Jim Price
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Location: Altoona, PA
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 Posted: Sunday Nov 12, 2006 |
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Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the November 12 edition of Q94's weekly local music program, "The Backyard Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on WBRX 94.3 and WBXQ 94.7.
With no guests scheduled, we again took the opportunity to spotlight a number of new local and regional music that has arrived at "Backyard Rocker" headquarters in recent weeks. We debuted plenty of new songs from Lowjack, Bloody Fingers, Hello Vixen, Sterling Koch, Tony N'Stacy, Russell Lauf, Days Before Tomorrow, Ted McCloskey, Loko Phylum, Choking Faith and Spirit Lost. We also reviewed the new CD by the Skyla Burrell Blues Band, Livin' Day to Day, in "The Professor's CD Corner." (The review can be viewed on Q94's website, www.wbxq.com.)
Here is this week's playlist:
HOUR ONE:
TONY MOLLICK PROJECT - "That's All Right"
FELIX & THE HURRICANES - "Talk About Love" (live)
LOWJACK - "White Trash Girl"
THE MARAUDERS - "We Are The Marauders"
BLOODY FINGERS - "Searching"
FAYTED - "Keep Smilin'"
HELLO, VIXEN - "Be A Friend, Not a Photographer"
GOOD FOR NOTHING - "Swimsuit Calendar"
STERLING KOCH - "Mean Old World"
RUSTY GUN REVIVAL - "Step It Up N'Go"
TONY N'STACY - "You Were There"
HOUR TWO:
ICARUS WITCH - "Soothsayer"
RUSSELL LAUF - "Peepshow"
SKYLA BURRELL BLUES BAND - "Play Me Like A Fool"
DAYS BEFORE TOMORROW - "Can't Do Anything"
TED McCLOSKEY - "Also Unknown As"
LOKO PHYLUM - "TrutHATEnvy"
CHOKING FAITH - "Oblivion"
SPIRIT LOST - "Lost Soul"
Next Sunday night, we welcome the Chambersburg-based rock band Good For Nothing to the program. We'll get acquainted with the band members, and hear tracks from their debut album, Welcome to the Carnival; plus lucky listeners will have chances to call and win a copy! We'll also check on Local Music News, and review another new local CD in "The Professor's CD Corner!" Good For Nothing are our guests in the studio on the "Backyard Rocker," next Sunday night!
Forthcoming guests and specials include:
NOV. 25 - The Marauders
DEC. 3 - John Charney
DEC. 10 - Sterling Koch
DEC. 17 - Fat Vinny & the Wiseguys
DEC. 24 - Christmas Special
DEC. 31 - 2006 Year In Review Special
JAN. 7 - The Lampshades
JAN. 14 - Love.Hate.Fear
JAN. 21 - Fleshcoat feat. Dr. E
JAN. 28 - The Alluminati
FEB. 4 - Super Bowl Widows Special
FEB. 25 - Millennium Music Conference 11 Recap Special
MAR. 4 - 9th Anniv. Special w/Felix & the Hurricanes
MAR. 11 - Acoustic Jam Special 7
MAR. 18 - Lies, Inc.
The "Backyard Rocker" is happy to announce its continued partnership with "The Underground TV," the new local/regional music television show airing on WATM ABC 23 Friday and Saturday mornings at 1 AM, and WWPC Fox 8 Sunday and Monday mornings at 1 AM. Check out "The Underground" as it features different unsigned local and regional bands every week; and watch for "Backyard Rocker" updates on the show each week as well!
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, "Backyard 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 Backyard Rocker" are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: WBXQ Radio, 1417 12th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601; ATTN: Jim Price. Or drop the recordings off at the station during regular business hours, Monday-Friday 9 AM - 5 PM.
Q94's "Backyard Rocker" has been introducing listeners to the region's best musical talent for over eight years, and we plan to do it for many more. Help guarantee the program's future, and consider becoming an advertising sponsor of the "Backyard Rocker." If your business involves music, a "Backyard Rocker" sponsorship can get your message in front of listeners interested in music. To inquire about becoming a sponsor of the "Backyard Rocker," call Diane Boslet during regular business hours at (814) 944-9320, or email diane@wbxq.com.
Jim Price
In Local Music News.
For the seventh year in a row, the sounds of blues will be ringing in the Thanksgiving holiday in Johnstown. The 7th annual "Night of Rock, Rhythm & Blues" benefit concert for the Johnstown Free Medical Clinic will take place at Ace's Lounge in Johnstown on Wednesday night, November 22nd. Headlining this year's concert will be Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, with special guests Who's Your Daddy. The doors will open at 6:30 PM, and the show begins at 8 PM. Tickets are $15 in advance, or $20 at the door; and ticket prices include entertainment and food. For ticket locations and information, call (814) 534-6242.
Cambria County listeners who are interested in helping in the effort to amend the PLCB's noise laws are encouraged to attend the next scheduled meeting of the Pennsylvania Citizen's Awareness Group (P.A.C.A.G.). That meeting will take place this Tuesday evening, November 14th, at 7 PM at the Country Inn near South Fork. As reported previously, the P.A.C.A.G. is establishing action committees in several counties; this meeting is for Cambria County musicians, bar owners and citizens concerned with the noise law issue. A separate meeting for Blair County will be announced shortly; and committees for other local counties are in the process of being organized.
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