November 7, 2012
Gazzopolis: Singer Amanda Bridgette and more on latest 'RFC'
Courtesy photo
Amanda Bridgette
Advertiser

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The new episode of "Radio Free Charleston," titled "Calvin The Spiffy Spaceman Shirt," is online now at the PopCult blog (http://blogs.wvgazette.com/popcult). This week's show features music from Frenchy and the Punk, Amanda Brigette and The Nanker Phelge, plus an exclusive "outtake" from Felix Baumgartner's Space Dive and a look at the newest Olympic sport, spumling.

Frenchy and Punk recently appeared at The Empty Glass with Qiet. The goth/cabaret duo is promoting its new CD, "Hey, Hey, Cabaret," but is seen on the show this week with the song "The Magician and The Dancer" from its 2010 CD, "Happy Madness." The performance was recorded in summer 2011 at The Empty Glass.

Amanda Bridgette (pictured) makes her "RFC" debut with the contemporary jazz song "Fondly" in a music video directed by Emily Burdette and filmed at the state Capitol. Also seen in the video are Charleston jazz mainstays Bob Thompson, Ryan Kennedy and Tim Courts.

The Nanker Phelge perform their song, "Bankrobbers," recorded live at Shocka Con at the South Charleston Mound in October. The band performs at The Empty Glass Friday with Huntington's Deadbeats and Barkers and Cleveland's The Suede Brothers.

Before the music starts, the episode presents a blooper from Felix Baumgartner's record-breaking Oct. 14 Space Dive. It's a little known fact that this worldwide sensation was actually a well-rehearsed stunt and things didn't always go as planned.

Recommended Stories

Copyright 2012 The Charleston Gazette. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Popular Videos
The Gazette now offers Facebook Comments on its stories. You must be logged into your Facebook account to add comments. If you do not want your comment to post to your personal page, uncheck the box below the comment. Comments deemed offensive by the moderators will be removed, and commenters who persist may be banned from commenting on the site.
Advertisement - Your ad here
Get Daily Headlines by E-Mail
Sign up for the latest news delivered to your inbox each morning.
Advertisement - Your ad here
News Videos
Advertisement - Your ad here
Advertisement - Your ad here