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Rock for Life 20th Anniversary Special PARS475

August 4, 2019 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:59:46 Comments Off on Rock for Life 20th Anniversary Special PARS475

The Rock for Life 20th Anniversary featured performances by: Safety Last, Farewell Felicia, AmberAlexis, Doppler Affect, Dimwit, The Hellfire Club, Terry Lee Spencer, The Shiners, Lenny Collini 4PaK, Post Traumatik, Black Ridge, The Borstal Boys, Big House Pete, XFACTOR1,After The Fall, & Skell It is the mission of Rock for Life to provide financial support to needy individuals residing in Western PA who are suffering from life threatening diseases. Rock for Life sponsors music festivals and other music-related and general fundraising events to raise the monies necessary to support its purpose. I’ve been working basically since I left the house on Friday to head to the Rock for Life 20th Anniversary! trying to come up with a special way to commemorate this occasion. I started work on the website for this series way back when the first one happened and I believe I have been to 18 of the August Rock for Life shows (and a ton of the other ones, too). This series of events is something that I am truly honored to have a small part in. Matt Ferrante, Steve Craven, and as Matt called them all his best friends put on a great event for an even great cause. I can’t put into words how much I appreciate what they do. Please take a moment and check out the link here that includes videos from the weekend, photographs that I took, and I podcast that I just finished up that includes the interviews from the videos. I hope my tribute gives anyone who has never been to one of these shows a little bit of an insight into what these shows are about… FAMILY! We did a little on the spot reporting at Iselin Community Park for the Rock for Life 20th Anniversary and this is the podcast and videos that will give you some insight into what the Rock for Life Concert Series really is.

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MaxXouT PARS441

December 7, 2018 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:08:14 Comments Off on MaxXouT PARS441

Episode 441 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show gets MaxXouT by Stosh and Elliot. See them live at Kissburgh at Howler’s Cafe Where did your band name come from and how the band formed. Bill gets a job offer… Find out what is in the music collections of Stosh and Elliot and how it influences them. Who would the guys of MaxXouT put into an all-star band from our music scene.. also ask them about Shreddy Eddy, unfortunately this didn’t make it to the show due to time constraints. What internationally touring band would they like to play with and at what venue would they open their tour? Find out about MaxXouT’s opinion of pay-to-play and what band they would have sell tickets to open for them. Find out the meaning behind the song Steel-toed Boots MaxXouT second segment topics: Learn which upcoming song MaxXouT believes should survive the apocalypse. We get to hear about first time wedding cookie adventures and how the band ended up in Pittsburgh. If you’re listening and you’re a promoter, book MaxXouT for a wedding! Find out what one of their songs would sound like in reverse. What movie would one of your songs belong on the soundtrack for and who would star in it? Love/Hate relationship with the scene… pay-to-play What has been the worst scenario the band has been in?

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Alter the Design PARS429

July 27, 2018 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:03:42 Comments Off on Alter the Design PARS429

Alter the Design dropped by to catch up with what’s been going on with them since we last spoke to them. We talk about which song they would like to survive the apocalypse. We talk very quickly about about Rock for Life 19. What would an Alter the Design song sound like backwards? forward? What would you tell a potential fan to get them to come to a show? How do you keep fans that you’ve already gained? (If you have the kitty pic, you might want to hide it.) What is Alter the Design‘s preshow ritual? Does Justin help load in and out, or does he just bring his mic? What is one thing you like and dislike about the scene? We talk about the venue/band saturation of the South Side. …bands from the 90’s that you hate? or since then? In the second segment with Alter the Design, we discussed: Alter the Design as Iron Maiden? ATD talks about embarrassing moments on stage. We talk about their upcoming shows (see below) We talked a bit about vinyl records. DO NOT watch KISS Meets the Phantom, but if ATD debuts their music video at the Riverside Drive In, you should watch it! What international band would you want to open for and where? (You won’t believe this answer) Bill talks about giving up caffeine almost a year and a half ago. Justin asks Bill what they should call their new CD.

