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TSS will broadcast a tribute to artists lost in 2022. Welcome to WESM-FM on January 7th, 2023

it was essential to cover the Pittsburgh Music Ecosystem Project. Artist and arts figure Christiane Dolores was the right person to invite for a recorded primer

It’s that time of year when I collect playlists, review brain-etched and written scribble, and gather up late-year releases to binge on twelve months of great music.

Welcome to the second installment of a three-part series on cultural movers in the Pittsburgh scene. While preparing the syllabus for my first-ever course, “The…

Justin Strong tells the story of the fabled Shadow Lounge + AVA

The Soul Show’s schedule is laid out for this week, next week and Week One of 2023. On 12/24, WZUM, WIUP, WTJX and WNPN air…

The Soul Show begins every week with a track from the Stax Records house band, but this week takes a deeper dive, Jim Stewart, co-founder…

Hendrix would have turned 80 in late November 2022. Join TSS for a special celebration, but from perspectives that you might not expect on other…

Join me for an interview with Alexander O’Neal, displaced vocalist from The Time who went on to a distinguished solo career. He reflects on the…

Once per year, I go sifting through the music library metadata for “thanks,” “gratitude,” “turkey,” “biscuits” and so on. That’s the first step in preparing…