[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the June 21 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).

In honor of Father’s Day, we celebrated local and regional music family traditions on this week’s program. We spotlighted various fathers, mothers, sons and daughters of the area music scene by featuring songs involving those musical parents, kids, and often both on the same song! Along the way, we updated Local Music News, and in conjunction with one of the stories we reported, featured a song from 1984 by the Sterling Cooke Force for a Local Music Flashback! We also played new songs by Halestorm and The Clover, and reviewed Four Day Crawl’s Overdue CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner.”

Here is this week's playlist (family members on song in parentheses):

HOUR ONE:

SQUARE ONE – “Ohio” (Don Osborn, father)
BORN AND THE BEANSTALK – “Space Oddity” (Sean Osborn, son)
JOINT EFFORT – “Say You Will” (Jeff and Ryan Clapper, father and son)
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “It’s Just Me” (Jeff and Ryan Clapper, father and son)
61 SOUTH – “Blues Have Got to Go” (Sterling and Kate Koch, father and daughter)
STERLING COOKE FORCE – “She’s Gonna Get You” (1984, Local Music Flashback)
HALESTORM – “Bet U Wish U Had Me Back” (Lzzy and Arejay Hale, daughter and son)
COMIC BOOK HEROES – “Go It Alone” (Collin MacGregor, son)
DUSTIN BURLEY – “The Crow” (Dustin Burley, son)
JERRY’S FAULT – “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” (Jerry Carnevali, father)
SOUND DRIVEN – “Apollo” (Luke Leiden, son)

HOUR TWO:

THE MARAUDERS – “She Took A Shot” (Ben Dumm, son)
THE CLOVER – “Hello My Son” (Paul “Papa Newb” and Patrick Newby, father and son)
THE GREEN ONIONS – “Mississippi Moon” (Cort and Corty Byron, father and son)
FOUR DAY CRAWL – “The Devil Knows My Name” (Mike and Matt Miller; Jim, Joe and Mike “Roach” Ranochock; fathers and sons)
SHERRI MULLEN – “Modern Day Loving Family” (Sherri Mullen, mother)
TANGELLO BLUE – “Fake It” (Shane Mullen, son)
9 LB. HAMMER – “Spoonful” (Dave Parry, father)
JUST MEGAN – “No Places to Run” (Megan and Seth Carlson, daughter and son)
INFUSED – “Evil’s Past” (Eddie Longo, Jr., son)

This Sunday night, our guests will be Altoona area hard rockers Spirit Lost! We’ll get updated on Spirit Lost happenings, hear tunes from the group’s first full-length CD, The New Beginning, and you’ll have chances to call in to win a copy! We’ll also update Local Music News, and review Coilcell’s self-titled debut CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” Spirit Lost returns to the “Homegrown Rocker,” this Sunday night!

Forthcoming guests and specials include:

JUNE 28 – SPIRIT LOST
JULY 5 – ERIC D
JULY 12 - SOLEGION
JULY 26 – NICK FINOCHIO
AUG. 2 – SKELL
AUG. 9 – THE GRIMM
SEPT. 12 – SAMARA

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…

Due to complications arising from the recent fire that destroyed The Anchor Inn near Prince Gallitzin State Park, local progressive heavy rockers The Grimm have cancelled their second annual Ride for Hope benefit motorcycle ride and concert. The day-long event, which was to raise money for the American Cancer Society, was slated to take place at the Anchor Inn in early August. The Grimm explained that they don’t have time to promote and organize the event at another venue at this late juncture. The group is hopeful about resuming the Ride For Hope event next year.

Pittsburgh power pop rockers The Composure parted ways with guitarist Jesse Hall this past week. Matt Fuchs is currently filling in on show dates while The Composure seeks a permanent replacement.

“Homegrown Rocker” frequent flyer guest Sterling Koch has been contacted by noted British film director and documentary maker Karl Nolan, who is filming a documentary on the renowned English heavy metal record label Ebony Records. Sterling's band from the ‘80s, The Sterling Cooke Force, was signed to the record label from 1984 to 1986 and released one record called Full Force worldwide. The album made it onto the charts in several countries and also garnered some good reviews from the European press. Sterling has been working closely with Nolan to assist in gathering information and pictures about the band and the label. The documentary is scheduled to be shown on BBC television in the U.K. as well as MTV Europe. It will also be released on DVD with an accompanying 500 page book.
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