Frankie V and the Lonely Club: Santa Cruz Blues Rockers Pour "Happy Hour"
Frankie V and the Lonely Club are a blues band from Santa Cruz, California, on VSM Records. Their single "Happy Hour" has been approved for the U-Rock® Network.
Play the Blues
The band's third album, Play the Blues, was reviewed in October 2025 by Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro, blues editor at Mary4Music. Frankie V wrote all ten tracks and plays guitar and dobro and sings lead. He is joined by Rich Sylvester on keyboards and vocals, Mike Lencioni on drums and vocals, Johnny Valentine on bass and Ricky D. on sax, with Gloria Cumelis on background vocals and Bruce La Mantia on drums. Lauro called it "straight-up, full-throttle slow blues at its best." He singled out Frankie's "stinging blues guitar leads," his "low down, gritty vocals," and the solo dobro performance "The Roller."
Happy Hour
"Happy Hour" is the 2026 lead single from the band's upcoming album After Hours. It debuted on the Roots Music Report Blues Rock song chart for the week of 3 October 2026 and was at No. 41 on that chart a week later.
Why it matters on U-Rock® Radio
Stinging guitar, gritty vocals and a chart-climbing single: Frankie V and the Lonely Club bring "Happy Hour" to the U-Rock® Network.
U-Rock® Network play data: not yet logged. The release was approved for the U-Rock® Network through MusicSubmit.
Sources 1. Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro, Mary4Music, review of Play the Blues (Oct 2025) — https://www.mary4music.com/CD108.html 2. Roots Music Report, Top 50 Blues Rock Song Chart, week of 10 Oct 2026 — https://www.rootsmusicreport.com/charts/view/song/sub_genre/blues-rock/weekly/2026-10-10/2026-10-10 3. Vince (VSM Records), email to U-Rock® Network, "Re: Your music was approved!" (2026) 4. Frankie V and the Lonely Club, MusicSubmit direct submission to U-Rock® Network, "Happy Hour" (11 Oct 2026)
Photo: courtesy of Frankie V and the Lonely Club / U-Rock® Network