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Best of Pittsburgh: Culture and Nightlife Winners 2021

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September 29, 2021
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Greatest Alt-Folks/Alt-Nation Band or Performer

Buffalo Rose
buffalorosemusic.com

2nd: Rocket Loves Blue
rocketlovesblues.com

third: The Shiners
shinersrock.com

Greatest Writer

Damon Younger
damonjyoung.com

2nd: Brian Butko
brianbutko.com

third: Brian Broome
brianbroome.com

Greatest Bar
(DOWNTOWN + STRIP DISTRICT)

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Coop de Ville
2305 Smallman St., Strip District
coopdevillepgh.com

2nd: The Warren Bar & Burrow
thewarrenpgh.com

third: Maggie’s Farm Rum Distillery
maggiesfarmrum.com

Greatest Bar (EAST)

Spirit
242 51st St., Lawrenceville
spiritpgh.com

2nd: D’s Six Pax & Dogz
ds6pax.com

third: Hidden Harbor
hiddenharborpgh.com

Greatest Bar (NORTH)

Federal Galley
200 Youngsters’s Manner, North Aspect
federalgalley.org

2nd: Max’s Allegheny Tavern
maxsalleghenytavern.com

third: North Park Lounge
northparklounge.com

Greatest Bar (SOUTH)

Fats Head’s Saloon
1805 E. Carson St., South Aspect
fatheads.com

2nd: Conscious Brewing Firm
mindfulbrewing.com

third: The Smiling Moose
smiling-moose.com

Greatest Bar (WEST)

Riley’s Pour Home
215 E. Essential St., Carnegie
rileyspourhouse.com

2nd: Business Public Home West
industrypgh.com

third: Helicon Brewing
heliconbrewing.com

Greatest Bar to Day Drink

Grist Home Craft Brewery
10 E. Sherman St., Millvale
gristhouse.com

2nd: Arsenal Cider Home
arsenalciderhouse.com

third: Over the Bar Bicycle Cafe
otbbicyclecafe.com

Greatest Bar to Play Video games

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Coop de Ville
2305 Smallman St., Strip District
coopdevillepgh.com

2nd: Dee’s Cafe

facebook.com/deescafe

third: Spirit
spiritpgh.com

Greatest Bar to Pregame

Southern Tier Brewery Pittsburgh
316 N. Shore Drive, North Aspect
facebook.com/stbcbeerpgh

2nd: Mike’s Beer Bar
mikesbeerbar.com

third: Redbeard’s Bar and Grill
redbeardspgh.com

Greatest Bartender

Brian Maxwell at Hidden Harbor
1708 Shady Ave., Squirrel Hill
hiddenharborpgh.com

2nd: Andrew Henderson at Blue Moon
bluemoononbutler.com

third: Michael Mayberry at P City Bar
facebook.com/ptownbar

Greatest Blues Band or Performer

Billy Worth
billyprice.com

2nd: Norman Nardini
normannardini.com

third: Miss Freddye
missfreddye.com

Greatest Cartoonist

Rob Rogers
robrogers.com

2nd: Marcel Lamont Walker
marcelwalker.com

third: Emily McGaughey
shopemilym.com

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CP Picture: Jared Wickerham

Spirit

Greatest Membership

Spirit
242 51st St., Lawrenceville
spiritpgh.com

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2nd: Belvedere’s Extremely-Dive
belvederesultradive.com

third: Con Alma
conalmapgh.com

Greatest Membership DJ

DJ Selecta
selecta720.com

2nd: DJ Nugget
djnugget.com

third: HUNY
soundcloud.com/hunyrocks

Greatest Comic

Invoice Crawford
twitter.com/dveBillCrawford

2nd: Missy Moreno
missymoreno.com

third: Jim Krenn
jimkrenn.com

Greatest Comedy Troupe

Knights of the Arcade
943 Liberty Ave., Downtown
arcadecomedytheater.com/knights

2nd: The Latchkey Youngsters
arcadecomedytheater.com

third: The Broad Squad

Greatest Nation Band or Performer

Gabby Barrett
gabbybarrett.com

2nd: Molly Alphabet
mollyalphabet.com

third: Slim Forsythe
facebook.com/slim.forsythe

Greatest Cowl Band or Performer

Dancing Queen
dancingqueen911.com

2nd: Completely 80s
totes80s.com

third: Bon Journey
bonjourney.com

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CP Picture: Jared Wickerham

Pittsburgh Ballet Theater

Greatest Dance Firm

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
2900 Liberty Ave., Strip District
pbt.org

