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Funk Smorgasbord

Going to use this as a catchup post, since we’re a few playlists behind, and remind you about some events coming up and do a few announcements as well. Let’s get to it…

First, a reminder that this weekend is the Twain’s Springfest. It’s $10 (with proceeds to go to the Atl. Community Food Bank), all day (1pm – 11) and features some pretty fine local acts, including sub-headliners Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics. You may note that they’ve got quite a few spots on our latest Concert Rundown, and that is because they’ve got their long-awaited debut album dropping in July. So stay tuned for that.

Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics

Also, to soon be on the updated and aforementioned Concert Rundown, Atlanta’s own Cadillac Jones will be playing at the EARL on June 2, in a special kind of show. In between sets of them and Abby Wren there will be short film screenings, all produced by GSU students and inspired by The Big Takedown, the C-Jones ‘soundtrack’ album to the pseudo-film of the same name. So expect plenty of Sabotage style chase scenery and I’m sure some classic wardrobes.

The Big Takedown

Alright, we’re two playlists in the hole, and of course, I’ve got to throw the show together for tonight. Hopefully I’ll get that one posted a little quicker. I did, however, want to give a special thanks to Agent 45, who came through and blessed us with for the 4/26 set. So if that list seems quite a bit longer and smarter than normal, there you go. Anywho, here are the jams that “came on down” last week. As always, you can grab it live right off of Twitter.

Playlist for 04/26/12:

  • Artist – Title
  • Noot d’ Noot – Yer Fix
  • Funkadelic/Parliament – Fantasy is Reality
  • Boscoe – He Keeps You
  • Ohio Players – Pain
  • Albert Ayler – Free at Last

The Agent, then, takes over…

  • Bobby Williams – Funky Superfly pt 1
  • Teakwood – Can You Dig It
  • Stevo – Pay the Price
  • I-20 Connection – Dreaming
  • Hank Carbo – Bad Luck
  • Alex Williams & the Mustangs – The Thrill Ain’t Gone
  • Hellaphinalia – Ain’t Nothin Superstar About Me
  • Freddy Wilson – Promise Land
  • Ernest Skipper – Shotgun Joe
  • [Hoctor Records Artist] – Do It (Till You’re Satisfied)
  • Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Blackbird Special
  • Gorgeous George – Get Up Off It
  • South Side Coalition – Get off Your Seats and Jam
  • Billy Young – Suffering with a Hangover pt. 1
  • Ojeda Penn – Brotherson

Playlist for 05/03/12:

  • Artist – Title
  • Dr. John – Kingdom of the Izzness
  • Dr. John – Eleggua
  • Alan Toussaint – Get Out My LIfe Woman
  • Carl Marshall & Sound Dimension – Mardi Gras Party
  • Aaron Neville – Hercules
  • Lee Dorsey – Yes We Can
  • James Brown – Funky President (People It’s Bad)
  • Funkadelic – Red Hot Mama
  • Reuben Bell – Super Jock
  • Dr. John – Mama Roux
  • The Meters – Handclapping Song
  • The Pointer Sisters – Going Down Slowly
  • Marilyn Barbarin – Reborn
  • — Professor Longhair – Big Chief
  • Rebirth Brass Band – Big Chief

Pick up the stream of last week’s show here! or embedded in the Electric Boogaloo home page and be sure to grab a fresh one every Thursday night at 11pm on 91.1 fm Atlanta or wrek.org.

Concert Rundown

It’s been a little overdue, and in fact, we forgot to warn you about a couple of key shows last week. Hopefully you caught the Georgia Soul Council at their usual last Saturday of the month at The 51 (at Elliott Street Pub). Of course, they’ll be there again to round out May. The Noot d’ Noot show last friday at the Star Bar was off the chain for sure, and they’ll be back out in their natural habitat for this month’s Kirkwood Spring Fling.  I didn’t get to see Cadillac Jones at the Inman Park Fest, as the forecast was too hot and hungover this past Sunday, but I’m sure they ripped it just as they did at the Sweetwater 4/20 fest.

Well, that about covers what we missed or saw in the last week or so, let’s get you up to date with What’s Up with What’s Going Down for the spring and early summer, brought to you by your friends here at The Electric Boogaloo:

I’ll post last week’s playlist (ably handled by Agent45) in a day or so as an addendum to tonight’s playlist. Be sure and tune in at 11pm on wrek 91.1 fm in Atlanta, and streaming at that link a few words back, as we’ll have a New Orleans themed set just in time for Jazz Fest.

