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Luke Weltz Band PARS581

Luke Weltz Band joins Bill to introduce themselves and their music to our listeners. Shout out to N’Stuff Music. Featuring music from: Seethe, End Bringer, Luke Weltz Band, Dan Getkin and the Twelve Six, (kaj), Transcendence Segment 1 with the Luke Weltz Band Please introduce yourselves. How did your band form? What is your favorite piece of equipment that you use on stage? Can you pinpoint the moment that you knew that you wanted to be a musician? If I went on a tour with you, what would the sound track between shows sound like? Who is your Dave Grohl? Segment 2 What is the coolest thing you’ve been involved in as a band member? If an apocalyptic event happens and only 1 song from every band survives, which of your songs would survive to re-populate the Earth? If I played your songs in reverse, what would I hear? If you can play with any band at any location, who would you play with and where? If you’re waiting at a crossroads for the devil, what would you be attempting to sell your soul for?

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The Art of Burning Bridges PARS514

The Art of Burning Bridges, which includes 2 members of the former band Fountain Infinity (and one member of September Mourning), who came and performed live in our studio back in 2005. The Art of Burning Bridges – Segment 1 You were on a bit of a hiatus, what is going on album wise? We do a little catch up on the history of the band. We talk about the video that they were working on when the call took place. Hear the band’s take on how the pandemic has affected them as musicians, after I ask about shows. Pat offers $5 shows on Wednesday nights, sarcastically. Pat tells us the “story” behind their song Walls. Segment 2 We go off on a tangent about Chux Beta and if they named the band TaObB, and we talk about the Hard Rock Cafe for a second. If there was an apocalyptic event on Earth, hich tAoBB song should survive? What cartoon character would play each of you? Who would play you in a Rockumentary? If you could go back in time, what band would you follow around for a year to learn from? If you were the main character in the movie “Rock Star” what band would you end up a member of? If you were in the role of a reporter doing their first freelance article like the kid in “Almost Famous”, what band would you want to write about? If you had to build a band from the PGH scene to manage, who would you put in the band? What has been your favorite venue to play in? If you could open for any internationally touring band, who would you open for and where would the tour start? Embarrassing moments? 10-15 years from now, TaObB is in Social Studies books, why?

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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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