Brad Paisley
Jake Bugg
Mr.Small's Theatre, Millvale PA
By Lisa Sikon
Friday, September 23, 2016
Mr. Small's is one of my favorite music venues. In its former life it was a Catholic church, now renovated and re-purposed into an 850 capacity venue. I opted for the balcony experience for this show. Food and drinks were included in the extra ticket price as well as a seat up high from the floor. The acoustics are perfect and there is a state of the art sound system that makes most p... [Read More about Jake Bugg]
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