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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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.
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Recent songs by Maggie Rogers and Kacey Musgraves took NPR Music's Lars Gotrich back to a familiar sound and ethos. On this edition of 8 Tracks, we dream up a Lilith Fair lineup.
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Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting, WYEP's parent organization, was founded in 1972. But it took nearly two years to put the station on the air.
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Since 1933, Speal's Tavern has been a gathering place for locals, as well as a place for blues performers and other artists to share their music.
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Something's different about the arrival of the latest African pop stars on the international scene. They are finding success as a wave without compromising or catering to the American music industry.
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Just in time for Valentine's Day, ORANGE MUSIC's "Cosmic Queen" is an other-worldly love song.
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In 1983, WYEP moved to a transmitter in Hazelwood where its broadcast capabilities were significantly increased. We also switched over to 91.3 FM!
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