Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the April 13 edition of “The Homegrown Rocker,” which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Q94 Classic Rock (www.q94classicrock.com), and from 10 PM to midnight on 107.1 and 101.3 Jack FM (www.1071jack.fm)!
This week, we spoke via phone with Mike Wise, the singer, ringleader, lead wildman and founder of longtime central PA party band force Emily’s Toybox! Emily’s Toybox celebrates 30 years as a band this year, so Mike discussed the history of the group, their music, live show and long-awaited new album which will drop later this year! We played some Emily’s Toybox classics, and also debuted a brand new song off their forthcoming album! We also debuted new songs from Anti-Corn League, Samantha Sears and Coltt Winter Lepley plus updated “Local Music News.” And we dug out two “Local Music Flashback” songs from the archive this week – a 1991 song by Mike Wise’s former band Blaz-On, and a 2003 number from Fulton County rockers Way Down East! (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, 041325.)
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
THE JADED LIPS – “DaDeDaDe”
RADIO 45 – “Good Dawg”
EMILY’S TOYBOX – “Casualty” (2005)
ANTI-CORN LEAGUE – “It Won’t Stop” (new)
EMILY’S TOYBOX – “Back of the Bus” (live, 2003)
WAY DOWN EAST – “Modern Day Cowboy” (2003, Local Music Flashback)
EMILY’S TOYBOX – “I’m the Bomb” (2002)
ROADKILL – “Lost in the Woods”
EMILY’S TOYBOX – “Ain’t Drunk Enough” (new)
HOUR TWO:
POST TRAUMATIK – “Running Wild”
ALMOST HONEST – “Alien Spiders”
EMILY’S TOYBOX – “Creeps” (1999)
THE LEGENDARY HUCKLEBUCKS – “Don’t Feed the Rats”
EMILY’S TOYBOX – “Purple Alien” (1997)
BLAZ-ON – “Little Jane” (1991, Local Music Flashback)
EMILY’S TOYBOX – “Angels Falling”
EMILY’S TOYBOX – “Bionic” (live, radio-friendly)
SAMANTHA SEARS – “Through Waiting” (new)
COLTT WINTER LEPLEY – “The Bandito”
For our next program, we welcome Clarion-based singer and songwriter Samantha Sears into our studio! We’ll learn Samantha’s story and discuss her music, creative process and live show – and she’ll bring a guitar and ukulele along to play some songs live for us too! Plus we’ll update “Local Music News,” dig a “Local Music Flashback” from the archive and debut a few more new local and regional tunes! Hear the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (April 20) on Q94 Classic Rock – 94.3 FM and online at www.q94classicrock.com, and on 107.1 and 101.3 Jack FM, online at www.1071jack.fm!
APRIL 27 – Buffalo Rose
MAY 4 – MSJR with Derek Woods
MAY 18 – James Grove (Acoustic Altoona)
MAY 25 – Memorial Day Special
JUNE 15 – Father’s Day Special
JUNE 22 – Allison Borek
AUG. 10 – Billy Davis
DEC. 14 – Dr. Barry Atticks (Lilla Jul Rockeband)
(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 submit digital song files through the link on “The Professor’s Classroom” page. 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…
The dates have been announced for this year’s Route 22 Rock & Blues Festival, which will take place later this summer at the Lincoln Caverns Campground near Huntingdon. This year’s festival will take place on the weekend of July 12 through 14. The performer line-up for this year’s festival will be announced soon.
The Cann-A-Toona 2025 Festival will take place on Saturday, April 19 at Intowne Square Plaza in downtown Altoona. Presented by Tru Healing Concepts, Cann-A-Toona will again present a variety of arts and craft vendors, food trucks and live performances. This year’s festival starts at 11 a.m., and the performance line-up features Innocent Sin, The Zuds, Chet & Mike (from The PennSoulvanians), The Bomb Cyclones, DJ Zay Brick, Toy and RSB Pirhana. There will also be glass-blowing displays and flow performances by Higher Frequency Illusions. Admission to the event will be free.
And the performer lineup has been announced for the upcoming annual Mass N Tha Grass Music & Arts Festival, which will take place from August 8 through 10 at the Sinking Valley Fairgrounds between Altoona and Tyrone. Performers at this year’s festival will include Nail Bite, Toy, Walkney, A Starlite Gray, The Bomb Cyclones, Desolation, Mashbrotatoe, Grimm & the Reapers, Memory Collector, Ed N’Born, Take The Hit, Crazed Visions, John Peacefire, Little Jimmy Mellonballer and more. Tickets will be available soon.
