WPTS Radio outreach assistant station manager Andrew Klepeis said the station’s relationship with local artists helps bring local Pittsburgh music to campus. “We have like a pretty big repertoire of bands that we can pull from, either bands that have played live shows before or we just know them, or perhaps they’ve played shows around.
Schenley Drive was alive with local music, art and food for the eight-hour Oakland Block Party on Friday. The schedule consisted of Oakland student bands Mr.Dr, Wild Blue Yonder, Pitter Patter, Trip Lotus, James Castle, Valleyview, 9FiftySeven, Moontown and Funky Lamp performing throughout the day. Adam Klenovich, sophomore business major at the Community College of.
For Pitt alum Lucas DiBlasi, an Afropop class he took during his senior year in 2022 was the catalyst for the creation of local Pittsburgh indie band moontown.