BACKYARD ROCKER 12/7/03

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the December 7 edition of Q94's weekly local music program, "The Backyard Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on WBRX 94.3 and WBXQ 94.7.

Thanks to those “brothers from different mothers,” Balistic, for an interesting two hours (and for the free T-shirt and pullover hat). We discussed the band and their changes since the addition of new singer Mark McNelley nearly a year ago. We heard tracks from Balistic's new EP, “Transference,” and several lucky listeners won copies of the album. We also debuted a new song from the Poptart Monkeys.

This week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

HALESTORM - “Tempest Holy Night”
BALISTIC - “Power”
FLORD - “4 Walls”
BALISTIC - “Purgatory”
STEPT ON - “Snowed In”
BALISTIC - “One of Seven”

HOUR TWO:

ROADKILL - “Santa Is a Big Fat Jerk”
BALISTIC - “Your World”
POPTART MONKEYS - “What Can I Do”
BALISTIC - “I'm A Liar”
NUM - “Shut Out”
BALISTIC - “Get It Right”

This coming Sunday, Dec. 14, our guests in the studio will be Altoona area blues trio Fat Vinny & the Wiseguys. Making their annual visit to the program, the trio will update us on their career as they continue to spread “the Blues you can't Refuse” nationwide. We'll hear two new songs the group recently contributed to the “Rocksbury: Musicians for Kids” benefit CD, and find out the progress on the group's forthcoming third CD. Fat Vinny & the Wiseguys return to the “Backyard Rocker,” this Sunday night!

Other forthcoming guests and specials include:

DEC. 21 - Christmas Special
DEC. 28 – Year In Review Special
JAN. 4 – V.I.H.
JAN. 11 – The Flame Sky (tentative)
JAN. 18 – Rock'N'Rye
JAN. 25 – Super Bowl Widows' Special (hosted by Q94 2004 Calendar Girls)
FEB. 1 – Destroy Elroy
FEB. 8 – Suicide Switch
FEB. 15 – Wake Up Screaming
FEB. 22 – Right Side Thief
MAR. 7 - 6th Anniv. Special w/Felix & the Hurricanes
MAR. 28 – Evensong

The “Backyard Rocker” presents the annual Christmas Special on December 21, as we fill two hours with holiday music from area bands and artists! If you or your band has recorded some holiday music – either a version of a holiday classic or an original holiday song – we would like to hear it! Send your holiday recordings to the “Backyard Rocker” at the address below, and we will gladly consider your music for inclusion on the special!

For regular updates on what is happening on the area music scene, pay a visit to Rockpage (www.rockpage.org). Rockpage features band links, a message board, "Backyard 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 Backyard Rocker" are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: WBXQ Radio, 4000 5th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602; ATTN: Jim Price. Or drop the recordings off at the station during regular business hours, Monday-Friday 9 AM - 5 PM.

Jim Price