Jim Price
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Joined: 07 Dec 2002
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Location: Altoona, PA
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 Posted: Sunday Apr 19, 2009 |
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Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the April 19 edition of Rocky 104.9's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on WRKY-FM (www.rocky1049.com).
After the “Homegrown Rocker’s” arrival at Rocky 104.9 last fall, the program had to reduce in-studio guests and live on-air performances due to limited studio space. But starting with this week’s show; thanks to our television friends, The Underground Television (www.theundergroundtv.com), for offering their studio facility to enable the “Rocker” to again accommodate musical guests and their instruments. Not only will future guests be able to perform live on the program, but The Underground’s cameras will be rolling, and footage from the interview and performance may be shown on the television show as well!
Our first guests to initiate The Underground’s facility were The Steam City Riders (www.myspace.com/steamcityriders), who also made program history by introducing the first-ever didjeridoo on the “Rocker!” We got acquainted with the band members, heard recorded songs from them, and they played two songs live as well! We also featured some footage from last November’s So Far Festival at Penn State Altoona (the next installment of So Far happens this weekend, April 24 and 25, at the campus), plus footage recorded at the Commonplace Coffeehouse in Altoona (including a song from the final live performance of Eric “Fat Vinny” Kelly before his unexpected passing in February). We debuted new tunes from Memphis Mike & the Legendary Tremblers, Harold Taddy, Chris Vipond & the Stanley Street Band and Phobos Anomaly. We also updated Local Music News; and we reviewed Pan.a.ce.a’s All or Nothing CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner.” Again, another busy week!
Here is this week's playlist:
HOUR ONE:
KYX – “Spin’n My Wheels”
MEMPHIS MIKE & THE LEGENDARY TREMBLERS – “Swamp Thang”
STEAM CITY RIDERS – “I Know You Rider”
ZUPE & NICHOLS – “A Dash of Dementia”
STEAM CITY RIDERS – “You Enjoy Myself”
HAROLD TADDY (HEAVY RADIO) – “Romantic Seducer”
STEAM CITY RIDERS – “Vincent ‘52” (performed live on the air)
STEAM CITY RIDERS – “Mr. Charlie”
HOUR TWO:
CHRIS VIPOND & STANLEY STREET BAND – “Freedom”
PHOBOS ANOMALY – “Reassembly”
PAN.A.CE.A – “The Fool”
STEAM CITY RIDERS – “Doubt, Trouble & Woe” (performed live on the air)
CURT WRIGHT – “That I Feel” (performed live at Commonplace Coffeehouse)
ERIC “FAT VINNY” KELLY – “Breathe/Time” (performed live 1/21/09 at Commonplace Coffeehouse)
KEVIN GALLOPIN – “Careless” (performed live 11/14/08 at So Far Festival)
This Sunday night, our guests will be Philadelphia modern rockers Zelazowa. We’ll get reacquainted with the band members and find out their latest happenings, hear tunes from their new CD Elephants on a Mousehunt, and perhaps even give away some copies to lucky listeners! The band members will also bring instruments and perform live! We'll also update Local Music News, rummage the local music archive for a Local Music Flashback, plus review Deep Seeded’s self-titled CD in "The Professor's CD Corner." Zelazowa returns to the “Homegrown Rocker,” this Sunday night!
Forthcoming guests and specials include:
MAY 17 – SLACKER THEORY
MAY 24 – MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL (PAST AREA BANDS/ARTISTS)
JUNE 7 – MYSTERYTRAIN
JUNE 14 – THIS CALLING
JUNE 28 – SPIRIT LOST
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, "Homegrown 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 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…
Big changes were announced this past week for the event formerly known as Johnstown Folkfest. The annual Labor Day weekend event is changing both its name and dates. The new name is The AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival, and the event is being moved up to mid August, happening on the weekend of August 21-23. The name was changed to reflect that the event is a total music festival and not just an acoustic folk event; while the new dates for the event are expected to make it more accommodating for college students, and keep it from competing with three other Johnstown festivals on Labor Day Weekend as well as the start of football season. This event will also charge a donation at the gate. A marquee national-caliber act has been announced for the inaugural Flood City Music Festival, as The Derek Trucks Band will perform.
Again, the 19th annual Crazy Fest Amateur Youth Talent Show takes place this coming Sunday afternoon, April 26, at 1 PM at the Greenwood Firehall. Crazy Fest provides an opportunity for young entertainers ages 21 and under to showcase their talents in front of a friendly and supportive audience, and compete for trophies, plaques, awards and other prizes in a variety of age divisions and performing categories. Proceeds from food sales during the event benefit the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company. Youngsters interested in performing and competing should contact Dennie Huber at (814) 942-2516.
Dirty Looks is getting ready to issue a 31-song best-of set. The Worst of Dirty Looks is to be released in mid-summer. Dirty Looks has also issued a remixed and remastered edition of their 1996 album Slave to the Machine. The new edition, including two bonus live tracks, is now available through Perris Records.
A few more band personnel moves to pass along. Bedlam has returned to action with a revised roster, as former bassist and singer Denny Frank has departed the group, replaced by Front-man Bob Gates on lead vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar and harmonica, and Flight 19’s Tim Kelly on bass. They both join remaining Bedlam members John McKelvey on lead guitar and vocals, and Duane Young on drums and vocals.
And Cambria County metal rockers The Defining Hour are seeking a new guitarist to replace Lew Lenart, who is leaving the band. Interested guitar players who want to audition for the opening can contact The Defining Hour through their website, www.thedefininghour.com, or their Myspace website.
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