Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the October 9 edition of “The Homegrown Rocker,” which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Q94 Classic Rock!
In our constant endeavor to keep up to date with new music being released from the area and state music scene, we returned to the mailboxes this week to see what new recordings have arrived! We debuted a number of new tunes from such names as Jeff Wendle, DMC Duo, Alex Shumaker, Steve Treado, Paper Plants and 2nd Banana! We also updated “Local Music News,” dug a 2005 number by area metalheads Flord from the archive for a “Local Music Flashback,” stepped “Across State Lines” to hear a song by Cumberland, Maryland-based rockers Anger Box, and reviewed Infused’s Divine Sunset 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, 100922.)
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
CELL15 – “Chapter One”
CHRIS VIPOND & THE STANLEY STREET BAND – “Media Controls the World”
JEFF WENDLE – “Violet Gold”
$ILLOET – “Untitled Thoughts”
DMC DUO – “Pump”
WILLOW HILL – “Don’t Threaten Me with a Good Time”
ALEX SHUMAKER – “Ole Guitar”
COLTT WINTER LEPLEY – “Doves and Pine Boxes”
SAMANTHA PRESS – “When Crickets Cry”
DEVIN SHERMAN – “Plant A Garden”
STEVE TREADO – “Second Chances”
BROTHER JACK – “Valley Of Dry Bones”
HOUR TWO:
SUNSET OVER MARS – “Stereo”
BAD LUCK LOVER BOYS – “Anything At All”
PAPER PLANTS – “Don’t You Dare”
INFUSED – “It’s Coming Home” (CD Corner)
BLIND CHOICE – “Without A Goodbye”
FLORD – “Next Level” (2005, Local Music Flashback)
ANGER BOX – “Save Myself” (Across State Lines)
IMAGES OF EDEN – “Shield Me”
2ND BANANA – “Satan’s Supper”
HALESTORM – “Wicked Ways”
ANTI-CORN LEAGUE – “Tingly Mint”
CHIP & THE CHARGE-UPS – “This Bomb Ain’t Gonna Light Itself”
For our next program, we will welcome an in-studio guest, as guitarist Davey Blowers of Curwensville-based horror punk/metal group Less Than Zero will join us! Davey will talk about the origins of the band and their career thus far, and we’ll check out songs from Less Than Zero’s debut album, Rotten! We’ll also update “Local Music News,” dig a “Local Music Flashback” from the archive. and step “Across State Lines” to hear another piece of music from an independent band or artist from outside Pennsylvania! Hear the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (October 16) on Q94 Classic Rock – 94.3 FM and online at www.q94classicrock.com!
Upcoming guests and specials:
OCT. 16 – LESS THAN ZERO
OCT. 30 – HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
NOV. 13 – ACOUSTIC JAM SPECIAL
NOV. 27 – LOCAL MUSIC MEMORY LANE SPECIAL
DEC. 25 – CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
JAN. 1 – 2022 YEAR IN REVIEW 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…
The Badlees have announced an album-release show date for their upcoming new recording. The album release show will take place on Friday, December 23 at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. Opening for the Badlees will be special guests Joe Burke & Co. and Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen. Tickets are now available for purchase by going to www.kirbycenter.org.
Popular area rock band Downshift has gone on indefinite hiatus after a six-year run on area stages. Several band members are devoting time to other situations at the present time, and the door is left open for possible special shows in the future.
Western PA-based husband-and-wife country duo Willow Hill has announced that they will be returning to perform in Europe later this month. Alexandra and C.T. Fields will perform show dates in England, Scotland, Wales, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany between October 19 and November 20.
