I don't know about you guys, but I am definitely ready for the new year. Towards the end of this past Saturday’s show, I played some tracks from a few of my favorite albums of this past year (XX, It’s Blitz) and some artists who will be putting out new albums in the coming months (The Avalanches, Flying Lotus, Free the Robots). I also had to end my last show of the year with La Roux, Empire of the Sun, and Phoenix – gotta close out 2009 with the dance-inducing, guilty pleasures :). Happy New Year everyone!
memory tapes - bicycle - seek magic
van she - dont fear the reaper (holy ghost remix)
- blog.bacardiblive.com
classixx feat. jeppe - ill get you (gigamesh remix)
- kitsune: ill get you remixes
lee weather - i saw eternity the other night - myspace
best coast - when im with you - myspace
chromatics - healer - night drive
the national - available - sad songs for dirty lovers
sigur ros - við spilum endalaust
- með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
madlib - please set me at ease - shades of blue
cut chemist - a peak in time - the audiences listening
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colette - wawa : no problem - house of om, colette & dj heather
glass candy - love love love - love love love
dan deacon - of the mountains - bromst
glass candy - nite nurses - love love love
the avalanches - frontier psychiatrist - since i left you
yeah yeah yeahs - soft shock - its blitz
the xx - heart skipped a beat - xx
girls - laura - album
flying lotus - breathe - los angeles
free the robots - lonely traveler - free the robots
la roux - im not your toy - la roux
empire of the sun - walking on a dream - walking on a dream
phoenix - if i ever feel better - united
Monday, December 28, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Playlist for 12.19.09
Man, is anyone else feeling the Christmas pressure besides me? Too many birthdays, holiday parties, and stress-induced shopping lately...I just want to play in the snow lol. Here's the playlist for this past Saturday folks:
zero 7 - pop art blue - yeah ghost
fuck buttons - flight of the feathered serpent - tarot sport
talking heads - memories cant wait - fear of music
the faint - paranoiattack - wet from birth
pnau (feat. ladyhawke) - embrace (miami horror, fred falke remix)
blue scholars - cruz - oof!
vivian girls - out for the sun - everything goes wrong
cale parks - two haunt me - sparklace
datarock - fa-fa-fa - datarock datarock
amanda blank - big heavy - i love you
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nickodemus - sun people (feat. the real live show)
- red astaire rollerskate remix - sun people remixed
the heavy - short change hero - the house that dirt built
amanda blank - dj - i love you
bat for lashes - daniel - two suns
duck sauce - anyway - greatest hits
duck sauce - grand steppin - greatest hits
brand nubian - coming years - fire in the hole
mayer hawthorne - the ills - a strange arrangement
noisettes - every now and then - wild young hearts
zero 7 - pop art blue - yeah ghost
fuck buttons - flight of the feathered serpent - tarot sport
talking heads - memories cant wait - fear of music
the faint - paranoiattack - wet from birth
pnau (feat. ladyhawke) - embrace (miami horror, fred falke remix)
blue scholars - cruz - oof!
vivian girls - out for the sun - everything goes wrong
cale parks - two haunt me - sparklace
datarock - fa-fa-fa - datarock datarock
amanda blank - big heavy - i love you
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nickodemus - sun people (feat. the real live show)
- red astaire rollerskate remix - sun people remixed
the heavy - short change hero - the house that dirt built
amanda blank - dj - i love you
bat for lashes - daniel - two suns
duck sauce - anyway - greatest hits
duck sauce - grand steppin - greatest hits
brand nubian - coming years - fire in the hole
mayer hawthorne - the ills - a strange arrangement
noisettes - every now and then - wild young hearts
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Playlist for 12.12.09
So yesterday's show was pre-recorded, as I had to take care of some things that day, so I apologize for the sound quality guys. On this show I had my first guest/guest DJ though, so I was very excited. Thanks again to Marcus for coming down to the studio and enduring the 6-hour killing time-dancing to house music-actual recording time session. I've posted the links to his mixes as well as the playlists (including the 4 songs I actually played :) ). Enjoy!
