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Nitekast Blog
Live interview
on the Homegrown Rocker radio program
Click here to read Brandon's interview in Blue Magazine
Reviews What a great group of guys (and girl)! They are all very down to earth people. I had alot of fun hanging out with them. The songs are awesome. By far the best work I've heard from the band. They really stepped it up when it comes to songwriting. I would gladly work with them again. Keep an ear out for these new songs!!! Keith from Fourth Dimension Audio Cambria County rockers Nitekast returned to 30 Something in late June. With the current roster of singer Lily Taylor, singer/guitarist Brandon Scalese, bassist Bobby Boring and drummer Josh Oaks now together for well over a year, Nitekast’s performance and songwriting consistency shows the cohesion developed over that span. The group introduced new songs such as the heavier-flavored “Cold Fusion,” and applied their own hard-rocking stamp on numbers by Heart, Cranberries, Roxette, Loverboy, Foreigner, ZZ Top and more. Lily continues to become more confident and daring as a singer, delivering her own polecat howl on AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell” and “Dirty Deeds.” Brandon also provided some highlights, including his solo renditions of Bush’s “Glycerine” and Green Day’s “Good Riddance.” Nitekast continues to work up new songs toward their next CD, and maintain a busy show schedule throughout the region. Jim Price, PA Musician Magazine August 09 NITEKAST – THE BEGINNING AND THE END First formed a decade ago, Cambria County’s Nitekast forged a Green Day-like pop/punk-geared sound over their first several recordings. But a roster transformation has changed the group’s overall sound and dynamic on their latest 8-song CD, The Beginning and the End. Singer Lily Taylor and bassist Bobby Boring join singer/guitarist Brandon Scalese and former bassist-turned-drummer Josh Oaks, and Nitekast tests some different musical directions as a result. Driving pop/punk is still present on such numbers as the opener “This One’s for You,” “Poker in the Rear” and the title song “The Beginning and the End.” But Taylor’s vocal power, range and dramatic singing style bring a feisty female-fronted edge on the boisterous “Get In Line” and the darker “Where the Devil Sleeps.” Scalese demonstrates his own maturity as a singer on the somber and expressive ballad “Down to You.” Nitekast also crafts a driving and hopeful rock anthem in “Stay Strong,” strengthened by guest Dave Villani’s supportive keyboard presence; and taps a slight Red Hot Chili Peppers vibe on the closing track “Lost.” Recorded at Altoona’s Data Music Services, the album sounds crisp and balanced, with Scalese’s and Taylor’s voices shining through clearly and up front. The Beginning and the End portrays a band in flux, as Nitekast branches from their early pop/punk persona into new stylistic terrain. Jim Price's Final Cut Reviews December 08 Closing out the battle was Nitekast. The cast of singer Lily Taylor, guitarist/singer Brandon Scalese, bassist Bobby Boring and drummer Josh Oaks played a varied set of classic rock, providing some unexpected twists and turns along the way. Those twists came in the form of some of the songs Lily belted out her voice to; including some songs not tackled by female singers such as AC/DC’s “It’s A Long Way to the Top (If You Want to Rock n’Roll)” and Foreigner’s “Juke Box Hero.” Lily’s strongest performance, though, was her powerful display on Alannah Myles’ “Black Velvet. Nitekast also did tunes from Alanis Morisette, Cream, ZZ Top, Pat Benatar Jim Price August 08 at the Alive at Five battle of the bands
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