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jptheprofessor on Rocky 104.9/99 "Homegrown Rocker" 5/19/13

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:40:26 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the May 19
edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's weekly local music program, "The
Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on
WRKY-FM (http://www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (http://www.rocky99.com).

This
week, we previewed the seventh annual Day Of Rock benefit concert. This
year’s show, which raises money for Easter Seals of Central PA, happens
on Saturday, June 1 under the pavilion at the Saxton Sportsmen’s Club,
and will feature a day-long slate of bands. Thanks to organizers Steve
Moore and Randy Wilson (Ganister), along with Buck thingyson and Dan
McCorkle of Backlash, Kevin Siegel of NailDriver, and Rich Dasch of the
Backyard Rockers, who discussed details about the benefit and their
individual bands’ involvement in the event. We also debuted new songs
from Way Down East,l Outlaw Destiny and Scott Marshall & Marshall’s
Highway, updated “Local Music News,” dug a 1994 song by Endora from the
archive for this week’s “Local Music Flashback,” and reviewed Mycenea
Worley’s Siren CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

GROUND RESONANCE – “Say”
HYBRID ICE – “Bring the Gold”
GANISTER – “Another Brick in the Wall”
GAS STATION DISCO – “Dancefloor”
WAY DOWN EAST – “My Only Friend”
CHRIS VIPOND & THE STANLEY STREET BAND – “Empty”
OUTLAW DESTINY – “Honey Do Nation”
STARCHILD – “You Better Think Twice”

HOUR TWO:

SAVING JAKE – “Saving Jake”
JACKSON MONSOUR – “Baby Back Blues”
GANISTER – “Pissed Off and Mad About It”
MYCENEA WORLEY – “Locks”
NAILDRIVER – “In God We Trust”
ENDORA – “Ursa Minor” (1997, Local Music Flashback)
THE BACKYARD ROCKERS – “Tara’s Song”
GYPSY CARAVAN – “Making It Real”
SCOTT MARSHALL & MARSHALL’S HIGHWAY – “Little Bitto Country”

Our
next program will mark the return of one of the most popular shows we
do every year, the annual Memorial Day Special! We will again take a
trip down local music Memory Lane, digging songs from the archive from
past area bands and artists, some dating as far back as the 1960s!
During the show’s final half hour, we will pay homage to some of the
area musicians we have lost through the years. We usually have
interesting surprises every year, so listen to find out what we blow the
dust and rust from this year! This is a keeper, listen for the Memorial
Day Special, and download it from the Rocky websites afterward!

And
the “Homegrown Rocker” is available for digital download off either
Rocky website after each and every show. Just check on either (http://www.rocky1049.com) or (http://www.rocky99.com)
and download your copy of the show! If you live beyond the signal
range of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99, you can now download west-central
PA’s longest-running local music show!

Also, bands and artists
are welcome to add their upcoming shows to the “Homegrown Rocker” event
calendar! Go to the “Homegrown Rocker” section of either Rocky website
and click on “Events,” and add your shows for free!

Upcoming guests and specials include:

JUNE 2 – GROUND RESONANCE
JUNE 9 – SUMMERHILL
JUNE 16 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL w/BORN & THE BEANSTALK
JUNE 30 – BIG ATLANTIC
JULY 7 – MYCENEA WORLEY
JULY 14 – ALL REQUEST SPECIAL
JULY 21 – RICH EDMUNDSON
AUG. 4 – THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT SPECIAL
AUG. 18 – THE LAMPSHADES
SEPT. 1 – COVER SONG SPECIAL

For regular updates on what is happening on the area music scene, pay a visit to Rockpage (http://www.rockpage.net).
Rockpage features band links, a message board, "Homegrown Rocker"
updates, live show and CD reviews in “JP’s Corner," and other local
music scene information.

Bands and artists interested in having
music aired on "The Homegrown Rocker" are invited to send their
broadcast-quality recordings to: WRKY Radio, One Forever Drive,
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648; ATTN: Jim Price. Or drop the recordings off at
the station during regular business hours, Monday-Friday 9 AM – 5 PM.
You can also email me with inquiries about the show at
profjp@rocky1049.com.

Jim Price

In Local Music News…

The
date and performer lineup have been announced for the second annual
Striking Chords Against Cancer benefit concert for the American Cancer
Society. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, June 8 at
Altoona’s Railroaders Museum. The event will start at 2 p.m., and will
feature performances from Travis Singer, 7th Gear, Matt Wagner, The Hope
Fallacy, Jackson Monsour, Pistol Peg & the Beer Kegs, Ryan Matthew,
Flight 19, Drew Dodson and Chris Vipond & the Stanley Street Band.
Advance tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at the American Cancer
Society and the Altoona Giant Eagle location. Rocky 104.9 air
personalities will be emceeing the concert.

Speaking of Chris
Vipond and the Stanley Street Band, there’s been a recent change of
axeslingers in that group. Guitarist Phil Wagner recently exited the
group, and C’Jay Castello has replaced him. The updated Chris Vipond and
the Stanley Street Band lineup performed twice yesterday, at the Pints
For Pets Brewfest at Altoona’s People’s Natural Gas Field and later at
the Belmar Hotel.

jptheprofessor on Rocky 104.9/99 "Homegrown Rocker" 5/12/13

Mon, 13 May 2013 02:31:58 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the May 12
edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's weekly local music program, "The
Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on
WRKY-FM (http://www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (http://www.rocky99.com).

We
were originally to have a band guest on this week’s program, but the
logistics didn’t work out for getting the interview recorded in time –
we will reschedule The Big Time for later this year! Instead, we dug
into the “Homegrown Rocker” mailboxes to check out new recordings that
have arrived in recent weeks, and spent this week’s show debuting lots
of new tracks. We aired new songs from Treehouse, Lovebettie, John Hahn,
AED, Rodger Delany, Xander Demos, Tommy Ukulele, Skarma Sutra, Inside
Out and Seas We Fear to Sail! Along the way, we updated “Local Music
News,” dug a 1996 song by Altoona/Tyrone studio project John Henry Vs.
The Machine from the archive for this week’s “Local Music Flashback,”
stepped “Across State Lines” to check out music from Delaware’s Noelle
Picara, and reviewed Coastal Remedy’s self-titled CD in “The Professor’s
CD Corner!”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

THE SITCH – “Run for Your Life”
RAPID FIRE – “Unbreakable”
TREEHOUSE – “I Follow the Echo”
PURE CANE SUGAR – “Designated Driver”
LOVEBETTIE – “Downpour”
THE HAWKS BLUES BAND – “Bottom Shelf Woman”
JOHN HAHN – “Next Day Air”
RUKKUS – “Ashamed”
AED – “The Teddy Bear War”
LYONNESSE – “Munchin”

HOUR TWO:

NITRO – “Uranium”
BADD SEED – “Wide Open”
RODGER DELANY – “Blind”
COASTAL REMEDY – “Broken Pieces”
XANDER DEMOS – “Under a Darkened Sky”
JOHN HENRY VS. THE MACHINE – “Revolution” (1996, Local Music Flashback)
NOELLE PICARA – “What’s A Woman” (Across State Lines)
TOMMY UKULELE – “Happy Hat”
SKARMA SUTRA – “When Darkness Comes”
FIST FIGHT IN THE PARKING LOT – “Something”
INSIDE OUT – “Giving Myself Away”
SEAS WE FEAR TO SAIL – “Give ‘Em Hell”

On
our next program, we will preview the upcoming annual “Day Of Rock”
Easter Seals benefit concert, this year happening on Saturday, June 1 at
the Saxton Sportsmen’s Club. We will be joined by organizers Steve
Moore and Randy Wilson, as well as members of several of the bands
taking part in this year’s concert! Along the way, we will update “Local
Music News,” dig into the archive for a “Local Music Flashback,” and
review Mycenea Worley’s Siren CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!”

