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Instakill PARS559

Mike, lead vocalist of InstaKill joins Bill for his first voyage on the Pennsylvania Rock Show. Featuring music from: Camp Element, (kaj), Homicide Black, Leprosy Segment 1 with INSTAKILL Where did the name iNSTAKILL come from? Which iNSTAKILL song will help repopulate the earth? Give me an MTV stories teller moment about the song, Being. Let’s say iNSTAKILL goes on a world tour, what other bands would you want to go on tour with you? What would the sound track between shows on your tour sound like? Where would you want to play your opening show at? Tell me about the members of your band, since they seem to be hanging out in the chat tonight… If you could go back in time, and follow around any band, who would you follow around for a year just to learn from? If you were going to form a band, in hopes of making it on stage with the actual band, what band would you tribute? If you could play anyone in a rockumentary, who would you want to be? Segment 2 with Mike If I was flipping through a social studies book and I find iNSTAKILL, how did you get in there? If you could sit on a bench with anyone from any time, who would it be? What 1 question would you ask? (Randy Savage impersonation inserted here) What song do you wish you would have written? Who is your Dave Grohl? If you were going to build a band to manage from the local scene, who would you put in it? Besides your Facebook page, where else can your band be found online? What is coming up for iNSTAKILL? (SOS PGH Concert Series) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Awp0wxIqZk

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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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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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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!

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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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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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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The Ginger at First Angel Media

Jana Lee Macheca of First Angel Media joined Bill in episode 360 to discuss what her company does for the local music scene. First Angel Media offers promotions, weekly article features, show & CD reviews for the Pittsburgh area music scene. The company was founded to help promote the Pittsburgh music scene. It has evolved to photography, promotion of shows, written articles, and CD as well as show reviews. Working behind the scenes to help bands find venues as well as helping to promote a supportive and positive environment for all musicians. There is also an element for national and international bands, reviews and articles have reached across the USA and into other countries. The First Angel Media is owned and operated by Jana Lee Macheca. Jana Lee is a writer of various materials, music and nonmusic related, and staff writer for Adrenaline 101 & The Heavy Metal ICU. Jana has also agreed to come on as a staff writer for our other site, AK Music Scene. Bands promoted by First Angel Media (in no certain order) Pittsburgh area bands: Social Anxiety – https://www.facebook.com/socialanxietyelo/?fref=ts Horus Maze – https://www.facebook.com/HorusMaze/?fref=ts Dying Breed – https://www.facebook.com/dyingbreedpittsburgh/?fref=ts Silk9 – https://www.facebook.com/silk9rises/?fref=ts 3MD – https://www.facebook.com/3MD-1660572447506243/?fref=ts East End – https://www.facebook.com/eastendband/?fref=ts Concrete Soul – https://www.facebook.com/theconcretesoul/?fref=ts Say Ahh – https://www.facebook.com/SayAhhpgh/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf&qsefr=1 Pleading the Fifth – https://www.facebook.com/pleadingthefifthband/?fref=ts HDK – https://www.facebook.com/HDKBeaverCounty/?fref=ts Weird Paul – https://www.facebook.com/weirdpaul/?fref=ts Jerry Fels – https://www.facebook.com/jerryfelsandthejerryfels/?fref=ts Prime 8 – https://www.facebook.com/Prime8Music/?fref=ts 7% Superstar – https://www.facebook.com/sevenpercentsuperstar/?fref=ts Steel Reserve – https://www.facebook.com/Steel-Reserve-939536182757711/?fref=ts The Krush – https://www.facebook.com/TheKrushRocksYou/?fref=ts Burnin Boxes – https://www.facebook.com/Burnin-Boxes-189767448086728/?fref=ts Lucky Me –https://www.facebook.com/LuckyMeBand01/?fref=ts Badstone – https://www.facebook.com/Badstone724/?fref=ts Hangin Hillary – https://www.facebook.com/HanginHillary/?fref=ts Neverwake – https://www.facebook.com/neverwakemusic/?fref=ts Alter The Design – https://www.facebook.com/AlterTheDesign/?fref=ts Winter’s Decent – https://www.facebook.com/wintersdescent/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf&qsefr=1 Hellin Back Band – https://www.facebook.com/Hellin-Back-Band-316034821877749/?fref=ts Stampede – https://www.facebook.com/www.stampede.net/?fref=ts Ambiance of Chaos – https://www.facebook.com/Ambianceofchaos/?fref=ts Shady Mugs – https://www.facebook.com/Shady-Mugs-1694099547485475/?fref=ts Cross Vision – https://www.facebook.com/CrossVisionBand/?fref=ts Miss Freddye – https://www.facebook.com/MissFreddye/?fref=ts Boothill Gang – https://www.facebook.com/theboothillgang/?fref=ts Crooked Cobras – https://www.facebook.com/CrookedCobras/?fref=ts Order of Nine – https://www.facebook.com/orderofnine/?fref=ts Mona Lisa Smile – https://www.facebook.com/smilepittsburgh/?fref=ts Eclectic Acoustics – https://www.facebook.com/EclecticAcoustics/?fref=ts Zone 8 – https://www.facebook.com/ZONE8BAND/?fref=ts Staley’s Comet – https://www.facebook.com/staleyscomet/?fref=ts Creep – https://www.facebook.com/staleyscomet/?fref=ts Ezra’s Influence – https://www.facebook.com/EzrasInfluence/?fref=ts Chapter 13 – https://www.facebook.com/Chapter13/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf&qsefr=1 Memories of Sunday – https://www.facebook.com/Chapter13/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf&qsefr=1 Pittsburgh based music businesses: David Granati’s Rock Academy’s : For Those About To Rock (kids/teens)https://www.facebook.com/ForThoseAboutToRockAcademyPittsburgh/?fref=ts &   Long Live Rock (adults) https://www.facebook.com/LongLiveRockAcademy/?fref=ts Some Die Nameless Event Productions – https://www.facebook.com/SomeDieNameless/?fref=ts Hollar Productions – https://www.facebook.com/HollerProductions/?fref=ts WV Bands that cross over to Pittsburgh: Ghost Road – https://facebook.com/GhostRoadWV Jet Set Vapor Trails – https://www.facebook.com/jetsetvapourtrails/ Orvill Rex – https://www.facebook.com/OrViLLREX/ The Funky Mudbugs – https://facebook.com/thefunkymudbugs Haggard Wulf – https://www.facebook.com/haggardwulf False Profit –https://www.facebook.com/falseprofitthrash Disillusion Effect – https://www.facebook.com/DisillusionEffect Iron Jawed Guru – https://m.facebook.com/IJGrock/ The Furr – https://m.facebook.com/thafurr/ What’s Missing – http://www.facebook.com/whatsmissingfromwv Captain Catfeesh – http://facebook.com/captaincatfeeshwv Swamp Drag – http://facebook.com/swampdrag False Pterodactyl – https://www.facebook.com/falsepterodactyl Worst Kept Secret – http://facebook.com/worstkeptsecretwv After Atlas  – http://www.facebook.com/weareafteratlas Out of Area Bands that regularly come to Pittsburgh Cold Wrecks – https://www.facebook.com/ColdWrecks/ (Brooklyn) The Maension – https://www.facebook.com/TheMaension/?fref=ts (Hollywood) 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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Pay to Play, Record Labels, Promoters and more PYS001

