
Thursday, February 05, 2026
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
The new BASIC EP “Dream City” is a minimalist fusion of taut, experimentally-minded funk: think Bo Diddley with a chorus pedal, Yo La Tengo on a Congotronics bender, or The Pop Group gone chill. The trio of Chris Forysth (guitar), Mikel Patrick Avery (percussion, drum machine, electronics), and Douglas McCombs (Fender Bass VI), BASIC produced this three-track, 25-minute release over a two-day recording session in December, concluding an eventful 2024 for the group. The recordings were done fast and live, the three members cutting them together in a room at Philly’s Kawari Sound with minimal overdubs. And although just a trio these tunes sound like more than that. Ample detail is provided by the interlocking guitars and Avery’s unique combination of electronic beats and acoustic percussion that he treats and manipulates live with various self-built electronic processors.
Shortly after the release of their debut album “This Is BASIC,” OG Tortoise bassist McCombs joined the group, and along with Philly-based core members Forsyth (Solar Motel Band) and Avery (Natural Information Society), BASIC toured the record up and down the West Coast and throughout the Northeast and Midwest US.
The chemistry between the three resulted in the development of new material almost immediately, built around their propulsive, lyrical, and strongly rhythmic improvisations (rather than songs, they call them “fields”). The results of these thematic excursions are apparent on “Dream City,” a vision of pasts and futures firmly expressed in an ecstatic state of presence, embracing and accepting changes and fusing influences to create a powerful and dynamic sound.
“Dream City” is out March 7, 2025.
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Mr. Smalls Presents
John Kolar Album Release Show
Special Guest: Mother of Earl, Poster Child
Friday, February 06, 2026
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
From the hills of Morgantown, WV, John Kolar is an indie artist with rock, pop, country, and jazz influences. On November 28, 2025, John released "Color Blind" - his debut album.
On his growing social media platforms, John regularly posts educational music theory, audio engineering, and music performance content that is related to his music.
John works as an audio engineering professor at Ball State University in Muncie, IN, where he teaches production, mixing, acoustics, electronics, and performance classes to undergraduate students in the School of Music. John’s teaching inspires his music, as mentoring his students to find their own musical voices helps him to find his own. Before teaching at Ball State, John studied Music & Technology at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
John enjoys growing vegetables in his garden and riding his bicycle without training wheels.
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On his growing social media platforms, John regularly posts educational music theory, audio engineering, and music performance content that is related to his music.
John works as an audio engineering professor at Ball State University in Muncie, IN, where he teaches production, mixing, acoustics, electronics, and performance classes to undergraduate students in the School of Music. John’s teaching inspires his music, as mentoring his students to find their own musical voices helps him to find his own. Before teaching at Ball State, John studied Music & Technology at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
John enjoys growing vegetables in his garden and riding his bicycle without training wheels.
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Mr. Smalls Presents
Hudson Freeman
Special Guest: Brian Gerald Bulger
Tuesday, March 03, 2026
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Hudson Freeman is a brooklyn-based Lofi-folk artist, inspired and forged by the DIY midwest. The 27-year-old Freeman continues to record and perform songs equal-parts resonant, reflective, and poignant. He has quickly emerged as one of indie's most enthralling new voices. His recent full-length, is a Folk Artist, helped solidify his presence as the kind of songwriter unafraid to tackle life's most draining contradictions: modern identity, digital disconnection, and faith.
Born to Evangelical missionaries, Hudson started writing songs upon a radical break at the age of thirteen when his family suddenly moved from the suburbs of Dallas to The Kingdom of Eswatini. The profound influence of indie big-hitters like Sufjan Stevens and Bon Iver as well as college years spent in Springfield, Missouri made a do-it-yourself midwesterner out of Hudson. Now, his new song "If You Know Me" has recently started drawing in attention from the masses, catapulting Freeman into a wider spotlight than ever. It's a moody blend of bedroom pop, folk, slowcore, and post-emo, stitched together by a singular guitar riff and mantra-style lyrics, confirming Hudson's undeniable knack for melody.
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Mr. Smalls Presents
Coyote Island
Thursday, April 02, 2026
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
TICKETS ON-SALE FRIDAY 12/12 @ 10AM!
Mike O’Hehir, the man at the heart of Coyote Island, is an old soul, but the music he’s crafted with his band and growing collection of diverse collaborators is as fresh as anything going today. From the breezy and bouncy mix of Caribbean beats and contemporary pop production that blasted “Here Before” into the post-pandemic public consciousness to the meditative and moody organ that makes “Shine through the Darkness” a glimmering beacon for lost souls, his songs are mood enhancements and attitude adjustments — perfect for a generation of music lovers looking for a path forward.
Now, to follow the breakout success of their 2023 album “Holy Illusion,” Coyote Island have released a string of singles highlighted by “Trust the Path,” featuring the Hip Abduction, in anticipation of the release of the full-length “Shadow Magic,” coming August 15.
