Announcment: The No Name Players Present Mistakes Madeline Made THIS FRIDAY!

The No Name Players

Present Mistakes Madeline Made

Hidey Ho everyone! MMM...what's that smell? Do you smell that smell?  No it's not the gang from good ol' PU! This time it's our friends The No Name Players who are at it again - this time presenting Mistakes Madeline Made by Elizabeth Meriwether and directed by Marci Woodruff. The cast includes Todd Betker, Don DiGiulio, John Feightner, Tressa Glover and Liz Roberts in a production that will burn the eyes and flood your alfactory senses!

THE MISTAKES MADELINE MADE is a twisted and hilarious coming-of-age story about a girl who develops Ablutophobia, the fear of bathing. Struggling with a soul-crushing job as a personal assistant, she wages a furious, funny war against all things complacent, pampered and clean.  The play raises the questions: Is dirty living a political act? And is clean living even possible in these times of unrest? An unlikely story of love and dirty people.

The gang from Pittsburgh Underground was graciously invited to a private showing of The No Name Players last production, The Book of Liz which we absolutely LOVED (check out our review for The No Name Players Present The Book of Liz). We highly recommend seeing what all the buzz is about for yourselves with a fun filled night of indy-theatre!

All the dirty fun will begin at 8PM (with no late seating) at the PITT Studio Theatre at the Cathedral of Learning at 4200 Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh's Oakland on the following dates: July 29th and 30th, August 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th.

Tickets for the event can be purchased RIGHT HERE so don't wait! Nab your tickets today!


 

Announcement: Steel City Con 2011 this FRIDAY through SUNDAY!!!

Holy nerdvana kids! The gang here at Pittsburgh Underground can't believe that it's that time again - the annual Steel City Con! That's right kids - the fun begins this Friday, July 29th and continues until Sunday, July 31st!

The Steel City Con is one of the biggest toy, comic, and childhood collectibles show in Pittsburgh. Held at the Monroeville Convention Center, the con will not only have great stuff to nab for you and your inner fanboy, but will also have a plethera of special guest stars including: Lydnay Wagner (the Bionic Woman), Don Stark (Bob Pinciotti from That 70's Show), Jeremy Bullock (Boba Fett) and Richard Leparmentier (Admiral Motti) from Star Wars fame, Torrie Wilson (former WWE diva), Dennis Haskins (Principle Belding from Saved by the Bell), Tony Todd (Candyman), and a Night of the Living Dead Reunion!

A 3 day pass can be purchased HERE for adults for $20 and for kids under 12 for only $10. Tickets can also be puchased at the door for adults for $12 and for kids under 12 for just $5. Times for the event is as follows:

Friday: 2PM-8PM
Saturday: 10AM-6PM
Sunday: 10AM-4PM

For comics, collectables, and special guest stars (mmm... Linsay Wagner...grrrroooowwwlll!!!) you better get your ass to Monroeville this weekend and get your geek on! Hope to see you there!

PU Pulp Posters: Pittsburgh Pigstye - Issue One

Pittsburgh Pigstye / Issue 1 / Pasture Patty

PU Artist, Chops Huber

(Right-Click on Poster and Save to Download a Full Version)

Howdy all you cowboys and cowghouls! I-I-I-I-I-tttssss THAT TIME AGAIN!!! NOOOOO!!! It's nadda mamma-daddy-sister-cousin weddin'!!! It's FIRST EDITION FRIDAY which means PU PULP POSTER TIME!!! Well-YYYEEEEEAHHHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

That's right ya mangy polecats! This time, in the hotta-than-hellfire month of JUUU-LIE, Pittsburgh Underground presents Pittsburgh Pigstye - Issue One, by our own Chops Huber. The rootinest-tootinest, roughest-toughest, meanest-inbetweenest, doodler west of the Ohio's (and he ain't no mamby-pamby neither!!!).

Featuring Pasture Patty, this PU PULP POSTER is a feast for the eyes as well as the wallet, cause it's absolutly-tootly FREE!!!

Don't forget to follow your noise every month for a new PU Pulp Poster, EXCLUSIVELY at Pittsburgh Underground!


UPDATE: This PU Pulp Poster has been UPDATED as of August 3rd, 2012 to include revisions to our QR Code and Website Address - PUzine.com -  Download and print this PU Freebie and hang it on your fridge, stick it to your skateboard, glue it to your little sister's head - THEN use your smartphone to scan the code to follow Pittsburgh Underground wherever you are!

