National touring acts and local bands join us at the Pittsburgh Community Broadcast Center to perform their music live in our studio and tell the stories behind the songs.
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WYEP hosted a Live & Direct Session with Dutch singer-songwriter Jana Mila, who played some songs from her debut album "Chameleon." She spoke with Kyle Smith. -
Warren Zevon was a songwriter who created rockers and ballads that veered between his caustic wit and his empathetic character sketches. Occasionally his songs leaned toward nostalgia. On Jan. 30, just after his 53rd birthday, Zevon visited the studios to promote his album, "Life'll Kill Ya." -
Chris Franz and Tina Weymouth were the rhythm section of The Talking Heads and founded the Tom Tom Club. When they stopped by WYEP on Oct. 5, 2001 they were promoting an art show and Tom Tom Club concert to benefit citizens of Haiti. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
In the early 2000s, WYEP was producing “The CD Live Concert Series.” On March 9, 2004, we presented The Mavericks, a band that we had been championing, beginning with their first album. The band had recently returned following a hiatus and a change in line-up. -
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. -
Americana crooner Cassandra Lewis stopped by for a Live & Direct session on Monday, July 8.
