South Florida Rocks: Vol. 2 '87 — '97

Many of these independent, non-signed bands in this twelve-album series aired on the South Florida airwaves of the non-commercial outlets of WVUM 90.5 FM and WKPX-FM, as well as WDNA 88.9 FM—before that station became an all-jazz outlet—broadcasting as a non-profit public access/variety station that aired many alternative music blocks. A few of the bands earned airplay on the “Locals Only” programming blocks of the mainstream/commercial radio rock outlets WZTA 94.9 and WSHE 103.5 in the early ’90s, as well as on specialty show blocks at WAXY 790, around 1993 to 1994, when it was a brokered programming outlet.

 

 

 Track Listing: Band/Song  (54:52)

1. Hocus Pocus – Dream Free Highway 
2. Fools & Critters – Excuse Me, There Is Something on Your Shoe
   
3. One – Eye Cry 
4. Johnny Tonight – Falling From Grace 
5. The Way – Fear 
6. Milk Can – Femme 
7. Birds of Prey – Find My Way
8. Johnny Tonight – Fire in the Basement 
9. Love Canal – Frank (Probably Won’t Like This) 
10. Freaks with Beaks – Freedom Rock 
11. Love Canal – Get Ugly 
12. Things of Naught – Glitter Boy 
13. Drive Choir – Grabbing 
14. Love Canal – Grand Design 
15. Post Face – Hard Pack Gore

Notes:

The roots of Johnny Tonight fronted by Randy Ruffner date back to the mid-’80s with the Spanish Dogs featuring Mike Kennedy, later of the ’90s alt-pop band, Roosterhead. Ruffner was also active as the Stan Still Dance Band prior to forming Johnny Tonight.

Rest in Peace:
Steve Pettigrossi of Hocus Pocus, July 27, 1969 - August 4, 2012
Stephen Carroll of Love Canal, 1964 - November 6, 2024
Randy Ruffner of Johnny Tonight, April 27, 1959 - July 1, 2024