Month: June 2017

DJ set list for June 22, 2017.

Thanks to everyone who tuned in for my WSND show last night and the big Mamby on the Beach preview.  That went longer than I’d planned, so I didn’t get to the Mondo Moment or Holiday Music segments.  They’ll be back either next week or the week after that.  We didn’t have a winner in First and Foremost either, so that means I get to keep another cover song in my back pocket for future use.

Here’s my set list from last night’s show:

  1. Dahga Bloom – Supa
  2. Chelsea Wolfe – After the Fall
  3. Tamaryn – Violet’s in a Pool
  4. A Place to Bury Strangers – Another Step Away
  5. Equinox radio spot
  6. King Crimson – Red (requested)
  7. The Black Angels – Tired Eyes
  8. The Buttertones – Pistol Whip
  9. Aquarian Blood – Heaven Is in My Head
  10. The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer – Get Ready
  11. Sugar Virus – The Ripper
  12. The Raveonettes – Lust (Trentmoller mix)
  13. Ghostland Observatory – HFM
  14. Skyland Drive-In Theatre intermission spot
  15. The Men – Gates of Steel
  16. Fancy Fux – Stripper
  17. Will Clarke – House Girl
  18. Rayvn Lenae – Free Room
  19. Marian Hill – One Time
  20. Schlock radio spot
  21. Miike Snow – Pull My Trigger
  22. MGMT – Electric Feel
  23. DJ Heather and Colette – Walking on Sunshine
  24. Latmun – Everybody’s Dancin’
  25. Green Velvet – La La Land
  26. STRFKR – In the End
  27. Thundercat – Them Changes
  28. Cut Copy – Lights & Music
  29. Hank Williams – Rootie Tootie

Tune in June 29th for a “Best of 2017 So Far” show.  What are your favorite songs and / or albums of the year as we pass the halfway point of 2017?

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Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: Cut Copy

Australia’s Cut Copy will bring their electro-pop to Chicago’s Mamby on the Beach festival June 25th.  What started as a home recording project in 2001 has bloomed into a four-man band within the last sixteen years.  I’m hoping they’ll play a lot of tracks off their upcoming (and as yet unnamed) album.  It would be a delight to hear them before a good chunk of the world.

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Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: Todd Terje

Todd Terje (real name: Terje Olsen) is a Norwegian house music producer and DJ who is known for his bright, shimmering dance anthems.  He’s said in the past that he makes music because he likes to dance, and that’s good enough motivation for me to dig his work.  He and his backing band, the Olsens, will be performing at Mamby on the Beach June 25th in what I’m sure will be a perfect summer music set.

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Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: Thundercat

Bass guitar whiz, rapper, singer, and producer Thundercat (Stephen Bruner) is one of the funkiest musicians around right now.  His music ranges from funk to soul to psychedelia to prog-rock (and he also plays bass in Suicidal Tendencies).  His collaborations with Erykah Badu, Flying Lotus, and Kendrick Lamar have all earned him wide acclaim (and a Grammy).  His June 25th set at Mamby on the Beach is sure to be a must-see.

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Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: STRFKR

Portland, Oregon’s STRFKR strives to make danceable pop music, and they’re succeeding.  Their stuff combines electro, disco, rock, new wave, and a little funk.   They don’t take themselves too seriously, which is a rare delight in the music industry nowadays.  They’ll be playing Mamby on the Beach June 25th, so check out their set if you want to party with a bunch of people who don’t really care about labels, your hang-ups, or mainstream music.

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Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: Green Velvet

Green Velvet is one of several monikers held by Chicago house / trance / industrial DJ Curtis Jones.  He walked away from a career as a chemical engineer to pursue his love of house music and beat production, and the world is better for it.  Some of his cuts are legendary mid-1990’s dance club essentials, and his upcoming performance at Mamby on the Beach in his hometown on June 25th will be one of the highlights of the festival.

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Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: Latmun

Joe Bradley, otherwise known as Latmun, blends house music with trance techno into big tracks that can shake the rafters.  He hails from Nottingham, UK, and will soon be spinning at Chicago’s Mamby on the Beach festival June 25th.  I’m sure his set will be bold, loud, and beautiful.

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DJ set list for June 15, 2017

Thanks to all who tuned in for my latest show on WSND, and to Aaron for helping out with the music selection and finding out that Chicken Dinner candy bars really existed.  Congratulations to Joe Fuentes, who won First and Foremost, and to Chuck who also guessed the right answer (That “Summertimes Blues” was originally performed by Eddie Cochran).  Here’s our set list from the night of June 15, 2017.

  1. The Cure – Opening (live)
  2. The Crystal Method – After Hours
  3. Com Truie – Ephemeron
  4. Eaten Alive radio spot
  5. Mission of Burma – Spider’s Web (request)
  6. Primus – Tommy the Cat
  7. Broken Bells – After the Disco
  8. Reverend Horton Heat – Big Dwarf Rodeo
  9. MC 900 Foot Jesus – Adventures in Failure (live)
  10. Golden Dawn Arkestra – Afropacalypse
  11. Rock and Roll High School radio spot
  12. Betty Davis – Come with Me
  13. Janelle Monae – Faster
  14. Alex Lopez – Dangerous
  15. Blue Cheer – Summertime Blues
  16. Repellents – AFC!
  17. The Black Keys – Just Got to Be
  18. L7 – Fast and Frightening (live)
  19. Buzzcocks – Last to Know? (live)
  20. Ron Gallo – Kill the Medicine Man
  21. Beastie Boys – Time for Living
  22. The Suitcase Junket – The Next Act
  23. Clutch – Big News 1
  24. Bonde Do Role – Marina Gasolina
  25. Rory Gallagher – Bull Frog Blues (live)
  26. Frank Zappa – Dirty Love
  27. Schlock radio spot
  28. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Comeback
  29. Zeke – Black Witch
  30. Deap Vally – Royal Jelly
  31. The Kills – Goodnight Bad Morning

I’m back on air at midnight June 22nd and will have a big Mamby on the Beach preview show featuring a lot of house and electronica.

