HOMEGROWN ROCKER 9/20/15

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the September 20 edition of 105.9 Qwik-Rock's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Lion Country's Rock Station, 105.9 Qwik-Rock. The show can also be streamed via Qwik's website, www.1059qwikrock.com.

We debuted more new music on this week's program as we checked out new recordings that have arrived recently. Listeners heard new tunes from Easy Tiger, The Legendary Hucklebucks and Clyde Frog. For our "Across State Lines" feature, we spoke with New York-based Ian Mellencamp (nephew of the famous John Mellencamp) about his music and career as he will play in the State College area later in the week. Along the way, we updated "Local Music News," dug a 1998 number by Harrisburg's Plum Loco from the archive for this week's "Local Music Flashback," and reviewed Adam Ernst's Dirt Road Memories in "The Professor's CD Corner."

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

MATT OTIS & THE SOUND - "Down Down Down"
TED McCLOSKEY - "Just Enough Rope"
EASY TIGER - "Prolong So Long"
VITAMIN K - "New York City"
THE LEGENDARY HUCKLEBUCKS - "B-Movie"
BEN DUMM AND THE EAST SIDE BAND - "Devil's Debt"
CLYDE FROG - "Stand Up Wake Up"
MY HERO ZERO - "Got It Goin' On"
COLEBROOK ROAD - "Both Sides of the Line"
MAMA CORN - "Someday Knock on Wood"

HOUR TWO:

CHIP DIMONICK - "You Ain't Punk"
ROADSIDE FUNERAL - "To the Worms"
GROUND RESONANCE - "S'Over"
ADAM ERNST - "Like a Bullet from a Gun"
ROCK CITY CANDY - "Saturday Night"
PLUM LOCO - "Better Days" (1998, Local Music Flashback)
IAN MELLENCAMP - "Spells" (Across State Lines)
PROGMIUM - "Take Up the Fight"

Next week, we will continue to check out new recordings that have arrived in recent days and weeks, and share the new music with you! Along the way, we will update "Local Music News," dig a "Local Music Flashback" from the archive, and step "Across State Lines" to hear a song from an out-of-state independent band or artist. (And if ongoing technical issues are resolved, there may be a "Professor's CD Corner" feature.)

Upcoming guests and specials include:

OCTOBER 25 - Halloween Special
NOVEMBER 29 - Local Music Live in Concert Special
DECEMBER 20 - Christmas 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: Magnum Broadcasting, 315 South Atherton Street, State College, PA 16801; ATTN: Jim Price/Homegrown. Or drop the recordings off at the station during regular business hours, Monday-Friday 9 AM – 5 PM. You can also email digital song files or inquiries about the show to homegrownrocker@gmail.com.

Jim Price

In Local Music News...

A special benefit show happened at the Darkhorse Tavern in State College on September 20 to help out singer Jackie Brown as she continues her fight against breast cancer. "A Benefit for Jackie Brown" featured performances from Natascha & the Spy Boys, Urban Fusion, Eric Ian Farmer and the Gill Street Band, and was capped with a jam session. Donations to help Jackie were accepted at the benefit, and can still be made on Paypal through the website www.gillstreetband.com.

SongWorks of Johnstown is presenting a singer-songwriter contest on Thursday evening, October 8 at the Grand Halle in Johnstown's Cambria City neighborhood. A dinner starts things off at 6 p.m., followed by the contest at 7 p.m. Contestants are invited to submit one 3-5 minute live performance song; entries must be original songs submitted by the songwriters. The contest will be judged by a panel of three SongWorks members. Prizes will be $200, $100 and $50 for the top three winners. For more information about the contest, visit the SongWorks website, www.johnstownsongworks.org.

The Downtown Altoona Business Community will celebrate the start of the new cultural arts season with Arts on the Avenue on Thursday evening, September 24, from 5 to 7 p.m. throughout downtown Altoona. Free activities will include art exhibits, performances by dancers, singers and musicians, and previews to Altoona Community Theatre's opening night performance of You Can't Take It With You. Among musical performers will be area duo Raining Blue performing at Shear Power on 11th Avenue, and the Allegheny Ukulele Kollective.

A new area Christmas season compilation CD is coming together for the upcoming holiday season. Happy Valley Holidays will be a holiday compilation album featuring musicians from central PA, and the album is slated for a December 1 release. Proceeds from sales of the CD will benefit the Direct Relief organization, which provides medical resources to people affected by poverty or emergency situations.