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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WYEP: Live & Direct studio sessions
WYEP Programming & News
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Thanks so much to everyone who came out for the Northside Music Festival! It was great seeing so many of you at the WYEP tent. See you next year! -
Sobriety is a difficult process, so do your best to take it easy on your loved ones who may be struggling. Anne Eliza — a Pittsburgh-based piano pop duo — tackle the feeling of that constant struggle on their song “Devil Behind My Door.” -
Country star Charley Crockett stopped by WYEP for a Live & Direct session on Monday, July 15. Rosemary Welsch talked to him about his new album, “$10 Cowboy,” before he played Stage AE that night. -
Join us this Wednesday night at 7 p.m. for drinks, snacks, and free live music from up-and-coming alt country band Horace Whisper & the Empty Hand. -
The Pittsburgh-based dark wave band may have invented and entirely new musical genre with their song “Mercy.” They call it goth-grass, and while it’s a bit dark, the song was inspired by a cute rescue kitty! -
The Northside Music Festival returns next weekend with more than 70 Pittsburgh artists performing at different venues in one of Pittsburgh’s most historic neighborhoods. -
The Library of Congress has acquired the papers of Leslie Bricusse, the songwriter who gave us "Pure Imagination," "What Kind of Fool Am I?," "Goldfinger" and "Talk to the Animals." -
July is Love Pittsburgh Music Month, a time to celebrate talented artists in our local scene. On Wednesday, July 10, Zinnia's Garden will perform at the Pittsburgh Community Broadcast Center on the South Side at 7 p.m. Join us! -
In 1984, on the cusp of superstardom, Bruce Springsteen agreed to let a producer rework three songs from his upcoming album, Born in the U.S.A. 40 years later, those remixes have nearly vanished. -
Americana crooner Cassandra Lewis stopped by for a Live & Direct session on Monday, July 8. -
Pittsburgh soul singer Billy Price has worked with countless other artists through the years including legendary guitarist and bluesman Roy Buchanan who inspired the new song “Change Your Mind (in Memory of Roy Buchanan).” -
As the British Invasion continued and folk-rock exploded in 1965, Pittsburgh swelled with pride when Turtle Creek’s The Vogues, a vocal quartet formerly known as the Val-Airs, scored nationally with a cover of Petula Clark’s “You’re the One” on Herb Cohen’s and Nick Cenci’s local Co & Ce label. The follow-up, “Five O’Clock World,” proved even more enduring.
Celebrating music and culture from the African diaspora — tune in on Friday from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.