Banana Records

Due to an illness in the Banana Family, the Mab Zab Extravaganza has been POSTPONED. We will supply more information on a rescheduled date in the near future.

Beth Hammack, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, summoned me to her building to get my input regarding her next vote on interest rates. She was interested in my views as the President of a multi-dollar record company headquartered in her district. After our meeting, Beth took me on a private tour of her building. Almost as impressive as the Banana Records Headquarters.

Better late than never...The latest issue of The Lakewood Observer has a fine review of BOTH of Paul Nickels' Banana releases. Reviewer Buzz Kompier has some good things to say about both "With Friends Like These" and "One Hand Clapping" The link to the July 2nd article is below, and both releases are available at bananarecords.net. The 34 tunes are also available on all streaming services.

https://lakewoodobserver.com/read/2025/07/02/on-the-dime-reviews-of-recent-releases-by-local-bands

There will be a "Celebration of Life" memorial for Bob Burford on Sunday, June 8th from 2:00-6:00 at Brothers Lounge, located at 11609 Detroit Ave. in Cleveland. Brother Bob was the co-founder of Banana Records, and we miss him every day.

The CDs of Jinni Fontana's new EP, "Oh, Cleveland!" are in. This is a GREAT collection of 7 tunes inspired by her hometown, Cleveland, Ohio. Featured on the disc are Stutz Bearcat, Jim Butterfield and Paul Nickels. Available for $12 at bananarecords.net. Support local music! Photo by Anastasia Pantsios.

Easter would be a GREAT day to listen to "There's a Rabbit in the House" from Jinni Fontana's new EP "Oh, Cleveland!" Click the link below to listen on Spotify. Happy Easter!!!

https://open.spotify.com/track/7bz7jFl91eT9SDNN3HU7W1?si=3900d551d12d4328