as posted in the barren street teaming forum, i'm dj'ing at smartbar in chicago the next two wednesdays. this past week was the brian jonestown massacre after-party, which went pretty well after i worked out some kinks.

Alpine Stars - "Nusex City"
Tobiah - "I Love Your Music"
Heiko Voss - "Call Me Now"
Broadcast - "Pendulum"
Paris Angels - "Perfume (All on You)"
Brian Eno - "King Lead's Hat"
Of Montreal - "Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games"
Shout Out Louds - "The Comeback" (Big Slippa Remix by Ratatat)
Dirty Vegas - "Ghosts"
Modjo - "Lady"
Mint Royale - "From Rusholme with Love"
Super Furry Animals - "Northern Lites"
ESG - "Dance"
James Chance - "Contort Yourself"
The (International) Noise Conspiracy - "Smash It Up"
Primal Scream - "Screamadelica"

[break]

Gran Ronde - "Fist Fight"
Nine Black Alps - "Cosmopolitan"
Suede - "New Generation"
Ned's Atomic Dustbin - "Grey Cell Green"
The Jesus & Mary Chain - "Sidewalking"
Soup Dragons - "Head Gone Astray"
Happy Mondays - "Step On"
Echo & the Bunnymen - "Bring On the Dancing Horses"
The Church - "Reptile"
Stone Roses - "Sally Cinnamon"
Ultra Vivid Scene - "Staring at the Sun"
Sleeper - "Nice Guy Eddie"
Pylon - "Stop It"
Adam & the Ants - "Press Darlings"
Bridge Gang - "London Sky Tonight"
Melody Club - "Take Me Away"

[break]

Kasabian - "Club Foot"
Annie - "Heartbeat"
Depeche Mode - "Policy of Truth"
Devo - "Uncontrollable Urge"
Maximo Park - "The Coast is Always Changing"
XTC - "Helicopter"
Split Enz - "I Got You"
The Make-Up - "White Belts"
Rocket From the Crypt - "Bring Us Bullets"
The Undertones - "Teenage Kicks"
Siouxsie & the Banshees - "Love in a Void"
The Buzzcocks - "Everybody's Happy Nowadays"
Au Pairs - "Armagh"
Reds - "Victims"
X - "We're Having Much More Fun"
Sufjan Stevens - "John Wayne Gacy, Jr"

it was a weird night. someone paid me $20 to play split enz and rocket from the crypt. a few people walked into the booth and started flipping through my records. some girl put on my headphones when i put them down for about three seconds. and then she wouldn't give them back, claiming "you're not even using it!" i unplugged them from the mixer and she went on her way. it's amazing how rude some people can be. oh, and another girl claimed that i wasn't worthy of dj'ing because i didn't have OMD that night. yeah, whatever.

Yes, Chicago people can indeed be rude. It's the EPA's and Charlie's that make that place tolerable.

Sounds cool dude. (oh except the dicks, I'm just flat mean to those people)

How long were you playing for, like 3+ hours?

some fine tunes, espesh after the first break.

yeah, it came out to a little more than three hours. the two breaks are when the other dj took over.

That's fucked up beyond words. When I helped a friend DJ, most of my help consisted of crossing my arms and blocking their way into the DJ booth.

Awesome, man! I'm glad to hear it went well!


np: Tori Amos-Cornflake Girl

god dammit...

i LOVE the after show smart bar 'happenings' that occur....

but there is no way to judge them prior to concerts...is there?

seriously...i would love to be clued in.....

i love the smartbar....i love the metro....

someone please clue me it......

Z,


Awesome mix list. Makes me wish that I was there, not only to slap the bitch who put on your headphones without even asking first.


I miss smartbar. It's been too long.

i had a friend making sure that my gear didn't leave the booth while i was busy. also, one guy actually took a record off the turntable. i was like, "what the fuck are you doing?!?" he said he thought i'd already played it. i was like, "that doesn't matter! that's my record! what were you going to do with it?" i had about ten seconds to cue it up again. coincidentally, he and the girl with the headphones were there together. i should've seen that coming.


i do some wednesdays, which is the indie/britpop/electronica/etc night. that's really the only time i go to smartbar unless it's a big name like derrick carter or whomever. it's never a great crowd because it's a wednesday, but a show upstairs helps a lot.

as for a clue-in, i'll also be doing the m.i.a. after-party in two weeks. arcade fire is the same night at the riviera, so maybe a few people from there will come by afterward too.

and thanks to everyone for commenting on my playlists.