My whirlwind Memorial Day Weekend began on Thursday night with gig playing in between and after live sets from Host Family, the Rose Haze and Family of Light at Harvard and Stone. The show, presented by The Witching Hours, was fantastic and you should check out all of the bands on the bill.
I arrived right around the time Host Family started their set and it felt like walking into Spaceland. The band has a very turn-of-the-21st century L.A. indie vibe, which I really appreciate. The Rose Haze was followed with a set that was a lot heavier than I had anticipated. Kate Ramsey is a fantastic guitarist, as well as a singer. Family of Light hit the sweet spot between psyche and shoegaze, which influenced a decent chunk of what I ended up playing in this set.
Check out my own set list here. This set includes new music from Blushing, Ride, Curses and Taleen Kali, plus a mix of indie club hits and some deep cuts.
Set 1:
Blushing – Sugarcoat
Ride – I Came to See the Wreck
Slowdive – Skin in the Game
Saint Etienne – Kiss and Make Up
(The Rose Haze live)
Set 2:
Stone Roses – Wanna Be Adored
The Beatles – It’s All Too Much
Big Star – September Gurls
Teenage Fanclub – What You Do to Me
Pixies – Gigantic
(Family of Light live)
Set 3:
Shocking Blue — Love Buzz
Optometry – Chameleon
Echo and the Bunnymen – In Bluer Skies
Elastica – Da Da Da
Alaska y los Pegamoides — Bailando
The Smiths – Barbarism Begins at Home
Future Islands – For Sure
School of Seven Bells – Low Times
Actors – Only Lonely
Curses – Elegant Death
Cold Cave – Villains of the Moon
Jesus and Mary Chain – Head On
Joy Division – She’s Lost Control
French Police – HER
Twin Tribes – Sangre de Oro
Taleen Kali – Flower of Life (Dildox Remix)
Le Tigre -Deceptacon
Wet Leg – Chaise Longue
Chemtrails – Join Our Death Cult
The Smiths – Ask
The Primitives – Crash
The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
Bloc Party – Banquet
Soft Cell – What!
Ultravox – Dancing with Tears in my Eyes
Spandau Ballet – To Cut a Long Story Short
Lebanon Hanover – Sadness Is Rebellion
Actors – Face Meets Glass
Fontaines DC – Jackie Down the Line
Pixies – Debaser
New Order – Ceremony
Roxy Music – More Than This
Edwyn Collins — A Girl Like You
Belle and Sebastian — Lazy Line Painter Jane
Echo and the Bunnymen — The Killing Moon
The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore
Bee Gees – I Can’t See Nobody
The Beatles — Here Comes the Sun
Primal Scream – Higher Than the Sun
Information for my upcoming DJ gigs is below.
Friday, May 31
Club Underground: 2000s Night @ Grand Star Jazz Club
943 N. Broadway, Chinatown 90012
Details: 9 p.m., 21+, Tickets available on Eventbrite or Dice
Sunday, June 2
Disco Matinee @ Grand Star Jazz Club
943 N. Broadway, Chinatown 90012
Details: 3-7 p.m., 21+, Click here for tickets
Saturday, June 15
Klub Nocturno @ Catch One
4067 W. Pico Blvd., Arlington Heights 90019
Details: 9:30 p.m., 21+, Click here for tickets