Working at a radio station like WYEP can bring the staff in close contact with many musicians, often leading to indelible special moments—although these interactions can sometimes end up awkward, embarrassing, or worse.
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Music can change your life — just ask Pittsburgh musician Caleb Kopta. He found his path while listening to The Killers driving through the Mojave Desert.
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Anyone responsible for any public radio station is always looking for the next dollar to pay the bills. The pressure to raise money was, at times, particularly dire in WYEP’s first decade.
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Can you taste color or hear pictures? You might have synesthesia. This week on 8 Tracks: A few songs that pirouette and paint, plus new music by Charli XCX, Mdou Moctar and TikTok shoegazer Wisp.
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Look back at early WYEP hosts: DJ 'Mad' Mike, 'Buck' Brice, 'Harry the Wire' Wagner & 'Big' Al SmithAs we celebrate our 50th anniversary, we look back at four early WYEP hosts and the shows they aired.
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WYEP pays tribute to the artists we lost in the first months of 2024.
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Have you been thinking about what’s going to happen when the apocalypse hits? Well, according to the psychedelic groove rock band Cisco Kid, it ain’t looking good for us humans.
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Life can feel like a movie sometimes, and Pittsburgh artist Joziah Council is a talented, musical screenwriter. His new song “Bittersweet (Breakup Version)” deals with the feelings he felt when he realized a relationship was finally, fully over.
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Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss headline the 2024 Outlaw Music Festival, with appearances by Billy Strings, Celisse, Southern Avenue and Brittney Spencer.
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Getting WYEP on the air for the first time back in April of 1974 was a challenge in dozens of ways.
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On The Past Is Still Alive, Alynda Segarra's latest album as Hurray for the Riff Raff, the shapeshifting folk artist dives into deeply personal stories from their own vagabond youth.
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91.3 WYEP is accepting applications for visual artists and graphic designers to design the poster and creative assets for Summer Music Festival 2024 scheduled for Saturday, June 29, 2024.
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Pittsburgh rocker Joe Grushecky has had his music on a lot of stages over the years, but his songs will soon be heard in a new way: as part of a theater musical.
Celebrating music and culture from the African diaspora — tune in on Friday from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.