Jim Price
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Location: Altoona, PA
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 Posted: Sunday May 13, 2007 |
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Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the May 13 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. The show is brought to you by The Altoona Curve (www.altoonacurve.com), “Everybody’s Hometown Team!”
Thanks to our guests in the studio, Altoona metalheads Choking Faith (www.myspace.com/chokingfaith1), for “putting the laughter back in slaughter” over the show’s two hours! We met the band members and learned their story to date, and heard recorded songs from their latest 5-song CD Thru the Ashes, plus several lucky listeners called in to win copies! The laughs were plentiful, as Choking Faith shared some stage adventures and misadventures with us. We also updated Local Music News, and dug into the local music archives to hear a track from Fatal Maim for a Local Music Flashback! And we debuted a new song from Steel. A hard rocking, crazy show!
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
LIES, INC. – “Hypnotic”
PIVOT – “River Entrance”
CHOKING FAITH – “Oblivion”
MY TURNING POINT – “In Your Head”
CHOKING FAITH – “Wait!”
WHITE WITCH – “Game That I Play”
STEEL – “Tornado Alley”
HOUR TWO:
4 DAYS DIRTY – “Stone Cold”
CHOKING FAITH – “Porno Tongue”
FATAL MAIM – “For Every Evil” (1990, Local Music Flashback)
CHOKING FAITH – “Train Wreck of Life”
SKELL – “No Solution”
CHOKING FAITH – “Thru the Ashes”
Next Sunday night, our guests in the studio will be the State College-based band Lowjack. We’ll get acquainted with the band members, plus hear tunes from Lowjack’s newly-released self-titled CD. We’ll also hear some songs from other area bands and artists, plus review a local CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner.” Lowjack visits the “Backyard Rocker,” next Sunday night!
Forthcoming guests and specials include:
MAY 27 – Memorial Day Special
JUNE 3 – Somerhill
JUNE 10 – Spitshine
JUNE 17 – Father’s Day Special
JUNE 24 – Flight 19
JULY 1 – End Of The Sun
JULY 15 – The Scraps
JULY 22 – My Turning Point
JULY 29 – Last Chance
AUG. 5 – Cover Song Special
AUG. 19 – Fayted (tentative)
AUG. 26 – Spirit Lost
SEPT. 9 – Tony Mollick Project (tentative)
SEPT. 23 – Rise Phoenix Rise
OCT. 7 – Justin Mack
OCT. 14 – Acoustic Jam Special 8
As part of the show’s association with the Altoona Curve, the “Backyard Rocker” is sponsoring local bands and artists performing on the Party Deck at Blair County Ballpark before the Curve’s Thursday home games this season. The next scheduled band on the Party Deck will be Lowjack, coming up on June 14, from Q94’s “Backyard Rocker” and the Altoona Curve, “Everybody’s Hometown Team!”
The "Backyard Rocker" is happy to announce its continued partnership with "The Underground TV," the local/regional music television show airing on 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 nine 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…
A special benefit concert to remember a fallen area musician is taking place next month. The Ox Fest Benefit will be taking place on Saturday, June 16 at the Pleasant Gap Grounds in Pleasant Gap, to benefit Jeremy and Killian Gingrich, the sons of area musician Michael Gingrich. Michael, the singer for the group Chaos Method, lost his life in an auto accident in Centre County last August. The concert will begin at 11 AM, and will feature performances from The Chaos Method, the FatMan Band, Nathaniel HoHo, Fever Sunday Mourning, 69 Leaf Clover, The Deuces, Midnight Love Ensemble, Lowjack, The Flame Sky, also Red 13 from New Jersey , RoseMatter from York, and Giving Chase from Philadelphia. Tickets are $17 for single admission, or $30 per couple, and can be obtained at City Lights Records in State College and Cool Beans Coffee and Tea in Bellefonte.
UUU guitar player Doug Mackie is spearheading a new effort to help out injured American soldiers. Doug is in the process of collecting books, software, and CD’s from local and regional bands and musicians to be given to soldiers hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, DC. The books and other items will provide a pastime for soldiers recovering from injuries suffered while serving their country. Bands, musicians or other individuals interested in helping with this effort can contact Doug through his email address, INGREEVOX@aol.com.
Altoona heavy rockers Inversion have revised their line-up and changed their name. The new name is SamarA, and the new lineup includes Carl on vocals, Rug and Ryan on guitars, Mike on bass and Shaun on drums.
A change in bass players for the western Pennsylvania-based band Somerhill. Greg Gillen has departed the group, and replacing him is former Third Standard bassist Andy Heinze. Somerhill will be guests on Q94’s “Backyard Rocker” on June 3.
Altoona punk-metal veterans Chapter 5 release their long-awaited new CD next weekend. The new album is called A Great Day to Die, and is being issued through Altoona-based indie label Heartless Mockery Records. The official CD release party will be this coming Friday, May 18, at Aldo’s in Juniata, and will feature performances from Chapter 5, Suicide Switch, Choking Faith and Vengeance.
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