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.

WYEP looks back at the careers of artists who passed away in spring 2025 and their contributions to music and popular culture.

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.

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.

WYEP is planning to run another “Pittsburgh Music Preview” on our website in July. We will include a bunch of items of interest happening in the second half of 2025.

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.

Against the backdrop of a large graffiti wall, music and art will take center stage once again at this year’s Trace AeroSol Fest in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. In its second year, Trace organizers say they’re excited to celebrate local musicians, graffiti artists and food trucks at the event on Saturday, May 24 from 3-10 p.m.

Nineties rock hitmakers, funk legends and nationally touring jazz and folk acts highlight the Allegheny County summer concert series at Hartwood Acres and South Park.

Songwriter Jill Sobule died May 1 in a house fire in Minnesota. She was set to play in her hometown, Denver, the following night. We at WYEP, and all her friends and fans were shocked to receive the news of her untimely death at 66 years old.

Iconic Pittsburgh music venue Club Cafe to reopen under new ownership by locally based Keystone Artist Connect.