nosaj thing - light #2 - drift
marcus - mix 1 at mediafire.com
egadz! - track 01 - redonedant
edit - straight heat - certified air raid material
golden bug - assassin - assassin
nosaj thing - us - drift
dj micro - people are future - people are future
sebastien tellier - l'amour et la violence (floating points remix)
tycho - dictaphones lament - past is prologue
egadz! - grim advantage pt. 2 - shining hours
captain phoenix - pistols and hearts (bloody beetroots remix)
rustie - keesha resmack
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marcus - mix 2 at mediafire.com
telefon tel aviv - helen of troy - immolate yourself
hudson mohawke - rising 5 - butter
blockhead - which one of you jerks drank my arnold palmer
- the music scene
anavan - boom - cover story
brim liski - fight - brim liski
dusk & blackdown - focus (excerpt) - margins music
rae davis vs. aether - drama free feat. tina hanae miller
deepchild - wannado (gravious remix)
sebastien tellier - divine (midnight juggernauts remix)
the prodigy - invaders must die - invaders must die
codes in the clouds - don't go awash in this digital landscape
- paper canyon
hott city - aint love grand - aint love grand
hott city - i took his money - aint love grand
little brother - still lives through - the minstrel show
apsci - easy - best crisis ever
nosaj thing - light #2 - drift
marcus - mix 1 at mediafire.com
egadz! - track 01 - redonedant
edit - straight heat - certified air raid material
golden bug - assassin - assassin
nosaj thing - us - drift
dj micro - people are future - people are future
sebastien tellier - l'amour et la violence (floating points remix)
tycho - dictaphones lament - past is prologue
egadz! - grim advantage pt. 2 - shining hours
captain phoenix - pistols and hearts (bloody beetroots remix)
rustie - keesha resmack
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marcus - mix 2 at mediafire.com
telefon tel aviv - helen of troy - immolate yourself
hudson mohawke - rising 5 - butter
blockhead - which one of you jerks drank my arnold palmer
- the music scene
anavan - boom - cover story
brim liski - fight - brim liski
dusk & blackdown - focus (excerpt) - margins music
rae davis vs. aether - drama free feat. tina hanae miller
deepchild - wannado (gravious remix)
sebastien tellier - divine (midnight juggernauts remix)
the prodigy - invaders must die - invaders must die
codes in the clouds - don't go awash in this digital landscape
- paper canyon
hott city - aint love grand - aint love grand
hott city - i took his money - aint love grand
little brother - still lives through - the minstrel show
apsci - easy - best crisis ever
Thursday, December 10, 2009
A Momentary Aside, if you will...
So I really didn't have any other intentions for this site other than to have someplace to post up the playlists for my show. Although this past summer I was very excited to have the opportunity to write for one of my favorite blog sites fakeRICH, I apparently ran out of steam/drive/motivation to keep writing and/or kuci took up a lot more time than I had anticipated, so I never actually started writing for them (my apologies Joseph! total fail on my part -_-). Anyway, I wanted to post this up somewhere related to music so here's a piece that I wrote ages ago on the Crosby here in Orange County. I have so much respect for Chris Alfaro, the Crosby staff, and the establishment itself that I really wanted to do a story on them. Here's to you guys :)
Thank you Crosby for Bringing Some Swagger to Orange County
August 28, 2009
Torn between the “Starving Artist”, a phenomenal construct of gruyere cheese and sautéed balsamic mushrooms that supersedes its culinary label of “grilled cheese sandwich” and the Creole shrimp pasta whose savory tomato Creole sauce always delivers an instantaneous bite, I decide to go utensil-free today and order the former. The “Artist” has never done me wrong in the past. Come to think of it, nothing I’ve ever experienced at the Crosby has either.
