[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the December 13 edition of Rocky 104.9's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 9 to 11 PM during Pittsburgh Steelers football season on WRKY-FM (www.rocky1049.com).

It was a jam-packed two hours of local and regional music, features and giveaways! We debuted new songs this week from The Delve, Black-n-Blues, The Sketties, Karen & Amy Jones, Rotten Belly Blues, A Crucifying Feeling and Mindspine. We also updated Local Music News, and recalled a 1997 tune by Toddo for a “Local Music Flashback.” We reviewed not one, but two regional CD’s in “The Professor’s CD Corner”; checking out Jimmy Adler’s Swing It Around CD during the first hour, and Doppler Affect’s Which Way to Go CD in the second hour. And on top of all of that, since it is the Christmas season and the show host was in the giving mood, lucky listeners called in to win local music CD and T-shirt prize packs; each pack including at least five discs from Spirit Lost, White Witch, Pan.a.ce.a, Victory In Heaven Band, Thunderbox, Kelly Bell Band, Dirty Looks, Codorus Cruise Line, Four Day Crawl, This Calling and more, plus T-shirts from White Witch and Way Down East. Wow, what a show!

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

KENNY MURDICK – “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
TONY HARLAN – “Jingle This”
GANISTER – “Villain Inside”
LIES, INC. – “Blink of an Eye”
THE DELVE – “Forever”
EMILY’S TOYBOX – “I’m the Bomb” (live)
BLACK-N-BLUES – “Blame Yourself”
JIMMY ADLER – “Let’s You and I Go Out Tonight”
THE SKETTIES – “Open Road”
RIK GOLDEN – “The Gig Is Up”
KAREN & AMY JONES – “Ride”
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Icy You”

HOUR TWO:

LORDS-A-LEAPING – “The Bells of Christmas”
THUNDERBOX – “Simple Revolution”
ROTTEN BELLY BLUES – “Rollin’ in It (Big Money)”
DOPPLER AFFECT – “Goin’ Home”
ACALASIA – “Fire Away”
TODDO – “’56 T-Bird” (1997, Local Music Flashback)
A CRUCIFYING FEELING – “Faking Bliss”
ZELAZOWA – “Madama Wrecking Ball”
MINDSPINE – “Right Through”
SOLEGION – “Lord of All”

This week, it’s the annual “Homegrown Rocker” Christmas Special! We’ll feature two hours of holiday season music from local and regional bands and artists, spanning a wide variety of styles. We’ll hear area musicians’ renditions of time-tested Christmas classics, along with their own original Christmas compositions! Break out the eggnog and cookies and gather around the living room stereo for the “Homegrown Rocker” Christmas Special, this Sunday night!

Forthcoming guests and specials include:

DEC. 27 – 2009 YEAR IN REVIEW SPECIAL
JAN. 3 – A CRUCIFYING FEELING
FEB. 7 – SUPER BOWL WIDOW’S SPECIAL (THE LADIES OF LOCAL MUSIC)
FEB. 14 – LOVE STINKS SPECIAL (LOCAL MUSIC BREAK-UP SONGS)
FEB. 28 – MILLENNIUM MUSIC CONFERENCE RECAP SPECIAL
MAR. 7 – JACKSON MONSOUR

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…

A special benefit concert is happening in State College this Monday night, December 14, to help out Emily’s Toybox drummer Wade Corbin. The show, called "Wadestock,” will take place at Cafe 210 in State College, and starts at 9 PM. The concert will include performances from the bands Emily's Toybox, Velveeta, My Hero Zero, Loudmouth, Mr. Hand, Lucky You and new State College metal rockers Collapse. A few acoustic performers may also be taking the stage. There will be a raffle for a number of items donated by State College area businesses. Wade suffered a severe head injury in a car crash on Nov. 19. He has been making progress since the accident; for updates on Wade's condition, visit www.emilystoybox/wade. Monies raised at “Wadestock” will help with his medical expenses.

Another benefit show will take place next Saturday, December19 at the Huntingdon Lions Club outside of Huntingdon, starting at 5 PM. The benefit will help out the surviving family of Nate Kiss, who recently passed away. The bands that are scheduled to perform are Nasty Habit, The Whatleys, Threeway and a special "reunion" appearance by Anything Jane and Camino Sky. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door.

A memorial jam session in memory of Johnstown drummer Chris Klym will take place on Sunday, December 27 at Ace’s Lounge in Johnstown. The jam will start at 5 PM, and feature performances from The Jeff Perigo Opus, Flowerchild, The Chi, The Desperadoes, Ribbon Grass, Frankie & the Nomads, Who's Your Daddy, The South Side Strays, Tree, The Johnstown Classic Rockers, and more. Admission is free; however, donations will be accepted to be given to a charity in Chris Klym’s name. Chris, who drummed for a variety of Johnstown groups over the years, passed away unexpectedly on November 27 at the age of 56.

Bad Daze is seeking a new bass player to replace Paul Rainey, who is leaving the band in January to follow his career path to North Carolina. Any available bass players interested in the position may find out more by visiting Bad Daze’s website, Myspace page or [url.www.rockpage.net[/url].

Pittsburgh’s Norman Nardini has been in the studio finishing production on the new JJ Burner project. Former members of the Powers Run Band, drummer Mike Flocari, guitarist Sam Satler, bassist Greg and lap-steel player Bob Powers are joined by Pittsburgh guitar legend Warren King and vocalist Mark Stutso. Pittsburgh blues crooner favorite Shari Richards appears as a guest vocalist on several songs.
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