Movies That Have Everything: DaggerVision Films presents the WORLD PREMEIRE of Caustic Zombies!!!

Last month we mentioned that some BIG TIME indy horror events were coming at the end of July to the Hollywood Theater and the gang here at good old Pittsburgh Underground wants to make sure that you don't miss out on any of the fun!

On July 22nd at 10PM (that's next Friday kids!), independent Pittsburgh film company, DaggerVision Films presents the first full-length feature from horror director Johnny Daggers entitled Caustic Zombies!

Caustic Zombies Teaser
from Daggervision Films on Vimeo.

Recently featured in Rabid and Xploited magazines as well as Pittsburgh's Tribune Review, DaggerVision Films continues Pittsburgh's rich horror history as they continue the good fight for fans of the genre everywhere!(you can count good ol' PU in!!!) 

Pre-sold tickets are $5.00 online and $7.00 at the door. Make sure to get their early as the doors open at 9PM with the ghoulishly grim red carpet appearance by Johnny Daggers and the rest of the cast. Don't forget to check out the merchandise table and get ZOMBIFIED by their caricature artist!

To get more info on Caustic Zombies, DaggerVision Films, and to nab your tickets, check out the Official DaggerVision Website or shamble over to their Facebook Site.

Announcement: Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Project premieres THIS THURSDAY!

It's that time again ladies and germs! Pittsburgh's 48 Hour Film Project premeires this Thursday, July 14th and Friday, July 15th at the Hollywood Theater in Dormont.

UPDATED 7/12/11: Each screening contains 10 to 12 different teams shown on the following days and times:

Group A screens Thursday, July 14th at 7PM

Group B screens Thursday, July 14th at 9PM

Group C screens Friday, July 15th at 7PM

BEST OF SCREENING and AWARDS on Saturday, July 23rd at 7PM

The 48 Hour Film Project's mission is to advance filmmaking and promote filmmakers. Through its festival/competition, the Project encourages filmmakers and would-be filmmakers to get out there and make movies. The tight deadline of 48 hours puts the focus squarely on the filmmakers—emphasizing creativity and teamwork skills. While the time limit places an unusual restriction on the filmmakers, it is also liberating by putting an emphasis on "doing" instead of "talking."

Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 with vaild student ID, and $5 for kids under 12 years of age per screening. All Screen Passes are $20. Tickets for the event can be purchased HERE.

Support your local independant film makers for a fun night for all!

PU It Stinks: NEW Google Blogger is BUGGY!!!

First off, let's start by saying that the gang here at Pittsburgh Underground does love Google. They've got great appications (many of them free) for users to express themselves, find information, and to do all those techno-babble things that most of us modern mortals can't seem to live without.

One of these great applications is Google Blogger (yes, you're using it now by reading this article). Free to everyone and a great way to publish information, entertainment, and everything in between.

On July 7th, Google Blogger updated it's dashboard interface, streamlining it in an attempt to make it more user friendly to those who create with it. It is an improvement - a great improvement, if it wasn't for ALL THE BUGS...

That's right kids, BUGS. The new Google Blogger is bugger than a baitshop - we've experienced more 'Service Unavailable' messages merely by trying to access the dashboard, post, or preview since it launched last week. In a nutshell - IRRITATING, not to mention inconvenient to both us and you, our fair readers.

Granted, this is a free service of Google, BUT purchasing our new URL wasn't - making this a bitter pill to snort. When something ain't broke, why try and fix it. The old Google Blogger could be problematic at moments (our most recent issue being our new URL wouldn't work with the old website), but it always posted our articles and we never had problems accessing it's mechanics.

So where do we go from here? Patience young padawans. We aren't the only group experiencing the bite of Google Blogger-bugs so we do have faith that Google is addressing the problems. Sadly, in a world of instant gratification, all we can do is wait and hope that the problems can be addressed sooner rather than later.

Until then, all we can all do is grin, bear it, and stay tuned...

Movies That Have Everything Preview: Hobo With A Shotgun

Hey gang! GUESS WHAT (no, not chicken-butt!)!!! The gang from good ol' Pittsburgh Underground is going out TONIGHT to our favorite hangout, The Hollywood Theater in Dormont to watch Hobo with a Shotgun, starring one of our favorite actors, Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner, Ladyhawke, Sin City). Check out this awesome feed we have below from Magnet Films!

