[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the February 2 edition of 105.9 Qwik-Rock's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Lion Country's Rock Station, 105.9 Qwik-Rock. The show can also be streamed via Qwik's website, www.1059qwikrock.com.

Realizing that once again we were up against major competition from the sports world this night, we again followed "Homegrown Rocker" Super Bowl Sunday tradition and aired the 2020 installment of the "Ladies of Local Music Special!" While the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers for their first Super Bowl victory in 50 years, we celebrated many of the region's women who write and sing their own songs, play guitars, keys, basses, fiddles, brass instruments and more! Along the way, we debuted new songs from Callie Tomblin, Eternal Frequency and The Austens, updated "Local Music News," dug into the archive to pull out a 2007 number from Spirit Lost for this week's "Local Music Flashback," and reviewed Jessica Illuzzi's Soul Searcher CD in "The Professor's CD Corner!"

Here is this week's playlist (with spotlighted women in parentheses):

HOUR ONE:

AFRO N'AT - "The Wind Up" (Mere Kae Redd - trombone and euphonium)
MISS MELANIE & THE VALLEY RATS - "Witch and She-Devil" (Melanie Morrison-Zeigler - vocals)
ALYSSA HANKEY - "On the Borderline" (Alyssa - singer/songwriter and guitarist)
CALLIE TOMBLIN - "Lost It" (Callie - singer/songwriter and guitarist)
BLACK STAR SUNRISE - "Queen of Misery" (Matie Cummings - vocals)
ETERNAL FREQUENCY - "Fire" (Emelle Elizabeth - vocals)
BREE GEARHART - "Get Bright Moonlight" (Bree - singer/songwriter and guitarist)
ON THE BRINK - "Get It Right" (Dana Brinkel - bass, Kirsten Leigh - viola, Lisa Wolf - fiddle)
JAKOB'S FERRY STRAGGLERS - "Jangly Jack" (Libby Eddy - vocals and fiddle)
HANNAH BINGMAN - "Deep Water" (Hannah - singer/songwriter and guitarist)
KRISTI JEAN & HER NE'ER DO WELLS - "Burn That Candle" (Kristi Jean - vocals)

HOUR TWO:

ANATOMY OF THE SACRED - "Narcissi" (Brenda Michelle Robinson - vocals)
LOVEBETTIE - "Are You Out There" (Alexandra Naples - vocals and keys)
THE AUSTENS - "Boy" (Stefanie Austen - vocals)
JESSICA ILLUZZI - "Pennsyltucky Wings" (Jessica - singer/songwriter and guitar)
POST TRAUMATIK - "Rock N Roll Suicide" (Chelsea Stiles - vocals)
SPIRIT LOST - "Alone" (2007, Local Music Flashback) (Lisa Fazenbaker - drums)
THE CHROME HEARTS (STEPHANIE & THE WILD HEARTS) - "Lookin' at My Boots" (Stephanie Onkst - vocals)
IDLE KYLE - "Square One" (Nicole June - vocals and keys)
MYCENEA WORLEY - "Siren" (Mycenea - singer/songwriter and guitar)
MYSTERYTRAIN - "Just a Road" (Gina Haqq-Misra - vocals and keys)
PURE CANE SUGAR - "Leg Up" (Kate Twoey - vocals and guitar, Natalie Race - vocals, Molly Countermine - vocals)
STRIPED MAPLE HOLLOW - "Cog in a Wheel" (Jayna Mood and Sonya Guiffre - vocals)

We will return to the mailboxes this week to explore new recordings that have arrived in recent days, meaning we plan to debut a lot of new tunes on our next program! Along the way, we will update "Local Music News," dig a "Local Music Flashback" from the archive, and step "Across State Lines" to hear music from an independent band or artist from outside of PA! Listen to the "Homegrown Rocker," this Sunday night (February 9) at 8 p.m. on 105.9 Qwik-Rock on your FM radio dial, or stream it live online at www.1059qwikrock.com!

Upcoming guests and specials:

FEB. 23 - GELATINOUS CUBE
MAR. 1 - CALLIE TOMBLIN
MAR. 8 - MILLENNIUM MUSIC CONFERENCE RECAP
MAR. 15 - ST. PADDY'S DAY SPECIAL
MAR. 22 - BRADEN McDANNELL
MAR. 29 - MMC DROPBOX CONTEST WINNER (TBA)
APR. 12 - ROADKILL

(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: Magnum Broadcasting, 100 High Street, Port Matilda, PA 16870; ATTN: Jim Price/Homegrown. Or drop the recordings off at the station during regular business hours, Monday-Friday 9 AM to 5 PM. You can also email digital song files or inquiries about the show to homegrownrocker@gmail.com.

Jim Price

In Local Music News...

The Central Pennsylvania Music Hall Of Fame presented its inaugural 2020 Central Pennsylvania Music Awards ceremony this past Thursday night (Jan. 30) at the Whitaker Center in downtown Harrisburg. The Hall Of Fame announced its first class of inductees, and honored a number of Pennsylvania musicians with various awards. The first class of inductees included Poison, The Sharks, the Magnificent Men, former Edgar Winter Group member and solo artist Dan Hartman, Bobby Troup and Robert Willie White. Among the awards given out: Medusa’s Disco earned Album of the Year for their “Orphic Grimoire� CD. The Song of the Year award went to Hershey-based singer and songwriter Corinna Joy for the song “Time Is Up.� Small Town Titans frontman Phil Freeman earned Best Male Vocalist honors, while country artist Jess Zimmerman won Best Female Vocalist. Longtime Harrisburg favorites The Jellybricks won the Best Rock Band award, Suicide Puppets earned Best Metal Band, Colebrook Road won Best Bluegrass/Folk Band, Smooth Like Clyde won Best Cover Band, Yam Yam won Best Blues/Funk Band, Garrett Shultz earned Best Country Artist, and Harrisburg-based rock band Eternal Frequency won the Best New Artist award. The award winners were determined by a combination of online voting and voting by members of the Hall Of Fame’s board of directors.

The bands Donny Burns & the 3rd Degree, Black Sun, Maul, Darkness On The Radio, E.N.D., Paradigm and Roadkill will donate their talents on Sunday, February 16, during the “Heavy Metal to Benefit Jen Johnstonbaughâ€� event, which will take place at McGarvey’s in Altoona. The event will begin at 4 p.m. Proceeds from the concert will help Jen â€" the wife of area drummer Darl Johnstonbaugh â€" as she is being treated for marginal zone B cell lymphoma.

According to a report on the NEPA Scene website, the former Crowbar live music venue in State College is undergoing another transformation; After a brief run as Re/Bar, the venue has been acquired by the owner of Scranton’s Stage West, Steve Masterson, who will reopen the room later this month as Stage West â€" State College. The expected opening of the venue’s new incarnation will be on the weekend of February 21.
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