HOMEGROWN ROCKER 12/19/10 (CHRISTMAS SPECIAL)

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the December 19 edition of Rocky 99 and Rocky 104.9's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 9 to 11 PM during football season on WRKW-FM (www.rocky99.com) and WRKY-FM (www.rocky1049.com).

This program was our annual Christmas Special. We featured 2 hours of local and regional Christmas and holiday music, including area musicians’ original Christmas song creations and their versions of time-tested holiday classics! While rock was the prominent flavor, we also heard some Christmas jazz from the Dave Single Trio, folk and Americana Christmas sounds from John Stevens and Blind Jonny Death, blues from Sweet Pea Felty with Darcie Miner and Fat Vinny & the Wiseguys, and more. We also reviewed a new local Christmas album, The Servello Family’s Wise Men Still Seek Him, in “The Professor’s CD Corner.” Hopefully this week’s show provided the appropriate backdrop for tree-trimming, cookies and eggnog!

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

KENNY MURDICK – “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
TONY HARLAN – “Jingle This”
PAN.A.CE.A – “Santa Claus Is Back in Town”
B.E. TAYLOR – “O Little Town of Bethlehem”
NEGATIVE SPACE – “I’ll Be Home”
GAS STATION DISCO – “Christmas Without You”
JOHN STEVENS – “That Night”
BLIND JONNY DEATH – “The Greatest Gift”
THE DAVE SINGLE TRIO – “Frosty the Snowman”
SWEET PEA FELTY WITH DARCIE MINER – “Blue Christmas”
HALESTORM – “Tempest Holy Night”
THE JELLYBRICKS – “Father Christmas”

HOUR TWO:

DON HUGHES – “Christmas Medley”
PASTOR BRAD & FRIENDS – “Joy to the World”
THE RED LETTER BAND – “Angels We Have Heard on High”
THE SERVELLO FAMILY – “Little Drummer Boy”
BUSTED MONKEY – “Merry Christmas (Your Stuff’s in the Yard)”
ROADKILL – “Santa Is a Big Fat Jerk”
CLASHING PLAID – “All I Got for Christmas Is Drunk”
CLOUD PARTY – “The Ghost of Christmas Presents Past”
BRANDON GIUFFRE – “Is This Christmas?”
RON JARRETT – “Christmas Time is Here”
DAVE & CATHY NAGLE – “Winter Wonderland”
PENSIVE FEAR – “Carol of the Bells”
FAT VINNY & THE WISEGUYS – “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”

On our next program, we start to close the book on 2010 with the first of our two-part 2010 Year In Review Special! In the first part, we will examine the local music happenings during the first half of the year; reviewing music news, band formations and break-ups, personnel moves, special shows, new recordings and more. And we will feature music from local and regional bands and artists who made their mark on the music scene in 2010! Part One of the 2010 Year In Review Special, this Sunday night!

Forthcoming guests and specials include:

JAN. 2 – 2010 YEAR IN REVIEW SPECIAL, PART 2
JAN. 9 – JACKSON MONSOUR
JAN. 16 – THE UP DOWNS
JAN. 30 – JEREMY dePRISCO
FEB. 6 – LADIES OF LOCAL MUSIC SPECIAL
FEB. 13 – THE GOOD SEEDS
FEB. 27 – MILLENNIUM MUSIC CONFERENCE RECAP
MARCH 6 – RAIN MUST FALL

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