HOMEGROWN ROCKER 6/20/10 (FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL)

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the June 20 edition of Rocky 99 and Rocky 104.9's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on WRKW-FM (www.rocky99.com) and WRKY-FM (www.rocky1049.com).

In honor of Father’s Day, we saluted fathers on the “Homegrown Rocker,” as well as mothers, sons and daughters of the area music scene on our annual “Father’s Day Special!” We explored local and regional music family traditions, playing songs that spotlighted area music scene parents and their music-playing youngsters; including a number of songs with parents and kids playing together! Along the way, we debuted new songs from Royal Benson and Halestorm, dug a 1985 song by Altoona’s Xeno from the archives for a “Local Music Flashback,” and updated “Local Music News.” And in the “Professor’s CD Corner,” we reviewed Strange Symmetry, the new CD from mom Sherri Mullen and her son Shane Mullen’s new project, SM²; and several lucky listeners called in to win copies!

Here is this week's playlist (spotlighted family members in parentheses):

HOUR ONE:

THE CLOVER – “Hello My Son” (Paul “Papa Newb” and Patrick Newby, father and son)
GREEN ONIONS – “Moon Pie” (Cort and Corty Byron, father and son)
FOUR DAY CRAWL – “WacArnolds” (Jim “Roach”, Joe and Mike Ranochock, father and sons)
61 SOUTH – “Blues Have Got to Go” (Sterling and Kate Koch, father and daughter)
SCORCHED – “Frozen Inside” (Dawn, Floyd, Kaitlyn and Brandon Waltman, parents and kids)
THE MARAUDERS – “Rumble on the Rocks” (Ben Dumm, son)
THE EARTHTONES – “We Only Dancin’” (Rodney “RT” Thompson, father)
ROYAL BENSON – “Grind” (Jordan Thompson, son)
THE SERVELLO FAMILY – “Here Comes the Sun” (Jack and Richie Servello, father and son)

HOUR TWO:

SQUARE ONE – “Ohio” (Don Osborn, father)
BORN & THE BEANSTALK – “Space Oddity” (Sean Osborn, son)
HALESTORM – “”Familiar Taste of Poison” (Lzzy and Arejay Hale, daughter and son)
SM² – “Sweet Sleep” (Sherri and Shane Mullen, mother and son)
THE PANIC SWITCH – “Here Comes the Rain Again” (Eric Wertz, son)
XENO – “Here to Stay” (1985, Local Music Flashback) (Rick Wertz, father)
JOINT EFFORT – “Say You Will” (Jeff and Ryan Clapper, father and son)
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “It’s Just Me” (Jeff and Ryan Clapper, father and son)
INFUSED – “Evil’s Past” (Eddie Longo, Jr., son)

On our next program, we’ll preview the upcoming Underground/Rock For Life Music Festival, a benefit event happening July 9-10 at the Iselin Ballfield in Iselin (west of Indiana). We’ll speak with organizer Chris Peters and possibly members of some of the bands performing, and we’ll hear tracks from some of the groups taking part. We’ll also update “Local Music News,” check out another “Local Music Flashback,” and review another local CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” We preview the Underground/Rock For Life Music Festival on the “Homegrown Rocker,” this Sunday night at 8 PM!

Forthcoming guests and specials include:

JULY 18 – THE BIG TIME
JULY 25 – CONNER GILBERT
AUG. 8 – FAST FORWARD SPECIAL
AUG. 15 – JUSTIN GARMAN
AUG. 22 – KEN GRAY
AUG. 29 – ROYAL BENSON
SEPT. 5 – COVER SONG SPECIAL
SEPT. 12 – MIKE VAVREK
SEPT. 19 – FULL KILT
OCT. 10 – ACOUSTIC JAM SPECIAL
OCT. 17 – MYSTERYTRAIN
OCT. 31 – HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
NOV. 7 – SYNESTHESIA

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, "Homegrown 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 Homegrown Rocker" are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: WRKY Radio, One Forever Drive, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648; ATTN: Jim Price. Or drop the recordings off at the station during regular business hours, Monday-Friday 9 AM - 5 PM. You can also email me with inquiries about the show at profjp@rocky1049.com.

Jim Price

In Local Music News…

A member of a York-based hard rock band has been charged with criminal homicide following a shooting at an event last weekend. Paul Hansen, the bass player for the York-based band Disorderly Conduct, was arrested after reportedly pulling a handgun last Saturday night and shooting the hostess of a party the band had performed at earlier in the day. The victim, 28-year-old Melissa Barnes of York, died in York Hospital a few hours later. According to another band member, Hansen, who is originally from Baltimore, had just joined Disorderly Conduct recently.

Some former members of the Cambria County bands Tie Down and Crow In The Snow have merged to form a new group. Shake N’Bake features former Tie Down singer Scott Walk and guitarists Tim Eckenrode and Brett O’Donnell, along with former Crow In The Snow bassist Bob Gailey and drummer Dan Way. Shake’N Bake plays music from the ‘70s to present, and will make their onstage debut July 17 at a Cresson venue.

Bedford-based hard rockers Seize Fire have added a second guitarist. Scott Smith joins Zack Foor to provide lead and rhythm guitar duties in the group. Scott’s official onstage debut with the group took place last night at Glenn’s Place in Claysburg.