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Moonshine Jasmine PARS605

February 11, 2022 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:00:09 Comments Off on Moonshine Jasmine PARS605

Megan Pennington of Moonshine Jasmine joins Bill for episode #605 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show. Featured music: 9Sundays, Rod Wilkins and the LOC Band, Moonshine Jasmine, Black Ridge, Luke Weltz Band, Silk 9, The Existential Gentlemen Interview segment 1 with Moonshine Jasmine Tell me about the lineup change that happened since the last time we talked. What is the deal with your EP and/or LP? Having been in a band, what is the best pizza that you’ve eaten? Who is your Dave Grohl? What do you think about how the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame picks nominees? If you find a DeLorean, what band are you going back in time to watch? What one question would you ask your musical idol? What is one song that you wished you had written? If there was an apocalyptic event, which Moonshine Jasmine song could help re-populate the Earth? What is something embarrassing that has happened to you on stage? Who is the most famous musician that you’ve met? Interview Segment 2 Who would you cite as your influences? What would you sell your soul to the devil for? What is a non-conventional place that you’d like to perform at? If I was driving your tour bus, what would we listen to between stops? Who would be on the Mt. Rushmore of musicians in your eyes? Can you tell me about the moment that your realized you wanted to be a musician? Why should the listeners check out your band?

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Moonshine Jasmine PARS579

August 6, 2021 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:00:59 Comments Off on Moonshine Jasmine PARS579

Dan Stonerook, Tyler Cannon, and Megan Pennington of Moonshine Jasmine join Bill on episode 579 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show. Featuring music from: Befell, Ugly, Moonshine Jasmine, The Rust Project, Dave Molter, Royal Honey Segment 1 with Moonshine Jasmine What is the story behind the band name, Moonshine Jasmine? How did the band form? If you were able to sit down with a musical idol and ask them one what question, who would you sit with and what would you ask? If you were waiting at the crossroads for the Devil to arrive, what would you be attempting to sell your soul for? If I was riding to a gig with you guys, what would be playing on the radio? How did you manage to get so many shows so quickly as the scene opened back up to shows? Segment 2 with Megan, Tyler, and Dan Who is your Dave Grohl? It’s BBQ season, what bands would you book to play your backyard if money was no object? What is something that people who have followed you as musicians would be surprised to learn about you? Something embarrassing that another member of this band did on stage? RockOut to Knockout Cancer 8/14 benefit show Bill talks about Rock for Life 22 8/6-8/7 benefit show

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Chrystyna Marie 3QS046

December 1, 2020 Build the Scene 3 questions & a song, All Podcasts 0:28:31 Comments Off on Chrystyna Marie 3QS046

Chrystyna Marie Tackles 3 Questions What do you think the difference is between the music scene in Toronto and Pittsburgh? If there was a catastrophic event and most of the human race is wiped off the face of the earth, which one of your songs would survive and help repopulate the earth? What was your inspiration behind your most recent album? asked by Scarlet on Episode 45. BONUS  24:42 Can you tell us about the moment that you knew that you had to be an artist. About Chrystyna Marie Genre: Blues/Pop/Rock Band Location: Pittsburgh, PA Where to find them: Originally hailing from Toronto, Canada, Chrystyna Marie spills her soul, with a mix of grungy blues and a hint of pop. About the Song, Loaded Gun Basically the song is about an ex “fiance” who was a drummer…he lied to me about having kicked his Coke habit cause I’m not about that life. I found he was hiding it and a functioning addict like he couldn’t live a good day without bumps in the bathroom every now and then. He got “depressed” and lost after being on tour all summer. We moved to the woods in a house we fixed up between tour dates. He threatened to use his gun one day. And i was like oh hell nah. One day he went to the store which was 40min away from the house and asked me to come I said I’ll stay behind and clean the house. I pretty much have myself 30-40min to pack whatever i could into my car and peace the F out without a word. Ninja bounced. I had to be strategic on not being seen driving through town to get back to los Angeles . We lived in Washington state. I called my bff and said can I come stay and she’s like the doors open.

