Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the November 13 edition of “The Homegrown Rocker,” which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Q94 Classic Rock!
We welcomed a familiar guest back into our studio this week, as area musician Kent Tonkin (nowadays the bass player for Jim Donovan & the Sun King Warriors and Matt Otis & the Sound) joined us! Kent is also the founder of “Patched Together: A Day Of Music to Benefit the Healing Patch,” and he discussed this year’s 10th annual “Patched Together,” making its return as a live in-person event. We found out about “Patched Together” and the service it benefits, the Healing Patch, and we heard music from several of the bands performing at this year’s event! We also debuted new songs from Matt Nagy & the Imaginary Eagles, Jake!, OK Otter and Skulls Across America; plus updated “Local Music News,” dug a 1980 number by northeastern PA-based national recording group Dakota from the archive for a “Local Music Flashback,” and stepped “Across State Lines” to check out a song by Richmond, Virginia-based rock group Book Of Wyrms! (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, 111322.)
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Whirlwind”
JUKEHOUSE BOMBERS – “Soul Revival”
MATT OTIS & THE SOUND – “Frozen Moments”
MATT NAGY & THE IMAGINARY EAGLES – “The Outlaw”
THE JADED LIPS – “Where Do We Run”
GENE THE WEREWOLF – “Dying Breed”
JAKE! – “Crash Into Me”
JEFF WENDLE – “Violet Gold”
OK OTTER – “All Aboard”
BRYAN FAZIO – “Like A Gorilla”
HOUR TWO:
ABOVE THE RADAR – “Dynamite”
CASS & THE BAILOUT CREW – “Room to Breathe”
CHRIS VIPOND & THE STANLEY STREET BAND – “Lonely Cells”
MEMORY COLLECTOR (with PHILLY GROOVES WAGNER) – “See My Shadow”
JIM DONOVAN & THE SUN KING WARRIORS – “Ahh Can You Feel It”
DAKOTA – “Lady” (1980, Local Music Flashback)
BOOK OF WYRMS – “Sodapop Glacier” (Across State Lines)
THRESHOLD OF INSANITY – “Water and Sand”
SKULLS ACROSS AMERICA – “I Shall Not Fear the Terror of the Night”
New local and regional music will again take the spotlight on our next program, as more new recordings from area bands and artists have arrived in recent days! We’ll debut new numbers from The Jeremy Edge Project, Bill Deasy, Alpha Violet, Sommelier, Cpt. Bisquick, The BS Express, The Redlines and more! We’ll also dig out a “Local Music Flashback” from the archive, and step “Across State Lines” to hear music from a band or artist from outside PA! Hear the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (November 20) on Q94 Classic Rock – 94.3 FM and online at www.q94classicrock.com!
Upcoming guests and specials:
NOV. 27 – LOCAL MUSIC MEMORY LANE SPECIAL
DEC. 4 – GORDON TITTSWORTH (IMAGES OF EDEN)
DEC. 18 – WANDERLOST
DEC. 25 – CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
JAN. 1 – 2022 YEAR IN REVIEW SPECIAL
JAN. 15 – DMC DUO
JAN. 29 – HATE GRENADE
MARCH 5 – 25TH ANNIVERSARY/ACOUSTIC JAM SPECIAL
APRIL 23 – BLAIR CREATORS 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…
The band lineup has been announced for next month’s Toys for Tots show at the Root Hovett Hall near Patton. The show takes place on Saturday, December 3, and will feature performances from Utter Disregard, Bad Luck Lover Boys, Electric Swamp, Endbringer, Treaties, Paperback Tragedy, The Snipped, Negan, Abstentious and The Filthy Lowdown. The show is all ages, and music starts at 2 p.m. Admission is the donation of a new unwrapped toy.
Drummer Blaine Martin has returned to Centre County-based party-rock band TV Blonde after some time away. His first show back with the group took place last night at Charlie’s Pub in Dubois.
And we at the “Homegrown Rocker” send speedy recovery wishes to State College area musician Richard Sleigh, as he recuperates from injuries suffered during a fall this past week.
