HOMEGROWN ROCKER 6/16/13 (FATHER'S DAY/BORN & THE BEANST

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the June 16 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).

For Father’s Day, we again celebrated local and regional musical family traditions on the show with our Father’s Day Special! We explored family connections on the area music scene, and heard music spotlighting dads, moms, sons and daughters who grace area stages! We also thank two bands with musical family traditions – Born and the Beanstalk and 2nd Street – for being our guests. We spotlighted Born and the Beanstalk, learning their story and hearing recorded tracks from them during most of the program. 2nd Street joined us late, and will be next week’s guests!

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

RACHEL ALLEN – “Good Shepherd” (Rachel – mother)
PAINTED BY MILLIONS – “90s Kids” (Johnny Bayush – son)
BORN & THE BEANSTALK – “Desert Ocean” (Sean Osborn and Ben Bower – sons)
SM2 – “Jessie and Daisy” Sherri and Shane Mullen – mother and son)
BORN & THE BEANSTALK – “The Day You Went Away”
TRIPLE THREAT – “Before You Accuse Me” Don Osborn, Bill Hunter, Bill Hocherl – fathers)
BORN & THE BEANSTALK – “Space Oddity” (performed live in studio)
THE COPPER LESBOTS – “Mr. Neat-O’s Fantastic Mosquitoes” (Forrest Kos – son)
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Coming Home to You” (Felix Kos – father)

HOUR TWO:

JOINT EFFORT – “Pickin’ for the Blues Man” (Jeff and Ryan Clapper – father and son)
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “It’s Just Me” (Jeff and Ryan Clapper – father and son)
BORN & THE BEANSTALK – “Find the Cost of Freedom/Ohio” (performed live on the air)
MICHI – “Standstill” (Michiko Egger – daughter)
BORN & THE BEANSTALK – “Root Beer Song”
E.V.K. – “Goodbye to You” (Stevie and Chelsey Moses – son and daughter)
2ND STREET – “Wagon Wheel” (Jerry Carnevali, Jared and Jesse Carnevali – father and sons) (performed live on the air)
THE UP DOWNS – “Dehydrated Hangover Blues” (Rob Berkhimer – son) (performed live on air 1/16/11)
EAGLEMIGHT – “Eaglemight” (Dave and Kathy Nagle – parents, Annette Nagle – daughter)
TONY JANFLONE, JR. – “Something’s Got to Give” (live) (Tony Jr. – son)

As mentioned above, 2nd Street will be our guests on next week’s program, part of their “winnings” for capturing first place in the recent “Battle of the Acoustics” competition at Northern Cambria’s City Hotel. We will get reacquainted with the band members, find out their latest happenings, and they will bring instruments and perform live! We will also update “Local Music News,” dig into the archive for a “Local Music Flashback,” and review Nowhere Slow’s Listen/Love CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” We welcome 2nd Street back on the show 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!

Also, bands and artists are welcome to add their upcoming shows to the “Homegrown Rocker” event calendar! Go to the “Homegrown Rocker” section of either Rocky website and click on “Events,” and add your shows for free!

Upcoming guests and specials include:

JUNE 30 – BIG ATLANTIC
JULY 7 – MYCENEA WORLEY
JULY 14 – ALL REQUEST SPECIAL
JULY 21 – RICH EDMUNDSON
JULY 28 – CHRIS RATTIE
AUG. 4 – THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT SPECIAL
AUG. 18 – THE LAMPSHADES
SEPT. 1 – COVER SONG SPECIAL
SEPT. 15 – LOCAL MUSIC THEN & NOW SPECIAL
NOV. 10 – PATCHED TOGETHER BENEFIT PREVIEW
NOV. 24 – LOCAL MUSIC MEMORY LANE SPECIAL

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