Post by jptheprofessor on Feb 14, 2022 3:45:04 GMT -5
Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the February 13 edition of "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Q94 Classic Rock!
On this night, the "Homegrown Rocker" was up against some major competition from the sports world. So while the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams were doing battle on the gridiron to decide the NFL championship, we countered with the annual "Women of Area Music Special," as we saluted the women who create music on area stages and in recording studios! We filled this week's two hours with spotlights on area music women who write and sing songs, play guitars, basses, keys, drums, violins, horns and more! Along the way, we debuted new tunes from the Big Fat Meanies, Ma'am and Eternal Frequency, plus updated "Local Music News," dug a 2002 tune by Juiced from the archive for a "Local Music Flashback," stepped "Across State Lines" to hear music from Austin, Texas' Hanna Barakat (with Altoona's Lisa Fazenbaker on drums), and reviewed Bree Gearhart's Camp Lights album in "The Professor's CD Corner!" (For those who missed the program, a four-part podcast of this show is available for listening or download from Q94's website, www.q94classicrock.com. Click on "The Professor's Classroom," and then scroll down to "Homegrown Rocker Podcast" and look for the four show segments marked with the date, 021322.)
Here is this week's playlist (with spotlighted women in parentheses):
HOUR ONE:
THE CHROME HEARTS (STEPHANIE & THE WILD HEARTS) - "Lookin' at My Boots" (Stephanie Onkst - co-writer and singer)
MYSTERYTRAIN - "Just a Road" (Gina Haqq-Misra - singer and keyboardist)
OVERHEAD - "Midnight Son" (Eileen Christman - bassist, violinist and singer; Wendy Hanson - vocals [deceased 2019])
ON THE BRINK - "The Longest Day" (Dana Brinkel - bass, Kirsten Leigh - viola, Lisa Wolf - fiddle)
PURE CANE SUGAR - "Ghost of You and Me" (Kate Twoey - vocals and guitar, Natalie Race - vocals, Molly Countermine - vocals)
MOONSHINE JASMINE - "Whole Lotta Trouble" (Megan Pennington - vocals and guitar)
BIG FAT MEANIES - "Yellowmoose" (Brenna Diehl - vocals, Nicole Migliore - trumpet)
AFRO N'AT - "The Wind-Up" (Mere K - trombone)
MA'AM - "Upside Down Room" (Araelia Lopatic - vocals)
ALPHA VIOLET - "Bright Future" (Megan Helbig - songwriter and singer)
ALYSSA HANKEY - "Flood" (Alyssa - singer, songwriter and guitarist)
HOUR TWO:
STERLING KOCH & FREEWAY JAM - "Orange Crush" (Kate Koch - bass)
CALLIE TOMBLIN - "I Don't Know You" (Callie - singer, songwriter and guitarist)
SAMANTHA PRESS - "When Crickets Cry" (Samantha - singer, songwriter and guitarist)
BREE GEARHART - "On Your Sleeve" (Bree - singer, songwriter and guitarist)
SMOOTH SOUND - "Come See Meh" (Venus Hall - singer)
JUICED - "Seven" (2002, Local Music Flashback) (Carrie Rapaport - singer)
HANNA BARAKAT - "Wanting to Go Home" (Across State Lines) (Hanna - singer, songwriter and guitarist; Lisa Fazenbaker - drums)
THE 27 CLUB - "I Wanna Be Like Dolly" (Kylee Witmer - singer)
POST TRAUMATIK - "Rock N Roll Suicide" (Chelsea Stiles - singer)
ALEXIA CHRISTIAN - "2nd Thoughts" (Alexia - singer, songwriter and guitarist)
ETERNAL FREQUENCY - "Step Up" (Emelle Elizabeth - singer)
We'll return to the mailboxes to check out more new recordings on our next program! We'll unveil more new tunes and keep you caught up with what this area's musicians are up to! We'll also update "Local Music News," dig out a "Local Music Flashback" from the archive, step "Across State Lines," and review another album from the local area in "The Professor's CD Corner!" Hear the "Homegrown Rocker" this Sunday night (February 20) on Q94 Classic Rock - 94.3 FM and online at www.q94classicrock.com!
