HOMEGROWN ROCKER 12/11/11 (REPRESENT THE LIE/RTL)

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the December 11 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 guests this week, State College-based hard modern rockers Represent The Lie (www.representthelie.com.) We met the band members and learned their story, and heard tracks from RTL’s debut CD, On The Inside. Along the way, we updated “Local Music News,” dug into the archive to check out a 1997 track from Tukker, and reviewed Absolution’s new CD, The Other Side of Nothing, in “The Professor’s CD Corner.”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

KENNY MURDICK – “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY – “Suicide Messiah”
REPRESENT THE LIE (RTL) – “Bleed For Me”
BACKYARD KINGS – “We Live for This”
REPRESENT THE LIE (RTL) – “On the Inside”
LEADFOOT – “Hell”
SINISTER REALM – “With Swords Held High”
ZELAZOWA – “Junkie Got Soul”

HOUR TWO:

DETHLEHEM – “Glorious Treasures”
CLASHING PLAID – “All I Got for Christmas Was Drunk”
REPRESENT THE LIE (RTL) – “Breathe”
ABSOLUTION – “Anemic (Reality)”
REPRESENT THE LIE (RTL) – “Falling Down”
TUKKER – “Kalico” (1997, Local Music Flashback)
TWELVE NOON – “Self Portrait”

Next week, we take the long overdue opportunity to empty out the “Homegrown Rocker” mailboxes and check out a variety of new local and regional recordings that have arrived in recent weeks. Along the way, we will update “Local Music News,” dig into the archive for yet another “Local Music Flashback,” and review The Sunflower Spectacle’s No Fields CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” Cleaning out the show’s mailboxes means maximum local and regional music the “Homegrown Rocker” next Sunday night at 9 PM!

Forthcoming guests and specials include:

DEC. 25 – CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
JAN. 1 – 2011 YEAR IN REVIEW SPECIAL PT. I
JAN. 8 – 2011 YEAR IN REVIEW SPECIAL PT. 2
JAN. 15 – CAESER PINK AND THE IMPERIAL ORGY

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…

The area music scene was saddened by the passing of a longtime musician this past week. Larry Smelley, who had played in various bands over the years, passed away on Monday at age 65. He had been battling cancer. Larry most recently played bass for the bands Hot Wax and The Red Arrow, and often sat in on the monthly jam sessions at the Sankertown VFW.

Rain Must Fall is currently auditioning drummers to take over behind the kit for Jon Preston, who played his final show with the group last night at Aldo’s in Juniata. In the meantime, Rain Must Fall will take some time off from live performances through most of the winter, and expects to resurface sometime in late February or March.

And folks who attended the annual fall concert by the Saint Francis University World Drumming Ensemble last Monday night at the JFK Student Lounge on the Loretto campus witnessed an unexpected surprise. A few songs into the performance, a suspect-looking Santa Claus and an elf showed up bearing candy canes and gifts. They handed one of the gifts to Drumming Ensemble member Kent Tonkin (who’s also the bass player for Lies, Inc.). Kent took the gift, turned to his girlfriend, Melissa Bailey, dropped to one knee and proposed to her, presenting the gift, an engagement ring. Pleasantly surprised, Melissa said yes. Congratulations to the couple for taking the next step forward.