Jim Price
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Joined: 07 Dec 2002
Posts: 4817
Location: Altoona, PA
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 Posted: Monday Mar 03, 2008 |
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Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the March 2 edition of Q94's weekly local music program, "The Backyard Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on WBXQ 94.3.
On March 8, 1998, the “Backyard Rocker” took to the airwaves as a one-hour local and regional music program on Q94. A year later, the program was expanded to two hours. Ten years later, we celebrated a decade of “Backyard Rocker” on the air with a three-hour gala special! We celebrated show highlights from the first ten years, as well as some highlights from the past year. And since Felix & the Hurricanes were the very first band guests to appear on the program on March 22, 1998, in “Backyard Rocker” tradition, we welcomed the Hurricanes to the Q94 studios once again for the anniversary party! The Hurricanes gave us a preview of some studio songs from their upcoming third CD, expected out later this year; and lead ‘Cane, singer and guitarist Felix Kos, performed a solo acoustic rendition of the Allman Brothers’ “Little Martha” in tribute to area musician John Baker (a “Backyard Rocker” guest who passed away a few years ago). The Hurricanes also presented a bit of a surprise for the show host, with a “celebrity roast” orchestrated through Rockpage (www.rockpage.net). Rockpage members were invited to submit questions and comments for the show’s host, and I read some of those submissions and answered some questions during the program. We also played music from some of the show’s most popular guests over the first decade, and reviewed Rise Phoenix Rise’s debut CD, The Land of Oohs and Ahhs, in “The Professor’s CD Corner.” (The review can be read in the “Backyard Rocker” section of the message board area on Q94’s website, www.wbxq.com.)
For anybody who wants to hear the Tenth Anniversary special edition of the “Backyard Rocker” (particularly anybody outside of Q94’s listening area), you can download mp3’s of all three hours of the broadcast on the home page of Q94’s website, www.wbxq.com.
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Backyard Rocker Rocks”
MICHAEL REICH – “Wireless”
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Cut That Line”
ACOUSTIC JAM – “Take It Easy” (performed live on the air 3/11/07)
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “The Rest of September”
THE FLAME SKY – Only In Your Head”
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Hurtin’ People”
THE GROOVE JUNKIES – “Got My Mojo Workin’” (performed live on the air 7/5/98)
HOUR TWO:
STIX AND STONES – “Call on Me” (performed live on the air 5/17/98)
ROADKILL – “The Public Service Announcement from the Anti Valentine’s Day Council”
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Way Behind” (performed live on the air 3/22/98)
BLUE NUMBER NINE – “Castles” (performed live on the air 4/30/06)
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “La La Land”
RISE PHOENIX RISE – “Dante Maria”
LZZY HALE (HALESTORM) – “Rose in December” (performed live on the air 10/1/00)
HOUR THREE:
FATHER’S DAY JAM – “Me and Bobby McGee” (performed live on the air 6/17/07)
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Such a Fool”
ACALASIA – “Barely Breathing” (performed live on the air 11/4/07)
FELIX KOS (THE HURRICANES) – “Little Martha” (performed live on the air)
JOHN BAKER – “The Professor” (performed live on the air 1/23/05)
FAT VINNY & THE WISEGUYS – “”Picked the Wrong Day”
ALL-STAR JAM – “Ace of Spades” (performed live on the air 3/13/05)
Next Sunday night, Q94’s “Backyard Rocker” kicks off its second decade and eleventh year with the next installment of one of the show’s most popular specials, the Acoustic Jam Special. We’ll welcome some acoustic musicians into the studio to perform individually, and then team up and jam out on some common songs. This time, members of local bluegrassers Mama Corn and local picker and strummer Rick Ramsey will be in attendance, and there could be other guests as well! We’ll also update Local Music News, and review Zupe & Nichols’ instrumental CD, Speechless, in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” The Acoustic Jam Special edition of the “Backyard Rocker,” next Sunday night!
Forthcoming guests and specials include:
MAR. 16 – Valerie Nicole
MAR. 23 – My Turning Point
MAR. 30 – Dollarz-n-Sense
APR. 6 – Ledbetter Heights
APR. 20 – Chris V. & the Stanley Street Band
APR. 27 – Zupe & Nichols
MAY 4 – Solegion
MAY 18 – Rise Phoenix Rise (tentative)
MAY 25 – Memorial Day Special
JUNE 1 – Sarah Fleck & the Palpitations
JUNE 8 – Evelyn’s Ashes
JUNE 15 – Father’s Day Special
The "Backyard Rocker" is happy to announce its continued partnership with "The Underground TV," the local/regional music television show airing on WWPC Fox 8 Sunday and Monday mornings at 1 AM. Check out "The Underground" as it features different unsigned local and regional bands every week; and watch for "Backyard Rocker" updates on the show each week as well! Their new television season kicks off March 6!
For regular updates on what is happening on the area music scene, pay a visit to Rockpage (www.rockpage.net). Rockpage features band links, a message board, "Backyard Rocker" updates, the online 'zine publication "The Final Cut," and other local music scene information.
Bands and artists interested in having music aired on "The Backyard Rocker" are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: WBXQ Radio, 2513 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601; ATTN: Jim Price. Or drop the recordings off at the station during regular business hours, Monday-Friday 9 AM - 5 PM.
Q94’s “Backyard Rocker” has been introducing listeners to the region’s best musical talent for ten years, and we plan to do it for many more. Help guarantee the program’s future, and consider becoming an advertising sponsor of the “Backyard Rocker.” If your business involves music, a “Backyard Rocker” sponsorship can get your message in front of listeners interested in music. To inquire about becoming a sponsor of the “Backyard Rocker,” call Diane Boslet during regular business hours at (814) 943-6112, or email diane@wbxq.com.
Jim Price
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