Reply #101: Some other notable Pgh. venues:

[Beware the Beast Man]

Graffiti: excellent club, but the son of that fuckwad Richard Mellon Scaife shut it down to make his own personal garage. Saw Mudhoney there, probably my favorite show of all time.

City Limits: aka "Shitty Limits" for its lousy PA system. Basically just a modified roller rink. Big for metal shows. Saw Megadeth, Overkill, Nuclear Assault, Slayer, COC, Motorhead, Death Angel and the Necros there, as well as local acts.

Sonic Temple- this place was open for just a few months back in 1989. It was an old Masonic lodge leased out by some Pitt students. It was a successful venture, but they couldn't renew their lease. A ton of acts rolled through during that era. I saw a couple hardcore shows there; no one notable.