Sunday Dance, SacX

The weekend was fun, even though I got incredibly sick and didn't go to half the dances. I DJed the Sunday dance, both first and last set. Here's what I played:

Opening set
-Damn Right I've Got the Blues - Buddy Guy
-Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong - T-Bone Walker
-Down in the Swamp - Tab Benoit
-Converted - Nathan James & Ben Hernandez
-Listen My Son - The Unseen Guest
-Heart Attack and Vine - Tom Waits
-Sugarman - Kid Jonny Lang & The Big Bang
-Down Home Blues - Etta James
-You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had - Muddy Waters
-Do I Move You? - Nina Simone
-Come On In My Kitchen - Chris Thomas King
-Lonesome Blues - Nathan James & Ben Hernandez
-Come Home Blues - Jennifer Nettles Band
-I Got The Blues - Otis Rush
-Five Long Years - Eric Clapton
-The Thrill Is Gone - BB King

Closing Set
-Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down - Eric Bibb, Rory Block, Maria Muldaur
-Trouble In Mind - Aretha Franklin
-This Little Light of Mine - Mavis Staples
-Joe Lee's Rock - Boy Blue, Willie Jones, Joe Lee
-Spoonful - Cream
-Love Me or Leave Me - Jimmy Cotton Blues Band
-I Put A Spell On You - Tab Benoit
-Burning Fire - Otis Spann's South Side Band
-Tell Me More and More and Then Some - Nina Simone
-Stormy Blues - Billie Holiday
-My Kind Of Gospel - Michael Pewny
-Oreo Cookie Blues - Lonnie Mack
-Dangerous Mood - Keb Mo
-Suspicion - Shemekia Copeland
-Stranded in Your Love - Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
-Every Planet We Reach Is Dead - Gorillaz
-People Grinning In Your Face - Ruthie Foster
-Wade In the Water - Blind Boys of Alabama
-Elijah Rock - Ollabelle
-Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
-Got My Mojo Working - Asylum Street Spankers
-In the Mississippi River - Mavis Staples
-Why Should I Suffer With the Blues - Canes
-Rock Me Baby - Hubert Sumlin
-Blues for Angel - Soul Miner's Daughter
-Dr Feelgood - Aretha Franklin
-Death Letter - Cassandra Wilson
-Love In Vain - Keb Mo
-Double Trouble - John Mayall
-Come Rain or Come Shine - Eric Clapton and BB King
-Black Night - John Lee Hooker
-Steamroller Blues - Soul Miner's Daughter
-That Evening Train - T-Bone Walker
-In the Morning Blues - Ike & Tina Turner
-Folsom Prison Blues - Keb Mo
-Sinner's Prayer - Eric Clapton
-Mo' Better Blues - Branford Marsalis
-Petite Fleur - Sidney Bechet
-Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughan

Sacramento Lindy Exchange

I'm guest DJing a late night set at the Sac Exchange, which is exciting (especially since that was the first exchange I ever went to, so it has some sentimental value). I've been listening to a lot of blues lately (more than usual).

Something you should check out if you're interested in the blues:

Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues: A Musical Journey.
It's a 7-part television series done by various well-known directors who all have a passion for blues music (Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Charles Burnett, Wim Wenders, Richard Pearce, Marc Levin, and Mike Figgis). The films are collages ranging from fictional montages to documentaries, interviews, archival performance footage and current performances. Absolutely fascinating, especially if you're interested in the history of blues. Check it out.

3-14-09

Drop Dead Blues

I was really happy with this set - I felt like mixing it up a little and playing some music our scene doesn't get a lot of. So I did a mainly gospel inspired set. So much fun!

-Converted - Nathan James and Ben Hernandez
-Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman
-I Got the Blues - Otis Rush
-My Kind of Gospel - Michael Pewny
-Trouble in Mind - Aretha Franklin
-This Little Light of Mine - Mavis Staples
-Elijah Rock - Ollabelle
-Amazing Grace - Blind Boys of Alabama
-Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down - Eric Bibb, Rory Block, Maria Muldaur
-Listen My Son - The Unseen Guest
-Come Rain Or Come Shine - Eric Clapton, BB King

03-07-09

Drop Dead Blues

-Burning Fire - Otis Spann's South Side Band
-Down Home Blues - Etta James
-Love Me or Leave Me - The Jimmy Cotton Blues Band
-Blues for Angel - Soul Miner's Daughter
-I Got the Blues - Otis Rush
-Wade in the Water - Blind Boys of Alabama
-Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman
-Sugarman - Kid Johnny Lang & the Big Bang
-Love In Vain - Keb Mo
-Stormy Blues - Billie Holiday
-My Kind Of Gospel - Michael Pewny
-Summertime - Gene Harris