Song & Dance #8: That Lucky Old Sun

One of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing. Listen here.

The Pleasure Seekers — Brain Confusion / Alemayehu Eshete — Afer yemegneshal / Them — Could You Would You / Dave Pike — Sunny / Ebo Taylor — Will You Promise / The Seeds — Nobody Spoil My Fun / The Psychedelic Aliens — Extraordinary Woman / Willie Mitchell — Breaking Point / The Honey Drippers — Impeach the President / Freddie King — San-Ho-Zay / Paul McCartney — Hot as Sun / Glasses / Jack Nitzsche — Baja / Pierre Lalonde — Le soleil dans les yeux / The Velvet Underground — Who Loves the Sun / Nick Drake — Pink Moon

Song & Dance #7: Valentine Fantastique

Loved songs. Listen here. 

Equipe 84 — Papa E Mamma / Wilbert Harrison — Let’s Stick Together / Los Yorks — Hanky Panky / The Lamplighters — Love, Rock and Thrill / Slim Harpo — Buzz Me Babe / Solomon Burke — Home in Your Heart / The Sonics — Have Love Will Travel / Junior Wells — Lovey Dovey Lovey One / Little Richard — The Girl Can’t Help It / Brenton Wood — Oogum Boogum Song / The Apostles — Don’t Huzzle for Love / Michael Hurley — Be Kind to Me / Magic Sam — All Your Love

Medley #9

La collectionneuse.

1. Cold Picnic  |  2. Sonia Delaunay from Simultané  |  3. CV

Song & Dance #6: Happy Golden Daze

Adiós 2017. It was a doozy. Listen here.

The Langley Schools Music Project — I’m Into Something Good / Fats Domino — La La / The Yardbirds — Lost Woman / Gabor Szabo — Some Velvet Morning / Los Yorks — La Alegría de tu Amor / Eddie Lang — Melody Man’s Dream / Sir Douglas Quintet — She’s About a Mover / Witch — It’s Alright / The Ventures — Lullaby of the Leaves / Sonny Burgess — Red Headed Woman / The Monks — Oh, How to do Now / Mor Thiam — Sindiely / Moondog — Do Your Thing

Medley #8

The poetry of things.

1. Scott Patt print  |  2. Tanjun pipe  |  3. Etel Adnan painting

Song & Dance #5: June Nocturne

Sweatin’ to the oldies. I don’t really listen to “new” music but was lucky to see Tinariwen recently (thanks Buck), so good in their desert nomad garb with Telecasters asking “ça va?” between every song. Listen here. 

Rufus Thomas — Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo / The Staple Singers — For What It’s Worth / Andrew Oldham Orchestra — (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction / The Animals — Outcast / Freddie King — Butterscotch / Idrissa Soumaoro et L’Eclipse de L’Ija — Fama Allah / Jacques Dutronc — Hippie Hippie Hourrah / Django Reinhardt — Oui Si Tu Me Dis Oui / The Human Beinz — Dance On Through / T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo — Noude Ma Gnin Tche De Me / Harumi — Fire By The River / Tinariwen — Sastanàqqàm / Los Mirlos — El Milagro Verde / Morgen — Of Dreams

Medley #7

Thing collector.

1. Pintura de Mara Caffarone  |  2. Tony Vaccaro, Georgia O’Keeffe holding cheese Taos Pueblo New Mexico, 1960  |  3. IN LOVE with these chair covers made by Syrian refugee women from textile surplus

Song & Dance #4: Spring Esprit

Joyful noise. RIP Chuck. Listen here.

Franco et l’O.K. Jazz — Mami Majos / Pérez Prado — Patricia / The Chantays — Move It / Chuck Berry — Ramona Say Yes / The Alarm Clocks — Yeah / Volta Jazz — Mama Soukous / Bob Dylan — She Belongs to Me / The Renegades — The Gurgle / The Master’s Apprentices — I Feel Fine / Ernesto Djédjé — Zadie-Bobo / Them — It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue / Hugh Masekela — California Dreamin’ / David Bowie — In the Heat of the Morning