Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the June 8 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 continued to dig through the program's mailboxes this week to unveil more new local and regional music recordings that have arrived in recent weeks. We debuted many more new tunes this week, including the first single from Halestorm's forthcoming new album, along with numbers from Ted McCloskey, Blood Union, StoneMan, Dr. Nyce, Devin Sherman, Alex Ramsdell, Yigga Digga, Paper Plants and Rattle Bones! We also updated “Local Music News,” dug out a 2005 song from Altoona soul and rap rockers The Opposition for our “Local Music Flashback,” and stepped “Across State Lines” to hear a music from Cleveland, Ohio’s Mourning [A] BLKstar! (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, 060825.)
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
JIM DONOVAN & THE SUN KING WARRIORS - "Feed On You All Day"
SWEET DESIRE - "Raspberry Joe Blues"
TED McCLOSKEY - "Make Sure That My Brain Doesn't Fall Out" (new)
THE JADED LIPS - "Loose Change"
BLOOD UNION - "Shine On" (new)
MELLOW HONEY - "Group Think"
STONEMAN - "Face the Day" (new)
THE RUSTY SHACKLES - "The World We Live In"
DR. NYCE - "Old Dog" (new)
RADIO 45 - "Happily Ever Over"
DEVIN SHERMAN - "Campfire Chill" (new)
HOUR TWO:
POST TRAUMATIK - "Running Wild"
JEFF CLAPPER (with the HURRICANES) - "Great Again"
HALESTORM - "Everest" (new)
ALMOST HONEST - "Laughter of the Deer Owl"
ALEX RAMSDELL - "Stay With Me" (new)
THE OPPOSITION - "Finger Lickin'" (2005, Local Music Flashback)
MOURNING [A] BLKstar - "Can We" (Across State Lines)
BLACK RIDGE - "Hard Work, Hard Luck"
YIGGA DIGGA - "Bone Crackin' Magic" (new)
PAPER PLANTS - "Wild One" (new)
RATTLE BONES - "Desert Heart" (new)
SOURMASH - "No More"
Our next program coincides with Father's Day, so we will present the annual installment of our "Father's Day Special!" We will celebrate area music scene fathers, along with mothers, sons and daughters; and ultimately, area music scene family traditions! We'll hear several songs where two generations of the same family are represented! And we'll also hear some songs from the area music scene dedicated to family members as well! Hear the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (June 15) 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 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…
A new album of never-released tracks from 1970s Pittsburgh rockers Diamond Reo has just been released. The album, titled “The Diamonds,” features 11 songs that suggest what a fourth Diamond Reo album might have sounded like. The album is produced by former Diamond Reo member Norman Nardini with longtime friend Steve Acri as executive producer. Diamond Reo was signed nationally to Kama Sutra Records in the 1970s, and scored a Top 40 hit in 1975 with their hard-rock version of Marvin Gaye's “Ain't That Peculiar.” The group disbanded in 1979. Norman Nardini performed at an album-release event this past Friday night (June 6) at Get Hip Records in Pittsburgh’s North Side.
A popular York area live music venue is no more. Fat Daddy’s in York closed its doors in 2022 after 25 years in business, and the structure itself was torn down this past week. The venue’s owners, Matthew and Sean Landis, have since opened another venue near the Fat Daddy’s location called Banana Max.
HOMEGROWN ROCKER 6/8/25
Moderator: Jim Price
