Jim Price
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Joined: 07 Dec 2002
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Location: Altoona, PA
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 Posted: Sunday Sep 18, 2005 |
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Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the September 18 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’s “Backyard Rocker” contained some drama and adventure; as our in-studio band guests, Dubois-based metal rockers Sever (www.2sever.com), accidentally took a more scenic route while trying to find their way to the station. (We accept some of the blame here, since our studios and business offices are in different locations, and Sever went to the business offices first and wondered why nobody was answering the door.) But eventually, through trial and error, Sever found their way to “the House that Rock built,” and we spent the remainder of the program meeting and getting acquainted with them. We heard tracks from Sever’s self-titled debut album, along with some rough new tracks from the group’s forthcoming EP.
Along the way, we also checked on Local Music News, and reviewed Second Offense’s CD “Suffer Through Dishonesty” in “The Professor’s CD Corner.” (The review will be posted on Q94’s website, www.wbxq.com, later this week.) And we debuted new tunes from Fayted, Project Twelve(34) and Suffer This Heaven.
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
THE GRIMM – “My God, It’s Full of Stars”
FLORD – “Clear Mind”
PIVOT – “Y”
FLIGHT 19 – “Migraine”
FAYTED – “Blame Yourself”
INFUSED – “Who Stole the Sun”
PROJECT TWELVE(34) – “Christopher Walken”
SEVER – “Fall Away”
HOUR TWO:
WISKERBISKET – “Killer”
SEVER – “X-Cursion”
SUFFER THIS HEAVEN – “Burning Hearts”
SEVER – “Madness”
SECOND OFFENSE – “Patchwork”
SEVER – “K.R.L.”
SKELL – “Dope”
SEVER – “Presence”
It’ll be a “Wide Open” show next Sunday night, when Clearfield County hard rockers Wide Open join us in the studio. We’ll hear tracks from Wide Open’s debut album, and you may have chances to win a copy! Plus we’ll introduce more new local and regional music, and review the new Kairos album, “Rethink: Reshape” in “The Professor’s CD Corner.” Wide Open joins us in the studio, next Sunday night on the “Backyard Rocker!”
Forthcoming guests and specials include:
OCT. 2 – Project Twelve(34)
OCT. 9 – Acoustic Jam Special 4
OCT. 16 – AHRT Rocky Horror Preview
OCT. 30 – Inversion/Halloween Special
NOV. 6 – Michael Reich
NOV. 13 – John Charney
NOV. 20 – Fayted
DEC. 11 – Rhyne McCormick
DEC. 18 – Fat Vinny & the Wiseguys
DEC. 25 – Christmas Special
JAN. 1 – 2005 Year In Review Special
JAN. 8 – Todd Hinkle
FEB. 19 – The Noise Machine (Justin Mackovyak)
The “Backyard Rocker” is happy to welcome on board our new sponsor, Atlantic Broadband, your local Digital Video/HDTV/and High Speed Internet Provider; take a test drive at the new local, retail store in the L. V. Mall Altoona.
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
In Local Music News…
The Underground TV’s “Music To The Masses” concert, which was to take place next Saturday in Titusville, has been cancelled due to insurance issues. The Underground TV offers apologies to all the bands slated to perform at the event, and expresses hope to have better luck staging the concert next year.
More benefit concerts for Hurricane Katrina disaster relief are coming together. City Limits in Altoona will host a relief benefit concert on Thursday evening, September 29; and Peter C’s will present a benefit concert for the relief efforts on Saturday, October 8. More details on both shows as they become available.
The annual Kevin Dare Benefit Concert will be taking place at Crowbar in State College on Tuesday evening, Oct. 11. Kevin was a Penn State pole vaulter who died in early 2002 from head injuries when he fell to the ground while competing in the pole vault at the Big Ten Men's Indoor Track & Field Championships in Minneapolis. Proceeds from the benefit go to the Kevin Dare Foundation, which works to improve safety for track and field events; part of the proceeds also will go to a scholarship fund to be awarded to a Penn State student participating in track and field. Performers at the benefit concert include the bands In, Giants Of Science, Halestorm, Poptart Monkeys, and Amy K. & Love Stomp. Plus acoustic performer Mike Jacober will start the evening. Tickets will be $5 in advance and $7 at the door, and can be obtained from either the participating bands or at Crowbar. For more information about the concert and Kevin Dare, visit the website www.kevindare.com.
Singer Lexxy Berich has parted ways with Centre/Mifflin County party band rockers Foxxy. The group is continuing to play shows while they seek a new singer.
The York-based band Texas Jerry has completed work on their new CD. The new disc, which will be a full-length album, is currently undergoing final mixing. The group has also announced a name change to A State Of, citing people assuming that they are a country band under the name Texas Jerry.
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