Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the March 26 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)!
We returned to the mailboxes on this week’s program to explore some of the new recordings that have arrived in recent weeks. As this always means, we played lots of new tunes from local and regional bands and artists! We broke out new tunes from Radio 45, Dave Nagle, Don Hughes, Sue Bloom, The Jeremy Edge Project, Mile Hill Band, Sommelier, Nick Andrew Staver, Lone Crow Rebellion, John Peacefire, Helios (featuring the late Tim Aymar on lead vocals) and The Heathen Parade! We also updated “Local Music News,” dug out a 1998 “rock-a-pella” number by Del Coy from the archive for our “Local Music Flashback,” stepped “Across State Lines” to hear a number from Pasadena, California’s Hexicon, and reviewed Cody Tyler & Gypsy Convoy’s debut album, “Stare Your Demons Down,” 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, 032623.)
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
THE PINES – “Want More”
THE SEMI-SUPERVILLAINS – “Joyride”
RADIO 45 – “Come Alive”
THE JADED LIPS – “Jealous Eyes”
DAVE NAGLE – “Weebie Jammin'”
DON HUGHES – “High Low”
SUE BLOOM – “I’ve Been Lied To”
THE JEREMY EDGE PROJECT – “Better Way”
MILE HILL ROAD – “The Party on the Hill”
SOMMELIER – “Killing the Au Pair (Requiem Witch Remix)”
NICK ANDREW STAVER – “His Horse Is Crazy”
SAMANTHA PRESS – “Peanuts for Penny”
HOUR TWO:
PAPER PLANTS – “Run With the Wolves”
BLACK RIDGE – “Stick It Out”
LONE CROW REBELLION – “Orphan Boy Blues”
CODY TYLER & GYPSY CONVOY – “Fold Me Up, Hail Me Home” (CD Corner)
JOHN PEACEFIRE – “NDAA”
DEL COY – “Know It All Knowing” 1998, Local Music Flashback)
HEXICON – “Emerald Queen” (Across State Lines)
IMAGES OF EDEN – “Survivor’s Guilt”
HELIOS – “Like A Gun”
PIECES OF REASON – “Breaking”
THE HEATHEN PARADE – “Stay Heathen”
HATE GRENADE – “RX”
We’ll welcome back returning artists on our next program, as members of western PA rock band Black Ridge visit us! We’ll get updated on Black Ridge happenings, discuss their music and career, and discuss and hear tracks from the group’s various EP’s, including the latest, “Raw Power!” We’ll also update “Local Music News” and dig a “Local Music Flashback” from the archives! Hear the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (April 2) 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:
APRIL 9 – PAPER PLANTS
APRIL 16 – ELAINI ARTHUR (“CRAZY FEST” PREVIEW)
APRIL 23 – BLAIR CREATORS FESTIVAL PREVIEW
MAY 21 – CRAZED VISIONS
MAY 28 – MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 11 – RADIO 45
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…
The 10th annual Allegheny Ukulele Soiree is approaching. Pennsylvania’s longest-running ukulele festival will take place April 21st through 23rd at the Altoona Grand Hotel in Altoona. Some of the top names in ukulele will perform and host workshops during the event. Guest artists this year include Danielle Ate The Sandwich, Amber Rozel, Steven Espaniola, Jim Beloff, Mika Kane, Melissa Nannen, Debi Velasco and Mim. The event will feature nightly concerts, workshops and jam sessions through its three days, plus raffles and other giveaways. Online registration will continue until April 15. For more information or to register for the Soiree, visit the website ukulelesoiree.com.
A new classic and modern rock band is gearing up for their debut performance. SaniTee features several longtime members of the Altoona area music scene – including Jamie Shumac, Vince Gambardella, and Tom Brown with his family, including wife Amy Brown and son Shawn Brown. The group will play rock favorites spanning the 1970s and 1980s, with a few more recent numbers. SaniTee’s debut performance will happen on May 20 at the Bellwood Eagles.
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.
