I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
I can't understand,
She let go of my hand
An' left me here facing the wall.
I'd sure like t' know
Why she did go,
But I can't get close t' her at all.
Though we kissed through the wild blazing nighttime,
She said she would never forget.
But now mornin's clear,
It's like I ain't here,
She just acts like we never have met.
It's all new t' me,
Like some mystery,
It could even be like a myth.
Yet it's hard t' think on,
That she's the same one
That last night I was with.
From darkness, dreams're deserted,
Am I still dreamin' yet?
I wish she'd unlock
Her voice once an' talk,
'Stead of acting like we never have met.
If she ain't feelin' well,
Then why don't she tell
'Stead of turnin' her back t' my face?
Without any doubt,
She seems too far out
For me t' return t' her chase.
Though the night ran swirling an' whirling,
I remember her whispering yet.
But evidently she don't
An' evidently she won't,
She just acts like we never have met.
If I didn't have t' guess,
I'd gladly confess
T' anything I might've tried.
If I was with 'er too long
Or have done something wrong,
I wish she'd tell me what it is, I'll run an' hide.
Though her skirt it swayed as a guitar played,
Her mouth was watery and wet.
But now something has changed
For she ain't the same,
She just acts like we never have met.
I'm leavin' today,
I'll be on my way
Of this I can't say very much.
But if you want me to,
I can be just like you
An' pretend that we never have touched.
An' if anybody asks me, "Is it easy to forget?"
I'll say, "It's easily done,
You just pick anyone,
An' pretend that you never have met!"
Sunday, November 29, 2009
nyc nightlife in nov 2004 - 5 years ago this month
nyc nightlife in nov 2004 - 5 years ago this month
nyc nightlife in nov 2004 - 5 years ago this month
nov 4, 2004 tony humphries celebrated his birthday at his discoteque 19th st. weekly residence. i dont even think discoteque is open in 2009, 19th st off of 5th ave.
nov 5 2004 DJ Vibe from Portugal & the low end specialists were at spirit. LES played a great progressive opening set & Vibe's tribal tech couldnt quite compete this night- usually Vibe is among the best in the world. spirit's crowd was abysmal & guido/nj as always **1/2 of 5 stars . spririt's been closed a couple of years now after several chelsea deaths. vibe comes to ny about 2 times yearly, he's still among my top 5 or so djs.
nov 6 2004 the death of fashion was at piano's. does anyone still go to piano's
nov 11 2004 larry tee's outsider fest at crobar, an amazing gathering of electronic & house styles. guests incl christine ruggiero, amanda lepore, rupaul and ARE Weapons. first in the reed room: shiela e the glamorous life. then the glimmers & whitey spun hot club sets in the main room. junior vasquez came on at 2 am & kickstarted the night into house overdrive. top tunes incl tamyra grey raindrops will fall. destinys lose my breath. ellis d hands off. cece peniston a deeper love. morales' how wld u feel. do it properly. nasty girl. all 3 rooms were great all night & it was a fun & flamboyant mix like limelight or tunnel in the 90s. one of my best club nights of 2004 **** of 5 stars. many of the acts larry booked that night were electro, but it was a tougher and funkier version they the weak-poppy-ish electro one hears in 2009. in fact electro is sometimes a bad word in 2009. junior was glorious in crobar's big room. now it's m2, i have never gone.
* the same night interpol was at hammerstein ballroom touring their antics LP. arcade fire was at bowery ballrm. when they release lps, both bands still have cre4dibility into 2010.
nov 12 2004 sander kleinenberg was at crobar. and interpol played an impressive 2nd night at hammerstein. Mr X hosted a duran duran tribute night at luke/leroy.
nov 13 2004 nick marc celebrated his birthday at tiswas at don hills with royston langdon's new band perfornming. in 2006 royston is back with Arc Kid & some are predicting his music career does have a second act. actually if spacehog was even a 1st act, there was no second act. and liv tyler split from royston and moved to la with baby milo.
* the same night the damnwells were at mercury lounge, one of the most under-rated nyc rock bands of the 21st century. juliette lewis was at tribeca grand. i have loved every damnwells cd ive bought on amazon - why are many of americas best bands totally obscure
nov 16 2004 morrissey performed on david letterman in full priest's frock & sang I have forgiven jesus. dave said 'thank you father' afterwards. 5 years later you are the quarry was a stunni9ngly successful comecomk for moz, his fiorst lp in 7 years
nov 19 2004 taking back sunday was at roseland. im not much for emo but their 2006 45 'make damn sure' is a lot better than the killers new LP ! now i cant remember having heard any tbs songs
* the death of fashion was at luna lounge. luna moved to bk and is now knitting factory.
nov 20 2004 orange park was at arlenes grocery. OP needs to play so0me gigs in 2010. otherwise, theyre done.
* the same night the low end specialists & antranig were at discoteque.
nov 24, 2004 steve lawler & danny tenaglia were at the roxy for thanksgiving eve. lawler stole the show with last nite a dj saved my life, elements, lil mo yin yang 'reap,' and a new mix of trisco's muzak. lawler's tribal & progg house totally beat DT's techy house [incl be yourself], and it was an excellent thanksgiving eve blowout. ****1/4+ of 5 stars on the night . how many djs can blow away dt in his own city. a very shortlist but steve lawlers on it.
* the same night, infected mushroom were getting lovely at avalon. psy-trance ... still going haha. avalon - a shopping mall, mthey say
nov 25 2004 paul oakenfold hosted trancegiving at crobar. okaey now p[lays las vegas almost each week at rain. im gonna be sick.
nov 26 2004 erick morillo was throwing down to a packed house at crobar. and justine d was at lit, a residence which ended earlier in 2006. justine has been busy in the kitchen lately. morillo co-owns pacha - his sets have been declining yearly.
nov 27 2004 roger sanchez was at crobar. evan dando was at maxwells in hoboken. and kid america was at lit. sanchez- one of the few big room djs i still rate.
favourite cds in nov 2004 incl pavements crooked rain deluxe reissue. st etienne's travel edition greatest hits. the reissue of jobraith's early 70s glam pop LP. just got pavements 2006 reissue of wowee zowee its their best LP imo.
favourite art shows in nov 2004 incl delia brown's langorous LA watercolours at damelio terras.
my horoscope lucky colours for nov 2004 incl grey, pink, orange, & red.
my business meetings incl. malia mills swimwear on columbus ave.
* listening: dj vibe dancefloor portugal 12 aug 2006
__________________________________________________________
david morales on wktu:
george michael flawless- amazing late career hit for gm.
keep pushing on
lolas theme
inner city big fun
derrick may strings of life
junior vasquez
tamyra gray raindrops will fall X 2 . stunning vocal/deep house jam from jnr.
todd terry do it to the music
ellis d hands off
beyonce baby boy beats mix. great beyo from jnr w/sean paul - one of her best singles.
nyc nightlife in nov 2004 - 5 years ago this month
nov 4, 2004 tony humphries celebrated his birthday at his discoteque 19th st. weekly residence. i dont even think discoteque is open in 2009, 19th st off of 5th ave.
nov 5 2004 DJ Vibe from Portugal & the low end specialists were at spirit. LES played a great progressive opening set & Vibe's tribal tech couldnt quite compete this night- usually Vibe is among the best in the world. spirit's crowd was abysmal & guido/nj as always **1/2 of 5 stars . spririt's been closed a couple of years now after several chelsea deaths. vibe comes to ny about 2 times yearly, he's still among my top 5 or so djs.
nov 6 2004 the death of fashion was at piano's. does anyone still go to piano's
nov 11 2004 larry tee's outsider fest at crobar, an amazing gathering of electronic & house styles. guests incl christine ruggiero, amanda lepore, rupaul and ARE Weapons. first in the reed room: shiela e the glamorous life. then the glimmers & whitey spun hot club sets in the main room. junior vasquez came on at 2 am & kickstarted the night into house overdrive. top tunes incl tamyra grey raindrops will fall. destinys lose my breath. ellis d hands off. cece peniston a deeper love. morales' how wld u feel. do it properly. nasty girl. all 3 rooms were great all night & it was a fun & flamboyant mix like limelight or tunnel in the 90s. one of my best club nights of 2004 **** of 5 stars. many of the acts larry booked that night were electro, but it was a tougher and funkier version they the weak-poppy-ish electro one hears in 2009. in fact electro is sometimes a bad word in 2009. junior was glorious in crobar's big room. now it's m2, i have never gone.
* the same night interpol was at hammerstein ballroom touring their antics LP. arcade fire was at bowery ballrm. when they release lps, both bands still have cre4dibility into 2010.
nov 12 2004 sander kleinenberg was at crobar. and interpol played an impressive 2nd night at hammerstein. Mr X hosted a duran duran tribute night at luke/leroy.
nov 13 2004 nick marc celebrated his birthday at tiswas at don hills with royston langdon's new band perfornming. in 2006 royston is back with Arc Kid & some are predicting his music career does have a second act. actually if spacehog was even a 1st act, there was no second act. and liv tyler split from royston and moved to la with baby milo.
