HOMEGROWN ROCKER 11/15/09 (FOURTH DIMENSION AUDIO)

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the November 15 edition of Rocky 104.9's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 9 to 11 PM during Steelers football season.

Thanks to our guests this week, Keith Reynolds and Brian Stotler. Keith records area bands as Fourth Dimension Audio, and is collaborating with Brian on a new collective/indie recording project called Major-Minor Recordings. The two discussed the respective projects, and we heard songs from several of the bands currently recording with Fourth Dimension Audio; including Nitekast, Ganister, A Voice of Chaos and Brian’s band The Side Effects. We also updated Local Music News, dug into the archive for a 1996 song by Upstream for a “Local Music Flashback,” and reviewed Pan.a.ce.a’s We the Broken CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner.”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Free”
CHRIS VIPOND & THE STANLEY STREET BAND – “Be”
NITEKAST – “Cold Fusion”
MYSTERYTRAIN – “Hustlin’ Jones” (performed live 6/13/09 at Cosmic Jam)
GANISTER – “Villain Inside”
THIS CALLING – “1,000 Words”
A VOICE OF CHAOS – “Crash Course”
SKELL – “Don’t Speak”

HOUR TWO:

JOHN CHARNEY – “American Swine”
HELLO, VIXEN – “You Can’t Sing a Song You’ve Never Heard”
THE SIDE EFFECTS – “Let’s Get F***ed Up”
PAN.A.CE.A – “Children of Tomorrow”
NITEKAST – “Escape”
UPSTEAM – “Upstream” (1996, Local Music Flashback)
GANISTER – “Saving Grace”

This Sunday night, our guest via phone will be Bret Alexander, one of the driving forces behind The Badlees! We’ll get Bret’s lowdown and insight on The Badlees’ new CD, Love Is Rain, hear songs from the disc, and listeners will have chances to call in and win copies! We’ll also update Local Music News, review Ledbetter Heights’ Beyond Familiar CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner,” and dig into the archives for a “Local Music Flashback!” Bret Alexander via phone on the “Homegrown Rocker,” this Sunday night!

Forthcoming guests and specials include:

NOV. 29 – (NO SHOW DUE TO STEELERS FOOTBALL)
DEC. 6 – FOUR DAY CRAWL
DEC. 20 – CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
DEC. 27 – 2009 YEAR IN REVIEW SPECIAL
JAN. 3 – A CRUCIFYING FEELING
JAN. 10 – JACKSON MONSOUR

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, the online 'zine publication "The Final Cut," 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…

Members of the bands White Shadow and The Boomers have collaborated on a new band that celebrates the Fab 4. Beatlemaniacs features Jerry Carnicella, Andy Rhody, Harry Young and Johann Von Schrenkel from White Shadow, along with Bob Helbig from The Boomers. The group performs a variety of Beatles favorites, and invites guest singers and musicians to sit in. The group performs at an Altoona venue this Thursday night starting at 8.

Latrobe’s Tony Mollick Project has announced that they are stepping away from regional stages, at least for the time being. The band members are pursuing other projects, and group namesake Tony Mollick continues to mend from a heart attack he suffered earlier this year.

Lebanon Valley College in Annville will present their fifth annual Music Industry Conference this Saturday, November 21, at the college's Blair Music Center. The day-long conference will feature panel discussions and workshops on multiple aspects of the music industry, including record labels, music publishing, songwriting, recording, and more. There will also be raffles featuring music items as well as displays. Among the panelists will be Live's rhythm guitarist, Adam Kowalczyk. For more information and to pre-register, visit the conference's website, http://lvcmic.com.