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Desert Soul Club Mod Soul Funk Party Palm Springs Dec 16

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The Hi-Desert’s only Mod Soul Funk Party, Desert Soul Club, announces its’ Winter 2016-17 dates with a pre-holiday set this Friday, December 16 at Tonga Hut Palm Springs! 

DJs Lee and Bobby California will be layin’ down four hours of mod soul funk off of 45 RPM from 9PM till 1 AM on Friday, December 16; Saturday, January 14;  and Saturday, February 11 at Tonga Hut Palm Springs located at 254 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262, www.tongahut.com/tonga-hut-palm-springs. Join the Desert Soul Club Facebook Page at this link.

 

December 14, 2016by Dionysus Records
DJ Lee

Desert Soul Club Palm Springs Mod Dance Party 5/28

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Desert Soul ClubIntroducing the Desert Soul Club
a Palm Springs Mod / Soul / Funk dance party!

Saturday, May 28, 2016, 9-1 PM
Tonga Hut Palm Springs
254 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262

The Desert Soul Club is Palm Springs’ monthly mod / soul / funk dance party, bringing the True Sounds of Mod to the low desert. Created by DJ Bobby California and “DJ Lee” Joseph, the heart and soul of the Club is based on irresistible dance grooves from a universe of wonderful hit and unknown records produced during the r&b, beat, mod, Motown, heyday of the early to mid-60s, extending through the funk era of the late 60s and early 70s up to the dawn of disco. Northern soul, freakbeat, boogaloo, afrobeat, and psychedelic soul will all be represented from Memphis, Chicago, New Orleans, Philly and beyond. Bobby and Lee dig deep into their knowledge and cache of globe-spanning tracks, inviting you to stomp, shout and work it on out!

Join the Desert Soul Club Facebook page at this link

Become a charter member of the Desert Soul Club at its first official dance party at Tonga Hut Palm Springs (254 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92262) on Saturday, May 28, 2016. The needle drops on the first 45 at 9:00 pm sharp. Admission is free, but be sure to wear your dancing shoes.

Desert Soul Club May 28

The DJs
Bob Deck aka DJ Bobby California grew up on oldies radio, and as a teenager, skateboarded and listened to punk rock to escape from the post-modern nightmare of his Wichita, Kansas. Bob attended Kansas University in Lawrence, where he studied graphic design and was a full-fledged music junkie, sharing his diverse musical discoveries on his “7-inch Show” on college radio station KJHK. Upon graduating, he remained in Lawrence, designing album covers, flyers and posters for many of the bands in the local music scene, and co-published a music fanzine called “micromag.” Eventually, his love of modernism and California sunshine led to a move to the mid-century modern mecca of Palm Springs, California, where he continues as a freelance graphic designer and DJs under the moniker “Bobby California,” named after a song by Curt Boettcher (The Millennium, Sagittarius).

“DJ Lee” Joseph is a lifelong music fan, record collector and pop culture aficionado. As a young child, Lee was obsessed with records and enamored with tiki and Polynesian pop inspired by the sights, and sounds, at Tucson, Arizona’s Kon Tiki restaurant located in the neighborhood where he grew up. He spent the early part of his 20s managing an indie record store in Tucson then moved to Los Angeles to immerse himself in numerous underground pop culture scenes while playing bass in several groups, scouring thrift stores, swap meets and yard sales for vintage clothing, tiki mugs, and old records. His mid-century centric record label Dionysus Records, is now in its third decade. Currently, Lee also runs a small PR company called Reverberations Media whose clientele includes Tiki Oasis, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, and Designer Con. Lee plays bass for Joshua Tree’s Jesika von Rabbit and also has a weekly show on LuxuriaMusic.com called “Over Under Sideways Down” which airs Monday 8-10 PM PST.

 

May 25, 2016by Dionysus Records
DJ Lee, LuxuriaMusic.com, Mod, Over Under Sideways Down, Psychedelic, Vinyl Records

Playlist and Podcast OUSD LuxuriaMusic UK 45s ’63-’69 Show

OverUnderYellowLogoHere’s the playlist and podcast links for Over Under Sideways Down, on LuxuriaMusic.com September 11, 2013 featuring all British (and related) bands on 45 RPM spanning ’63-’69 – all in glorious MONO! There will be a Part II to this show early 2014. Note  the first couple of minutes of hour one contains a muzak style version of “San Francisco” from Luxatron as I started a couple of minutes after 3 PM – you didn’t download the wrong podcast!!

