07-17-11

Down Home Blues - Sunday Late Night
Underlined artists/bands are New Orleans local


-Gimme A Pigfoot - Laverne Baker
-I Got A Woman - Ray Charles
-I Love Your Lovin' Ways - Nina Simone
-I Just Want to Make Love to You - Etta James
-Trouble in Mind - Loose Marbles
-Springtime Blues - Billy Boy Arnold
-If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' On It - Ruth Brown
-Backwater Blues - Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns
-Jelly Bean Blues - Tuba Skinny
-I'll Be Your Sweet Black Angel - Saffire - the Uppity Blues Women
-Another Man Done Gone - Irma Thomas
-Spoonful - Howlin' Wolf
-Black Night - John Lee Hooker
-Muddy Water Blues (acoustic) - Paul Rodgers

07-16-11

Down Home Blues - Saturday Late Night
Again, New Orleans local bands/artists are underlined.

-Nobody's Blues but Mine - Tuba Skinny
-Dark Sunshine - Dr Michael White
-Lucky Devil - Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns
-Gimme A Penny - Big Mama Thornton
-She Moves Me - Paul Rodgers
-Let's Burn Down the Cornfield - Etta James
-Sittin' & Cryin' the Blues - Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim
-Short Dressed Woman - Lafayette Leake
-Sugar Blues - Preservation Hall Jazz Band
-Backlash Blues - Nina Simone
-Lonely Avenue - Ray Charles
-Tombstone Blues - Ronnie Magri & His New Orleans Jazz Band
-Petite Fleur - Sidney Bechet
-Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans - Lavay Smith

7-15-11

It's been a while since I've posted here, since my DJing took a back seat to life and changes. I just moved to New Orleans in search of more design and architecture opportunities, and have been taking advantage of the prevalence of this city's amazing jazz musicians. This weekend is the San Francisco Down Home Blues Festival, and quite possibly my last event for a while as I start focusing more on my professional life for a while. However, music is not going to leave my life, and so while you might not see as many setlists posted here, I'll try to switch focus more towards finding great artists and songs to enjoy. Hopefully my blog will expand from just blues to include jazz, and will no longer be as restricted to just dance music.

Having said that - here's my first set this weekend. I've been wanting to feature local artists, so all the underlined tunes are New Orleans bands. Enjoy!

Down Home Blues - Friday Night
-High Heeled Sneakers - Tommy Tucker
-You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had - Muddy Waters
-Sweet Home Chicago - Taj Mahal
-I Ain't Got Nuthin But the Blues - Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns
-Black and Blue - Kermit Ruffins
-Witching Hour Blues - Glenn Crytzer and His Syncopators
-Creole Love Call - Baby Soda Jazz Band
-Weary Eyed Blues - Tuba Skinny
-Delta Bound - New Orleans Racket Makers
-Down Home Blues - Satan and Adam
-Driving Wheel - Etta James
-Rock Me Baby - Hubert Sumlin
-Blues for Mama - Nina Simone
-My Daddy Rocks Me - Cyclowns (feat. Meschiya Lake)

02-26-11

Blues Cafe
Splitting sets with the lovely and glamorous Devona Cartier. Got some new music recently, so I enjoyed branching out more.

-Rock Me Baby - Etta James
-C.C. Rider - Esther Phillips
-She Moves Me - Paul Rodgers
-Down in the Swamp - Tab Benoit
-Lord, Don't Move the Mountain - Angela Strehli
-Come Home Blues - Jennifer Nettles Band
-In the Mood for Memphis - Reni Simon
-Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down - Eric Bibb, Rory Block, Maria Muldaur
-Don't You Feel My Leg - Maria Muldaur
-I'll Be Your Sweet Black Angel - Saffire - the Uppity Blues Women
-Love Me Like A Man - Bonnie Raitt
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-Springtime Blues - Billy Boy Arnold
-My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More - Alberta Hunter
-Short Dressed Woman - Lafayette Leake
-Sugar Blues - Preservation Hall Jazz Band
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-Love Me or Leave Me - The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartett
-Deep in the Delta - Brother Yusef
-High Heeled Sneakers - Tommy Tucker
-Sanctified Blues - Satan and Adam
-Converted - Nathan James & Ben Hernandez
-You Don't Have to Go - Pinetop Perkins
-Driving Wheel - Etta James
-Blues Tears - Sam Taylor
-Red Mud - Chris Thomas King
-Dark Sunshine - Dr. Michael White
-Blooz First Thaingh' Dis Moanin' - Wycliffe Gordon

02-03-11

Blues Union
This was one of my favorite sets in a while - mainly because I was pushing myself not to use the same music I always do, so I spent a lot more time than usual prepping. I'd like to make that more of a habit - it gives my sets more versatility. Another thing I enjoyed was the fact that I was actively engaged in DJing this set the whole way through - I didn't talk to people or dance. I think that makes a really big difference. It's easy to lose track of the floor, especially when you're dancing. Also - found a new Nina song which I love!

-Shoes of Another Man - Brother Yusef
-You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had - Muddy Waters
-Springtime Blues - Billy Boy Arnold
-A Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues - Diane Hoffman
-Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans - Lavay Smith
-Creole Love Call - The Baby Soda Jazz Band
-At the Jazz Band Ball - Kevin Clark
-I Just Want To Make Love To You - Etta James
-I Love Your Lovin' Ways - Nina Simone
-Blues In The Night - Ledisi
-Wade In The Wather - Carrie Smith
-Trouble In Mind - Aretha Franklin
-Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
-Something's Gotta Hold On Me - Etta James

01-29-11

Jamie's Going Away House Party
I DJ'd a set for Jamie's house party. It was really fun - I got to play stuff I never get to DJ. I'm looking forward to broadening my music and playing for different types of venues ... branching out more into funk, soul, hip hop and R&B. We'll see ...

-Remember the Name - Fort Minor
-Cornbread Fish and Collard Greens - Anthony Hamilton
-Cold Turkey - Anthony David
-Brown Skin - India Arie
-Every Planet We Reach is Dead - Gorillaz
-Neptune's Jewels - Mystic
-Painkillers/What It's Like - Everlast
-Hypnosis Theme - Wax Tailor
-Teardrop - Massive Attack
-When the Lights Go Out - The Black Keys
-Bump Bump Bump - B2K feat. P.Diddy
-Big Pimpin'/Papercut - Linkin Park & Jay-Z
-Mercy On Me - Christina Aguilera

01-06-11

Blues Union: BFX Edition

I had a phenomenal time at the dance - there were so many great dancers from all over the country, and the energy was really high. I felt like I could take the dancefloor anywhere and everyone would be right on board.

-I Just Want to Make Love to You - Etta James
-Lord, Don't Move the Mountain - Angela Strehli
-Another Man Done Gone - Irma Thomas
-Saving All My Love - Miss Tess
-Last Call - Ronnie Magri & His New Orleans Jazz Band
-Backwater Blues - Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns
-Creole Love Call - The Baby Soda Jazz Band
-Burning Fire - Otis Spann's South Side Band
-Blacklash Blues - Nina Simone
-Night Time is the Right Time - Ray Charles
-Blues in the Night - Ledisi
-My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More - Alberta Hunter
-Sittin' & Crying' the Blues - Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim
-Paris, Texas - Greg Slapczynski
-Muddy Water Blues - Paul Rodgers
-Red Mud - Chris Thomas King
-Tin Roof Blues - Lake Village Ramblers Jazz Band