Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the September 7 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)!
On our latest program, we welcomed back a longtime friend of the “Homegrown Rocker,” and a guest who has made the most appearances on the program since its beginnings, Sterling Koch! Sterling has explored and performed in a variety of genres through his career, spanning heavy rock, blues-rock, blues, Christian-themed music and gospel, acoustic, modern soul/R&B and more. Recently, Sterling has begun exploring the frontiers of jazz music, and has released several singles demonstrating this latest musical adventure. We discussed Sterling’s career and current musical explorations, and we heard several of his most recent musical creations, including his latest single, a re-imagining of Toto’s 1986 hit song “I’ll Be Over You.” Along the way, we debuted new songs from Wanderlost, Buffalo Rose and Kitchen Teeth, plus updated “Local Music News,” and checked out one of the first songs Sterling ever recorded (pre-Sterling Cooke Force days) – a 1982 rocking rendition of the Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows” – for this week’s “Local Music Flashback!” (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, 090725.)
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
CONNER GILBERT – “Here’s to the Days”
BILLY DAVIS – “Take Me to Your Leader”
STERLING KOCH – “I’ll Be Over You” (Toto cover)
WANDERLOST – “Sad Love Story” (new)
STERLING KOCH – “To Be With You”
THE HALES (THE AMERICAN MOOD) – “Just Another Night”
BUFFALO ROSE – “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” (Cake cover) (new)
WALKNEY – “Take Me”
FULL KILT – “Come Have a Drink with the Band”
DARCIE MINER – “Back to Before”
HOUR TWO:
THE JUKEHOUSE BOMBERS – “All Night Long”
THE JESS ZIMMERMAN BAND – “Train Wreck” (new)
STERLING KOCH – “Let’s Dance”
KITCHEN TEETH – “Leave Me Alone” (new)
STERLING KOCH – “Tomorrow Never Knows” (Beatles cover) (1982, Local Music Flashback)
STERLING KOCH – “Crush Of Love” (Joe Satriani cover)
STERLING KOCH – “Late Night Drive”
THE JADED LIPS – “Testify”
THE SORTERS – “Later Man”
RADIO 45 – “Feels Like Summer” (2025 version)
We’ll have more guests on our next program, as we meet members of Harrisburg area heavy rockers Almost Honest! We’ll speak via phone with the group’s singer and guitarist Shayne Reed, and drummer Quinten Spangler, and discuss their music and career, live show, and latest album called “The Hex Of Penns Woods,” plus hear songs from that album and their earlier efforts! We’ll also update “Local Music News,” dig a “Local Music Flashback” song from the archive and more! Listen to the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (September 14) 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!
SEPT. 21 – Dan Stonerook
SEPT. 28 – Dream the Heavy
OCT. 5 – Alex Shumaker
OCT. 12 – Gonto
OCT. 26 – Halloween Special
NOV. 23 – All-Request 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…
Hot on the heels of the announcement of the departure of drummer Trey Boore from their ranks, Altoona hard blues rockers Sweet Desire have now announced that singer Jordan McCaulley has decided to part ways with the group. According to the group’s announcement on Facebook this past week, Sweet Desire has decided to cancel all of their scheduled performances for the remainder of 2025. The remaining members of the group, guitarist Kenton Lewis and bassist Josh Simpson, plan to continue writing and sharing music as they seek both a new singer and new drummer.
Area country favorites Chris Woodward & Shindiggin’ will shindig to a new drummer. Chris announced this past week that drummer Scott Kinsey is stepping away from the group to take a break from behind the kit, and Cooper Harris will become their new drummer. Scott’s last show with the group was yesterday, and Cooper will take over the drumming duties starting on Thursday.