Upcoming Funhouse Events
91.3 WYEP + Mr. Smalls Presents
AcoustiCafe Open Stage
Hosted by Scarfire Media featuring Moonshine Jasmine and Craig Veltri!
Monday, November 10, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
MONDAY NOV 10, 2025
WYEP 91.3 & Straub Brewing Presents:
AcoustiCafe Open Stage with host Scarfire Media featuring Moonshine Jasmine and Craig Veltri!!
Theme. PROTEST/ Change . Its that time of year when the weather and time change. It is also ( unfortunately) a time in history where we Need Change!!! Whether it is about the weather or about politics, Sing out your favorite songs about the change happening or the change you want to see.
SCARFIRE MEDIA LLC - The voice of the independent arts. Pittsburgh's newest artist development company made by musicians for musicians.
MOONSHINE JASMINE - Your Favorite Blues Rock Band. Bringing you retro vibes with a brand new flare.
MEGAN PENNINGTON - Redifining the idea of the DIY musician since 2014. Owns Scarfire Media and fronts Moonshine Jasmine, when she's not teaching guitar or playing solo.
CRAIG VELTRI -To turn a phrase from his song “Home Out on the Shore,” Craig Veltri is a “country/urban hybrid” In August 2020, Veltri released his first EP, Vagabond. Produced by former Charlie Daniels Band drummer, Jack Gavin, this EP is a culmination of Veltri "cutting his teeth" in Nashville for the previous 5 years.
Veltri has released 6 singles since Vagabond continuing to flex and stretch his creative range. Whether it be "Shine On", a Beatles inspired song penned by Veltri and produced by fellow Pittsburgh native Bryan Cole, or “Wandering Eye", a song with a Hank Williams inspired motif co-written by Abby Hankins and produced by PT Houston of Off The Row Studios, Craig Veltri intends to never shy away from any genre of music and refuses to be pigeonholed.
In November 2022, he released a video for the single "Makin' Noise on Music Row" filmed entirely on location in Nashville, TN with the help of Eli Adelman and Ten Bears Productions.
His latest record, a full length, acoustic, concept record entitled "Letters to the Defendant" details the downfall of his marriage due to alcoholism, his personal housecleaning and redemption. Letters to The Defendant is now available on limited edition vinyl. DEB COOK is a Pittsburgh-based artist, singer-songwriter, and producer whose voice has been heard alongside countless musicians throughout the region’s vibrant music scene. After years of collaborating and lending her vocals to a wide range of artists, Deb is now stepping into her own spotlight, creating original music in partnership with acclaimed Pittsburgh songwriter Adam Levine under the project Aliquid Novi.
As the founder of Steel Kitty Productions, Deb has built a platform dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices in the arts. From curating open stages like AcoustiCafe to co-producing the Pittsburgh Women’s Music Festival, Deb has become a cornerstone in cultivating the city’s creative ecosystem.
With Aliquid Novi, Deb transforms her years of collaboration into a new chapter of personal expression. Working with Adam Levine, she blends evocative vocals with layered, genre-bending arrangements that capture raw emotion and hidden moments of beauty. The band’s album HEAT(2025) showcases Deb’s evolution from a sought-after supporting artist into a dynamic front-woman and co-creator.
Whether producing under the Steel Kitty banner or performing with Aliquid Novi, Deb Cook continues to shape Pittsburgh’s music culture—uniting her artistry, advocacy, and entrepreneurial spirit to uplift others while boldly embracing her own sound.
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 host Scarfire Media featuring Moonshine Jasmine and Craig Veltri!!
Theme. PROTEST/ Change . Its that time of year when the weather and time change. It is also ( unfortunately) a time in history where we Need Change!!! Whether it is about the weather or about politics, Sing out your favorite songs about the change happening or the change you want to see.
SCARFIRE MEDIA LLC - The voice of the independent arts. Pittsburgh's newest artist development company made by musicians for musicians.
MOONSHINE JASMINE - Your Favorite Blues Rock Band. Bringing you retro vibes with a brand new flare.
MEGAN PENNINGTON - Redifining the idea of the DIY musician since 2014. Owns Scarfire Media and fronts Moonshine Jasmine, when she's not teaching guitar or playing solo.
CRAIG VELTRI -To turn a phrase from his song “Home Out on the Shore,” Craig Veltri is a “country/urban hybrid” In August 2020, Veltri released his first EP, Vagabond. Produced by former Charlie Daniels Band drummer, Jack Gavin, this EP is a culmination of Veltri "cutting his teeth" in Nashville for the previous 5 years.
Veltri has released 6 singles since Vagabond continuing to flex and stretch his creative range. Whether it be "Shine On", a Beatles inspired song penned by Veltri and produced by fellow Pittsburgh native Bryan Cole, or “Wandering Eye", a song with a Hank Williams inspired motif co-written by Abby Hankins and produced by PT Houston of Off The Row Studios, Craig Veltri intends to never shy away from any genre of music and refuses to be pigeonholed.
