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WGXC New Year’s Eve benefit in Hudson NY

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WGXC New Year's Eve 2017 Half Moon, Hudson NY

I haven’t been promoting my own DJ nights on this site much, but this one is special: a New Year’s Eve party to benefit local community radio station WGXC 90.7 FM. Admission is only $10 all of which goes to the station.

There will be a live band featuring Bobby Previte bashing out some rocking r&b, with DJ sets by Peter Aaron of the Chrome Cranks and me.

If you’re in the Albany / Kingston / Hudson NY area please come out and support community radio.

Saturday, December 31, 2016, 10 PM to 2 AM

The Half Moon
48 S Front St
Hudson, NY 12534

Easy walk to the Amtrak station. 21 and over. Food and drink available.

Happy New Year!

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SmashCrashBash on Friday at the Half Moon

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This Friday, November 7, I’ll be spinning records with Jeff the Chef, formerly of the Empire Soul Club at this month’s SmashCrashBash at the Half Moon on Front Street in Hudson, NY. Peter Aaron of the Chrome Cranks has been hosting these parties for over a year now. Records sound amazing on this sound system in this room, it’s a pleasure to spin for it. The night starts at 9:00, admission is $8.

This night’s bands will be the Cocktail Slippers from Norway with the Connection from Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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78s Party on WFMU – Sunday May 16

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Henry Townsend Columbia 14491-D Mistreated Blues
I don’t own this one, nope
This afternoon I’ll be joining Phast Phreddie to spin 78s on Gaylord Field’s radio show on WFMU, from 5:00-700 PM Eastern. I’ll be one of several DJs, playing r&b, country, jazz, gospel, rockabilly and who knows what else.

78s were obsolete well before the ‘garage’ era, though I’ve heard Beatles 78s were pressed in India – maybe something garage-like exists on 78? Wish I had Link Wray’s “Rumble” to spin.

I’ve had 78s in the back corner of a closet for years and never had a chance to play them out before. This music really sounds great played loud and live on its original format.

Postscript:

Well, it was a blast! Thanks Phreddie, Ted and especially Gaylord for having us on his show!

Now that the show’s over, hear it on the WFMU archives.

Here’s what I played from my tiny 78 collection:

Miff Mole and the Little Molars – Feelin’ No Pain (Okeh)
Howlin’ Wolf – Forty-Four (Chess)
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson) – Polly Put the Kettle On (RCA Victor)
Little Walter – Juke (Checker)
Alfredito and His Orchestra – Round World Mambo #2 (Rainbow)
Shirley & Lee – Let the Good Times Roll (Aladdin)
Webb Pierce with the Wilburn Brothers – Sparkling Brown Eyes (Decca)
Fairfield Four – You’ve Got to Move (Bullet)
Clara Ward – How I Got Over (Gotham)
The Blue Sky Boys – Sake Hands with Your Mother Today (RCA Victor)

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Live webcast on East Village Radio Tuesday 8:00 PM

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This time it’s definitely on! I will be deejaying live on East Village Radio with Marty Key – garage, soul, gospel and brazilian and whatever else we feel like spinning.

Tuesday, September 23
8:00 – 10:00 PM Eastern time here in NY.

Tune in through your computer. It’s very easy to do from the East Village Radio site:

www.eastvillageradio.com – click on Listen Live or Tune In in the upper right hand corner of the site.

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Garage night in Brooklyn, Thursday, Nov. 1

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There’s a free garage DJ night Thursday Nov. 1 in Brooklyn, in the Park Slope neighborhood. I’ll be deejaying there, along with Mop Top Mike, Alec Palao (of Ace/Big Beat records), Josh Styles of Smashed Blocked, PJ from Dirty Water Club London and some other folks. I’ll have a small box of 45s for trade/sale as well. Come out and say hello before the Cavestomp/ WFMU Record Fair madness begins on Friday!