* the same night the damnwells were at mercury lounge, one of the most under-rated nyc rock bands of the 21st century. juliette lewis was at tribeca grand. i have loved every damnwells cd ive bought on amazon - why are many of americas best bands totally obscure
nov 16 2004 morrissey performed on david letterman in full priest's frock & sang I have forgiven jesus. dave said 'thank you father' afterwards. 5 years later you are the quarry was a stunni9ngly successful comecomk for moz, his fiorst lp in 7 years
nov 19 2004 taking back sunday was at roseland. im not much for emo but their 2006 45 'make damn sure' is a lot better than the killers new LP ! now i cant remember having heard any tbs songs
* the death of fashion was at luna lounge. luna moved to bk and is now knitting factory.
nov 20 2004 orange park was at arlenes grocery. OP needs to play so0me gigs in 2010. otherwise, theyre done.
* the same night the low end specialists & antranig were at discoteque.
nov 24, 2004 steve lawler & danny tenaglia were at the roxy for thanksgiving eve. lawler stole the show with last nite a dj saved my life, elements, lil mo yin yang 'reap,' and a new mix of trisco's muzak. lawler's tribal & progg house totally beat DT's techy house [incl be yourself], and it was an excellent thanksgiving eve blowout. ****1/4+ of 5 stars on the night . how many djs can blow away dt in his own city. a very shortlist but steve lawlers on it.
* the same night, infected mushroom were getting lovely at avalon. psy-trance ... still going haha. avalon - a shopping mall, mthey say
nov 25 2004 paul oakenfold hosted trancegiving at crobar. okaey now p[lays las vegas almost each week at rain. im gonna be sick.
nov 26 2004 erick morillo was throwing down to a packed house at crobar. and justine d was at lit, a residence which ended earlier in 2006. justine has been busy in the kitchen lately. morillo co-owns pacha - his sets have been declining yearly.
nov 27 2004 roger sanchez was at crobar. evan dando was at maxwells in hoboken. and kid america was at lit. sanchez- one of the few big room djs i still rate.
favourite cds in nov 2004 incl pavements crooked rain deluxe reissue. st etienne's travel edition greatest hits. the reissue of jobraith's early 70s glam pop LP. just got pavements 2006 reissue of wowee zowee its their best LP imo.
favourite art shows in nov 2004 incl delia brown's langorous LA watercolours at damelio terras.
my horoscope lucky colours for nov 2004 incl grey, pink, orange, & red.
my business meetings incl. malia mills swimwear on columbus ave.
* listening: dj vibe dancefloor portugal 12 aug 2006
__________________________________________________________
david morales on wktu:
george michael flawless- amazing late career hit for gm.
keep pushing on
lolas theme
inner city big fun
derrick may strings of life
junior vasquez
tamyra gray raindrops will fall X 2 . stunning vocal/deep house jam from jnr.
todd terry do it to the music
ellis d hands off
beyonce baby boy beats mix. great beyo from jnr w/sean paul - one of her best singles.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
parker posey, natane adcock, chloe sevigny: 11/99
parker posey, natane adcock, chloe sevigny: 11/99
parker posey, natane adcock, chloe sevigny: 11/99
nyc nightlife nov 1999 10 years ago
nov 4 1999 beavher at don hills with guests evan dando, parker posey, carmen kass, courtney taylor from dandy warhols, donno & nigel from nancy boy, & anthony langdon. top tunes from frank incl more than a woman, do the hustle, set if off, into the groove, spirit in the sky, you sexy thing & like a virgin. ****+ of 5 stars.
nov 5 1999 carl cox played an ultimate base night at twilo. Ive heard a lot of djs in my 30 years clubbing, but carl cox is definitely among the top 3 of all time, and never moreso than at his late 90s twilo super sets, 6-8 hours of pummeling techno & groovy house UN-BEAT-A-BLE !!!! his nov. 2009 cielo housey set was good, but didnt really explode into the techno or disco mania i hoped for.
nov 6 1999 tiswas was at don hills every saturday night, 11/6 was the 4th anniversary with fictura, damned personals & the inflateable men. FICTURA's set: over the moon. always. love walks away. perfume. just like you. starlet. telephone high. money man. / havana. nick's choons incl suede electricity, jb brand new bag, i cant explain, bigmouth, & all day & all of the night . nick bring back michael lamorte & damn personals in 2010 !!!!
** of 5 stars
nov 11 1999 pet shop boys were at hammerstein ballroom. attendees incl justine d, ron m & nancianne from staten. I love the psb but i HATED this show !!! the music was flat & canned & the absurd attempt at post-modern theatrical stagecraft lent the night a deadly, ridiculous [in the worst way] boredom & self-inflicted horridness.
here are some of the great songs the psb butchered that night: west end girls. being boring. se a vida e. its only the wind. what have i done to deserve this? can you forgive her? always on my mind. its a sin. i dont know what you want but were not gonna give it 2 ya tonight. its alright. nyc boy. go west. ** of 5 stars I am as big a PSB song fan as you will meet im obsessed but they were SHIIT in concert!! i have never seen them since, but i still love their music.
* next up to bar 13 for michael T & alex english's Broadcast party. only decent tunes were buffalo stance. i want candy & safety dance. left in less than 30 mins. * of 5 stars.
* finally beavher saved the night as so many times in the 90s: guests incl natane adcock, tessa benson, carmen kass, chloe sevigny, nick marc, dennis from realistics, big bob at the bar & catherine from Oz the waitress. heres frankie's splendid setlist: london calling. take a chance on me. rock this town. rebel, rebel. who can it be now. i melt with you. papa dont preach. dancing with myself. dont you want me. boys dont cry. goody 2 shoes. 99 balloons. ice ice baby [danced this one with ford model natane], this charming man, hungry like the wolf, rock the casbah. BLT, just like heaven, true faith, borderline, cities in dust, dont stop til u get enuf, jessies girl, pass the dutchie, take on me, it takes two, sweet child of mine & sweet home alabama. **** of 5 stars.
beavher in the 90s = instant sunshine!! 10 years gone ....
nov 18 1999 another 3 party night. started out at idlewild on east houston for magic touch, a short-lived, lame pseudo 60s soul party. jenna joost from LI & john mooney attended. stayed about 20 minutes. *1/2 of 5 stars.
* next up to culture club giving justine d's trans am 1 more try. attendees incl carina from tiswas & ron m. stayed about 15 mins, drink tix in hand & hearing love is a battlefield, I ran & rio. *1/4 of 5 stars
* finally over to don hills where beavher saved the night . again! guests incl tessa benson & carmen kass. top tunes from frankie's jukebox: dyer maker. only the good die young. brass monkey. wanna be startin something. jeffersons theme movin on up [!!!]. smells like teen spirit. EMF unbelieveable. heart of glass. ***1/2 of 5 stars. I was drinking johnnie walker & coke & wow did that hurt when i woke up friday mid-afternoon !!!
nov 20 1999 tiswas at dons with Altra headlining, support from lavendar disaster. best tunes: suede electricity, rebel rebel, daytripper, charlies weirdo & supersonic. . **3/4 of 5 stars
nov 24 1999 a DEVO tribute night at the Heroes party at Mother on west 14th street. guests incl alex english, nancianne, jenny from SI & nanni met her future husband from england, james pierce this night!!!!! The DEVO cover band played girl you want & come back jonee. the dj played burning up & new order lonesome tonight
*** of 5 stars the meat packing district is VERRY different now with aer cielo, G spa, 1oak, kiss and fly, etc etc etc.
nov 25 thanksgiving trancegiving at the roxy. a perfecto night with paul oakenfold & dave ralph & hybrid with a live PA. 1999 was paul oakenfold's magic year, as his BBC essential mixes attest. top tune this night was utah saints 'this is not a love song.' Ive been clubbing for 30+ years but this trancegiving debut night and set by oakey at the roxy was among the greatest nights of music Ive ever heard since my first concert in 1971. the music, the vibe, the rave event at the roxy, with oakey at the absolute peak of his skills..... *****+ of 5 stars one of the greatest club nights of my life !!!!!!
nov 27 1999 tiswas at dons with nicks choons the drowners, the last time, what difference does it make, shes in fashion, and shes so high. ***1/2 of 5 stars.