In November 2022, he released a video for the single "Makin' Noise on Music Row" filmed entirely on location in Nashville, TN with the help of Eli Adelman and Ten Bears Productions.
His latest record, a full length, acoustic, concept record entitled "Letters to the Defendant" details the downfall of his marriage due to alcoholism, his personal housecleaning and redemption. Letters to The Defendant is now available on limited edition vinyl. DEB COOK is a Pittsburgh-based artist, singer-songwriter, and producer whose voice has been heard alongside countless musicians throughout the region’s vibrant music scene. After years of collaborating and lending her vocals to a wide range of artists, Deb is now stepping into her own spotlight, creating original music in partnership with acclaimed Pittsburgh songwriter Adam Levine under the project Aliquid Novi.
As the founder of Steel Kitty Productions, Deb has built a platform dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices in the arts. From curating open stages like AcoustiCafe to co-producing the Pittsburgh Women’s Music Festival, Deb has become a cornerstone in cultivating the city’s creative ecosystem.
With Aliquid Novi, Deb transforms her years of collaboration into a new chapter of personal expression. Working with Adam Levine, she blends evocative vocals with layered, genre-bending arrangements that capture raw emotion and hidden moments of beauty. The band’s album HEAT(2025) showcases Deb’s evolution from a sought-after supporting artist into a dynamic front-woman and co-creator.
Whether producing under the Steel Kitty banner or performing with Aliquid Novi, Deb Cook continues to shape Pittsburgh’s music culture—uniting her artistry, advocacy, and entrepreneurial spirit to uplift others while boldly embracing her own sound.
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
Will Varley
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Currently working on his seventh studio record, Will Varley has mastered the kind of songwriting that can transport you to another place entirely. In the case of his astonishing new album, he continues his decade long exploration of the human condition, while conjuring strange, beautiful landscapes where salt-crusted pebbles crunch underfoot and snow pours in through the roofs of abandoned tour buses. These songs are rich, lyrical tales that speak of universal truths, hard touring, and the rebuilding of minds.
Over the last ten years Varley has earned the adoration of some of his most well known peers. Support from the likes of Billy Bragg, The Libertines, Adam Duritz and Frank Turner have helped spread Will’s music far and wide. His catalogue has clocked up over fifty million streams across Spotify and Apple music and as writer and producer he has worked with platinum selling, CMA award winning and Grammy award winning artists.
Since his earliest days playing candle lit open mics in south London aged just 14, he has gone on to sell out headline shows across Europe and the US – performing on some of the world's most prestigious stages along the way such as The Royal Albert Hall and Glastonbury Festival. In 2024 Will signed a worldwide record deal with MNRK Music Group, home to The Lumineers, Mt. Joy and Gregory Alan Isakov. His new album is slated for release in Spring 2025.
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
JD Pinkus x Yes Ma’am
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Jeffrey David "J.D." Pinkus (born October 26, 1967) is an American bassist best known for his work with Butthole Surfers from 1985 to 1994 and since their 2009 reunion.
Born from the swamps and underpasses of the American South, Yes Ma'am merges Depression Era blues, Jazz and Bluegrass with instrumental virtuosity and the raw, emotional storytelling of early punk rock. Matt's soulful voice and authentic stage presence have made him a muse for the traveling community and solidified his legendary status as street-corner royalty. His sound has shaped a generation of musicians, whether he's performing solo or with a rotating ensemble of folk punk's finest. Yes Ma’am is a force that demands attention.
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Hunter Root
Special Guest: One Eye Daddys
Friday, November 14, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Few artists embody the spirit of creative exploration as seamlessly as Pennsylvania-based multi-instrumentalist Hunter Root. His journey is a tale of passion and resilience, and his success is a testament to his intuition and his unique musical vision. Raised in an environment steeped in classic rock, Hunter's musical foundation was built alongside his older brother who introduced him to guitar, and opened his eyes to the power of songwriting. As a founding member of the psychedelic rock outfit Medusa's Disco, Hunter honed his skills on stage, and gained invaluable insight into the labyrinthine workings of the music industry.
Embracing a genre-fluid approach, Hunter's music weaves together elements of acoustic rock, folk, grunge, and more. His approach to songwriting has evolved over the years, shifting from a lyric-centric process to a music-first methodology. This shift has allowed Hunter to match emotive soundscapes with the narrative potency of his songs, yielding compositions rich in both meaning and emotion. He employs a similarly immersive approach to music production. He writes, records, mixes, and produces all his albums, an uncompromising process that is both demanding and gratifying.
