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From "Music And Your Mind: Listening With A New Consciousness," by Helen L. Bonny and Louis M. Savary

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Music Night
Saturday, November 7th
9:00 PM - 12:30 AM
Jon F.'s place
Cast: Jon F., Elan, Aaron, Jay, Jamie, Beau

1. Buckaroo - Lonnie Mack
2. Gypsy's Curse - Calexico
3. Like A Seed - Morgana King
4. La Rue - Cortex
5. Love Is Free - Winners
6. Unchained - Van Halen
7. Therefore I Am - Jim O'Rourke
8. Let 'Em In - Billy Paul
9. Una Mas - The Pentagon
10. Fancy - Bobbie Gentry
11. Third Uncle - Brian Eno
* ENTER ELAN *
12. Jack And Jill - Tommy Roe
13. Pushin' Against A Stone - Valerie June
14. Love Is A Losing Game (dubstep remix) - Amy Winehouse
15. Marijuana - Sly and The Revolutionaries w. Jah Thomas
16. Platoon - Jungle
17. Street People - Bobby Charles
18. Oh, No! Not The Beast Day! - Marsha Hunt
19. Lively Up Yourself (live) - Bob Marley
20. Money Folder (Four Tet remix) - Madvillain
21. Turn Out The Lights - Larry Young's Fuel
22. Wondaland - Janelle Monae
23. Refuse From A Silver Phial - Gene Clark
24. The Terrible Sunrise - Bobby Bare Jr.
25. Paris, Texas - Ry Cooder
26. Get It Up - DJ Marky
27. Come And Get Me - Mark Murphy
28. Ode To Billie Joe - The World/Canadiana Guitars
29. Fake Empire - The National
30. Melody Dean - Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra
31. Baby Please Don't Leave Me - Buddy Guy
32. Stoned Out Of My Mind - Lionel Hampton
33. Seeds Of Life - Harlem River Drive
34. Water Of Love - Dire Straits

Notes:
- first plays for Lionel Hampton, Dire Straits, Billy Paul and Lonnie Mack

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Music Night
Saturday, September 5th
9:15 PM - 1:30 AM
Matt and Saira's place
Cast: Matt, AGP, Riaz, Julia, Beau, Rae, Saira

1. Evening Kitchen - Band Of Horses
2. I Can Be A Frog - Flaming Lips
3. Good Times - Sam Cooke
4. Jet Pack - Miracle Beard
5. And The Beat Goes On - The Whispers
6. Thunder On The Mountain - Wanda Jackson
7. Can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd
8. Heaven Can Wait - Charlotte Gainsbourg feat. Beck
9. Beercan - Beck
10. Return To The Moon - EL VY
11. Boy From School - Hot Chip
12. Stepping Out - Joe Jackson
13. Love Is A Stranger - The Eurythmics
14. Such A Shame - Talk Talk
15. Hunter - Bjork
* COVERS ROUND *
16. Zeppelin! - The Louisville Leopard Percussionists 
17. Electric Feel - Henry Green
18. Thank You - Tori Amos
19. Godfather Theme - The Professionals
20. Runnin' Out Of Fools - Neko Case
21. Country Roads - Toots and The Maytals
22. Round 'n' Round - Lou Barlow
* END ROUND *
23. The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana
24. Something's Got A Hold On Me - Etta James
* SHAME ROUND *
25. Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
26.  Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp
27. Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
28. Worth It - Fifth Harmony
29. Shiny Happy People - REM
30. Whenever, Wherever - Shakira
31. Love Changes Everything - Honeymoon Suite
* END ROUND *
32. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
33. Eminence Front - The Who
34. No You Girls - Franz Ferdinand
35. Trap Queen - Fetty Wap (remix feat. Quavo & Gucci Mane)
* SHORT SONGS ROUND *
36. They're Red Hot - The Red Hot Chili Peppers
37. Smokemon - SilliS
38. The Girl With French Eyes - JM Project
39. Reid's Situation - Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet
40. My Girl Josephine - Jerry Jaye
41. When I Was A Young Girl - Feist
42. A Tale Of Apes 2 - Subtle
* END ROUND *
* BAD VIDEO ROUND *
43. Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
44. Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Techno - Don Cherry
45. Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
46. Crank Dat Tappersize - Soulja Boy
47. Torture - The Jacksons
48. Dancing In The Street - Mick Jagger and David Bowie
49. Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
* END ROUND *
50. Factory - Band Of Horses

Notes:
- first plays for Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lou Barlow, Poison, Billy Joel, Supertramp, Taylor Dayne and Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet
- maybe the first music night that started and ended with a song by the same band?

