WYEP Station Blog

The deadline is fast approaching to hear from you about you favorite songs from the 90’s! There’s a list of some big releases on our website to get you thinking. Please enter an vote today and help make labor day a WYEP listener powered list and day of programming. Voting ends on August 13th. Enter on the wyep website today.

http://wyep.org/events/contests/index.php?id=43

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!

Tune in each weekday in February to catch the Black History Month artist of the day… featuring Nina Simone, James Brown, Mavis Staples, and more!

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