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.

Oral History

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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YES: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists Winner, J. Oliver Choo

September 12, 2015 – 4:22 pm

From 9/12/2015: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists winner J. Oliver Choo (12) performs selections from Schubert and Motzart on piano.

Live Music: Tom Breiding

September 12, 2015 – 4:21 pm
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From 9/12/2015: Live Music with folk singer/songwriter Tom Breiding after his release of River, Rails and Roads.

Live Music: Working Breed

September 5, 2015 – 2:10 pm
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From 9/5/2015: The multi-instrumental musical stylings of Working Breed.

YES: Falstaff’s Fellows

August 29, 2015 – 2:54 pm
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Jonathan Aceto (12, homeschooled, Squirrel Hill), Lydia Aceto (17, homeschooled, Squirrel Hill), Grace Bolland (17, homeschooled, Kennedy), Skylar Rella (17, Winchester Thurston), and Rhiannon Passmore (14, CAPA Pittsburgh) of the youth performance troupe, Falstaff’s Fellows, read scenes from King Lear in anticipation of the upcoming Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks production.

Live Music: Lone Wolf Club

August 29, 2015 – 2:13 pm
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From 8/29/2015: Live music with Justin Stag and Zack Morgan of Lone Wolf Club.

YES: Center of Life

August 29, 2015 – 1:34 pm
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From 8/29/2015: Ellis Durham (17, Gateway), Skylar Thomas (15, Pittsburgh CAPA), and Milan Grayson (14, Pittsburgh CAPA) discussed their experience at Center of Life’s summer jazz program and played tracks from a CD recorded at the camp.

YES: Pianists from the Pittsburgh Music Academy

August 22, 2015 – 10:40 am
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From 8/22/2015: Pianists Isabella Sysak (7, Our Lady of Grace), school), Vyla Tomachesky (7, Our Lady of Grace), Sophia Muoio (7, Mt. Lebanon Montessori), Cindy Li (13, Wexford) and Ethan Li (5, Wexford) of Pittsburgh Music Academy.

YES: Pittsburgh Boy Choir

May 2, 2015 – 3:35 pm
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From 5-2-15: Drew Beckas (9), Jeremiah Bennett (8), Luca Boudreau (6), Jason Chen (7), Ryan Handron (10), Tristan Kilpatrick (7), Ryan Poisker (11), Henry Zutter (7) and Logan Zutter (9) ofThe Pittsburgh Boy Choir in advance of their 5/3 (4 pm) concert at Northmont Presbyterian Church.

Crossing Fences: McKeesport

November 7, 2013 – 3:38 pm
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McKeesport Voices features first-person reflections from eleven men as collected by 10 boys. Project activities were conducted in collaboration with YouthCAST. Listen below for each man’s story as well as reflections from the interviewers.

YES: London Reese

August 10, 2013 – 10:30 am
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From 8/10/13: Rising 11th grade CAPA student and Hip Hop On Lock member London Reese joins us to share her original poetry