Did you know that Pittsburgh is now recognized by most weather organizations as the third or fourth grayest city in America, battling only Seattle, Portland, and Buffalo for the title of Grayest Of Them All? BECAUSE IT IS.

Our sunny summers have been getting shorter and shorter, and concert season has been hurting, which breaks my little music-loving heart. We have to take advantage of the bit of summertime we have left and enjoy it while it attempts to last!

So, Pittsburghers, put on one of your very few warm-weather outfits you've only got a month or so left to wear, enjoy a fruity bev, pick a concert, and have yourself a day.

August 11

Black Flag at the Rex Theatre

(FREE) The B.B. King Blues Band featuring Michael Lee and Melinda Colaizzi & The Night Sky at Hartwood Acres Amphitheater

August 12

Sam Burchfield and The Roof at Club Cafe

Allah-Las and Tim Hill at Mr. Smalls

August 13

The Raconteurs at Stage AE

Chameleon Treat, Vireo, Glam Hand, and Pat Coyle at Club Cafe

Mal Blum at The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls

August 14

Papa Roach, Asking Alexandria, and Bad Wolves at Stage AE

Jill Sobule at Club Cafe

The Bird and the Bee, Samantha Sidley, and Alex Lilly at Mr. Smalls

Sir Mix-A-Lot at Jergel's

Bryan Adams at UPMC Events Center

August 15

The Distillers and Death Valley Girls at Mr. Smalls

The Acacia Strain, Kublai Khan, and Chamber at the Rex Theater

The Iguanas and Jim Relja at Club Cafe

August 16

An Evening with Talisk at Club Cafe

The Doobie Brothers at UPMC Events Center

Montgomery Gentry at Jergel's

Castlecomer at Smiling Moose

Jehlad & Sierra Sellers with Super Midnight at Club Cafe

Rubella Ballet, (Mark) Mob, Taz, Humanmania, and Pandemix at Spirit

(FREE) Foghat with special guest The Matt Barranti Band at South Park Amphitheater

August 17

Iron Maiden and The Raven Age at PPG Paints Arena

Alice in Chains, Korn, Underoath, and Fever 333 at KeyBank Pavilion

The Commonheart at Club Cafe

Roscoe & Etta at Club Cafe

Caught On Sight, Flipswitch, Commissioner, 14 Yellow, and Orlando Swim Club at Mr. Smalls

Losing September, Winter's Descent, Chronicles of June, and Scarlett Sky at The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls

Poison Idea, Dropdead, Sheet Terror, Caustic Christ, Killer of Sheep, and Detainees at Spirit

August 17-August 18

Andrew Muse, Eric Weidenhof, Kowloon Corporation, Oliviaii, The Universe Online at Club Cafe

August 18

Beast Coast, Joey Bada$, Flatbush Zombies, The Underachievers, Kirk Knight., Nyck Caution, Powers Pleasant, and CJ Fly at Stage AE

Parsonsfield and Juvenile Characteristics at Club Cafe

August 20

Flogging Molly, Social Distortion, The Devil Makes Three, and Le Butcherettes at Stage AE

Kellie Loder and Ferdinand the Bull at Club Cafe

August 21

Kane Brown at the Crawford County Fair

Habibi and Fruit & Flowers at Club Cafe

Robert Earl Keen and Waylon Payne at Mr. Smalls

Off with Their Heads and Single Mothers at The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls

Popa Chubby at Jergel's

August 22

Newsboys at the Crawford County Fair

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Lynn Starr, Jayy Braxx, and Treble at Mr. Smalls

Clap Your Hands Say yeah and Danielle Durack at Club Cafe

Ted Leo and The Pharmacists at Spirit

Tab Benoit at Jergel's

August 23

Slipknot, Volbeat, Gojira, and Behemoth at KeyBank Pavilion

ESH the duo and Carson East at Club Cafe

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Bedouin Soundclash at Mr. Smalls

Gladys Knight at Heinz Hall

The Cadillac Three at Jergel's

Hieroglyphics at Smiling Moose

(FREE) Rebecca Haviland & Whiskey Heart and Rachel Mazer at South Park Amphitheater

August 24

Rock, Reggae, and Relief featuring Gavin DeGraw, Ghost Hounds, The Expendables, Roots of Creation, and Ras Prophet at Revel + Roost

Chris Young, Chris Janson, and Jimmie Allen at KeyBank Pavilion

The Homeless Gospel Choir, Weird Paul, Medium Ugly, and Swither at The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls

Matt Maeson at the Rex Theatre

Mark Browning at Club Cafe

Nick Barilla at Mr. Smalls

Summer Recess Festival featuring Astrology Now, Benji, Future Punx, and more at Spirit

August 25

Rock, Reggae, and Relief featuring Michael Franti & Spearhead, Magic!, Roots of Creation, and Flow Band at Revel + Roost

+LIVE+, Bush, and Our Lady Peace at Stage AE

Bacon Brothers at Jergel's

(FREE) The Manhattan Transfer at Hartwood Acres Amphitheater

August 26

Romonda Hammer, The Nerd Herders, and Liss Victory at Club Cafe

August 27

Rob Thomas at The Benedum Center

August 28

Big Freedia and Sweet Crude at Mr. Smalls

Northlane, Erra, Currents, and Crystal Lake at the Rex Theater

A Very Special Birthday Celebration for Libby Hilf featuring Good Brother Earl/Jeff Schmutz, This Side of Eve, and Chris and Libby at Club Cafe