Podcast Link – 1st hour
Podcast Link – 2nd hour

PLAYLIST

Title- Artist – Label (sorry, no catalog number, no time for such technicalities today)
I’m a Hog – Screaming Lord Sutch – Decca UK
Have I The Right – The Honeycombs – Pye UK
It’s Alright – Adam Faith – Amy US
You’re Holding Me Down – The Buzz – Coral US
Downliners Sect – Sect Appeal – Bellaphon Germany
Give Your Lovin’ To Me – The Mojos – Decca UK
Yeah I’m Waiting – Force Five – United Artists UK
Left Right Left – The Beatstalkers (Scottish)- Press Records US
What’cha Tryin To Do – The Nashville Teens – MGM US
Silver Dagger – The Pentad – Parlophone UK

When I Think Of You – Twiggy – Capitol US
Tell Me – The Termites – Oriole UK
She Ain’t No Good – The Clique – ABC US
Indication – The Zombies – Parrot US
I’m Crying – The Animals – MGM US
One More Time – Them (Northern Ireland) – Decca UK
Bad Little Woman – The Wheel-A-Ways – Aurora US
Maze of Love – Dave Clark Five – Epic US
How Does It Feel – The Creation – Decca US

The Last Time – The Who – Track UK
Lonley Rita – The Equals – President US
She’s A Must To Avoid – Herman’s Hermits – MGM US
Pay You Back With Interest – The Hollies – Imperial US
When My Mind is Not Live – Status Quo – Pye UK
Lost Girl – The Troggs – Hansa Germany
The Yardbirds- Psycho Daisies – Columbia UK

Disturbance – The Move – Deram UK
Colured Rain – Traffic – Island UK
14 Hour Techincolor Dream – The Syn – Deram UK
See Emily Play – The Pink Floyd – Tower US
I Must Be Mad – The Craig – Fontana UK
Those Were The Days – Cream – Atco US
Think of Love – Love Sculpture – Oden Germany
Those Were The Days – Cream – Atco US
Morning Dew – Episode Six – Compass US

Defecting Grey- The Pretty Things – Columbia UK
Little Jacky Monday – The Sight and Sound – Fontana US
I’m Alive – Don Fardon – Youngblood Italy
Desdemona – Marsha Hunt – Track UK

September 11, 2013by Dionysus Records
Big Sandy, Country Music, Creepxotica, Dionysus bands, Dionysus Records, DJ Lee, Events, exotica, Lounge music events, LuxuriaMusic.com, Rockabilly, Tiki, Tiki Oasis

8/15: Tiki Oasis 13 – Big Sandy, SCOTS, El Vez, Creepxotica and…

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This year, Tiki Oasis explores the Hawaiian influence on American music. Part Americana, part Hawaiiana, Hulabilly is an American music style derived from the blending of Rockabilly and Haole Hawaiian music. The live musical entertainment at this year’s four-day Polynesian Pop festival/celebration features numerous roots and rockabilly performers, a couple of Elvis (the King of Hulabilly) salutes as well as the essential exotica / surf / instrumental sounds Tiki Oasis is known for.  DJs will be covering the gamut of these musical styles as well and this year, LuxuriaMusic.com will be featuring their DJs in the indoor marketplace.

Two current and one future Dionysus artists will be playing the event this year. Big Sandy, whose still in-print first album, “Fly Rite With” was released by the label in 1989, will be headlining the event at a special Sunday Hoedown with the legendary El Vez. Surf / Exotica creeps, Creepxotica who have released their “Haunted Bossa Nova” LP on Dionysus this year, will be playing at the Bali Hai Meet and Mingle on Thursday Aug. 15, along with The Fishermen, featuring Brian Lease, former vibe player of  ’90s Dionysus lounge sensations, Frenchy, and Tiki Oasis favorite, Kim Tsoy who will be backed up by a band including Dionysus’ Records Lee Joseph on bass. Jason Lee  and the RIP Tides, whose debut LP will be released on Dionysus, will be playing poolside on Friday. Jason Lee will be teaching a “Twang Guitar” seminar on Saturday at 1:00 PM. Dionysus Records’ Lee Joseph will be doing a DJ set of all rockabilly, poolside, on Saturday at 2:15 PM. There will be a Dionysus Records vending booth in the Outdoor Marketplace on both Saturday and Sunday.

