Start The Beat With Sikes

André Costello (Tomorrow Club, Forestry Division) is a Singer / Songwriter from Pittsburgh, PA.  Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

Lady Beast is based out of Pittsburgh, PA, and is everything Heavy Metal! https://ladybeast.bandcamp.com/ Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

For Those In Question is an Alternative Hard Rock band from Pittsburgh, PA. https://linktr.ee/forthoseinquestion Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

My friend, Adam Bailey of the bands Aconitum and Narakah, joins me for a fun chat about the Pittsburgh music scene, growing up, getting old, being a freak, and everything in between.  Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

Western PA PostDeath band Windchimes joins me for an awesome conversation about songwriting, teamwork, identity, and plenty more. https://linktr.ee/windchimesband Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

Pummeled is Grungy Power Pop from Pittsburgh, PA. https://pummeled.bandcamp.com/ Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

The Sneaky Heat Missiles are an unapologetic force challenging toxic societal norms with their ska-infused sound combining punk, rock, and metal influences. Their scathing lyrics can be heard fearlessly addressing religion, racism, capitalism, failed relationships, crooked preachers, toxic work culture, and more. https://linktr.ee/sneakymissiles Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

Sunny Daze & the Weathermen have been hard at work sculpting their unique "flower punk" style. Eclectic, energetic, and hard to pin down, Sunny Daze & the Weathermen are a unique force rising powerfully out of the Pittsburgh scene. https://linktr.ee/sunnydazepgh Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

Razorblade are Thrash Metal Punks. Fast, Dirty, and to the Point! https://razorbladepgh.bandcamp.com/ Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. Back Alley Sound is an Alt hip-hop outfit from Pittsburgh, PA. https://linktr.ee/backalleysound December 15th ar Mr. Smalls Theatre! Winter Wonder Ball is here to highlight just a few of our beloved Pittsburgh Bands and Artists. Featuring Hemlock for Socrates , Dream The Heavy, Normal Creatures and Back Alley Sound. Vendors and artisanal craftspeople will be there to exhibit and sell their wares. Ritual Chains, Blossum and Burr, Steal City Vintage, Bedlam Arts and Crafts, and More !!!!! Tickets available here: https://www.normalcreatures.net/merch/p/winter-wonder-ball-ticket This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. Dream The Heavy is a Pittsburgh based band that blends aethereal rock and dense rhythms.  https://dreamtheheavy.com/ December 15th ar Mr. Smalls Theatre! Winter Wonder Ball is here to highlight just a few of our beloved Pittsburgh Bands and Artists. Featuring Hemlock for Socrates , Dream The Heavy, Normal Creatures and Back Alley Sound. Vendors and artisanal craftspeople will be there to exhibit and sell their wares. Ritual Chains, Blossum and Burr, Steal City Vintage, Bedlam Arts and Crafts, and More !!!!! Tickets available here: https://www.normalcreatures.net/merch/p/winter-wonder-ball-ticket This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. God Hates Unicorns is Cutting Edge *Multi Award Winning* Pittsburgh Dickrock. https://linktr.ee/GodHatesUnicorns This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. Roger Rafael Romero, aka Feralcat, is a musician, composer, and educator living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. https://f3ralcat.com/ This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. Pittsburgh’s Horehound distills a potent blend of snarling riffs, morose melodies, and rhythmic intricacy that owes equally to doom metal convention and goth/dark ambient atmosphere. Over the course of several releases, the band has established themselves as mainstays in the post-metal universe with their sludge-filled riffage and diverse vocals. https://horehound.bandcamp.com/ This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. Today's guest is my long-time friend Jason Cantu. Jason has spent plenty of years playing in bands and working for different record labels. Join us for a fun chat about creativity, fatigue, marketing, growing up, and everything in between!  This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene.  Today's guests are my friends in F*ck Yeah, Dinosaurs. A rock and roll band that likes to sing about dinosaurs, beer, and more dinosaurs. Come hang out with us! www.dinopunks.com See F*ck Yeah, Dinosaurs perform live with Normal Creatures, Horehound, Greywaker, and Old Game on October 28th at Preserving. Tickets are on sale now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-normal-creatures-halloween-party-tickets-703544609867 This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. Today's guests are my friends in Old Game. A Four-piece alternative band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Self-defined as "the musical equivalent of witches dancing and singing songs around a fire." Come hang out with us! www.oldgamemusic.com See Old Game perform live with Normal Creatures, F*ck Yeah Dinosaurs, Horehound, and Greywaker on October 28th at Preserving. Tickets on sale now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-normal-creatures-halloween-party-tickets-703544609867 This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. Today's guests are my friends in Star Viper. Self-defined as "Black & Roll Synthwave Sleaze". Really great group of guys and musicians. Super fun conversation. Come hang out with us! https://starviper.bandcamp.com This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. I am your host, Brian Sikes Howe, and today, my friend Clara Kent will be joining me on the show. Clara Kent is an Afro-Indigenous multidisciplinary artist, a community liaison from Homewood, PA, and the host of More Bounce on WYEP. In 2022, she launched her production company, Bounce House Studios & Productions LLC, a Black women-led organization whose purpose is to elevate the underground in Pittsburgh and beyond. https://www.instagram.com/iamclarakent/ https://www.facebook.com/iamclarakent https://twitter.com/IamClaraKent This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.

Hello, people of the internet! I hope you are all doing well, and thank you for coming to hang out with me today! For those of you who are new here, welcome to Start The Beat. A podcast documenting the past, present, and future of the Pittsburgh music scene. I am your host, Brian Sikes Howe, and today, my friends Sue and Abby from the band Tiny Wars will be joining me on the show. For those of you who were here last week and listened to my episode with the boys in Constant Hell, thanks for coming back! I think you’re really going to dig today's conversation. We had a fantastic talk about growing up with music, pursuing your passions, and making many great friends along the way. This is a super fun episode. It was a super positive episode, and I’m super excited to share it with all of you. Tiny Wars is the “New Wave Of Pittsburgh Heavy Pop.” Check them out! https://linktr.ee/tinywars This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://brian