Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the January 16 edition of “The Homegrown Rocker,” which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Q94 Classic Rock!
A little history lesson…Back in early 1983, several years before people started calling me “The Professor,” I was getting my feet wet in radio and doing on-air work for two student-run stations at Penn State (University Park). One was WDFM, where I was in the rotation for hosting the weekly Saturday night “Metal Wind” program, and the other was a dormitory radio station, WSHR (“South Halls Radio”). It was at the latter where I first met and got to interview members of Centre Hall-based hard rock/metal powerhouse Nitro – including drummer Tim Wilson. This was the first time I ever got to interview a band on a radio station, albeit a college dormitory station! Fast forward nearly four decades, and Tim – now based in Philadelphia – is still doing original music under his creative alias Wax Mekanix! Wax was our guest via phone this week – besides reuniting and speaking with each other in real time for the first time in years, Wax enlightened us on his current music and career. We heard songs from his Mobocracy album and his new split EP with Troll Teeth called Blunt, and – of course – we dug some vintage Nitro music off the 1982 Lethal 9-inch vinyl EP for this week’s “Local Music Flashback!” We also debuted new songs from Supermonkey and Almost Honest, updated “Local Music News,” and reviewed The Semi-Supervillains’ Play That Rock’n’Roll album in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” A memorable edition of the “Homegrown Rocker” to be sure! (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, 011622.)
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
DONNY BURNS & THE 3RD DEGREE – “Out of Dodge”
BLOOD UNION – “Lit”
WAX MEKANIX – “All Freaks”
SUPERMONKEY – “You Can’t Lie to God”
WAX MEKANIX – “Victorious”
TROLL TEETH – “Barbs on a Wire”
WAX MEKANIX – “Head”
ROADKILL – “Wreck My Right Arm”
HOUR TWO:
BLACK RIDGE – “You’ll Never Stop This Machine”
MEDUSA’S DISCO – “Sizzle into Oblivion”
WAX MEKANIX – “Mad World”
THE SEMI-SUPERVILLAINS – “Lick A Toad”
WAX MEKANIX – “Black”
NITRO – “Breakin’ Out” (1982, Local Music Flashback)
WAX MEKANIX – “Freak Boutique”
ALMOST HONEST – “Dancing Shaman and the Psychedelic Cactus”
After speaking with guests on the previous two programs, we’ll make a timely stop at the mailboxes during our next program to check out new recordings that have arrived in recent weeks! We’ll debut lots of new tunes! We’ll also update “Local Music News,” dig out a “Local Music Flashback” from the archive, step “Across State Lines” to check out music from an independent band or artist from outside PA, and review Mark DeRose and the Dreadnoughts’ In Search of the Good Days album in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” Hear the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (January 23) on Q94 Classic Rock – 94.3 FM and online at www.q94classicrock.com!
Upcoming guests and specials:
JAN. 30 – SHERRY DILLING (ARTSALTOONA)
FEB. 6 – UPTOWN CHURCH
FEB. 13 – LADIES OF LOCAL MUSIC SPECIAL
FEB. 27 – INFUSED
MARCH 6 – CHRISTIAN JAMES
MARCH 13 – ST. PATRICK’S DAY SPECIAL
MARCH 20 – JO JO STELLA
(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…
After a hiatus of two years, Altoona-based metal rockers Fyre announced that their original lineup will return to live stage action later this month. The roster of Matt Stoyanoff, Sean Stringer, Zach Kensinger, Tanner Kaurudar and Joe Earnest will take the stage on Saturday, January 29 as part of the two-day Smitefest Winter Wonderland 2022 concert event, happening January 28-29 at the Red Roof Inn in Williamsport. Fyre will be one of 42 different bands and artists performing over both days. Other area musicians taking part in Smitefest include Devin Sherman, Bad Luck Lover Boys, X’s For Eyes and Suburban Downgrade.
A second benefit show has been announced to help out western PA-based musician David Blake, who was recently treated for tongue and neck cancer. The second benefit will take place on Sunday, January 30 at the Sub Alpine Club in Turtle Creek, and will feature performances from the bands Doppler Affect, David Granati’s For Those About to Rock Academy, Warehouse Eleven, The 4 Jukes, Right Turn Clyde, Angel Blue, Breakdown Band and the Braddock Brothers. A jam session is also planned. The benefit will kick off at 2 p.m., and admission is a voluntary donation at the door. David Blake is a longtime percussionist who currently performs with Crawdad Joe and the Allman Brothers tribute band project An Evening With…
