check it out & see!!
obviously, i recommend all of my gigs and my friends' gigs, but i think
they're quality music gigs (i.e. we play the music because we like it, *and*
it can rock crowds). also, a few of them are free (broadway bar & grill,
the
room & nova express) so they're low-risk...
t-bird
the gig list...
broadway bar & grill 1460 3rd st promenade santa monica (right at the corner
of broadway & 3rd)
friday "vibes" is the jazz spot on the westside. top-notch
straigt-ahead jazz bands (dave pike is a semi-regular performer) and
dj junior roach laying down sweet jazz vinyl & truly rare-grooves.
saturday "jazzid up!" the only "acid-jazz" club i know of in l.a. on
saturday nights (i.e. a-j is the main focus of the music).
rare-groove/acid-jazz sets warm you up for the live music feature at
11pm, then it's balls-out djing till 2am--none of this
turn-the-lights
-on-and-get-everybody-out at 1:30 b.s.!! resident djs are plan 9
(secretservice) junior roach & t-bird (both of stereotypes djs).
the room 1626 cahuenga bl. hollywood (1/2 block s. of hollywood bl, go
around
the back, feels more underground, eh?)
sunday [trip-hop] anthony throws down seriously spliffed-out grooves
that work even if you *don't* smoke...
monday [a-j/hiphop/rare-groove/d&b] mark farmer (of 45 vibe/ex-brass)
& elonzo spin new and classic tunes depending on their mood--all
dope!
martini lounge 5657 melrose av hollywood (1 block east of vine)
monday "fat & jazzy" opens w/bands (usually on the jazzy/funky tip),
then t-bird spinning acid-jazz, rare-groove, upbeat trip-hop & drum
& bass--all dancefloor oriented. anthony (from the room) plays more
hazy beats upstairs...
friday "internationalist vs. dubwise" is a collision of an acid-jazz
club (internationalist--formerly@moguls) w/a dancehall club
(dubwise).
the congregation has a standing gig there (the keyboardist is a
listee), and dj ty flexes both jazz & reggae beats...
the joint 8771 pico bl. (at robertson) l.a.
sunday "temple of the west" is more of an expansive version of a
hiphop club--i.e. you'll hear more than just hiphop. l.a. jay
(producer/remixer--de la's "ego trip pt.2") played classic breaks
(source material for hiphop loops) when i went, they have live groups
(tara ellis & justice leeg, most recently) and plan 9 plays his
patented mix of hip/trip-hop, breaks & jungle.
nova express 462 n. fairfax av. l.a. (1 1/2 blks n. of beverly bl.--across
the street from canter's deli)
thursday [abstrakt grooves] dj friar tuck & guests go from groovy to
mental to mentally disturbed tracks. the most fun you've ever had
getting twisted (or blissed out) w/o the aid of alchohol or other
drugs--sugar & caffeine excepted!! kevin lincoln has actually been
seen hanging out here...
... jazzid up! online www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/7708