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A Concert for Anna 2017 Preview

August 29, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:57:33 Comments Off on A Concert for Anna 2017 Preview

Reina and “Ozz” join Bill on this episode of the Pennsylvania Rock Show to talk about A Concert for Anna 10. They give us a look into the history of the benefit concert, bands that have played the show, a bit about Anna herself, the bike ride, and more. Find out more about a Concert for Anna by listening to the show or visiting their website. We also get some background on “Ozz” and Reina during the episode as well. About A Concert for Anna 10 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. God Bless, The Concert For Anna Team

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Rock for Life 18

July 28, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:01:09 Comments Off on Rock for Life 18

In this episode, we do a pre-show for Rock for Life 18. You’ll hear interviews from last year’s Rock for Life 17 as well as new interviews from this year’s gigaroo. Included in these interviews are Alicia Hruby (2013 Recipient), Amanda Hensel (mother of Alex Hooks 2005 recipient) & Mark Hensel, Patty and Eric Jageman (parents of 2016 recipient, Dylan), Mike Piroch of Staley’s Comet and many  other bands, Mike Ekis from skell, OverMyDeadBody’s Natasha, members of Kill the Drama, & Sean of Homicide Black. You also get to hear music from 9 of the participating bands including another new track from Fist Fight in the Parking Lot!

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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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A Wright of Passage

April 7, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:56:48 Comments Off on A Wright of Passage

Lots of music and information for you in this episode. I took a moment to talk about the passing of Cliff from KGB. He was an integral part of our scene and he will be missed. I also did a segment that I titled A Wright of Passage. In this segment I featured songs from Step 11, (kaj), and skell. the link between these songs is that Walter Wright sang lead vocals on all of them. You can hear the progression of his vocals and see how he got to where he is now with what I consider to be the best metal band in the Pittsburgh area. You can read a cd review for their “Everything’s Fine” EP on our other site AK Music Scene. They are currently looking for a drummer to finalize their lineup. You can e-mail Mikey Palone if you think you have what it takes. We featured tracks from: Sofachrome, Tony Marinacci, Camp Element, Silk 9, Homicide Black, Step 11, (kaj), skell, KGB, Dethlehem, Divine Tragedy We featured the following upcoming concerts: May 13: Rock for Life: Spring Fling – Leechburg Moose – $5 Members/$10 Qualified Guests Big house Pete MonaLisa Smile a common crown Heidi & The Hellcats June 10: Feel the Fire Fest 5 – $20 preshow/$25 at the gates – 1314 Hebron Rd SE, Heath, OH 43056-1040 Saliva Xfactor1 Scars like Mine Waragon one in the Chamber After the fall Managed Chaos Iron Head Inc Corrosive Vengence Ribcage Infidel July 7 & 8: Gigaroo 2017 – $20 – Iselin Ballfield Friday July 7 Homicide Black Zone 8 East End Kill the Drama Shattered a commmon crown JL Cook Acoustic Saturday July 8 After the Fall Silk 9 The Hellfire Club Flashback Mojo Filter Here and Now Transcendence Post Traumatik OverMyDeadBody Trigger Happy SuffaCate

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Rock for Life Concert Series

April 27, 2016 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:19:38 Comments Off on Rock for Life Concert Series

In this episode, Bill sits down with Matt Ferrante, co-founding member of the Rock for life Concert Series, to discuss the history of the show and how it has evolved over the years into a concert series. They discuss topics such as: how a recipient is picked, what people can do to help out, how bands can play the shows, & upcoming shows. Matt also let’s everyone know the costs of both the indoor and outdoor shows, as well as, what a qualified guest means. All in all, this is a very informative discussion about the Rock for life organization and concert series. It is the mission of Rock for Life to provide financial support to needy individuals residing in Western PA who are suffering from life threatening diseases. Rock for Life sponsors music festivals and other music-related and general fundraising events to raise the monies necessary to support its purpose. Rock for Life’s Past Recipients 2016 – 17 – TBD 2015 – 16 – Sydney Brison & Leeland Wensel 2014 – 15 – Abby Bowser 2013 – 14 – Alicia Hruby 2012 – 13 – Brittani Kemerer 2011 – 12 – Wesley Zablocki 2010 – 11 – Aaron Jones 2009 – X – Savanah Robledo 2008 – 9 – Mikey McCulley 2007 – 8 – David Heidel 2006 – 7 – Owen Hunter 2005 – 6 – Alexander Hooks 2004 – 5 – Jasmine Henry 2003 – 4 – The Helping Hands Society 2002 – 3 – Jonathan Beck 2001 – 2 – Christina Calendrella 2000 – 1 – Mark Gregory Official Rock for Life Concert Series Website Rock for Life’s Facebook Rock for Life’s Twitter Iselin Ballfield Give us some Feedback: Subscribe, Review, & Rate us on iTunes Subscribe, Review, & Rate us on MixCloud Subscribe, Review, & Rates us on Google Play E-mail: feedback@buildthescene.com Call Us: 724-568-7018 Join Our Mailing List Submit Your Own Music: Submission Form Book your Band: Booking Form Get our App: iPhone

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