Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the April 4 edition of “The Homegrown Rocker,” which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Q94 Classic Rock!
With guests and specials during recent weeks, we returned to the mailboxes on this week’s program to investigate new local and recordings that have accumulated. This resulted in a lot of new music making its debut on the program! We introduced new songs from August Winters, John Peacefire, Buckskin Whiskey, Six Bar Break, Robin & Bob, Rik Golden, The Returners and Domo Nada! We also remembered Damien “Peach” Petry – who passed away the previous weekend – with a song featuring “Peach” fronting his group, the High Street Drifters. We also saluted the start of a new baseball season with a baseball-themed double-shot courtesy of Antonio Andrade and Norman Nardini. And we updated “Local Music News,” pulled a 2002 tune by Cambria County’s Sounddrive from the archive for a “Local Music Flashback,” stepped “Across State Lines” to hear a new song from Long Island, New York’s Revel 9, and reviewed William Rose’s Love & Revolution 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, 040421.)
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
THE JADED LIPS – “Where Do We Run”
BLACK CAT MOAN – “I Am Love”
AUGUST WINTERS – “The Lion The Reaper”
CALLIE TOMBLIN – “I Don’t Know You”
JOHN PEACEFIRE – “I’m on the Side of the Earth”
HIGH STREET DRIFTERS – “You Ain’t Going Nowhere” (live at a Mysterytrain festival near Tipton, PA 11/23/19)
BUCKSKIN WHISKEY – “Hell Hounds of El Dorado”
EAST COAST TURNAROUND – “Love, Life & Murder”
SIX BAR BREAK – “Eastbound Train”
JUKEHOUSE BOMBERS – “Midnight Blues”
ROBIN & BOB – “Your Love”
RAVEN & THE WREN – “A Healthy Dose of Misery”
HOUR TWO:
ANTONIO ANDRADE – “Something Happened”
NORMAN NARDINI – “Ole Number 21”
RIK GOLDEN – “Where Did You Go”
WILLIAM ROSE – “San Juan”
THE RETURNERS – “A Change in the Weather”
SOUNDDRIVE – “Blue Summer Night” (2002, Local Music Flashback)
REVEL 9 – “Keep You Near” (Across State Lines)
JONAH WHALE – “Nothin’ Like This”
DOMO NADA – “Tom Thumb”
GELATINOUS CUBE – “Ocean of Blood”
THE LEGENDARY HUCKLEBUCKS – “Don’t Feed the Rats”
WHITE WITCH – “Log Splitter”
With a bunch more new music to get to, we’ll continue our journey through the mailboxes on our next program! We’ll again debut lots of new tunes, including numbers from Ted McCloskey, The Austens, Lone Crow Rebellion, Dream Home, Wax Mekanix, Seraph in Travail and more! We’ll also update “Local Music News,” dig into the archive for a “Local Music Flashback,” step “Across State Lines” to check out an independent band or artist from outside of PA, and review Fighting Adam’s Crazy album in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” Hear the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (April 11) on Q94 Classic Rock – 94.3 FM and online at www.q94classicrock.com!
Upcoming guests and specials:
APRIL 18 – BUCKSKIN WHISKEY
MAY 2 – ROADKILL
MAY 16 – CHARLIE BARATH
MAY 30 – MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 13 – THE AUSTENS
JUNE 20 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 27 – BRANDON VALENTINE (CENTRAL PA MUSIC AWARDS/HALL OF FAME)
JULY 18 – COVER SONG SPECIAL
SEPT. 19 – TONY MOLLICK
(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.
Jim Price
In Local Music News…
Organizers of the annual Bedford County Fair have announced that their event will be returning this year. The dates for this year’s fair are July 25-31. The fair is also seeking bands and performers for its midway stage. Performers must provide their own sound. Interested performers can email Barb with their information, availability and rate for a 2-3 hour show to website@bedford-fair.com. Deadline is April 20.
Sad news struck the area music during the past week with the passing of Damien “Peach” Petry. The singer, guitarist and founding member of local roots music group the High Street Drifters passed away unexpectedly on March 27 at age 44. Damien and the High Street Drifters frequently performed at Magoo’s in Cresson, as well as various music festival events throughout the region.
And from the Harrisburg area, guitarist Mike Knoll passed away on March 25 at age 49. Mike had played guitar for such bands as Waysted Sylence, Dying Breed, Angels N’ Saints and Treachery.
Maul is close to completion on their debut full-length album. The album is being recorded by Rik Golden at Golden Studios, and will be released later this year. Maul just performed last weekend during an all-ages show at the newly-opened and restored Root-Hovett Hall near Patton, part of a four-band bill with Negan, The Heathen Parade and Abstentious.
