The WFMU Fundraising Marathon packs a lifetime of memories into two paltry weeks, and for seven years now has been capped off with a party that's oft spoken of in hushed tones of reverence. Lead fearlessly by WFMU's Scott Williams, the Hoof & Mouth Sinfonia comprises the station's arsenal of secret weapon musician-types. Axe wielders, skin pounders, and bass-thumpers alike -- this annual celebration brings them out from behind the DJ mic to either deliver the hits musically or vocally. And deliver they do! Here's the video evidence from this years' performance. (Click each image to stream the video from this page, or download the videos in MP4 format). There are 30 more videos beyond the jump.
Left: Charlie performs "Frankenstein" by the Edgar Winter Group: download mp4
Right: Dave the Spazz keeps it short and sugary with "Rice Krispies" by the Rolling Stones. download mp4
Left: Bronwyn C. takes a stand with "Kill the Klansmen" by the Sun City Girls: download mp4
Right: Noah gets back in touch with his hardcore past on "My Family is a Little Weird" by MDC: download mp4
Left: Bill Mac summons tears of joy with "Knuckles the Dog" by Killdozer: download mp4
Right: Bethany takes time to reconsider "Faith" by George Michael: download mp4
Left: Rob Weisberg rings it in with "New Years Eve" by Ros Serey Sothea: download mp4
Right: Hatch makes a case for "Go All the Way" by The Raspberries: download mp4
Left: Irene Trudel astounds and delights with "Diamond Day" by Vashti Bunyan: download mp4
Right: Dan Bodah sets sail with "Pump Shanty" (Traditional): download mp4
Left: Bryce re-defines all visible boundaries with "Dark Wickedness" by Osculum Infame: download mp4
Right: Chris T. keeps it hot and bumpin' with "White Lightnin' by The Big Bopper: download mp4
Left: Listener Dan Dollbaum takes you straight to town with "Government Center" by Jonathan Richman: download mp4
Right: Dorian steams up the collective conscience with "Town Without Pity" by Gene Pitney: download mp4
Left: Mike Lupica sings like a girl on "Magic Man" by Heart: download mp4
Right: Scott Williams reveals the secrets of "Mr. Magic" by the Native Hipsters: download mp4
Left: Liz Berg damns domesticity with "Ladies With Appliances" by Dow Jones & the Industrials: download mp4
Right: Billy Jam keeps it eponymous with "Jilted John" by the performer of the same name: download mp4
Left: Rich and Tamar remember "Some Velvet Morning" by Lee Hazelwood & Nancy Sinatra: download mp4
Right: Irwin keeps us guessing with "Best of Both Worlds" by Hannah Montana: download mp4
Left: Matt Fiveash does it up nice with "I Can Only Give You Everything" by Them: download mp4
Right: Maria Levitsky gives it up with "Underwater's Where the Action's At" by Kelley Stoltz: download mp4
Left: Brian Turner brings the electro-noise with "Panik!" by Metal Urbain: download mp4
Right: Woody sails on and on and on with "Banned in DC" by Bad Brains: download mp4
Left: Evan "Funk" Davies saunters down the strip with "Round and Round" by Ratt: download mp4
Right: Small Change backwards masks his way to the top on "Rocked by Rape" by Evolution Control Committee: download mp4
Left: Doug Schulkind holds forth on "Theme de YoYo" by The Art Ensemble of Chicago: download mp4
Right: Mac reveals his tender side with "Superstar" by The Carpenters: download mp4
Left: Chris Stubbs leaves jaws agape with "Simple Man" by Klaus Nomi: download mp4
Right: Megan kicks it up a notch with "Kiss me Deadly" by Lita Ford: download mp4
Left: Tom Scharpling raises the roof with "A Quick One" by The Who: download mp4
Right: Station Manager Ken creeps everybody out and brings it home with "In Every Dreamhome a Heartache" by Roxy Music: download mp4
Thanks to everyone who pledged! See you in 2008 for our 50th anniversary! Thanks to John Dalton for his webcam help, and to Bryce for his encoding and conversion of the audio and video. If you'd like to check the audio archive of the entire Hoof n' Mouth Performance and Marathon finale, go here.
Wowee!
My fave 'FMU dj (Charlie) spazzing out like a pro!
What a treat!
Posted by: Mark from Helsinki | March 23, 2007 at 03:23 PM
Very nice, thank you for the good work!
Posted by: Listener A | March 23, 2007 at 04:21 PM
Bronwyn, you rule!
Posted by: WmMBerger | March 23, 2007 at 04:29 PM
I was late for the party that day, and unfortunately missed Charlie's Frankenstein - and I was really looking forward to it! So happy to finally hear and see it. What a performance. It made me smile. Any chance of getting just the audio of it on .mp3 ? I wanna listen to it on my iPod. Smiling and giggling to yourself always ensures you get plenty of room on the subway.
Posted by: Cheese Snob Wendy | March 24, 2007 at 10:56 PM
This looks like so much fun. I can't wait for the day that I have enough WFMU cred to see one of these things live.
Posted by: Nicholas | March 27, 2007 at 07:05 AM
Dancing rodents. Please!
Posted by: Mickey Mephistopheles | March 27, 2007 at 09:46 PM
Gee, Brian, you've made it.
I really entered in
Posted by: Ruy Mauricio de Lima e Silva Neto | February 29, 2008 at 09:01 AM