HOMEGROWN ROCKER 1/24/16

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the January 24 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 provided maximum local and regional music this week as we revisited the mailboxes to check out new recordings that have arrived in recent weeks! We debuted new tunes from Eric Val, The Crew of the Half Moon, The Tommy Roberts, Johnny Searfoss, Natascha & the Spy Boys, The Terribles, Fine Wives and Let The River Swell. In addition, we updated "Local Music News," dug a 2001 song by Tripwire from the archive for this week's "Local Music Flashback," stepped "Across State Lines" to hear a song by Boston-based The Self-Proclaimed Rockstars, and reviewed Andy Mowatt's An End to the Means CD in "The Professor's CD Corner!"

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

FELIX & THE HURRICANES - "Issues"
ADAM ERNST - "Country Boy Ride"
ERIC VAL - "Beautiful Lie"
J.D. EICHER & THE GOODNIGHTS - "Lately Lady"
THE CREW OF THE HALF MOON - "The Party After the Show"
THE TOMMY ROBERTS - "The Moon"
JOHNNY SEARFOSS - "Devil on Sunday"
NATASCHA & THE SPY BOYS - "Don't Wait Too Long"
FLOAT - "No End"
OVERHEAD - "Midnight Sun"

HOUR TWO:

NATE MYERS - "Breathe"
JIM DONOVAN & THE SUN KING WARRIORS - "Right in Front of Me"
THE TERRIBLES - "The Heartbreaker"
ANDY MOWATT - "Omniblues"
FINE WIVES - "Hipster Blood"
TRIPWIRE - "Unleashed" (2001, Local Music Flashback)
THE SELF-PROCLAIMED ROCKSTARS - "Bella" (Across State Lines)
ANCHORS TO ANCHORS - "Stay Lost"
LET THE RIVER SWELL - "Deserters"

On our next program, we will continue to check out new recordings that have arrived recently, and provide more maximum local and regional music! 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 independent band or artist, and review Habatat's self-titled CD in "The Professor's CD Corner!"

Upcoming guests and specials include:

FEBRUARY 7 - Ladies of Local Music Special
FEBRUARY 28 - Millennium Music Conference Recap
MARCH 6 - MMC Contest Winner (to be picked at Millennium Music Conference)
MARCH 13 - St. Patty's Day Special

(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...

Hot on the heels of releasing their new CD Pull the Pin, Hate Grenade has announced the addition of their new bass player, Buddy Reilly. Buddy takes over the bass position after Rich Johnson departed from Hate Grenade last year. The group expects to return to live stage action shortly.

The group Lies, Inc. has announced that they are going on indefinite hiatus while band members pursue individual endeavors. There is no timetable for a possible return.

One of the Northeast's top bluegrass bands is going through some changes. Morgantown, West Virginia bluegrassers The Hillbilly Gypsies announced that fiddle player Ty Jaquay, banjo player Dave Asti and upright bass player Ryan Cramer are all stepping down and retiring from live touring. The group's remaining members, the husband and wife duo of Trae and Jamie Lynn Buckner, are continuing the group with a new backing band.