Japanese metal band HANABIE。at Preserving Underground in New Kensington, September 23.

The Japanese metal band HANABIE。will play at Preserving Underground in New Kensington on September 23. Their Reddit fanpage provides an introduction:

Loud rock band HANABIE。formed at their school light music club in June 2015. Centering in Kichijōji, Tokyo, they started performing live around areas such as Shinjuku and Tachikawa.

The sound of Hanabie features the sound mixture of metalcore, hardcore, Hip-Hop, and J-POP. Their 1st album, "Girls Manifest" was released in 2020. With this album, they have established their own genre "HARAJUKUCORE"

Their live performances have a speed and power that exceeds expectations and captivates their audience. Yukina's powerful screaming/growling vocals never leave anyone without being amazed, along with this excellent melodic lines given by the clean voice of Matsuri, this is a complete basis for an amazing metalcore band but as for them it isn't enough they add different layers of voices between rap lines. If vocally they are great, in the instrumental part they're not left behind, aggressive, heavy, and dynamic. Certainly to define this band you need at least two words: dynamic and powerful.

The all ages show starts at 7 pm, and tickets are available online. Preserving Underground is located at 1101 5th Ave., roughly 20 miles northeast of Pittsburgh (map).

Early screening of Adele Lim's Joy Ride in Pittsburgh-area theaters, July 1.

An early screening of the 2023 film Joy Ride will play in several Pittsburgh-area theaters on July 1 before the film opens around the city on July 5.

From the producers of Neighbors and the co-screenwriter of Crazy Rich Asians, JOY RIDE stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Oscar® nominee Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu. The hilarious and unapologetically explicit story of identity and self-discovery centers on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure. When Audrey’s (Ashley Park) business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo (Sherry Cola), her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat (Stephanie Hsu), her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye (Sabrina Wu), Lolo’s eccentric cousin. Their no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging, and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are.

Also starring Ronny Chieng (Crazy Rich Asians), Lori Tan Chinn (Awkwafina is Nora From Queens), David Denman (Greenland), Annie Mumolo (Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar), Desmond Chiam (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), Alexander Hodge (Insecure), and Chris Pang (Crazy Rich Asians).

It will play at 7:00 pm July 1 at the AMC Loews Waterfront, the Cinemark McCandless, and the Cinemark Robinson, and tickets are available online.

Indonesian rock band Voice of Baceprot in Pittsburgh, August 11.

The Indonesian rock band Voice of Baceprot will play a show in Pittsburgh on August 11. Their official site introduces them thus:

Young, Indonesian, hijab-wearing, female metal trio Voice Of Baceprot (VOB) have been covering the members’ favourite metal songs since they learned to play their instruments. Their prowess at playing these covers got them attention from fans and media worldwide and enabled them to develop to the point where they could, as a band, create original songs.

Consisting of Marsya (vocals and guitar), Widi (bass), and Sitti (drums), the trio first met when they were still junior high school students in their hometown of Singajaya, a small village two hours’ drive away from the city of Garut, West Java. The word “baceprot” from their band name comes from the Sundanese language meaning “noisy”. It was chosen to represent the type of music that they play.

Since their formation, VOB have become a point of discussion for a host of renowned global media, including The New York Times, NPR, BBC, DW and The Guardian, featuring them in the pages of their online publication. VOB were recently named by heavy metal and rock magazine Metal Hammer as “the Metal Band the World Needs Right Now”.

They'll play at the Hard Rock Cafe Pittsburgh, located at 230 W. Station Square Drive (map) in Station Square. The show starts at 7:00 pm, and guests under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Acclaimed 2023 film Past Lives remains in Pittsburgh-area theaters after initial week-long run.

The 2023 film Past Lives, which opened in Pittsburgh on June 22, will play in Pittsburgh-area theaters through at least July 13. A synopsis, from the distributor A24:

Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance.

It will play at the Manor Theater in Squirrel Hill, the AMC Loews Waterfront, and the Cinemark theater in Robinson through June 30, will continue at the Manor Theater and AMC Loews through July 6 (tickets available online), and play at the Harris Theater from June 30 through July 13.

"We Learn" Beginner and Intermediate Korean classes resume at Carnegie Library in Oakland, Saturdays from July 1.

via the Republic of Korea's Flickr page.

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh branch in Oakland will resume its free "We Learn" Beginner and Intermediate Korean classes Saturdays from July 1. The beginner classes run from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm in Classroom A of the Oakland (Main) branch; a summary:

In this beginner-level class, we will use the textbook published by the Korean government for foreigners who learn Korean as a secondary language.

We will start from write/reading Korean characters, 'Hangul', and learning how to organize sentence structures.

The intermediate classes start at 12:00 pm, also in Classroom A.