Upcoming guests and specials include:

MAY 19 – “DAY OF ROCK” PREVIEW
MAY 26 – MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 2 – GROUND RESONANCE
JUNE 9 – SUMMERHILL
JUNE 16 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL w/BORN & THE BEANSTALK
JUNE 30 – BIG ATLANTIC
JULY 7 – MYCENEA WORLEY
JULY 14 – ALL REQUEST SPECIAL
JULY 21 – RICH EDMUNDSON
AUG. 4 – THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT SPECIAL
AUG. 18 – THE LAMPSHADES

Jim Price

In Local Music News…

A
special benefit concert is coming together for mid-July to help out an
area musician battling mercury poisoning. The Mercury Poisoning
Awareness Benefit for Brian Cupples will take place on Sunday, July 14,
starting at 2 p.m. at the Bavarian Aid Society in Altoona. The proceeds
from the show will help out Brian, a longtime area guitar player and
singer, who has been battling the effects of long term mercury
poisoning. Performers that have been confirmed thus far for the event
include Skye 2.0, Fred Myers & the Redneck Majority, The House Band,
The Backyard Rockers, Pete Caccamo, and a special jam session featuring
the Mercury Planet All Star Band. Advance tickets will cost $12, and
will be available soon.

The Johnstown Area Heritage Association
has announced a free concert for next month featuring national
recording group 10,000 Maniacs. The concert will take place on Friday
night, June 14, at People’s Natural Gas Park near downtown Johnstown.
Johnstown-based rhythm and blues group Smooth Sound will kick off the
show at 6:15 p.m. Admission is free, but tickets are required to enter
the venue; for a list of ticket locations, visit the website http://www.floodcitymusic.com.

Billy Price has issued his first studio recording since 2009. The new album, Strong,
features Billy and the Billy Price Band, along with special guests
Monster Mike Welch, Fred Chapellier, and Mark Wenner and Mark Stutso of
the Nighthawks. The CD can be obtained through Billy Price’s website, http://www.billyprice.com.

jptheprofessor on Rocky 104.9/99 "Homegrown Rocker" 5/5/13

Mon, 06 May 2013 02:40:13 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the May 5
edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's weekly local music program, "The
Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on
WRKY-FM (http://www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (http://www.rocky99.com).

This
week for our interview, we went mobile again, traveling to Penn State
Altoona; thanks to this week’s guest, Mysterytrain singer, guitarist,
conductor and mastermind Dan Klock (http://www.mysterytrainlive.net)!
Dan updated us on Mysterytrain happenings, and previewed their upcoming
outdoor concert and festival season, which includes opening for Mickey
Hart at the Kempton Music Center on May 11, and for Rusted Root at
Tussey Mountain Amphitheater in Boalsburg June 1 – two lucky listeners
won pairs of tickets to the Rusted Root show! We also heard new
Mysterytrain live footage, recorded last September at the Pinnacle Jam
in Kempton! Along the way, we debuted a new song from Jordan White,
updated “Local Music News,” dug a 1993 song by Smokin’ Guns from the
archive for this week’s “Local Music Flashback,” and reviewed Borrowed
Time’s Love Is Not Blind CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

THE GOOD SEEDS – “Poor Me”
BISCUIT JAM – “Rock and Roll”
MYSTERYTRAIN – “Down in the Mine” (live)
JORDAN WHITE – “Before I Go Out”
MYSTERYTRAIN – “Winter Song” (live)
MISS MELANIE AND THE VALLEY RATS – “Slow Down”
MYSTERYTRAIN – “Step It Up” (live)

HOUR TWO:

MILEUNDER – “Spacegirl”
MYSTERYTRAIN – “Send Me a Smile” (live)
BORROWED TIME – “I’m On My Way”
MYSTERYTRAIN – “Sea of Blue” (live)
SMOKIN’ GUNS – “Smokin’ Guns” (1993, Local Music Flashback)
MYSTERYTRAIN – “Shades of August” (live)

On our next program, we welcome the return of band guests The Big Time! The group just issued their new CD, called Dreamers and Believers;
we will get the lowdown on the new album and hear tracks from it! Along
the way, we will update “Local Music News,” dig into the archive for a
“Local Music Flashback,” and review Coastal Remedy’s self-titled CD in
“The Professor’s CD Corner!”

And the “Homegrown Rocker” is
available for digital download off either Rocky website after each and
every show. Just check on either (http://www.rocky1049.com) or (http://www.rocky99.com)
and download your copy of the show! If you live beyond the signal
range of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99, you can now download west-central
PA’s longest-running local music show! AND DOWNLOAD AND LISTEN TO THIS
WEEK’S PROGRAM AND FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN WIN A SPECIAL PRIZE!

Upcoming guests and specials include:

Jim Price

In Local Music News…

Pure
Cane Sugar, Jordan White, The Hawks Blues Band and Flight 19 will
provide some of the musical highlights at this year’s upcoming 46th
annual Blair County Arts Festival, which will take place the weekend of
May 18 and 19 at Penn State Altoona. Pure Cane Sugar’s harmonies will be
part of the Saturday highlights of this year’s festival; other
performers that day will include The Beatlemaniacs, Your Dad’s Friends,
Hip Hop Overdrive, Dance Fairies Dance, Jerry Haines and Jay Smar.
Jordan White, The Hawks and Flight 19 all perform on Sunday, along with
Tree, banjo player Dan Hulse and Dance Fairies Dance. Various scholastic
bands and ensembles will perform on both days as well. Admission to
this year’s festival is free; for more information, visit the festival’s
website, http://www.blaircountyartsfestival.org.

The
line-up has also been set for this year’s annual Day Of Rock benefit
concert for Easter Seals, which will happen on Saturday, June 1 at the
Saxton Sportsmen’s Club. This year’s Day Of Rock will feature
performances from Saving Jake, Backlash, Ganister, Screaming Ugly,
NailDriver, Twelve and The Third Degree. There will be food vendors and
giveaways during the event. Tickets are $10 per person. Organizers and
musicians involved with Day Of Rock will talk about the event on the May
19 edition of the “Homegrown Rocker.”

And fans of blues will
have a unique opportunity to see two of the region’s top blues
axe-slingers in action this Monday night, May 6, in the debut of a new
concert series. Spearheaded by Pat McGinnis, PMAC Productions will
present Felix & the Hurricanes and Miss Melanie and the Valley Rats
in concert at The Church In the Middle of the Block in Altoona. That
show will begin at 7 p.m., and is open to all ages. Tickets are $10 in
advance or $12 at the door. According to McGinnis, if this initial show
is well-attended, there will be more to follow, featuring other local
and regional blues bands and artists.

jptheprofessor on Rocky 104.9/99 "Homegrown Rocker" 4/28/13

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:34:18 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the April 28
edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's weekly local music program, "The
Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on
WRKY-FM (http://www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (http://www.rocky99.com).

