One of the first things I learned in the DJ booth— and this might actually be a life lesson— is that you never know where the night will take you. Planning a set is futile because what you play is always dependent on what will make people dance. You won’t know what will make a specific crowd on a specific night dance until you see it for yourself. So, I never plan sets. I usually have songs floating through my brain, but plenty of times, like at Underground last night, those aren’t the ones I end up playing. So, maybe I’ll play those next week . You should stop by and find out for yourself.
Below is the set list for Underground on November 3, 2023. I’ll be back next Friday, November 10, for Interpol night, where both floors of Grand Star Jazz Club will be open. You’ll find Larry G. on the main floor and me upstairs. Plus, I’ll be at the Grand Star this Sunday, November 5, from 3-7 p.m. for Disco Matinee with Jus’ B and guest DJ Jen Rock. See you on the dance floor!
Set List:
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Alison Goldfrapp – Gatto Gelato
Boytronic – Late Night Satellite (Long Version)
LCD Soundsystem – Someone Great
Visage – Fade to Grey
The Human League – Heart Like a Wheel
Love and Rockets – So Alive
Martin Gore – Compulsion
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Happy House
The Smiths – The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
Suede – Trash
Pixies – Velouria
Phoenix – Too Young
Blur – Coffee and TV
Cut Copy – Lights and Music (Superdiscount Remix)
Goldenboy, Miss Kittin – Rippin’ Kittin
Holy Ghost!, Nancy Whang – I Wanted to Tell Her
Depeche Mode – Sea of Sin
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (Original Bobby O. Version)
Ladytron -Playgirl
Interpol -Obstacle 1
The Strokes – 12:51
Jesus and Mary Chain – Head On
The Cure – Primary
Joy Division -Transmission
Bloc Party – Banquet
Hot Hot Heat – Bandages
Jet – Are You Going to Be My Girl?
MGMT – Electric Feel
Daft Punk – Da Funk
Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle (Shep Pettibone 12″ Remix)
Hercules & Love Affair – Blind
Human League – Don’t You Want Me (Purple Disco Machine Extended Mix)
Blur – Girls and Boys
Stardust – Music Sounds Better with You
Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get Blue Monday Out of My Head
The Rapture – House of Jealous Lovers
Phoenix – 1901 (Mike Balance ReRub)
LCD Soundsystem – Daft Punk Is Playing at My House
The Killers – Mr. Brightside
Peter Bjorn & John – Young Folks
Pulp – Common People
Postal Service- Such Great Heights
Animal Collective – My Girls
Tame Impala – Is It True (Twin Sun Edit)
Robyn – Dancing on My Own
DJ Spiller – Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) (DJ Spiller’s Extended Vocal Mix)
Justice vs. Simian – Never Be Alone
Scissor Sisters vs. Mylo – Comfortably Numb Drop the Pressure
Basement Jaxx – Where’s Your Head At?
M.I.A. – Paper Planes
Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood
Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know?
White Town – Your Woman
Chumbawamba – Tubthumping
Jean-Jacques Perrey – E.V.A. (Fatboy Slim Remix)
Beastie Boys – Intergalactic
Pixies – Where Is My Mind?
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Gold Lion
Le Tigre – Depectacon
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
Purple Disco Machine – Bad Company
New Order – Blue Monday
Hot Chip – Ready for the Floor
Daft Punk – Around the World
The Dynamics – Seven Nation Army (Patchworks Holiday Inn Remix)
MGMT – Time to Pretend
Avalanches – Since I Left You
Liz O. is an L.A.-based writer and DJ. Read her recently published work and check out her upcoming gigs.
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