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Chasing Daylight Wins the Homegrown Poll

Jade Green — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:36:33 +0000

Congrats to the guys from Chasing Daylight…they’ve won a spot in the 99x rotation this week, after running away with the votes in the latest Homegrown Picks poll! These guys from West Monroe put on an incredibly entertaining show (hope you got to catch them at The American Tragedy/Cowboy Mouth after-Revel party at Riverside Warehouse [...]

Signum A.D. Comes Out Ahead in Homegrown Poll

Jade Green — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:08:21 +0000

Congrats to the guys from Signum A.D….they pulled in the most votes, and won themselves light rotation on 99x this week! Of course, today’s a holiday…so be listening for them to show up some time tomorrow. These guys are from all over…but our good friend Sammy Vincent is singing for ‘em. You might remember him [...]

EndEffect vs. Darkside of Daylight vs. Tattered Grace – Homegrown Picks of the Week

Jade Green — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:00:50 +0000

Congrats again to last week’s winner, Brothers N Arms! Listen for “My Words, His Ears” on 99x this week. Time for a Texas Hard Rock Showdown! Hope you like it kinda heavy! Visit once a day and cast your votes…the winner gets light rotation on 99x next week! The poll closes at midnight Saturday. EndEffect – Useless Darkside [...]

Brothers N Arms Kills It on the Homegrown Poll!

Jade Green — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 10:00:54 +0000

Awesome voting week, gang!! More than 1,100 votes this time around, and Brothers N Arms has emerged the winner! Listen for “His Words, My Ears” in light rotation on 99x this week! Don’t forget, a new poll will be posted Monday morning, so make sure you hit the website once a day to vote for [...]

The Appomattox Rebellion vs. Rockett Queen vs. Romulus Remus – Homegrown Picks of the Week

Jade Green — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:48:00 +0000

Congrats once again to last week’s winner…Breaktime for Francis! Listen for “Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’” on 99x this week. Now, time for a new round of picks. It’s a pretty eclectic mix this week…from REALLY heavy, to kinda heavy to indie. Cast your votes once a day and get your favorite on the radio! You’ve [...]

Breaktime for Francis – Our Latest Homegrown Picks Winner

Jade Green — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:13:30 +0000

Congrats to locals Breaktime for Francis…they’ve gotten the most votes since we started the new vote-once-a-day system! I got to chat with the guys at a recent Riverside Warehouse/Homegrown Live show…very cool! Great music, too! Be listening for Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’ in light rotation on 99x this week! Here’s a preview, for those of [...]

Breaktime for Francis vs. The Last Place You Look vs. Free Micah – Homegrown Picks of the Week

Jade Green — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:02:08 +0000

Congrats again to last week’s winner — Language Room! Listen for “In Lines” on 99x this week! How about some fresh meat? Two of these bands have played in Shreveport very recently, and it shouldn’t be long before the third does again. It’s a little Ark-La-Tex Showdown for you! Remember, you can vote just once a [...]

Congrats to Language Room, Our Latest Homegrown Picks Winner!

Jade Green — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:13:08 +0000

Language Room from Austin, Texas, came out ahead in our weekly Homegrown Picks poll! Listen for "In Lines" in light rotation on 99x this coming week. Look for a new poll to be posted late tomorrow morning with an all-new lineup of local up-and-comers.

Homegrown's Taking the Week Off

Jade Green — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:24:01 +0000

Last week, we got the largest amount of votes EVER! Only fitting, since we featured the three biggest vote-generating bands we've had in these polls. More than 4800 votes last week...and our BIG winner was Kulture Kill! So, congrats to the guys for hitting another huge number (just over 3300)! You can hear "Peel the Skin" this week on 99x!

Homegrown Picks of the Week – Our Biggest Winners

Jade Green — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:00:22 +0000

Week 20 was a great voting week…more than 1,500 total votes! Our winner this week is….Gabriel’s Last Breath! The guys are awesome, and I’m looking forward to hearing their tune “The Book” on 99x this week. Gonna do something WAAAY different THIS week. Instead of bringing you an all NEW lineup, or bringing back some previous contenders [...]

