From the experimental rock and psychedelic sounds of new Cage the Elephant music to Kacey Musgraves’ iconic “Pageant Material” to a concept album from Father John Misty, 2015 was a time for artists to figure out who they were and celebrate their great songwriting.
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Famously feuding brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher have announced an Oasis reunion, 15 years after its dramatic breakup. Here's a brief timeline of their tumultuous history — and how they got here. -
The Other Ones was a band formed in 1998 by former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, and Mickey Hart. In 2000 the band played The Further Festival in Pittsburgh. WYEP’s Music Director at the time was Jack Barton, a dedicated Deadhead. You can hear his excitement as he interviews Weir backstage at the festival. -
It’s time once again for WYEP’s Hellbender Ball, where you can see some of your favorite Pittsburgh musicians perform as their favorite musicians. -
"If I have to define my music in any way," Nick Cave says, "it's religious music." His new album is a gallery of encounters with spiritual, possibly divine figures, not all of whom are benevolent. -
Norah Jones was three weeks away from her 23rd birthday when she performed on WYEP March 3, 2002. This interview, conducted by WYEP’s then-Music Director, Chris Griffin, captures an intimate moment in the career of a budding star. -
Folk musician Brad Yoder has been a staple of the Pittsburgh scene for 30 years. Brad’s new album “Somewhere In The Constellation” sees his return to the studio for the first time in a decade. -
The multi-platinum-selling indie pop band is using research to inspire fans to take immediate action against climate change. -
Fantastic Cat is a collaboration between four New York City songwriters. We heard songs from their new release, “Now That's What I Call Fantastic Cat,” before they played Club Cafe on Wednesday, Aug. 21. They spoke with WYEP's Joey Spehar. -
Glass was in Pittsburgh with his ensemble in 2002 to play music with film — “a real time live music event,” as he called it. Glass sat with Rosemary Welsch to talk about the event, his musical adventures, and his work scoring films for Martin Scorsese and Peter Weir. -
Musician esperanza spalding was in college when she became a fan of Brazilian singer Milton Nascimento. Now she's made an album with him. -
Even social butterflies will, at times, feel a bit of alienation. Pittsburgh songwriter Anthony Vincent Jardine tackles that sense of being alone with your thoughts while the world spins on on his new song “Space Ghost.” -
WYEP pays tribute to the artists we lost in the summer of 2024.
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