Upcoming Funhouse Events
Mr. Smalls Presents
Pillärs x Bigg Egg
Special Guests: Constant Hell, Wolfenstein, Gutgash
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Doors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Strike True and Razorblade Present: Cleveland Invades Pittsburgh
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
The Hip Hop Fusion Cafe + Mr. Smalls Presents
The Come Up
with Real & The Xperience, DOEBOY$, Katie Roman, Josh Anderson, Ayzee, NONI, SAMURAE, BROTHA MAN + Special Guest STRETCHINO PRO
Saturday, September 07, 2024
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
A portion of the proceeds go to support the Mac Miller Legacy Fund.
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
Mr. Smalls Presents
Public Memory
Special Guests: Death Instinct, Swampwalk
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
The project of Robert Toher, Public Memory explores loss, dreams, and nostalgia with haunting collages of dub, Krautrock, and trip-hop.
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
Mr. Smalls Presents
LIVING TO LAUGH STAND UP SHOWCASE FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
A Night of Comedy to Support the AFSP
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Join some of Pittsburgh’s funniest people in a night of laughter to celebrate being alive. Mel Brooks said “Humor is just another defense against the universe,” and this show is all about fighting back against the darkness we all face. Proceeds from this show will benefit the Western PA branch of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. We will also be taking further donations at the show. Please join us as we find joy and humor in a life that often presents us with the opposite.
Hosted by Zach Funk
Featuring:
Derek Minto
Asher O’Briant
Shannon Norman
Brittany Alexis
Kayleigh Dumas
Brandon Schell
Andreas O’Rourke
Brandon Johnson
Alyssa Marie
Abby Elias
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
Hosted by Zach Funk
Featuring:
Derek Minto
Asher O’Briant
Shannon Norman
Brittany Alexis
Kayleigh Dumas
Brandon Schell
Andreas O’Rourke
Brandon Johnson
Alyssa Marie
Abby Elias
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
Be Gay [Do Crime] + Mr. Smalls Presents
Fairweather Family Fun-der Dome – Hell Week
Hosted by Miss Demeanor -- Special Guests: Joey Young, Jamie Lee Coitus, Malacunt LaFoole, Brooklyn Barbie, & Bebe Beretta
Friday, September 13, 2024
Doors: 9:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
10 Spots
First Prize: $250
Second Prize: $150
Third Prize: $100
18+ Only.
First Prize: $250
Second Prize: $150
Third Prize: $100
18+ Only.
Mr. Smalls Presents
Mike Donovan (Sic Alps)
Special Guests: New Orthodox, Joe Praksti
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Doors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Mike Donovan: San Francisco garage/noise veteran who founded Sic Alps/Peacers and recently released fourth solo album, "Meets the Mighty Flashlight" via Drag City.
New Orthodox: East '24 ~ New Orthodox: Pedal Steel/Vocals - members of: Sunset Rubdown/Nicholas Merz band/Darto
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
New Orthodox: East '24 ~ New Orthodox: Pedal Steel/Vocals - members of: Sunset Rubdown/Nicholas Merz band/Darto
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
Mr. Smalls Presents
places
Special Guests: One Hundred Year Ocean, Tyler Heaven
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
Mr. Smalls Presents
Funky Gaga
Featuring: Favorite Band and Friends
Friday, September 20, 2024
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
The music of Lady Gaga re-imagined and re-arranged by Favorite Band and beloved PGH artists!
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
Mr. Smalls Presents
Dream the Heavy
Special Guests: Chip & the Charge Ups, Funky Lamp
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Dream the Heavy is a genre fluid alternative rock band who has lit up over the last two years. Ethereal keys and guitars over dense and danceable rhythms allow vocals to soar and emote over the music in a way that is captivating and enigmatic . Their live performances are like no other as those who have seen them will tell you! Joining Dream the Heavy are Pittsburgh icons Chip and the Charge Ups who bring a sonic heaviness to a light hearted performance by a talented three piece . Funky Lamp are absolute treasures to our community with passionate lyrics and catchy music certain to leave a mark!
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
Mr. Smalls Presents
Calling All Captains
With Special Guests: Goalkeeper, Mallory Run
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Originating from the outskirts of Edmonton, Alberta, Calling All Captains is a dynamic pop punk/post hardcore band that comprises Luc Gauthier on vocals, Brad Bremner on guitar and vocals, Connor Dawkins on guitar and vocals, and Tim Wilson on drums.
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
Mr. Smalls Presents
Ryder the Eagle
Special Guests: TBA
Thursday, October 03, 2024
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
DIY hero, fallen Romeo, karaoke weirdo, the mexico based french balladeer is everything (and nothing) you could expect from a soft-rock divorced singer chasing dreams at your local dive bar. With lo-fi synthy soundscapes, lyric melodies, poetic songwriting and cathartic one-of-a-kind performances, Ryder The Eagle tells his history with love more than his love stories, coating romantic despair with a chiseled wit that’ll take you right to a Kaurismaki movie soundtracked by a caffeine driven Leonard Cohen.
