Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the April 23 edition of “The Homegrown Rocker,” which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Q94 Classic Rock (www.q94classicrock.com), and from 10 PM to midnight on 107.1 and 101.3 Jack FM (www.1071jack.fm)!
This week, we welcomed guests Andrew Tornatore, Leah Klevan and Tyler Masterson into the studio to discuss the upcoming Blair Creators Festival, taking place on Saturday, April 23 at downtown Altoona’s Heritage Plaza! We discussed details about the festival, which celebrates creativity across a number of fronts – from original arts and crafts to food and drink creations, and – of course – original music! And we played songs from several of the performers scheduled to take the stage during the Festival! We also debuted new songs from OK Otter, Technical Difficulty (a resurrected band that Velveeta frontman Brian Kriley performed with in the 1980s!), Infused, Aron Elvis Honick and Eric Ian Farmer; plus updated “Local Music News” and pulled a 1987 song by Altoona’s Sidewalk Romeo from the archive for a “Local Music Flashback!” (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, 042323.)
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
RHYNE McCORMICK – “Girl Turned”
LOWJACK – “When You Were Mine”
BAD LUCK LOVER BOYS – “In One Day”
SUNSET OVER MARS – “Happy Accidents”
THE PINES – “That’s All Right”
OK OTTER – “Wendy Peffercorn”
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY – “Everything’s the Same”
JUSTIN GARMAN – “Small Town Blues”
DMC DUO – “Getaway”
DEREK WOODS BAND – “Picture Yourself”
HOUR TWO:
LEGENDARY HUCKLEBUCKS – “B-Movie”
PAPER PLANTS – “Bombshell”
TOM NEVERS FIELD – “Hey Mr. Newsman”
INFUSED – “Darkness”
HOT FUDGE MONDAES – “Sorrow”
SIDEWALK ROMEO – “Hands on the Action” (1987, Local Music Flashback)
ARON ELVIS HONICK – “Drunk Dial”
STONEMAN – “I Like It”
DR. CHANCE BARTLEBY – “Hey Governor”
WAX MEKANIX – “Freak Boutique”
ERIC IAN FARMER – “That’s How Strong My Love Is” (live)
After several weeks of guests, we return to the mailboxes on our next program to uncover music from some of the new area recordings we received in recent weeks! Expect to hear new music from Johnstown’s The Platelets, Harrisburg’s Nate Myers, Pittsburgh’s Beauty Slap, Altoona’s Dave Nagle and a lot more! We’ll also update “Local Music News” and dig into the archive for a “Local Music Flashback!” Hear the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (April 30) on Q94 Classic Rock – 94.3 FM and online at www.q94classicrock.com, and on 107.1 and 101.3 Jack FM, online at www.1071jack.fm!
Upcoming guests and specials:
MAY 14 – RADIO 45
MAY 21 – CRAZED VISIONS
MAY 28 – MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 11 – LONE CROW REBELLION
JUNE 18 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL
JULY 9 – WELL STRUNG
JULY 16 – COVER SONG SPECIAL
JULY 30 – DAVE MAYERSKY (UPSTAGE FESTIVAL PREVIEW)
(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…
Altoona-based punk rockers Abstentious announced this past week that one member has departed the group, which forced them to have to pull out of last Monday night’s opening slot for national recording group (hed)PE’s performance at McGarvey’s in Altoona. The announcement said that the group plans to continue on, will still release their new album The Album…Ever as planned, and the release show scheduled for May 7 at McGarvey’s will still take place.
The Pennsylvania Heritage Songwriting Contest continues to accept entries for its 2023 edition. Songs must have a Pennsylvania namesake, theme or reference, and can be about a location, person, event or story tied to Pennsylvania. Deadline for entries is May 15. Winners for the top three songs will receive cash prizes plus the opportunity to perform their winning songs during the 2023 Smoked Country Jam Bluegrass Festival, which takes place June 15 through 17 at Quiet Oaks Campground near Cross Fork (north of Renovo). For more information, visit the website www.smokedcountryjam.com/phsc/.
That’s a look at “Local Music News.” Bands and artists with news items to report on the program may email their information to homegrownrocker@gmail.com.