Thanks
to this week’s guest, area country favorites Chris Woodward and
ShinDiggin!’ We met the current edition of the band and learned their
story, discussed their music, and heard tracks from their latest CD, Git Your Shindig On!
And the group brought instruments and played a couple of songs live for
us on the air! Along the way, we debuted new songs from Mycenea Worley,
Ceann, Rising Regina and Borrowed Time. We also updated “Local Music
News,” dug a 1991 song by Donny Burns & the Sharp Turns from the
archive for this week’s “Local Music Flashback,” and reviewed Sterling
Koch’s Let It Slide CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

NOBODY’S HEROES – “Seize the Day”
MATT OTIS – “The Most Important Thing”
CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’ – “I’m Country”
MYCENEA WORLEY – “That Is All (The Leaf Song)”
CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’ – “I Love My Truck”
CEANN – “The Sun Is Still My Least Favorite Star”
CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’ – “Whole Lotta Beer” (performed live on the air)
RISING REGINA – “The Boxcar Killer”

HOUR TWO:

JIMMY ADLER – “Horseshoe Curve”
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Coming Home to You”
CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’ – “Backyard”
STERLING KOCH – “I Wanna Be Your Driver”
CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’ – “Wagon Wheel” (performed live on the air)
DONNY BURNS AND THE SHARP TURNS – “Bill the Wino” (1991, Local Music Flashback)
CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’ – “Capital L”
BORROWED TIME – “Black Widow Lady”

On
our next program, we welcome our regularly-scheduled annual visit from
Mysterytrain mastermind Dan Klock! Warm weather season has arrived, and
with it the start of Mysterytrain’s annial outdoor festival season! Dan
will update us on Mysterytrain happenings, as well as preview their
summer concert and festival happenings. Along the way, we will update
“Local Music News,” dig into the archive for a “Local Music Flashback,”
and review Borrowed Time’s Love Is Not Blind CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!”

Upcoming guests and specials include:

MAY 12 – THE BIG TIME
MAY 19 – “DAY OF ROCK” PREVIEW
MAY 26 – MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 2 – GROUND RESONANCE
JUNE 9 – SUMMERHILL
JUNE 16 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL w/BORN & THE BEANSTALK
JUNE 30 – BIG ATLANTIC
JULY 7 – MYCENEA WORLEY
JULY 14 – ALL REQUEST SPECIAL
JULY 21 – RICH EDMUNDSON

Jim Price

In Local Music News…

Kicking
off with a special prerecorded greeting and words of encouragement from
Lzzy and Arejay Hale of Halestorm, the 23rd annual Crazy Fest Amateur
Youth Talent Show took place earlier this afternoon at the Greenwood
Firehall in Altoona, as area youngsters under the age of 21 displayed
their musical, singing, dancing and other talents while competing for a
large number of trophies and other awards. When the dust settled at the
end of the event, Crazy Fest organizer and emcee Dennie Huber announced
the winners. Guitarist Dylan McNelley of Altoona took top honors in the
age 10 and under category with his acoustic rendition of Led Zeppelin’s
“Stairway to Heaven.” In the age 12 category, singer Alivia Jacobs of
Altoona won for her performance of the song “Baby Face.” In the
13-year-old group, Stevie Moses of Hollidaysburg won first place for his
guitar and vocal performance. The age 14-15 division went to newcomer
Spencer Korman of Huntingdon, who dazzled the crowd with his piano
virtuosity on a ragtime-era number. And in the 17 and older group,
De-Jay Dunio of Altoona’s singing performance won him top honors. In the
group and duo category, the Dunio Family Singers took home the gold,
and in the rock band division, Refuge captured top honors. In other
awards handed out this afternoon, Dylan McNelley won the “Future Star”
award for ages 13 and under, while singer Shannon Barnes of
Hollidaysburg won “Future Star” for ages 14 to 21. Determined by
audience votes, the Fan Favorite-Male award went to Spencer Korman,
while Fan Favorite-Female went to young violinist Cammie Myers of
Gallitzin. The Most Original Performer Award went to a ventriloquist
named Ian. Crazy Fest Outstanding Awards went to Delaney and Danelle
Dumm for Outstanding Variety Act, Shannon Barnes for Outstanding Female
Vocal, De-Jay Dunio for Outstanding Male Vocal, Lexi Quintero for
Outstanding Senior Dancer, her sister Cassandra Quintero for Outstanding
Junior Dancer, Chelsea Moses for Outstanding Female Musician, and
Spencer Korman for Outstanding Male Musician. Dennie Huber thanks all
the contestants and their families, the sponsors, Jack Servello for
running sound, and the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company for the venue
and all their help.

A new album paying tribute to Patrick
Halloran, singer for Pittsburgh Celtic-rock group Ceann who died in a
2011 traffic accident, has been completed. Organized by his brother and
bandmate Brian Halloran, The Legend of Handsome Pat features
songs that Pat wrote, performed by such names as Scythian, Icewagon Flu,
The Fighting Jamesons, The Havers, Paul Tabachneck, Cruel Seamus, The
Hang Lows, the remaining members of Ceann and more. The album can be
obtained through Brian Halloran’s page on Bandcamp.com.

jptheprofessor on Rocky 104.9/99 "Homegrown Rocker" 4/21/13

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:20:42 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the April 21 edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on WRKY-FM (http://www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (http://www.rocky99.com).

Thanks to this week’s guest, Cambria County-based singer, songwriter, guitarist and aspiring country artist Adam Ernst! We met and became acquainted with Adam, learned his story and career to date, and heard songs from his latest CD, Asphalt Dreams! We also updated “Local Music News,” dug a 1984 song by Dakota from the archive for this week’s “Local Music Flashback,” and reviewed Joey Welz’s Still Rockin’ Around the Clock CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

CHRIS VIPOND & THE STANLEY STREET BAND – “Glove”�
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Grow”�
ADAM ERNST – “Where the Corn Grows High”�
DANI HOY – “End of the Road”�
ADAM ERNST – “Can’t Tie Me Down”�
MAMA CORN – “Cumberland Blues”�
ADAM ERNST – “Any Other Way”�
ELI THE HAWK – “Sirens”

HOUR TWO:

EAST COAST TURNAROUND – “Love, Life & Murder”�
MOUNTAIN ROAD – “The Bottle”�
ADAM ERNST – “Me and My Boys”�
JOEY WELZ – “He’s the Boss”�
ADAM ERNST – “Where I’m From”�
DAKOTA – “Runaway” (1984, Local Music Flashback)�
ADAM ERNST – “Country Boy Ride”�
BACKYARD ROCKERS – “Tara’s Song”

On our next program, we will keep it in the country vein as we welcome band guests Chris Woodward & ShinDiggin’! We will meet the current edition of the group and find out their story, and hear recorded songs from them! Along the way, we will update “Local Music News,” dig into the archive for a “Local Music Flashback,” and review Sterling Koch’s Let It Slide CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!”

And the “Homegrown Rocker” is available for digital download off either Rocky website after each and every show. Just check on either (http://www.rocky1049.com) or (http://www.rocky99.com) and download your copy of the show! If you live beyond the signal range of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99, you can now download west-central PA’s longest-running local music show!

Upcoming guests and specials include:

MAY 5 – MYSTERYTRAIN
MAY 12 – THE BIG TIME�
MAY 19 – “DAY OF ROCK” PREVIEW
MAY 26 – MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 2 – GROUND RESONANCE
JUNE 9 – SUMMERHILL�
JUNE 16 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL w/BORN & THE BEANSTALK
JUNE 30 – BIG ATLANTIC
JULY 7 – RICH EDMUNDSON
JULY 14 – ALL REQUEST SPECIAL

For regular updates on what is happening on the area music scene, pay a visit to Rockpage (http://www.rockpage.net). Rockpage features band links, a message board, "Homegrown Rocker" updates, live show and CD reviews in “JP’s Corner," and other local music scene information.