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For detailed information check the Tiki Oasis website. Here is the schedule of bands on the main stage:

CreepxoticaSmTHURSDAY (Bali Hai)
Emcee: King Kukulele
Lanai Stage 7pm
King Kukulele
Lanai Bar 6pm – Midnight Eric Musick
Lanai Bar 7:30 and 9:30 sets
Fisherman & Kitty Chow
Lanai Stage 8pm Kim Tsoy
Lanai Stage 9pm
Interlude Featuring Coco Tiki, Mimi Le Meux & Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid
Lanai Stage 9:30pm Creepxotica

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FRIDAY (Crowne Plaza)
King Kukulele/Co-Emcee: El Vez
5:15 – Hukilau Hot Shots
5:45 – Polynesian Paradise Dancers
6:15 –  B Stars
6:45 – Molotov & Dixie D’Lish
7pm – Miss Tiki Oasis Contest hosted by El Vez and Nikki Napalm
7:30  Lucky Stars
8:15 Vic Trevino Jr
9pm  18 Wheelers

Saturday (Crowne Plaza)
Emcee: King Kukulele/Co-Emcee: Big Sandy
5:30 -The Cheap Leis
6pm –  Hulabilly Costume Contest  – Prizes for Kids & Couples!
6:30 -Acapulco Radiokim_tsoy_lg 7pm – Round Two Hulabilly Costume Contest – Prizes for Best Male, Best Female
7:20 – Molotov & Dixie D’Lish
7:40 –  Dancers Ke Polani Ohana E Kai
8:15 The Hula Girls
9pm Southern Culture on the Skids

SUNDAY (Crowne Plaza)
Emcee: Otto von Stroheim
5:30 –  Doors open, come dance with the Hang Ten Hoppers!
5:30PM – 10:00PM Okie Oran Disc Jockeying
6:30PM –  El Vez Special Solo Performance Featuring a tribute to “The King”
7:30PM  Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys
8:30PM  Intermission interlude with Hang Ten Hoppers
8:45PM  Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys

Images: Creepxotica, Jason Lee, Kim Tsoy

August 12, 2013by Dionysus Records
Garage Music, Los Angeles area events, Mod, Psychedelic, Silver Lake, Uncategorized

5/10: Blackeyed Soul Club in Silver Lake!

The Blackeyed Soul Club Fri. May 10th
Presented by Resident Hosts & DJs
HOWIE PYRO & JASON PANDORA

+ Special Guest DJs
KARI KAOS (LuxuriaMusic.com)
LEE JOSEPH (Dionysus Records, LuxuriaMusic.com)
performing live!
SUEDEHEAD 9:45-10:15
THE GREEN MACHINES 9:00-9:30
9pm – 2am
BANDS ARE ON FROM 9-10:30 SO COME EARLY
$5, but… FREE with Facebook RSVP

At The Satellite
1717 Silver Lake Blvd  Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 661-4380

Blackeyed Soul Club

The Blackeyed Soul Club is a fun underground Sixties Soul / Rock ‘n’ roll club based at The Satellite. Run by DJ’s Jason Pandora and Howie Pyro who are looking for a way to give Los Angeles the kind of club where Mods, Rockers and anyone with an ear for good music and sharp style can come and DANCE to the obscure, great and downright delicious vinyl monsters that have been lighting up dance floors, and leading the way for DJ’s all over the globe.

The records played range from the late 50s greasy RnB, to the Storming Soul of the 60s, to US Garage and British Beat. Tunes that slipped through the cracks the first time around, that are being resurrected by the most discerning. The club values itself on assembling a DJ roster with one thing in mind – the dance floor. Alongside the rare records that never made it, you’re likely to hear someone dropping those heavy Motown sides that you know and love. The difference is, in this mix all these tunes sound as relevant as the day they were first released.

The Blackeyed Soul Club is a place for vinyl purists, it’s a place for Mods, Rockabilly kids, Indie types but most of all it is for those who want to come, dance, and party without being patronized or intimidated by the usual ‘sixties’ scenes. It’s for anybody and everybody.

