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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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Children of October

February 22, 2019 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:59:06 Comments Off on Children of October

On Episode 451 of the show, Horror/Thrash/Hardcore band, Children of October join Bill to introduce themselves to our listeners. Segment 1 How did another member of your band annoy or embarrass you on stage? We had a conversation about stairs… sort of We also established that if you want to find out about Children of October, you should visit their Facebook page. We learn a little bit about the history of the band’s line up. Find out who influenced Timmy and Rick. Where did the band name come from? Who should Children of October open for, and where should the tour start? We talk about their releases and the song, I Want to be Your Sin.. and their upcoming release. Segment 2 When did you realize that you wanted to play in a band? What would we hear if we played one of your songs backwards? What do you like the most & least about the music scene? If you could go back in time and spend one year observing one band, who would you observe and why? Where can the listeners get your music? https://childrenofoctober.bandcamp.com/

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September Mourning PARS433

September 13, 2018 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:03:24 Comments Off on September Mourning PARS433

We took a bit of a detour this week and spoke with September from September Mourning. We started out talking a little bit about their current tour and where they’ve been and where they’re headed. We talked about the comic book aspect that is tied into the band’s image. It is around this time that we find out that the lead singer from The Art of Burning Bridges, Patrick Romanelli,  is now the guitarist for September Mourning. The first of 2 eps for TOABB has entered the mixing phase with Ocean to Ash‘s Kris Kilohertz, while Pat is on tour.   He plays the character Wraith. We also discussed how September got started in music (pop then rock), who supports her as a musician, endorsements, how long does it take her to get ready before a show, and when she decided she wanted to be a musician. We moved onto where the characters came from and how the comic book relates to the band and writing. We shifted gears to embarrassing moments on stage, or the lack thereof. Where does September discover new music? Who is a “new to her” band, that she is really into? We talk about the hip hop, country, and rock scenes and how they are different. How does the Pittsburgh Rock Scene compare to others around the world? She talks about the band/promoter relationship as well.

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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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Shattered – Blackout Sessions – Erik Rhodes

September 29, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:05:14 Comments Off on 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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The Art of Burning Bridges, Justin Tyme

August 11, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:03:53 Comments Off on The Art of Burning Bridges, Justin Tyme

On this episode of the Pennsylvania Rock Show, we revisit the year 2005 for a while when we talk to the former drummer of the band Fountain Infinity. He is currently the drummer for the band The Art of Burning Bridges. We talked about the history of the current band dating back to the time that Justin Tyme was in Fountain Infinity, the conglomerate that was created through the integration of band members from the band, Fiction on Fire, moving to California with the band Human Animation Lab, and more. We then move into discussing the Pay to Play situation, the local musics scene.. Justin brings up the issue of the amount of people at shows, the lack of venues (especialy underage venues), and the issue of technology and local musicians. At this point I had him do some name dropping with Starset, Silver Snakes, and September Mourning. We then compared the music scene of the AK Valley and Pittsburgh back in 2005 and now. We talked about the support of the musicians for each other in the scene today, compared to 2005, as well. We also talked about playing in the South Side of Pittsburgh and the issues that are now involved in that. The next topic of discussion was the album that The Art of Burning Bridges is currently (re) recording. Who is the Art of Burning Bridges? Justin Time – Percussions Kassie Rock – Bass Timmy Rock – Keys/Synth Anthony Rome – Guitars/Vox

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Divine Betrayal PARS371

March 10, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:15:12 Comments Off on Divine Betrayal PARS371

Kaitlyn, Matt, Paul, and Bob from Divine Betrayal joined Bill to discuss what they have coming up, as well as their band’s past. They mentioned their supporting show for September Mourning with The Art of Burning Bridges. They talked about practicing in Matt’s barn, farm animals and all. They are recording a new EP that is being produced by Grammy Award Winning engineer Eric Emery of Skyharbor. In Segment 2, we get to know the band with the following questions: If I were looking at your music collection, what bands would I see?  Who are you influences? What is an embarrassing moment that you had on stage? What are each of your influences? We then covered bands that they like, but are embarrassed to admit to their friends. (Okay, Bill threw some in there, too) Where can people find you online? What are you upcoming shows? Where did your band name come from? DIVINE BETRAYAL IS AN ALTERNATIVE ROCK BAND FROM PITTSBURGH PA You can also hear the story behind Paul’s stage helmet (PS there’s an embarrassing moment coming up, too). We talked about Lady Gaga and Metallica joining forces and why it works.

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