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
Mr. Smalls Presents
Source
With Special Guests: Haven State, Catatoneya, and Foamer
Friday, October 04, 2024
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Source is a Heavy Psychedelic Prog Band out of Boulder Colorado. Formed in 2013, Benjamin Gleason, Justin Mirarck and Pascal Faurie create consciousness based music through the exploration of flotation tanks, philosophy, meditation, yoga, and other embodiment and mindfulness practices. Their music is an expression of the sensations experienced on this planet, the profoundness of the human experience and the beauty of all that is.
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
WPTS Radio + DLTSGDOM! presents
Hotline TNT
With Special Guest: Disq
Saturday, October 05, 2024
Doors: 7:30 pm / Show: 8:30 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Will Anderson believes in true love — as both concept and catalyst, aspiration and inspiration. During his 34 years, the Hotline TNT founder and architect has found such love perhaps half-a-dozen times. Each instance has prompted some enormous swing of commitment, like across-country move or simply being honest about his budding attraction. It is a hopeful and vulnerable way to exist, away to ensure maximum bruising during the fall of the break up. And so far for Anderson, that is how it has always ended, whether the air has slowly seeped out of some once-full balloon or whether it has simply popped, those expanded feelings expelled in an instant.
This tension is the brain, blood, and beating heart of Cartwheel, the by product of Anderson’s decades-long quest to pin down the surging sound long in his head. But borne of real hurt and continued hope, lit by the flickering belief that just maybe things will sort themselves out, Cartwheel transcends those scene associations to become something greater — a classic encapsulation of youthful ardor, fading into adulthood’s grim acceptance. It is a beautiful, radical, and engrossing record about trying to find what most of us have not yet attained: fulfillment.
Anderson plays and sings nearly every note on Cartwheel himself. He recorded the bulk of these songs during two very different sessions: one with prolificart-pop-punk auteur Ian Teeple (Silicone Prairie), who pushed him to keep working on every idea, and one with bicoastal engineer Aron Kobayashi Rich (Momma), who encouraged him to get ideas down and keep moving forward. But Cartwheel itself is seamless, with notions of bedroom studio largesse and punk simplicity perfectly coiled inside Anderson’s catastrophic visions of true love
Cartwheel is the band’s follow-up to Nineteen In Love, a record that’s influence has spread through ferventword-of-mouth these last couple of years. Hotline TNT toured relentlessly, enduring seemingly endless lineup shifts to become a linchpin of several interconnecting DIY scenes. Their audience steadily ballooned, with Nineteen in Love becoming a coveted LP.
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
This tension is the brain, blood, and beating heart of Cartwheel, the by product of Anderson’s decades-long quest to pin down the surging sound long in his head. But borne of real hurt and continued hope, lit by the flickering belief that just maybe things will sort themselves out, Cartwheel transcends those scene associations to become something greater — a classic encapsulation of youthful ardor, fading into adulthood’s grim acceptance. It is a beautiful, radical, and engrossing record about trying to find what most of us have not yet attained: fulfillment.
Anderson plays and sings nearly every note on Cartwheel himself. He recorded the bulk of these songs during two very different sessions: one with prolificart-pop-punk auteur Ian Teeple (Silicone Prairie), who pushed him to keep working on every idea, and one with bicoastal engineer Aron Kobayashi Rich (Momma), who encouraged him to get ideas down and keep moving forward. But Cartwheel itself is seamless, with notions of bedroom studio largesse and punk simplicity perfectly coiled inside Anderson’s catastrophic visions of true love
Cartwheel is the band’s follow-up to Nineteen In Love, a record that’s influence has spread through ferventword-of-mouth these last couple of years. Hotline TNT toured relentlessly, enduring seemingly endless lineup shifts to become a linchpin of several interconnecting DIY scenes. Their audience steadily ballooned, with Nineteen in Love becoming a coveted LP.
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
Mr. Smalls Presents
The Velveteers
With Special Guest: TBA
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
The Velveteers, a primal rock trio from the mountains of Boulder, CO made up of singer/guitarist Demi Demitro and drummers Baby Pottersmith and Jonny Fig, will unveil their debut album Nightmare Daydream on October 8 via Easy Eye Sound. Produced by Grammy Award-winning artist Dan Auerbach, the record is the long-awaited first statement from a band that formed in 2014 and has been carefully honing its sound and identity ever since. “Charmer And The Snake,” the record’s first single, is out now with an accompanying video.