May 9, 2013by Dionysus Records
DJ Lee, Garage Music, LuxuriaMusic.com, Mod, Soul, Vinyl Records

3/20: OUSD on LuxuriaMusic with guest DJ Katie Rinaldi

KatePicTune in to LuxuriaMusic.com on Wed, 3/20 at 3 – 5 PM Pacific for Over Under Sideways Down with your host Lee Joseph and special guest, DJ and record collector Katie Rinaldi.  A dedicated fan of music since childhood, Katie uses music to keep herself happy thus a majority of her records are uptempo stompers; she loves to bring the party! Join us for two hours of wild mod beat and soul 45s and a bit of talk about collecting and clubs!

March 19, 2013by Dionysus Records
DJ Lee, LuxuriaMusic.com, Over Under Sideways Down, Soul

3/13: An afternoon of Soul and Funk on OUSD, LuxuriaMusic

3/13: Tune in to LuxuriaMusic between 3-5 PM Pacific an afternoon of soul and funk on Over Under Sideways Down. I’ll be playing a full two hours of aoul and funk 45s, as well as a wonderful live studio recording of T-Model Ford. Join me in the chatroom! If you miss the show you’ll find the podcast on the LuxuriaMusic site right after. Happy Daylight Savings Time – Cheers from your pal Lee!

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March 12, 2013by Dionysus Records
Garage Music, Mod, Musical archives, Reissues, Vinyl Records, Vinyl reissues

Swinging Mademoiselle Vol 3 LP Just In From France!

V/A: Swinging Mademoiselle Volume 3 LP

The person who compiled the album PROMISES this to be the final volume of the Swinging Mademoiselle series, of which the last volume was issued 10 years ago. This LP is also a companion to Girls in the Garage Volume 12 which is available for purchase here.

Swinging Mademoiselle Volume 3 contains fabulous French female garage, psych, freakbeat and pop tracks (some from Belguim and Switzerland) recorded  between 1963 to 1972 though most fall in to the ’65 – ’68 time frame, all from vinyl singles, in superb sound quality with a fully annotated (in French and English) and illustrated insert.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER!

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This volume features Valery, Michele, Dorine, Arlette Zola, Dyanna, Gilels et Dominique, Josiane Rey, Marie Claire Courcel, Nicole Josy, Patricia, Monica Berg, Francine Sarall, Christine Moncenis, Groupie, Elsa Laurent, and Martine Ledug.

Please be advised that even with careful shipping from France, the sealed album jackets have a small ding in one corner. Not bad enough that it should sway you away from purchasing the record but noticeable enough to where we wanted to tell you about it.

 

January 15, 2013by Dionysus Records
Booze and mixology, Dance Club, Dionysus Records, DJ Lee, downtown Los Angeles, Events, Free Event, Garage Music, Mod, Soul

4/6: Blackeyed Soul Club – Jason, Howie Pyro and guest Lee Joseph

This Friday: LA’s 60s / mod dance party – The Blackeyed Soul Club in Downtown Los Angeles DJs Howie Pyro and Jason Pandora are joined by Lee Joseph from Dionysus Records who brings some amazing records to the turntable. FUN FUN FUN!

 

The Blackeyed Soul Club happens every Friday at The Monty Bar: 1222 West 7th Street  Los Angeles, CA 90017, (213) 228-6000, www.montybar.com

Before the club, come to La Luz de Jesus Gallery  for the opening of Scott Hove’s “My Private Apocalypse” and Joe Sorren’s “When The Rains Come” exhibitions, opening at 8PM.

April 3, 2012by Dionysus Records
Dance Club, DJ Lee, Free Event, Garage Music, Los Angeles area events, Los Feliz, Mod, Soul

9/24: The Bullet Mod and Soul Club celebrates eight years!

The Bullet – Eight Year Anniversary Dance Party –  NO COVER!

Saturday, September 24 at 9:00pm – 2 am
Hollywood Studio Bar and Grill
6122 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

Celebrate The Bullet’s eighth anniversary in style with vintage soul, garage and freakbeat 45s. NO COVER ALL NIGHT and 100% non stop dancing with Bullet DJs Dan Electro, Soulshaker, Jason Pandora, Dr Ray, Ladybug and Lee Joseph + special guests!

– Huge dancefloor
– Booth seating
– lighting fx show
– 60s video projections
– Outside smoking/drinking area
– FREE PARKING
– Food Served til 1030pm
– $4 Stellas and $5 Jack n Cokes til 10:30 pm

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September 20, 2011by Dionysus Records
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