HOMEGROWN ROCKER 4/27/25 (BUFFALO ROSE)

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the April 27 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)!

This week, we spoke via phone with our musical guests, singers Margot Jezerc and Lucy Clabby from Pittsburgh-based Americana and folk-rooted performers Buffalo Rose! Margot and Lucy discussed their band and its history, along with their music, creative process, live show and their collaborations with famed folk artist Tom Paxton – plus talked about their upcoming May 2 concert at the Indiana Theater in downtown Indiana! And we heard some of their recorded music as well! We also debuted new songs from Sterling Koch, Jason Bolinger, Sourmash and Caleb J. Murphy (with Jason Gamble); updated “Local Music News” and dug out a 2016 song from Somerset’s The Laurel for this week’s “Local Music Flashback!” (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, 042725.)

Here is this week’s playlist:

HOUR ONE:

LONE CROW REBELLION – “The River”

FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “I Just Had to Play the Blues”

BUFFALO ROSE – “I Can Get High”

STERLING KOCH – “To Be With You” (new)

BUFFALO ROSE with TOM PAXTON – “I Give You the Morning”

JASON BOLINGER – “Belsano Job (new)

BUFFALO ROSE – “Machine Man”

WANDERLOST – “Sinners and Saints”

SOURMASH – “No More” (new)

THE HEARTSTRINGS – “Washed Up”

HOUR TWO:

THE SHINERS – “Slow with You”

CHRIS BELL BAND with GREG MARTIN (KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS) – “Quiet Part Out Loud”

BUFFALO ROSE – “Runaway”

COLTT WINTER LEPLEY – “The Bandito”

BUFFALO ROSE – “Solid Ground”

THE LAUREL – “Mundane Things” (2016, Local Music Flashback)

BUFFALO ROSE – “I Feel So Good”

DOM FRUCELLA – “South Bound”

CALEB J. MURPHY with JASON GAMBLE – “Open” (new)

For our next program, we will speak via phone with our guests – Jonathan Vanaskie, the founder and frontman for western PA-based reggae fusion performers MSJR, along with his songwriting collaborator Derek Woods! We’ll learn about MSJR, the group’s music and mission, and discuss their live show, creative process and more – plus we’ll hear recorded tunes from both MSJR and the Derek Woods Band! We’ll update “Local Music News,” dig a “Local Music Flashback” from the archive and debut a few more new local and regional tunes! Hear the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (May 4) 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!

MAY 18 – James Grove (Acoustic Altoona)

MAY 25 – Memorial Day Special

JUNE 15 – Father’s Day Special

JUNE 22 – Allison Borek

AUG. 10 – Billy Davis

DEC. 14 – Dr. Barry Atticks (Lilla Jul Rockeband)

(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…

Entries are currently being accepted for the 2025 Pennsylvania Heritage Songwriting Contest (PHSC). Since 2008, the PHSC has recognized songwriters whose song creations celebrate Pennsylvania, its people, places, history and folklore. A nonprofit event, it is intended to provide a venue for amateur songwriters to display their art while fostering appreciation and study of Pennsylvania Heritage. The submitted songs must have a Pennsylvania namesake, theme or reference. Three winning entries are selected each year, with the awards ceremony taking place at the annual Smoked Country Jam Bluegrass Festival, which takes place June 19 through 21 at the Quiet Oaks Campground near Cross Fork. Winners will receive cash prizes of $300 for 1st place, $200 for second and $100 for third place; and will also receive Smoked Country Jam festival passes and get to perform their winning songs onstage. The entry deadline is May 15, and there is a $25 entry fee per song with a limit of two per songwriter. For entry form, contest rules and full details, visit the website www.smokedcountryjam.com, click on “Get Involved” and then “PHSC.”