Upcoming guests and specials:
FEB. 27 - INFUSED
MARCH 6 - CHRISTIAN JAMES
MARCH 13 - ST. PATRICK'S DAY SPECIAL
MARCH 20 - JO JO STELLA
APRIL 3 - ZAC GRACE
APRIL 10 - 7 MILE RUN
APRIL 24 - VINNIE LONGHI (THE SEMI-SUPERVILLAINS)
MAY 8 - MIKE WILLIAMSON
MAY 22 - BLIND CHOICE
MAY 29 - MEMORIAL 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: The Homegrown Rocker, 2513 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602 (ATTN: Jim Price). You can also email digital song files or inquiries about the show to homegrownrocker@gmail.com. And bands and musicians interested in being guests on the program can email their interest to homegrownrocker@gmail.com as well!
Jim Price
In Local Music News...
Just days after the highly-successful debut of the “Classic Vinyl Concert Series” at the State Theater of Johnstown, organizers have revealed the next classic vinyl albums they will perform live. In a video message, musical director Jeffrey Webb announced that the Fab Four will be the focus, as the next concert will feature performances of the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and “Abbey Road” albums. For the debut last weekend (Feb. 5), an all-star cast of 17 Johnstown area musicians performed Stevie Wonder’s 1976 double-album set “Songs in the Key of Life.” The date of the follow-up event will be Saturday evening, November 5 at the State Theater. Tickets for that show will go on sale this Friday, February 18.
Images Of Eden has announced that they are hitting the recording studio to record two follow-up releases to their 2021 album “Angel Born.” The two releases tie together as a two-part concept and will be recorded simultaneously. The first part will be an EP, with another full-length album to follow; both will be released on Pavement Entertainment. No official release dates have been announced yet, but the group is hoping for a late summer release for the EP.
And Altoona-based heavy metal rockers SamarA have found their new frontman. The group announced that Eric Pensyl will take over lead vocal duties, replacing former frontman Nigel Dirt. SamarA’s next scheduled performance will be as part of the “Remembering Michael 2 Fists” event at McGarvey’s in Altoona on April 8.
Here is the recap of the February 13 edition of "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Q94 Classic Rock!
On this night, the "Homegrown Rocker" was up against some major competition from the sports world. So while the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams were doing battle on the gridiron to decide the NFL championship, we countered with the annual "Women of Area Music Special," as we saluted the women who create music on area stages and in recording studios! We filled this week's two hours with spotlights on area music women who write and sing songs, play guitars, basses, keys, drums, violins, horns and more! Along the way, we debuted new tunes from the Big Fat Meanies, Ma'am and Eternal Frequency, plus updated "Local Music News," dug a 2002 tune by Juiced from the archive for a "Local Music Flashback," stepped "Across State Lines" to hear music from Austin, Texas' Hanna Barakat (with Altoona's Lisa Fazenbaker on drums), and reviewed Bree Gearhart's Camp Lights album in "The Professor's CD Corner!" (For those who missed the program, a four-part podcast of this show is available for listening or download from Q94's website, www.q94classicrock.com. Click on "The Professor's Classroom," and then scroll down to "Homegrown Rocker Podcast" and look for the four show segments marked with the date, 021322.)