2nd: The Tamburitzans
thetamburitzans.org

third: Assault Theatre
attacktheatre.com

Greatest Dance Studio

Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s Alloy Studios
5530 Penn Ave., Friendship
kelly-strayhorn.org

2nd: Stage Up Studios
leveluppgh.com

third: Texture Ballet Faculty
textureballet.org

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BusCrates

Greatest Digital Band or Performer

BusCrates
instagram.com/buscrates

2nd: Ky Vöss
kyvoss.com

third: Metacara
metacara.com

Greatest Escape Room

Escape Room Pittsburgh
569 Greenfield Ave., Greenfield and 145 E. Eighth Ave., Homestead
escaperoompgh.com

2nd: Enter the Imaginarium
entertheimaginariumpgh.com

third: Zone 28
zone28.com

Greatest Gallery for Native Artists

Mattress Manufacturing unit
500 Sampsonia Manner, North Aspect
mattress.org

2nd: BOOM Ideas
boomuniverse.co

third: Redfishbowl
redfishbowl.com

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CP Picture: Jared Wickerham

Row Home Cinema

Greatest Impartial Film Theater

Row Home Cinema
4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
rowhousecinema.com

2nd: The Manor Theatre
manorpgh.com

third: Hollywood Theater
hollywoodtheaterpgh.org

Greatest Jazz Band or Performer

Phat Man Dee
phatmandeemusic.com

2nd: Kenny Blake
facebook.com/kenny.blake.37

third: Boilermaker Jazz Band
boilermakerjazzband.com

Greatest Legacy Band or Performer

Donnie Iris
donnieiris.com

2nd: Anti-Flag
anti-flag.com

third: Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers
joegrushecky.com

Greatest LGBTQ Bar

Blue Moon
5115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
bluemoononbutler.com

2nd: 5801 Video Lounge & Cafe
5801videolounge.com

third: P City Bar
facebook.com/ptownbar

Greatest Metallic Band or Performer

Everybody Hates Every part
facebook.com/everyonehateseverything

2nd: Greywalker
greywalker.net

third: Arcane Haven
arcanehaven.bigcartel.com

Greatest Music Collaboration

fuck yeah, dinosaurs! feat: Feralcat “Jiggly Jello”
tinyurl.com/CPJigglyJello

2nd: Social Justice Disco with Liz Berlin & Phat Man Dee
socialjusticedisco.com

third: Buffalo Rose & INEZ: “I Can See Clearly Now”
tinyurl.com/CPICanSee

Greatest Music Venue

Mr. Smalls Theatre
400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale
mrsmalls.com

2nd: Stage AE
stageae.com

third: The Rex Theater
(completely closed September 2020)

Greatest New Bar

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Coop de Ville
2305 Smallman St., Strip District
coopdevillepgh.com

2nd: Hint Brewing
tracebloomfield.com

third: Whisper Nest
whispernestpgh.com

Greatest Photographer

Dave DiCello
120 Fifth Ave., Downtown
davedicello.com

2nd: Mara Rago
mararago.com

third: Mariah Treiber
mariahtreiberphotography.com

Greatest Choose-up Bar

Belvedere’s Extremely-Dive
4016 Butler St., Lawrenceville
belvederesultradive.com

2nd: Hemingway’s Cafe
hemingwayspgh.com

third: 5801 Video Lounge & Cafe
5801videolounge.com

Greatest Place for a Date Night time

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
One Schenley Drive, Oakland
phipps.conservatory.org

2nd: Pittsburgh Penguins Sport
nhl.com/penguins

third: Con Alma
conalmapgh.com

Greatest Place for a Enjoyable Night time Out

Mr. Smalls Theatre
400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale
mrsmalls.com

