Where original music comes first.
A live music experience rooted in Pittsburgh.
Kayli Evanchec
Live NO COVERS 2020
Maya Write
Live NO COVERS 2024
Dehkewlz & Cam Chambers
Live NO COVERS 2022
Nick Guckert
Live NO COVERS 2025
Musical artists are often encouraged to perform cover songs until they’re “known.”
NO COVERS challenges that narrative by creating space for artists to share their original music from the start.
Born in Pittsburgh, this live music experience highlights the voices, stories, and sounds of diverse, artists not bound by genre. Now in its sixth year, NO COVERS continues to offer a live experience that is both intentional and unlike any other.
Founder & Creative Director
LoRen is a genre-melding singer/songwriter hailing from Pittsburgh, PA. As a pastor’s daughter, she’s a proud believer with deep gospel roots. True to her sound, LoRen’s influences are powerful and diverse: Sam Cooke, Lauryn Hill, Taylor Swift, DMX, and bands like Need to Breathe are a few that have impacted her approach to music and resistance to the norm.
In her evolution as a woman of color creating inspirational music, LoRen sang in church as a young child, studied classical and Broadway music, collaborated on international house music projects, performed in front of thousands, and earned a degree in audio production from Full Sail University.