HOMEGROWN ROCKER 11/15/15 (PATCHED TOGETHER PREVIEW)

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the November 15 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.

This week, we previewed the upcoming fifth annual Patched Together: A Day of Music for the Healing Patch, which takes place on Saturday, November 21, at the Bavarian Aid Society in Altoona. Thanks to our guests this week; the event's chief organizer, Kent Tonkin, along with Ryan McCracken of The Sitch, and Chris Lawson, Grant Matthews and Abe Weber of Nobody's Heroes, for sharing information and their thoughts about being involved in this special event. Proceeds from Patched Together benefit Home Nursing Agency's Healing Patch program, which provides peer-mentoring and counseling services to young people who have suffered the passings of family members and loved ones.

In addition, we debuted new songs from Doctor Smoke, Jim Donovan's Sun King Warriors and Adam Ernst, updated "Local Music News," dug a 1978 song by Altoona-based rockers Piranha from the archive for a "Local Music Flashback," and reviewed The Legendary Hucklebucks' Hillbilly Death-Wrock Volume One CD in "The Professor's CD Corner!"

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

FELIX & THE HURRICANES - "Lonely One"
THE BIG TIME - "Transparent"
PATCHED TOGETHER ALL-STARS - "Patched Together"
DOCTOR SMOKE - "Faces in the Fog"
JIM DONOVAN'S SUN KING WARRIORS - "You Got to Believe It"
CHRIS VIPOND & THE STANLEY STREET BAND - "Shine"
THE SITCH - "Hillbilly Psycho"

HOUR TWO:

PURE CANE SUGAR - "My Favorite Song" (live)
MAMA CORN - "Holdin' Pen"
NOBODY'S HEROES - "Moonshine"
THE LEGENDARY HUCKLEBUCKS - "One Less Drunk"
FLIGHT 19 - "Hands"
PIRANHA - "White Lady" (1978, Local Music Flashback)
ADAM ERNST - "Bench Seat Kinda Thing"
TREE - "Old Plank Road"

On our next program, our guest will be former Rusted Root drummer Jim Donovan! We will discuss Jim's current band endeavor, the Sun King Warriors, their music, and Jim's inspiration behind the music. We will also check out songs from the forthcoming Sun King Warriors CD! In addition, we will update "Local Music News," dig into the archive for a "Local Music Flashback," and review The Tommy Roberts' self-titled CD in "The Professor's CD Corner!"

Upcoming guests and specials include:

NOVEMBER 29 - Local Music Live in Concert Special
DECEMBER 6 - Sterling Koch
DECEMBER 20 - Christmas Special
DECEMBER 27 - 2015 Year in Review Special
JANUARY 31 - Derek Woodz Band

(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...

Hate Grenade is completing work on their next recording. The new CD, Pull the Pin, is expected to be released next month.

The group formerly known as 22 East has morphed into a new band called Down to the Wire. The 22 East rhythm section of drummer Rick Guyer and bassist Bob Seilor has joined with singer/guitarist Mike Wieland and keyboardist Elizabeth Findley to form Down to the Wire. The group just performed at Altoona's Newburg Fire Company social hall on Friday night (Nov. 13).

Online deadlines are approaching for bands and artists who are interested in showcasing at the 20th annual Millennium Music Conference, which takes place on February 19 and 20 at the Best Western Premier and the Central Hotel in Harrisburg. The deadlines for applying to showcase online are Monday, November 16 via Sonicbids, and December 7 through Reverbnation. Besides the opportunity to showcase, the Millennium Music Conference will feature two days of workshops, seminars, speakers and mentoring sessions relating to the music industry, along with a trade show and networking opportunities Up to 300 different bands and artists from Pennsylvania, the Northeast and even worldwide will be selected to showase at venues throughout the Harrisburg area during the weekend of the conference. For more information, visit the conference's website, www.musicconference.net.