Pittsburgh, PA

This Saturday from 8-12am, WYEP will be hosting a “Rock the Block” party and I highly suggest you don’t miss this!!

There will be live music featuring Mike Doughty (formerly of Soul Coughing), Teddy Thompson, and The Hiders with DJ Subq spinning.

There will also be a silent auction where you can grab merchandise from musicians, such as the Decemberists, Lily Allen, Patti Smith, Ray Lamontagne, Brandi Carlile, The Kooks, Aimee Mann, Barenaked Ladies, The Cat Empire, Ben Harper, Iggy Pop, Citizen Cope, John Doe, Andrew Bird, Lindsey Buckingham, Lucinda Williams, Son Volt, The Hold Steady, Peter Buck, They Might Be Giants, Ben Folds, and American Music Club.

With your admission price comes the privilege of sampling foods from restaurants, such as Abruzzi’s, big Burrito Restaurant Group, Bistro 19, Bigelow Grill and Alchemy, Café Allegro, Café Du Jour, Carson City Saloon, Ciao Baby, East End Food Co-Op, Eat n’ Park, Enrico’s Tazza D’Oro, Gypsy Café, Harris Grill, The Library, Lucca Ristorante, Mantini’s Wood Fired, Pino’s Mediterranean Bistro, Piper’s Pub, Point Brugge Café, Qdoba Mexican Grill, and UUBU 6. As well as beverages from Penn Brewery.

Who could ask for more?

Admission is $35 and if you’re willing to spend the extra cash, VIP is $100, which includes food catered by Bistro 19 and a private performance by Teddy Thompson.

The event will be taking place at their broadcasting center/Bedford Square in the South Side. For directions, google or mapquest 67 Bedford Square, 15203 or go to their website to see their map.

All of this information was taking directly from WYEP’s website. Please go there for further details, such as parking, what to wear, etc.

WYEP has always been my favorite radio station, so hopefully I’ll see ya there!

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