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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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Artist Susan Nardulli is collecting Pittsburgh sounds for an art installation at the new airport. -
Tom Waits recently turned 75, and 10 years ago, we unearthed a 1976 interview with a then 26-year-old Waits. It was conducted by former WYEP DJs at a Howard Johnson's Restaurant in York, Pa. -
Virginia folk band Palmyra stopped in on Dec. 5 to talk to WYEP’s Rosemary Welsch and play some songs from their latest release on John Prine's label, Oh Boy Records. -
The Earworm Eraser is a 40-second audio track specifically designed to banish "Jingle Bells," "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and other much-too-catchy seasonal tunes. -
The concert at Stage AE will highlight seven acts that once graced the stage of fabled South Side venue. -
Pittsburgh psych rock band Grand Piano are calling it quits! The group, fronted by enigmatic singer and guitarist Zak Kane, will leave us with a mind-bendingly uninhibited final album, "Information Superhigh." -
Skye Burkett is a friend to bugs. The Pittsburgh-based indie folk artist found her new song “Bugs and Honey” while reconnecting with nature one evening last year. -
Erykah Badu opens up on Wild Card about wanting to live in a space shuttle, how music is the undertone to her life, and whether there's more to reality than we can see or touch. -
Where are all the Black girl groups? It's a common question that got us thinking about the legacy, evolution and current state of the Black girl group. -
WYEP’s Musician Accelerator Program provides a unique, educational experience designed to provide access and insights to local teen artists in the development of their talent. -
Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and four-time Super Bowl champion Terry Bradshaw once had a rollercoaster of a country music career. -
In November, WYEP welcomed Michgander back to our studios. Kalamazoo native Jason Singer is out on the road with his band, and stopped by WYEP for an interview and a few songs after a show at the Thunderbird Café & Music Hall.
Celebrating music and culture from the African diaspora — tune in on Friday from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.