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Dirtfoot Is Working On Their 3rd Studio Album and They Need Your Help

Puff — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:25:01 +0000

Shreveport's favorite Whiskey drinking,Gypsy Punk Country Grumble boogie woogie band, Dirtfoot is back in the studio working on their 3rd album. They have been working feverishly at Blade Studios trying to get this thing out. With that being said, they need a little help from their friends.

Digital Summer's Shreveport Connection [VIDEO]

gonzo — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:26:37 +0000

By now, if you spend any time at all listening to 99X, you're familiar with the band Digital Summer and their songs "Forget You" and "Just Run". You're probably even more familiar with Digital Summer's guitarist Jon Stephenson. Jon is a Shr

Trepid – Those 'Crazy Ass B____es' Won 99x Rotation

Jade Green — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Congrats to the Trepid gang, who reinvented themselves with a new singer and drummer and came out on top in the latest Homegrown Picks of the Week poll. “Crazy Ass B____es” will pop up in the 99x rotation starting tomorrow! If you’d like to preview it now…take a listen!

Can't Kill the Ugly vs. Arkay vs. Darkside of Daylight – Homegrown Picks of the Week

Jade Green — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:33:36 +0000

It’s another Louisiana/East Texas hard rock/metal showdown…Tyler versus Monroe versus Longview! The poll will be up through midnight Saturday, so get your votes in once a day. The winner gets light rotation on 99x all next week! Congrats again to last week’s winner, Chasing Daylight. Listen for ”Can’t Get Enough” to pop up on the station THIS [...]

Nothing More vs. Hounds of Jezebel vs. Chasing Daylight — Homegrown Picks of the Week

Jade Green — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:37:28 +0000

Another awesome round of Homegrown voting this week. We’ve got Nothing More from San Antonio, Texas, Hounds of Jezebel (some of these guys are from right here in Shreveport-Bossier, but based out of Houston, Texas) and Chasing Daylight from West Monroe. The poll closes at midnight Saturday, so get your votes in! And congrats once more [...]

Shreveport Metal Band Iwrestledabearonce Makes Horror Movie [VIDEO]

gonzo — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:55:53 +0000

It seems that (former) Shreveport band Iwrestledabearoncelove horror movies. Apparently, they love horror movies so much, they decided to make their own. Starring themselves. According to the official press release, It’s been over year since Iwrestledabearonce announced they would be releasing A Beary Scary Movie, a feature film starring none other than themselves. Since the [...]

Pandemic is Our Latest Homegrown Picks Winner

Jade Green — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Congrats to our south Louisiana boys from Pandemic…they’ve won themselves light rotation on 99x this coming week! Be listening for “Consequence” starting Monday…and check back for a brand new Picks poll later that day. I should have some fresh meat for ya!

EndEffect Rocks Homegrown Poll!

Jade Green — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:05:25 +0000

Congrats to our latest Homegrown Picks winner…EndEffect! The guys ran away with the majority of last week’s votes. Be sure to listen for “Useless” in light 99x rotation starting today. If you just can’t wait…enjoy the tune posted below. And be sure to check back later today for a brand-new Picks poll!

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 [...]

Rockett Queen Victorious in Latest Homegrown Picks Poll

Jade Green — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 10:00:39 +0000

Congrats to the Tyler, Texas, guys from Rockett Queen…they pulled up from behind and knocked out the competition in last week’s Homegrown Picks poll. Great job! Be listening for “Goodnight California” (an awesome song, by the way) in light rotation on 99x this coming week! Before you hear it THERE, you can listen to it [...]

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 [...]

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.

Language Room vs. Pandemic vs. Calling All War – Homegrown Picks of the Week

Jade Green — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 20:11:28 +0000

Congrats to last week's winner, Throwing Gravity (featuring our local guy Nick James!). Listen for "Here We Go Again" to pop up in the 99x rotation this week!

Branching out a little for this week's contest...taking it down to New Orleans, and over to Austin and Dallas, Texas. Remember, you can vote once per day, so make sure you tell all your friends to check out this week's lineup!

Homegrown Picks of the Week…Weeee're Baaaack!

Jade Green — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:00:08 +0000

Okay, so Homegrown actually took TWO weeks off. Hope you didn’t miss it too badly! But it’s back, with some killer Texas rock while I’m waiting on some locals to finish up their new CDs. Here’s some fresh meat — hope you enjoy! For a little something new (and to test out how hardcore ya’ll [...]

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!

iwrestledabearonce Release New Video [VIDEO]

gonzo — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:55:42 +0000

Former Shreveport metal band iwrestledabearonce have released a video for their new tune ‘I’m Gonna Shoot’ from their latest album Ruining It For Everybody. The video is a performance video, compiled from material shot at recent sold out shows in Guadalujara and Mexico City, Mexico. Formed in Shreveport in 2007, iwrestledabearonce relocated to Birmingham, Alabama [...]

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 18

Jade Green — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:00:54 +0000

Hmm…pretty pathetic voting week last time, guys. Three ABSOLUTELY amazing bands, and it was THE LOWEST VOTING WEEK EVER! I’m disappointed…but I am happy to say that we do have a definite winner (and I really would have been thrilled if either of the others had won, too…cause I love em all!) Congrats to Night [...]

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 15

Jade Green — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:00:30 +0000

Wow! This week’s poll numbers beat last week’s! Nice job, rockaholics!! Still not THE record…but now number two. Our winner came out more than 1,000 votes ahead of the next-highest…congrats to Saints Order! You can catch “The Fallen” on 99x this week!! Now, two brand new bands…and one from Week 10! Vote like crazy!! The [...]