Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the November 9 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 returned to the mailboxes on this week’s program to check out new area recordings have arrived at “Homegrown Rocker” headquarters in recent weeks! We debuted new songs from Emily’s ToyBox, Punchline, Paper Plants, The Shiners, Tony Nasralla, Van Wagner, Buffalo Rose, Patrick Motto, X-Terra, Pensive Fear, Negative Thirteen and Anthrophobia! We also updated “Local Music News,” played a remastered 1985 song by Altoona metal rockers Anaconda for this week’s “Local Music Flashback,” stepped “Across State Lines” to hear a song by Detroit heavy rockers Supreme Mystic and more! (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, 110925.)
Here is this week’s playlist:
HOUR ONE:
MATT OTIS & THE SOUND – “Talking to Strangers”
THE JADED LIPS – “DaDeDaDe”
EMILY’S TOYBOX – “The Prettiest Perfect” (new)
KITCHEN TEETH – “Leave Me Alone”
PUNCHLINE – “Darkest Dark” (new)
PAPER PLANTS – “Wild One” (new)
THE SHINERS – “The Beast” (new)
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Grow”
TONY NASRALLA – “My Broken Soul” (new)
VAN WAGNER – “Going Down to Smoketown” (new)
BUFFALO ROSE – “Body Language” (new)
KEVIN BRIGGS – “Heart’s Delight”
HOUR TWO:
TOY – “Target Audience”
GONTO – “Queen of Valhalla”
PATRICK MOTTO – “Flood” (new)
X-TERRA – “House Of Cards” (new)
PENSIVE FEAR – “Spinning of the Blades” (new)
ANACONDA – “Banchee” (1985, Local Music Flashback)
SUPREME MYSTIC – “Stealing Beauty” (Across State Lines)
WITH HOPES OF FALLING – “Serenity”
NEGATIVE THIRTEEN = “Devil in Your Head” (new)
FARGE – “Dream”
ANTHROPHOBIA – “Radio Silence” (new)
On our next program, we will be joined by members of longtime Pittsburgh rock creators Punchline! For 25 years, Punchline has been generating their multi-flavored brand of rock music, and they recently released their new album called “Somewhere to Land.” We’ll learn Punchline’s story and hear several of their new songs, plus discuss their involvement in the upcoming AnEmergencyScene 20th Anniversary celebration on November 29 at Liberty Hall at Hollidaysburg’s U.S. Hotel Tavern! We’ll also update “Local Music News” and dig a “Local Music Flashback” from the archive! Listen to the “Homegrown Rocker” this Sunday night (November 16) 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!
UPCOMING GUESTS AND SPECIALS:
NOV. 23 – All-Request Special
NOV. 30 – Local Music on Vinyl Special
DEC. 7 – Patrick Motto
DEC. 14 – Dr. Barry Atticks (Lilla Jul Rockeband)
DEC. 21 – Christmas Special
DEC. 28 – 2025 Year in Review
JAN. 11 – Man In Reverse
(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…
A date has been announced for the 5th annual Toys for Tots Concert & Fundraiser in northern Cambria County. The benefit will take place on Saturday, December 6 at the Patton American Legion. The event starts at 1 p.m. The band lineup for the event will be announced shortly. Donations, raffle prizes, or sponsorships from generous local businesses are welcomed to help make this event a success.
Submissions are currently being accepted for nominee suggestions for the 2026 Central PA Music Awards, which will be presented early next year. The deadline for submissions is December 22. The official CPMA nominees will then be announced in early 2026. The date, time and location for the Central PA Music Awards, as well as the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, will be announced shortly.
