HOMEGROWN ROCKER 12/27/15 (2015 YEAR IN REVIEW)

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the December 27 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 closed the book on the past year with our 2015 Year In Review Special! We worked our way from January to December, recapping the area music news, happenings, shows, personnel moves, formations and breakups, new recordings and more from 2015, and we played music from area bands and artists who impacted the local music scene in 2015! Along the way, we debuted a new song from Subject to Change, as well as new holiday season music from The Clover.

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

THE MARK ALLEN PROJECT - "Happy New Year (Toss Me a Beer)"
CHRIS VIPOND & THE STANLEY STREET BAND - "Pink Parking Ticket"
PURE CANE SUGAR - "My Favorite Song"
INSIDE OUT - "Demons Inside"
ROADSIDE FUNERAL - "Parliament"
KLOCKWICK - "Full Circle"
ON THE RUN - "Speak to Me"
FELIX & THE HURRICANES - "Little Ears"
TED McCLOSKEY - "Cameras and Microphones"
NAILDRIVER - "Executioner"

HOUR TWO:

THE STRAYERS - "Sometimes the Sometimes"
NICK MILLER PROJECT w/GABE GREEN - "Shoulda Known"
SUBJECT TO CHANGE - "Red Slug"
LIES, INC. - "Invertigo"
STRAIT & MILLER - "Steal My Soul"
MISS MELANIE & THE VALLEY RATS - "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens"
MAMA CORN - "Someday Knock on Wood"
JIM DONOVAN'S SUN KING WARRIORS - "You Got to Believe It"
STERLING KOCH - "Leavin' Me with the Blues"
JASON McINTYRE - "Punxy"
THE CLOVER w/MATTHEW WYZYKOWSKI - "Auld Lang Syne"

We'll kick off 2016 by doing what we frequently do on the "Homegrown Rocker," updating the newest recordings from area bands and artists! We'll empty the mailboxes to see what arrived during the holiday season, and share lots of new tunes from local and regional bands and artists! We'll also update "Local Music News," dig out a "Local Music Flashback" from the archive, step "Across State Lines" to hear music from an independent band or artist from outside of PA, and review Jim Donovan's Sun King Warriors CD in "The Professor's CD Corner!"

Upcoming guests and specials include:

JANUARY 17 - Jack Pyers
JANUARY 31 - Derek Woodz Band
FEBRUARY 7 - Ladies of Local Music Special
FEBRUARY 28 - Millennium Music Conference Recap
MARCH 6 - MMC Contest Winner (to be picked at Millennium Music Conference)
MARCH 13 - St. Patty's Day 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