9:00 to late night

The Royale
506 Fifth Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn

(between 12 & 13 Streets, a short walk from the Fourth Avenue stop on the F-Train or the 9th Street stop on the R-Train)

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Live garage webcast on East Village Radio Tuesday 8:00 PM

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I will be deejaying live on East Village Radio with Marty Violence – garage, soul, and more.

Tuesday, September 25
8:00 – 10:00 PM (that’s 20:00 – 22:00 for you folks on a 24 hour clock)

Tune in through your computer. It’s very easy to do from the East Village Radio site:

www.eastvillageradio.com – click on Listen Live or Tune In in the upper right hand corner of the site.

Categories: Bay City, Cameo, Cameo-Parkway, DJ and Radio gigs, Michigan, Pa-Go-Go, Tangerine

? and the Mysterians

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Saturday, Feb 24, 2007, there’s a benefit in Brooklyn for Rudy Martinez aka “Question Mark” the singer and songwriter of 96 Tears. His house burned down on January 9, and he lost all of his memorabilia, including the actual Farfisa on which Mysterians’ organist Frank Rodriguez played the famous 96 Tears riff. There’s a moving video of Question Mark walking through the wreckage at http://96tears.net/ and if you want to donate something to Rudy, you can do it there.

Come out to the Laila Lounge, 113 N. 7th St. (near the L train at Bedford) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. There will be bands from 8 pm until 11, then djs including Phast Phreddie, Mike Lynch and myself, and a raffle of rare 60’s movie posters. Only $5, and all proceeds will go to Question Mark.

Most people familiar with garage will know their famous songs “96 Tears”, “I Need Somebody”, “‘8’ Teen”, so I’m including just a few lesser-known tracks as samples of their sound.

The version of “96 Tears” here is an earlier, slower take. It’s good, but I don’t think this version would have gotten them to #1 on the charts. “Ten O’Clock” is one of the best songs from their first lp, and was never released on 45. The soulful “Ain’t It a Shame” is from a 1969 single on the Tangerine label (? has a thing for the color orange, supposedly signing with Cameo-Parkway and Tangerine because of the color of their labels!)

? and the Mysterians cut plenty of good garage songs, and I definitely can recommend either of their original lps or the ‘Best of’ compilaton for those who want to hear more.

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WNYU Mod Monday Radio

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WNYU Mod Monday radio show – one of the very few ways to hear garage sounds when I was in high school in suburban NY in the 80’s. I’ve since lost my cassette copies of portions of the show, but a friend gave me a few cds of shows recorded back in the day. I’ve uploaded an entire show (as two tracks, mono to save space) in mp3 format.

Part one is about 46 minutes, and 27 MB. Part 2 is 30 minutes and about 17 MB. Of course, you can just stream these instead of downloading. This one includes the Chesterfield Kings, a cool version of I’m Down by the 13th Floor Elevators, the Trademarks, Them, Lyres, Quests, etc etc.

Mod Monday October 5, 1987 part 1
Mod Monday October 5, 1987 part 2

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So long Tainted Lady!

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On a personal note, this Friday, June 23rd, will be the last time I deejay a garage night at the Tainted Lady Lounge in Williamsburg, which I’m sorry to report is closing at the end of the next week. Come out to hear some of the best djs in New York playing rare and amazing garage! Guest DJs will include the current drummer for the Miscreants – Jeff Cuyubamba, Bossy Boots, and Michael Robinson.

The Tainted Lady Lounge
318 Grand St at Havemeyer
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
10 til late, no cover

For over a year now I’ve had a monthly gig there to play whatever the hell I want. In that time I’ve mercilessly subjected the Williamsburg trendites, neighborhood thugs and slumming pinheads with hours of fuzz-driven vinyl wrecks. For the most part, people stick around, but that’s due to the retro soft-core atmosphere and the charms of bartender Noemi more than any affinity for garage punk. I’ll really miss my nights there and all the fun and mayhem that came with them. Thank you Deb Parker for giving me the dj spot with no strings attached.