I look out the large, landscape-sized window beside me and notice boutique bridal shops and discount garment stores gradually light up as dusk sets in. A few feet away from the restaurant at the cross streets of 4th and Broadway in downtown Santa Ana’s artist village, I see locals carrying groceries and riding bicycles across the street alongside the cars emptying out from company parking lots. As I sit and people watch, the sound of soft jazz music accompanied by a steady percussion puts me at ease and I begin to nod my head to the subtle baseline. To my right, encased in large cabinets with glass display panels, new literature on visual art and cultural phenomena catches my attention as I consider looking through a Murakami book while I wait for my food. Wondering which painting is on display today, I turn around and glance upwards above the entrance. It’s a piece by street artist Shepard Fairey that bears the intricate stencil and collage-pattern work set in crimson, black, and gold characteristic of Fairey’s artwork and Obey Giant apparel line. I admire the piece but found the painting of a giant rat several months ago much more amusing.
Great food, eclectic music, interesting reading material, artwork, and a low-key, intimate space nestled in a community removed from the culturally static binds of suburbia. This is what the Crosby means to me.
A breath of fresh air to OC residents seeking good nightlife without having to make the trip to LA, the Crosby makes for a good night out on any day of the week. Owners Chris Alfaro, Marc Yamaoka, and Phil Nisco set out to bring some flavor to the area when they opened the restaurant/bar/bookstore in April of 2008. Since then, it has proven to be a place where one can get their fix of audio indulgences without the annoyance of pretentious décor or overzealous drunks clumsily making their way to the dance floor. Fashioned after the jazz lounges of the 1920-1960s with stylistic nuances such as the dozen or so vintage boom boxes that run lengthwise along one wall of the restaurant, the dark, enclave-esque Crosby serves as an ideal place where musicians and DJs can perform comfortably Monday through Saturday night. Funk, soul, vintage ska, dubstep, reggae, hip-hop, garage rock. Take your pick. You may even hear co-owner Chris Alfaro spin a set or two under the name Urth (or perhaps his more recognizable nom de plume, Free the Robots) serving a fresh mix of glitch, jazz, and warped electronica topped with off-kilter samples and a side of melodically skewed vocals.
All things aside, seeing Chris Alfaro in action is enough for me to check any venue out. Call me a fan girl if you must, but the guy’s got talent.
The Santa Ana native and frequent participant in the Los Angeles underground music circuit, who is gaining increasing critical acclaim for both his musicianship and entrepreneurial activities, cites his colleagues as key influences with where he is taking his music today:
Having some heavy-hitting beat makers as close, personal friends has fared well for both Alfaro and the Crosby. His familial relationship with the beat-centric sphere of the music community has lead to several partnerships and collaborations with the likes of Dam-Funk, Shepard Fairey, DJ Rhettmatic, J Rocc, Plann.B, 12th Planet, Wendy City, No MSG, and the list goes on. To this day, I still can’t get over how choc-full of music this place is. And the best part: IT’S FREE. Despite the wide array of talent that comes into the Crosby, there’s no real preoccupation with money there. Such aforementioned guest spots occur informally as Alfaro discusses a lack of monetary intent behind having musical showcases at the restaurant:
It’s this same modest and homely atmosphere coupled with a slew of artists each month that makes the Crosby so appealing. As an area that has limited exposure to the burgeoning music scene in Los Angeles, Orange County definitely gets a taste of what’s coming up in music now that the Crosby is in the picture.
To sum it up: The Crosby is legit. It’s a no-bro zone (usually) and it isn’t infested with your typical neon kids or snot-nosed hipsters who don’t care where they are so long as the person to the left and right of them is drinking a can of Pabst and rocking the same Ray-Ban sunglasses and plaid shirt they are. If you are said person, however, my apologizes to you and yours, but don’t let my comments stop you from checking the place out if you haven’t done so already. Grab a drink. Pull up a chair. Order some sweet potato fries. And listen to some good tunes. One of the most chill spots in Orange County won’t judge you and your tired-out plaid shirt.
