Hand-picked music, forged in Pittsburgh. WYEP's Joey Spehar interviews local musicians and bands about their work.
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Folk musician Brad Yoder has been a staple of the Pittsburgh scene for 30 years. Brad’s new album “Somewhere In The Constellation” sees his return to the studio for the first time in a decade.
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Even social butterflies will, at times, feel a bit of alienation. Pittsburgh songwriter Anthony Vincent Jardine tackles that sense of being alone with your thoughts while the world spins on on his new song “Space Ghost.”
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Love is sweet. It fills us up and inspires us to be the best versions of ourselves. But love is also sad at times and the Pittsburgh band Dream The Heavy capture love’s occasional melancholy vibe on their new song “Candy.”
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You think your job is hard? Try baring your soul and putting it out there for people to judge. Phew! Pittsburgh dreamgaze band Colatura tackle the art of making art on their new song “Suffer Dude.”
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Sobriety is a difficult process, so do your best to take it easy on your loved ones who may be struggling. Anne Eliza — a Pittsburgh-based piano pop duo — tackle the feeling of that constant struggle on their song “Devil Behind My Door.”
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The Pittsburgh-based dark wave band may have invented and entirely new musical genre with their song “Mercy.” They call it goth-grass, and while it’s a bit dark, the song was inspired by a cute rescue kitty!
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Pittsburgh soul singer Billy Price has worked with countless other artists through the years including legendary guitarist and bluesman Roy Buchanan who inspired the new song “Change Your Mind (in Memory of Roy Buchanan).”
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Bob Dylan has been inspiring musicians for generations and Pittsburgh singer and guitarist Connor Parente is among them, at least metaphorically, on his new song “Going Electric.”
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Humble instruments can make spectacular music when they find themselves in the right hands and that is quite evident on the new record from townsppl.Listen to the new song "The Neighborhood."
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Horace Whisper & the Empty Hand make the kind of music where the words really matter. Fronted by songwriter and storyteller Kirby Jayes, the band’s surreal Americana sound is built to bolster the lyrics.