Hobo With A Shotgun from Magnet Films
(Red Band Trailer)

What's wicked about this film isn't just it's grindhouse roots, or the awesome Mr. Hauer, but that its director, Jason Eisener, won a competition to make a fake trailer for Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's Grindhouse double bill in 2007. The original Hobo trailer was filmed (without Hauer) on the mean streets of Halifax, Canada, for $150, using a real shotgun as a prop. Like Danny Trejo's Machete, it got Eisener a movie deal. Check out the ORIGINAL trailer that won Eisner the deal below:

Hobo with a Shotgun

(Contest Winning Footage from Jason Eisner)

The film starts tonight at the Hollywood Theater (1449 Potomac Avenue in Dormont) starting at 9:30 PM. Hope to see you there!

Announcement: Horror Authors to Appear at Eljay's Used Books

Hey gang! Our old pals over at the Horror Realm continue their Summer of Scares, teaming up with the good folks over at Ejay's Used Books, (3233 West Liberty Avenue in Dormont) who will be showcasing local horror authors who are either self published or work with independent publishing companies.

The fun starts this Saturday, July 9th at 3pm and continues each Saturday at 3pm till August 6th. Each event will feature a local author reading selections from their book(s), participating in a question and answer session, and signing books.

The schedule is as follows:
July 9 - Tim Gross is the author of a series of horror movie review books. Tim doesn't just review the blockbusters, so you'll find tons of reviews on indie film from all over the world in each of his books. Chat with Tim and get an autographed copy of one of his review guides.

July 16 – Christine Soltis discusses and signs her book Final Moon as part of the series. Christine is the author or a number of books and ebooks ranging from poetry to horror.

July 30 – Mike Watt: The only thing we have to fear, we're told, is fear itself. In Phobophobia, the first fiction collection from award-winning screenwriter and journalist Mike Watt, ordinary people going through everyday events are subjected to nightmares beyond their imagining. In Phobophobia, nothing is what it seems ... -- Not a classic cherry red Mustang... -- Not a run-of-the-mill art exhibit... -- Not a Valentine's Day gift... -- Not even Christmas Morning...

August 6 - Jon Towers is known for his stunning zombie art and his series The New Apocypha. Jon will be signing his latest book in The New Apocrypha series: The Order of the Shining Hexagon. Jon is both an artist and writer, and has been self-publishing his comic books for about ten years. Jon is also an indy pro-wrestler.

So come on out to Ejay's Used Books and meet up with this scarey society of scribblers for another fun filled event sponsored by our friends at The Horror Realm (BOOOOHHHAAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!)

Comics To Rot Your Brain: DC Comics REBOOT coming in September 2011

What - DC Worry?

Howdy gang! Well, all the rumblings are true - the folks at DC Comics have decided to reboot their universe yet AGAIN (that's right kids, remember Crisis on Infinite Earths back in 1985?). This means that ALL your favorite books are getting their slates wiped clean, starting all over again at issue number 1.

Along with the reboot, DC Comics is also offering their titles in both digital and traditional formats (iPad fans rejoice)!

As expected, there are some fanboys that are crying in their Underoos, worried that the beloved continuity of their favorite titles such as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the DC family of titles will either become completely convoluted or disappear entirely.

With that said, here are the boys from DC Comics: Dan Dido and Jim Lee, Bob Harras, Eddie Berganza, and Grant Morrison as they do their best to calm all your fears regarding the new reboot starting this September.

The DC Comic Reboot Explained by the Boys at DC Comics

The reboot includes the following 52 titles plus Batman Incorporated which is slated for a 2012 release.

Click Below for the full list of DC Comic Reboot Titles and a surprising reaction from the mother of all villians!

Eat Me: Pittsburgh Steak Company Review

The Pittsburgh Steak Company
Exterior on East Carson Street
in Pittsburgh's Southside

Have you heard it?...the cry of the wolf?  That sudden wild urge that drives us out into the night, filled with a hunger that must be satisfied?  When that shaggy bastard is upon us, there is only one cure to stop the madness & only one thing to tame the hunger - MEAT!  MMEEEAAAAATTTTTT! 