Growing up in Boulder, Demitro rebelled through her guitar, practicing up to nine hours a day and neglecting schoolwork to develop a playing style that is heavy but agile, theatrical but nuanced, grounded in rock history but wholly idiosyncratic. With Pottersmith and Fig playing on a conjoined set, the band developed a reputation for their rip-roaring performances. Clips of the band’s live shows and DIY videos made it back to Auerbach, who invited them to his studio in Nashville to produce Nightmare Daydream.
“I instantly dug them,” says Auerbach. “They’re amazing live, and their videos are so creative. And they just sound so powerful. Any time you doubletrack drums on a record, it’s going to sound so heavy. Then you put that together with this baritone guitar player who is so unique, and it’s so bombastic. There’s nothing like them.”
Nightmare Daydream finds The Velveteers stripping down rock and roll to its most primal elements—the riff, the rhythm, the snarl—and rebuilding it in their own image. “We don’t want to sound like a band from a different time,” says Demitro. “We want to sound like a band that’s right here right now—in this very moment.”
This Event Is All Ages
Wake Up On Fire! Records & Mr. Smalls Presents
Sun Kil Moon
An Evening with Mark Kozelek of Sun Kill Moon & Red House Painters
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Sun Kil Moon is an American folk rock act from San Francisco, California, founded in 2002. Initially a continuation of the defunct indie rock band Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon is now the primary recording moniker of vocalist and guitarist Mark Kozelek.
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
Mr. Smalls Presents
Bathe Alone
Special Guests: TBD
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Bathe Alone is the dream pop moniker of multi-instrumentalist Bailey Crone. Taking shape in Atlanta, her haunting approach to songwriting and delicate vocal deliveries often draw comparisons to Beach House, Mitski, and The xx.
Carving her way into the Peach State's indie scene as a teenager, Crone picked up drums, guitar, and bass early on — eventually discovering a distinct identity and connection to each instrument. With a drumming vocabulary more akin to the punk world and ambient guitar drenched in delay, the foundations for Bathe Alone were starting to crystallize.
After tinkering and fine tuning her sound even further, Crone enlisted the help of producer Damon Moon, who immediately recognized an untapped potential in the project. Within months they completed what would become Bathe Alone's 2021 debut LP, Last Looks. Their double EP, Fall With The Lights Down, followed in 2023 via Nettwerk Music Group — leading to tour dates with Beabadoobee, Vacations, Last Dinosaurs, and Bombay Bicycle Club.
The band's new album, I Don't Do Humidity, hit shelves in June of 2024 — receiving praise from outlets like SPIN Magazine, Paste, and Under The Radar (along with notable fellow musicians John Mayer and Sharon Van Etten). A captivating collection of songs unpacking Crone's recent divorce, it's the most raw, experimental, and personal project of her career, bound to resonate with anyone who has experienced daunting betrayal and found a way to rebuild.
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Samjamwich
Ween-O-Ween 2, Bigger, Browner, Longer
Friday, October 18, 2024
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Last year SamJAMwich did 12 Golden Country Greats…
Come see what they have planned this year! Bigger, browner and longer!!!!
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
Come see what they have planned this year! Bigger, browner and longer!!!!
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
Mr. Smalls Presents
Bonnie & the Mere Mortals – Cowboys & Aliens Halloween Bash
Special Guests: Matt Elias, Zack Bowman, and more TBA
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Bonnie and the Mere Mortals are hosting a Halloween BASH complete with drag performances, live tattooing, special musical guests, and a costume contest! Come dressed in your cowboy/alien best, enjoy some of Pittsburgh's best drag and musical entertainment, make a s'more, and get a Halloween flash tattoo, all complete with a new single release and special Halloween set by Bonnie & the Mere Mortals.
LIVE TATTOOING
DRAG ENTERTAINERS
COSTUME CONTEST
This Event Is All Ages
LIVE TATTOOING
DRAG ENTERTAINERS
COSTUME CONTEST
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Brian Dunne
Special Guests: TBA
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Brian Dunne is not your grandma’s antiseptic, pseudo baby boomer singer songwriter. Known for his laugh-to-keep-from-crying, darkly humorous lyrics, Dunne’s work reconfigures the limiting nature of the genre into something less cotton candy young love, more burn down the banks. This DIY ethos, born from a healthy New York cynicism self-conceptualized, funded, and dragged to every willing venue, found an easy home at Kill Rock Stars along the likes of The Decemberists, Jeff Hanson, and Sleater-Kinney. Releasing his fourth album in early 2023, his first on KRS, Dunne is bending the sounds of American rock into masterfully composed, existentially poignant, wildly catchy renderings of being alive.
This Event Is All Ages
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Video Game Rave
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 8:30 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Immerse yourself in a night of video game soundtracks, cosplay, and EDM! Choose your fighter, smash the dance floor!
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
This Event Is All Ages
*COVID-19 POLICY*
Mr. Smalls’ COVID-19 policy has been lifted except where required by the artist. Please check this event listing periodically to determine if requirements have been put in place. CLICK HERE for the full statement
Directions
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.