Jesus Christ, Har Mar Superstar
I’ve had this category called ‘all over the place’ on this blog for a while… finally I’ve found the perfect subject matter. Last night at Benders for the opening of Noisepop, our man Har Mar was not...
View ArticleJ Period Dancehall Soundclash Vol 2 Part 2 boyee
Well, one day we’ll be back in the sizzling hot sun of summer – stoop parties, hoards at every ice cream parlor, hanging out in parks with boom boxes blaring a boisterous roughneck soundtrack. Well,...
View ArticleJubilee throws down some serious jump-up jive
I’ve been sitting on this mix for a little while now. I just keep getting pulled back into it. I’d go as far as to say it’s redefining the music I follow and play. Jubilee is a young turk from...
View ArticleLast nights of freedom? Evolve, Oakland: here I come
Heading off to check out what the East Bay house scene has to offer. Big life changes on the way… is this the end? Never!!! More on Evolve in Oakland...
View Articledark silky grooves from rich gilfedder
sultry and petulant: the bay area, brian wilson from the giants, fall season, half the candidates in the US gubernatorial contest, and to round it off, this classy slice of house music from...
View ArticleFrancois K at Cielo: refreshing in every way
It’s refreshing to know that the guy that remixed Chaka Khan and Prince to such great effect back in day is still around. It’s refreshing to hear uplifting house music verging on disco still has a...
View ArticleOddities and escapades vol 1
here it is. after some time in the making and plenty of tweaking. some old, some new, some newly discovered. Shiela Chandra – Ever So Lonely ‘the ocean refuses no river’ love the line, not quite sure...
View ArticleOddities and escapades vol 2
Latest selection of audio slices that are grabbing my goat right now. Some of these tracks have been around for a while (Alexandroid, RA the Rugged Man and Snowboy – actually one of the first albums I...
View ArticlePillow Dance Volume 1: the first installment
Here it is. Fueled by more than a fair share of Balearic and early rave (but not exclusively), Pillow Dance sprang out from a preschooler and his deranged dad’s desire to get the blood flowing towards...
View ArticlePillow Dance Rides Again
Here we are with the return of the Pillow Dance series (check this post if you want the background). Played at a wedding here in Oakland recently for folks that like the those Latin/Hip Hop beats so...
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