* the same night evan dando & giant sand's howie gelb were at brownies.
nov 29 1999 scotland's Idlewild was at mercury lounge. touring their first LP a very under-rated power pop band, as the years have progressed idlewild got softer & less interesting - an under-rated UK band, but Idlewild were never as good as in 1999.
parker posey, natane adcock, chloe sevigny: 11/99
nyc nightlife nov 1999 10 years ago
nov 4 1999 beavher at don hills with guests evan dando, parker posey, carmen kass, courtney taylor from dandy warhols, donno & nigel from nancy boy, & anthony langdon. top tunes from frank incl more than a woman, do the hustle, set if off, into the groove, spirit in the sky, you sexy thing & like a virgin. ****+ of 5 stars.
nov 5 1999 carl cox played an ultimate base night at twilo. Ive heard a lot of djs in my 30 years clubbing, but carl cox is definitely among the top 3 of all time, and never moreso than at his late 90s twilo super sets, 6-8 hours of pummeling techno & groovy house UN-BEAT-A-BLE !!!! his nov. 2009 cielo housey set was good, but didnt really explode into the techno or disco mania i hoped for.
nov 6 1999 tiswas was at don hills every saturday night, 11/6 was the 4th anniversary with fictura, damned personals & the inflateable men. FICTURA's set: over the moon. always. love walks away. perfume. just like you. starlet. telephone high. money man. / havana. nick's choons incl suede electricity, jb brand new bag, i cant explain, bigmouth, & all day & all of the night . nick bring back michael lamorte & damn personals in 2010 !!!!
** of 5 stars
nov 11 1999 pet shop boys were at hammerstein ballroom. attendees incl justine d, ron m & nancianne from staten. I love the psb but i HATED this show !!! the music was flat & canned & the absurd attempt at post-modern theatrical stagecraft lent the night a deadly, ridiculous [in the worst way] boredom & self-inflicted horridness.
here are some of the great songs the psb butchered that night: west end girls. being boring. se a vida e. its only the wind. what have i done to deserve this? can you forgive her? always on my mind. its a sin. i dont know what you want but were not gonna give it 2 ya tonight. its alright. nyc boy. go west. ** of 5 stars I am as big a PSB song fan as you will meet im obsessed but they were SHIIT in concert!! i have never seen them since, but i still love their music.
* next up to bar 13 for michael T & alex english's Broadcast party. only decent tunes were buffalo stance. i want candy & safety dance. left in less than 30 mins. * of 5 stars.
* finally beavher saved the night as so many times in the 90s: guests incl natane adcock, tessa benson, carmen kass, chloe sevigny, nick marc, dennis from realistics, big bob at the bar & catherine from Oz the waitress. heres frankie's splendid setlist: london calling. take a chance on me. rock this town. rebel, rebel. who can it be now. i melt with you. papa dont preach. dancing with myself. dont you want me. boys dont cry. goody 2 shoes. 99 balloons. ice ice baby [danced this one with ford model natane], this charming man, hungry like the wolf, rock the casbah. BLT, just like heaven, true faith, borderline, cities in dust, dont stop til u get enuf, jessies girl, pass the dutchie, take on me, it takes two, sweet child of mine & sweet home alabama. **** of 5 stars.
beavher in the 90s = instant sunshine!! 10 years gone ....
nov 18 1999 another 3 party night. started out at idlewild on east houston for magic touch, a short-lived, lame pseudo 60s soul party. jenna joost from LI & john mooney attended. stayed about 20 minutes. *1/2 of 5 stars.
* next up to culture club giving justine d's trans am 1 more try. attendees incl carina from tiswas & ron m. stayed about 15 mins, drink tix in hand & hearing love is a battlefield, I ran & rio. *1/4 of 5 stars
* finally over to don hills where beavher saved the night . again! guests incl tessa benson & carmen kass. top tunes from frankie's jukebox: dyer maker. only the good die young. brass monkey. wanna be startin something. jeffersons theme movin on up [!!!]. smells like teen spirit. EMF unbelieveable. heart of glass. ***1/2 of 5 stars. I was drinking johnnie walker & coke & wow did that hurt when i woke up friday mid-afternoon !!!
nov 20 1999 tiswas at dons with Altra headlining, support from lavendar disaster. best tunes: suede electricity, rebel rebel, daytripper, charlies weirdo & supersonic. . **3/4 of 5 stars
nov 24 1999 a DEVO tribute night at the Heroes party at Mother on west 14th street. guests incl alex english, nancianne, jenny from SI & nanni met her future husband from england, james pierce this night!!!!! The DEVO cover band played girl you want & come back jonee. the dj played burning up & new order lonesome tonight
*** of 5 stars the meat packing district is VERRY different now with aer cielo, G spa, 1oak, kiss and fly, etc etc etc.
nov 25 thanksgiving trancegiving at the roxy. a perfecto night with paul oakenfold & dave ralph & hybrid with a live PA. 1999 was paul oakenfold's magic year, as his BBC essential mixes attest. top tune this night was utah saints 'this is not a love song.' Ive been clubbing for 30+ years but this trancegiving debut night and set by oakey at the roxy was among the greatest nights of music Ive ever heard since my first concert in 1971. the music, the vibe, the rave event at the roxy, with oakey at the absolute peak of his skills..... *****+ of 5 stars one of the greatest club nights of my life !!!!!!
nov 27 1999 tiswas at dons with nicks choons the drowners, the last time, what difference does it make, shes in fashion, and shes so high. ***1/2 of 5 stars.
* the same night evan dando & giant sand's howie gelb were at brownies.
nov 29 1999 scotland's Idlewild was at mercury lounge. touring their first LP a very under-rated power pop band, as the years have progressed idlewild got softer & less interesting - an under-rated UK band, but Idlewild were never as good as in 1999.
Friday, November 27, 2009
5 years ago in nyc nightlife: sept 2004
5 years ago in nyc nightlife: sept 2004
5 years ago in nyc nightlife: sept 2004
sept 2, 2004 orange park was at sin e. tony humphries was holding down his thursday residence at discoteque on 19th st. orange park was 1 of ny's best bands 5 years ago but disbhanded after 2 indie lps. hopefully tony will play nyc more often, he's one of the most important names in us house music since the 80s.
9/3/04 suicide headlined rothko with a rare 21st century nyc appearance. suicide is arguably the most important us electro punk band ever, and still criminally under-appreciated. I was lucky enough to see suicide open up for the ramones at the palladium jan. 7, 1978. Im sure a few of you wish you could have been there.
sept 4, 2004 sander kleinenberg & steve porter played an excellent hard house/progressive house night at crobar, both djs on top form. hi-lites from sandy: blur song 2 [hard house mix] ; doors' riders on the storm [dance mix] . among 3 best sander sets Ive been at. ****1/4 of 5 stars. my review the day after;
'' This was a feel-good night for me.
Got there midnight. Comped.
Didnt like the hot 97/ktu pop-hop in the reed room.
straight to the main room. whoa it was packed! prob as many people as any crobar nyc ive been to. For a summer saturday of long weeknd crowd it was a GOOD crobar crowd! face it crobar is a more 'grown up' club than most in nyc. and i dont mean in a snooty 'fashionista-apprentice-bottles' way- I mean there are people older than 20! most of them!! and its a dressier crowd! thats more POLITE than many clubs! [hello discotq & spirit!!]. that actually came out to have FUN not beefs. that can still drink up , disco down and NOT be extra-mangled AND still look good! there are some foxy women at crobar & generally everyone dresses nice. even the mooks had their style-game on [stencil sleeveless tees? cool for YOU!!] and i repeat there were sm babes! steve porter up. LOVE the crobar dj on stage set up! [the old 'skybox' perch was distant & cold].
listen i LIKE steve porter!! in fact after LES Id say hes the best '2nd tier' NYC dj. [meaning about-to-break- but not of DT/jnr-morales-morillo-fame yet].
OK steves set- half instrumental club bangers. sm dirty basslines. sm proggy cool neo-disco. a few sweet-vocal-sander-style funky tracks. -
also some kinda aimless drifty wanna-be progg snoozers that didnt do much but fill time. SO as an OPENING DJ I think Steve did well- in fact he was banging it out from 1-2 as sander loomed.
in fact that was a pretty jumping opening set and sander dug it [in fact 1-2 times during sanders set, porter took over for 1-2 songs while sander refilled that vodka-cranberry rider on stage]
2 am sanders on. the most cheerful ive ever seen him, well at least since arc anyway. the most connecting with crowd ive seen him.
I LOVED SANDERS SET!
2-3 am- progressive dirty bass bangers with an occasional sweet-pop-hyper-female vocal- listen sander can MIX!!!! he can blend or he can BANG!! the next tune in but hes in control of his records & I LOVE the way he programs! TALENT!! arc-fans note- sander's 2-3 set was VERY-Howells-like- dirty bass & sm funky yet poppy hooks.
3-4 am- this was the core of sanders set. ok the sound was a little 'progressive trance.' in fact he was pumping like 5-10 'trance' tracks- Which I LIKE from sander! melodic- dramatic- ethereal- and still the occasional hard bottom/ tuff beat-- by 120 mins + into sanders set I was having a ball!! met a cool couple from St Pete Fla. dancing with the fellow-sander-porter maniacs at the railing- chilling on the speaker- saw a few arc-heads - I was into sanders progg melodic trance! NOT CHEESE! - QUALITY!!!
the crowd was with him all the way! fist-pumping! drumrolls & crescendoes!
by 4 am i was saying I am loving this set as much as my fave arc sander set- do u remeber april 2003 at arc?? when sander seemed to reach a new level in nyc with the flow and cinematic buildup of the dirty bass & emotive trance climaxes?? sander did it again last night! I was loving it & the crowd was still in the game.
