South Florida Rocks: Vol. 9 '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.

The “classic local” songs were heard on the early-to-mid ’80s airwaves of WCKO “K-102,” which held their annual “Homegrown Rock Festivals,” while a few more (Z-Toyz with “Miami Breakdown,” for example) had a video that aired on WKID-TV 51 Fort Lauderdale’s weekend local music video show: the days of Cryer, Young Turk, Slyder, Tuff Luck, Stranger, Lifeforce, and Vandal, the Eat, and Charlie Pickett and the Eggs.

 All bands—unless otherwise noted—hail from the South Florida tri-county area.

Track Listing: Band/Song (43:01)

1. East of Gideon – Mercy on Me
   
2. Vesper Sparrow – Highway (solo-bound Mary Karlzen)
   
3. Dania Morris – These Boots are Made for Walking (ex-Lyrics for Lunch)
   
4. Naomi's Hair – Tinker, Tailor (Orlando)
5. Sins of Soul – Hit My Stride (ex D.T Martyrs/Spanish Dogs)
   
6. The Preachers – Driving Wheel (classic local)
7. UROK – Hold Me Down (Tampa)
8. The Way – Rhyme
9. Further – Smudge (Tampa)
10. Notch Above Kafka – Cars 
11. Gus – Drummer Boy (Miami to Gainesville) 
12. Crease – Bored
    
13. Donut Run – Think You Stink