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Dematus PARS501

February 7, 2020 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:01:53 Comments Off on Dematus PARS501

Dematus make their debut on episode 501 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show. Dematus is a three piece melodic metal band hailing originally from Rolla, Missouri, they now call the stages of Pittsburgh home. It has been said that the band could best be described as Evanescence and System of a Down’s illegitimate child. Where did the name Dematus come from? Who is your favorite superhero? or super villain? If I find Dematus in my social studies book, what would that page be about If Dematus had a movie made about them, who would play each of you in the movie? If you were in Almost Famous, which band would you want write about for your first article? If you could open for any internationally touring band, who would you open for and at what venue? What has been your favorite venue that you’ve played at? least favorite? You come upon that magical bench where you can sit with someone for a hour, what musician would you sit with and what would you talk about? Tell me a little bit about your song With You, that we’ll play tonight. Interview Segment 2 with DEMATUS If you could pick 1 album and erase it from your mind so that you could hear it again for the first time, which album would it be? You decide that you’re going to add another musician to Dematus, who would it be? When you’re on stage and you have that moment where you’ve messed up… tell me about a moment where you did something that embarrassed the rest of the band. If you had to put together a band to manage using people in your scene, who would you put together and what style of music would they play? If I played Dematus backwards, what would I hear? Where can my listeners find you online (HINT: click the links on this page), and where will you be playing? Who records your videos for you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEWY4rrN2cc

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Animus PARS489

November 8, 2019 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:58:33 Comments Off on Animus PARS489

Natasha Sarver of Animus, joins Bill for Episode 489 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show. Who is Animus you might ask? They are a newly formed act who just recently played their first show at the Sidebar, but it’s time that you learn about them and jump on the bandwagon! Segment 1 with Natasha Birthday wishes… Where did the name Animus come from? Tell me about your first show at the sidebar? Who is in the band and what “parts” do they have? If you’re future self called your right now, what would you ask her? (Thanks Lou Lombardi) What shows do you have coming up? If you could go back in time and follow any band around and learn from them, who would you follow? If you could sit on a bench and talk to any artist for an hour, who would you talk to and what would you ask? If you could open for any internationally touring artist, who would you want to open for and where would you want the tour to start? Where can my listeners find you online? Facebook Segment 2 with Animus If you were going to create a supergroup from the local scene for you to manage, who would you put in the band and why? Can you tell me about when you decided you wanted to become a singer? Is there something that people that have seen you perform would be surprised to learn about you? If you could erase an album from your memory and hear it again for the first time, which album would it be?

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Iron Sight PARS449

February 8, 2019 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:01:59 Comments Off on Iron Sight PARS449

Iron Sight, from Spring Church, Pennsylvania, joined Bill to talk about the band and music in general for episode 449. Band name Worst 90s bands… best bands from the 90s… If you could open for any internationally touring band, who would it be and what venue would you want to play? If you could go back in time and spend one year observing one band, what year would you go back to and what band would you observe? What is one thing you like about the scene and one thing you’d love to change about it? segment 2 5 unsigned bands from the scene that you absolutely love, and tell us why? What is one thing that you fans would be surprised to know about you? if you could live the movie rock star, which band would you play in? Which song is your favorite to cover?

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Lucky Me PARS445

January 4, 2019 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:03:50 Comments Off on Lucky Me PARS445

Episode 445 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show featured, Lucky Me, recently returning to the scene. Segment 1 What brought you back to the scene? Did you just want to play with Robbie again? Have you ever seen Robbie and Billy Ray Cyrus in the same room? Learn how Lucky Me formed. What band would Jessica like to front? (Think the movie Rockstar) What band would Robbie want to play bass in? Who would you put in an all-star band from the local scene, that you would manage? Hear about their original, Best Thing. Segment 2 Where does Chip DiMonick live? sort of? Batman & Robin? Why the name, Lucky Me? You get to hear Bill and Robbie go on a reminiscing “rant” about the scene. You also get to hear Jessica talk a bit about the D.C. music scene and bands. How can find Lucky Me, online? Find Lucky Me Online:

