For concertgoers in Oakland, the feeling of a favorite DIY venue shutting down is a familiar one. Post Genre, an Oakland-based music project, is trying to lay the groundwork for a permanent musical fixture in the church on Atwood and Bates in Central Oakland. The building has sat dormant for years between sporadic stints as.
The cultural marathon 10 hours of uninterrupted programming on Oct. 6, with music and content from cultures across the globe won Pitt’s WPTS Radio the Spirit of College Radio award for the second year in a row, making them one of 10 stations worldwide to achieve the feat. The College Radio Foundation gives.
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.