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Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: DJ Heather

Hailing from Chicago by way of Brooklyn, DJ Heather is a legend in the Chicago house music scene.  She began in hip hop, but soon discovered her true voice in house music.  She’s been filling dance floors from Chicago to the UK ever since.  She’ll be spinning in the MixMag tent at Mamby on the Beach June 25th.

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Slowdive announces more U.S. tour dates into the fall.

SLOWDIVE ANNOUNCE MORE US TOUR DATES;
WATCH NPR MUSIC’S FIELD RECORDING

SLOWDIVE IS ONE OF THE BEST REVIEWED ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

Slowdive‘s self-titled album, released last month via Dead Oceans, is one of the best-reviewed albums of the year so far.  Following a sold out North American tour in advance of its release, the band are announcing a return to the continent in the fall, to perform in cities both new and old. Prior to that, they’ll be appearing at FYF Fest in Los Angeles on July 21st.

Also, today saw the release of an incredible stripped back NPR Music Field Recording that the band filmed while in New York in May. Watch below.

WATCH SLOWDIVE’S NPR MUSIC FIELD RECORDING
http://n.pr/2s3U0tC

STREAM SLOWDIVE
https://slowdive.lnk.to/slowdive

SLOWDIVE TOUR DATES (new dates in bold)
Fri. June 16 – Sun. June 18 – Mannheim, DE @ Maifeld Derby
Sat. July 1 – Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival
Thurs. July 6 – Trencin, Slovakia @ Pohoda Festival
Fri. July 7 – Madrid, ES @ Mad Cool Festival
Sun. July 9 – Six Four Les Plages, France@ Pointu Festival
Fri. July 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
Fri. July 28– South Korea @ Valley Rock Festival
Sun. July 30 – Tahar Shi, Japan @ Fuji Rock Festival
Sat. Aug. 19 – Trondheim, Norway  @ Pstereo Festival
Fri. 25 Aug. – Switzerland @ Nox Orae Festival
Sat. Aug. 27 – Paris, France @ Rock En Seine Festival
Thu. Aug. 31 – Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival
Sat. Sept. 2 – Milano, Italy @ Un Altro Festival
Thu. Sept. 7 – Tel Aviv, Israel @ Barby Club
Fri. Sept. 15 – Sat. 16 Sept. – Angers, France @ Levitation Fest
Sun. Sept. 17 – Birmingham, UK @ Beyond the Tracks Festival
Fri. Sept. 29 – Dortmund, Germany @Way Back When Festival
Sat. Sept. 30 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ DR Koncerthuset
Mon. Oct. 2 – Warsaw, Poland – @ Palladium
Tues. Oct. 3 – Berlin, Germany @ Huxley’s
Weds. Oct. 4 – Hamburg, Germany @Uebel & Gefaehrlich
Fri. Oct. 6 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
Sat. Oct. 7 – Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique
Mon. Oct. 9 – Glasgow, UK @ ABC
Tues. Oct. 10 – Manchester, UK @Albert Hall
Weds. Oct. 11 – Leeds, UK @ Town Hall
Fri. Oct. 13 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
Mon. Oct. 23 – Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore
Wed. Oct. 25 – Seattle, WA @ The Neptune
Thu. Oct. 26 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Sat. Oct. 28 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater   
Wed. Nov. 1 – Denver, CO @ The Ogden
Sat. Nov. 4 – Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theatre
Sun. Nov. 5 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
Tue. Nov. 7 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
Wed. Nov. 8 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
Thu. Nov. 9 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Hall
Fri. Nov. 10 – Toronto, ON @ CANADA @ Massey Hall
Sat. Nov. 11 – New Haven, CT @ College St Music Hall
Sun. Nov. 12 – New York City, NY @ Terminal 5  
Tue. Nov. 14 – Boston,MA @ Paradise
Wed. Nov. 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Thu. Nov. 16 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head
Fri. Nov. 17 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel

Tickets available from www.slowdiveofficial.com

PRAISE FOR SLOWDIVE

“A precise and altogether gorgeous showcase of their peerless ability at production, mood, and songcraft.” – Pitchfork [Best New Music]

“Listening to Slowdive is like watching the sunrise and sunset at once — an awe-inspiring chorus of the galaxy.” – NPR Music

“Slowdive carries all the right baggage from the band’s past, but the album leaves no question about the direction they’re traveling in. They’re carrying this sound towards the future.” – Stereogum

“Throughout Slowdive, the band use foggy images and slippery transitions as a soothing sort of déjà vu—you feel like you’ve been here before, even though you obviously haven’t.” – SPIN [SPIN Essential]

“With this self-titled record, their first in 22 years, Slowdive definitively prove that some bands have enough creative juice to get back together and make some incredible music.” – Vulture

“The result is as beautiful and stilling as ever.” – AV Club

“Dreamy vocals, thick melancholia, heavy guitar treatments. And ‘Slomo,’ the opening track, is a goddamn minor miracle. Welcome back, shoegaze friends.” – Newsweek