2nd: Spirit
spiritpgh.com

third: Carnegie Science Heart
carnegiesciencecenter.org

Greatest Place to Have a good time Your Birthday

DiAnoia’s Eatery
2549 Penn Ave., Strip District
dianoiaseatery.com

2nd: Spirit
spiritpgh.com

third: Altius
altiuspgh.com

Greatest Place to Have a good time Your Divorce

Lumberjaxes Axe Throwing Pittsburgh
A number of Places
axethrowingpgh.com

2nd: Cheerleaders Gents’s Membership
cheerleaderspittsburgh.com

third: Blue Moon
bluemoononbutler.com

Greatest Place to Dance

Belvedere’s Extremely-Dive
4016 Butler St., Lawrenceville
belvederesultradive.com

2nd: Spirit
spiritpgh.com

third: Jergel’s Rhythm Grille
jergels.com

Greatest Place to Karaoke

Nico’s Restoration Room
178 Pearl St., Bloomfield
nicosbloomfield.com

2nd: Bob’s Storage
instagram.com/pghbobsgarage

third: P City Bar
facebook.com/ptownbar

Greatest Place to See a Native Band

The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale
thefunhouseatmrsmalls.com

2nd: Jergel’s Rhythm Grille
jergels.com

third: Spirit
spiritpgh.com

Greatest Place to Take a First Date

Mount Washington
mwcdc.org

2nd: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
phipps.conservatory.org

third: Arsenal Bowl
arsenalbowl.com

Greatest Place to Take Out-of-Towners

Strip District
stripdistrictneighbors.org

2nd: Grandview Overlook
mwcdc.org

third: Duquesne Incline
duquesneincline.org

Greatest Poet

Rachel Ann Bovier
facebook.com/Rachel.Ann.Bovier

2nd: vanessa german
instagram.com/vanessalgerman

third: The Soiled Poet
tinyurl.com/DirtyPoet

Greatest Pop Band or Performer

Bizarre Paul Petroskey
weirdpaul.com

2nd: Brittney Chantele
facebook.com/brittneychantele

third: Nick Barilla
facebook.com/NickBarillaLive

Greatest Punk Band or Performer

Anti-Flag
anti-flag.com

2nd: fuck yeah, dinosaurs!
dinopunks.com

third: Bastard Bearded Irishmen
bastardbeardedirishmen.com

Greatest R&B Band or Performer

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Invoice Henry Band
billhenryband.com

2nd: Chantal Joseph
chantaljmusic.com

third: The Nied’s Resort Band
niedshotelband.com

Greatest Radio DJ

Mikey & Massive Bob on 96.1 KISS
facebook.com/mikeybigbob

2nd: Kelly on 100.7 STAR
facebook.com/kelonair

third: Joey Spehar on 91.3FM WYEP
twitter.com/morningjoey

Greatest Radio Present

The Morning Freak Present on 96.1 KISS
facebook.com/mikeybigbob

2nd: Randy Baumann & the DVE Morning Present on 102.5 WDVE
twitter.com/DVERandy

third: The Bubba Present Star on 100.7 Star
facebook.com/BubbaShow1007

Greatest Radio Station

91.3FM WYEP
wyep.org

2nd: 102.5 WDVE
dve.iheart.com

third: 90.5 WESA
wesa.fm

Greatest Rap/Hip-Hop Band or Performer

Brittney Chantele
facebook.com/brittneychantele

2nd: Lexa Terrestrial
lexaterrestrial.com

third: Benji.
smileyourealive.com

Greatest Rock Band or Performer

The Clarks
clarksonline.com

2nd: Bizarre Paul Rock Band
weirdpaul.com

third: Gene The Werewolf
genethewerewolf.com

Greatest Sports activities Bar

North Park Lounge
A number of Places
northparklounge.com

2nd: Redbeard’s
redbeardspgh.com

third: Ruggers Pub
ruggerspub.com

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CP Picture: Jared Wickerham

Baron Batch

Greatest Avenue Artist

Baron Batch
baronbatch.com

2nd: Jeremy Raymer
jmraymer.com

third: Danny Devine (1982-2021)
instagram.com/dannyinzer

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CP Picture: Kaycee Orwig

Greenback Financial institution Three Rivers Arts Pageant

Greatest Avenue Pageant

Greenback Financial institution Three Rivers Arts Pageant
Level State Park and Cultural District, Downtown
traf.trustarts.org

