[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the March 11 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.

Wow! That’s all I can say after the seventh installment of the “Backyard Rocker” Acoustic Jam Special. Big thanks to all our guests who helped make this one of the best Acoustic Jam Specials so far: Jerry’s Fault, Wood-n-Strings; and new local roots group Mama Corn, making their official central PA debut! As I heard the various musicians rehearsing songs before the show, I knew we were in for a good time. Then, all three acoustic entities rocked ‘the house that rock built’ with rousing performances; before joining forces for some incredible rock, folk and bluegrass jam fireworks during the show’s last half hour! Extra kudos to Mama Corn’s John Stevens, who provided the sound board, mixed and produced the performances, making everybody sound great! This show was a blast!

Besides all the live acoustic fireworks, we also aired new songs from Justin Mack and the Victory In Heaven Band, updated Local Music News, and reviewed the self-titled debut album by Holis in “The Professor’s CD Corner.” (The review can be viewed in the “Backyard Rocker” section of the Message Board area on Q94’s website, www.wbxq.com.)

Here is this week’s playlist:

HOUR ONE:

GRADE E – “Post Civilized”
RHYNE McCORMICK – “Girl Turned”
JERRY’S FAULT – “Divine Intervention” (performed live on the air)
JERRY’S FAULT – “My Back Pages” (performed live on the air)
JUSTIN MACK – “Long Black Veil”
HANNAH BINGMAN – “Finished Finé Done”
WOOD-N-STRINGS – “Pride and Joy” (performed live on the air)
WOOD-N-STRINGS – “Comfortably Numb” (performed live on the air)
BRENNON JOHN – “Southbound Train”

HOUR TWO:

DOUG FORSHEY – “Crazy Gravity”
MAMA CORN – “Shenandoah Mountaintops” (performed live on the air)
MAMA CORN – “Wagon Wheel” (performed live on the air)
VICTORY IN HEAVEN BAND – “Pressing My Way”
HOLIS – “Ignorance”
ALL-STAR JAM – “Take It Easy” (performed live on the air)
ALL-STAR JAM – “Man Of Constant Sorrow” (performed live on the air)
ALL-STAR JAM – “Amie” (performed live on the air)
ALL-STAR JAM – (bluegrass jam) (performed live on the air)

Next Sunday night, our guests in the studio will be rising area hard rockers Lies, Inc. We’ll meet the members of Lies, Inc. and learn their story to date, plus hear some recorded tracks from them. Lies, Inc. visits the “Backyard Rocker,” next Sunday night!

Forthcoming guests and specials include:

MAR. 25 – Hannah Bingman
APR. 1 – Opposition
APR. 8 – Mad Muse Productions (tentative)
APR. 15 – Nine Planet Tour
APR. 22 – Dubmissive
APR. 29 – Victory In Heaven Band
MAY 6 – The Overthrow
MAY 13 – Choking Faith
MAY 20 – Lowjack (tentative)
MAY 27 – Memorial Day Special
JUNE 3 – Somerhill (tentative)
JUNE 10 – Spitshine
JUNE 17 – Father’s Day Special
JULY 1 – End Of The Sun
JULY 15 – The Scraps (tentative)
JULY 22 – My Turning Point

The "Backyard Rocker" is happy to announce its continued partnership with "The Underground TV," the local/regional music television show airing on WWPC Fox 8 Sunday and Monday mornings at 1 AM. 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 nine 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…

Get Closer To The Music has announced the date and location for their fourth annual Music Festival. This year’s event, which is co-sponsored by the Central Blair Recreation and Park Commission, will take place on Saturday, April 28, at the East Juniata Civic Center, 1608 North 5th Avenue in the Juniata section of Altoona. The doors will open at 11 AM. Again, the Music Festival will provide an opportunity for area children and families to explore the world of instruments and music. There will be an instrument “petting zoo” where children can touch and play instruments. There will also be instructors on hand. There will also be games, prizes, food and refreshments, plus performances throughout the day from Spirit Lost, Hair Force One, Felix & the Hurricanes, and a special guest appearance from Nashville recording artist Ricky Lee. Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend.

A benefit concert to help out a local cancer patient will take place next month in Gallitzin. The show, which benefits Lisa (Sherry) Baum, will take place on Saturday, April 21st, at Dignan’s Firehouse, 400 Main Street in Gallitzin. The show will begin at 7 PM, and will feature music from the bands Ruff Rodes, Acoustic Bliss, Acalasia, Beyond Reason and Tie Down. Donation at the door will be $5. For more information about the benefit, call (814) 886-5200.

Two members of former area hard rockers Stept On have reunited in a new project. Jim Bagrosky and Adam Zimmer, who played drums and bass respectively in Stept On, have formed the new band My Turning Point. Jim sings and plays guitar, while Adam plays bass and sings. Other band members include lead guitarist Dalton McDonald and drummer John Placer. My Turning Point is releasing their debut CD, Seclusion Serves Me Well, this week, and will perform a CD-release show this coming Saturday, St. Patrick’s Day, at the Osceola Hotel in Osceola Mills.

Lewistown’s Rhyne McCormick is forming a new band in addition to his solo venture. Called Last Chance, the new group features Rhyne, his wife, Jen, Dave Arentz, Mike Quinn and Adam Becker. Last Chance will perform their first show in late May at the Harrisburg Artsfest; according to Rhyne, he hopes to bring the band to the Altoona area later this year.
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