Jim Price
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Joined: 07 Dec 2002
Posts: 4817
Location: Altoona, PA
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 Posted: Sunday May 31, 2009 |
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Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the May 31 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).
With no guests scheduled, we again took the opportunity to get caught up on new local and regional CD’s that arrived at “Homegrown Rocker” headquarters in recent weeks. We debuted many new songs this week, from such names as Inside Out, Halestorm, Daily Daily (from Los Angeles, featuring former Juiced singer Carrie Rappaport), Deadshot, Haley Sheeler, Ben Hardt and His Symphony, Iroquois Confederacy, Megan McGrory, Dick and the Deer Gutters, Pan.a.ce.a, Coilcell and The Embalmed. We also updated Local Music News, and checked out a 1993 tune from western Pennsylvania's Dancing Linda for a Local Music Flashback. In addition, we reviewed South Saturn Delta's Drink from the Well CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner.” Again, another busy week!
Here is this week's playlist:
HOUR ONE:
VS. THE EARTH – “Story of My Life”
HELLO, VIXEN – “The Thrill of the Chase”
INSIDE OUT – “Sacrifice”
HALESTORM – “What Were You Expecting?”
DAILY DAILY – “15”
THE MARAUDERS – “Dead of Night”
DEADSHOT – “Save the Whales”
SLACKER THEORY – “Hopeless”
HALEY SHEELER – “Walkin’ West”
BEN HARDT AND HIS SYMPHONY – “Avalanche”
IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY – “Architect of Buzz”
HOUR TWO:
CHRIS VIPOND & THE STANLEY STREET BAND – “False Flags”
G211 – “Syncopation Nightmare”
MEGAN McGRORY – “All Through the Night”
SOUTH SATURN DELTA – “Blues Cliché”
DICK AND THE DEER GUTTERS – “Drink Or Be Drunk”
WAY DOWN EAST – “Jager Shots for Par”
PAN.A.CE.A – “The Blind Lead the Blind”
DANCING LINDA – “Poor Little World” (1993, Local Music Flashback)
COILCELL – “Relentless”
THE GRIMM – “Angry and Shirtless”
THE EMBALMED – “Compelled By Hoof and Horn”
This Sunday night, our guest will be Dan Klock of area improvisational hoedown rockers Mysterytrain! Dan will fill us in on the Mysterytrain story, and we’ll hear live performance tracks from the group! We’ll also update Local Music News, hear a past band for a Local Music Flashback, and review Little Buddy’s new CD 3 Hour Tour in “The Professor’s CD Corner.” Mysterytrain in the spotlight this Sunday night on the “Homegrown Rocker!”
Forthcoming guests and specials include:
JUNE 14 – THIS CALLING
JUNE 21 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 28 – SPIRIT LOST
JULY 26 – NICK FINOCHIO
AUG. 2 – SKELL
AUG. 9 – THE GRIMM
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…
First, an update on the future endeavors of one half of former acoustic duo Rock & Rye…Ryan “Rye” Clark has announced the formation of his new band, called Hard Drive. According to Ryan, the new four-piece band will play an upbeat mixture of current and classic rock, and will be making their debut on Altoona area stages this summer.
In band personnel moves, singer Deb Demko has parted ways with local classic rockers The Red Arrow. Meanwhile, local hardcore rockers Drain The Sorrow have hired on a bass player, as Nick Soto joins their roster.
And after an eight-year run that took them across the country and featured Brian Setzer writing a song for them, The Marauders have decided to step aside. Lead singer and guitarist Ben Dumm is reportedly exploring an acoustic-based project or two, and is collaborating with John Charney. Bassist Chris Lawson is reportedly working with another local roots-based rock group…more details as they become available.
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