Tag Archives: Jalen Ngonda

Franorama 2.0 6/20/24

By Fran FriedJune 22, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Alejandro Escovedo, Amy Cabot, Amy Rigby, Arthur "Gaps" Henderson, Asleep At The Wheel, B.J. Thomas, Beaver Brown, Blue Swede, Buck Owens, Celine Lee, Cygnus Radio, Dale Watson, Dave Alvin, De La Soul, Deke Dickerson, Diesel Only, Elvis Presley, Eric Ambel, Eric Hisaw, Five Chinese Brothers, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Go to Blazes, Green on Red, Hank Williams, Jack Brickhouse, Jalen Ngonda, James Mastro, Jean Caffeine, Jenny Don't and the Spurs, Jeremy Tepper, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jesse Dayton, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Johnny Cash, Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, Junior Varsity, Librarians With Hickeys, Lisa Burns, Mark James, merle haggard, Mojo Nixon, Nat "King" Cole, Outlaw Country, Peter Holsapple, Rosie Flores, Sarah Borges, Sour Ops, Summer music, Syd Straw, The Baseball Project, The Beach Boys, The Blue Chieftains, The Cadavers, The Dogmatics, The Fleshtones, The Health and Happiness Show, The Kaisers, The Kinks, The Pist, The Selecter, The Singing Wanderers, The Treniers, The Twanglers, Waylon Jennings, Willie Mays, Willie Nelson, World Famous Blue Jays, www.cygnusradio.com

First it was Mojo Nixon. Now it’s Jeremy Tepper. A huge chunk taken out of the heart of outlaw country this year.

Franorama 2.0 11/9/23

By Fran FriedNovember 11, 2023Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Anne Marie Menta, Cygnus Radio, Dolph Chaney, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Garland Jeffreys, Impala, Jalen Ngonda, Jean Caffeine, JoBoxers, Jonathan Richman, Marshall Crenshaw, Micky Dolenz, The Fleshtones, The Hollies, The Jam, The Jay Vons, The Junior League, The Kaisers, The Marvelettes, The Untouchables, Wild Child, www.cygnusradio.com

Can’t believe this young man turned 70 on Veterans Day. Celebrating the ever-youthful Marshall Crenshaw’s seven decades on earth and four decades of recording. Also, a quarter-century of tunes by Hamden’s Anne Marie Menta.

Franorama 2.0 11/2/23

By Fran FriedNovember 3, 2023Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Cygnus Radio, David Letterman, Diamond Hands, Dolph Chaney, Ernie K-Doe, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Hindu Love Gods, Jalen Ngonda, Jonny Benavidez, Josie Cotton, Kat Jones & the Prophets, Kelly Reilly, Larry Williams, Lyme & Cybelle, Monty Python, Ohio Players, Rainbow, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Bobby Fuller Four, The Dogmatics, The Fleshtones, The Monks, Warren Zevon, www.cygnusradio.com

Warren Zevon during his farewell appearance with David Letterman, 10/30/02, 10 months before he got to sleep. Franorama 2.0 does a tribute ahead of the tribute show Sunday 11/5 at Cafe Nine.