I'll be DJing at Jimmy Valentine's this Friday, playing tunes that meet my own subjective definition of being "from back in the day."
WHERE: Jimmy Valentine's, 1103 Bladensburg Road NE, Washington, DC
WHEN: Friday, August 7, from 10 p.m. 'til late
NO COVER!
For an idea of what you might hear, here are playlists from similarly nostalgia-oriented events I've played at recently:
"Get Real," 6/20/09:
The Cure - Fascination Street - Fiction (UK) / Elektra (U.S.)
Curve - Fait Accompli - Anxious (UK) / Charisma (U.S.)
My Bloody Valentine - Soon - Creation (UK) / Sire (U.S.)
The Stereo MCs - Connected - Gee Street
The Soup Dragons - I'm Free (feat. Junior Reid) - Big Life (UK)
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold - Silvertone (UK) / RCA (U.S.)
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peek-a-Boo - Polydor UK / Geffen (U.S.)
Taco - Puttin' on the Ritz - RCA (U.S.)
Culture Club - Time (Clock of the Heart) - Virgin UK / Epic (U.S.)
Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go for That - RCA (U.S.)
Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro (Kinky Groovy Mix) - Factory (UK)
Cornershop - Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix) - Wiiija (UK) / Warner (U.S.)
The Three Amigos - Louie Louie - Inferno (UK)
"Dope Classics," June 2009:
Beck - Loser
Deee-Lite - Groove Is in the Heart
Soul II Soul - Back to Life
House of Pain - Jump Around
The Beastie Boys - So What 'Cha Want
Cookie Monster and Robin Gibb - C Is for Cookie (disco version)
Madonna - Vogue (12″ version)
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
The Shamen - Pro Gen / Move Any Mountain
Underworld - Born Slippy / NUXX (Darren Price Mix)
"Dope Classics," July 2009:
Lo-Fidelity Allstars - Battle Flag
The Stereo MCs - Connected
Gangstarr vs. Me&You - Lemonade Was a Popular Drink
Souls of Mischief - 93 to Infinity
Prince - Erotic City
Freestylers - Here We Go (Got to Be Real Mix by Bad Boy Bill)
Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean to Turn You On
Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Beat Freakz remix)
Snap - The Power
Fatboy Slim - Rockafeller Skank
