Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the August 20 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)!
For the live music fan and concert connoisseur, we presented the return of the “Local Music Live in Concert Special!” Every song we played this week was recorded live at an area or regional live music venue or event! We debuted a few new area concert cuts along the way, including songs from Mr. Pocket, The Extra Miles and Rue Moyer! We also aired a phone interview with Todd Sharman, singer and the “Tom Petty” of Tom Petty tribute group Full Moon Fever,” who will perform at Altoona’s Mishler Theatre on Friday, August 25. We also dug a 1997 live number from State College’s Queen Bee & the Blue Hornet Band from the archive for a live “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, 082023.)
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
PURE CANE SUGAR – “Let It Ride” (live at State Theatre, State College 6/26/13)
THE ROOF – “Orange Mountain Daydreams” (live 2/6/19 at 3 Dots Downtown, State College)
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Beale Street” (live at R Bar, Pittsburgh)
THE CLARKS – “Better Off Without You” (live)
MR. POCKET – “A Certain Girl” (live at LaunchPad, Philipsburg 4/1/23)
ERIC IAN FARMER – “You’ll Never Find Me Where You Look For Me” (live 10/12/17 at The Attic at the State Theatre, State College)
THE EXTRA MILES – “Stream Of Lies” (live at LaunchPad, Philipsburg 1/7/23)
RUE MOYER – “Our Country Song” (live 2022)
(TODD SHARMAN INTERVIEW)
VELVEETA – “American Girl” (live at People’s Natural Gas Field, Altoona 7/4/20)
HOUR TWO:
MELLOW HONEY – “Kimura Castle” (live at Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, State College 7/1/22)
LUCID YOOTH & THE CUBENSIS LENSES – “Double Rainbow” (live at Mass N Tha Grass Music & Arts Festival 2022)
MA’AM – “American Ruse” (live)
THE SEMI-SUPERVILLAINS – “Joyride” (live)
CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’ – “Happy Campers” (live at People’s Natural Gas Field, Altoona 7/4/20)
JIMMY ADLER – “Drivin’ My Cadillac” (live)
QUEEN BEE & THE BLUE HORNET BAND – “Too Tall to Mamba” (live, 1997) (Local Music Flashback)
LOVEBETTIE – “Your Own Worst Enemy” (live, 2013)
JIM DONOVAN & THE SUN KING WARRIORS – “Elephant in the Room” (live in Pittsburgh, March 2018)
ANTHROPHOBIA – “Technical Difficulties” (live at Nitro Bar in West Reading, March 2018)
WHITE WITCH – “Paranoid” (live)
We welcome a guest on our next program, as Carrolltown-based singer and songwriter Matt Smolko will pay us a visit! We’ll learn about Matt and his career, discuss his music, and we’ll hear some recorded songs – plus he’ll bring his guitar and play a few live for us as well! We’ll again update “Local Music News,” and dig a live in concert “Local Music Flashback” from the archive! Hear the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (August 27) 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:
SEPT. 17 – CRE814 MUSIC FEST PREVIEW w/BRADEN McDANNELL
OCT. 29 – HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
NOV. 26 – ACOUSTIC JAM 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
