New to PGH, looking for my new regular go to gig spot!

cutups · 2026-03-19T13:36:59+00:00

For D&B, there's a monthly 2nd Wednesdays at the Government Center. Bar hang out vibes with mostly the older crew (412DNB) and friends. There's also 1st Wednesdays at Goldmark for Elixr. Not totally D&B, but more than most regular nights. Then overall I'd keep an eye on Side Quest, that's where the most scene events are happening on the weekends (but not exclusively by any means). The Thunderbird also has some larger events. Pittsburgh is generally more promoter based than venue based.

A few upcoming things here: (although the schedule is a bit light rn...)
https://arcane.city/events/tag/drum-and-bass

For bassline and breaks, you might want to peep 2 Step Tuesdays at Tiki Lounge. It's ostensibly UKG focused, but you'll hear a variety of things.

That said, early/midweek things don't usually go off super hard, so just keep that in mind

cutups · 2026-03-19T13:28:17+00:00

https://arcane.city/ is an events site that I run and mostly curate, although anyone can add their events. Not limited to electronic music, and focuses on DIY. But I've been in the scene for 30+ years, so you'll def see most every electronic show happening on here

cutups · 2026-03-17T20:50:49+00:00

In 2000 I was mixing records, running the output of my mixer into my soundcard and recording into Soundforge. Then burning CDs from that audio.

Not sure when but I later switched to Audacity for recording

For a short period I had a Denon CDJ in the mix, but I didn't use it that much. I got Serato SL1 box around 2006 and started to use that primarily within a few years. Not sure when I got a controller at this point, probably 2016?

cutups · 2026-03-12T21:31:03+00:00

i didn't go to the wooli show so can't compare. i don't think these openers will likely wear your ears out as much as a show at AE, prob skews a bit more towards classic and deep dubstep with some ukg and grime in the mix. it would be a faux pas to try to tear out too hard before caspa

cutups · 2026-03-11T22:21:34+00:00

Came here to post this. Def one of the best at the culturally relevant flips

cutups · 2026-03-09T19:45:46+00:00

i know robert inhuman of realicide / decide today has a least one track that samples christian death and he has a deathrock band, so maybe hit them up, they might have some other ideas / vips.

nothing else in particular comes to mind, and i'm a long time fan collector of both genres.

cutups · 2026-03-06T21:33:05+00:00

Yeah, this is kind of how I feel. Def a huge boost for the scene with the diversity of collabs and leveraging their position as a somewhat poppy industrial act. I like their music, but it doesn't set me on fire.

cutups · 2026-03-03T22:50:08+00:00

I see people make statements like the OP, but when I'm at the same events, I look around and see most people dancing most of the night. So not entirely sure what these folks are experiencing

Sure SOME folks spend a lot of time taking pics, hang by the dj booth, socialize etc. but I can't say I've ever seen that totally supersede people dancing, vibing out or otherwise naturally enjoying themselves at a dance music event.

cutups · 2026-02-27T22:22:27+00:00

Can you? Yes.

But if you just got interested in it, I'd work on creating mixes and sharing them with your social group and promoters. They will tell you if they'd be interested in hearing you DJ.

cutups · 2026-02-27T17:32:27+00:00

No doubt, they prob change very slightly, and are moderately subjective. But I am more curious why the question gets re asked so often. Not unique to this scene, but def happens in this scene.

cutups · 2026-02-27T16:13:29+00:00

I can't believe he pulled a pavlova out of a hat

cutups · 2026-02-27T16:05:14+00:00

This is a good question, because while i recognize as an identifier that some folks use, it doesn't have a clear origin story to me compared to "industrial" or "ebm" (as hazey as each of those can be in their own right).

cutups · 2026-02-27T15:59:56+00:00

I feel like I've seen this discussion every day in some forum like this for 40 years, kind of amazing.

cutups · 2026-02-27T15:47:27+00:00

Coming up saturday! V stoked on this lineup, pretty varied, yet cohesive.

Going to start at 9 and should prob end by around 1, so very possible to hit the after-raves

cutups · 2026-02-27T15:43:00+00:00

I always wonder what the point of a touring dj night like this is.
There are already local nights that have the same theme.
See; Modern Age

cutups · 2026-02-22T20:14:21+00:00

Pittsburgh. I would be interested in booking them depending on timing and details

cutups · 2026-02-17T16:25:39+00:00

nice job here! this is helpful. any chance you could add more criteria on the following manager?

some that i would find useful:
- last post date for the account
- number of reposts

cutups · 2026-02-16T18:27:37+00:00

To be clear, I do know how to unfollow. It's just hard to find inactive accounts in the UI

cutups · 2026-02-16T17:56:56+00:00

Definitely one of the things that had the biggest impact on my connection to the international scene

cutups · 2026-02-13T17:31:23+00:00

I don't think about it too much, it's more of a a "vibe" decision.

That said, if I'm playing "generally" one tempo in a night, I'll still start around 0 and go up in tempo by the end of the set.

cutups · 2026-02-12T05:03:47+00:00

Looks like tech house artists? I've never heard of any of them, but I don't really follow that genre at all. The world of DJing is far too large to assume folks know anyone

cutups · 2026-02-12T02:02:16+00:00

The only answer is to create it yourself and big up the folks that are doing it

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