HOMEGROWN ROCKER 2/24/13 (MMC17 RECAP)

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the February 24 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).

The 17th annual Millennium Music Conference took place last weekend in the Harrisburg area, and the “Homegrown Rocker” was once again there to represent! This week, we recapped the conference, featuring audio from panels, comments from musicians and other music industry professionals who took part in the conference, and music from some of the nearly 300 different bands and artists who showcased in Harrisburg last weekend! Along the way, we updated “Local Music News,” and dug a 2000 song by Gauge from the archive for a “Local Music Flashback.”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

THE ILLUMINATI – “Every Body Luvs U”
MARSHMELLOW OVERCOAT – “Faces on the Floor” 87CF
MYCENEA WORLEY – “Siren”
MAMA CORN – “Stoney Lonesome”
DANI HOY – “TropiGal”
MICHI – “Standstill”
MY EXCUSE – “Smoke a Cigarette”
DREAMKILLER – “All or Nothing” (live)
SPICE HOUSE MUSIC CO. – “Redemption Song”
SHERRI MULLEN – “Asleep at the Wheel”
WHITEY NOLL w/JOE AGOGLIA – “Ukaboom Man”

HOUR TWO:

LOVEBETTIE – “Red Roses”
GAS STATION DISCO – “Dancefloor”
NATE MYERS & THE ACES – “The Untouchable”
JOEY WELZ – “Ballad; Link Wray”
RAHWAY – “Drive Me Crazy”
GAUGE – “Zoloft” (2000, Local Music Flashback)
CROBOT – “The Legend of Spaceborne Killer”
HEIROSONIC – “Baphomet”
COAL – “Shrink the World”
BADD SEED – “Let Me Run”
7TH LAYER – “Change in Me”

During the Millennium Music Conference, we invited showcasing bands and artists to submit CDs into a “Homegrown Rocker” drop box during the weekend, and at the close of the business portion of the conference, we drew one CD. The band or artist whose CD we picked won a guest appearance on next week’s show! This year’s winner was a Brooklyn-based studio/band project called Spice House Music Co.! We will get acquainted with this project on next week’s show, hear tracks from their The Revival CD, and you’ll have a chance to call in to win your own copy! We will also update “Local Music News,” dig a song from the archive for another “Local Music Flashback,” and review Eli the Hawk’s Fable In Time CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” Get acquainted with Spice House Music Co. on the “Homegrown Rocker” next Sunday night!

And the “Homegrown Rocker” is available for digital download off either Rocky website after each and every show. Just check on either (www.rocky1049.com) or (www.rocky99.com) and download your copy of the show! If you live beyond the signal range of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99, you can now download west-central PA’s longest-running local music show!

Upcoming guests and specials include:

MAR. 10 – BRAND NEW WINGS
MAR. 17 – ST. PATTY’S DAY SPECIAL
MAR. 31 – PARAGON
MAY 5 – MYSTERYTRAIN
MAY 19 – “DAY OF ROCK” PREVIEW
JUNE 16 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL w/BORN & THE BEANSTALK

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…

Penn State Altoona is providing some free live music during the lunch hour on Monday, February 25 as part of their annual African-American Read-In event at the Slep Center. Campus philosophy and history instructor Joe Petrulionis will present the program “Where’s the Epic: Singing the Birth of a Multiethnic Nationality” beginning at 12 noon at the Slep Student Center. Appearing with Joe will be guest Isaac Davis on the Helicon blues harp. The event is open to the public and is free, and refreshments and desserts will be available.

The City Hotel in Northern Cambria is once again seeking acoustic performers to participate and compete in their fourth annual Battle of the Acoustics competition. This year’s event will held over the course of six Wednesdays starting on March 6. Contestants will perform in preliminary rounds before advancing to the finals, and will be judged by both the audience and a panel of musicians. There will be prizes for the top three finishers, and the winning performer will also score a guest appearance on the “Homegrown Rocker.” Performers interested in entering the battle are asked to contact the City Hotel.

And the new band project Brand New Wings has announced their first show. The new group, featuring former Bad Daze singer Tim Howsare and drummer Jim Bagrosky, former Green Eggs guitarist Matt Day and bassist Matt Buhler, will take the stage for the first time on March 9 at Quigley’s Pub in Clearfield. Brand New Wings will be guests on the “Homegrown Rocker” on the following night, March 10.