Homegrown Picks of the Week – Round 19…METAL WEEK!

Jade Green — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:00:30 +0000

Great voting week for round 18, gang! Not a record, but way better than the previous week. It was a close one, but the winner is American Swindle. The guys won by just over 100 votes. We'll be playing their tune "X's for Eyes" on 99x this wee

Homegrown Picks of the Week – Round 17

Jade Green — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:00:40 +0000

First…congrats to Double Eleven, last week’s Homegrown Picks winner! Kind of a low voting week, but they are the definitive winner. You can hear Hard Rain on 99x this week. For our next round, it’s a South/Central Texas Showdown…since I do have a lot of favorite bands from the Lonestar State. (Call me an evil bitch if you like, but [...]

Homegrown Picks of the Week – Round 16

Jade Green — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:18 +0000

Congrats to last week’s winner…punk rockers The Rusty Shacklefords! You can hear “Mommy Gotta Tramp Stamp” on 99x this week! Now it’s time to give a few of our previous contenders another shot at “fame”…so here we go! Shayliff – Someone So Good Double Eleven – Hard Rain Souls on Monday – Open Your Eyes [...]

Homegrown Picks of the Week – Round 14

Jade Green — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:00:29 +0000

Great job on the voting last week! More than 2,100 this time…and congrats to our winner Noyola! You can hear the tune “Shaped to Break” this week on 99x. Congrats, too, to Truffula Tree for coming in a very close second on this contest. Can’t wait to see those guys again at the Riverside Warehouse [...]

Homegrown Picks of the Week – Lucky 13

Jade Green — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:00:56 +0000

Pretty close contest last week…I was told I made it too difficult for voters. But we do have a winner…congrats to Flood the Masses! You can hear “Our Last Hour” this week on 99x! Now we go back to some previous contenders who didn’t quite get the votes to hit the mainstream airwaves…but came really [...]

Homegrown Picks of the Week – Round Twelve

Jade Green — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:00:08 +0000

Well, the votes were down a bit this past week…but we do have a definite winner…Congrats to Tap Dead Sinner! Be listening for Everyday Tragedy on 99x THIS week! And before I give our previous contenders another shot at getting some airplay, how about one more round — on the HEAVY side this time. These are [...]

Homegrown Picks of the Week – Round Eleven

Jade Green — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:00:40 +0000

Congrats to our locals, Irene & the Sleepers…last week’s Picks winners!! Listen for “Young Girls” on 99x this week! Thanks to the runners-up — Jessica Seven and Ducado Vega — for sending their folks to the website to vote. This week, it’s two Louisiana bands versus one from East Texas. Vote as much as you [...]

Homegrown Picks of the Week – Round Eight

Jade Green — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:00:37 +0000

Congrats to Jonny Pecker, last week’s winner! You can hear “Drive-By Mustache” this week on 99x! Now, it’s time for the Ark-La-Tex showdown!! I’ve picked favorites from Louisiana (OK, TECHNICALLY they’re based in Arizona…but my buddy Jon “Bubba” Stephenson just joined the band…and he’s from right here in Shreveport-Bossier…so I think that qualifies…haha!), Texas and Arkansas…and [...]

Homegrown Picks of the Week – Round Seven

Jade Green — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:00:26 +0000

The votes weren't quite as high last week as the week before (by a long shot!!), but one band swept up the majority of the votes. Congrats to locals Our Precious Demise (I think it might have been that amazing lady Cat on vocals that helped make that happen)! You can hear Diminished this week on 99x! Thanks to The Aftermath and A Theory on Conquest for being part of this round of voting

Homegrown Picks of the Week – Round Five

Jade Green — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:00:26 +0000

Congratulations to locals Eye of Anger, last week’s Homegrown Picks winners! It was another big voting week! You can hear Venerate the Violence on 99x all this week! Faint the Fiction and Saints Order, you put up a great fight…and we’ll get you back in the contest soon. Now, for round five…an all-Louisiana lineup. You can vote [...]