[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the October 10 edition of "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Q94 Classic Rock!

We continued to check out new recordings from the area music scene that have arrived in recent days during this week's program. We debuted new tunes from Randall Pink, Justin Garman, Shawn Diveglia, Alpha Violet, and The Spyders. In addition, we updated "Local Music News," dug into the archive for a 1997 tune by Pittsburgh rockers Isotope, stepped "Across State Lines" to hear from southern Florida steel guitar specialist Roosevelt Collier, and reviewed Endbringer's The Victim Has Been Chosen album in "The Professor's CD Corner!" (For those who missed the program, a four-part podcast of this show is available for listening or download from Q94's website, www.q94classicrock.com. Click on "The Professor's Classroom," and then scroll down to "Homegrown Rocker Podcast" and look for the four show segments marked with the date, 101021.)

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

DAVE DISTEFANO - "Light the Fya, Get Down"
MYSTERYTRAIN - "Saturday"
RANDALL PINK - "Pinkland"
CHRIS VIPOND & THE STANLEY STREET BAND - "Armchair Preachers"
SHAWN DIVEGLIA - "Plateau"
JUSTIN GARMAN - "Small Town Blues"
ALPHA VIOLET - "Alexander"
BREE GEARHART - "Closer to the Edge"
JEFF PERIGO & FRIENDS - "Let Billy In"
MAMA CORN - "In the High Rise"

HOUR TWO:

SMALL TOWN TITANS - "The Ride"
INSIDE OUT - "Get Up"
THE REDLINES - "Down to the River"
ENDBRINGER - "Narcissistic Elite"
THE SPYDERS (OF HARRISBURG) - "Love at First Sight"
ISOTOPE - "Trace of Torture" (1997, Local Music Flashback)
ROOSEVELT COLLIER - "Make It Alright" (Across State Lines)
TONY MOLLICK - "The 5 Knuckle Shuffle"
SKYLINE DRIVE - "Dopamine"
MEMORY COLLECTOR - "Dark Photon"

For our next show, more from the mailboxes as we check out more new area recordings that have arrived in recent days! In addition, we will update "Local Music News," dig into the archive for a "Local Music Flashback," step "Across State Lines" to hear a new tune by an out-of-state independent band or artist, and review Ted McCloskey's The Lost Season Sessions Vol. 4: Let It Burn album in "The Professor's CD Corner!" Hear the "Homegrown Rocker" this Sunday night (October 17) on Q94 Classic Rock - 94.3 FM and online at www.q94classicrock.com!

Upcoming guests and specials:

OCT. 24 - THE FRONT
OCT. 31 - HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
NOV. 7 - BLACK RIDGE
NOV. 21 - MOONSHINE JASMINE
NOV. 28 - LOCAL MUSIC THANKSGIVING DINNER SPECIAL (area tunes about food and drink)
DEC. 12 - BRANDON RUSSELL
DEC. 19 - CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
DEC. 26 - 2021 YEAR IN REVIEW SPECIAL

(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: The Homegrown Rocker, 2513 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602 (ATTN: Jim Price). You can also email digital song files or inquiries about the show to homegrownrocker@gmail.com. And bands and musicians interested in being guests on the program can email their interest to homegrownrocker@gmail.com as well!

Jim Price

In Local Music News...

The Central Pennsylvania Music Hall Of Fame is now accepting nominations for consideration for the third annual Central Pennsylvania Music Awards, which will be presented early next year. Nominations can be submitted either by commenting on the category-specific Instagram or Facebook post, or by emailing it to cpmhof@gmail.com. The focus for submissions should be on what the band or artist accomplished in 2021, such as releasing an album, opening for national recording acts, playing high-profile shows or other noteworthy accomplishments. Music fans may nominate their favorites, and artists are encouraged to nominate themselves as well. The deadline for nominations is this Friday, October 15. For more information, visit the website www.cpmhof.com/awards.

And we're sad to report the recent passing of a prominent drummer from the Lancaster area. Oscar “Oz” Christ passed away on September 26. He was 48. Oz played with many bands and projects, and recorded music with many as well. Among the projects Oz was involved with was area musician Michael Hughes' original music endeavor The Worry Knot.
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