[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the August 23 edition of Rocky 104.9's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM.

This week marked the return of a popular special edition of the show that we hadn’t done in a few years, the “Guitar Heroes of Local Music” Special. Over the course of the show, we saluted some of the heroes of the six strings operating on local and regional stages, and heard examples of their talents. We also honored the memories of Eric Vincent Kelly and Jeff Wallack, two area guitar talents who are no longer with us, for Local Music Flashbacks.

Here is this week's playlist (spotlighted guitar player’s name in parentheses):

HOUR ONE:

WIDE OPEN – “Revin’ It Up” (Matt Socoski/Vincent Youngbauer)
BAD DAZE – “Lost” (performed live at Pellegrine’s 7/8/07) (Kenny Murdick)
THE FLAME SKY – “Incident at Neshabur” (live) (Jason Feathers)
MYSTERYTRAIN – “Chateau in the Shade” (performed live at PSU Earth Day 4/18/09) (Dan Klock)
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” (live) (Felix Kos)
FAT VINNY & THE WISEGUYS – “The River” (Eric Vincent Kelly) (1999, Local Music Flashback)
VICTORY IN HEAVEN BLUES BAND – “Bronson Rock” (Sterling Koch)
WINE OF NAILS – “Manhattan South” (John Charney)

HOUR TWO:

WHITE WITCH – “Marrianne” (Doug Lehman)
SKELL – “Don’t Speak” (Mike Palone)
THE NIGHTCRAWLERS – “African Echo” (Noah Figlin)
R.C. YETTER & RIVIERA PARADISE – “Riviera Blues” (R.C. Yetter)
VINCENT YOUNGBAUER – “Blues From Hell”
RAPID FIRE – “Black Star” (performed live at Cisco’s 5/86) (Jeff Wallack) (Local Music Flashback)
BIG MAC N’ THE FRIES – “The Heart Is in the Mind” (performed live at Heritage Plaza 8/05) (John McKelvey)
ROADKILL – “Lost in the Woods” (Sean McCracken)
TONY JANFLONE, JR. – “Crocodile Tears”

Our next show will be another “get caught up” edition, where we spotlight new local and regional recordings that arrived at “Homegrown Rocker” headquarters in recent weeks. We will also update Local Music News, feature music from a past band for a Local Music Flashback, and review Days Before Tomorrow’s new CD, The Sky Is Falling, in “The Professor’s CD Corner.” Maximum local and regional music on the “Homegrown Rocker,” this Sunday night!

Forthcoming guests and specials include:

SEPT. 13 – SAMARA
SEPT. 20 – MATT SHEEDY (new start time 9 PM, see below)
SEPT. 27 – STERLING KOCH (V.I.H. BLUES BAND)
OCT. 3 – (NO SHOW DUE TO STEELERS FOOTBALL)
OCT. 11 – HOMEGROWN ROCKER 1ST ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
OCT. 25 – WHITE WITCH (HALLOWEEN SPECIAL)

With football season arriving, Rocky 104.9 will again be broadcasting Pittsburgh Steelers football games this year, and as a result, the “Homegrown Rocker” will be airing an hour later through the season, from 9 to 11 PM, beginning September 20. And due to Steelers Sunday night contests, the program will not air on October 3 or November 29.

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
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