Quotes of the night:
"I'm not even in that class of sexiness." - Matt, referring to The Whispers
"It's like two donkeys getting married in here." - Riaz, re. the Godfather Theme
"Saira! Bring sausage!" - Riaz again

Friday, August 7, 2015

Music Night
Friday, August 7th
9:00 PM - 12:30 AM
Jay's place
Cast: Beau, Jay, Steve, Jamie

1. Kathryn Moses - Lucky Duck

2. Nancy Shanx - Ready To Fall In Love Again
3. Tower of Power - Only So Much Oil In The Ground
4. Joe Quartermain & Free Soul - The Way They Do My Life
5. Da Lench Mob w/ B-Real - Ain’t Got No Class
6. Kausion - What You Wanna Do?
7. Shadow - Born To Hustle
8. Two Tons Of Fun - Just Us
9. Ben E. King - Don’t Let Me Down
10. Moonstarr - Greed
11. Spring - Pressed Ham
12. Clare Fischer & Salsa Picante Present 2+2 - Morning
13. The Charles Lloyd Quartet - Love In
14. John Carpenter - Chariots of Pumpkins
15. The Persuaders - Love’s Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out)
16. Michael Jackson - Can’t Get Outta The Rain
17. The Rolling Stones - It’s Not Easy
18. The Bob Seger System - 2+2=?
19. Watson Beasley - Dimensions
20. Marvin Gaye - God Is Love
21. The Clash - If Music Could Talk
22. Beatnuts - Let Off A Couple II
23. Sylvester - Tell Me
24. SWV - Right Here (Radio Edit)
25. Love Grenades - Genius Of Fun
26. The Whispers - It’s A Love Thing
27. The Whispers - Keep On Loving Me
28. Level 42 - Lessons In Love
29. A Number Of Names - Sharevari
30. Universal Togetherness Band - More Than Enough
31. Joey Gregorash - Down By The River
32. U-Roy & John Holt w/ Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - Wear You To The Ball

- first plays for Level 42, Charles Lloyd, Sylvester and Tower Of Power

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Music Night
Saturday, June 20th
Skip's place
8:00 PM - 12:30 AM
Cast: Beau, Jay, Skip

1. Fourty Days - Billy Brooks
2. Coffy Is The Color - Roy Ayers
3. Children Of The Night - Ahmad Jamal
4. Funky Music Sho' 'Nuff Turns Me On - Yvonne Fair
5. Bopp - Mass Production
6. Can't Give Her Up - Skipworth & Turner
7. Ali Baba - John Holt
8. Make Your Mind Up - Nu Shooz
9. The Real Thing - Sergio Mendes & Brasil 77
* TRIO ROUND*
10. Bye Bye - Trio
11. Sucker MCs (live) - The Beastie Boys
12. Another Day - Ray, Goodman & Brown
* end round *
13. Pick Up The Pieces - Henry Mancini & His Concert Orchestra
14. Temperance - Marcus Intalex
15. Tradewindz - Ahmad Miller
16. Passion's Dilemma - J.J. Johnson
17. Once In A Lifetime - The Universal Togetherness Band
18. The Memory - Roy Ayers Ubiquity
19. Bayou Fever - Jack DeJohnette
20. Gosh - Jamie XX
21. As Serious As Your Life Is (Jay Dee remix) - Four Tet feat. Guilty Simpson
22. Taggin' It Up - YZ
23. R.U. Ready II - The Beatnuts
24. Lessons Of Today - Rah Digga
25. Fade Out Lines (The Avener Rework) - The Avener & Phoebe Killdear
26. Confessions Pt. III - "Weird" Al Yankovic
27. Barbara Ann - Webster Lewis
28.  Movin' In All Directions - People's Choice
29. Show Me Where You're Coming From - Carrie Lucas
30. Wear You To The Ball - U-Roy & John Holt w. Tommy McCook and The Supersonics
31. Leavin' On Your Mind - Timi Yuro
32. Lies - GQ
33. Breakdown/Funky Chicken (live at Wattstax) - Rufus Thomas (remote pick by Karla)
34. Chicken Road - Mark Murphy
35. One Chain Don't Make No Prison - The Four Tops
36. When I Think Of You - Janet Jackson
37. Shout It To The Top - The Style Council
38. Saturday Night Live - Masta Ace
39. H-O-S-T-Y-L-E - Screwball
40. Overture - Flora Purim
41. The Easton Assassin - The Sunburst Band
42. What's Goin' On - Rahsaan Roland Kirk
43. Never Did I Stop Loving You - Alice Clark
44. It's All In Your Mind - The Soul Searchers
45. Hung Up - Salt
46. Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up - Patrice Rushen
47. Hand Over Fist - TRS-80
48. Airglow Fires - Lone
49. Freedom Jazz Dance - Eddie Jefferson

Notes:

- first plays for Janet Jackson, The Style Council and J.J. Johnson

Saturday, May 23, 2015

"Fun Size" Music Night
Saturday, May 23rd
Jon F.'s place
10:30 PM - 12:15 AM
Cast: Jon F., Beau, Jon D.