Toad the Wet Sprocket and Terra Lightfoot at Jergel's

August 29

The Goddam Gallows/Koffin Kats and Bridge City Sinners at Mr. Smalls

Bonneville at Club Cafe

Nightrain Guns and Roses Tribute at Jergel's

August 30

Justin Furstenfeld at the Rex Theater

Squeeze at Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead

The Living Street at Club Cafe

(FREE) City Paper Live featuring up-and-coming artists including BBGuns, Abstract Theory, and Back Alley Sound at South Park Amphitheater

August 30-August 31

Model Rockets, The Vics, and Ghost Party at Club Cafe

August 31

Brantley Gilbert, Michael Ray, and Lindsay Ell at KeyBank Pavilion

XY Evolution at Club Cafe

August 31-September 1

Bad Custer, Minor Moon, and Crew of the Half Moon at Club Cafe

September 1

Cold Hart and Horse Head at the Rex Theater

Allegheny County Music Festival with Uprooted featuring Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root, Jim Donovan & Sun King Warriors, and Jenn Wertz at Hartwood Acres Amphitheater

I AM Pittsburgh arts and wellness festival featuring local artists and bands including Living with Monsters at Grandview Park

Signals Midwest, Nightmarathons, World's Scariest Police Chases, and One If By Land at Spirit

September 3

Jonas Brothers, Bebe Rexha, and Jordan McGraw at PPG Paints Arena

Flying Lotus, Brandon Coleman Spacetalker, Salami Rose, Joe Louis, and PBDY at Stage AE

Rod Picott at Club Cafe

September 4

Fairground Saints at Club Cafe

Titus Andronicus at Spirit

September 5

Nghtmre, Slander, Seven Lions, and The Glitch Mob at UPMC Events Center

The Unlikely Candidates at Club Cafe

September 6

Meek Mill, Future, YG, and Mustard at KeyBank Pavilion

Judah & the Lion at Stage AE

This Wild Life and The Happy Fits at the Rex Theater

Virgil Donati Band at Club Cafe

Tyler Rich at Jergel's

Jonny Lang at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg

Back to School featuring Brittney Chantele, Water Trash, Isaiah Small, Jack Swing, and DJ Aunt Buck at Mr. Smalls

Warehouse of Strangers featuring Unfurl, Skeletonized, Steven And The Damned, Echo Lightwave Unspeakable, Sorry I'm Dead, and Hemwick at The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls

September 7

Warehouse of Strangers featuring Sleeping Witch & Saturn, Zero Mean, Fana, Bruiser Beep, Dirty Pat Welsh at The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls

Wovenhand and Jaye Jayle at Mr. Smalls

Brownie Mary Acoustic at Club Cafe

September 8

Hatchie and Orchin at Club Cafe

Ozomatli at Jergel's

September 9

Periphery, Veil of Maya, and Covet at Roxian Theatre

Weyes Blood at the Rex Theater

Stephane Wrembel at Club Cafe

September 10

Hank Von Hell and The Cheats at Mr. Smalls

Alison Sudol at Club Cafe

September 11

ZZ Top and Cheap Trick at KeyBank Pavilion

Caroline Rose at Club Cafe

Upon a Burning Body at Smiling Moose

Bad Suns, Liily, and Ultra Q at Mr. Smalls

September 12

NF at Stage AE

Derek Webb at Club Cafe

Matthew and the Atlas and Boy Bjorn at Spirit

D.R.I. at Crafthouse Stage and Grill

September 13

GWAR, Sacred Reich, and Against the Grain at Mr. Smalls

Jon Langston at Jergel's

Arrested Development and Black Sheep at The Meadows Casino

Andrew Bird at Roxian Theatre

That Arena Rock Show at Crafthouse Stage and Grill

Rebirth Brass Band at Club Cafe

September 14

Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, and Carly Pearce at KeyBank Pavilion

Backstreet Boys and Baylee Littrell at PPG Paints Arena

STARSET, Palisades, and Hyde at Mr. Smalls

Fuel (USA) at The Meadows Casino

September 15

Drive-By Truckers at Mr. Smalls

Josiah Johnson and String Machine at The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls

Frankie Avalon at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg

Descendents at Roxian Theatre

Supersuckers at Hard Rock Cafe

September 16

H2o and Comeback Kid at the Rex Theater

Berlin and The B-52s at Jergel's

September 17

Get Up Kids at the Rex Theater

Charly Bliss at Spirit

Built To Spill, Prism Bitch, and And And And at Mr. Smalls

September 18

Illenium at Stage AE

STRFKR at Mr. Smalls

Gipsy Kings at Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead

Padraig Stevens, Leo Moran (Of The Saw Doctors), and Mark Dignam at Club Cafe

September 19

Strange Ranger at The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls

Slaughter Beach, Dog at Spirit

Dave House & the Mermaid at Club Cafe

Lauren Alaina at Jergel's

September 20

Lucy Dacus at Mr. Smalls

Gov't Mule at Roxian Theatre

September 21

Rascal Flatts, Jordan Davis, and Morgan Evans at KeyBank Pavilion

Stone Temple Pilots and Rival Sons at Stage AE

Neck Deep at the Rex Theater

Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets at Mr. Smalls

Becca Mancari and Frances Cone at Club Cafe

September 21-September 22

Craig Finn & Uptown Controllers at Club Cafe

September 22

Bastille at Stage AE

Matthew Mayfield at Club Cafe

Rose of the West, Take Me With You, and Emily Rodgers Duo at The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls