Today I had the pleasure of interviewing a close friend and fellow media company owner, Dakota Horbaczek, about what his company does for unsigned artists and his success at bringing shows and bands to the public view….. There may also be some talk about chicken wings in there…… Listen in and find out more about the man behind the name!
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Nate from Stone Cold Killer makes his first appearance on episode 424 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show. Segment 1: Nate tells us about the band’s upcoming CD, Behind Bars, and CD release show at Cattivo on Saturday June 23, 2018 featuring Some Kind of Animal and Horus Maze. It is $15 the day of or $12 in advance and gets you a FREE copy of “Behind Bars” w/ Digital download, a FREE SCK button and sticker of your choice, & a MELTED FACE!!! He also tells us about their upcoming (Friday 6/21/18) visit to the WDVE Coffeehouse on the morning show. We find out what a Stone Cold Killer song played backwards might sound like in comparison to the Beatles. We talk about which song of Stone Cold Killer should be the one to survive the apocalypse. Nate describes the song writing process for Stone Cold Killer. We also find out how the album title came about. Nate tells us about the instruments that he plays and Bill talks about his son’s instruments. We also find out what songs Nate played guitar on, well sort of (someone remind him)… and how the album was recorded over a bit of time. Bill throws out a shoutout to the Iron City Rocks podcast, and then Nate gives us a brief description of the song Steelechase Blues. Segment 2 We start off with Nate telling you where you can get your copy of Behind Bars, and where and when the band’s upcoming shows are. Bill takes a moment to mention Devil Inside Promotion’s upcoming 1 year anniversary show featuring: Reign of Z, OverMyDeadBody, Echoheart, and Haven State. We learn about an embarrassing moment that Nate had on stage at the Smiling Moose. Bill asked Nate when he knew he wanted to be in a band, so we find out a bit about his musical history. Nate tells us 2 of his favorite bands from the scene.
Read More Jesse from Filthy Media joined Bill to introduce us to his promotions company. We talked about the upcoming Filthy Media Shows at the Smiling Moose and various bands that they have used in their shows in the past. We talked about their website, including blogs, album reviews, featured music, and more. Jesse talked about how they decide the band lineups for their shows. Jesse told us 1 thing that he both loved and would like to change about the hardcore and metal scenes in Pittsburgh. Bill mentioned that he would change the way that shows are promoted and Jesse discussed some way to possibly fix it. Bill had Jesse create a super group of local, unsigned musicians. Jesse is starting a band and needs a bass player, e-mail him. Bill & Jesse talked about some past bands that Jesse was in. They talked about what it would sound like if you played one of this last band’s songs backwards.
Read More On episode 9 Lady Jaye brings in guest host Bill Domiano to talk with Superheores Believe In Miracles founder Amy Faltot and associate Steve Bechtold. Some topics covered are how to be a part of this amazing charity, how to sign up a child you know, the upcoming concert to help financially support this cause and more. Tune in to hear the details about this amazing charity helping children with illnesses to get birthday packages and feel like the superheroes they are!
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Ruben Alan David & Muskie of Folk You met Bill at the Leechburg Moose 102 (thanks!) to do an interview on this episode, and afterwards they recorded one of their Guerilla Folk Videos on the Leechburg Walking Bridge. What they talked about during the first segment of the show: The origin of the band name. How they decide where to record a Guerilla Folk Video, and how many times they have done it. Describe your costumes (and back story). Ruben tells us about the song, Folk You, which the performed live for the show as well. Topics covered in segment 2: We discuss the bands that Muskie and Ruben Alan David have been in/are in. Ruben does an amazing job talking about Rock for Life. Folk You gets to tell us what they love about the scene and what they would like to change. They tell us something that their fans would be surprised to know about them. Ruben then surprised Bill, but actually having an embarrassing moment on stage to talk about. Muskie and Ruben tell us about their favorite bands from the scene, and their love for the original music in our area. What happens when you play Folk You backwards? What song that you’ve been involved writing, would you want to survive history? We also talked about doing one of their Guerilla Folk Videos: Video of Folk You performing on the Leechburg Walking Bridge after the interview
Read More Terry Blair of Among Thorns was on the airwaves with Bill this week to give you a peek into the band’s existence. where did the name Among Thorns come from? new to the scene?? How many originals do you have and what are the plans on recording them? we chatted about Steve and Matt talked about terry picking all the music and everythings fine segment 2 What is in our music collection? What bands don’t you like? What genres don’t you like? What do you think of today’s country? What band would you play with and where would you do it? Terry told us about the bands Dying Breed & OverMyDeadBody.
Read More Talking with members of Maxxout I got to find out some interesting facts about them and have a TON of fun, talk about the near future, give you a taste of some of their music and yes, the Ketosis Diet and… wiffle ball… these guys are a riot!!
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Brandon Stoner of Thieves & Lovers joined Bill on Episode 420 to talk about the band and its recent releases. Segment 1: Where did the band name come from? Why make the move from LA to Pittsburgh? Can you compare the LA, Central PA, and Pittsburgh scenes for us? Favorite venue in Pittsburgh? Tell us about 3 bands from our scene that you like and why? Tell me about the song Always Winter… Segment 2: What would I hear if I played your music backwards? Tell me about the moment that you realized you wanted to be in a band. Who has supported you the most in your time as a musician? Tell me about an embarrassing moment you had on stage, or one that your band mates may have had. What is one thing that your fans would be surprised to know about you? Lastly, where can people find you online and do you have any upcoming shows? They have been building up a steady following through the release of a few well-received EPs and a consistent show schedule. Their new single “Always Winter” was just released ahead of the new record The World is Sleeping, due out in May.
Read More Shawn and Jr from Unbroken Soul joined Bill for Episode 419 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show. Topics discussed in interview segment 1: New album information Where the band’s name came from. 3 bands that should make a worst 20 bands of the 90s list. What bands/albums are in their music collections. Topics discussed in segment 2: What would I hear if I played your music backwards? 3 unsigned bands that you love Create a super group from the local scene that you would manage. Bill mentioned that he had never seen the drummer from sundog play (this changed after the interview, he saw him play on May 5, 2018 at the Karlie Righi benefit show) What is something that you’d like to change about our scene? If Unbroken Soul could open for any internationally touring band, who would it be and at what venue? The specifics of the CD Release party on May 26, 2018 at the Leechburg Moose What is one thing that your fans would be surprised about, about you? The first person to hear the new cd and tell the band what every song has in common will get a piece of merchandise.. Contact Shawn for details.
Read More This episode is a continuation of episode 416. saVenger joined Bill on the show from their studio and played some live songs for us. In this episode you will get to hear their song “Yinz and Crick”. Also on this episode, Lady Jaye of the new podcast from Build the Scene, Audio Gossip & the website First Angel Media, came in and talked with the band as well. We talked about the oddity of a Motley Crue concert, as well as the last Kill the Drama show at Gigaroo 2017, the upcoming Gigaroo 2018 lineup which includes saVenger.
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