Bands and artists interested in having music aired on "The Homegrown Rocker" are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: WRKY Radio, One Forever Drive, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648; ATTN: Jim Price. Or drop the recordings off at the station during regular business hours, Monday-Friday 9 AM – 5 PM. You can also email me with inquiries about the show at profjp@rocky1049.com.

Jim Price

In Local Music News…

Going on at this hour, a benefit show at Pellegrine’s is raising money to help out an area breast cancer patient. The Rockers for Knockers Benefit is helping out Kathe Karle, as a number of area bands and artists are donating their talents toward the cause. Bands participating include Brian Cupples, The House Band, Cousin Mike, Left for Dead, Backyard Rockers, Tuckey & Rooster, Colton Fouse, Phil Baskin, The Jam, Ambush, Thrown Together and Jumpin’ Rob. One band that was originally slated to take part, Skye 2.0, had to withdraw due to illness issues.

Another benefit show will take place at Pellegrine’s next Saturday night to help a new community organization get off the ground. The Taking Back Tomorrow organization, a fledgling group seeking to do community service to improve living conditions in the Altoona area, is presenting the benefit, which will feature performances from various area bands and solo performers including Matt Pletcher, Left For Dead, Brian Middleton, The Jam, The Company You Keep and Up Your Arsenal. The donation will be $5. There will also be door prizes and a basket auction.

Huntingdon County-based heavy metal/hardcore rockers Limb By Limb have signed with indie label Born of Chaos Records. The group will release their first official CD, The End Of All Good Things, on June 1 with a CD release show at Jabberjaws in Allentown. The album will also be available on Amazon, iTunes, CD baby and more.

jptheprofessor on Rocky 104.9/99 "Homegrown Rocker" 4/14/13

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:09:20 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the April 14
edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's weekly local music program, "The
Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on
WRKY-FM (http://www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (http://www.rocky99.com).

As
we are inclined to do from time to time, this week we again emptied out
the “Homegrown Rocker” mailboxes to check out numerous new recordings
that have arrived in recent weeks! That meant lots of new music; we
debuted new songs from Nowhere Slow, Tombasco Band, Monster Track
Supergroup, The Crew of the Half Moon, Burden My Surrender, The Lux and
The Sitch. We also updated “Local Music News,” dug a 1992 song by
Baltimore’s Great Train Robbery from the archive for this week’s “Local
Music Flashback,” stepped “Across State Lines” to check out a track from
Boston’s Continental, and reviewed Big Atlantic’s self-titled CD in
“The Professor’s CD Corner!”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

GRANATI BROS. – “The Sun in Your Eyes”
TED McCLOSKEY – “Just Want to Disappear”
NOWHERE SLOW – “Made You Look”
PAINTED BY MILLIONS – “Come Along”
TOMBASCO BAND – “Definitely Maybe”
MONSTER TRACK SUPERGROUP – “Indian Reservation”
THE CREW OF THE HALF MOON – “A Bed of Green”
LOOK LEFT – “Mine”
WHITEY NOLL w/JOE AGOGLIA – “Curtains and Clouds”
SHELDON PORT – “Broken Down”

HOUR TWO:

RIK GOLDEN – “Something Else (In Mind)”
VICE VERSA – “Hard Habit”
BURDEN MY SURRENDER – “A Mind Invasion”
BIG ATLANTIC – “New Beginning”
THE LUX – “Old Is New”
GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY – “Short Sets, Long Breaks, Big Money” (1992, Local Music Flashback)
CONTINENTAL – “Red” (Across State Lines)
THE WHATLEYS – “Whiskey and Failure”
THE SITCH – “All Things Considered”
Xs FOR EYES – “Orchard Street”
SAMARA – “Reclaim”

On
our next program, we welcome a guest, Belsano-based singer, songwriter
and guitarist Adam Ernst! Adam recently issued his second CD, Asphalt Dreams;
we’ll hear songs from the CD, and discuss Adam’s music and career to
date! Along the way, we will update “Local Music News,” dig into the
archive for a “Local Music Flashback,” and review Joey Welz’s Still Rockin’ Around the Clock CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!”

Upcoming guests and specials include:

APR. 28 – CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’
MAY 5 – MYSTERYTRAIN
MAY 12 – THE BIG TIME
MAY 19 – “DAY OF ROCK” PREVIEW
MAY 26 – MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 2 – GROUND RESONANCE
JUNE 9 – SUMMERHILL
JUNE 16 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL w/BORN & THE BEANSTALK
JULY 14 – ALL REQUEST SPECIAL

Jim Price

In Local Music News…

In Local Music News…

A
special cancer benefit concert next Sunday night, April 21, at
Pellegrine’s will mark the debut of a second mach edition of a popular
Altoona area progressive rock band from the 1970s. During the “Rockers
for Knockers” benefit concert next Sunday, Skye 2.0 – featuring some
members from the local 1970s prog-rock group Skye – will make their
official debut. The Skye 2.0 line-up will feature former Skye members
Ken Civils on keys and Bill Hocherl on drums, along with Adam D on
vocals and keys, Todd Lane on guitar and Kris Civils on bass. The group
will perform 1970s-era progressive and classic rock from names like Yes,
King Crimson, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep and more. Other performers during
next Sunday’s benefit include Brian Cupples, The House Band, Cousin
Mike, Left For Dead, the Backyard Rockers, Tuckey & Rooster, Phil
Baskin, Colton Fouse, The Jam, Ambush and Jumpin’ Rob. That show is
slated to start at 4 p.m.

Also next Sunday, Penn State Altoona
will feature plenty of live local music as part of their annual Earth
Day celebration, sponsored by the campus’ Eco Action organization. The
music kicks off at 11 a.m. with Ragdoll Physics, followed at 12:30 p.m.
by the Backyard Rockers, an African drum circle presentation at 1:45,
and Mysterytrain closing out the day starting at 3:30. There will also
be environmental speakers, displays demonstrations, children’s
activities and more. Admission to the Earth Day activities is free.

Monster
Track Supergroup is set to release their first full-length CD within
the next few weeks. The album, tentatively entitled Vol. II, will
feature a mixture of original songs and classic covers, expanding upon
the foundation established on the regional supergroup’s four-song EP two
years ago.

jptheprofessor on Rocky 104.9/99 "Homegrown Rocker" 4/7/13

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 02:24:01 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the April 7
edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's weekly local music program, "The
Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on
WRKY-FM (http://www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (http://www.rocky99.com).

Thanks to our guest via phone this week, the “Slide Ruler,” Sterling Koch (http://www.sterlingkoch.com)! We talked about Sterling’s career to date, and discussed and heard tracks from his new CD, Let It Slide!
Since Sterling was our guest, we had to visit his past for one of two
“Local Music Flashback” features this week, digging a 1986 gem by The
Sterling Cooke Force from the archive! We also aired a short chat with
Mark Triforo, John Scarfone and Xeno keyboardist/singer Fran Hite – all
involved in the 9th annual Jeff Wallack Memorial Show, which happens
next Saturday, April 13 at Pellegrine’s. We previewed the show, which
features a reunion performance from Xeno – their first time together
onstage in 25 years! Our second “Local Music Flashback” was a 1987 song
by Xeno! Along the way, we debuted new songs by Nobody’s Heroes, Adam
Ernst and Biscuit Jam. We also updated “Local Music News,” and reviewed
Shane Speal’s Twelve Stones CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

THE HAWKS BLUES BAND – “Bottom Shelf Woman”
MYCENEA WORLEY – “Siren”
STERLING KOCH – “Shape I’m In Pt. I & II”
NOBODY’S HEROES – “Moonshine”
STERLING KOCH – “Mercury Blues”
ADAM ERNST – “Leavin’ Town”
STERLING KOCH – “Blow Your Mind”
BISCUIT JAM – “Bitter Soul”

HOUR TWO:

XENO – “Games of Chance” (1987, Local Music Flashback)
STERLING KOCH – “It Hurts Me Too”
SHANE SPEAL – “Working Man”
STERLING KOCH – “Too Sorry”
STERLING COOKE FORCE – “Force of Habit” (1986, Local Music Flashback)
STERLING KOCH – “Working Man Blues”
MYSTERYTRAIN – “Hustlin’ Jones” (live)

On
our next program, we will do our periodic emptying of the “Homegrown
Rocker” mailboxes, and air new local and regional recordings that have
arrived in recent
weeks! Along the way, we will update “Local Music
News,” dig into the archive for a “Local Music Flashback,” and review a
new local/regional CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!”