Bill, Brian, & John start to bring out their opinions on pay to play. John and Brian both fall into the group of musicians that are against them. The conversation covers topics of pay to play, benefit shows, promoting a show and who is responsible, record labels and hidden issues, music reality tv and the reality of it, music competitions, and more. Is there a right way to do pay to play? Is it killing music scenes and venues? How does it affect younger bands vs veteran bands? Brian talks about the Zippo Hot Tour and how much he loved how that was ran. Bill told road stories and Brian and John want to take him on a tour to manage it for them. Eric Anthony, formerly of (kaj), and currently soundman came up in during the show. Everyone is in agreement that he does an amazing job on the board … and eventually we get around to Rock for Life, that series is just amazing in all of our eyes.   Have the Stone Temple Pilots Found their New Frontman? All You Need to Know About the Music Business Rat Bastard Syndicate Terachain Sky Shawn Perry & the Hazard County Rebellion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5y96O30ACo 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

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RfL 17 Day 2 Interviews

On Rock for Life 17 Day 2 I spoke with Paul Guerrini (Who Called the Cops & Bled Zeppelin), Bill Postle (Doppler Affect), Garry Simmons (Amber-Alexis & KGB), Mark (DBL Blind) and Amanda Hensel, Mike Piroch (Creep, Staley’s Comet, & Mona Lisa Smile), & Mike Ekis (skell & ZuZu Petals) about the Rock for Life experience and why they are involved in it. Day 1 Interviews I caught up with Vegas (Ride for Life), David Hipchen (Tilted Shadows), Jen Heymers (A Common Crown), the Jagemans, Greg Shotts (Tilted Shadows & Post traumatik), Sean Nestor (Homicide Black), Jason “Mailman” Slee, Matthew Wilmot (Farewell Felicia & Suffacate), & Cate Fouse (Farewell Felicia & Suffacate) on site of Rock for Life 17 Friday August 5th. Hear their on the spot interviews about Rock for Life and what it is all about.

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