[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the October 15 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 "Backyard Rocker" is brought to you by the U.S. Army. Visit their website, www.goarmy.com, and call the Altoona Recruiting Station at (814) 944-2592.

In recent years, spearheaded by the renewed national popularity of Johnny Cash, movies such as the Johnny Cash story Walk The Line and Oh Brother, Where Art Thou and more, roots music has become increasingly popular on the area music scene. An increasing number of area bands and artists have tapped into various roots sources for their inspiration; including blues, folk, early country, early rock'n'roll, honky-tonk, bluegrass, surf, rockabilly, gospel and more. This week on the "Backyard Rocker," we explored many of those performers on our "Blues and Roots Special." Along the way, we heard comments from Felix Kos of the Hurricanes and Marc Prave of Rusty Gun Revival about how blues and roots music have influenced them; we heard new songs from Greg Joseph, Good Brother Earl, Rachel Allen and Grantham Road; and we dug into the archive for a "Local Music Flashback" by Queen Bee & the Blue Hornet Band.

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

THE BADLEES - "Grill That Sucker/Angeline Is Coming Home"
THE NIGHTCRAWLERS - "Desert Sun"
FELIX & THE HURRICANES - "I Just Had to Play the Blues"
JOHN CHARNEY w/WHITE MOJO - "Evil"
MIKE SWAVELY & THE CHROME MAGNATONES - "Ghost Riders In The Sky" (live)
MICHAEL REICH - "Dare I Complain"
RUSTY GUN REVIVAL - "Smoke"
PORK McELHINNY - "Change and Rearrange"
GREG JOSEPH - "Mississippi Mud"
GOOD BROTHER EARL - "Cain & Abel"

HOUR TWO:

NORMAN NARDINI - "Ready Freddy"
TONY MOLLICK PROJECT - "Little Stingray"
FAT VINNY & THE WISEGUYS - "One More Last Trip Down"
TED McCLOSKEY - "The Church with the Neon Lights"
RACHEL ALLEN - "Ev'ry Night When the Sun Goes In"
GYPSY & THE CRAZYMOON - "You Only Want Me When You Want Me"
THE MARAUDERS - "My Revolver"
THE MARTINI BROS. - "Lava Lamp"
V.I.H. BLUES BAND - "I've Never Been to Seminary" (live)
QUEEN BEE & THE BLUE HORNET BAND - "See See Baby" (live) (1997, Local Music Flashback)
GRANTHAM ROAD - "Faster Than You"

Next Sunday night, we have no guests or specials scheduled, so we'll spend the evening getting caught up on new local and regional recordings that have arrived at "Backyard Rocker" headquarters in recent weeks. We'll also update Local Music News, and review a new local CD in "The Professor's CD Corner." It will be maximum local and regional music on the "Backyard Rocker," next Sunday night!

Forthcoming guests and specials include:

OCT. 29 - Halloween Special/Underground Television Season Kickoff Special
NOV. 19 - Good For Nothing
DEC. 3 - John Charney
DEC. 10 - Sterling Koch
DEC. 17 - Fat Vinny & the Wiseguys
DEC. 24 - Christmas Special
DEC. 31 - 2006 Year In Review Special

The "Backyard Rocker" is happy to announce its continued partnership with "The Underground TV," the new local/regional music television show airing on WWCP-TV Fox 8 Saturday evenings at 6 PM, and now early Monday mornings at 1 AM on WATM ABC 23. 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 eight 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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