Youth Expression Showcase

Our weekly radio program invites students in Grades K-12 to perform live on the air. Hear young musicians, singer/songwriters, photographers, writers, poets and other people who express themselves through the arts.

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SLB Radio’s Oral History Program connects teens with adult role models in their communities. Click here to listen.

Callers

Since 1978, The Saturday Light Brigade has broadcast LIVE spontaneous on-air phone calls from kids and adults as part of its Saturday morning radio program. Now you can hear some of the most memorable calls from people participating in on-air games and other participatory features or simply calling to tell us about something exciting.

Performance

Join us as we celebrate the original talent in our midst with these weekly archives of in-studio performances by regional and national musicians and artists. Folk, bluegrass, jazz, singer/songwriter, international, storytellers and more!

Interviews

Audio replays from the hundreds of arts, human services and other non-profit organizations interviewed by SLB each year.

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Live Music: Squirrel Hillbillies

March 29, 2014 – 2:47 pm
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From 3/29/14: The Squirrel Hillbillies with songs from their new CD Goody Shoes, set to be releases at a free performance at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Squirrel Hill, 3/30, 2-4 pm

YES: Seton Center Violinists

March 29, 2014 – 2:41 pm
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From 3/29/14: Violinists from Seton Center School of Music in Brookline

YES: GLSEN Peer Advocates for Safer Schools

March 29, 2014 – 2:30 pm
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From 3/29/14: Jordan Staff, Lauren Grosse (both of Shaler Area High School), Ryan Whelan (Central Catholic High School) and coordinator Kayla Rodabaugh on the GLSEN Peer Advocates for Safer Schools program

YES: Pittsburgh Music Academy Violists

March 29, 2014 – 2:28 pm
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From 3/29/14: Violists from Pittsburgh Music Academy

Live Music: Luca Zan

March 29, 2014 – 2:15 pm
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From 3/29/14: Italian songwriter Luca Zan

Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 Radio Club: The Importance of Creativity

March 27, 2014 – 10:26 am
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Students in Radio Club at Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 wrote and recorded these pieces about the importance of creativity. First we had a discussion about ways to be creative and the things that make it fun. Then, we each wrote about what what being creative means to us.

The ZONE: Zoo Story

March 26, 2014 – 2:49 pm
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The ZONE’s Radio Club-ers were tasked with answering these very difficult questions: “What would you do if, while at the Zoo, all the animals were released and an aggressive panda cornered you? What if you yelled ‘Stop!’ and suddenly discovered you could speak to animals?”

Clairton CASTLE: Alien Stories

March 25, 2014 – 4:32 pm
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Radio clubbers at Clairton’s CASTLE program wrote and recorded stories about making first contact with an alien species. Unfortunately, most of the aliens turned out to be more like the titular alien in “Alien” rather than like an E.T. or a Mork or a Chewbacca.

YES: The Fantasia Quartet

March 22, 2014 – 5:01 pm
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From 3/22/14: The Fantasia Quartet featuring Mariam Shalaby (violin, 16, homeschooled), Anna Gorske (violin, 15, St. Bede School), Jennifer Frantz (viola, 19, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School), and Julia Solomon (cello, 16, Pine-Richland Middle School), all of whom are also involved with Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras

Interview: Omar Brown & Katia Klepanchuk

March 22, 2014 – 4:59 pm
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From 3/22/14: Omar Brown & Katia Klepanchuk of The Coro Fellows Program, providing opportunities for recent college graduates from around the world to explore professional and leadership opportunities in Pittsburgh