Bloody, red, and gooey. Meat that you cut with a knife - Meat with a bone in it. No burger will calm this storm, no burrito can fill the void.   Your chickens are no good here.
 
If this happens to you, then the good folks at Pittsburgh Underground can offer you a satisfying solution.  The Pittsburgh Steak Company, located at 1924 East Carson Street (in Pittsburgh's famous Southside) will make your carnivorous wishes come true.

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Movies That Have Everything: Horror Realm presents 12 Weeks of Horror!

Happy 4th of July to all our villianous viewers! BIG ANNOUNCEMENT as our friends over at The Horror Realm present 12 Weeks of Horror at The Hollywood Theater (1449 Potomac Avenue, Dormont PA).

The gang here at good ol' Pittburgh Underground is REALLY excited for this event! This murderous mish-mash of macabre mayhem begins EVERY Wednesday, starting this week - July 6th at 7PM! This includes a SPOOKY cartoon, an installment of the Bela Lugosi classic horror serial, The Phantom Creeps, and then a classic horror film - check out the scheduled listings below!

July 6 - White Zombie
July 13 - Dementia 13
July 20 - Carnival of Souls
July 27 - House on Haunted Hill

August 3 - The Little Shop of Horrors
August 10 - Night of the Living Dead
August 17 - Man in the Attic
August 24 - Jesse James vs. Frankenstein's Daughter
August 31 - The Brain That Wouldn't Die

September 7 - Horror Express
September 14 - The Vampire Bat
September 21 - Ghosts on the Loose

THAT'S NOT ALL!!! Patrons who come to all of the first 11 shows will receive free admission to the 12th show, a snack pack for the last show (small popcorn, small drink and Skybar) and entered into a drawing for free passes to Horror Realm Fall 2011 Convention, September 16th through the 18th (another event that Pittsburgh Underground can't wait for!).

Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors (62+) and kids under 12. This is seriously one of the BEST horror deals in the 'burgh gang and PU hopes to see you their for the shakes and shivers!!!

Announcement: The Sangawa Project Anime Con is COMING July 15th through 17th!!!

Welcome and domo arigato my anime aficionados! Do you have an overwhelming interest in manga, anime, and video games? (the gang at good ol' Pittsburgh Underground does!).

The Sangawa Project, Pittsburgh's anime-themed event for adults (+18 years and older) will be taking place July 15th through 17th at the Best Western, Parkway Center Inn in Greentree (875 Greentree Road, Pittsburgh, PA / Phone: 412/922-7070). Think the good ol' days of Voltron, Robotech, and Speed Racer! This con will have that and more!

The Sangawa Project has many features of your standard anime convention - panels, workshops, costume contests, gaming, and vendors. Where it differs is the content.

Video games, for example, features a Super Street Fighter IV tournament alongside a classic F-Zero time trial event. Actual pachinko machines from Japan will be available to play so guests can see what the hype is without traveling all the way to Japan.

Panels and workshops are created with adults in mind and range between the humorous and the thoughtful. A cash bar is available to guests 21+ during evening events in the main stage area.

Finally, of course, there's a special industry guest: Matthew K. Miller, none other than the voice of Tenchi Masaki in the Tenchi Muyo and Tenchi Universe anime series that were so prominent in Toonami's glory days.

So zip on over to The Sangawa Project Official Website were discounted preregistration is available until July 5th. Tickets at the door are $35 and get you in for the whole weekend (Friday evening until Sunday evening). Hope to see you there!

Annoucement: Most Wanted Fine Arts presents Fine Arts Benefit TONIGHT!!!

Hello one and all! Our friends at Most Wanted Fine Arts presents a fine arts benefit for the Hollywood Theater TONIGHT!!!

Sponsored by the Birmingham Bridge Tavern and Tattoo Noir, this benefit begin with a FREE opening reception featuring 50 local artists and internationally celebrated master print maker John Lysak.

Short films by the Chatham Spring Film Festive and the Pittburgh 48 Hour Film Project will augment the show as well as musical performances by DJ Liftkit, Dan 'Dream' Friedson, and Grand Snafu.

Sound like a blast kids so get your butts over to the Hollywood Theater (1449 Potomac Ave, Pittsburgh PA, 15216) for the arts, cinema, and a musical experience to behold!!! The party is from 6pm to 10pm - hope to see you there!