WYEP Station Blog

Whether you’ve missed a recent Studio Session or an interview, or just want to listen again, they’re archived on our website on our On Demand Audio page.

Recent additions include Brian’s interview with My Morning Jacket’s Patrick Hallahan and our recent Studio Session with Joseph Arthur (which includes “Honey and the Moon” – which he did exclusively for the live audience at WYEP.)

Visit www.wyep.org/ondemand to see all available On Demand Audio.

Check out the feature- The Local News on WYEP with Cindy Howes each Monday Through Thursday evening at 9pm on 91.3fm.  It’s a one song feature spotlight new local music.

This month new local tracks from

Can’t make it to a show til summer? While you wait, why not treat yourself to a live music bonanza with WYEP.org’s Studio Sessions at On Demand Audio! Jam out with  Erin McKeown, Neil Halstead and Sam Roberts and listen to what’s happening at WYEP.

Check out On Demand Audio at wyep.org for Discumentary, podcasts and past WYEP Studio Sessions.

Just posted in the “Audio Specials” section of our On Demand Audio page is the entire broadcast of WYEP’s Top 100 songs from the 90′s. Check it out here.

Other recently posted audio includes…

Studio sessions with The Subdudes and Indigenous.

Brand new Discumentary features of albums by Joe Jackson, The Allman Brothers, My Morning Jacket, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, and Harry Nilsson.

Whether you love our Top 12 Pittsburgh Performance Project venue picks, or are ready to trash the dressing room in a fit of rage, it’s undeniable that you have some great memories of Pittsburgh concerts.

We asked you to submit your favorite recollections of live music. Here are a few more of them–we’ll be posting memories every few days. Make sure to post your own comments and memories below!

“All three of these venue have original, fresh live music: I have seen great concerts at Mr. Smalls, crazy multi-media events at the Meter Room, and some of the best local blues and jazz at the Thunderbird Cafe.” - Benjamin P.

“Any outdoor summer concert is perfect…I’ll never forget a few years back when you all got Norah Jones. She started her set by saying that it was the largest group that she had ever played for….You guys are the greatest at finding and promoting extraordinary music.” – Rebecca C.

“Best Concert Ever: Peter Gabriel’s Womad at Starlake.” – Javice M.

Don’t forget to sign up for WYEP’s Pittsburgh Performance Project launch party on July 18th!

Whether you love our Top 12 Pittsburgh Performance Project venue picks, or are ready to trash the dressing room in a fit of rage, it’s undeniable that you have some great memories of Pittsburgh concerts.

We asked you to submit your favorite recollections of live music. Here are a few of them–we’ll be posting memories every few days. Make sure to post your own comments and memories below!

“A local band sang at the Decade in June 1986, ‘Don’t go to Kiev. Don’t go to Kiev. There’s radiation there, you’re gonna lose your hair. Don’t go to Kiev.’ So irreverent when everyone was leary of the impact of the Chernobyl cloud.” - Sara S.

“I was living in Erie when West View Park closed down and became the suburban eyesore it is today, but my parents raved about Danceland, where they met. My Mother still has her dance card, and many fond memories of big bands and riding the trolleys from Mount Oliver to West View. Everyone from Duke Ellington to The Rolling Stones played there.” - Anonymous WYEP listener

“A most memorable show for me occurred at Soldiers and Sailors in Oakland which featured Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris, Bruce Cockburn, Steve Earl and Shawn Colvin. I remember that you could hear a pin drop in there, especially when Patty sang.” - K.D.

Don’t forget to sign up for WYEP’s Pittsburgh Performance Project launch party on July 18th!

If you missed WYEP’s recent studio sessions with Bob Schneider, Mark Olson or any of the other musicians who have visited the WYEP studios this year, check out our On Demand Audio section.  You can listen to recent Discumentary episodes (including new ones about Bruce Springsteen and The Cure), and check out our podcast section for On-Demand Audio on the go!

The On Demand Audio section is constantly being updated, so bookmark it and check back often.  http://www.wyep.org/music/ondemand/streaming/

WYEP’s podcasts are back and updated after some down time due to technical difficulties. Along with your favorites are some brand new podcasts!

Check out “You Gotta Hear This!” a monthly look at new essential music, hosted by Cindy Howes.

With our other new podcast “What in the World?”, you can join Rosemary Welsch as she visits a new album from around the globe every month.

Also, there’s WYEP’s monthly “Local Music News” podcast featuring full songs from musicians around Pittsburgh.

There are also podcasts of “Prosody”, “Discumentary”, “RPM” and our “Third Thursdays” local music performances.

Check out our podcast page for more information.

If you use iTunes, and haven’t been getting updates of WYEP’s podcasts, you may need to re-subscribe to them via the iTunes podcast directory, just search for “WYEP”.

We hope you enjoy taking WYEP with you on the go!