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Who is Murder for Girls

November 17, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:58:09 Comments Off on Who is Murder for Girls

We jump into episode 401 by asking about the band name, Murder for Girls. We actually find out about the band name before we even find out their names, we have a great host haha. We then move on to discuss the genre description that they use, melodic garage rock. Like most of our shows we’re all over the place but we get down to brass tacks and find out about the writing process on the new album, All the Pretty Stars. We find out what musicians influence the band through talking about their music collections. Segment 2 starts out with us discussing their CD release show (it happened on 11/11), and the cool venue that they had it at. They try to come up with embarrassing moments for each other.. it took a little while, but the did come up with a few situations… to find out what else the band and I talked about, tune in!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI4pG-JCk1Q

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Redson

November 10, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:58:03 Comments Off on Redson

On episode 400 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show… Shayman Hurley of the band Redson joined Bill to talk about the upcoming business ahead of the band. They will be playing their first show on December 9, 2017 at the Lincoln Heights Civic Assoc. in Jeanette supporting Shattered the “Blackout Sessions” CD release with Big Atlantic. Shayman gave us an explanation of where the name Redson came from, as well as, the story behind their song Green Goblin. Shayman explains how he became the lead singer of the band and the sound of Redson. In segment 2 we talked about Shayman’s favorite venue, which included a blast from the past. Having not played out in a while, he can’t wait to get out and see what venues are out there to play in. He takes on a bit of trip to past talking about old venues and NIN. Favorite local bands over the years, how to find Redson on the internet (Facebook). Since we had taken a trip down memory lane, we talked about one of my favorite bands from 90’s, Creep. Next week’s guest is Murder for Girls, check out their CD Release show on November 11th. They are our guests for next week’s Episode #401.

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Xfactor1/KnightWolf

October 27, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:00:30 Comments Off on Xfactor1/KnightWolf

Qball of XFACTOR1 and KnightWolf Concert Promotions joins Bill & his sometimes co-host John “the American Hilljack” Lane of the American Hilljack Files, bringing a bit of the Ohio scene to Pennsylvania this week. We opened up discussing about Pittsburgh being a “dead scene”. We talked about the beginnings of XFACTOR1 and the origin of the band name. We talked about benefit shows and the VIP status of fans at a rock show. Segment 2 began with a discussion of KnightWolf Concert promotions. We discussed everything from the logo, to how the company started. Qball explained how the local bands are treated and how he stands up for the them when dealing with headliners.

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Whitethrash

October 20, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:59:12 Comments Off on Whitethrash

On episode 398 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show, Wes Cason of Whitethrash joined me to tell us about his band and their upcoming ventures. We talked about where the band name came from, influences, supporters, how long the band has been together and how the band formed. We talked about sports, too.. well sort of… and where you can get a copy of their newest song, Agonal Breathing which we debut on the show tonight. In the segment, we discussed the exhaust falling off of their van on the way home from Lima, OH. We took some time to talk about some of Whitethrash’s past shows including Wes’ favorite venue. We talked about his favorite local bands. Wes told us about his favorite and least favorite part about the music scene. This is where promoters and pay to play comes up. I talked a little bit about a website that I’m currently working on called www.palocalbands.com. Wes tells you about upcoming shows for Whitethrash and who they’ll be playing with. I mentioned the Pennsylvania Rock Show Anniversary 13 at the Leechburg Moose.

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Rocktoberfest – on the scene

October 13, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:56:18 Comments Off on Rocktoberfest – on the scene

Bill takes the show on the road and chats with some of the participating bands from Rocktoberfest 2017 including: Bill Vulgris of Amber Alexis and KGB, Over My Dead Body, Shep from After the Fall and a common crown, & Winter’s Descent. Each of the bands have varying amounts of experience at a Rock for Life show. Find out what they think of the Rock for Life Concert Series and what they have coming up.

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Dead Men visit the PA Rock Show

October 6, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:05:26 Comments Off on Dead Men visit the PA Rock Show

The members of Dead Men from East Stroudsburg, PA join Bill on the show for Episode 396. We began the show by discussing their music style/genres. Rich, Levi, and Kevin give us a bit of an inside look into how the band formed, the band name, and their writing process during the first segment. Dead Men told us about their song Damned, Doomed, & Cursed. Segment 2: We started out learning about Dead Men through asking about the person that supported each of them the most as a musician (we get to learn about Levi’s musical family), what bands and albums are in their music collections, what band would they like to open for and at what venue, what their favorite venue is… we played a short round of “Either or”. We then move onto finding out about their embarrassing stage moments. The band wants you to grab a free copy of the ep at:  https://deadmenband.bandcamp.com/.  We ended things with a few shout outs to www.aproradio.com, www.weeklyrockblog.com, and www.977rocks.com.

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Shattered – Blackout Sessions – Erik Rhodes

September 29, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:05:14 Comments Off on Shattered – Blackout Sessions – Erik Rhodes

In segment 1: Erik Rhodes, from Shattered, joined to discuss many things in the world of Shattered including their up and coming Album, Blackout Sessions. We discussed the band the Art of Burning Bridges and a former band of some of the members, Fountain Infinity. We debut the song Love/Hate/Obsession on the show. We talk a bit about the song and how it is a “Shattered” version of a love song.  We talked about a show 10 and a half years ago 2/23/2007 when Shattered played live in my living room. We have 2 live tracks from that night in our archives. Erik talked about the recording process that they used for the Blackout Session album. He told us that they had already started writing this album before the last album, Rise of Hypocrisy was released, and that they had started recording the album in October 2014. He told us about some upcoming shows that the band and his acoustic project have coming up. Shattered is opening tomorrow, September 30, 2017 for Lacuna Coil at Diesel. Erik gave us some incite into his influences through telling us about his music collection. In segment 2: Erik told us about the acoustic track, Silhouette, off of the upcoming release, too. We talked a bit about country music!?!?!? We moved on to get Erik’s opinion on pay to play. We talked about what is good about our music scene and even something that Erik believes needs fixed about the scene. We talked about the quality of the musicians in the scene and the Rock for Life Concert Series, as well. I brought up the band Creep, who will be writing new music for the first time in years, you can get a digital copy of their last album by listening for a code in Episode 325 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show. We then discussed the different influences that may have affected the sound of the Blackout Sessions album. I then had Erik tell us his favorite song off of the new disc, his overall favorite Shattered Song, & his favorite cover to play. Erik brought up the band Deadman’s Hand that I’m trying to book, now.

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The Crowning

September 22, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:03:26 Comments Off on The Crowning

We starting things off making reference to Jack Black…I mean why not? Micah, of The Crowning,  gave us a look into how he became a musician by telling us about how he avoided rock music because his older brothers liked it. He told us about his music collection. Paula Abdul, Vanilla Ice…and a few other questionable albums haha. He cited Nirvana as a very influential band in his musical journey. He also talked about being influenced by Tool, K0rn, System of the Down, Disturbed, STP, Velvet Revolver, and more. Vertigo, no… not U2 but a stage moment that Micah had in his old band. Micah then goes on to tell us about his band mates and how they met, as well as, an odd story about a bass player that responded to his advertisement looking for band members. We talked about the way they’re releasing songs as singles instead of EPs or Albums and why. You really need to hear why, it makes sense to me and I never thought of it. We also took a moment to talk about a that The Crowning will be hosting in Stroudsburg on October 6th. We then talked about their new song “Hard to Find” which you will hear on the show. Don’t forget to join their mailing list, they’ll send you some physical “stuff” in the mail. Lastly we discussed how the band name came about. (Unless you talk about the conversation about roads and temperature). Don’t forget to check out the Band Blast this weekend in Memorial Park in New Kensington!

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Project 52

September 9, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:59:50 Comments Off on Project 52

Johnny Walyko and Pete Peters from Project 52 joined Bill on the show for the first time to discuss what Project 52 (songs) is and how Pete hooked up with Johnny. We talked about the complications of recording a song weekly. They talk about the bassist Daniel who they use on the tracks as well. Johnny actually met Daniel for the first time when they played a show together a few weeks ago. We talked about how to incorporate Johnny’s girlfriend into the recording process.  We talked about their military backgrounds. In segment two we talked about their newest song “Stuck” and what it is about and how they recorded it. We talked a little bit about their style and recording process as well as where people can download the 52 songs that they are creating. The songs have been recorded at the Light House Project and the University of Pittsburgh.

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Review: Corbriwoodstock & A Concert for Anna – 10 years!

September 4, 2017 Build the Scene Reviews Comments Off on Review: Corbriwoodstock & A Concert for Anna – 10 years!

On September 3, 2017, I left my house with the intention of hanging out with John “The American Hilljack” Lane & Johnny “The Real John” Lane at Corbriwoodstock. This was mine and the Hilljack’s second visit to Cobriwoodstock in as many years. The show is in its tenth year! It is an amazing show with such a great back drop and line up. This isn’t my normal haunt. The show features more of a bluesy vibe. It is a relaxing and welcoming venue which features a backyard stage, flowers from Mt. Vernon, vendors, a great host (John Vento), and 97.7 FM’s Rock Done Right Tour. We arrived slightly later due to a picnic and a flat tire on the way there, but once we were there we were in heaven. We witnessed sets by Samantha Sears, The Compradres, Folkhammer, The B-men, Tina Daniels & Company, & The Nied’s Hotel Band. The show is a benefit for Allegheny CleanWays. Allegheny CleanWays is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 2000 to “engage and empower people to eliminate illegal dumping and littering in Allegheny County.” We left Cobriwoodstock at about 9pm and headed to the Quality Inn Tarentum to catch the last 3 sets of the night of the third day of A Concert for Anna, also celebrating its tenth year. In April 2008, Anna Lee Piroch was diagnosed with cervical cancer. The original Concert For Anna was put together by the local music community, of which Anna was an avid fan, as a way to help her pay her bills while she was unable to work as she battled the disease. Anna knew of the show to be held for her over Labor Day weekend 2008, and looked forward to attending. Sadly, in August 2008, Anna succumbed to the disease… But the music community would not let her spirit die. They came together in an incredibly moving act of kindness and held the show in her honor. When all was said and done, 17 bands had graced the stage that weekend, as well as numerous local businesses donating prizes, etc., and paid for Anna’s funeral expenses. That spirit of generosity and kindness in our local music community lives on in honor of our lost sister Anna, as a continual way to help others in our area in her name. Please help us every Labor Day weekend as we make a difference in someone’s life and ease the struggle that unfortunate circumstances can bring. We caught a partial set from Here and Now, After the Fall, & Creep. My cellphone had died and I left my camera in the car, so no pictures from this show. Here and Now is a great acoustic rock cover band featuring veteran scene musicians. After the Fall was up next, they are one of the top bands in our scene and didn’t disappoint. They played a few covers but hit us hard with their originals. Last on the bill was Creep. A band that I had never seen live and had been at the top of my wishlist. They were everything I had hoped for and more. They also had some surprises up their sleeves with a visit from Mark Lux, an announcement that they had sold out of their EP Lesson 3, and they let slip that they’re going to start working on a new album! If you want to get a digital copy of Lesson 3, you can do so by listening to Episode 325 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show. Both events are worth your donation to their causes and provide great lineups of music. As the time of this article, you have 364 days to get your ticket for next year! Don’t miss the 11th installment of both events! It takes a little time management, but you can definitely hit both shows on Sunday as we did. Keep in mind that A Concert for Anna is a 3 day event!

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