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Get This Album Now, Music, The Playlist

Get This Album Now: Gorillaz “Cracker Island”

Gorillaz Cracker Island Album Cover

It’s probably pointless to write about Cracker Island, the latest album from Gorillaz, almost a month after it was released. It’s already been heavily reviewed. It’s a Billboard chart hit. If you’re into the long-running collaboration between Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett and a revolving cast of star musicians and producers, you probably already have Cracker Island. 

Still, I’m going to write a couple paragraphs about Cracker Island here just in case you missed it. After all, it is very easy for the albums you want to hear to get lost in the algorithms. 

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The Dance Floor, Upcoming Gigs

Liz O. in the DJ Booth: March 19-25, 2023

Disco Heat at Songbird in Chinatown Los Angeles on Thursday March 23 2023 with DJs Liz O. and Don French

Have you been to Disco Heat yet? If not, come down and check us out at Songbird on Thursday, March 23. Joining me this week is guest DJ Don French of Club Surge. Don and I have played so many fun sets together over the past few years and I’m super excited to hear what he has in store for us.

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DJ Diary, Get This Album Now, Music, The Playlist

Get This Album Now: Star Creature Vibes

Star Creature Vibes compilation album cover from record label Star Creature Universal Vibrations featuring boogie, modern funk, disco music from Saucy Lady, Shiro Schwarz, Giovanni Damico

Star Creature Universal Vibrations is a Chicago-based record label dedicated to “contemporary boogie” that’s been around since 2015. They first hit my radar a couple years after that, back when Salt Box Records had a brick-and-mortar in Chinatown and I picked up a new release from a Russian outfit called Venus Express II based almost solely on the cover art. As it turns out, the record was just as cool as the album sleeve, so now I consider Star Creature to be a mark of quality for funky, synth-heavy tunes. 

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The Dance Floor, Upcoming Gigs

Liz O. in the DJ Booth: March 16, 2023

Disco Heat Tune in Tokyo flyer for March 16 2023 at Songbird in Chinatown Los Angeles with DJs Liz O. and Marcus playing disco, city pop, nu-disco, '80s funk.

I have one DJ gig this week and it’s going to be a good one. On Thursday, March 16, Disco Heat, my weekly residency at Songbird in Chinatown, is happy to welcome special guest DJ Marcus from Tune in Tokyo. If you’re a city pop fan, this is the night to attend.

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Get This Album Now, New Music, The Playlist

Get This Album Now: Maraschino “Hollywood Piano”

Album cover for Maraschino Hollywood Piano released on March 3, 2023

The summer before the pandemic, my husband and I went to go see The Space Lady at Zebulon. It was a strange night. An earthquake hit while we were eating dinner and watching Skyfall in Spanish at an Armenian restaurant not far from the venue. That might have also been the night at Zebulon that ended with a parking ticket as well, but my memory of pre-pandemic times fails me. Regardless, what I do remember is that we got to Zebulon early enough to catch opener Maraschino, who I had never heard before that night. Her sound, a synth pop-disco hybrid, caught my attention immediately and I’ve been following her work since then. 

The moral of the story is always try to catch the opening act, even on those very strange nights.

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DJ Life, The Dance Floor, Upcoming Gigs

Liz O. in the DJ Booth: March 5- March 12

Liz O. DJ set Tuesday March 7, 2023 for Dolce Vita presented by L.A. Industrial at The Mermaid in Little Tokyo

Between the launch of Disco Heat’s weekly residency at Songbird and the afterparty celebrating the release of Taleen Kali’s fantastic new album, Flower of Life, last week was a blast. Let’s keep the party going. Here’s where you can find me this week.

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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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