HOMEGROWN ROCKER 12/6/15 (STERLING KOCH)

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the December 6 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.

This week, we welcomed back on the "Homegrown Rocker" airwaves our most frequent-flyer guest, the "Slide Ruler," Sterling Koch! Another year, another album, as Sterling introduced us to his latest solo album, Rock Slide. We discussed the album and its creation, and heard songs from it! Since we are into the holiday season and Sterling has issued two Christmas-themed CD's during his career, parts of the program became "All-Sterling Radio," including a "Local Music Flashback" to a track from his 2000 Acoustic Christmas CD! Along the way, we debuted a brand new song from Pittsburgh greats The Granati Brothers, updated "Local Music News," and reviewed Strait & Miller's Steal My Soul CD in "The Professor's CD Corner!"

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

LORDS A LEAPING - "Bells of Christmas"
JIM DONOVAN'S SUN KING WARRIORS - "Oolalala"
STERLING KOCH - "Shake 'Em on Down"
GRANATI BROTHERS - "About Each Other"
STERLING KOCH - "Sugar"
STERLING KOCH - "Run, Run Rudolph"
STERLING KOCH - "Good to Go"
CHRIS RATTIE - "Burn 'Em Down"

HOUR TWO:

NATE MYERS - "You Know"
THE JUKEHOUSE BOMBERS - "Give"
STERLING KOCH - "Leavin' Me with the Blues"
STRAIT & MILLER - "Just Can't Afford a Peace of Mind"
STERLING KOCH - "Crossfire"
STERLING KOCH - "Lullaby for a Savior" (2000, Local Music Flashback)
STERLING KOCH - "Comin' for Your Love"

With guests and specials populating our past few weeks, new recordings have been piling up in the "Homegrown Rocker" mailboxes, so on our next program we'll check out some of those recordings and hear new creations from the area music scene! In addition, we will update "Local Music News," dig into the archive for another "Local Music Flashback," and review Jack Pyers' No Road Home CD in "The Professor's CD Corner!"

Upcoming guests and specials include:

DECEMBER 20 - Christmas Special
DECEMBER 27 - 2015 Year in Review Special
JANUARY 31 - Derek Woodz Band
FEBRUARY 7 - Ladies of Local Music Special
FEBRUARY 28 - Millennium Music Conference Recap

(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 Sitch has announced their new singer to replace Dustin Reisling, who leaves the band after one more show in January. Ashley Thompson, previously the singer for 7th Gear, Silver Sunday and Splink! will take over lead microphone with The Sitch.

A new Clearfield County-based group featuring several music scene veterans makes their onstage debut next weekend. Big Bad Wolf is comprised of Buck-It alumni Greg Mallon on vocals, Bob Haight on guitar and Dave Read on drums, along with former Control bassist Paul Cavaliere and guitarist Jim Force. The group will introduce their rocking mixture at The After Dark in Clearfield next Saturday night, December 12.

Tragic news struck Philadelphia-based progressive hard rockers Rausch, as the group's guitarist, Gary Wehrkamp, lost his home and recording studio in a fire last Sunday night, November 29. Online donations are being accepted to help Gary and his family; for more information, visit the Mady's Angels website, www.madysangels.org.