That’s all for now. Stay tuned and stay funky, Atlanta!

Ain’t no Agent Zero

Greetings, funkateers. Perhaps you’ve been waiting for this special announcement. Perhaps you’ve happened upon this by dumbluck. In the latter case I recommend you not buy a lottery ticket anytime soon, for you are already riding a tremendous wave of good fortune which is too good not to run out. This blurb is merely to announce our guest deejay on this week’s (Thurs, 4/26/12) Electric Boogaloo: Brian “Agent 45” Poust (be sure to follow him on Twitter). We are very fortunate to have this bastion of music knowledge grace the studio this week, not just to inform, but to enlighten on the finer points of rarified groove and soul. The Agent is a highly trained assassin of rhythm. His weapons of choice: 7″ (caliber) vinyl and wax.

(l-r) The Mighty Hannibal, Agent 45, Hermon Hitson
(l-r) The Mighty Hannibal, Agent 45, Hermon Hitson
Agent 45 has been collecting the most treasured of 45 rpm platters for perhaps too many years to count. As a Georgia resident, he’s culled some of the more sought after, yet hard to find, singles and b-sides to come out of the Empire State of the South. And he doesn’t just play, but he reads, learns and writes about it over at his blog, Georgia Soul. Please join us for this special occasion.

Be sure and check us out this week (11pm to midnite on 91.1fm in Atlanta and streaming all the way live at wrek.org), and if you miss it, (well, shame on you, but) you can grab the set on our archives located at the Mothership. I’m looking forward to bringing him back in for another set already.

Electric Boogaloo Playlist for 04.19.12

Kudos to The Price is Right for holding down the ship this past Thursday, while yours truly got busy to the Screaming Eagle of Soul.

Check out the E-Boogie blog for a special announcement later on today (hint: guest deejay!), regarding this week’s show. Of course you know I’m talking about The Electric Boogaloo, 11pm to midnight this and every Thursday on 91.1 FM in Atlanta and streaming live at wrek.org.

Anywho, here are the jams that “came on down” last week. As always, you can grab it live right off of Twitter.

Playlist for 04/19/12:

  • Artist – Title
  • Jamiroquai – Music of the Mind
  • Parliament – Liquid Sunshine
  • Avenue Blue – Pick up the Pieces
  • Noot d’Noot – Poison Pen
  • Herbie Hancock – Sun Touch
  • Sarah Vaughan – Broken Hearted Melody
  • Medeski, Martin & Wood – Reflector
  • Stevie Wonder – Maybe Your Baby
  • Devo – Auto Modown/Space Girl Blues
  • Thad Jones – Us
  • Mulatu Astatke – Yegelle Tezeta (My Own Memory)
  • Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Blackbird Special

Pick up the stream of last week’s show here! or embedded in the Electric Boogaloo home page and be sure to grab a fresh one every Thursday night at 11pm on 91.1 fm Atlanta or wrek.org.

Electric Boogaloo Playlist for 04.12.12

This is a little bit late, but better that than never, I suppose. The Boogaloo will have representatives at the Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires show at the Masquerade and the Galactic feat. Corey Glover and Corey Henry show at Variety Playhouse. So keep an eye out for unruly hipsters drinking heavily if you’re out. Never fear, though, as The Price is Right will hold things down over the airwaves, 11pm to midnight tonight and every Thursday.

Also don’t forget to get down on a couple of festivals. The Atlanta Dogwood Festival is at Piedmont all weekend and the Sweetwater 420 Fest is at Candler Park. Check our latest What’s Up for more info and links.

Anywho, here is last week’s set, as dropped by the Treacherous one. As always, you can grab it live right off of Twitter.

Playlist for 04/12/12:

  • Artist – Title
  • Spy Dale – Disco Tek
  • James Brown – The Boss
  • Rebirth Brass Band – Thousand Island
  • Lonnie Smith – Funk Reaction
  • Zapp and Roger – So Ruff So Tuff
  • Roy Ayers – When Is Real Real
  • — MMW Selection
  • Galactic – Funky Bird
  • Ohio Players – Sweet Sticky Thing
  • Charles Bradley – Why Is It So Hard
  • Rusty Bryant – Ga Gang Gang Goong
  • The Whitefield Brothers – Prowlin’

Pick up the stream of last week’s show here! or embedded in the Electric Boogaloo home page and be sure to grab a fresh one every Thursday night at 11pm on 91.1 fm Atlanta or wrek.org.