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World music, Pittsburgh bands and brass ensembles return to Schenley Park’s Vietnam Veterans Pavilion on May 9-10 for a free festival. This year’s lineup includes members of Mdou Moctar, the Detroit Party Marching Band and Lemon Bucket Orchestra.
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WYEP Programming & News
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"Balloonerism" is Mac Miller's seventh album and second posthumous release. He recorded it in 2013 around the same time "Watching Movies With The Sound Off" was released. -
Pittsburgh-based folk artist Lounna has a new album coming out this week. “Garden For Winter” has what she calls a “badass grandma” vibe full of warm sound and powerful, personal lyrics that deal with grief, healing, and living life intentionally. -
Slide into the experimental blues and folk-type storytelling of Benjamin Booker's "Show and Tell," get into your feelings with Japanese Breakfast's "Orlando in Love," and feel the energy of The Cure's "All I Ever Am" — here's what's new in WYEP's rotation this week. -
The last surviving original member of The Band passed away this past Tuesday at the age of 87. WYEP pays tribute to multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson. -
The Canadian musician played keyboard, organ and saxophone on some of group's most memorable songs. -
Pittsburgh’s Abstract Theory has grown. The jazzy hip-hop project from Louie Petrone is now a fully-functioning live band with a new album on the way. Their new song, “Caught In The Deep,” is an agonizing journey through unrequited love. -
This week on “What’s Spinning,” we experience the new soulful, jazz-influenced album from the late Mac Miller; We fall into the pure vocals and emotions of Lucy Dacus; And delight in the rich piano melodies from My Morning Jacket.
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From Twin Peaks to his films to his own recording career, the director understood how much sound mattered — not only to the audience, but to the characters in his stories. -
Club Cafe has closed its doors after 25 years, but WYEP and the South Side venue had a long history of partnering with live concert broadcasts. -
This week on “What’s Spinning”, we dive into 2025 with new music from The Lumineers, Julien Baker & TORRES, Teddy Swims, Deep Sea Diver, and newcomers to the airwaves including Brittany Davis and Kashus Culpepper.
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Steve Ippolito is a drummer who’s quite adept at crafting soundscapes that can transport you to different musical worlds — if you let them. His latest release, “Silence Is Golden,” revels in knowing when to shut up and watch the chaos fly by. -
Yarrow wrote or co-wrote some of the group's biggest 1960s hits, including "Puff, the Magic Dragon" and "Day Is Done."
Celebrating music and culture from the African diaspora — tune in on Friday from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.