2nd: Pittsburgh Pleasure Month occasions

third: Millvale Days
facebook.com/MillvaleDays

Greatest Strip Membership

Cheerleaders Gents’s Membership
3100 Liberty Ave., Strip District
cheerleaderspittsburgh.com

2nd: Membership Erotica
cluberoticapittsburgh.com

third: Tennyson Lodge
facebook.com/TheTennysonLodge

Greatest Stripper

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Gia Fagnelli
giafagnelli.com

2nd: Layla Paige – Rick’s Cabaret
facebook.com/layla666paige

third: Ginger – Membership Erotica
cluberoticapittsburgh.com

Greatest Theater Firm

Pittsburgh CLO
pittsburghclo.org

2nd: Pittsburgh Public Theater
ppt.org

third: Metropolis Theatre Firm
citytheatrecompany.org

Greatest Trivia Night time

Bigham Tavern
321 Bigham St., Mount Washington
bighamtavern.com

2nd: Radical Trivia

radicaltrivia.com

third: 5801 Video Lounge and Cafe
5801videolounge.com

Greatest Unsigned Music Artist

Brittney Chantele
facebook.com/brittneychantele

2nd: God Hates Unicorns
godhatesunicorns.com

third: Katie Simone
instagram.com/thekatiesimone

Greatest Venue for Various Musical Acts

Mr. Smalls Theatre
400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale
mrsmalls.com

2nd: Membership Cafe
clubcafelive.com

third: Spirit
spiritpgh.com

Greatest Venue with the Greatest Drinks

Hidden Harbor
1708 Shady Ave., Squirrel Hill
hiddenharborpgh.com

2nd: Spirit
spiritpgh.com

third: Con Alma
conalmapgh.com

Greatest Digital Fundraiser

Animal Buddies’ Black Tie & Tails
thinkingoutsidethecage.org

2nd: Humane Animal Rescue’s A Very Burgh Paws Celebration Gala
humaneanimalrescue.org

third: Ladies’s Heart & Shelter of Better Pittsburgh’s Celebrating Survivors
wcspittsburgh.org

Greatest Digital Gallery

Artwork All Night time
artallnight.org

2nd: Handmade Arcade Digital Market
handmadearcade.org

third: Sanctuary Pittsburgh
sanctuarypittsburgh.com

Greatest Digital Literary Collection

White Whale Bookstore
4754 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield
whitewhalebookstore.com

2nd: Metropolis of Asylum
cityofasylum.org

third: Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
pittsburghlectures.org

Greatest Digital Music Occasion

Pittsburgh Worldwide Jazz Pageant
pittsburghjazzfest.org

2nd: Save Moondogs Digital Profit Live performance
facebook.com/SaveMoondogs

third: Con Alma Livestream
conalmapgh.com/live-stream

Greatest Digital Stage Manufacturing

Kaylin Horgan’s CSA Milton at New Hazlett Theater
6 Allegheny Sq. East, North Aspect
newhazletttheater.org

2nd: PICT Basic Theatre’s A Christmas Carol
picttheatre.org

third: Pittsburgh Opera’s Semele
pittsburghopera.org

Greatest Visible Artist

B. Freyer Artwork
bfreyerart.com

2nd: Zachary Rutter
zacharyrutterart.com

third: vanessa german
instagram.com/vanessalgerman

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CP Picture: Jared Wickerham

Rusted Root

Greatest World Music Band or Performer

Rusted Root
rustedroot.com

2nd: The Tamburitzans
thetamburitzans.org

third: Phat Man Dee
phatmandeemusic.com

Greatest Author

Damon Younger
damonjyoung.com

2nd: Gene Collier
genecollier.com

third: Tony Norman
twitter.com/tonynormanpg



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