Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the May 25 edition of “The Homegrown Rocker,” which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Q94 Classic Rock (www.q94classicrock.com), and from 10 PM to midnight on 107.1 and 101.3 Jack FM (www.1071jack.fm)!
Since it was Memorial Day weekend, we kept with tradition on the "Homegrown Rocker" and presented the 2025 edition of our "Memorial Day Special!" And again, we took our annual trek down "Local Music Memory Lane" to hear music from past bands and artists of the area music scene! Every song we heard on this week's program was from before 2005, and we broke out numbers from the early 2000s, 1990s, 80s, 70s and even 1960s - including several songs and curios we had never aired on the program before! And also as part of the special, we paid homage to some of the area musicians we lost along the way. (For those who missed the program, a four-part podcast of this show is available for listening or download from Q94’s website, www.q94classicrock.com. Click on “The Professor’s Classroom,” and then scroll down to “Homegrown Rocker Podcast” and look for the four show segments marked with the date, 052525.)
Here is this week’s playlist (with year of song in parentheses):
HOUR ONE:
SONA - "Birdsong" (1999)
KATSU - "Walkaway" (2002)
CUT THE MUSTARD - "Do You Believe in Rock N Roll" (1983)
THE ROLLING ROCKERS - "Lover's Dream" (1985)
FUNKENSTEIN - "What Is Hip" (Tower of Power cover) (live at the Saloon, State College in 1998)
ORIGINAL SOUL PROJECT - "Let It Go" (1999)
THE INSTIGATIONS - "I Don't Want to Discuss It" (Little Richard cover) (1969)
KINDRED SPIRIT - "Peaceful Man" (1970)
JOHN HENRY VS. THE MACHINE - "Revolution" (1996)
BADWRENCH - "Positive" (1996)
LICKETY SPLIT - "Bookin' Back" (1978)
B.E. TAYLOR GROUP - "Vitamin L" (1983)
HOUR TWO:
BACKSEAT VAN GOGH - "Catch A New Wave" (1980)
CRACK THE SKY - "Poptown" (1980)
OF SOUND MIND - "Down in a Hole" (1997)
RIOT ACT - "In My Soul" (1995)
DIAMOND REO - "Boys Will Be Boys" (1976)
BLACK DIAMOND - "Lose It" (1978)
APOLLOS - "Rising/Parousia" (1986)
MESSIAH PROPHET - "Master of the Metal" (1986)
HIGHWAY HOMICIDE - "Dog Days" (1996)
TOMMI-GUNN - "Naughty Not Nice" (1986)
7-9 AND OUT - "Dreams" (1998)
THE FRONT - "Dreamer Awaken" (1990)
After a string of musical guests and specials in recent weeks, we return to the mailboxes on our next program. We'll check out some of the new area musical recordings that have arrived in the mailboxes in recent days and weeks, guaranteeing that lots of new songs from local and regional bands and artists will make their debut! Hear the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (June 1) on Q94 Classic Rock – 94.3 FM and online at www.q94classicrock.com, and on 107.1 and 101.3 Jack FM, online at www.1071jack.fm!
JUNE 15 – Father’s Day Special
JUNE 22 – Allison Borek
JUNE 29 – Coltt Winter Lepley
JULY 20 - Cover Song Special
JULY 27 – With Hopes Of Falling
AUG. 3 - Dave Mayersky (Upstage Music Fest)
AUG. 10 – Billy Davis
OCT. 26 - Halloween Special
NOV. 30 - Local Music on Vinyl Special
DEC. 14 – Dr. Barry Atticks (Lilla Jul Rockeband)
DEC. 21 - Christmas Special
DEC. 28 - 2025 Year in Review
(All dates are subject to changes as circumstances warrant.)
Bands and artists wanting to submit news items for “Local Music News” may email their news to homegrownrocker@gmail.com. Indicate “MUSIC NEWS” in the subject heading!
Bands and artists interested in having music aired on the show are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: The Homegrown Rocker, 2513 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602 (ATTN: Jim Price). You can also email digital song files or inquiries about the show to homegrownrocker@gmail.com; and submit digital song files through the link on “The Professor’s Classroom” page. And bands and musicians interested in being guests on the program can email their interest to homegrownrocker@gmail.com as well!
Jim Price
HOMEGROWN ROCKER 5/25/25 (MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL)
Moderator: Jim Price
