HOMEGROWN ROCKER 1/6/13 (2012 YEAR IN REVIEW PT. 2)

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the January 6 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).

This week, we completed our look back over the past year on the area music scene with our 2012 Year In Review Special, Part 2! We closely examined music scene happenings, movers and shakers from July through December, looking at the news events, noteworthy shows, band personnel moves, formations, break-ups and make-ups! We also featured plenty of songs from the bands and performers who impacted the area music scene in 2012!

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

ZUPE – “Auld Lang Syne”
TED McCLOSKEY – “Never Going to Be One of Them”
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Coming Home to You”
CANDLELIGHT RED – Demons”
WITHOUT ZERB – “Last Goodbye”
44MAG – “50 Miles”
BLACK DIAMOND – “Back Street Lover” (1978, Local Music Flashback)
NAILDRIVER – “In God We Trust”
PAINTED BY MILLIONS – “I Didn’t Think”
WHISKEY RIVER PANHANDLERS – “Tupelo’s Burning”

HOUR TWO:

THE BACKYARD ROCKERS – “Tara’s Song”
JOHN “JT” THOMPSON – “Why Can’t You Be True”
BLACK COFFEE – “Bottom of the Barrel” I
JIMMY MOWERY – “Turn Out the Lights”
SOUTHSIDE STRAYS – “Out All Night”
BEN DUMM & THE DEVIANTS – “Shoot from the Hip”
RAIN MUST FALL – “Magnolia”
LIES, INC. “Waking the Misery”
HALESTORM – “Love Bites (So Do I)”
SYNESTHESIA – “Deceiver”
A CRUCIFYING FEELING – “Faking Bliss”

On our next program, we will be joined via phone by members of Philadelphia modern rockers A Crucifying Feeling! We will get reacquainted with the band members and learn their story, learn their latest happenings, and hear songs from their CD From Dust to Life. We will also update “Local Music News,” dig a song from the archive for another “Local Music Flashback,” and review Synesthesia’s Synners and Saints CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” And we will give away pairs of tickets to the Mishler Bands for Charity benefit concert event, happening January 19 at Altoona’s historic Mishler Theatre! A Crucifying Feeling takes the spotlight on the “Homegrown Rocker” next Sunday night!

Upcoming guests and specials include:

JAN. 20 – WINE OF NAILS
JAN. 27 – INSTRUMENTS DO THE TALKING SPECIAL (ALL INSTRUMENTALS)
FEB. 3 – FOOTBALL WIDOW’S SPECIAL; LADIES OF LOCAL MUSIC
FEB. 10 – RON RUSSELL TALENT SHOWCASE
FEB. 24 – MILLENNIUM MUSIC CONFERENCE RECAP SPECIAL
MAR. 3 – MILLENNIUM MUSIC CONFERENCE CONTEST WINNER

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