Here's What I Played at Club Underground's New Year's Eve Ball

Club Underground New Year's Eve Ball December 31, 2023 (Photo: Liz Ohanesian) — I probably should take pics, but I don’t, so here’s a screenshot from some video I got during “Tren al Sur.”

It was such a 2023 ending to the year. I was upstairs DJing at Underground’s New Year’s Eve Ball and preparing for the countdown. My stupid iPhone does everything but count down the seconds to midnight. So, I find a website with the time in L.A. down to the seconds. We’ve got 15 minutes to go. I slow things down with “Por Que Te Vas” so people can get their drinks. Keep it mellow with “Tide is High” and “Rock Steady.” We’re about three minutes away from midnight when I work in “E.V.A.,” then one minute, then 30 seconds. Then the website crashes, because, of course that’s what will happen at the end of the year where everything stops working. We got through the countdown regardless, but I’m adding “watch with a second hand” to the list of antiquated things I need to get this year because nothing new works.

Anyhow, I’ll probably continue my rant about things-that-don’t-work in another post. For now, I just want to thanks to Larry G. for the parties that were highlight of 2023 for me. Special thanks to all of you who spent New Year’s Eve at Club Underground. I’ll be back on January 12 for Bowie Nite. Tickets are already available on Eventbrite and Dice.

Oh, yeah, and thanks to the movie that revived “Murder on the Dancefloor.” Happy to bring that Sophie Ellis-Bextor jam back into my sets and I’m not totally annoyed by the fact that it’s been stuck in my head all morning.

Here’s the set list.

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