Higher Standard

s. A typical performance includes a popular “radio-friendly” rock and alternative covers from bands like Matchbox Twenty, The Black Crowes, The Killers, Gin Blossoms, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Oasis, John Mellencamp, Tom Petty, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Stone Temple Pilots, with some Beatles and Stones thrown in for good measure. PRESS:
“By that time, the sun was down and guests were ready to get down to the sounds of the amazing Standard Band."
— Patricia Sheridan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Aug 2, 2011

"Another year, another sell-out; this time to the tune of 3,000 partygoers...congregants gathering under its shelter for a much needed shot of adrenaline from The Standard Band."— Kate Guerriero, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Aug 1, 2011

"If you haven’t caught the Standard Band at one of their many shows around town, then you are missing out on a Pittsburgh secret. In one word, they are AWESOME!..."— Steelebrities, Why The Standard Band Is Anything But Standard, Nov 10, 2009