Donny Donovan,vocalist of indie-rock group Dinosoul as well as the grungier outfit Hearken talks about the evolution and current status of each project on this episode. From a moment of pause on Hearken to touring with Anti-Flag, a sold out Thunderbird show and Empath sober bar- enjoy a dynamic episode with an incredibly talented and dynamic person.

Hear Hearken's "Drugs" in regular rotation all month long on Pittsburgh's Rock & Alternative 105.9 The X.

Rocki, a veteran in the iHeart Pittsburgh building, stops in to talk about her music career both in Pittsburgh and in Boston. Berklee classes, festival performances, and a major surgery that has tremendously impacted her life both on and offstage.

Pittsburgh City Paper staff writer Jordan Snowden and I talk local music, and the experience of being young women in an industry so centered around nightlife. In this flickering and VERY dim spotlight we've found ourselves in, the awareness we have to keep about ourselves is something we're still getting used to. Enjoy the intro, written and produced for Jordan by Kidmental.

Zoob's second round on Scene Unheard focuses on his solo singer-songwriter project, currently titled "Zoob." While still in Wreck Loose, we discuss balancing two professional endeavors, the climate of Pittsburgh music, "cliquey-ness" vs. not, and some really terrible food analogies for songwriting. Welcome back, Zoob.

Chandra Tanei, who currently goes by RHYME, decided to start her rapping/singing career fairly recently. But that doesn't mean she's new to the scene. We talk about her history with professional dance, what changed for her, Pittsburgh's Very Own, women in entertainment, and what's coming next. You'll be seeing a lot more of her name in 2020.

Frontman of a few different bands and manager to some getting started, Derek Woods joined me to share his experience and what he's learned coming from both sides of the music industry. See Derek Woods Band open for Terrapin Flyer at the Thunderbird 12/13.

In the last episode of a week-long stretch, Brittney Chantele talks about her multi-faceted experience as an artist. She's a performer, a visual artist, and an activist - we talk album #2, headlining performances, and how it feels to be asked to be on the cover of Pittsburgh City Paper.

She went from never performing at all to holding a debut album release show in Lawrenceville that was THE show to see. Molly Alphabet talks how she started playing country music, breaks down her songwriting, motherhood, and the Alphabet.

Stephanie and Jonathan from the female-fronted band Murder for Girls join me to discuss the empowering message behind their name, LadyFest, what a high-speed rail would do for local music, and more. Several of their songs are named after women...like "Christina Ricci," the intro to this episode..and they tell me the incredible way they come up with these titles.

She has an impressive story and an even better voice. INEZ sat down with me to to share her experience at Berklee, co-headlining Pittsburgh's Very Own at Mr. Smalls, and we talk debut album. There is still a pressure that exists for female/femme vocalists to compete...but Pittsburgh's singers are working toward something great and they're doing it together.