And the
“Homegrown Rocker” is available for digital download off either Rocky
website after each and every show. Just check on either (http://www.rocky1049.com) or (http://www.rocky99.com)
and download your copy of the show! If you live beyond the signal
range of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99, you can now download west-central
PA’s longest-running local music show!

Upcoming guests and specials include:

APR. 21 – ADAM ERNST
APR. 28 – CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’
MAY 5 – MYSTERYTRAIN
MAY 12 – THE BIG TIME
MAY 19 – “DAY OF ROCK” PREVIEW
MAY 26 – MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 2 – GROUND RESONANCE
JUNE 16 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL w/BORN & THE BEANSTALK

Jim Price

In Local Music News…

Altoona-based pop/punk rockers The Big Time will release their new CD this week. The new album, called Dreamers and Believers,
comes out on Tuesday. The group will celebrate the album’s release as
part of an all-ages show next Saturday evening at the Archway Center in
Altoona. The Big Time will return to the “Homegrown Rocker” as guests to
talk about the new disc on May 12.

Ganister announced the
departure of guitarist Adam Becker this past week. Becker is leaving the
group to devote more time to career and family. Ganister performed last
night at Magoo’s in Cresson.

Giornesto has a new guitarist, as
Austin Wolf has joined to replace Ray Anthony. The new Giornesto line-up
is recording material for a new EP to be issued later this year.

A
special cancer benefit show will take place next Saturday evening,
April 13 at the New Germany Grove Hall. Being held in memory of former
Stillwater guitarist Tom Johnson, the show will feature a performance
from The Tom Johnson Tribute Band, featuring members of Stillwater,
along with sets from Ghostown Revelry. The show will begin at 7 p.m.

jptheprofessor on Rocky 104.9/99 "Homegrown Rocker" 3/31/13

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:25:41 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the March 31
edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's weekly local music program, "The
Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on
WRKY-FM (http://www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (http://www.rocky99.com).

Thanks to our guests this week, Johnstown area hard rockers Paragon (http://www.paragon1.com)!
We met the band members and learned the group’s story, and played
recorded songs from them! We also showcased other original Johnstown
area hard rock acts who took part in the “Johnstown Original Sin 2013”
show at the Crow’s Nest near Johnstown! Along the way, we debuted a new
song by Rukkus, updated “Local Music News” (with a little April Fool’s
chicanery) dug a 2001 song by Spazim from the archive for this week’s
“Local Music Flashback,” stepped “Across State Lines” to hear a song by
West Virginia’s Bobaflex, and reviewed The Turbosonics’ self-titled CD
in “The Professor’s CD Corner!”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

RIK GOLDEN – “Cresson Gutter Bums”
WAY DOWN EAST – “Modern Day Outlaws”
PARAGON – “Two Mondays”
COAL – “Shrink the World”
GROUND RESONANCE – “Cry”
LIES, INC. – “Invertigo”
BLOOD UNION – “In My Blood”
RUKKUS – “Ashamed”

HOUR TWO:

ROADKILL – “The Remaining Days of Zeddska the Elder Canine”
LEADFOOT – “Hell”
BOBAFLEX – “Sound of Silence” (Across State Lines)
THE TURBOSONICS – “Dragstrip”
PARAGON – “White Lies”
DEVIANCE – “Manifesting” (2004, Local Music Flashback)
INSIDE OUT – “Evil”
SKELL – “Haven’t Decided Yet”

On
our next program, we welcome the return of our frequent-flyer guest,
the “Slide Ruler” himself, Sterling Koch! Sterling will update us on his
career, and introduce us to his new CD, Let It Slide! Along the
way, we will update “Local Music News,” dig into the archive for a
“Local Music Flashback,” and review Shane Speal’s 12 Stones CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!”

Upcoming guests and specials include:

APR. 21 – ADAM ERNST
APR. 28 – CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’
MAY 5 – MYSTERYTRAIN
MAY 19 – “DAY OF ROCK” PREVIEW
JUNE 16 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL w/BORN & THE BEANSTALK

Jim Price

In Local Music News…

In Local Music News…

Recent
news events regarding the Vatican have impacted Altoona area pop-punk
rockers The Hope Fallacy. New Pope Francis has selected the group to be
the first official rock band of the Catholic Church. A name change is in
order, the group will change their handle to The Pope Fallacy, and will
perform at selected Vatican events.

In a surprise development,
bassist Kent Tonkin has announced that he will step away from his
original rock band project, Lies Inc., to devote time toward his
lifelong tribute band project dream. Kent is assembling musicians to
back him in his new tribute to singer Michael McDonald. The name of the
new project will be Yah-mo.

And in a statement made this past
week, Boston guitarist and mastermind Tom Scholz said that he wishes
that Inside Out mastermind Tim Frick would “just get that darned third
CD done.” Scholz was referring to Inside Out’s Unbreakable CD, which still has to be officially released some 17 years after the group’s official last recording, Seasons,
in 1996. Scholz said he won’t even consider putting out any new Boston
material until the new Inside Out disc is released, saying that he
intends to hold onto the record for album release procrastination until
hell freezes over.

APRIL FOOL!!!!!!!!!!

And now, the REAL Local Music News…

In
band personnel moves, 7th Gear introduces a new frontlady to replace
Michelle Galo. Former Silver Sunday and Splink lead singer Ashley
Thompson is joining the group, and will sing lead alongside guitarist
Brendon Burns. The group has done some warm-up performances with their
new singer in recent weeks at Pellegrine’s.

The Rik Golden Band
has a new bass player, as former Choking Faith bassman Steve Seymore has
joined their ranks. Steve and the Rik Golden Band opened for Izzy and
the Catastrophics this past Friday night at Aldo’s.

And a
benefit show in memory of a friend of the music scene who recently
passed away will take place next Sunday night at 30 Something in
Altoona. The Chuck Detwiler Memorial Benefit will kick off at 6 p.m.,
with proceeds going toward a memorial fund in Chuck’s name. Bands
donating their talents at the benefit include the Backyard Rockers, The
Sitch, Deadbeat Stew and Up Your Arsenal.

johnkerecz on Some new stuff is up!!!

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:11:22 +0000

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jptheprofessor on Rocky 104.9/99 "Homegrown Rocker" 3/24/13

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 03:21:35 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the March 24
edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's weekly local music program, "The
Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on
WRKY-FM (http://www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (http://www.rocky99.com).

