HOMEGROWN ROCKER 7/8/12 (THE WHATLEYS)

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

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

Thanks to our guests this week, Eddie, Hiro and TJ of State College punk rockers The Whatleys (http://www.reverbnation.com/thewhatleys.) We got acquainted with the group and learned their story, heard insight on their music, and checked out several songs from their various EP’s. Along the way, we debuted new songs from Ben Dumm & the Deviants, Philip Masorti and Private I. We also updated “Local Music News,” dug a 1990 song by Threten from the archive for this week’s “Local Music Flashback,” and reviewed The Arts’ The Trinity System CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner.”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

THE GOOD SEEDS – “Don’t Have Much to Say”
SAVING JAKE – “Candle Light”
THE WHATLEYS – “Rules We Live By”
BEN DUMM & THE DEVIANTS – “Devil’s Debt”
THE WHATLEYS – “Outside”
TED McCLOSKEY – “Looking Good in the Coffin”
THE WHATLEYS – “My Way Home”
PHILIP MASORTI – “I Wanna Know”
PRIVATE I – “Only A Man”
ALL BANGED UP – “Legends of Johnstown”

HOUR TWO:

XS FOR EYES – “Orchard Street”
ATOMIC DROPS – “Thin Dizzy”
THE WHATLEYS – “Soundtrack”
THE ARTS – “Cyrene Temple”
THE WHATLEYS – “Not Without My Friends”
THRETEN – “Keep Out” (1990, Local Music Flashback)
THE WHATLEYS – “Bored, Tired, Dumb”
BACKYARD KINGS – “We Live for This”
VOICE OF TREASON – “Cirque De’We’re Prey”
GIORNESTO (WORLD WITHOUT) – “Righteous Due”

On our next show, we’ll take a break from guests and specials to clean out the “Homegrown Rocker” mailboxes and check out recordings that have arrived in recent weeks. We will debut plenty of new tracks from area bands and artists! We will also update “Local Music News,” dig into the archive for another “Local Music Flashback,” venture “Across State Lines” to explore a piece of music from an out-of-state band or artist, and review Ten Throne’s Desolate Day CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” It will be maximum local and regional music on the “Homegrown Rocker,” next Sunday night!

Upcoming guests and specials include:

JULY 22 – GORDON TITTSWORTH (IMAGES OF EDEN/ALL TOO HUMAN)
JULY 29 – SETH CONNER
AUG. 5 – ALL NIGHT ALBUM ROCK TRIBUTE CONCERT PREVIEW
AUG. 12 – WHERE THE TRUTH LIES
AUG. 19 – RAIN MUST FALL
AUG. 26 – FRED MYERS & THE REDNECK MAJORITY
SEPT. 2 – LOCAL MUSIC LIVE IN CONCERT SPECIAL
SEPT. 9 – TUKURPA
SEPT. 23 – LOCAL AMERICANA SPECIAL

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, live show and CD reviews in “JP’s Corner," 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 special concert paying tribute to an influential area radio show will happen next month. The tribute to “All Night Album Rock” will take place on Friday night, August 17 at 30 Something in Altoona. The concert will pay homage to “All Night Album Rock,” a popular and influential radio program which aired on WFBG-AM in Altoona from 1975 to 1986. The concert will feature the show’s original host, Steve Kelsey, and feature reunion performances from former late ‘70s-era rockers Pulse and Black Diamond, along with special guests Blu Voodoo. There will also be a jam session featuring musicians from a number of the local bands whose music was featured on “All Night Album Rock.” Advance tickets are $8, and available at 30 Something. Several representatives from the tribute concert will discuss the event on the August 5 edition of the “Homegrown Rocker.”

The annual Kids Come First Benefit; 21st End Of Summer Jam benefit for Pittsburgh’s Children’s Hospital will take place on Saturday, August 25 at the Cresson Sportsmen’s Club. The concert will run from 1 to 10 p.m., and will feature eight area bands. Groups thus far confirmed to perform at this year’s event are Sunset Strip, the Backyard Rockers, Rain Must Fall, the Rhythm Sharks, and Emberstitch. Other groups interested in performing at the benefit can learn more information about the benefit through the website www.rockpage.net.

Area original rockers Lies, Inc. are undergoing a roster change. Guitarist Jason “Dax” Berardi is parting ways with the group, and they are seeking a new lead guitarist to replace him.

As reported previously, Ted McCloskey is set to unveil his sixth studio album. The new disc, entitled The Last of the Pin-Up Girls, will make its debut this Friday evening during the performance of Ted and his band, the Hi Fis’ at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts in State College. That performance will begin at 6 p.m. on the Allen Street stage.