Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the May 8 edition of “The Homegrown Rocker,” which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Q94 Classic Rock!
This week, we welcomed into the studio Altoona-based singer, songwriter and country artist Mike Williamson! We discussed Mike’s career, including his work in and out of Nashville, his live show, songwriting style and more, plus we talked about his latest album, Almost There… and heard songs from the album! We also debuted new songs from Dave Nichols & Phil Peretti and Steve Treado, updated “Local Music News,” dug a 1999 number by Mifflin County’s Blackwater from the archive for this week’s “Local Music Flashback,” and reviewed Bob Randall’s Thunderbird album in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” (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, 050822.)
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Keep On Rockin'”
CRAWDAD JOE – “Full Of It”
MIKE WILLIAMSON – “Stompin’ Grounds”
DAVE NICHOLS & PHIL PERETTI – “Memories”
MIKE WILLIAMSON & ARIANNA HOFFMAN – “You Go, We Go”
STEVE TREADO – “Black Coal”
MIKE WILLIAMSON – “Same Kinda Crazy”
HOUR TWO:
TIM WOODS – “Vortex”
BUCKSKIN WHISKEY – “Hell Hounds of El Dorado”
MIKE WILLIAMSON – “Bet It All on You”
BOB RANDALL – “Thunderbird”
MIKE WILLIAMSON – Don’t Work Like That”
BLACKWATER – “Gonna Play My Cards Just Right” (1999, Local Music Flashback)
MIKE WILLIAMSON – “Workin’ On Me”
‘Dadcore’ returns on our next program, as we welcome the members of Altoona ‘dadcore’ punk rockers The Snipped into the studio! We’ll find out the latest Snipped happenings, including hooking up with an indie record label and issuing their latest album, Tales From the Work Bench, and we’ll hear songs from the album as well! And maybe we’ll even receive fatherly ‘dadcore’ advice on proper lawnmower maintenance and outdoor grilling! We’ll also update “Local Music News,” and dig a song from a past area band or artist from the archive for a “Local Music Flashback!” Hear the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (May 15) on Q94 Classic Rock – 94.3 FM and online at www.q94classicrock.com!
Upcoming guests and specials:
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…
Western PA-based rockers Black Ridge announced a changing of guitarists recently, as Matt Bortz has left the group and Joey Conner will replace him.
The JuJu Bone Blues Band and the Pennsoulvanians will donate their talents next month to help out an area woman battling cancer. The “Benefit for Kelly Kilgore” will take place on Sunday, June 12 beginning at 2 p.m. at the D. Merl Tipton VFW Post 43 in Martinsburg. Proceeds from the event will help out Kelly, a mother and grandmother who is currently undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer.