This
week’s guest interview came from an exotic remote location, within the
shadow of Three Mile Island! Thanks to this week’s honorary executive
producer, Meredith Kaminek (http://www.throughmeredithseyes.com),
for the use of her new photography studio in Goldsboro, PA for our
interview with Jonathan Spirk and Todd Miller of Carlisle-based band
project Mileunder (http://www.kickstarter.com/pro.....he-journey). Jonathan and Todd gave us the lowdown on Mileunder, including plans to issue the CD Bedtime Stories
later this year. We heard tracks from the disc, plus information on how
listeners can help fund Mileunder’s project through crowd-funding
website Kickstarter. Along the way, we updated “Local Music News,” dug a
2001 song by Spazim from the archive for this week’s “Local Music
Flashback,” and reviewed 7th Layer’s The Rise of Abaddon CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

INSIDE OUT – “Sacrifice”
NITRO – “Uranium”
MILEUNDER – “Spacegirl”
STERLING KOCH – “Wrong Side of the Blues”
MILEUNDER – “Run”
MATT MARTINEK – “Dirty Little Tricks”
MILEUNDER – “Gingerbread Man”

HOUR TWO:

SYNESTHESIA – “An Irish Heart/Lake of Fire”
SECOND EMPIRE – “The Valley Beneath”
MILEUNDER – “Sixty One”
7TH LAYER – “Carbon Copy”
MILEUNDER – “Ghost Riders”
SPAZIM – “Hallucinations” (2001, Local Music Flashback)
MILEUNDER – “Nemo”

On
our next program, we welcome in-studio guests Paragon! We’ll meet the
members of this western PA-based hard-rocking force, learn their story,
and hear their music! Along the way, we will update “Local Music News,”
dig into the archive for a “Local Music Flashback,” step “Across State
Lines” to check out a song from an out-of-state band or artist, and
review The Turbosonics’ self-titled debut CD in “The Professor’s CD
Corner!”

And the “Homegrown Rocker” is available for digital
download off either Rocky website after each and every show. Just check
on either (http://www.rocky1049.com) or (http://www.rocky99.com)
and download your copy of the show! If you live beyond the signal
range of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99, you can now download west-central
PA’s longest-running local music show!

Upcoming guests and specials include:

APR. 7 – STERLING KOCH
APR. 21 – ADAM ERNST
APR. 28 – CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’
MAY 5 – MYSTERYTRAIN
MAY 19 – “DAY OF ROCK” PREVIEW
JUNE 16 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL w/BORN & THE BEANSTALK

Jim Price

In Local Music News…

Singer
Jason Eyer and keyboardist David Eyer have announced that they are
parting ways with State College-based hard modern rockers Sylex. The two
will depart the group after their next show, happening Friday night at
The Arena in State College.

Amateur song submissions are
currently being accepted for the annual Pennsylvania Heritage
Songwriting Contest. The contest spotlights original songs about
Pennsylvania, its people, places and history. The deadline for entries
is May 15, and winners will be notified on June 1. There is a $15 entry
fee per song, and entrants may submit up to two songs each. The top
three winners will win cash prizes and passes to the annual Smoked
Country Jam Bluegrass Festival, being held in June at Quiet Oaks
Campground near Renovo. The winners will also get to perform their
winning compositions onstage during the Festival, and the songs will be
recorded for inclusion on a Smoked Country Jam compilation CD. For more
information about the Pennsylvania Heritage Songwriting Contest, visit
the Smoked Country Jam website, http://www.smokedcountryjam.com.

And
Crazy Fest will be happening again this year. The 23rd annual Crazy
Fest Amateur Youth Talent Show will take place on Sunday afternoon,
April 28, at 1 p.m. at the Greenwood Firehall in Altoona. Organized and
hosted by Dennie Huber, Crazy Fest provides an opportunity for area
youngsters to perform their talents onstage in front of a friendly and
supportive audience, and compete to win a variety of trophies, plaques,
ribbons and prizes. Crazy Fest is open to young people up to the age of
21, and any and all types of talent will be accepted, including singers,
musicians, dancers, actors, magicians, and any other talents that young
minds can come up with. Youngsters may enter the event for free, and
can register by calling Dennie Huber at (814) 942-2516. Admission for
the general public is $2 per person, with door proceeds funding the
trophies handed out to the winners. Food and refreshments will be
available, with food sale proceeds helping out the Greenwood Volunteer
Fire Company. No alcohol will be permitted or served during Crazy Fest.

jptheprofessor on Rocky 104.9/99 "Homegrown Rocker" 3/17/13

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:15:53 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the March 17 edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on WRKY-FM (http://www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (http://www.rocky99.com).

Since this week’s show coincided with St. Patrick’s Day, it was obvious what we needed to do this week – throw our own St. Patrick’s Day party! We presented the annual St. Paddy’s Day Special, featuring two hours of Irish-themed music from the area music scene! We featured Celtic rock and folk, both reverent and irreverent, as well as original Irish-themed compositions, renditions of traditional folk and pub songs, and more! The area music scene “got its Irish up” this week!

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

KILMAINE SAINTS – “Amazing Grace/The Saints Are Up!”�
KILMAINE SAINTS – “Gold and Guns (Will Get the Job Done)”�
FULL KILT – “Fat Bottom Girls”�
FULL KILT – “Johnson’s Motor Car”�
FULL KILT – “Free Bird”�
JERRY BURSKEY – “Liver Full of Liquor”�
LOOK LEFT – “Frank Jaggerty”�
CEANN – “Pittsburgh Makes Me Drunk”�
CEANN – “Moron with the Bodhran”�
CORNED BEEF AND CURRY – “Steelers Rock, Steelers Roll”�
MISCHIEF BREW – “A Liquor Never Brewed”

HOUR TWO:

THE CLOVER – “Kiss Me I’m Irish Today”�
WINE OF NAILS – “The Blight of the Emerald Isle”�
TREE THE BAND – “Whiskey You’re the Devil”�
TREE THE BAND – “Foggy Dew”�
TREE THE BAND – “Drunken Sailor”�
ASHES FOR TREES – “Beagan agus a ra go maith”�
THE IRISH RATTLERS – “Dear Boss” (2004, Local Music Flashback)�
MICHAEL O’BRIAN BAND – “Whiskey in the Jar”�
MICHAEL O’BRIAN BAND – “Clancy”
MICHAEL O’BRIAN BAND – “Unicorn Song”�
CORMORANT’S FANCY – “Star of the County Down”�
DEAD IRISH BLUES – “Roddy McCorley”�
SEASONS – “Drowsy Maggie/Johnny’s Gone to France”�
THE LOWLANDER HIGHLANDERS – “St. Patrick’s Day”

On our next program, we will be joined by members of Carlisle-based studio project Mileunder! We’ll get acquainted with the project and the band members’ vision, hear music from their forthcoming CD, and find out how you can help Mileunder complete their CD! We’ll also update “Local Music News,” dig into the archive for another “Local Music Flashback,” and review 7th Layer’s The Rise of Abaddon CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” Learn about Mileunder on the “Homegrown Rocker,” next Sunday night!

And the “Homegrown Rocker” is available for digital download off either Rocky website after each and every show. Just check on either (http://www.rocky1049.com) or (http://www.rocky99.com) and download your copy of the show! If you live beyond the signal range of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99, you can now download west-central PA’s longest-running local music show!

Upcoming guests and specials include:

MAR. 31 – PARAGON�
APR. 7 – STERLING KOCH
MAY 5 – MYSTERYTRAIN�
MAY 19 – “DAY OF ROCK” PREVIEW
JUNE 16 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL w/BORN & THE BEANSTALK

For regular updates on what is happening on the area music scene, pay a visit to Rockpage (http://www.rockpage.net). Rockpage features band links, a message board, "Homegrown Rocker" updates, live show and CD reviews in “JP’s Corner," and other local music scene information.

