Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the May 1 edition of “The Homegrown Rocker,” which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Q94 Classic Rock!
This week, we returned to the mailboxes to check out more new recordings that have arrived in recent weeks from the local and regional music scene! We debuted new tunes from Jim Donovan & the Sun King Warriors, String Machine, Denny & Ken, Memory Collector, Gonto, 9Sundays, Cassie & the Bailout Crew, Ma’aM, The Daylight Society, Faux Fear and Grampian! We also updated “Local Music News,” dug a 2005 number by Altoona’s Second Offense from the archive for this week’s “Local Music Flashback,” and stepped “Across State Lines” to hear a song by Winston-Salem, North Carolina’s Holyroller! (For those who missed the program, a four-part podcast of this show is available for listening or download from Q94’s website, www.q94classicrock.com. Click on “The Professor’s Classroom,” and then scroll down to “Homegrown Rocker Podcast” and look for the four show segments marked with the date, 050122.)
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
WAX MEKANIX – “Freak Boutique”
JIM DONOVAN & THE SUN KING WARRIORS – “Elephant in the Room” (live in March 2018)
STRING MACHINE – “Touring in January”
DYLAN MILLER – “Three Crows”
DENNY & KEN – “Kickback for Your Love”
RUE MOYER – “Painted By Hand” (live)
MEMORY COLLECTOR – “Upside Down Mirror”
JEFF WENDLE – “Back and Forth”
GONTO – “Mission One”
9SUNDAYS – “You”
CASSIE & THE BAILOUT CREW – “Got Me Where You Want Me”
THE JADED LIPS – “It’s Not Me”
HOUR TWO:
THE JEREMY EDGE PROJECT – “The World Is Gone”
INFUSED – “Never (Acoustic Anthem for Ukraine)”
MA’AM – “Cruisin’ All the Time”
THE DEAD END STREETS – “Seems I Survived”
THE DAYLIGHT SOCIETY – “Hollywood Murder Show”
SECOND OFFENSE – “Patchwork” (2005, Local Music Flashback)
HOLYROLLER – “Killer Whaler” (Across State Lines)
DEAD LEAVES – “President”
FAUX FEAR – “Legacy”
DILEMMA – “Fester”
GRAMPIAN – “Bearing the Curse”
HATE GRENADE – “Temptress”
On our next program, we welcome into the studio our guest, Altoona-based singer, songwriter and country artist Mike Williamson! Mike will tell us about his career, including his work in and out of Nashville, as well as his latest album, Almost There… – and we’ll play songs from the album as well! We’ll also update “Local Music News,” dig a song from a past area band or artist from the archive for a “Local Music Flashback,” and review Bob Randall’s Thunderbird album in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” Hear the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (May 8) on Q94 Classic Rock – 94.3 FM and online at www.q94classicrock.com!
Upcoming guests and specials:
MAY 15 – THE SNIPPED
MAY 22 – BLIND CHOICE
MAY 29 – MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 5 – SAHAYRA
JUNE 12 – MOONSHINE JASMINE
JUNE 19 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL
JULY 3 – ABOVE THE TREACHERY
JULY 17 – BLUES TAKEOVER SPECIAL
JULY 24 – COVER SONG SPECIAL
JULY 31 – DAVE MAYERSKY (UPSTAGE FESTIVAL)
AUGUST 14 – LIVE IN THE STUDIO SPECIAL
SEPT. 4 – MUSICIAN DOUBLE-VISION SPECIAL
(All dates are subject to changes as circumstances warrant.)
Bands and artists wanting to submit news items for “Local Music News” may email their news to homegrownrocker@gmail.com. Indicate “MUSIC NEWS” in the subject heading!
Bands and artists interested in having music aired on the show are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: The Homegrown Rocker, 2513 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602 (ATTN: Jim Price). You can also email digital song files or inquiries about the show to homegrownrocker@gmail.com. And bands and musicians interested in being guests on the program can email their interest to homegrownrocker@gmail.com as well!
Jim Price
In Local Music News…
Since his passing in 2020 occurred just before the COVID-19 lockdown and a public event couldn’t immediately take place, a celebration of the life of State College music great Mark Ross will take place on May 29 at Café 210 West; the “party” for Mark will start at 1 p.m. with an open mic, followed at 3 p.m. by a performance by the Blue Hornet Band and an assortment of other guests. Complimentary snacks will be available, and children will be allowed to attend.
And Shamokin/Pottsville-based heavy rockers Dead Leaves announced this week that they have entered the recording studio to start laying down tracks toward a possible new release. It has been 20 years since Dead Leaves released their last album, 2002’s Your Kind Is Labeled.