4-5 am. Sander switched styles. he went to a harder techy-house cum-tribal sound...the man can mix BUT tribal bottoms are NOT sanders forte! he needs some of those lawler-type piledriving basslines in there! NOT a pots/pans tribal! sander lost the flow i felt & was just banging for its own sake. the crowd thinned- i was up front & the archeads were still present but i was one of the few STILL juming up & down! still a cute crowd, still a classy club night but sander lost it towards 5 am. porter took over a bit. more of his warm up tracks...the pace slackened. sander came back for a few more progg bangers but the tribal/tech section from 4-5 had cut a hole in the crowd.
i left sweaty semi-mangled but still glowing. some great people in the crobar staff. many great clubbers on this holiday weekend jam. some absolutely awesome tunes from 1 am -4-ish.
I will be back next time sander plays crobar. i love his funky-pop-disco vocals & the epic progg trance climaxes. but his tribal-tech style isnt sanders strength- he's a melodicist & a disco demon at heart- and overall between music & crowd experience
I rate last night ****1/4 on a 5* scale.''
sept 5, 2004 frankie knuckles was at sbny, another absolutely legendary us house dj hall of famer, who plays nyc far too infrequently!! frankie come back!!
sept 6, 2004 stellastarr* headlined the notorious MFer party at the roxy. and VHI's 'bands reunited' show featured Haircut 100! one of my favourite 80s britpop combos, especially the stunning songwriting & solo work of nick heyward. I would LOVE haircut/nick to play more gigs/make an LP in the 21st century! c'mon lads!!!
sept 9, 2004 franz ferdinand played roseland. OK evil kat, you can have ALL my FF cds!!
sept 10, 2004 the death of fashion were at luna lounge. what happened to DOF??
sept 11, 2004 jesse malin was at bowery ballroom.
sept 12, 2004 the Like headlined knitting factory. why am I the only person in nyc who likes the Like? they need to play more venues rather than the muso staid Knitting! girls you can do it!! the like seem to have disappeared in the la sunshine ..
sept 16, 2004 the thrills played irving plaza. their debut LP was a surprisingly impressive update of the late 60s cali pop sound. their 2nd LP pretty much disappeared off the face of the earth. did anyone hear lp 3, not me .
sept 17, 2004 Danny tenaglia headlined the roxy with danny howells opening. both worldclass djs played techno sets with howells being particularly cold. shameful when these 2 artists can play some of the best house music on earth. v. disappointing. its ok in 2008-09 both dt and howells too have p[loayede several brilliant deep house sets - and very moderne too 11
* the same night Mr X hosted his friday weekly at luke & leroy.
sept 18, 2004 derrick carter wat at IKON [the short-lived club variously known as Exit, Black, Carbon, etc]. and dave ralph was at avalon. ralphie was one of the 90s most ingratiating djs, opening for oakey & touring his own happy trance sound. i hope ralphie comes back to nyc more in 2006!!! derrick's ny home base is sullivan, and its a must 11
sept 21, 2004 the prodigy returned with their first studio cd since 1997, 'always outnumbered never outgunned.' while 97's fat of the land was an earth shaking funky techno pop lp that went #1 in usa & rocked the world, the 2004 lp was nearly a dud with leaden beats & over-busy arrangements compatred to liam's brilliant 90s pop riffs & hooks. v. disappointing . anjd their most recent lp was more of the same ; big in euro festivals, no more in usa ciao 1
sept 23, 2004. beavher at don hill's frankie's pioneering 80s night. by autumn 2004 beavher had just about run its course after 10 mostly great years. the best beavher's were in the mid-late 90s & it was all downhill from there. on the 23rd guests incl. vito, becca, christy, angelo, and jeff from NJ. best trax were B52's roam, cure inbetween days & diana im coming out. there was no energy & i left at 1:45. gave ritchie birkenhead the trojan soulful reagge cd as i left. bartender big bob's stories about the kinks & the cramps were prob the highlights of the night. well besides diana ross. **1/4 of 5 stars, its definitely not 1996 anymore. 5 years later i dont think frank spins beav in nyc / well maybe in 2010 . we shall see.
* up to discoteque for tony humphries deep funky house. made it til 4:30 **1/2 of 5 stars. gabe told me at cielo carl cox this month that tony took the prize at webster sunday shoutin. i love tony 11
sept 24, 2004 junior vasquez was still at discoteque every friday, a residence that lasted for the summer and autumn of 2004, but was done by year's end. sadly so, it was a rare opportunity to hear the nyc house master himself in an intimate setting with experimental sets weekly. hopefully both junior & danny tenaglia will bring back their intimate weeklies in 2007, DT has promised as much.....jnr at cielo is really good, i went in early 2009 and i hope to make it again by 09/10.
sept 25, 2004 max graham was at ikon. I think maxie is about to break through to the top echelon of worldwide djs after 5 years bubbling under on every taste-makers playlist. in the last year MG has had hit remixes of yes, coldplay & justin, and max's next hit may be the one to put him on the charts. max's sullivan set was a winner in spring 09. hopefully he return soon / 1
* and orange park & the death of fashion were at arlene's grocery. come back soon boys!! Its everything!!
sept 28, 2004 guided by voices released their last [?] lp 'half smiles of the decomposed' its hard to keep track of their multifarious discog, jim brown is the only person I know who can keep track of their releases, but anyway buy isolation drills & bee thousand & youll see why GBV is one of the greatest US rock bands in alt-history. miss ya!! i really love gbv. if you dont have any of their lps u have a lot of catching up to do 11
sept 29, 2004 morrissey played wash dc on his quarry tour with my lifetime friend jj in the house. Ive been saying moz was coming back to play nyc in nov 2006 & it seems that I was right!! they dont call me the psychic spirit for nuthin!! and hi9s 2009 academy opf music tour was the single best show i attended in 2009 1111
sept 30, 2004 aerial love feed was at the delancey, now known as rockethouse & possibly nyc's very best future rock combo. how about some 2010 philadelphia and nyc dates for RH? daddy likes!
* my notes say that bloc party & ARE Weapons were at kinitting factory also but Im not sure. the fab faux were at bowery ballroom. and the NA club opned. in 1986, NA was Nell's, the best nyc club that fall. Nell's was good into the 90s, but NA and now 'the plumm' are not that good at all. theres even a new name for the plumm... youll never learn.
art shows in sept 2004 incl terry richardson at deitch soho. imo terry is a wildly over-rated fotog- really only his ad images are worthy of any attention at all....a piss-poor artist; his dad Bob Richardson is far more significant for his 60s and 70s fashion mag editorials and anyone who knows fashion photography will tell you that. Terry R sucks, buy clues. compare him to helmut newton. no comparison
my horoscope lucky colours for the month incl silver, red, & cream.
5 years ago in nyc nightlife: sept 2004
sept 2, 2004 orange park was at sin e. tony humphries was holding down his thursday residence at discoteque on 19th st. orange park was 1 of ny's best bands 5 years ago but disbhanded after 2 indie lps. hopefully tony will play nyc more often, he's one of the most important names in us house music since the 80s.
9/3/04 suicide headlined rothko with a rare 21st century nyc appearance. suicide is arguably the most important us electro punk band ever, and still criminally under-appreciated. I was lucky enough to see suicide open up for the ramones at the palladium jan. 7, 1978. Im sure a few of you wish you could have been there.
sept 4, 2004 sander kleinenberg & steve porter played an excellent hard house/progressive house night at crobar, both djs on top form. hi-lites from sandy: blur song 2 [hard house mix] ; doors' riders on the storm [dance mix] . among 3 best sander sets Ive been at. ****1/4 of 5 stars. my review the day after;
'' This was a feel-good night for me.
Got there midnight. Comped.
Didnt like the hot 97/ktu pop-hop in the reed room.
straight to the main room. whoa it was packed! prob as many people as any crobar nyc ive been to. For a summer saturday of long weeknd crowd it was a GOOD crobar crowd! face it crobar is a more 'grown up' club than most in nyc. and i dont mean in a snooty 'fashionista-apprentice-bottles' way- I mean there are people older than 20! most of them!! and its a dressier crowd! thats more POLITE than many clubs! [hello discotq & spirit!!]. that actually came out to have FUN not beefs. that can still drink up , disco down and NOT be extra-mangled AND still look good! there are some foxy women at crobar & generally everyone dresses nice. even the mooks had their style-game on [stencil sleeveless tees? cool for YOU!!] and i repeat there were sm babes! steve porter up. LOVE the crobar dj on stage set up! [the old 'skybox' perch was distant & cold].
listen i LIKE steve porter!! in fact after LES Id say hes the best '2nd tier' NYC dj. [meaning about-to-break- but not of DT/jnr-morales-morillo-fame yet].
