Rants

The American Hilljack Files has a new home

Special thanks goes out to Eric at the Empire Concert Club and Bar for creating the new home of The American Hilljack Files, the Incubator. For the last few weeks, John has been recording interviews with some of the area’s top unsigned talent in the Incubator. If you’ll be playing the Empire Concert Club &…

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Rock for Life Summer Concert Series 2017

If I told you that music can heal, would you believe me? Some of the biggest hearts are in the music industry, some of the hardest rocking men and women I know are the most caring. You don’t have to take my word for any of this, you can see it for yourself in the…

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Podcast Your Scene

Podcast Your Scene is both a podcast and a podcast network. The podcast is hosted by Bill Domiano, Brian Shaffer, and John “The American Hilljack” Lane. They discuss topics that are important to the local music scenes around the world. The network features other podcasts about local/unsigned music. Please support your local musicians! We are…

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John co-hosts the Pennsylvania Rock Show Episode 346

One thing that we have always admired about our local music scene in western PA is the bands’ willingness to give back to the community through benefit concerts. In this episode, I am joined by special co-host A Pro Radio‘s John “The American Hilljack” Lane. John is not only a staunch supporter of the Akron and…

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Hybrid to After the Fall. A True Story of Hard Work and Inspiration

June 3rd see’s V.E. Promotions bringing Losing September to Tim Owens’ Travelers’ Tavern in Akron, Oh. Now Calven is one of the openers, but I want to talk about the other band that will be sure to impress all in attendance. My longtime friends and guys who I look up to and Idolize. One of…

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