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It’s a cold Wednesday night and I’m standing in an old church. I’m staring at a childishly cute girl while screaming fans cheer her on and grungy punk music blares through the speakers. Nope, I wasn’t doing whatever deranged activity you think I was doing: I was seeing The Fiery Furnaces at Mr. Small’s Theatre.

Since Pittsburgh has been deprived of any promising indie rock groups this school year — The Strokes, New Pornographers, Arctic Monkeys, and Belle and Sebastian have all skipped us over — I was surprised to see a non-local indie rock group stop by the city. For those who aren’t hip to The Fiery Furnaces, take notes: Made up of the dynamic brother-sister duo of Matthew and Eleanor Friedenberger, The Fiery...