HOMEGROWN ROCKER 3/20/16

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the March 20 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 returned to the program's mailboxes to see what new recordings have arrived during recent weeks, and shared some of those arrivals with our listeners. We debuted new tunes from Crossroads Duo, Joe Scheller, John Hufford, Jeff Mamett, Medusa's Disco, Empire in Decline, Doug Irwin and Paradigm. Along the way, we dug out a 1991 tune from Pittsburgh's Raquel for this week's "Local Music Flashback,"and stepped "Across State Lines" to hear a song from Baltimore bluesman Reggie Wayne Morris!

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

JIM DONOVAN'S SUN KING WARRIORS - "Blend Into You"
THE PERKOLATORS - "Give Me My Love"
CROSSROADS DUO - "Checkin' Up on My Baby"
PURE CANE SUGAR - "Leg Up" (live)
JOE SCHELLER - "Here and Now"
STRAIT & MILLER - "Steal My Soul"
JOHN HUFFORD - "This Lethal Edge"
MYCENEA WORLEY - "You Don't Know Me Now"
JEFF MAMETT - "About Horses and Wars"
PATRICK McGINNIS - "Give Your Love Away"
MEDUSA'S DISCO - "What's His Face from Another Town"

HOUR TWO:

ONE ADAM 12 - "Alive/Undead"
BIG ATLANTIC - "Dig Deep"
EMPIRE IN DECLINE - "Don't Say Anything"
DOUG IRWIN - "Rattle the Cage"
BADD SEED - "Last Man Standing"
RAQUEL - "Pop Goes the Music" (1991, Local Music Flashback)
REGGIE WAYNE MORRIS - "Another Can of Worms" (Across State Lines)
CHRIS BELL - "Pearly Gates"
PARADIGM - "Confine the Breathless"
HATE GRENADE - "One of a Kind"

On our next program, the ukulele takes the spotlight, as well as a local organization and upcoming special event that celebrate the instrument! The Allegheny Ukulele Kollective - a group of area ukulele enthusiasts who get together for jam sessions twice a month and bring renowned ukulele performers to the area for concerts - will present their third annual Ukulele Soiree event in April, a three-day gathering featuring workshops, open mics, vendors, and nightly concerts. Mike Holzer and Louise Troxell from the Kollective will discuss the Soiree with us, and two Soiree guests - Gerald Ross and Mim of Mim's Ukes - will join us via phone to offer their thoughts on the Soiree and their love of the ukulele. Along the way, we will update "Local Music News," and dig into the archive for a "Local Music Flashback." And we will try to spotlight other local and regional music with a ukulele touch as well! The ukulele takes center stage on our next program!

Upcoming guests and specials include:

APRIL 3 - Walkney

(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