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Get This Album Now, Music, The Playlist

Get This Album Now: Taleen Kali “Flower of Life”

Taleen Kali Flower of Life album cover
Get Taleen Kali’s new album, Flower of Life, now.

Taleen Kali has a new album out today called Flower of Life and you need to hear it.

Last August, I got to DJ for Taleen Kali’s tour kickoff show at Rubycon Records in Los Angeles. One of the joys of that night was getting to hear Taleen and the band play music from Flower of Life, an album that was, at that point, still months away from release. I remember them ripping through “Trash Talk” most vividly. There’s an immediacy to the song. I had never heard it before that night— it wasn’t released as a single until that November— but, by the song’s end, I felt like I knew it. To me, that’s the sign of a killer pop song. 

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DJ Life, The Dance Floor, Upcoming Gigs

Liz O. in the DJ Booth: February 27-March 4

Disco Heat at Songbird 900 N. Broadway #1050 Chinatown 90012 March 2 DJs Liz O. and Jus' B

Want to catch me in the DJ booth this week? Here’s where you can do just that. 

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Disco Heat @ Songbird

900 N. Broadway, #1050, Chinatown 90012

10 p.m., No Cover, 21+

This Thursday night, Disco Heat launches its now-weekly residency at Songbird. Joining me this week is Jus’ B, who you may have caught at the past three installments of Disco Heat at Songbird. We have a broad mix of what’s considered disco in the queue for you, from classic ‘70s jams to ‘80s Italo to ‘90s disco-influenced house to 21st century nu-disco. Jus’ B and I both made Spotify playlists of what has been in our sets, so check those out and get ready to hit the dance floor on March 2 and 10 p.m. 

Liz O. Disco Heat Playlist

Jus’ B Disco Heat Playlist

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Beatique Mix, Music, The Playlist

Listen to Beatique #3 Now

Album covers for PP Arnold The Turning Tide, Sam Redmore Universal Vibrations, Grey Factor 1979-1980 AD Complete Studio Recordings, Taleen Kali Flowers of Life
Beatique #3 includes music from P.P. Arnold, Sam Redmore, Grey Factor, Taleen Kali and more.

I just posted this month’s Beatique mix, which you can listen to either on Mixcloud or on this page. It’s composed of two eclectic sets, with the second set being a club-style mix, that includes indie dance, disco, soul, psychedelic and weird electronic tunes. Give it a listen and check out the full track list below. 

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DJ Life, Music, Upcoming Gigs

Turn Up the Disco Heat Every Thursday at Songbird Starting March 2. Free Entry!

Disco Heat at Songbird 900 N Broadway #1050 Chinatown March 2023 Calendar Flyer with DJs Liz O., Jus' B, Fluency, Marcus, Don French and Rose Knows

Disco Heat is rising, friends. Beginning March 2, I’ll be dropping classic and modern disco alongside some of my favorite L.A. DJs every Thursday night at Songbird in Chinatown. The party will now start at 10 p.m. and go until last call. There’s still no cover.  RSVPs are recommended, just head over to Eventbrite and click on the date that you want to attend.

Jus’ B, who has been playing with me at Songbird since Disco Heat launched in December, will be back monthly, and you can catch him next on March 2. For the rest of the month, we have an eclectic mix of top notch DJs. Each has a distinct style, so you’ll hear something different every week. I’m excited to play with Fluency, Marcus, Don French and Rose Knows. 

Check out the schedule and DJ bios below.

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Club Etiquette, DJ Life, Happening in L.A.

How to Support Your Local Music Scene

Taleen Kali live at Rubycon Records Hollywood Los Angeles California August 26 2022 Photo by DJ Liz O.
Taleen Kali live at Rubycon Records on August 26, 2022, as seen from the DJ booth. (Photo: Liz O.)

Now, more than ever, it’s important to support your local music scene. Here in Los Angeles, venues were shuttered for over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Musicians and DJs went largely without gigs for that same amount of time. Even though nightlife in my hometown returned in June of 2021, it’s naive to think that things are back to normal. 

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The Dance Floor, Upcoming Gigs

Disco Heat Returns to Songbird on January 5. Free entry!

Disco Heat with DJ Liz O. and DJ Jus' B at Songbird in Los Angeles on January 5, 2023
Disco Heat is back at Songbird in Chinatown on January 5

Start off 2023 with Disco Heat. Jus’ B and I are back at Songbird in Chinatown on January 5 for a night of classic ’70s jams and nu-disco bops. Expect to hear everything from Donna Summer to Purple Disco Machine as we turn up the temperature on the dance floor from 9:30 p.m. until last call. There’s no cover for Disco Heat, but we do recommend that you RSVP on Eventbrite.

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