1. The Hustle Is On - T-Bone Walker
2. Hummingbird - B.B. King (RIP)
3. History - Carlton Jackson
4. Hazy Shade Of Winter (Purple Haze Mix) - The Bangles
5. My Main Man - Screamin' Rachel
6. Brooklyn Baby - Lana Del Rey
7. They All Asked For You - The Meters
8. Mrs. Vandebilt - Wings
9. Bored In The USA - Father John Misty
10. In The Kingdom - Mazzy Star
11. Bustin' - Ray Parker Jr.
12. I Was Young When I Left Home - Marcus Mumford
13. No More Sad Refrains - Sandy Denny
14. Lost My Drivin' Wheel - Tom Rush
15. Journey Through The Past (live) - Neil Young

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Music Night
Saturday, April 25th
8:00 PM - ?
Jay's place
Cast: Jamie, Jay, Beau, Aaron (special guest star: Steve)

1. Adventures In The Land Of Music - Dynasty
2. Sunburst - Lonnie Liston Smith
3. You Don’t Know - George McCrae
4. Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley - Robert Palmer (feat. The Meters!!)
5. Popcorn With A Feeling - The JBs
6. Take Five - Tito Puente
7. Venus Velvet - The Bobby Brown Quartet (no relation)
8. Stardust - The Modern Jazz Quartet
9. Brilliant Circles - Music Inc.
10. Packet Man - Digital Underground
11. Rap Knishes Snitches (feat. Mr. Fantastik) - MF Doom
12. Whatever Happened To Gus? - Medeski, Martin & Wood
13. The Loopdigga (ft. Quasimodo) - The Lootpack
*VIDEO ROUND*
14. Superior Movement - Wide Shot 
15. That’s Jazz - Ella Fitzgerald & Mel Torme
16. Bustin’ - Ray Parker Jr.
17. Fatty Boom Boom - Die Antwoord
18. It’s My Thing - Marva Whitney
19. I Want You (Rehearsal) - Marvin Gaye
*END VIDEO ROUND*
20. Lovin’ Feelings - John Klemmer
21. Love and Money - Bronski Beat
22. Let’s Start - Fela Kuti w/ Ginger Baker
23. Suzie Q - Chet Atkins
24. Think Twice (Henrik Schwarz Remix) - The Detroit Experiment
25. Afro-Rock - Jimmy Namaro
26. Bird - Cymande
27. Go Down Moses - Hampton Hawes
28. Music + Love - Mass Production
29. Let Me Take You To The Sun - Delegation
30. Sioux Lookout - Daniel Lanois
31. Jacque's Groove - Curtis Fuller
32. Sweet Rain - Dee Dee Bridgewater
*SHORT SONGS ROUND*
33. Time Fold ’79 - Divine Styler
34. Grasshopper - JJ Cale
35. Looking Out My Window - Tom Jones
36. Helen’s Theme - Philip Glass
*EXIT AARON*
37. When I Die - The Brian Browne Trio
38. Visualz - Siah & Yeshua
39. Don’t Get Me Started - Lady K
40. He Made A Woman Out Of Me - Bobbie Gentry
41. I Committed Murder (Main Street Mix feat. Mos Def & Gang Starr) - Macy Gray
42. Skillz - Gang Starr
43. Wordy Rappinghood - The Funkateers
44. Peter & John - Andrew Wartts & The Gospel Storytellers
45. HBDJD Part 1 (Happy Birthday J Dilla) - Will Sessions
46. Prisencolinensinainciusol - Adriano Celentano 
47. Tenorio Jr. - Nebulosa

Notes:
- first plays for Gang Starr, Daniel Lanois, Tito Puente and the Modern Jazz Quartet

Friday, April 24, 2015

Music Night
Friday, April 24th
10:30 PM - 1:30 AM
Matt and Saira's place
Cast: Matt, Saira, Rachael, Beau, Julia, AGP

1. Western Sky - Elliot Brood
2. Catfish - The Four Tops
3. Wikked Lil' Grrrls - Esthero 
5. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
7. Subculture - New Order
8. Give It Up - Public Enemy
10. Broken Hearts For You And Me - Trio
11. Time To Pretend - MGMT
13. The Bad In Each Other - Feist 
16. Allah U Akbar - Brand Nubian
17. Fat Ass Joint - Cujo
*SHAME ROUND*
20. Poison - Bel Biv DeVoe
22. Back In Black - AC/DC (Vanessa)
25. I Feel Love - Donna Summer
*END SHAME ROUND*
27. Williams' Blood (Aeroplane remix) - Grace Jones