Like Khruangbin or Father John Misty, Vampire Weekend or Talking Heads, they take authentic traditions and spin them into the future, bringing you along with them as they follow their own path, trusting that they’ll figure everything out along the way. Or won’t. It’s that sort of curiosity about the world that turns clubs into tent revivals, festivals into mystical experiences.
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Mr. Smalls Presents
The Antlers
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
The follow-up to 2021’s rustic, folk-tinged Green to Gold, Blight asks many questions without offering easy answers. Over the course of nine new songs, the Antlers’ founder and primary songwriter Silberman reckons with our passively destructive tendencies – absentminded pollution, unwitting wastefulness, and the inadvertent devastation of the natural world. But despite its heavy themes, Blight is far from a punishing listen. With its adventurous arrangements and persistent momentum, it plays more like an iridescent odyssey.
The album was recorded over the course of a few years, with the lion’s share tracked and produced in Silberman’s home studio in upstate New York, a compact outbuilding perched at the edge of a neighbor’s sprawling hayfield.
“So much of the record was conceived while walking these massive fields,” he says. “I felt like I was wandering around an abandoned planet.”
And in a sense, Blight does feel like science fiction, sounding as if it were delivered from the near future. The album is a work of meticulous world-building, teeming with ear candy and surprising stylistic shifts. While many songs begin with sparse elements— a fingerpicked guitar, hypnotic organ stabs, or a nimble piano melody — they rarely remain tethered to their foundations. They often reimagine themselves partway through, shifting mid-track from gentle ballad to throbbing electronica, only to land somewhere entirely different by the end.
Silberman has been confronting weighty matters ever since The Antlers’ 2009 breakthrough Hospice, an unrelentingly heavy concept album about a child cancer patient and her caregiver that addressed psychological abuse and post-traumatic stress with explicit detail and unflinching vulnerability, resonating equally with those grieving loved ones and rocky relationships. The album’s ambitious sonics— an unlikely amalgam of intimate folk confessionals, haunted soundscapes, and sky-scraping post-rock— belied its modest origins: Hospice was mostly recorded alone in Silberman’s Brooklyn bedroom, with an economy of equipment and hardly any expectant audience. The surprise popularity of Hospice placed the Antlers on a rapid ascent, touring globally, playing major festivals, and supporting such luminaries as The National and Explosions in the Sky.
The music that followed grew The Antlers’ sizable following while resisting the impulse to rehash their initial success. The electronic pop of 2011’s Burst Apart, the aquatic psychedelia of 2012’s Undersea EP, and the brass-laden soul of 2014’s Familiars all embraced the band's ingenuity while simultaneously subverting expectations, expanding the band’s emotional palette beyond the morose rage and desperation that characterized Hospice to reveal a playful expansiveness. The Antlers further pushed the boundaries as a live entity, trading the lush orchestration of their ambitious recordings for wall-of-sound maximalism and thunderous dynamics.
Sadly, Silberman was forced to scale back after an unexpected hearing incident left him temporarily deaf in one ear and hypersensitive to sound. Putting The Antlers on pause, he made 2017’s Impermanence, a meditative and minimal solo album, pairing his then-fragile voice with gentle guitar and an abundance of silence. After regaining his hearing and recovering from vocal cord surgery, Silberman and longtime drummer Michael Lerner revived The Antlers for 2021’s Green to Gold, a collection of songs notably devoid of the darkness that characterized the band’s previous work.
Following Green to Gold, Silberman honed his collaborative chops, including co-producing Wild Pink’s critically-acclaimed breakout ILYSM. Shortly thereafter, he released the debut album from Cowboy Sadness, his instrumental band with David Moore (Bing & Ruth) and Nicholas Principe (Port St. Willow).
During these intervening years between Antlers albums, Silberman and Lerner kept busy as well, releasing a series of free-standing singles unified by The Antlers’ gift for acid-dipped timbres, shape-shifting production, and impressionistic imagery.
“These singles were metaphysical songs about connection with nature, which in turn put me in touch with all the ways that nature is under threat,” he says. “The smell of wildfire smoke on a sunny afternoon, the sound of chainsaws on a hike through the woods — these contradictions became impossible to ignore.”
Whereas The Antlers have previously dealt in extended metaphors, Blight now takes a more direct approach. In “Calamity,” for instance, Silberman asks point-blank: “Who will look after what we leave behind?” The final and perhaps fundamental question posed by Blight appears in the penultimate track, the tragically relevant futuristic hymnal “A Great Flood”, in which he wonders: “Will we be forgiven should there come a great flood to drown out our decisions?” This question hangs in the air unanswered. Blight invites listeners to consider it for themselves, as if the survival of the natural world is in their hands, slowly slipping through their fingertips.
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Parking
Street parking is available along Lincoln Ave and on the surrounding streets. Valet parking will be available for select shows in the future. Check back for more info.