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Rat Rod PARS425

June 29, 2018 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:01:22 Comments Off on Rat Rod PARS425

On episode 425 Mark McCarty of Rat Rod joins Bill to introduce us to both his band and the Philadelphia music scene. Discussed in segment #1: Is there a space in the band name, where did the name come from, & what car does the grill belong to? We talked about “old” cars. We talked about the band and their album, Do You Remember Rock and Roll. What internationally touring band would you want to open for, and where? Mark told us about their song, The Fool. Mark and Bill discussed these topics in segment 2: What music is in Mark’s music collection? Mark tells us who supports him the most in his musical endeavors. We find out a little bit about the Philadelphia Music Scene, including Mark’s favorite local venue. We also find out about the moment that Mark realized he wanted to be in a band. What is something that Rat Rod fans would be surprised to know about Mark? What Rat Rod song do you want to survive forever? Rock and Roll’s embarrassing moments… Mark names 5 bands from his scene that he loves. What would you tell potential fans about your band? Tell us about your upcoming shows.

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Folk You PARS422

June 8, 2018 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:01:01 Comments Off on Folk You PARS422

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

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Unbroken Soul PARS419

May 11, 2018 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:58:25 Comments Off on Unbroken Soul PARS419

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.

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PA Rock Show 13 Pre-Show with Justin Cali of Divine Tragedy

November 22, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:04:38 Comments Off on PA Rock Show 13 Pre-Show with Justin Cali of Divine Tragedy

Justin Cali of Divine Tragedy joins Bill to discuss all things Divine Tragedy and the Pennsylvania Rock Show 13. It should be noted that Divine Tragedy first graced the airwaves of the Pennsylvania Rock Show just over 10 years ago on 11/9/07 where they played 6 live songs during the show. 7:30 The Art of Burning Bridges 8:30 Tilted Shadows 9:30 Divine Tragedy 10:30 A Common Crown 11:30 Homicide Black $5 Members/$10 Qualified Guests Benefits Rock for Life Bill and Justin talk about the show on 11/9/07, the upcoming the Pennsylvania Rock Show 13, and what’s been going on with Divine Tragedy. Justin mentioned that they are working on writing some new material for the new year. I asked him about the percentage of originals vs covers in their set.  We talked about Skid Row and Sebastian Bach. In segment 2, we talk about how many albums they have recorded and moved on to talking about whether or not the scene is dead… we talked about his favorite venue (sidebar). Among other things… also off the air Cali mentioned that he forgot to give a shout out to The Metal Edge… so here’s that shout out!

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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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Fist Fight in the Parking Lot

July 21, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:30:55 Comments Off on Fist Fight in the Parking Lot

Come join Molasses Barge and Fist Fight in the Parking Lot as they release their next CDs with blackseed records. Both bands will be featuring songs live from their records and have CDs available for sale, and they want to share it with YOU, Pittsburgh! July 28, 2017 Doors at 9, Show at 10PM $5 In our first segment, Bill is visited by Moe, Larry, and Curly… errr Jason, Johnny Metal, and RuDawg of Fist Fight in the Parking Lot. We start out talking about the writing process and how circumstances allowed them to sit on the songs and go back to them later, we smoothly transitioned into the history of the band (yeah smoothly haha) and talking about about festivals and competitions… throughout the whole interview you get bits and pieces about their writing  & recording processes. I asked about the title of the album, and got a lot of different answers (haha). They were much more forthcoming about where the band name came from. Segment 2 starts out with a conversation about social media and websites and then we move on to learning a bit more about the pieces that make up FFITPL. Sammy or Dave? It was around this time that we learned that Chris embarrasses Fist Fight in the Parking Lot. We move on to name every band we could think of and even talk about Overlord Brom (Dethlehem) and his helmet. Somehow we even included Orko… we then move onto having them create their own super group from local musicians. and well… ya… listen to the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KecIdlEAKhU Bob Price was the member of Dog Day Sunrise that I couldn’t remember during the show, tattoos at Inferno Studios.

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