Phat Man Dee
Saturday January 22, 7:30pm
SongSpace at First Unitarian
In Person and Online

Phat Man Dee is thrilled to be joining the SongSpace series! She shall sing with pianist Victor Garzotto, drummer Dennis Garner, and saxophonist Tony Campbell!

This concert shall be in person and online!

$20 advance or online (see below)
$25 at the door (in person)
$10 less for students and restricted income
$75 Pre-show online, zoom only, meet and greet with Phat Man Dee at 7 pm!

In Person Tickets HERE: songspace.brownpapertickets.com
Online zoom tickets HERE: https://sidedooraccess.com/shows/OENQh84zkrUNPWUdMT3T

To attend in person, we require masks, vaccination cards, and contact information (e.g. email), should contact tracing become necessary.

First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, Shadyside
605 Morewood Avenue,
Pgh., 15213.

All ages; wheelchair accessible.

For more information:
phone: 412.621.8008
email: uusongspace@gmail.com
on the web: uusongspace.com

We don’t often get to crow about the fantastic volunteers and other helpers and supporters that make SongSpace possible. Here are some pictures of some of them, as they made our return to concerts in the sanctuary a reality!

The 2021-2022 Season is here!

Thursday Nov 11, 2021, 7:30pm, The Alex Hamburger band (https://alexhamburger.com/): Extraordinary young New York Jazz singer and musician, playing original music and covers ranging from Joni Mitchell to Maya Angelou to Alex’s own grandmother, poet and activist Ana Maria R. Codas.

Saturday Nov 27, 2021, 7:30pm: Kate Snow (https://soundcloud.com/kate-snow) is reprising her Summer 2020 autobiographical one-woman show, and playing some new music for us as well!

Saturday Jan 22, 2022, 7:30pm, Phat Man Dee (https://phatmandeemusic.com/): Pittsburgh’s most creative and caring chanteuse, well-known for her Social Justice Disco project with Liz Berlin, Miguel Sague and many many others.

Spring 2022 (Date TBA): The Early Mays (https://theearlymays.com/) return! We had to cancel their April 2020 show due to the pandemic, and we’re so happy to be able to welcome them back to the ‘burgh in Spring 2022!

All shows indoors in First Unitarian’s Sanctuary. Masks, vaccinations and contact tracing information required.

Well, it was a rainy Sunday and we thought we could sneak in our show with Lonesome No More in between the raindrops! We started 1/2 hr early at 230pm, just because of the weather forecast, and good thing we did, because at 3:05pm the rains came down!

Before they did, though we caught some great video, thanks to Cyndy Carroll! Here are 3 songs from a short but sweet Lonesome No More concert at Baum Grove, June 11, 2021:

We’re excited to bring you a pair of outdoor shows this summer, to celebrate what we hope is the beginning of the end of the pandemic!

Both shows will be outdoors at Baum Grove Parklet, 400 Roup Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15232, just a mile away from our usual home at First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh. Baum Grove is privately owned by the Friendship Development Association, and maintained as a public park and greenspace in the heart of the Friendship neighborhood. The front of the park is an urban garden with benches for sitting and relaxing. The back of the park features a flat stone-and-brick stage at the center of a natural grassy amphitheater.

Bring your own chair or blanket to sit on, bring snacks and beverages if you like, and don’t forget to tip the performers! Since the park is open to the public, our events will not be ticketed, but of course tips and donations are critical to these musicians’ ability to continue to tour and perform.

On Sunday July 11 at 3:00pm we are most pleased to welcome the Lonesome No More Trio, consisting of singer-songwriter Dennis McCurdy, bass player Jared Negley, and harmonica player extraordinaire Clint Hoover. Together they are masters of Americana and the Blues, and you are sure to have a great early Sunday evening with them!

On Thursday August 26 at 6:30pm we are thrilled to welcome Alice Howe and Freebo. Hailing from Boston and now based in Los Angeles, Alice is a rising voice in modern folk, offering love letters to 60s and 70s folk and timeless blues. Freebo is a genuine folk, rock and blues icon who, after more than 40 years of recording and touring with many of the great artists of our time (Bonnie Raitt 10 years, CSN, Maria Muldaur, John Mayall, Ringo Starr, Dr. John, Neil Young, & many more).

“When these two get together, prepare yourself for an extraordinary evening of song and smiles, and maybe a tear or two.” —  Ron Olesko, Folk Music Notebook, WFDU-FM

Come help SongSpace celebrate summer at Baum Grove with these two great shows!

Thanks to Joe Crookston’s desire to connect with Pittsburgh for his recent SongSpace show, we have been able to donate a total of $300 to local Pittsburgh Charities:

Casa San Jose (https://casasanjose.org/)

Afro-American Music Institute (https://www.afroamericanmusic.org/)

You can see a video of Joe’s SongSpace Concert here!