Jim Price
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Joined: 07 Dec 2002
Posts: 4817
Location: Altoona, PA
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 Posted: Wednesday Jul 06, 2005 |
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Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the July 3 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.
This week, we recapped the 9th annual Millennium Music Conference, which took place June 23-25 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Harrisburg. We featured sound clips from the Conference, including excerpts from a few of the seminars and keynote speaker/performer Jeffrey Gaines’ presentation, comments from some of the Conference participants, and music from some of the over 200 bands and performers who showcased in the Harrisburg area during Millennium weekend. We debuted lots of new tunes this week, including songs from Rectifier, Hyjinx, Super No. 7, Soveren, Cactus 12 and The April Skies.
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
MICHAEL REICH – “Wireless”
DARCIE MINER – “He Said”
THE COMMERCIALS – “It Never Ends”
HIEROSONIC – “Before Autumn”
RECTIFIER – “Billy”
JULIAN FIST – “Fly Away” (2001, Local Music Flashback)
CONDITION K – “Laceration”
HYJINX – “Blind Path”
SUPER NO. 7 – “Loaded Gun”
SEARCHING FOR GLADYS – “Dysfunctional County”
HOUR TWO:
K8 – “Orion”
J.D. STRUM – “The Drag”
JEFFREY GAINES – “Happy That” (performed live during keynote address)
JEFFREY GAINES – “I Know A Man” (performed live during keynote address)
JEFFREY GAINES – “Falling Apart” (performed live during keynote address)
SOVEREN – “Blood Money”
FITH – “Sun to Set”
CACTUS 12 – “You”
THE APRIL SKIES – “A Game”
This coming Sunday night, our guests will be Pittsburgh rocker Tony Mollick and his band project, T.M.P. (the Tony Mollick Project). Tony and his bandmates will update us on their latest happenings, and we’ll hear new and old song material from them. We’ll also update Local Music News, and review a new local/regional CD on “The Professor’s CD Corner.” T.M.P. returns to the “Backyard Rocker,” this Sunday night!
Forthcoming guests and specials include:
JULY 17 – Phyllis Heitjan
JULY 24 – Crystal Cameron
JULY 31 – Cloud Party
AUG. 7 – Brothers & Sisters of Local Music Special
AUG. 14 – The Flame Sky
AUG. 21 – Anything Jane
AUG. 28 – Signed to the Majors Special
SEPT. 4 – The Underground TV (“Music to the Masses” concert preview)
SEPT. 18 – SeVer
SEPT. 25 – Wide Open (tentative)
OCT. 2 – Project Twelve(34)
OCT. 9 – Acoustic Jam Special 4
OCT. 30 – Inversion/Halloween Special
NOV. 6 – Michael Reich
NOV. 13 – John Charney
NOV. 20 – Fayted (tentative)
DEC. 18 – Fat Vinny & the Wiseguys
The “Backyard Rocker” is happy to announce its partnership with “The Underground TV,” the new local/regional music television show airing on WWCP-TV Fox 8 Saturday evenings at 6 PM. 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.org). 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, 4000 5th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602; 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 seven 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
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