Hunter's personal experiences heavily influence his music. His acclaimed 2023 album, 'Arkansas', was created as a tribute following the passing of his older brother in 2020, beautifully encapsulating his introspection. Despite calling Central Pennsylvania home, the four years he spent in Arkansas during his youth had a profound impact on his artistry. Consequently, each song is a deeply personal narrative, an homage to the sights, sounds, aches, and scars found there. Hunter's music achieved viral success through TikTok and Instagram, where his songs 'Town Rat Heathen' and 'Quicksand Sinking' struck a chord with users worldwide. He swiftly accumulated hundreds of thousands of followers across both platforms, inevitably driving traffic to Spotify, where his singles have garnered millions of plays. 2024 will see Hunter continue to build on his momentum, as he plans an extensive series of tour dates accompanied by his live band. For more information, please visit www.hunterroot.com.
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Chip And The Chargeups x Never Say Die
Emo Evening at the FunSadHouse
ft. Chip and The Chargeups, Never Say Die
with special guest Eye Candy
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Formed in 2018 by the unique family team of Chip Dominick & then 16-year old Maleena Dominick, Pittsburgh’s Chip & The Charge Ups quickly created an electrifying buzz. Powerhouse drummer, Nolan Allen, joined the band in 2022 and the trio developed a unique style "that effortlessly meshes metal riffs with pop-punk choruses” (Beaver County Times).
Chip & The Charge Ups captivates audiences with infectious songs, a swaggy wardrobe, fun choreography, and ingenious mashups. In early 2025, the band was voted “Best Alternative Band” for the third consecutive year in the 14th annual Iron City Rocks Pittsburgh Music Awards. Chip & The Charge Ups legacy and latest album, "What Happened to the Boy Next Door?," has earned the band its most effusive reviews to date, such as:
“This is an album that shows off a few clever tricks musically. You’re not sure if you’re getting 1970’s anarchy or modern day teenagers. Either way, it works, and gives the whole album the originality that it’s going to be remembered for. Music like this is exactly what is needed right now.” – Power Play Magazine
"An acclaimed work that mixes contemporary and retro, capable of conquering the most nostalgic audience and those looking for a newer sound" – Headbangers News (Brazil)
“Pittsburgh icons” – Pittsburgh City Paper
One of “the city’s marquee acts” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Some of the band's most electrifying performances have been delivered at prominent music festivals and while opening for national acts including Dirty Honey, Dee Snider, Nita Strauss, and Liliac.
Chip & The Charge Ups’ Pittsburgh-themed holiday song, “Black and Gold Christmas” has been featured on three network television stations, put into rotation on three radio stations, reviewed by countless print and online publications, and received hundreds of thousands of views of its music video. “Paying Back the Devil” - the leadoff single from What Happened to the Boy Next Door? – has been in regular rotation on 10 radio stations in three states. With the airplay from the latest album, this raised the total of Chip Dominick – one of Pennsylvania’s most prolific songwriters – to 32 songs having received FM radio airplay. ,
The band took their new sound further than ever in 2024, performing shows across Pennsylvania and Ohio, including as a co-headliner in Cincinnati’s 17th annual – and sold out - Kenny Ozzfest. The band’s goals for 2025 are to play the biggest shows in its hometown while expanding its footprint further across the US and to also release multiple singles.
This Event Is All Ages
Chip & The Charge Ups captivates audiences with infectious songs, a swaggy wardrobe, fun choreography, and ingenious mashups. In early 2025, the band was voted “Best Alternative Band” for the third consecutive year in the 14th annual Iron City Rocks Pittsburgh Music Awards. Chip & The Charge Ups legacy and latest album, "What Happened to the Boy Next Door?," has earned the band its most effusive reviews to date, such as:
“This is an album that shows off a few clever tricks musically. You’re not sure if you’re getting 1970’s anarchy or modern day teenagers. Either way, it works, and gives the whole album the originality that it’s going to be remembered for. Music like this is exactly what is needed right now.” – Power Play Magazine
"An acclaimed work that mixes contemporary and retro, capable of conquering the most nostalgic audience and those looking for a newer sound" – Headbangers News (Brazil)
“Pittsburgh icons” – Pittsburgh City Paper
One of “the city’s marquee acts” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Some of the band's most electrifying performances have been delivered at prominent music festivals and while opening for national acts including Dirty Honey, Dee Snider, Nita Strauss, and Liliac.
Chip & The Charge Ups’ Pittsburgh-themed holiday song, “Black and Gold Christmas” has been featured on three network television stations, put into rotation on three radio stations, reviewed by countless print and online publications, and received hundreds of thousands of views of its music video. “Paying Back the Devil” - the leadoff single from What Happened to the Boy Next Door? – has been in regular rotation on 10 radio stations in three states. With the airplay from the latest album, this raised the total of Chip Dominick – one of Pennsylvania’s most prolific songwriters – to 32 songs having received FM radio airplay. ,
The band took their new sound further than ever in 2024, performing shows across Pennsylvania and Ohio, including as a co-headliner in Cincinnati’s 17th annual – and sold out - Kenny Ozzfest. The band’s goals for 2025 are to play the biggest shows in its hometown while expanding its footprint further across the US and to also release multiple singles.
