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Xander Demos is Pittsburgh’s premier shred guitar player. Currently he plays with Into The Arena which is one of the most reknown bands in the area. Xander has just released an EP called “Road To Guitarcadia” and has put a band together to support it.

Xander’s playing style is a mixture of the melodic to the insane. His influences range from Guthrie Govan to Steve Vai, Shawn Lane to Eric Johnson and Rusty Cooley to John Sykes. He effortlessly blends soaring melodic lead melodies with insane fretboard pyrotechnics.

Xander currently endorses Suhr Guitars, McNaught Guitars, Hughes and Kettner amps, Scott Dixon Cases, Jim Dunlop strings and effects, GraphTech, Warrior Instruments, V-Picks and EMG pickups.

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The Tilt Room started as a young, punk group back in 2002 as BACCHUS with Mike Swindell on guitar/vocals and Matt Dacierno on bass. They played their first show at Metropol in Pittsburgh, PA. It was shortly after their first 4‐song EP release in 2004 which went untitled that Ryan, their drummer, left the band.
There was no down time even without a drummer as Mike and Matt continued writing and developing their music diversity and style, eventually adding acoustic music to their repertoire. In 2006 they found a great drummer in Austin, playing consistently across Pittsburgh for 2 years, releasing their 2nd 4‐Track EP, The Tilt Room, in 2007. Early 2007 Austin left the band for personal reasons and Matt and Mike again continued on writing new material , and playing shows on and off until they met Jake Jartin in 2008, also changing the band name from BACCHUS to The Tilt Room. In 2009 Mike and Matt released a 12 track set of acoustic songs, titled Confront Your World.
With a background in music and jazz drumming, Jake offered Matt and Mike the opportunity to fully utilize all of their ideas. Playing at venues from Ohio and Pennsylvania, The Tilt Room released their third demo, a 7‐track entitled Achilles High Heels, in January of 2011 after which Jake left the group to aspire in other professional fields, but The Tilt Room continued writing and are finishing up their 1st full-length, a 16-track Acoustic album with the same title as their last acoustic album, Confront Your World.

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No front man. No makeup. No rockstar egos. No boys in girl pants. The Hang Lows just rock. The Hang Lows are the winners of the 2011 Hard Rock Cafe AND 105.9 fm the X Battle of the Bands, crowd favorite and overall winners awards. They rocked the Ska is Dead 09 tour as well! The Hang Lows have shared the stage with musical legends from all walks including the Toasters, the Slackers, Eddie Money, the Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band, the Dirty Heads, Ballyhoo, Deals Gone Bad, B Foundation, and the Voodoo Glow Skulls.

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Born and raised in Darlington Pennsylvania, guitar wizard and instrumentalist extraordinaire Don Moore’s powerful and exquisite approach to playing the guitar is gaining major momentum in the music industry among lovers of opulent and unique guitar instrumentals. Don’s unique methods not only perpetually rise above the sometimes saturated crowd of guitarists and instrumentalists but his fan base is increasing on a daily basis reaching astounding numbers.

Don first became interested in music and the guitar at a very young age. He sat and listened to the radio for hours on end; Paying particular attention to the guitar work of some of the top artists. “I messed around playing the guitar in my twenties and eventually started taking it very seriously. I taught myself everything I know”, states Don. His self taught and unique approach to his guitar style demonstrates the unparalleled and non-typical genre that he creates in his music.

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DETHLEHEM formed in the greatest respect to the centuries old story of the Three-Wise-Demons. The story takes place long ago before the first cataclysm in the well known village of Dethlehem in the land of Ghorusalem.

The Ghorusalem Codex Volume I: Enthroned Upon A Spire — A goblin baby with great evil powers was born to a virgin goblin whore. After the birth the infant first brought plague to the village of Dethlehem. Not soon after ancient flying serpents were awakened from their hibernation deep in the earth\’s crust. They soon ruled the land only to abide by the unholy one\’s word. Soon the Three-Wise-Demons: Galatan Kullinia and Brigalathis visited the baby boy and revealed to him just how much evil he could control. They named him Yagolith.

Yagolith king of all that is evil harnessed his powers for the most evil purposes. With his ability to shape shift into a dragon he became quite knowledgable and his hunger for treasure grew and grew.

For hundreds of years Yagolith went unchallenged. Until a Legion of Warriors traveled the lands to battle him under a cursed sky…

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Terry grew up in Rural Valley, a very small town in the heart of Pennsylvania. After high school (graduating class of 39 students!), he attended the Indiana University of Pennsylvania with the help of some small academic and athletic scholarships. He showed outstanding skill and great promise of someday being a major league baseball player, which was his dream. During those years, however, Terry discovered his love and gift for music and songwriting. They were hard times… being a young father while attending college and also dealing with an extremely difficult family crisis. He turned to music as his outlet for frustrations, fears, confusion, and questions of all that life holds. After much soul-searching, he made the courageous decision to follow his heart and love of music, and pursue his new dream of making a career in the music business, singing and songwriting. He writes and performs songs that are heartfelt, meaningful, and reflective of his life experiences and love for his family. He performs both acoustically as well as with a full band, always engaging his audience with his soulful voice, charasmatic stage presence and gift of expressing, through his music, all of the emotion that each song holds. It has always been Terry’s mission to have every person walk away from his performance knowing that what they saw and heard was from the heart. Born Terry McCausland, he has recently began performing as Terry Lee Spencer, as a tribute to his late grandfather’s family, and as thanks to him for instilling the foundation for his love of country music. more…

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Why: Chux Beta opens for Spacehog at the Altar Bar this month 9/23

Bio: After a failed attempt at becoming the Free Credit Report.com band, Chux Beta went out for some ice cream. Then things got REALLY crazy…

Websites: chuxbeta.com | myspace.com/chuxbeta

Bio: Re-forged in the spring of 2007, After the Fall has wasted no time making its way around the local and regional music scene… Establishing themselves as a staple in the original Hard Rock music genre, and constantly building a loyal fan base… After the Fall is bred of refined musicianship, wrapped around inspired lyrics, that relate to the everyday business of living. AtF is not only original music, but an infectious sound and voice, delivered with authority and authenticity, that speaks to their listeners head on, straight up, and with no excuses. After the Fall is poised and ready to connect to the masses through their music, energy, and live performances. Featured on Pittsburgh’s 102.5 WDVE Morning Show’s “The Coffee House” July 2007. Established and performs at one of the area’s largest independent concerts “Rock for Life” www.rockforlifeconcert.com raising thousands of dollars for children every year since 1999. Shot video and played to a sellout crowd for a taping of “Underground TV” which aired on FOX 8 in January 2009. After the Fall independently released their full length album “Hope Dies Hard” on October 4th, 2008. (AtF also released a 5 song EP in 2005) “Heavy yet Melodic Guitars with Hook-Laden Vocal Harmonies… Solidly backed by Thunderous Bass Lines and Air Tight Percussion.” -Shady Lady Productions

Website: atfrocks.com | myspace.com/atfrocks | rockforlifeconcert.com