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Honor Flight 93 Through Local Music!

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Beginning August 1 to December 31, 2010, John Vento and the Nied’s Hotel Band and TME Recordings are teaming with Total Music & Entertainment to give all the proceeds from the downloads of the song “Day The Lady Cried” from the John Vento / Buddy Hall & Friends – Nied’s Hotel CD to the Flight 93 Memorial Campaign.

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  • Begin: September 9, 2010 at 00:15
  • End: September 9, 2010 at 23:45
  • Add to your calendar: Download ics file
  • Place: Penn Hills, PA
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skell – Shangri La 27

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skell hails from Pittsburgh, PA. where the Mike Palone first teamed up with bass player, Michael Ekis, to form a band that would play the kind of music that was rarely heard on the local music scene. With the additions of vocalist Pat Bono and drummer Keith Kweder, Skell, one of the Pittsburgh area’s biggest draws, just keeps on getting bigger, better, and louder.

“We have diverse musical backgrounds, draw on these to create something unique. and try to take heavy music a step further by combining different styles in each song. We try to achieve in recordings, the energy and emotion that we have in our live shows.” -Mike Palone

Review: PA Musician

Purchase: Dig Station

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After the Fall – Hope Dies Hard

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Alle-Kiski Valley-based quintet After The Fall unleashes a tough, melody-geared brand of contemporary heavy rock on their first full-length set, Hope Dies Hard. Guitarists B.J. Galbraith and Brandon Cornish, bassist Steve Craven and drummer Matt Ferrante set chunky backdrops of snarling guitars and weighty rhythms behind lead singer Darin Baker, who runs the gamut from subdued singing to anguished howls as he conveys confrontational, contemplative and emotional lyrics. Most of Hope Dies Hard’s dozen tracks go on the offensive with punishing, hook-laden rockers, setting the tone with the stern and driving opener “Blame.” Read the rest of the review at PA Musician

Purchase: atfrocks.com

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(kaj) – Cold Silence

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Formed in 2001, Kāj is a high-energy, modern rock band hailing from the Alle-Kiski area of Western, PA. The bands music takes you back to the early days of rock, fused with modern rock melodies and lyrics that are instantly connected to by its listeners.

Kāj has been featured on numerous terrestrial and satellite radio stations all over the United States, including the “Radar Report” on XM Channel 52 in 2005 as one of the 12 most notable unsigned acts in the nation. The band’s music has also been featured by MTV Networks on such shows as “MTV Made”, “MTV Fat Camp”, “MTV Spring Break” and “MTV Exiled”.

With their self-titled CD sampler released in 2003, and their 2005 full length CD titled “Bombs”, Kāj is hitting the road in support of their new full length CD titled “Cold Silence”, released in March of 2010.

Through hard work and perseverance…
stomping, singing, breathing, fighting and grinding…
Kāj is making their way towards their collective fate…
The National Arena

  1. Down
  2. The Walls
  3. About You
  4. Rise up
  5. Cold Silence
  6. Crawl to Me
  7. I Deny
  8. Born Again
  9. Before I Can Breathe

Purchase: CD Baby

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Doppler Affect – Which Way to Go

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Doppler Affect is a straight forward rock sound with a great deal of influence from various genres. The musicians on this cd are based out of Pittsburgh PA and have years of professional experience in the industry. Playing with national acts OUTLAWS, FOGHAT, CHARLIE DANIELS Band (to name a few) as well as smaller venues through out the region Doppler Affect has gained substantial recognition for their brand of original rock. The band is a triple guitar threat, bass, drums and soaring vocals guaranteed to rock you or sooth your soul depending on the track. If rock-n-roll is your thing do yourself a favor find out how the DOPPLER AFFECTs you

  1. One Last Nail
  2. Which Way to Go
  3. Crystal Tear Drops
  4. Where are You Now
  5. What Can I Do
  6. Ring of Fire
  7. See You Again
  8. Going Home

Purchase: CD Baby

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