Thank you Crosby for Bringing Some Swagger to Orange County
August 28, 2009
Torn between the “Starving Artist”, a phenomenal construct of gruyere cheese and sautéed balsamic mushrooms that supersedes its culinary label of “grilled cheese sandwich” and the Creole shrimp pasta whose savory tomato Creole sauce always delivers an instantaneous bite, I decide to go utensil-free today and order the former. The “Artist” has never done me wrong in the past. Come to think of it, nothing I’ve ever experienced at the Crosby has either.I look out the large, landscape-sized window beside me and notice boutique bridal shops and discount garment stores gradually light up as dusk sets in. A few feet away from the restaurant at the cross streets of 4th and Broadway in downtown Santa Ana’s artist village, I see locals carrying groceries and riding bicycles across the street alongside the cars emptying out from company parking lots. As I sit and people watch, the sound of soft jazz music accompanied by a steady percussion puts me at ease and I begin to nod my head to the subtle baseline. To my right, encased in large cabinets with glass display panels, new literature on visual art and cultural phenomena catches my attention as I consider looking through a Murakami book while I wait for my food. Wondering which painting is on display today, I turn around and glance upwards above the entrance. It’s a piece by street artist Shepard Fairey that bears the intricate stencil and collage-pattern work set in crimson, black, and gold characteristic of Fairey’s artwork and Obey Giant apparel line. I admire the piece but found the painting of a giant rat several months ago much more amusing.
Great food, eclectic music, interesting reading material, artwork, and a low-key, intimate space nestled in a community removed from the culturally static binds of suburbia. This is what the Crosby means to me.
A breath of fresh air to OC residents seeking good nightlife without having to make the trip to LA, the Crosby makes for a good night out on any day of the week. Owners Chris Alfaro, Marc Yamaoka, and Phil Nisco set out to bring some flavor to the area when they opened the restaurant/bar/bookstore in April of 2008. Since then, it has proven to be a place where one can get their fix of audio indulgences without the annoyance of pretentious décor or overzealous drunks clumsily making their way to the dance floor. Fashioned after the jazz lounges of the 1920-1960s with stylistic nuances such as the dozen or so vintage boom boxes that run lengthwise along one wall of the restaurant, the dark, enclave-esque Crosby serves as an ideal place where musicians and DJs can perform comfortably Monday through Saturday night. Funk, soul, vintage ska, dubstep, reggae, hip-hop, garage rock. Take your pick. You may even hear co-owner Chris Alfaro spin a set or two under the name Urth (or perhaps his more recognizable nom de plume, Free the Robots) serving a fresh mix of glitch, jazz, and warped electronica topped with off-kilter samples and a side of melodically skewed vocals.
All things aside, seeing Chris Alfaro in action is enough for me to check any venue out. Call me a fan girl if you must, but the guy’s got talent.
The Santa Ana native and frequent participant in the Los Angeles underground music circuit, who is gaining increasing critical acclaim for both his musicianship and entrepreneurial activities, cites his colleagues as key influences with where he is taking his music today:
"People I grew up with throughout the years have kind of taught me everything, especially my buddy the Gaslamp Killer who has shown me a new world of music…his energy and what he plays pretty much influenced my entire direction of music. And those kids DJ Shadow, Flying Lotus, Daedelus, Nosaj Thing, all of which are good buddies of mine…I’m very honored to be actively doing stuff with them…They’re my inspiration."
Having some heavy-hitting beat makers as close, personal friends has fared well for both Alfaro and the Crosby. His familial relationship with the beat-centric sphere of the music community has lead to several partnerships and collaborations with the likes of Dam-Funk, Shepard Fairey, DJ Rhettmatic, J Rocc, Plann.B, 12th Planet, Wendy City, No MSG, and the list goes on. To this day, I still can’t get over how choc-full of music this place is. And the best part: IT’S FREE. Despite the wide array of talent that comes into the Crosby, there’s no real preoccupation with money there. Such aforementioned guest spots occur informally as Alfaro discusses a lack of monetary intent behind having musical showcases at the restaurant:
"It’s not your typical…‘Come in here, make us money, and we’ll give you money.’ It’s more like, ‘Come in, hang out, we’ll jam, we’ll talk music, probably get some collabs going, we’ll have fun, have some meals, talk to some people, [and] kick it…I don’t care how big you are. You come in here just asking for money only—it’s just not part of the game…We have a lot of friends that are doing a lot of big things in music and they come to our spot as if it’s like their home too. And all the different DJs from LA, all these different places, they’re all just homies. If they’re not, then they’re friends of friends that are just down…because they know it’s more like an artist to artist vibe."
