Here is the recap of the June 1 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)!
We headed back to the mailboxes on this week's program to explore more new local and regional music recordings that have arrived in recent weeks. We debuted a lot of new tunes this week, including numbers from Buffalo Rose, Marshall Stone, Kitchen Teeth, Lady King & the Aces, Wanderlost, Leo DiSanto, Toy (the Band), Caleb J. Murphy, Pensive Fear, Iron Wolf, Drill Press and Anthrophobia! We also updated "Local Music News," dug out a 1968 45 rpm single from Johnstown's Satrycon for our "Local Music Flashback," and stepped "Across State Lines" to hear a brand new single from Youngstown, Ohio's J.D. Eicher! (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, 060125.)
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
TIM WOODS - "Vortex"
DEREK WOODS BAND - "The Light"
BUFFALO ROSE - "Mushroom Song" (new)
CHARLIE BARATH - "No Smoking"
MARSHALL STONE - "But I Can Smile" (new)
ETHAN ECKENROAD - "Chase the Sun"
KITCHEN TEETH - "Albatross" (new)
DREAM THE HEAVY - "Flame"
LADY KING & THE ACES - "Take Me Home" (new)
WANDERLOST - "Gaslight" (new)
LEO DiSANTO - "The Dizziest Train" (new)
HOUR TWO:
THE PENNSOULVANIANS - "Bounce Back"
CASS AND THE BAILOUT CREW - "Poor Damn Excuse"
TOY (THE BAND) - "Target Audience" (new)
TOM NEVERS FIELD - "Not My Enemy"
CALEB J. MURPHY - "To Dusk and Dawn and You" (new)
SATRYCON - "Leave It" (1968, Local Music Flashback)
J. D. EICHER - "Nobody Gets It Wrong Like I Do" (new) (Across State Lines)
JONAH WHALE - "We Came Alive"
PENSIVE FEAR - "Demon Lovers" (new)
IRON WOLF - "Follow Me Through Hell" (new)
DRILL PRESS - "Delve Into (Hollow Out)" (new)
ABSTENTIOUS - "Milk 2"
ANTHROPHOBIA - "Going Out Swinging" (new)
WITH HOPES OF FALLING - "All In Sickness"
Because we still have more new recordings to get to, we will again pillage the "Homegrown Rocker" 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, including the newest single from Johnstown's Blood Union, and we'll check out a single from the forthcoming new album by Halestorm! We'll also update "Local Music News," raid the archive for a "Local Music Flashback" and more! Hear the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (June
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
In Local Music News...
Young Blair County rockers The Pines have not been seen on area stages for several months, and the group released a statement on social media this past week explaining their absence. According to the release, with all four members recently graduating high school, their schedules shifted dramatically between college, work and personal goals. It became more difficult to align everything, and as a result, The Pines will not be playing any shows in the foreseeable future. As each member is embracing a new chapter, their journey as a band is pausing. Guitarist Logan Warner and drummer Ben Brumbaugh will be collaborating on a new music project, and further updates on all four members will be reported on the group's Facebook page.
Western PA rockers Post Traumatik have announced that they will be returning to the recording studio later this month to record their follow-up to 2020's pro-wrestling anthem “Running Wild,” which saluted Hulk Hogan and Hulkamania. The new song will pay homage to The Ultimate Warrior, another wrestling icon from the members' childhoods.
