• Millvale Music Festival 2026 Artist Highlights – Part One

    Millvale Music Festival 2026 Artist Highlights – Part One

    Giovanni Mori | Posted June 10th, 2026 Last month, Pittsburgh’s highly anticipated Millvale Music Festival made its return in 2026, with many local musicians and vendors coming together once again, celebrating art and music with over 300 acts across 30 stages. This year, I had the chance to spend nearly the entire two days on…

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  • Track by Track Review of Uncovered / An Interview with Pop Baby

    Track by Track Review of Uncovered / An Interview with Pop Baby

    Giovanni Mori | Posted May 8th, 2026 As For The Music Man! rounds up all kinds of new music releases from April, one local release, Pop Baby’s Uncovered EP, sticks out among the rest. After witnessing his performance of the four song EP in full at Local 724 Studio in Beaver Falls, and diving into…

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  • A Look Back On: Love 15 – Majesty Crush

    A Look Back On: Love 15 – Majesty Crush

    Above Image via Spotify: Majesty Crush Giovanni Mori | Posted April 14th, 2026 Now midway through the 2020s, one of today’s rising trends in music takes us back in time to the world of 90s alternative, and goes beyond to explore a lesser known subgenre called shoegaze, a very noise driven style of alternative rock…

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  • I Used To Go To This Bar by Joyce Manor – Track by Track Review

    I Used To Go To This Bar by Joyce Manor – Track by Track Review

    Above image via Spotify: Joyce Manor Giovanni Mori | March 18th, 2026 If you’re a reader of For The Music Man!, you may know by now that I am no stranger to punk music, and that I find it amazing to see many different bands and artists, who have been exploring the genre for nearly…

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  • FTMM!’s Top Ten Albums of 2025

    FTMM!’s Top Ten Albums of 2025

    Giovanni Mori | Posted February 13th, 2026 For The Music Man!’s first full year of being an official website has been full of amazing music, and even more amazing artists and people behind it all. Our first post of 2026 is looking back on the top ten albums released in 2025 that made our year…

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  • Track by Track Review of Mid-Semester Crisis / An Interview with Straight Decline

    Track by Track Review of Mid-Semester Crisis / An Interview with Straight Decline

    Above image via Instagram: @straightdecline Giovanni Mori | Posted December 9th, 2025 Are you a fan of pop punk music? Or are you more on the old school, rough around the edges, classic punk side? Perhaps you like a little twist of emo and post hardcore as well? If you answered yes to all three,…

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  • Linkin Park’s From Zero World Tour at PPG Paints Arena

    Linkin Park’s From Zero World Tour at PPG Paints Arena

    Above image via Instagram @linkinpark and @aweldingphotos Giovanni Mori | Posted September 14th, 2025 Last year, Linkin Park took the music world by storm with the release of their new single, “The Emptiness Machine,” as well as the surprise announcement of a new album, tour dates, and, seven years after the passing of former vocalist…

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  • I Beat Loneliness by Bush – Track by Track Review

    I Beat Loneliness by Bush – Track by Track Review

    Above image via Instagram: @bush and @josephllanes Giovanni Mori | Posted August 21st, 2025 One of the pioneers of post-grunge, Bush, known for classic alternative rock tunes like “Machinehead,” “Comedown,” and “The Chemicals Between Us,” have returned last month with their tenth studio album, I Beat Loneliness. The 90s band crafted twelve new songs in…

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  • Genre Bending Progressive Rock at Beaver Falls’ Local 724 Studio

    Genre Bending Progressive Rock at Beaver Falls’ Local 724 Studio

    Above image via Instagram: @thenoskipshow Giovanni Mori | Posted June 30th, 2025 You can go to as many high production stadium shows that come through your city as your heart desires. As much as anyone would want to see mainstream and household names live, there’s nothing that ignites the heart of your local music scene…

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  • Millvale Music Festival 2025 Artist Highlights (Saturday May 17th)

    Millvale Music Festival 2025 Artist Highlights (Saturday May 17th)

    Above image via Instagram: millvalemusic Giovanni Mori | Posted May 29th, 2025 Are you a musician or avid music listener living in or around the city of Pittsburgh? If so, it’s likely you’re familiar with the highly anticipated Millvale Music Festival, where every year, local musicians come together for two days of celebrating many genres…

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