OK steves set- half instrumental club bangers. sm dirty basslines. sm proggy cool neo-disco. a few sweet-vocal-sander-style funky tracks. -
also some kinda aimless drifty wanna-be progg snoozers that didnt do much but fill time. SO as an OPENING DJ I think Steve did well- in fact he was banging it out from 1-2 as sander loomed.
in fact that was a pretty jumping opening set and sander dug it [in fact 1-2 times during sanders set, porter took over for 1-2 songs while sander refilled that vodka-cranberry rider on stage]
2 am sanders on. the most cheerful ive ever seen him, well at least since arc anyway. the most connecting with crowd ive seen him.
I LOVED SANDERS SET!
2-3 am- progressive dirty bass bangers with an occasional sweet-pop-hyper-female vocal- listen sander can MIX!!!! he can blend or he can BANG!! the next tune in but hes in control of his records & I LOVE the way he programs! TALENT!! arc-fans note- sander's 2-3 set was VERY-Howells-like- dirty bass & sm funky yet poppy hooks.
3-4 am- this was the core of sanders set. ok the sound was a little 'progressive trance.' in fact he was pumping like 5-10 'trance' tracks- Which I LIKE from sander! melodic- dramatic- ethereal- and still the occasional hard bottom/ tuff beat-- by 120 mins + into sanders set I was having a ball!! met a cool couple from St Pete Fla. dancing with the fellow-sander-porter maniacs at the railing- chilling on the speaker- saw a few arc-heads - I was into sanders progg melodic trance! NOT CHEESE! - QUALITY!!!
the crowd was with him all the way! fist-pumping! drumrolls & crescendoes!
by 4 am i was saying I am loving this set as much as my fave arc sander set- do u remeber april 2003 at arc?? when sander seemed to reach a new level in nyc with the flow and cinematic buildup of the dirty bass & emotive trance climaxes?? sander did it again last night! I was loving it & the crowd was still in the game.
4-5 am. Sander switched styles. he went to a harder techy-house cum-tribal sound...the man can mix BUT tribal bottoms are NOT sanders forte! he needs some of those lawler-type piledriving basslines in there! NOT a pots/pans tribal! sander lost the flow i felt & was just banging for its own sake. the crowd thinned- i was up front & the archeads were still present but i was one of the few STILL juming up & down! still a cute crowd, still a classy club night but sander lost it towards 5 am. porter took over a bit. more of his warm up tracks...the pace slackened. sander came back for a few more progg bangers but the tribal/tech section from 4-5 had cut a hole in the crowd.
i left sweaty semi-mangled but still glowing. some great people in the crobar staff. many great clubbers on this holiday weekend jam. some absolutely awesome tunes from 1 am -4-ish.
I will be back next time sander plays crobar. i love his funky-pop-disco vocals & the epic progg trance climaxes. but his tribal-tech style isnt sanders strength- he's a melodicist & a disco demon at heart- and overall between music & crowd experience
I rate last night ****1/4 on a 5* scale.''
sept 5, 2004 frankie knuckles was at sbny, another absolutely legendary us house dj hall of famer, who plays nyc far too infrequently!! frankie come back!!
sept 6, 2004 stellastarr* headlined the notorious MFer party at the roxy. and VHI's 'bands reunited' show featured Haircut 100! one of my favourite 80s britpop combos, especially the stunning songwriting & solo work of nick heyward. I would LOVE haircut/nick to play more gigs/make an LP in the 21st century! c'mon lads!!!
sept 9, 2004 franz ferdinand played roseland. OK evil kat, you can have ALL my FF cds!!
sept 10, 2004 the death of fashion were at luna lounge. what happened to DOF??
sept 11, 2004 jesse malin was at bowery ballroom.
sept 12, 2004 the Like headlined knitting factory. why am I the only person in nyc who likes the Like? they need to play more venues rather than the muso staid Knitting! girls you can do it!! the like seem to have disappeared in the la sunshine ..
sept 16, 2004 the thrills played irving plaza. their debut LP was a surprisingly impressive update of the late 60s cali pop sound. their 2nd LP pretty much disappeared off the face of the earth. did anyone hear lp 3, not me .
sept 17, 2004 Danny tenaglia headlined the roxy with danny howells opening. both worldclass djs played techno sets with howells being particularly cold. shameful when these 2 artists can play some of the best house music on earth. v. disappointing. its ok in 2008-09 both dt and howells too have p[loayede several brilliant deep house sets - and very moderne too 11
* the same night Mr X hosted his friday weekly at luke & leroy.
sept 18, 2004 derrick carter wat at IKON [the short-lived club variously known as Exit, Black, Carbon, etc]. and dave ralph was at avalon. ralphie was one of the 90s most ingratiating djs, opening for oakey & touring his own happy trance sound. i hope ralphie comes back to nyc more in 2006!!! derrick's ny home base is sullivan, and its a must 11
sept 21, 2004 the prodigy returned with their first studio cd since 1997, 'always outnumbered never outgunned.' while 97's fat of the land was an earth shaking funky techno pop lp that went #1 in usa & rocked the world, the 2004 lp was nearly a dud with leaden beats & over-busy arrangements compatred to liam's brilliant 90s pop riffs & hooks. v. disappointing . anjd their most recent lp was more of the same ; big in euro festivals, no more in usa ciao 1
sept 23, 2004. beavher at don hill's frankie's pioneering 80s night. by autumn 2004 beavher had just about run its course after 10 mostly great years. the best beavher's were in the mid-late 90s & it was all downhill from there. on the 23rd guests incl. vito, becca, christy, angelo, and jeff from NJ. best trax were B52's roam, cure inbetween days & diana im coming out. there was no energy & i left at 1:45. gave ritchie birkenhead the trojan soulful reagge cd as i left. bartender big bob's stories about the kinks & the cramps were prob the highlights of the night. well besides diana ross. **1/4 of 5 stars, its definitely not 1996 anymore. 5 years later i dont think frank spins beav in nyc / well maybe in 2010 . we shall see.
* up to discoteque for tony humphries deep funky house. made it til 4:30 **1/2 of 5 stars. gabe told me at cielo carl cox this month that tony took the prize at webster sunday shoutin. i love tony 11
sept 24, 2004 junior vasquez was still at discoteque every friday, a residence that lasted for the summer and autumn of 2004, but was done by year's end. sadly so, it was a rare opportunity to hear the nyc house master himself in an intimate setting with experimental sets weekly. hopefully both junior & danny tenaglia will bring back their intimate weeklies in 2007, DT has promised as much.....jnr at cielo is really good, i went in early 2009 and i hope to make it again by 09/10.
sept 25, 2004 max graham was at ikon. I think maxie is about to break through to the top echelon of worldwide djs after 5 years bubbling under on every taste-makers playlist. in the last year MG has had hit remixes of yes, coldplay & justin, and max's next hit may be the one to put him on the charts. max's sullivan set was a winner in spring 09. hopefully he return soon / 1
* and orange park & the death of fashion were at arlene's grocery. come back soon boys!! Its everything!!
sept 28, 2004 guided by voices released their last [?] lp 'half smiles of the decomposed' its hard to keep track of their multifarious discog, jim brown is the only person I know who can keep track of their releases, but anyway buy isolation drills & bee thousand & youll see why GBV is one of the greatest US rock bands in alt-history. miss ya!! i really love gbv. if you dont have any of their lps u have a lot of catching up to do 11
sept 29, 2004 morrissey played wash dc on his quarry tour with my lifetime friend jj in the house. Ive been saying moz was coming back to play nyc in nov 2006 & it seems that I was right!! they dont call me the psychic spirit for nuthin!! and hi9s 2009 academy opf music tour was the single best show i attended in 2009 1111
sept 30, 2004 aerial love feed was at the delancey, now known as rockethouse & possibly nyc's very best future rock combo. how about some 2010 philadelphia and nyc dates for RH? daddy likes!
* my notes say that bloc party & ARE Weapons were at kinitting factory also but Im not sure. the fab faux were at bowery ballroom. and the NA club opned. in 1986, NA was Nell's, the best nyc club that fall. Nell's was good into the 90s, but NA and now 'the plumm' are not that good at all. theres even a new name for the plumm... youll never learn.
art shows in sept 2004 incl terry richardson at deitch soho. imo terry is a wildly over-rated fotog- really only his ad images are worthy of any attention at all....a piss-poor artist; his dad Bob Richardson is far more significant for his 60s and 70s fashion mag editorials and anyone who knows fashion photography will tell you that. Terry R sucks, buy clues. compare him to helmut newton. no comparison
my horoscope lucky colours for the month incl silver, red, & cream.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
nyc nightlife 10/04 morrissey, nativodi, crobar
nyc nightlife in oct 2004 5 years ago
nyc nightlife in oct 2004 5 years ago this month
oct 1, 2004 luke & leroy hosted a tribute night to new order. top tunes from Mr X: subculture. dream attack. perfect kiss. temptation. transmission. also hand in glove. somebody told me. train in vain. suedehead. london. so hard. rebel rebel. modern love. ***1/4 of 5 stars.