Notes:
- first plays for En Vogue and Mariah Carey


Quotes of the night:
"That's what life is all about now; fresh pineapples." - Matt
"I can hear your humours." - Rachael 
"This is the one song where Chuck D. was in a good mood." - Matt
"I'll eat dregs! I'll have the dregs!" - Julia

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Music Night
Sunday, February 15th
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Matt and Saira's place
Cast: Beau, Saira, Matt, Julia

2. Held Down (feat. Cee-Lo) - De La Soul
3. So Fresh, So Clean - Outkast
* SHAME ROUND *
* end round *
9. Radio Ga-Ga - Queen
10. High Life - Daft Punk
11. Start Again - Operators
12. Silver - Caribou
13. Backstairs - The New Pornographers
14. Mama Told Me Not To Come - Wilson Pickett
17. Love's Gone Bad - Chris Clark
18. I'll Be In Trouble - The Temptations
19. Sugar Man - Rodriguez
21. Send Me An Angel - Real Life (clip from the movie "Rad")
* VALENTINE ROUND *
22. You Are Everything - The Stylistics 
23. Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
* end round *
26. Get Out Of My Life, Woman - The Grasella Oliphant Quartet
* CHANGE IT UP A NOTCH ROUND *
27. 60 Revolutions - Gogol Bordello
28. Sailing Away - Jennifer Castle
29. Compressor - Biting Tongues 
30. Move It On Over - Hank Williams
* end round *
31. Wild Bill Jones - The Slocan Ramblers
33. The Bottle - Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
34. Negue (remix) - Cesaria Evora
35. Una Musica Brutal - Gotan Project
36. Girls - Slow Magic
* SHORT SONGS ROUND *
38. Two Heads Are Better Than One - Jeanie Dee
39. Lilith Fair - Darkbuster
40. Message From Earth - Miracle Beard
* end round *
41. Fall In Love - Slum Village
42. Everytime - Foals
43. Secret Oktober - Duran Duran
44. Seeing Stars - Borns

Notes:
- first plays for Crowded House, Billy Ocean, Roxette, Air Supply and The Stylistics

Quotes of the night:
"Even the Elders wouldn't attempt that." - Beau, re. the idea of a theme round of songs with the same chords 
"Even when it's not his turn he holds things up!" - Beau, re. the D.A.

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Music Night
Saturday, January 10th
8:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Jamie's place
Cast: Jamie, Beau, Jay, Aaron

1. Get Yours (feat. Big L, O.C. & Diamond D.) - D.I.T.C.
2. Every Girl I See - Buddy Guy
3. Like Sonny (Peshay remix) - John Coltrane
4. The Demon (Pt. 2) - Catalyst
5. White Room - Jimmy Ponder
6. Free Speech - Eddie Harris
* enter Aaron *
7. Steady On The Grind - Erykah Badu
8. Ice - Spirit
* Fender Rhodes round *
9. First Light - Percy Faith
10. Cry Baby Cry - Ramsey Lewis
11. Fall In Love - badbadnotgood
12. Black Marble - Hysear Don Walker
* end round *
13. Squeeze Play - The Phil Nimmons Group
14. T.S.O.P. - The Nite Blues Steel Band
15. The Hawk Talks - Duke Ellington
16. John Coltrane - The Clifford Jordan Quartet
17. Dazz - Brick
18. The Battlefield - Ghostface Killah
19. 100% - The Slew
20. Maybe - The Three Degrees
21. What's A Matter Baby - Timi Yuro
22. Whutcha Want? - Nine
23. Animal (Mark Ronson remix) - Miike Snow
24. Babies Makin' Babies - Sly & The Family Stone
25. Kowalski - Primal Scream
26. August 25, 2001 - Count Bass D
27. Highest - The Detroit Experiment
28. I Can't Help It - Judy Roberts
29. Joyce No. 2 - Johnson Mkhalali
30. Tainted - Slum Village
31. Time Come - Linton Kwesi Johnson
* Change It Up A Notch round *
32. Because We've Ended Now As Lovers - Jeff Beck
33. Get - Blurt
34. Where Are We Going? - Marvin Gaye
35. Aurora en Pekin - Mark Ribot & The Prosthetic Cubans
* end round *
36. Grandma's Hands - Barbara Streisand
37. Another Lonely Night In New York - Robin Gibb
38. Divine - Sebastien Tellier
39. Atomic Bomb - William Onyeabor
40. Peaceful Sundown - The Jan Hammer Group
41. Southern Nights - Allen Toussaint
42. Falkenberg - Discodeine
43. Time - The Moog Cookbook
44. Mambero - Cal Tjader
45. The Difference It Makes (Superpitcher remix) - The MFA
46. Redford - The Roots
47. You Woke Me Up! - Andrew Bird
48. Bedtime Story - Dr. Music

Notes:
- first play for Barbara Streisand
- first Scarborough Howl!