Franorama 2.0 8/28/25
We miss Vicky Tafoya already. Dearly. And once again, fuck cancer.
We miss Vicky Tafoya already. Dearly. And once again, fuck cancer.
PART 1: American Beat ’84 – The Fleshtones; I Surrender! – The Fleshtones; Fire Flies – Keith Streng; Hey Now Sunshine – Vibeke Saugestad; Voodoo Cadillac – Southern Culture on the Skids; Soul City – Southern Culture on the Skids; Greenback Fly – Southern Culture on the Skids; Skullbucket – Southern Culture on the Skids;
It’s summer, when a young kid’s thoughts turn to … ice cream! We’re gonna sing songs about the ice cream man!
Tom Lehrer – a mathematician who just happened to be a brilliant and renowned musical satirist when the mood struck him.
Finally, after a half-century of playing, Fleshtones guitarist Keith Streng has an album under his own name.
No, Jonathan Richman wasn’t kung fu fighting, but he did cover “Night Fever” on his new album.
America. W.T.F.
The fourth and final Franorama 2.0 Holiday Extravaganza for this year. Christmas, the Solstice and Festivus – what else could anyone want? Anyway, Franta Claus saved some of the best for last. Merry Whatever You Celebrate.
The third of the four Franorama 2.0 Holiday Extravaganzas. A little lot of something for everyone!
Just wishing you … more fine holiday tunes. Even Hanukkah music for the first night.