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Funhouse Film Club: Dysfunctional Families
Double Feature Screening
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Doors: 6:30 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
It's that time of the year for gathering the family - whether it's your yells-at-clouds Grandfather or your "always a bad time to bring it up" Uncle - round the table for the ol' Turkey Day. Prep for the madness with a FREE "Dysfunctional Families" themed mystery double feature!
Also in the mix: shorts and vintage trailers, themed drinks, snacks and fun movie facts!
Each month we have suggested donations for different charities, orgs or local businesses, with this edition being canned goods to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
18+
Also in the mix: shorts and vintage trailers, themed drinks, snacks and fun movie facts!
Each month we have suggested donations for different charities, orgs or local businesses, with this edition being canned goods to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
18+
Mr. Smalls Presents
Emblem3 – Fever Dream Tour
Special Guest: Lake Drive
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Emblem 3 is a band from Huntington Beach, California. Current members include Wesley and Keaton Stromberg, who are brothers, and Drew Chadwick, Wesley's best friend. Their debut album is titled Nothing to Lose, with tracks including "Chloe", and "Sunset Boulevard". They competed on The X Factor, finishing in fourth place.
This Event Is All Ages
91.3 WYEP & Mr. Smalls Presents
Bartees Strange (solo)
Special Guest: SAIAH
Friday, November 21, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Bartees Strange is an English-born, Oklahoma-raised musician and producer known for his genre-bending sound that blends indie rock, folk, and electronic music. Born Bartees Leon Cox Jr. in Ipswich, England, in 1989, he was raised in Oklahoma by Black parents, including an opera singer mother. After playing in hardcore bands and working in the environmental movement, he launched his solo career in Washington, D.C., releasing albums like Live Forever (2020) and Farm to Table (2022)
This Event Is All Ages
Mr. Smalls Presents
Willa Mae
Special Guests: Carmela Donna, Josephine
Friday, December 05, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Nashville-based rocker, Willa Mae, makes music for critters, creatures, and girls. Weaving themes of southern living, gender, and nostalgia into catchy bubble-grunge anthems.
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Mr. Smalls Presents
J. Robbins (band) plays Burning Airlines
Special Guests: Trace Remains, Glass Caps
Sunday, December 07, 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Millvale,
PA
Guitarist/singer and indie rock stalwart J. Robbins formed the band Burning Airlines with drummer Peter
Moffett, an old friend and fellow Government Issue alumnus, in late 1998, almost immediately after the
breakup of Robbins’ longest-running and best known band Jawbox. Bill Barbot, who had been the other
guitarist in Jawbox, was tapped by Robbins to play bass. This lineup made one record, Mission:Control!,
for Dischord-adjacent indie label DeSoto Records, before Barbot decided to depart the rock life to start a
web design company. Mike Harbin then joined on bass for the rest of the band’s tenure, and this lineup
made the second Burning Airlines record, Identikit, and toured far more extensively, including trips to
Europe and Japan, and US runs with Rival Schools, Braid, Promise Ring, and even the Buzzcocks, to
name just a few, before disbanding in October 2001.
Burning Airlines may have never quite escaped Jawbox’s shadow in its own time, but BA was a unique band whose music picked up where Jawbox left off, moving into areas equally more pop, more rock, more melodic, and more experimental. With the German label Thirty Something reissuing both records on vinyl in 2025, J. Robbins (band), with Robbins and Moffett having been 2/3 of the BA lineup, and bassist Brooks Harlan ably filling the shoes of Barbot and Harbin, is playing a small number of Burning Airlines themed shows to celebrate.
This Event Is All Ages
Burning Airlines may have never quite escaped Jawbox’s shadow in its own time, but BA was a unique band whose music picked up where Jawbox left off, moving into areas equally more pop, more rock, more melodic, and more experimental. With the German label Thirty Something reissuing both records on vinyl in 2025, J. Robbins (band), with Robbins and Moffett having been 2/3 of the BA lineup, and bassist Brooks Harlan ably filling the shoes of Barbot and Harbin, is playing a small number of Burning Airlines themed shows to celebrate.
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
This Event Is All Ages
Big Laughs at Mr. Smalls Presents
End of Year Showcase
Hosted by Zach Funk
ft. Abby Evans
Jeff Luchino
Amanda Averell
Senneca Stone
Dawn Viola
Kelly O’Neal
Chicken
Mike Charlone
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!
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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+
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
This Event Is All Ages
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+
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+
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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