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So you’re coming to the show with The Beautiful View on Sunday at the Smiling Moose, right?  We have a new cover prepared that will blow your mind.  Well, maybe that’s a poor choice of words.  You’ll be all like, “here we are, now entertain us!”  So, we will.  We always do.  By prepared… I mean we sort of ran through it once, but not all the way… but we’re going to play it anyway.  It’s what Ernie commands!  We all know that you don’t F with Ernie (or the Berts).

Remember, it’s an early gig (6:30pm) because it’s all ages.  You’ll be home in time to not be grounded & in time to get to bed so you can get up for work or school in the morning.  Unless you party with the bands afterwards… then you may still be awake when that time rolls around the next morning.

If you’re a Facebooker, you should R.S.V.P. here:  http://www.facebook.com/events/346452698712140/ Let us know you’re coming to rock out!

You can buy tickets in advance for $8 here:  http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/92151?utm_medium=bks  (They’re $10 at the door.)

"We've never heard of Ernie and the Berts, but if we had, I'm absolutely sure we'd be musically in love with them and their incredible rock ideals & punk work ethic."

We also have two 21+ shows on the calendar, Friday the 13th at Howler’s Coyote Cafe in Bloomfield with the infamous Steel City Slingers (we still need 1 more band!), and June 5th at the Altar Bar with The Bloody Seamen, The Goddamn Gallows, & the Real McKenzies.  Don’t forget to buy your tickets from us for that one, so you have a chance to win Ernie’s pants!

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✯✯✯ALL✯AGES✯SHOW!✯✯✯ April 1st, opening for The Beautiful View @ The Smiling Moose!

Ernie says: “This rock and roll event has been approved for all audiences!“

The Bands:

• The Beautiful View
• Ernie and the Berts
• All We Are ??
• Mute Point
• ShirtCollarSmile

The Venue:

• The Smiling Moose
  1306 East Carson Street
  Pittsburgh, PA 15203-1510
• (412) 431-4668
• 
• Click here for directions from Google Maps.

The Details:

• Sunday – April 1st, 2012
• 6:00 PM – EARLY SHOW (5:30 Doors)
• ALL AGES!
• $8 Advance / $10 Door
• Show brought to you by Drusky Entertainment.
• This event is upstairs at the Smiling Moose!
• BUY TICKETS HERE!

Event Links:

• Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/346452698712140/
• Reverb Nation Event: http://www.reverbnation.com/show/6928283
• Smiling Moose Events Page: http://www.smiling-moose.com/events/index.php
• Google Event: http://bit.ly/ye4cnl
• PittsburghBeat: www.pittsburghbeat.com/mb/viewtopic.php?p=68059
• Drusky Event: http://www.druskyentertainment.com/calendar_show.php?id=1165

More:

Listening to the new songs from the San Diego based quartet The Beautiful View will make you think “sounds like this should be on the radio”, which isn’t a bad thing in this case. There’s a familiarity that the band brings to the table; an honesty; unpretentious, politically incorrect and (as a contrast to the current San Diego scene) they are as “un-indie” as a band can be —dressed in Gucci shoes, tailored clothes and their shows often end in a boisterous conversation at the back bar with a tab worth of shots as long as your arm.

The band blends traditional rock genres from Blondie and even Duran Duran with modern rock bands like The Killers and Franz Ferdinand and even Interpol. For some reason the band conjures up images from the Miami night club scene in Scarface and perhaps that’s because they grew up ten miles from the border in Chula Vista, a city close enough to the Tijuana headlines of cartel drug wars. The city was affected by the border violence but safe enough for kids to feel the conservative vibe of San Diego all while growing up across from a country stricken in poverty.

And Chula Vista (translation; Beautiful View) has a surprisingly rich tradition of successful artists in bands ranging from “indie” Black Heart Procession, “punk” The Zeros, and “rock” The Dragons and “hardcore” P.O.D. Those influences ring true beneath the rich vocals of Aaron Magnan, the tasteful leads of Adrienne Cordero and the masterful rhythm section of bassist Paul Rich and drummer Duane Allan. Each of them taking a prominent role in the group’s layered songwriting and performances.

Magnan, Cordero, Rich, and Allan all met in high school and the four have been friends ever since. The band started in May of 2007 and The Beautiful View earned their stripes playing a ton of new shows while earning a notable following and developing a stage presence with explosive live shows until the band decided to take a step off the stage in 2011 and dedicate all their efforts to creating a full length album. It was recorded at Black Box San Diego with Mario Quintero and mastered at D2 studios in Burbank.

The ten song release due out later this year on Requiemme Records. The songs are well written, well played, well recorded and yes, “alternative radio” friendly— perhaps because the band is just that good.

Look for more news on The Beautiful View’s new release Life is Beautiful later this year, more local dates and a national tour early next year.

The Beautiful View - Life is Beautiful

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It’s not easy being purple.

Well, we didn’t make the cut for the Hard Rock X Winter Rock Showcase, but congratulations to all the bands that did… especially The Hang Lows, Reel A Peel, and Masters of the Universe.  LONG LIVE SKA!

Here’s the list from the X’s website:

Semi-Finalists Announced:

A big Thank you to all the bands for submitting their material for the Winter Rock Showcase V. Once again the Pittsburgh area has proven to be deep with incredible talent, and it was a tough choice for the panel of music experts to narrow the field down to 20.

If your band is on the list below you will be contacted soon by the Hard Rock Cafe about the next steps in the competition, which starts on Thursday, January 27. Thanks and best of luck to all the bands moving on to the next round.

The top online voted picks by the fans that are moving on to the semi-finals are:

1. Masters of the Universe

2. Speaking 7

3. Rivers Run Scarlet

4. The Show

The bands picked by panel of music experts and moving on to the semi-finals are:

(in no particular order)

ShirtCollarSmile

Chaos Killed

The Dream Intended

Tuesdays Too Late

You The Symphony

The Semi-Supervillians

Yours Truly

Reel A Peel

August Ruins

My Cardboard Spaceship Adventure

Kiss Me Quick

Long Time Divided

Atlas

The Hang Lows

Music From Another Room

Flyght

Congratulations to all the semi-finalist. The weekly schedule will be released shortly.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote for us!