HOMEGROWN ROCKER 8/2/15

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the August 2 edition of 105.9 Qwik-Rock's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Lion Country's Rock Station, 105.9 Qwik-Rock. The show can also be streamed via Qwik's website, www.1059qwikrock.com.

We again celebrated the local and regional music scene by playing songs from numerous bands and artists! Along the way, we debuted new songs from Cell 15, Rock City Candy, Spacefish, H8, The Hidden Agendas, Best Day Ever, Nick Miller Project w/Gabe Green and Eric Ian Farmer. We also updated "Local Music News," dug a 2007 number by 9 Planet Tour from the archive for this week's "Local Music Flashback," stepped "Across State Lines" to hear music from Atlanta, Georgia's Senorita Awesome, and reviewed Jeffrey J. Beauvais' Love All Around CD in "The Professor's CD Corner!"

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

CELL 15 - "Chapter One"
FLIGHT 19 - "Liquid Courage"
ROCK CITY CANDY - "Saturday Night"
RAPID FIRE - "5 Steps"
BORROWED TIME - "Circus Train Going Down"
FELIX & THE HURRICANES - "Grow"
SPACEFISH - "Spit Like Fire"
H8 - "Voices in My Head"
THE HIDDEN AGENDAS - "The Mad Captain"
FIGHTING FOR JAMES - "I Will Not Break"

HOUR TWO:

WHITE WITCH - "The Seed"
FIST FIGHT IN THE PARKING LOT - "Something"
BEST DAY EVER - "Rosella"
JEFFREY J. BEAUVAIS - "Martyr's Anthem"
NICK MILLER PROJECT w/GABE GREEN - "Shoulda Known"
9 PLANET TOUR - "You Got It" (2007, Local Music Flashback)
SENORITA AWESOME - "Dolphin Cloud" (Across State Lines)
ERIC IAN FARMER - "Seed"
HATRED RISING - "Life (Let It Go)"

It's been a little while since we had guests on the program, but guests return on our next show when Brookville-based metal rockers Hatred Rising join us! We will meet the band members, learn the group's story, and hear music from them! Along the way, we will update "Local Music News," dig a "Local Music Flashback" from the archive, step "Across State Lines" to hear music from an out-of-state band or artist, and review Chip DiMonick's Uncaged CD in "The Professor's CD Corner!"

Upcoming guests and specials include:

AUG. 23 - Liz de Lise
AUG. 30 - After The Fall

(All dates are subject to changes as circumstances warrant.)

Bands and artists wanting to submit news items for "Local Music News" may email their news to homegrownrocker@gmail.com. Indicate "MUSIC NEWS" in the subject heading!

Bands and artists interested in having music aired on the show are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: Magnum Broadcasting, 315 South Atherton Street, State College, PA 16801; ATTN: Jim Price/Homegrown. Or drop the recordings off at the station during regular business hours, Monday-Friday 9 AM – 5 PM. You can also email digital song files or inquiries about the show to homegrownrocker@gmail.com.

Jim Price

In Local Music News...

The band Hate Grenade is in search for a new bass player, after announcing this week that Rich Johnson will step away from the group after August. Rich's final show with the group will be on Friday, September 4 at McGarvey's in Altoona. Hate Grenade will next perform next Friday, August 7 at the Route 22 Rock and Blues Festival near Huntingdon.

Speaking of which, this year's Route 22 Rock and Blues Festival does happen next weekend, from Friday, August 7 through Sunday, August 9, at the Lincoln Caverns campground off Route 22 near Huntingdon, and will feature a variety of original live music acts all three days. Friday evening's music starts at 6 p.m., and will feature Arsenal, It Is Written, Cavern 666, Klockwick and Hate Grenade. Saturday's lineup includes Brian Snare, Kevo Can't Dance, Strait & Miller, the Blacksnakes, Bail Jack, the Hidden Agendas, The Whatleys, Nobody's Heroes, the Legendary Hucklebucks, Dr. Smoke and Black Sun. Sunday's acts include Drew Dodson, B.O. Railroad, the Nick Miller Project, Rich Edmundson and The Perkolators. Ticket prices for the weekend are $30 per person for advance, and $40 at the gate. Anybody under the age of 21 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

And Felix & the Hurricanes have made it official...They have found their new bass player to replace Jeff Clapper, and he is a familiar name. Tony Mollick has taken over bass duties with the Hurricanes, and began his tenure with the group at the end of last month. Tony said that his other project, the Jive Turkeys, is still together and is planning to head into the studio to record new material soon.