* the same night my favorite played 169 broadway, a much missed LI pop rock act. the damnwells were at bowery ballroom. vito fun hosted a party at don hills.
oct 2, 2004 the 22's headlined tiswas at don hills. 5 years later it's nice to see tis back at don's - monthly.
oct 8 chus & the low end specialists were at ikon, also known as exit. gw bush & john kerry debated. chus and ceballos have become one of the world's most popular tech-house duos - they rock.
oct 9, 2004 morrissey played the first of 2 nights at radio city music hall touring the quarry LP. I paid $2000 for 1st row orchestra pit tix- much closer than 1st row orchestra its literally less than a yard from moz's stagelip. the artist elizabeth peyton was feet away from me also. It was the best concert I saw in 2004 & one of the 20 or so best concerts of my 38 years seeing concerts. the setlist: first of the gang to die. bigmouth strikes again. november,. i like you. crashing bores. the more you ignore me. let me kiss you. forgiven jesus. how soon is now. irish blood. never played symphonies. rubber ring. daddys voice. now my heart is full. last night i dreampt. subway train/everyday is like sunday. you know i couldnt last. encore: there is a light.
the only moz-related shows that were better than this one were: the smiths meat is murder at the beacon 1st night. moz at the beacon 2/29/00. and moz's 1992 paramount your arsenal show was about as great as radio city overall. ****3/4 of 5 stars. perhaps the best event i attended club or concert wise in 2004.
* the same night deep dish were at crobar. dubfire and sharam dont play together much anymore. its hurt their populoarity substantially.
oct 10, 2004 morrissey was at radio city touring his triumphant quarry lp. his new b side compilation 'swords' is one of 09's best recent releases.
oct 14, 2004 junior vasquez was at crobar, avenue d performed 'do I look like a slut.' hi-lites of jnr's set: joyce sims all n all. whitney fine. destinys lose my breath. tamyra gray raindrops will fall. lisa lisa i wonder if i take u home. diana ross im coming out mauros remix w/kevin aviance performing!. suzanne palmer luv 2 luv u. miss kitten rippen kitten. billie rae systems of siolence. nasty girl remx. guests incl peter rauhofer. fun night & GREAT tunes as above!! ***1/2 of 5 stars. tonight thanksgiving 2009 jnr is at cielo.
oct 15, 2004 sasha was at crobar, the faint were at webster hall, the everyothers were at delancey,
oct 16, 2004 the faint were at webster w/tv on the radio, the bamboo kids were at continental, the death of fashion was at luna lounge, benzos were at pianos, all for cmj. tvotr are by far the most credibloe of these bands 5 years after
oct 21, 2004 beavher at don hills. this was the penultimate beavher I attended after having been a weekly beav regular since mid-1994 at don hills. guests incl gregg jen vito becca corinne, nick marc and veronika. top tunes: angel. wake me up before gogo. down under. nick likes the quick. ***1/2 of 5 stars. it was almost the end for beavher. with soul kitchen back in ny , will beavher follow in 2010 question
* the same night camp freddy played a vanity fair party at irving plaza, al green was at the apollo.
oct 22, 2004 hq was at plaid, my favorite was at sin e.
oct 23, 2004 roger sanchez was at crobar, & tiswas celebrated its 9th anniversary at don hills. 2009; fourteen years of tis. wow
oct 29 2004 danny tenaglia was at ikon/exit. junior vasquez' halloween bash was at the spider club at avalon. both venues now closed.
oct 30, 2004 halloween parties incl tiswas, southpaw & NA/nells/plumm.
oct 31, I attended natalia vodianova & justin portman's halloween russian ball at capitale. guests incl theodora & alex richards. my costume was the new york times page 1!! other great costumes: evil & mrs knieval. the green hornet. best tune: pharrell frontin. also nelly hot in herre. appreciated the free admission & champagne but this was a seriously flat party. natalia was very pretty & taller than youd think in a witches hat. ** of 5 stars. at the time nativodi was arguably the number one model. shes hardly in the top 10 in 2009.
* the same night 2004 MFer had its annual halloween party at spirit. michael t suddenly stopped mfer a few years back - i guess they couldnt get along.
my horoscope lucky colours in oct 2004 incl silver, pink, navy blue, purple,
some of my favourite art shows in oct 2004 incl richard kern at feature gallery, and barbara kruger at mary boone on 5th ave,
some favourite LPs in oct 2004 incl jobriath's reissue on sanctuary, a cult glam Lp from the early 70s. pavements crooked rain was reissued deluxe style on matador. wowee zowee later in nov 2006 on 2 cds & its their best LP.
and the worst film of oct 2004 was taxi with jimmy fallon, queen latifah & gisele bundchen. gisele was another top model in 2009. now shes pregnant with a patriot baby. yuck.
my business meetings incl. alvin valley. he was crazed for any socialite ie tinsley and a fan of p diddy. whatever happened to alvin valley question.
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junior vasquez' platlist on wktu 10-08-04
jason set me free
lil mo yin yang reach
mary j blige your weeping child
prince when doves cry
nasty girl remix
ellis d get your hands off my man
jingo loba.
where love lives
reaching
tamara gray raindrops will fall
its a world of trouble
after the rain joi cardwell
shades of junior keep in touch body 2 body
david morales
falling down
justics vs simian never be alone
chab closer to me
michael jackson off the wall dance mix
your body my body
nyc nightlife in oct 2004 5 years ago this month
oct 1, 2004 luke & leroy hosted a tribute night to new order. top tunes from Mr X: subculture. dream attack. perfect kiss. temptation. transmission. also hand in glove. somebody told me. train in vain. suedehead. london. so hard. rebel rebel. modern love. ***1/4 of 5 stars.
* the same night my favorite played 169 broadway, a much missed LI pop rock act. the damnwells were at bowery ballroom. vito fun hosted a party at don hills.
oct 2, 2004 the 22's headlined tiswas at don hills. 5 years later it's nice to see tis back at don's - monthly.
oct 8 chus & the low end specialists were at ikon, also known as exit. gw bush & john kerry debated. chus and ceballos have become one of the world's most popular tech-house duos - they rock.
oct 9, 2004 morrissey played the first of 2 nights at radio city music hall touring the quarry LP. I paid $2000 for 1st row orchestra pit tix- much closer than 1st row orchestra its literally less than a yard from moz's stagelip. the artist elizabeth peyton was feet away from me also. It was the best concert I saw in 2004 & one of the 20 or so best concerts of my 38 years seeing concerts. the setlist: first of the gang to die. bigmouth strikes again. november,. i like you. crashing bores. the more you ignore me. let me kiss you. forgiven jesus. how soon is now. irish blood. never played symphonies. rubber ring. daddys voice. now my heart is full. last night i dreampt. subway train/everyday is like sunday. you know i couldnt last. encore: there is a light.
the only moz-related shows that were better than this one were: the smiths meat is murder at the beacon 1st night. moz at the beacon 2/29/00. and moz's 1992 paramount your arsenal show was about as great as radio city overall. ****3/4 of 5 stars. perhaps the best event i attended club or concert wise in 2004.
* the same night deep dish were at crobar. dubfire and sharam dont play together much anymore. its hurt their populoarity substantially.
oct 10, 2004 morrissey was at radio city touring his triumphant quarry lp. his new b side compilation 'swords' is one of 09's best recent releases.
oct 14, 2004 junior vasquez was at crobar, avenue d performed 'do I look like a slut.' hi-lites of jnr's set: joyce sims all n all. whitney fine. destinys lose my breath. tamyra gray raindrops will fall. lisa lisa i wonder if i take u home. diana ross im coming out mauros remix w/kevin aviance performing!. suzanne palmer luv 2 luv u. miss kitten rippen kitten. billie rae systems of siolence. nasty girl remx. guests incl peter rauhofer. fun night & GREAT tunes as above!! ***1/2 of 5 stars. tonight thanksgiving 2009 jnr is at cielo.
oct 15, 2004 sasha was at crobar, the faint were at webster hall, the everyothers were at delancey,
oct 16, 2004 the faint were at webster w/tv on the radio, the bamboo kids were at continental, the death of fashion was at luna lounge, benzos were at pianos, all for cmj. tvotr are by far the most credibloe of these bands 5 years after
oct 21, 2004 beavher at don hills. this was the penultimate beavher I attended after having been a weekly beav regular since mid-1994 at don hills. guests incl gregg jen vito becca corinne, nick marc and veronika. top tunes: angel. wake me up before gogo. down under. nick likes the quick. ***1/2 of 5 stars. it was almost the end for beavher. with soul kitchen back in ny , will beavher follow in 2010 question
* the same night camp freddy played a vanity fair party at irving plaza, al green was at the apollo.
oct 22, 2004 hq was at plaid, my favorite was at sin e.
oct 23, 2004 roger sanchez was at crobar, & tiswas celebrated its 9th anniversary at don hills. 2009; fourteen years of tis. wow
oct 29 2004 danny tenaglia was at ikon/exit. junior vasquez' halloween bash was at the spider club at avalon. both venues now closed.
oct 30, 2004 halloween parties incl tiswas, southpaw & NA/nells/plumm.
oct 31, I attended natalia vodianova & justin portman's halloween russian ball at capitale. guests incl theodora & alex richards. my costume was the new york times page 1!! other great costumes: evil & mrs knieval. the green hornet. best tune: pharrell frontin. also nelly hot in herre. appreciated the free admission & champagne but this was a seriously flat party. natalia was very pretty & taller than youd think in a witches hat. ** of 5 stars. at the time nativodi was arguably the number one model. shes hardly in the top 10 in 2009.
