If you still wanted to party you climbed the steps of the after hours Democratic Club to watch Billy Price. You could catch a set of DC Fitzgerald or Frank Capelli at the Rhino and stroll across to Lou's hear the reggae rock band the Core and make it to the nightly Gorilla Toast, or saunter down to the Encore to watch trombonist Harold Betters.
One could see several acts in one night just by crossing Walnut Street from the Rhino to pop into Lou's or the Casbah. On relaxing evenings Pittsburghers strolled the five blocks of Walnut Street wandering from bar to bar to sample the live music, enjoy adult beverages and run into friends. The shady green tree lined streets and large turn of the century homes made Shadyside a quiet neighborhood away from the noise and congestion of Oakland. Apartments could be had for $100 to $200 a month. Shadyside from the Sixties through the Nineties was inhabited by baby boom generation undergradute and graduate students from nearby Carnegie Mellon University, Chatham College, and the University of Pittsburgh along with young professionals and older long time residents.