In this intermediate-level class, we will cover the textbook published by the Korean government for foreigners who learn Korean as a secondary language. We will cover basic Korean grammar and vocabulary, and practice how to speak and write using what we've covered in each lecture.

Registration is required to participate. The classes run all five Saturdays in July: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. The Oakland branch of the Carneige Library of Pittsburgh is located at 4400 Forbes Ave. (map), accessible by numerous city bus lines.

Korea-based travelling music family TENGGER in Pittsburgh, October 4.

The three-piece travelling music family band Tengger will play in Pittsburgh on October 4 as part of their North American tour. Their official site describes their sound thus:

텐거/天郷
TENGGER is a traveling musical family, made up of Pan-Asian couple, itta and Marqido, who create their brand of psychedelic New-Age drone magic through the use of harmonium, voice, and toy instruments (played by itta) and analogue synths (played by Marqido). The duo originally started out with the moniker “10” but since the birth of their son RAAI (who joins them on tour and often on stage) in 2012, have called themselves TENGGER (meaning ‘unlimited expanse of sky’ in Mongolian) to mark the expansion of the family. It also means ‘huge sea’ in Hungarian. Travel, as spiritual experience in real environments, and the sound between the space and the audience have been central themes of their works. The family’s yearly pilgrimages inform every aspect of their art.

They will play at the First Unitarian Church in Shadyside (map), from 7:00 to 10:00 pm; ticket information will follow later.

Anime Night - Filler Beach Party at Roxian Theatre, June 30.

The Roxian Theatre will host an ages 18+ Anime Night - Filler Beach Party on June 30.

 Calling all Steel City Anime fans 

Welcome back to Anime Night. The one and only dance party celebrating the music of anime. Join us at the wonderful Roxian Theatre as we come together and bring the beach party to you on a special occassion celebrating the music and culture of anime.

Friday June 30, 2023
Roxian Theatre - Pittsburgh PA
Doors 7:00 PM // Show 8:00 PM
Tickets ADV $15 // DOS $20
Ages 18+

Anime Night is an alternative dance party inspired by music popularized throughout anime. This edition of Anime Night, "Filler Beach Party" is exactly what it sounds like. There is no musical theme, we're dressing up in beach cosplay and playing the hits from all your favorites like Naruto, One Piece, Sailor Moon, Fruits Basket, Demon Slayer, and so many more.

Ghibli Glass Painting with Tekko and Pittsburgh Japanese Culture Society, July 1.

Tekko and the Pittsburgh Japanese Culture Society will present Ghibli Glass Painting at the Carnegie Library on Mt. Washington, July 1.

Join us at the Carnegie Library on Mt. Washington to hang out and do some painting! You'll take home two Ghibli-themed painted wine glasses, with live instruction. Light snacks and beverages provided. Come early or stay after to enjoy the beautiful overlooks in the area.

Attendance is very limited so be sure to reserve your spot today!

The event runs from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the Carnegie Library at 315 Grandview Ave. in Mt. Washington (map). Tickets are $48.15 including fees.

Kromek hiring Mandarin-speaking Technical Support Representative for Zelienople office.

Kromek Group plc is hiring a Mandarin-speaking Technical Support Representative for its Zelienople office. An excerpt from the job ad:

We are seeking a Technical Support Representative to serve as the face and contact person of the Kromek brand when engaging with Chinese end user customers as to technically related detector product issues. If you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, have a strong interest toward technology and can communicate fluently with our Chinese customers, this may be the right position for you.

As a technical support representative. You work closely with our Chinese customers and executive team members.

2023 film Past Lives at Harris Theater from June 30, after opening in Pittsburgh on June 22.

The 2023 film Past Lives, which will open in Pittsburgh-area theaters on June 22, will have (at least) a two-week run at the Harris Theater from June 30. A synopsis, from the distributor A24:

A budding childhood romance between Nora and Hae Sung, classmates at a primary school in Seoul, ends abruptly when Nora’s family emigrates to Canada. Twelve years later, Nora, now a playwriting student in New York, notices that Hae Sung’s been searching social media for her. They reconnect online, begin talking frequently, and even imagine a reunion. But another dozen years pass before they finally meet over a few fateful days during his visit to New York. Although their lives have changed dramatically, they remain bound by a wistful connection.

An aching, deeply romantic debut feature from playwright Celine Song (Endlings), PAST LIVES is a love story — indeed, several — told across three moments in time. Song’s artful aesthetic and profound character writing, and the spellbinding performances she draws from Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro (whose fates intertwine) explore love, identity, and “In Yun,” a Korean notion of fate stemming from two people’s connection in a past life. It’s that rarest of works that transports us, impossibly, to someplace deep in our souls, in between a life we’ve longed for and the life we live.

It is scheduled to run, so far, from June 30 through July 13, and tickets are available online. The Harris Theater is located in downtown's Cultural District (map).