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Franorama 2.0 4/11/24

By Fran FriedApril 14, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Al Green, Alejandro Escovedo, Altered Images, APB, Barrence Whitfield, Beebe Gallini, Big Fat Combo, Bob Lewis, Celine Lee, Chuck Berry, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Count Basie, Cygnus Radio, Dan Kopko, Dave Mattacks, Denice Hicks, Eric Hisaw, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Garland Jeffreys, Jalen Ngonda, Jen D'Angora, Kacey Musgraves, Marshall Crenshaw, Outrageous Cherry, Poplord, Prince, Sal Baglio, Samantha Goddess, Shanda & the Howlers, Talking Heads, The Amplifier Heads, The Backstabbers, The Bracelets, The Carnivals, The Electric Prunes, The Fleshtones, The Four Impressions, The Hives, The Reducers, The Shang Hi Los, Utopia, Webb Wilder, www.cygnusradio.com, Your Academy

When was the last time you heard of a rock musical? Sal Baglio’s Amplifier Heads have created one with some of Boston’s best.

Franorama 2.0 4/4/24

By Fran FriedApril 5, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.05 Neat Guys, 5CTV, Amy Cabot, Beyoncé, Bill Briggs, Chris Cross, Christine Ohlman, Chuck Berry, Cygnus Radio, Debbie Davies, Dion, Eric Hisaw, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Gary Numan, Gene Vincent, Jalen Ngonda, Jefferson Starship, Joe Flaherty, John Clifton, John Sinclair, Kelly Reilly, Martin Luther King Jr., Marvin Gaye, MC5, Nina Simone, Phranc, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Stan Ridgway, The Doobie Brothers, The Fleshtones, the modern lovers, The Remains, U2, Ultravox, www.cygnusradio.com

How could I not pay homage to Martin on a show that ran April 4th? And how did it get to be 40 years Monday since we lost Marvin (who would’ve been 85 Tuesday)?

Franorama 2.0 3/21/24

By Fran FriedMarch 22, 2024Cygnus RadioCarole King, Cygnus Radio, De La Soul, Donna Summer, Edward Rogers, Eric Hisaw, Farmertan, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Jalen Ngonda, James Mastro, Jebb, John Sebastian, Jonathan Richman, Jonny Benavidez, Lisa Mychols, McKinley Mitchell, Orleans, Patrice Rushen, Peach and Lee, Richard Barone, Scott Walker, Sour Ops, Spring, Spring '68, Terry Draper, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Cowsills, The False Positives, The Fleshtones, The Fuzz, The Jay Vons, The Lemon Drops, The Long Ryders, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Paley Brothers, The Pist, The Problem With Kids Today, The Raspberries, The Shang Hi Los, The Style Council, The Zombies, Tom Richareds, Tracie Young, Willie Nelson, www.cygnusradio.com

If it’s “The Rain, The Park & Other Things,” it must be Spring. Lots of celebrating the Vernal Equinox this week.

Franorama 2.0 3/7/24

By Fran FriedMarch 7, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Amy Cabot, Bedsit Poets, Chip Damiani, Cygnus Radio, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Eric Hisaw, Ernie Maresca, Farmertan, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Hamilton Joe Frank & Reynolds, Jalen Ngonda, James Mastro, Jim Basnight, Joe Bonamassa, John Clifton, Maxine Nightingale, Miss Georgia Peach, Orianthi, Sour Ops, Stop Calling Me Frank, The Fleshtones, The Gotham Rockets, The Lyres, The Mosquitos, The Pist, The Problem With Kids Today, The Psychedelic Furs, The Remains, Wesley Fuller, www.cygnusradio.com

Time keeps movin’ on … 10 years already since my old New Haven pal Chip Damiani, the drummer for The Remains, departed suddenly.

Franorama 2.0 2/29/24

By Fran FriedMarch 1, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Aretha Franklin, Aztec Camera, Beyoncé, Big Bad Johns, Big Boys, Billy Bragg, Billy Joel, Bing Crosby, Bobby Fuller, Boz Scaggs, Bram Rigg Set, Bruce Springsteen, Count Basie, Cygnus Radio, Dave Clark 5, De La Soul, Destiny's Child, Duke Ellington, Elvis Costello, Eric Ambel, Eric Hisaw, Fats Domino, February 29, Flamin' Groovies, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Garland Jeffreys, Gene Vincent, Grateful Dead, Harry Nilsson, Jalen Ngonda, Jinx, Joe Jackson, Joe Turner, John Doe, Leap Year, Les Brown, Louis Prima, Mario Lanza, Miles Davis, Muck and the Mires, Neil Armstrong, Rogers & Butler, Roy Loney, Rufus Thomas, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Sinéad O'Connor, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Sugarhill Gang, The A-Bones, The Backyard Committee, The Cure, The Fleshtones, The Pointer Sisters, The Problem With Kids Today, The Rolling Stones, The Style Council, Thee Midniters, Van Halen, Warner Hodges, www.cygnusradio.com, XTC

On a February 29 show full of songs about leaps and jumps, what else could I play at One O’Clock but Count Basie’s “One O’Clock Jump”?

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.