Bands and artists interested in having music aired on "The Homegrown Rocker" are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: WRKY Radio, One Forever Drive, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648; ATTN: Jim Price. Or drop the recordings off at the station during regular business hours, Monday-Friday 9 AM – 5 PM. You can also email me with inquiries about the show at profjp@rocky1049.com.

Jim Price

jptheprofessor on Rocky 104.9/99 "Homegrown Rocker" 3/10/13

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 02:55:57 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the March 10 edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's
weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every
Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on WRKY-FM (http://www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (http://www.rocky99.com).

Originally, we were to have band guests on this week’s program. But
last-minute complications prevented Brand New Wings from joining us this
week, and we will reschedule their appearance for later in the year. In
lieu of in-studio guests, we instead used the opportunity to empty the
“Homegrown Rocker” mailboxes and check out new local and regional
recordings that have arrived in recent weeks. We debuted new songs from
Kenny Murdick, Nitro, Fatality Risen, The Hawks Blues Band, Paragon. A
Fine Mess, Ragdoll Physics and Blood Union. We also updated “Local Music
News,” dug a 1999 song by Johnstown’s Ozone from the archive for this
week’s “Local Music Flashback,” stepped “Across State Lines” to hear
music from Nashville’s Throwing Gravity, and reviewed Ninetail’s The Vultures Are Circling CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

FLIGHT 19 – “Crank It Up”

THE GOOD SEEDS – “She’s Half of a Pill”

KENNY MURDICK – “The Fall”

WINE OF NAILS – “The Blight of the Emerald Isle”

NITRO – “Uranium”

LIES, INC. “Waking the Misery”

FATALITY RISEN – “Step Off My Playground”

SYNESTHESIA – “Synners and Saints”

THE HAWKS BLUES BAND – “Bottom Shelf Woman”

HOUR TWO:

FIST FIGHT IN THE PARKING LOT – “Something”

GIORNESTO – “Restless”

PARAGON – “White Lies”

NINETAIL – “Give Back to the Worm”

A FINE MESS – “Like A Suicide”

OZONE – “Loser’s Trend” (1999, Local Music Flashback)

THROWING GRAVITY – “Here We Go Again” (Across State Lines)

7TH LAYER – “Change In Me”

RAGDOLL PHYSICS – “Web of Lies”

BADD SEED – “Wide Open”

BLOOD UNION – “Wicked”

SYLEX – “I’m Not Dead”

Since our next program coincides with Saint Patrick’s Day, we will let
area musicians ‘get their Irish up’ on our annual St. Patty’s Day
Special! We will spotlight bands and artists who dabble in Irish or
Celtic styles and themes; from traditional Celtic folk to Irish-flavored
punk rock and more! Along the way, we will update “Local Music News,”
and review a new local or regional CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” We
hope you’re wearing your green when you listen to the St. Patty’s Day
Special edition of the “Homegrown Rocker” next Sunday night!

And the “Homegrown Rocker” is available for digital download off either
Rocky website after each and every show. Just check on either (http://www.rocky1049.com) or (http://www.rocky99.com)
and download your copy of the show! If you live beyond the signal
range of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99, you can now download west-central
PA’s longest-running local music show!

Upcoming guests and specials include:

MAR. 24 – MILEUNDER

MAR. 31 – PARAGON

APR. 7 – STERLING KOCH

MAY 5 – MYSTERYTRAIN

MAY 19 – “DAY OF ROCK” PREVIEW

JUNE 16 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL w/BORN & THE BEANSTALK

Bands and artists interested in having music aired on "The Homegrown
Rocker" are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: WRKY
Radio, One Forever Drive, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648; ATTN: Jim Price. Or
drop the recordings off at the station during regular business hours,
Monday-Friday 9 AM – 5 PM. You can also email me with inquiries about
the show at profjp@rocky1049.com.

Jim Price

In Local Music News…

More details have been announced about this year’s 9th annual Jeff
Wallack Memorial Jam. The show will again take place on Saturday night,
April 13, at Pellegrine’s in Altoona, raising money for a scholarship
fund in the name of Jeff, a popular Altoona area guitar player who
passed away in 2005. Besides the reunion of Altoona dance floor
favorites Xeno announced last week, this year’s show will feature
reunion sets by Jeff’s former bands Rapid Fire and Shattered China, plus
performances from NailDriver, Half Tempted and Felix & the
Hurricanes. The show will start at 8 p.m., and donation at the door will
be $8 per person, with proceeds going to the Jeff Wallack Memorial Jam
Music Scholarship Fund. There will be door prizes and giveaways.

Pittsburgh’s Bill Deasy has announced a show to celebrate the release of
his new CD. The solo artist and former Gathering Field frontman will
celebrate the new album, Start Again,
with a performance at the Oaks Theater in Pittsburgh’s Oakmont section
on Friday evening, April 26. For tickets and other information about the
show, visit his website, http://billdeasy.com.

jptheprofessor on Rocky 104.9/99 "Homegrown Rocker" 3/3/13

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 04:47:05 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the March 3 edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's
weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every
Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on WRKY-FM (http://www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (http://www.rocky99.com).

During the 17th annual Millennium Music Conference last month, the
“Homegrown Rocker” invited showcasing bands and musicians at the
conference to submit their recordings into a special drop box at the
trade show. At the close of the business portion of the conference and
trade show, we randomly selected one of the recordings, and the band or
artist who submitted that recording won an instant guest appearance on
this week’s show! The winners were Brooklyn, New York-based band project
Spice Hound Music Co. (http://spicehoundmusicco.bandcamp.com/).
During this week’s show, we spoke via phone with David Askaryan and
Zach Hopper about Spice Hound Music Co., and learned about the project,
its origins, and its music. We featured songs from their CD, The Revival,
and one lucky listener called in to win her own copy! Along the way, we
debuted new songs from Nobody’s Heroes, Mileunder, The Late Ancients,
The Great Socio, Inside Out and Ground Resonance. We also updated “Local
Music News,” and reviewed Dani Hoy’s TropiGal
CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” And for this week’s “Local Music
Flashback,” we played “Bracing” by Edison, from their 1997 CD Picture Postcard
– the first song played when this program debuted on a now-defunct
Altoona radio station 15 years ago this week! Yes, this week marks the
“Homegrown Rocker’s” 15th anniversary on air!

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

THE SITCH – “Run for Your Life”

GYPSY CARAVAN – “Making It Real”

SPICE HOUND MUSIC CO. – “Some Things Money Shouldn’t Buy”

NOBODY’S HEROES – “Seize the Day”

SPICE HOUND MUSIC CO. – “What I’ve Gotten Myself Into”

TED McCLOSKEY – “Just Want to Disappear”

SPICE HOUND MUSIC CO. – “White Collar Blues”

MILEUNDER – “Spacegirl”

THE LATE ANCIENTS – “The Muse”

THE GREAT SOCIO – “Hurricane”

HOUR TWO:

INSIDE OUT – “Giving Myself Away”

GROUND RESONANCE – “Cry”

SPICE HOUND MUSIC CO. – “The Revival”

DANI HOY – “Drunk on Mallory Square”

SPICE HOUND MUSIC CO. – “Redemption Song”

EDISON – “Bracing” (1997, Local Music Flashback)

SPICE HOUND MUSIC CO. – “The New Sensation”

SPICE HOUND MUSIC CO. – “Farewell”

On our next program, we welcome a new area band into the studio. Brand
New Wings features former members of Bad Daze, Green Eggs and Teenage
Girls. We will meet the members, find out what they bring to live
stages, and hopefully hear some recorded music from this new project! We
will again update “Local Music News,” dig another song by a past band
or artist from the archive for a “Local Music Flashback,” and review
Ninetail’s The Vultures Are Circling CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” Brand New Wings makes their brand new debut on the “Homegrown Rocker” next Sunday night!

