Near the top of my hypothetical list of "things I like about Pittsburgh" would have to be "able to turn old churches into awesome non-church things." Mr Smalls is one of these things. Sure, it was hot and sweaty, and sure, the bar area had some decent traffic. But, if I'm not crammed into a venue for a show, then I'm probably seeing a terrible band and this review would probably be negative anyway - I hope that poorly structured rant makes sense. Long story short, this is a cool venue that fits the right amount of people and pulls in the right level of talent, and I wouldn't hesitate for a second to get tickets to a show there.