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Illusions of Grandeur PARS500

January 31, 2020 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:07:18 Comments Off on Illusions of Grandeur PARS500

Maggie and CM of Illusions of Grandeur came on the show to discuss their band and adventures with Bill for Episode 500 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show. Segment 1 with Maggie and CM Was there any particular venue that you loved in Europe? Tree planting? Where did the band name come from? If you were able to tour with any internationally touring band, who would you tour with and where would you open the tour? We played a quick game of “Either Or” Each of the original KISS members have a story behind their make up, is there a story behind your make up? We talked about Reign of Z, Dethlehem, & September Mourning If you could take an album and erase it from your memory and hear it for the first time again, what album would it be? If an apocalyptic event happens, which one of your songs should survive? If you could sit on a bench for an hour and talk to any musician that has ever been alive, who and why? Segment 2 with Illusions of Grandeur If I was flipping through my social studies book and find you, what would that page be about? Can you tell me about the moment that you knew that you wanted to be in a band? If we were to play your music backwards, what would we hear? What band would you like to go back in time and watch for a year to learn from? What band would you want your first assignment to be when writing for Rolling Stone? If you were going to make the jump from a tribute band to the real band like Rock Star, which band would you end up in? In between tour stops, what are we listening to? Tell me about an embarrassing moment that the other person had on stage? What is next for Illusions of Grandeur? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QINIz85Dszw

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Lou Lombardi – Where Have All The Acid Queens Gone 3QS014

August 1, 2019 Build the Scene 3 questions & a song, All Podcasts 0:15:15 Comments Off on Lou Lombardi – Where Have All The Acid Queens Gone 3QS014

Three questions for Lou Lombardi – Episode 014 Some of my listeners may know you as the host of The Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast, can you tell us about how the show came about and how it affects you personally as a musician? (Joann Quinn Smith’s Positively Pittsburgh Live!) If you could go back in time and spend 1 year following any band around without changing history, which band would you follow and why? I really like it when people talk about their live show memories because I feel like the craziest stuff happens. So I wanted to know, what’s a really great live show memory that you have? – asked by Marina of Echoheart in Episode 013 The Song: Where Have All The Acid Queens Gone? Where Have All The Acid Queens Gone is a song about the days of psychedelic exploration. I wrote it to commemorate that era and also to say that we have lost something. There are some fun Easter Eggs in the song with references like “our merry prankster friends” and “electric cherry Koolaid”. The protagonist is singing to a girl, presumably one of the acid queens. While Tina Turner played the Acid Queen in the film version of Tommy, it’s also a reference to some of the other ladies who rocked that late sixties/ early seventies era; like Grace Slick, Mama Cass, and of course the great Janice Joplin. Musically, the song is straight up hard rock with a singable catchy chorus. The guitar solo has this slightly out of time feel which we intentionally did as a way of showing how out of touch the world is today with that era of mental exploration. About Lou Lombardi Band Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA Band Genre: Hard Rock When a teenage Trekker from a devout Christian upbringing realized that he couldn’t join the crew of the Enterprise, he did the next best thing; he picked up a guitar, traded his Larry Norman praise music for ‘real’ rock n’ roll and never looked back. Lou ‘Loudini’ Lombardi has been rocking the Pittsburgh PA area and beyond for over 20 years with his high octane brand of classic hard rock, as a solo artist, with his band Strangelove and as a freelance songwriter and session player for acts including Carly Simon and Billy Joel collaborator Pete Hewlett. He is the host of the Loudini Rock And Roll Circus podcast, broadcasting weekly to a global audience and has conducted extended interviews with a wide roster of musicians, including recent chats with Alice Cooper guitarist Nita Strauss and Nancy Wilson of Heart. And even if he never did fly to the stars, he came close when he opened for KISS’s space-ace Ace Frehley. Find Lou Lombardi Online https://loulombardimusic.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/5TNjx5p6DowICYKt4CokxK?si=UnvovCboQbuMS5cXYXaMfg https://www.facebook.com/LouLombardiMusic/ https://www.instagram.com/loulombardimusic/ https://twitter.com/LouLombardiRock https://www.youtube.com/user/yourguitarist/ https://music.apple.com/us/album/where-have-all-the-acid-queens-single/1458707295

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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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