It’s this same modest and homely atmosphere coupled with a slew of artists each month that makes the Crosby so appealing. As an area that has limited exposure to the burgeoning music scene in Los Angeles, Orange County definitely gets a taste of what’s coming up in music now that the Crosby is in the picture.
To sum it up: The Crosby is legit. It’s a no-bro zone (usually) and it isn’t infested with your typical neon kids or snot-nosed hipsters who don’t care where they are so long as the person to the left and right of them is drinking a can of Pabst and rocking the same Ray-Ban sunglasses and plaid shirt they are. If you are said person, however, my apologizes to you and yours, but don’t let my comments stop you from checking the place out if you haven’t done so already. Grab a drink. Pull up a chair. Order some sweet potato fries. And listen to some good tunes. One of the most chill spots in Orange County won’t judge you and your tired-out plaid shirt.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Playlist for 12.5.09
cymbals eat guitars - and the hazy sea - why there are mountains
felix - where is my dragon - you are the one i pick
the sounds - rock n' roll - living in america
m83 - unrecorded - dead cities, red seas, and lost ghosts
phoenix - everything is everything - alphabetical
hercules and love affair - raise me up - hercules and love affair
vhs or beta - heaven - le funk
ladytron - weekend - witching hour
the beat junkies - dilated peoples: work the angles
- the world famous beat junkies vol. 2
the beat junkies - the visionaries: blessings
- the world famous beat junkies vol. 2
jurassic 5 - great expectations - quality control
people under the stairs - the wiz - fun dmc
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hot cha cha - one thousand pillows left - the worlds hardest working
telescope and the violent birth of stars
thao with the get down stay down - burn you up - know better learn faster
dutchess and the duke - new shadow - sunset/sunrise
dam funk - burn straight thru u - toeachizown
indian jewelry - climbing up the walls - sangles redux
wax taylor feat. charlotte savary - go without me - in the mood for life
nick cave and the bad seeds - dead man in my bed - nocturama
blackalicious - powers - the craft
flying lotus - 1983 - 1983
indian jewelry - downtown - sangles redux
cocorosie - promise - the adventures of ghosthorse and stillborn
felix - where is my dragon - you are the one i pick
the sounds - rock n' roll - living in america
m83 - unrecorded - dead cities, red seas, and lost ghosts
phoenix - everything is everything - alphabetical
hercules and love affair - raise me up - hercules and love affair
vhs or beta - heaven - le funk
ladytron - weekend - witching hour
the beat junkies - dilated peoples: work the angles
- the world famous beat junkies vol. 2
the beat junkies - the visionaries: blessings
- the world famous beat junkies vol. 2
jurassic 5 - great expectations - quality control
people under the stairs - the wiz - fun dmc
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hot cha cha - one thousand pillows left - the worlds hardest working
telescope and the violent birth of stars
thao with the get down stay down - burn you up - know better learn faster
dutchess and the duke - new shadow - sunset/sunrise
dam funk - burn straight thru u - toeachizown
indian jewelry - climbing up the walls - sangles redux
wax taylor feat. charlotte savary - go without me - in the mood for life
nick cave and the bad seeds - dead man in my bed - nocturama
blackalicious - powers - the craft
flying lotus - 1983 - 1983
indian jewelry - downtown - sangles redux
cocorosie - promise - the adventures of ghosthorse and stillborn
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