Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the July 20 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)!
We previewed the upcoming 5th annual Mass N Tha Grass Music & Arts Festival on our latest program, as we welcomed the event’s organizer, Sascha Frost, into the studio. Sascha filled us in on all the details about this year’s Mass N Tha Grass, which takes place August 8-10 at the Sinking Valley Fairgrounds between Tyrone and Altoona. We heard songs from some of the many bands and performers taking part in this year’s event, plus debuted new songs from Little Jimmy Melonballer, Nail Bite, Toy the Band, Grimm and the Reapers and Open Ends! We also updated “Local Music News” and pulled a “Local Music Flashback” from the archive. (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, 072025.)
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
THE PENNSOULVANIANS – “Bounce Back”
THE HAWKS BLUES BAND (JUJU BONE) – “Bottom Shelf Woman”
WALKNEY – “Take Me”
ALEA REID – “Best Friend”
JIMMY MOWERY – “Drink to Remember”
LITTLE JIMMY MELONBALLER – “Stink Bugs” (new)
ETHAN ECKENROAD – “Chase the Sun”
JOHN PEACEFIRE – “Do You Have the Morale”
MEMORY COLLECTOR (SASCHA FROST) – “Bottomless Wishing Well”
HOUR TWO:
TAKE THE HIT – “Smell the Glove” (live at McGarvey’s 2/27/24)
MASHBROTATOE – “Don’t Give Up”
NAIL BITE – “Velvet Nights” (new)
WITH HOPES OF FALLING – “All in Sickness”
TOY – “Target Audience” (new)
DEAD RECKONING – “Mr. Blonde/Rancor” (1993, Local Music Flashback)
THE JW PROJECT – “On the Riverbank”
THE BSXPRESS – “Hometown Curse”
GRIMM AND THE REAPERS – “Escape” (new)
OPEN ENDS – “Awakened” (new)
On our next program, we welcome band guests into our studio, as members of Cambria County-based heavy rockers With Hopes Of Falling will join us! We’ll learn the group’s story and discuss their career, music, live music, creative process and more! We’ll also check out tracks from With Hopes Of Falling’s debut CD, called “The Majestic Front!” We’ll also update “Local Music News,” and dig into the archive for another “Local Music Flashback!” Listen to the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (July 27) 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!
AUG. 3 – Dave Mayersky (Upstage Music Fest)
AUG. 10 – Billy Davis
AUG. 17 – The American Mood
OCT. 5 – Alex Shumaker
OCT. 12 – Gonto
OCT. 26 – Halloween Special
NOV. 30 – Local Music on Vinyl Special
DEC. 14 – Dr. Barry Atticks (Lilla Jul Rockeband)
DEC. 21 – Christmas Special
DEC. 28 – 2025 Year in Review
(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 10th annual Vets Fest will take place next Sunday, July 27 at Altoona’s Unter Uns Musical & Entertainment Society. The event is sponsored by The Vietnam Veterans of America, Blair County Chapter 967, with all proceeds helping out veterans in Blair County. Vets Fest will begin at 1 p.m., and will feature music from the Backyard Rockers, The Band OZ, The Stiffs, Bone Jacked and Play It Again. Special guest Anna Oberneder will sing the National Anthem and other patriotic songs during the event. Food and refreshments will be available. Vets Fest is open to the public, and admission is free.
The area music scene is mourning the deaths of two established sound engineers in recent days…Phil Reigh passed away on Monday, July 7 after an extended illness; he was 77. Phil worked for a number of years as an electronics engineer at Penn State and also owned Reigh Communication and Phil Reigh Sound. Phil ran sound for numerous events, including for main stage performers at the Clearfield County Fair. He also played bass guitar.
And Chris Knapik passed away on Friday, July 11 at age 48. Chris had run sound and production for many area bands and events over the years, including the annual Patched Together and Day Of Rock benefits. Chris also played guitar.
