We don’t always give ourselves the grace we give other people, but the psychedelic space lounge band Roussett are here to remind us that we all have some really great things about us.
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The Hell Club are leaning into the nihilism of this strange new world we’re living in. Their new song, “Ha Ha Hey Hey,” is a fun escape from it all.
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WYEP looks back at the careers of artists who passed away in spring 2025 and their contributions to music and popular culture.
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The superbly alert and flexible drummer formed a swirling current in modern jazz for more than 60 years. He was 82.
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The Pittsburgh indie post-punk band Sleeping Witch & Saturn are returning with a new album this year. “MoJOther’s Day” is your first look at the new material and it thoughtfully deals with the pain of familial trauma.
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Adolphus Hailstork's 2022 requiem cantata "A Knee on the Neck" pays tribute to George Floyd. NPR speaks with librettist Herbert Martin, who initiated the work, five years after police killed Floyd in Minneapolis.
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In 2025, fandom is complicated. Music is at nearly everyone's fingertips. Concert ticket prices are through the roof. Some fans take devotion to new extremes. What do we owe to the artists we love?
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I am thrilled that Fantastic Cat are on the bill for this year’s WYEP Summer Music Festival and not because there’s a problem with mice in Schenley Plaza! While these guys probably do have some experience with rodent removal — they are musicians, ya know — I’m mostly looking forward to watching a group of accomplished songwriters do their thing on stage.
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For a show that's never been shy about celebrating itself, Saturday Night Live was bound to lean hard into its 50th season. But the results were as mixed as ever.
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Pittsburgh rocker DiLisio’s new album "Make It Go Away" is out now and it’s bursting with hard rocking songs full of fun and introspective lyrics. “Oklahoma Strut” is a cautionary tale about a guy who threw it all away for something new.
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On a perfect, clear 70-degree day in early May, WYEP welcomed listeners to Cadence Clubhouse in Allison Park for the second edition of the WYEP Neighborhood Concert Series.
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The 2025 Millvale Music Festival returns May 16-17 with a number of favorite WYEP artists, including NASH.V.ILL, Boy Wonders and Meeting of Important People.
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Take a road trip with Natalie Bergman’s soulful “Gunslinger,” check out the groovy summer song “Trippin On You” by John Butler, and jam out to The Beth’s new indie rock tune, “Metal” — here’s what's new on WYEP this week.
Celebrating music and culture from the African diaspora — tune in on Friday from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.