HOMEGROWN ROCKER 4/22/12

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the April 22 edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on WRKY-FM (www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (www.rocky99.com).

Once again, it was time to clean out the “Homegrown Rocker” mailboxes on this week’s show. And that meant debuting a lot of new songs from local and regional bands and artists! This week, we debuted tunes from On The Run, Sandlot Heroes, The Show and Tells, Kriki, The Civil, Marty Rakaczewski, Synesthesia and Instead Of Sleeping. Along the way, we updated “Local Music News,” dug a 1995 song by Pittsburgh’s Defiant from the archive for a “Local Music Flashback,” stepped “Across State Lines” to hear a song by Baltimore’s Roll It Over, and reviewed Norman Nardini’s Bone A Fide CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner.”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

GIORNESTO – “Restless”
LEADFOOT – “Hell”
ON THE RUN – “Follow Me”
SANDLOT HEROES – Out of My Hands”
THE SHOW AND TELLS – “Going Away”
JIMMY ADLER – “Let’s Cut Loose”
KRIKI (AND THE BAD NAVIGATORS) – “Gone”
ALLEGORY – “Actress”
THE CIVIL – “What You’re Made Of”
MEDIKADED – “10,000 Miles”

HOUR TWO:

NOTHING TO PROVE – “You’re My Boy Blue!”
THE BIG TIME – “Remix”
MARTY RAKACZEWSKI – “Summertime”
NORMAN NARDINI – “End of the Line”
SYNESTHESIA – “Effigy”
DEFIANT – “Wishing Well” (1995, Local Music Flashback)
ROLL IT OVER – “The Other Side” (Across State Lines)
GROUND RESONANCE – “Say”
INSTEAD OF SLEEPING – “Chinese Finger Traps”
RAIN MUST FALL – “Midwestern Girl”
THE EMBALMED – “Coming Black Winter”

On our next show, we welcome via phone Pittsburgh rock’n’roll icon Norman Nardini! “The High Priest of Pittsburgh Rock’n’Roll” will update us on his latest happenings, and we’ll hear tunes from Norman’s latest CD, Bone A Fide! We will also update “Local Music News,” dig into the archive for another “Local Music Flashback,” and review Charlie Bush’s Made 2B Played CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” The “Manful Handful,” Norman Nardini, chats with us on the “Homegrown Rocker” next Sunday night!

Upcoming guests and specials include:

MAY 6 – RAGGEDY HOBO
MAY 13 – COVER SONG SPECIAL
MAY 20 – RICH EDMUNDSON
MAY 27 – MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 3 – JEFF PITTINGER
JUNE 10 – RON GALLUCCI
JUNE 17 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 24 – SETH CONNER

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 received sad news this week with the passing of Tom Johnson, one of the founding members of longtime rock-and-rollers Stillwater. Tom passed away after an extended illness on April 14 at age 59. Tom sang and played guitar with Stillwater, and was also a former teacher.

A new double-disc retrospective set about the State College music scene is set to be released later this summer. Now and Then: The State College Music Scene (1968-2012) will contain 40 songs from the past and present of the Happy Valley music scene, spanning rock, folk, country, blues and more. The set will feature a “Then” disc covering acts from 1968 to 2000, and a “Now” disc featuring acts from 2000 to the present. The set is being produced by Daniel Collins, and will be issued by State College-based indie record label Apache Records. Proceeds from CD sales will benefit Happy Valley Cares, an organization dedicated to helping victims become successful survivors of abuse through education.

And Pittsburgh blues guitar great and recent “Homegrown Rocker” guest Jimmy Adler will represent western Pennsylvania next winter at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, after he and his band won last weekend’s annual Pittsburgh Blues Challenge, sponsored by the Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania. The Jimmy Adler Band won best band honors at the Blues Challenge, held last Sunday at the Clarion Hotel in Pittsburgh’s Greentree section. Miss Freddye and Greg 'G-man' Castille won the duo competition, and Cheryl Rinovato won the best blues guitarist honors. Altoona’s The Hawks Blues Band made their first appearance at this year’s Pittsburgh Blues Challenge.