And the “Homegrown Rocker” is available for digital download off either
Rocky website after each and every show. Just check on either (http://www.rocky1049.com) or (http://www.rocky99.com)
and download your copy of the show! If you live beyond the signal
range of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99, you can now download west-central
PA’s longest-running local music show!

Upcoming guests and specials include:

MAR. 17 – ST. PATTY’S DAY SPECIAL

MAR. 24 – MILEUNDER

MAR. 31 – PARAGON

APR. 7 – STERLING KOCH

MAY 5 – MYSTERYTRAIN

MAY 19 – “DAY OF ROCK” PREVIEW

JUNE 16 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL w/BORN & THE BEANSTALK

Bands and artists interested in having music aired on "The Homegrown
Rocker" are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: WRKY
Radio, One Forever Drive, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648; ATTN: Jim Price. Or
drop the recordings off at the station during regular business hours,
Monday-Friday 9 AM – 5 PM. You can also email me with inquiries about
the show at profjp@rocky1049.com.

Jim Price

In Local Music News…

Two benefit concerts are in the works for next weekend on area stages.
Next Saturday, Pellegrine’s presents a benefit concert to raise money to
help Krista Kyle, who is battling breast cancer. That show will start
at 4 p.m., and feature the Backyard Rockers, plus other acts to be
announced. There will also be door prizes and baked goods for sale.

Next Sunday, 30 Something will host a benefit concert in memory of the
venue’s former doorman, Cory Slick, who lost his life in a vehicle
accident last month. Proceeds from that benefit will go toward a
scholarship fund for Cory’s surviving daughter, Chelsea. That show will
begin at 4 p.m., and feature performances from Klockwick, Bite the
Bullet, This Albatross, Left For Dead, Bad Daze Rob, Satan and the
Minions, and Hair Force One. Donation at the door will be $5.

A former Altoona dance party band favorite will be reuniting next month
for the annual Jeff Wallack Memorial Show. Xeno – who graced Altoona
area stages in the late 1980s – will reunite onstage on Saturday, April
13 at Pellegrine’s as part of this year’s concert, held in memory of
popular Altoona area guitarist Jeff Wallack, and raising money for a
scholarship fund in his name. The expected reuniting Xeno lineup will
feature singer Paula Glunt, keyboardist/singer Fran Hite,
guitarist/singer Rick Wertz, bassist Randy Rutherford and drummer Beau
Saller, with special guest Bob Scholl on saxophone. More details about
this year’s Jeff Wallack Memorial Concert will be announced soon.

A piece of music by State College favorite Ted McCloskey will soon
appear in a national television ad campaign for Honda. Ted’s song “Just
Want to Disappear,” off his latest CD The Last of the Pin-Up Girls, was selected to be used in the campaign. Further details as to when the commercials will start airing will be announced soon.

jptheprofessor on Rocky 104.9/99 "Homegrown Rocker" 2/24/13

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:14:43 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the February
24 edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's weekly local music program,
"The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on
WRKY-FM (http://www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (http://www.rocky99.com).

The
17th annual Millennium Music Conference took place last weekend in the
Harrisburg area, and the “Homegrown Rocker” was once again there to
represent! This week, we recapped the conference, featuring audio from
panels, comments from musicians and other music industry professionals
who took part in the conference, and music from some of the nearly 300
different bands and artists who showcased in Harrisburg last weekend!
Along the way, we updated “Local Music News,” and dug a 2000 song by
Gauge from the archive for a “Local Music Flashback.”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

THE ILLUMINATI – “Every Body Luvs U”
MARSHMELLOW OVERCOAT – “Faces on the Floor” 87CF
MYCENEA WORLEY – “Siren”
MAMA CORN – “Stoney Lonesome”
DANI HOY – “TropiGal”
MICHI – “Standstill”
MY EXCUSE – “Smoke a Cigarette”
DREAMKILLER – “All or Nothing” (live)
SPICE HOUSE MUSIC CO. – “Redemption Song”
SHERRI MULLEN – “Asleep at the Wheel”
WHITEY NOLL w/JOE AGOGLIA – “Ukaboom Man”

HOUR TWO:

LOVEBETTIE – “Red Roses”
GAS STATION DISCO – “Dancefloor”
NATE MYERS & THE ACES – “The Untouchable”
JOEY WELZ – “Ballad; Link Wray”
RAHWAY – “Drive Me Crazy”
GAUGE – “Zoloft” (2000, Local Music Flashback)
CROBOT – “The Legend of Spaceborne Killer”
HEIROSONIC – “Baphomet”
COAL – “Shrink the World”
BADD SEED – “Let Me Run”
7TH LAYER – “Change in Me”

During
the Millennium Music Conference, we invited showcasing bands and
artists to submit CDs into a “Homegrown Rocker” drop box during the
weekend, and at the close of the business portion of the conference, we
drew one CD. The band or artist whose CD we picked won a guest
appearance on next week’s show! This year’s winner was a Brooklyn-based
studio/band project called Spice House Music Co.! We will get acquainted
with this project on next week’s show, hear tracks from their The Revival
CD, and you’ll have a chance to call in to win your own copy! We will
also update “Local Music News,” dig a song from the archive for another
“Local Music Flashback,” and review Eli the Hawk’s Fable In Time CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” Get acquainted with Spice House Music Co. on the “Homegrown Rocker” next Sunday night!

Upcoming guests and specials include:

MAR. 10 – BRAND NEW WINGS
MAR. 17 – ST. PATTY’S DAY SPECIAL
MAR. 31 – PARAGON
MAY 5 – MYSTERYTRAIN
MAY 19 – “DAY OF ROCK” PREVIEW
JUNE 16 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL w/BORN & THE BEANSTALK

Jim Price

In Local Music News…

Penn
State Altoona is providing some free live music during the lunch hour
on Monday, February 25 as part of their annual African-American Read-In
event at the Slep Center. Campus philosophy and history instructor Joe
Petrulionis will present the program “Where’s the Epic: Singing the
Birth of a Multiethnic Nationality” beginning at 12 noon at the Slep
Student Center. Appearing with Joe will be guest Isaac Davis on the
Helicon blues harp. The event is open to the public and is free, and
refreshments and desserts will be available.

The City Hotel in
Northern Cambria is once again seeking acoustic performers to
participate and compete in their fourth annual Battle of the Acoustics
competition. This year’s event will held over the course of six
Wednesdays starting on March 6. Contestants will perform in preliminary
rounds before advancing to the finals, and will be judged by both the
audience and a panel of musicians. There will be prizes for the top
three finishers, and the winning performer will also score a guest
appearance on the “Homegrown Rocker.” Performers interested in entering
the battle are asked to contact the City Hotel.

And the new band
project Brand New Wings has announced their first show. The new group,
featuring former Bad Daze singer Tim Howsare and drummer Jim Bagrosky,
former Green Eggs guitarist Matt Day and bassist Matt Buhler, will take
the stage for the first time on March 9 at Quigley’s Pub in Clearfield.
Brand New Wings will be guests on the “Homegrown Rocker” on the
following night, March 10.

CosplayDeal.com on find Code Geass Costumes style you want here

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:45:08 +0000

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