HOMEGROWN ROCKER 9/18/11 (JIMMY ADLER)

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the September 18 edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 9 to 11 PM during Steelers football season on WRKY-FM (www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (www.rocky99.com).

Thanks to our guest this week via phone, Pittsburgh blues guitar favorite Jimmy Adler (http://www.jimmyadler.com). Jimmy updated us on his career happenings, including the release of his brand new CD, Midnight Rooster. We discussed the CD and heard numerous songs from it. Along the way, we debuted new songs from Borrowed Time and Chuck Mason & Blue Reality. We also updated “Local Music News,” dug a 2002 song by The Cosmic Lounge from the archive for a “Local Music Flashback,” and reviewed Miss Melanie and the Valley Rats’ Slow Down CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner.”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

ZUPE & NICHOLS – “Step On It”
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Walking a Straight Line”
JIMMY ADLER – “Wild Imagination”
BORROWED TIME – “Runnin’ from the Law”
JIMMY ADLER – “Horseshoe Curve”
JT BLUES – “The Boss Told Me”
JIMMY ADLER – “Midnight Rooster”

HOUR TWO:

CHUCK MASON & BLUE REALITY – “You Know It’s Time”
JIMMY ADLER – “Let’s Cut Loose”
MISS MELANIE & THE VALLEY RATS – “Just a Little Bit” (live)
JIMMY ADLER – “Jersey Joe”
THE COSMIC LOUNGE – “Burnt Coffee” (2002, Local Music Flashback)
JIMMY ADLER – “Headhunters”

THERE WILL BE NO “HOMEGROWN ROCKER” PROGRAM ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 DUE TO THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS VS. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME. Our next program will be on Sunday, October 2, when our guests will be Miss Melanie and the Valley Rats! The new group featuring exciting new singer Melanie Morrison plus Queen Bee & the Blue Hornet Band alumni Mark Ross and Jack Wilkinson, we’ll learn the story of this new group, plus hear songs from their debut CD, Slow Down. We will also update “Local Music News,” dig into the archive for yet another “Local Music Flashback,” and review Jimmy Adler’s Midnight Rooster CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” Miss Melanie and the Valley Rats on the “Homegrown Rocker,” Sunday night Oct. 2 at 9 PM!

Forthcoming guests and specials include:

OCT. 9 – MYSTERYTRAIN
OCT. 16 – LIES, INC.
OCT. 23 – ZUPE & NICHOLS
OCT. 30 – HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
NOV. 6 – (NO SHOW DUE TO STEELERS SUNDAY NIGHT GAME)
NOV. 13 – CHUCK MASON & BLUE REALITY
NOV. 20 – JUSTIN HALE
NOV. 27 – (NO SHOW DUE TO STEELERS SUNDAY NIGHT GAME)
DEC. 25 – CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
JAN. 1 – 2011 YEAR IN REVIEW SPECIAL PT. I
JAN. 8 – 2011 YEAR IN REVIEW SPECIAL PT. 2

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, live show and CD reviews in “JP’s Corner," 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…

Some veteran area hard rockers have joined forces in a new band project. Screamin’ Ugly features former Tie Down and Dim singer Scott Walk, former This Calling/Saucemonster guitarist Chris Silva, former This Calling bassist Paul Greiner, Brad Jamison on guitar and former NailDriver/Saucemonster singer Floyd Hunter on drums. Screamin’ Ugly will perform ‘80s and ‘90s hard rock and metal from names like Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Metallica and more. Screamin’ Ugly will make their official onstage debut on October 29, Halloween weekend, at 30 Something in Altoona.

A Fight With Sledgehammers is issuing a new 7” EP. After two years of recording efforts, the group will unveil Dogmatic Deception. The EP, featuring five songs, was recorded at The Underground Studio in Altoona. A Fight With Sledgehammers will celebrate the new recording with a release performance next Saturday night at Aldo’s in Altoona, on a triple-bill with the bands Body X Farm and Black Sun.

The area music scene mourned the loss of another member this past week with the passing of Don Frye on Monday, Sept. 12 at age 38. Don played drums for several area hard rock bands over the past few years, including Flord. We at the “Homegrown Rocker” extend our sincerest condolences to Don’s family, friends and musical associates..