Here is this week's playlist (with spotlighted women in parentheses):
HOUR ONE:
THE CHROME HEARTS (STEPHANIE & THE WILD HEARTS) - "Lookin' at My Boots" (Stephanie Onkst - co-writer and singer)
MYSTERYTRAIN - "Just a Road" (Gina Haqq-Misra - singer and keyboardist)
OVERHEAD - "Midnight Son" (Eileen Christman - bassist, violinist and singer; Wendy Hanson - vocals [deceased 2019])
ON THE BRINK - "The Longest Day" (Dana Brinkel - bass, Kirsten Leigh - viola, Lisa Wolf - fiddle)
PURE CANE SUGAR - "Ghost of You and Me" (Kate Twoey - vocals and guitar, Natalie Race - vocals, Molly Countermine - vocals)
MOONSHINE JASMINE - "Whole Lotta Trouble" (Megan Pennington - vocals and guitar)
BIG FAT MEANIES - "Yellowmoose" (Brenna Diehl - vocals, Nicole Migliore - trumpet)
AFRO N'AT - "The Wind-Up" (Mere K - trombone)
MA'AM - "Upside Down Room" (Araelia Lopatic - vocals)
ALPHA VIOLET - "Bright Future" (Megan Helbig - songwriter and singer)
ALYSSA HANKEY - "Flood" (Alyssa - singer, songwriter and guitarist)
HOUR TWO:
STERLING KOCH & FREEWAY JAM - "Orange Crush" (Kate Koch - bass)
CALLIE TOMBLIN - "I Don't Know You" (Callie - singer, songwriter and guitarist)
SAMANTHA PRESS - "When Crickets Cry" (Samantha - singer, songwriter and guitarist)
BREE GEARHART - "On Your Sleeve" (Bree - singer, songwriter and guitarist)
SMOOTH SOUND - "Come See Meh" (Venus Hall - singer)
JUICED - "Seven" (2002, Local Music Flashback) (Carrie Rapaport - singer)
HANNA BARAKAT - "Wanting to Go Home" (Across State Lines) (Hanna - singer, songwriter and guitarist; Lisa Fazenbaker - drums)
THE 27 CLUB - "I Wanna Be Like Dolly" (Kylee Witmer - singer)
POST TRAUMATIK - "Rock N Roll Suicide" (Chelsea Stiles - singer)
ALEXIA CHRISTIAN - "2nd Thoughts" (Alexia - singer, songwriter and guitarist)
ETERNAL FREQUENCY - "Step Up" (Emelle Elizabeth - singer)
We'll return to the mailboxes to check out more new recordings on our next program! We'll unveil more new tunes and keep you caught up with what this area's musicians are up to! We'll also update "Local Music News," dig out a "Local Music Flashback" from the archive, step "Across State Lines," and review another album from the local area in "The Professor's CD Corner!" Hear the "Homegrown Rocker" this Sunday night (February 20) on Q94 Classic Rock - 94.3 FM and online at www.q94classicrock.com!
Upcoming guests and specials:
FEB. 27 - INFUSED
MARCH 6 - CHRISTIAN JAMES
MARCH 13 - ST. PATRICK'S DAY SPECIAL
MARCH 20 - JO JO STELLA
APRIL 3 - ZAC GRACE
APRIL 10 - 7 MILE RUN
APRIL 24 - VINNIE LONGHI (THE SEMI-SUPERVILLAINS)
MAY 8 - MIKE WILLIAMSON
MAY 22 - BLIND CHOICE
MAY 29 - MEMORIAL 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: The Homegrown Rocker, 2513 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602 (ATTN: Jim Price). You can also email digital song files or inquiries about the show to homegrownrocker@gmail.com. And bands and musicians interested in being guests on the program can email their interest to homegrownrocker@gmail.com as well!
Jim Price
In Local Music News...
Just days after the highly-successful debut of the “Classic Vinyl Concert Series” at the State Theater of Johnstown, organizers have revealed the next classic vinyl albums they will perform live. In a video message, musical director Jeffrey Webb announced that the Fab Four will be the focus, as the next concert will feature performances of the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and “Abbey Road” albums. For the debut last weekend (Feb. 5), an all-star cast of 17 Johnstown area musicians performed Stevie Wonder’s 1976 double-album set “Songs in the Key of Life.” The date of the follow-up event will be Saturday evening, November 5 at the State Theater. Tickets for that show will go on sale this Friday, February 18.
Images Of Eden has announced that they are hitting the recording studio to record two follow-up releases to their 2021 album “Angel Born.” The two releases tie together as a two-part concept and will be recorded simultaneously. The first part will be an EP, with another full-length album to follow; both will be released on Pavement Entertainment. No official release dates have been announced yet, but the group is hoping for a late summer release for the EP.
And Altoona-based heavy metal rockers SamarA have found their new frontman. The group announced that Eric Pensyl will take over lead vocal duties, replacing former frontman Nigel Dirt. SamarA’s next scheduled performance will be as part of the “Remembering Michael 2 Fists” event at McGarvey’s in Altoona on April 8.