We are THRILLED to announce our Second Highland park house concert of the year The concert is April 14 FROM 7-10 PM (c’mon your taxes will wait!) And the music is from a wonderful PITTSBURGHER who a) released a GREAT CD in Dec 2022 and b) moved to Pittsburgh from Nashville Our artist My Politic. Their most recent CD is Missouri Folklore and it is wonderful!!! Part autobiographical, part conceptual, every song on Missouri Folklore is set against the backdrop of the Ozark Mountains, which served as the landscapes of longtime friends and bandmates Kaston Guffey and Nick Pankey's early years. Through reflective, imagery-driven songwriting, the pair honestly examine the tangled webs we weave, often overshadowed by the doldrums of everyday life in small-town America. "There are songs about judgment, existentialism, forgiveness, love, death, growing, and healing," Guffey says. "It's a lot of material focused on the nuance and mundanity, in some sense, of being a person." Lonesome Highway’s review got it right: Songs like Cursing At the Night and At the Morning (memories that bite), Maybe It’s Love (random liaisons between strangers), Gina and Leroy (dead-end lives, trying to change), Albuquerque (a junkie trying to reform in prison), Driving Home To You (death of a brother in the war), are all tales of quiet dignity with people trying to make life work out better. The sweet vocal tones are the perfect accompaniment for the fluid musicianship and style on this album. At a very generous fifty-four minutes in length there is something here for all tastes. Another masterclass in subtle artistry. A quite superb album. https://soundcloud.com/mypoliticmusic/sets/missouri-folklore-songs-stories-from-home/s-4gcrLtfPWid?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/soundcloud.com/mypoliticmusic/sets/missouri-folklore-songs-stories-from-home/s-4gcrLtfPWid?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing__;!!NHLzug!Jfs9gS3iPsWx3qY_1Q6kM655Pd4F9TJIexpBYl4TOiDDyASd_rd_wPxwl_oAWE-cpAeeldZn3PIQnd0I-XG1V68n$> Websites & Socials www.mypolitic.bandcamp.com<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http*3A*2F*2Fwww.mypolitic.bandcamp.com*2F&h=ATNv5Qf2AxasOH8sVBBdB1HLilr-nTN6ndc-YO8Xga_JWuYrIVLWFdMXH8MxDylzoECpO5JGPAia3qRNCV9rFw2ViW3eatP_d6r0U_SZ9Omclh7LjZN8uBBIL3ulVLTGFv_mYY4NWgw__;JSUlJQ!!NHLzug!Jfs9gS3iPsWx3qY_1Q6kM655Pd4F9TJIexpBYl4TOiDDyASd_rd_wPxwl_oAWE-cpAeeldZn3PIQnd0I-as-Vchc$> www.mypoliticmusic.com<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.mypoliticmusic.com/__;!!NHLzug!Jfs9gS3iPsWx3qY_1Q6kM655Pd4F9TJIexpBYl4TOiDDyASd_rd_wPxwl_oAWE-cpAeeldZn3PIQnd0I-YUC4dYg$> www.facebook.com/mypoliticmusic<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.facebook.com/mypoliticmusic__;!!NHLzug!Jfs9gS3iPsWx3qY_1Q6kM655Pd4F9TJIexpBYl4TOiDDyASd_rd_wPxwl_oAWE-cpAeeldZn3PIQnd0I-VvdWI_Z$> www.youtube.com/mypoliticmusic<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http*3A*2F*2Fwww.youtube.com*2Fmypoliticmusic&h=ATNv5Qf2AxasOH8sVBBdB1HLilr-nTN6ndc-YO8Xga_JWuYrIVLWFdMXH8MxDylzoECpO5JGPAia3qRNCV9rFw2ViW3eatP_d6r0U_SZ9Omclh7LjZN8uBBIL3ulVLTGFv_mYY4NWgw__;JSUlJQ!!NHLzug!Jfs9gS3iPsWx3qY_1Q6kM655Pd4F9TJIexpBYl4TOiDDyASd_rd_wPxwl_oAWE-cpAeeldZn3PIQnd0I-YTcYPv0$> www.instagram.com/my_politic<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.instagram.com/my_politic__;!!NHLzug!Jfs9gS3iPsWx3qY_1Q6kM655Pd4F9TJIexpBYl4TOiDDyASd_rd_wPxwl_oAWE-cpAeeldZn3PIQnd0I-eU8sTO9$> Ok if you have read this far – my address is 1232 N Highland Ave 15206 (it is right across from Tazza D’Oro The timing of the evening is from 630-10 ish. Between 630-730 pm, there will be some snacks from Food Glorious Food (mostly desserts) and a place for kids (see more about that below) to play outside. There also will be an air hockey tournament while they are getting set up. The concert will start promptly at 7:30 pm. Other details: 1. Safety is first. Thus, we ask that people who come are vaccinated. If it is indoor there will be masking unless eating 2. We will have a bit of drinks and snacks but are really open to people bringing other things they want to share! 3. So everyone can enjoy the concert, please only bring kids over 10 years old or if they can be quiet and really attend to the concert. Once the concert starts the only focus will be on the amazing musicianship. 4. After the concert we will be asking for donations. It is their livelihood so please come prepared to give. 5. Space is somewhat limited (as are chairs!) WE FILLED UP FOR THE LAST CONCERT So please rsvp to Bob (bma1@mac.com<mailto:bma1@mac.com>) so we have some idea of how many people are coming. 6. After the concert if people are up for it, we will start a fire and make s’mores! Bob and Danna Robert M. Arnold MD University of Pittsburgh Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute (PSI) Palliative Research Center (PaRC) w- rabob@pitt.edu<mailto:rabob@pitt.edu>; o -4126924834 h- bma1@mac.com<mailto:bma1@mac.com>; c-4126567431 Helping, fixing, and serving represent three different ways of seeing life. When you help, you see life as weak. when you fix, you see life as broken. When you serve, you see life as whole. (Rachel Naomi Remen) No need to respond at night or weekend. Enjoy your time --