* the same night 2004 MFer had its annual halloween party at spirit. michael t suddenly stopped mfer a few years back - i guess they couldnt get along.
my horoscope lucky colours in oct 2004 incl silver, pink, navy blue, purple,
some of my favourite art shows in oct 2004 incl richard kern at feature gallery, and barbara kruger at mary boone on 5th ave,
some favourite LPs in oct 2004 incl jobriath's reissue on sanctuary, a cult glam Lp from the early 70s. pavements crooked rain was reissued deluxe style on matador. wowee zowee later in nov 2006 on 2 cds & its their best LP.
and the worst film of oct 2004 was taxi with jimmy fallon, queen latifah & gisele bundchen. gisele was another top model in 2009. now shes pregnant with a patriot baby. yuck.
my business meetings incl. alvin valley. he was crazed for any socialite ie tinsley and a fan of p diddy. whatever happened to alvin valley question.
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junior vasquez' platlist on wktu 10-08-04
jason set me free
lil mo yin yang reach
mary j blige your weeping child
prince when doves cry
nasty girl remix
ellis d get your hands off my man
jingo loba.
where love lives
reaching
tamara gray raindrops will fall
its a world of trouble
after the rain joi cardwell
shades of junior keep in touch body 2 body
david morales
falling down
justics vs simian never be alone
chab closer to me
michael jackson off the wall dance mix
your body my body
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
nyc nightlife in august, 1999 10 years ago this month: squeezebox, life, body & soul
nyc nightlife in august, 1999 10 years ago this month: squeezebox, twilo, body & soul
august 4, 1999 ON! at club life on bleecker st. was 1 of the best weeklies of 1999. guests this night included chantal claret of morningwood, giving out promo ON! baby tees, justine d of MFer, and hosts nick marc & james spooner. top tunes incl. edwin starr 25 miles, bowie rebel rebel, stevie uptight & higher ground, cornelius bros. treat her like a lady, & 'ree rocksteady. *** of 5 stars. I started out the night at caliente cab ob 6th ave with antoine stark & sam kripalani & Im lucky I remember anything after those giant mango margaritas.
august 5, 1999 broadcast at bar 13 was a popular thursday weekly curated by EDM/GBH's alex english & MFer's Michael T. guests this night incl. ginger kathleen #1 & nanci from Staten. top tunes the drowners,. esther's ray of light, how soon is now, & girls on film. **1/4 of 5 stars.
august 6, 1999 germany's commander tom headlined twilo with a headbanging set of techno & hardhouse. it was teutonic & banging, too all night long I have a few of tom's import peacefrog techno cds around this time and thery are diamond-hard, and worth $50-100 each.
august 7, 1999 body & soul, the legendary disco/R&B/house sunday party from vinyl in tribeca hosted its annual summerstage saturday open-air afternoon disco jam. even in the bright scorching sunlight, the sisters & brothers got down to the musical stylings of francois K, joe claussel, and danny krivit. all 3 djs played superbly with their garage and disco classics, a mega-mix of dan hartman's relight my fire [re-edit/12" version of course!] was the top tune but the whole day was splendid & upful. *** of 5 stars.
* the same night aimee mann was at tramps, make sure you pick up her 90s CDs whatever & Im with stupid - you wont find any singer-songwriter LPs better than those from the last decade or so.
august 11, 1999 Fuzzy from Boston headlined the mercury lounge with brilliantine & sleepyhead in support. of all the 90s USA alt-college-rock almost-was/obscure bands, Fuzzy might be my favourite- a Lemonheads spin-off band fronted by 2 gorgeous ladies & great songwriters. Their 'electric juices' on warners is one of the 90s great lost LPs. set at merc: glad again. dead end day. true colors. neil young. summers gone. gave into it. are you living. set my sights. rock song. flashlight. flies. and encore: best song, my request, a cover of the beach boys girl dont tell me. *** of 5 stars.
* and over to ON! at Life with GirlToucher
8/12 magic touch was a short-lived soul revival weekly at idlewild/white rabbit. and frank's beavher was over at don hill's the original 80s revival night. soul kitchen is back at gold bar on mondays, they say
8/13 factory fridays: UK garage at 222 lounge on 14th st. there's always been a uk speed garage element to my partying.....
& the legendary squeezebox was at don hill's with mistress formika + dj miss guy. To some people squeezebox is a movie. for some of us it was one of the best rock & roll parties, friday in , friday out, in nyc of the last 30 years.
8/14/99 tiswas at don's with More headlining & michael moon.
8/15 Duran Duran [only simon, nick + guitar warren cucurillo] played jones beach. gosh I saw D2 on their first lp TOUR 1981 [in DC] up through Miami 2000 when they were on the comeback road.
8/18/99 lust for life at life with toilet boys, candyass & demon speed. after that ON! with nick marc's pop rocks & soul shots, 60s soul,, indie dance, hippie funk & britbeat.
8/19/99 beavher with 'the tide is high' **1/2
august 20, 1999 roger sanchez headlined the sound factory on west 46th st. S-Man is now one of the world's most popular djs, a ny legend, playing pacha, cielo and the Zoo festival in a couple of weeks.
8/21/99 tiswas with the rosenbergs, superflux & sweden.
august 27, 1999 derrick carter headlined sound factory, now known as pacha. In 2009 Ive seen DC twice at sullivan - among the top 5 dj sets of the year Ive heard in 2009.
* the same night steven erdman's lard dog & his band of shy headlined CBGB's with malik yoba & blackout. will you be his friend?
Currently listening :
Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary CD+DVD (Limited Edition Fuzzy Package)
By The Beach Boys
Release date: By 29 August, 2006
august 4, 1999 ON! at club life on bleecker st. was 1 of the best weeklies of 1999. guests this night included chantal claret of morningwood, giving out promo ON! baby tees, justine d of MFer, and hosts nick marc & james spooner. top tunes incl. edwin starr 25 miles, bowie rebel rebel, stevie uptight & higher ground, cornelius bros. treat her like a lady, & 'ree rocksteady. *** of 5 stars. I started out the night at caliente cab ob 6th ave with antoine stark & sam kripalani & Im lucky I remember anything after those giant mango margaritas.
august 5, 1999 broadcast at bar 13 was a popular thursday weekly curated by EDM/GBH's alex english & MFer's Michael T. guests this night incl. ginger kathleen #1 & nanci from Staten. top tunes the drowners,. esther's ray of light, how soon is now, & girls on film. **1/4 of 5 stars.
august 6, 1999 germany's commander tom headlined twilo with a headbanging set of techno & hardhouse. it was teutonic & banging, too all night long I have a few of tom's import peacefrog techno cds around this time and thery are diamond-hard, and worth $50-100 each.
august 7, 1999 body & soul, the legendary disco/R&B/house sunday party from vinyl in tribeca hosted its annual summerstage saturday open-air afternoon disco jam. even in the bright scorching sunlight, the sisters & brothers got down to the musical stylings of francois K, joe claussel, and danny krivit. all 3 djs played superbly with their garage and disco classics, a mega-mix of dan hartman's relight my fire [re-edit/12" version of course!] was the top tune but the whole day was splendid & upful. *** of 5 stars.
* the same night aimee mann was at tramps, make sure you pick up her 90s CDs whatever & Im with stupid - you wont find any singer-songwriter LPs better than those from the last decade or so.
august 11, 1999 Fuzzy from Boston headlined the mercury lounge with brilliantine & sleepyhead in support. of all the 90s USA alt-college-rock almost-was/obscure bands, Fuzzy might be my favourite- a Lemonheads spin-off band fronted by 2 gorgeous ladies & great songwriters. Their 'electric juices' on warners is one of the 90s great lost LPs. set at merc: glad again. dead end day. true colors. neil young. summers gone. gave into it. are you living. set my sights. rock song. flashlight. flies. and encore: best song, my request, a cover of the beach boys girl dont tell me. *** of 5 stars.
* and over to ON! at Life with GirlToucher
8/12 magic touch was a short-lived soul revival weekly at idlewild/white rabbit. and frank's beavher was over at don hill's the original 80s revival night. soul kitchen is back at gold bar on mondays, they say
8/13 factory fridays: UK garage at 222 lounge on 14th st. there's always been a uk speed garage element to my partying.....
& the legendary squeezebox was at don hill's with mistress formika + dj miss guy. To some people squeezebox is a movie. for some of us it was one of the best rock & roll parties, friday in , friday out, in nyc of the last 30 years.
8/14/99 tiswas at don's with More headlining & michael moon.
8/15 Duran Duran [only simon, nick + guitar warren cucurillo] played jones beach. gosh I saw D2 on their first lp TOUR 1981 [in DC] up through Miami 2000 when they were on the comeback road.
8/18/99 lust for life at life with toilet boys, candyass & demon speed. after that ON! with nick marc's pop rocks & soul shots, 60s soul,, indie dance, hippie funk & britbeat.
8/19/99 beavher with 'the tide is high' **1/2
august 20, 1999 roger sanchez headlined the sound factory on west 46th st. S-Man is now one of the world's most popular djs, a ny legend, playing pacha, cielo and the Zoo festival in a couple of weeks.
8/21/99 tiswas with the rosenbergs, superflux & sweden.
august 27, 1999 derrick carter headlined sound factory, now known as pacha. In 2009 Ive seen DC twice at sullivan - among the top 5 dj sets of the year Ive heard in 2009.
* the same night steven erdman's lard dog & his band of shy headlined CBGB's with malik yoba & blackout. will you be his friend?
Currently listening :
Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary CD+DVD (Limited Edition Fuzzy Package)
By The Beach Boys
Release date: By 29 August, 2006
Sunday, November 8, 2009
nyc nightlife november 1994 15 years ago this month:
nyc nightlife november 1994 15 years ago this month:
Tunnel, Disco 2000, Orbital, Jackie 60: NightLife Nov. 1994!
nyc nightlife november 1994 15 years ago this month:
nov 11 1994 the tunnel was the hottest friday night weekly, with superb techno beats all night & into saturday morning after-hours. guests incl. artist diana balton. the tunnel had at least 8 unique rooms. unisex bathrooms, including 1 with a bar. others guests circa 94-95 incl prince, naomi campbell, christy turlington, leo dicaprio and many many more.
nov 14 1994 china club on the upper west side had a popular monday night. guests incl mark messier, frederique van der wahl, alan barcoff & janet guss. 15 years later china club 2 on west 47th is purgatorio.
nov 15 1994 evan dando played solo acoustic at fez. songs incl. into your arms, my drug buddy & down about it. the late epic soundtracks opened with a heart-breaking solo piano set. guests incl REM's peter buck and sonic youth's lee renaldo. pick up some epic soundtracks - and swell maps - lps.
nov 18 1994 back to the tunnel for techno fridays. guests incl mickey rourke. Im not quite sure why i saw so much of mickey rourke, bridget hall, shannen doherty & carrie otis at clubs in fall, 1994, I guess we were just on the same mailing list or somesuch. upstairs vip and co-ed bath. huge mainflooor and back room. side silver room. downstairs cave and, early on, the railroad tracks.
nov 19 1994 I curated an art gallery show, Pierre-Marie Brisson at the Bowles-Sorokko gallery on west broadway in soho. the genius director robert altman attended.
* afterwards the party/reception at EXPO club in Times Square. guests incl. John Flanagan. has fanny seen what a guido fest his tavern in southampton has become.
nov 23 1994 Disco 2000 at Limelight, a special pre-Thanksgiving blow-out with Orbital!! fabulous night . 15 years later orbital is back on the uk rave/festival circuit. the brown and orange lps will always be their best.
nov 24 1994 my first vegetarian thankgiving. 15 years later ive never looked back, i will be vegetarian for the rest of my life.
nov 26 1994 EXPO Saturdays was 1 of the more happening weeklies in autumn, 1994. guests incl rachel peters, lizard cohen, & nina ford richter. top track inikamoze 'here come de hotsteppa.'
nov 29 1994 jackie 60 every tuesday at Mother on west 14th street. guests incl mike renchiwich, kitty boots, miss guy, lady bunny, johnny dynell. the popular MFer party got its start at Mother in the late 1990s. meat packing has changed so much in the 21st century. mpd now is mostly cielo [coxy thurs] and sometimes kiss and fly. 1oak...umm.
nov 30 1994 disco 2000 at limelight, the infamous debauched freak-a-delic wednesday night weekly feat. michael alig, richie rich, keoki, astro earl, james st james, mykul tronn, heather summerfield, and so many more glam scenesters. you realize that nightlife doesnt exist in ny and phila in 2009 compared to a party like disco 2000. rent 'party monster' and 'kids' it was muuuucchh wilder.
favourite art shows in nov 1994 incl. 'pre-impressionism' and willem de kooning at metropolitan museum of art. christian marclay at fawbush in soho.
my favourite LP in nov 1994 was suede's Dog Man Star. imo the 90s greatest lp. 2nd best;p morrissey 'vauxhall and i'
my favourite TV show was melrose place every monday night.
my business meetings incl. hanna schouwink/david zwirner gallery.
Currently listening :
Orbital 2
By Orbital
Release date: 03 August, 1993
nov 1994
OCTOBER
oct. 15, 1994 i saw pavement at roseland with guided by voices opening up.
Tunnel, Disco 2000, Orbital, Jackie 60: NightLife Nov. 1994!
nyc nightlife november 1994 15 years ago this month:
nov 11 1994 the tunnel was the hottest friday night weekly, with superb techno beats all night & into saturday morning after-hours. guests incl. artist diana balton. the tunnel had at least 8 unique rooms. unisex bathrooms, including 1 with a bar. others guests circa 94-95 incl prince, naomi campbell, christy turlington, leo dicaprio and many many more.
nov 14 1994 china club on the upper west side had a popular monday night. guests incl mark messier, frederique van der wahl, alan barcoff & janet guss. 15 years later china club 2 on west 47th is purgatorio.
nov 15 1994 evan dando played solo acoustic at fez. songs incl. into your arms, my drug buddy & down about it. the late epic soundtracks opened with a heart-breaking solo piano set. guests incl REM's peter buck and sonic youth's lee renaldo. pick up some epic soundtracks - and swell maps - lps.
nov 18 1994 back to the tunnel for techno fridays. guests incl mickey rourke. Im not quite sure why i saw so much of mickey rourke, bridget hall, shannen doherty & carrie otis at clubs in fall, 1994, I guess we were just on the same mailing list or somesuch. upstairs vip and co-ed bath. huge mainflooor and back room. side silver room. downstairs cave and, early on, the railroad tracks.
nov 19 1994 I curated an art gallery show, Pierre-Marie Brisson at the Bowles-Sorokko gallery on west broadway in soho. the genius director robert altman attended.
* afterwards the party/reception at EXPO club in Times Square. guests incl. John Flanagan. has fanny seen what a guido fest his tavern in southampton has become.
nov 23 1994 Disco 2000 at Limelight, a special pre-Thanksgiving blow-out with Orbital!! fabulous night . 15 years later orbital is back on the uk rave/festival circuit. the brown and orange lps will always be their best.
nov 24 1994 my first vegetarian thankgiving. 15 years later ive never looked back, i will be vegetarian for the rest of my life.
nov 26 1994 EXPO Saturdays was 1 of the more happening weeklies in autumn, 1994. guests incl rachel peters, lizard cohen, & nina ford richter. top track inikamoze 'here come de hotsteppa.'
nov 29 1994 jackie 60 every tuesday at Mother on west 14th street. guests incl mike renchiwich, kitty boots, miss guy, lady bunny, johnny dynell. the popular MFer party got its start at Mother in the late 1990s. meat packing has changed so much in the 21st century. mpd now is mostly cielo [coxy thurs] and sometimes kiss and fly. 1oak...umm.
nov 30 1994 disco 2000 at limelight, the infamous debauched freak-a-delic wednesday night weekly feat. michael alig, richie rich, keoki, astro earl, james st james, mykul tronn, heather summerfield, and so many more glam scenesters. you realize that nightlife doesnt exist in ny and phila in 2009 compared to a party like disco 2000. rent 'party monster' and 'kids' it was muuuucchh wilder.
favourite art shows in nov 1994 incl. 'pre-impressionism' and willem de kooning at metropolitan museum of art. christian marclay at fawbush in soho.
my favourite LP in nov 1994 was suede's Dog Man Star. imo the 90s greatest lp. 2nd best;p morrissey 'vauxhall and i'
my favourite TV show was melrose place every monday night.
my business meetings incl. hanna schouwink/david zwirner gallery.
Currently listening :
Orbital 2
By Orbital
Release date: 03 August, 1993
nov 1994
OCTOBER
oct. 15, 1994 i saw pavement at roseland with guided by voices opening up.
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