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Tracklist:

Intro
Try It Out // Gino Soccio
Samba! // Tomboy
Miss You (Dr. Dre Remix 2002) // The Rolling Stones
Goblin City (Holy Ghost! Extended Disco Dub) // The Panthers
Sea Lion Woman (Chromeo Remix) // Feist
Girls and Boys // Blur
Everything She Wants (Hot Tracks Remix) // Wham!
Raise Me Up // Hercules & Love Affair
Falls (Hercules & Love Affair Remix) // Bostro Peopeso
Just (Loving Hand Remix) // Mark Ronson (Feat. Alex Greenwald)
Theme From Blue II // Coil
R.I.M.L. (DDR Labs Extended Mix) // Codebreaker
Livin' It Up (Friday Night) [Fitforuse Remix] // Bell & James
Cross The Dancefloor (Chromeo Remix) // Treasure Fingers
It's The Beat (Shit Robot Remix) // Simian Mobile Disco
Moskow Diskow (Carl Craig Remix) // Telex
Humanoid Beat // Unrhythm Trax
Give Me Every Little Thing (Putsch '79 Remix) // The Juan Maclean
Original Highway Delight (Mongolian Jet Set's Miami Camp Mix) // LSB
Face Control // Hey Champ

Last night I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to DJ a private party at Juicy Wine Co. for The Chicago Cubs, hosted by Kerry Wood.

It was a who's who of Cubs players with only a handful of the big players missing... Kerry Wood (obviously), Derrek Lee, Mark DeRosa, Ryan Dempster, Aramis Ramirez, Kosuke Fukudome, Carlos Marmol, Bob Howry, Reed Johnson, Mike Fontenot, Scott Eyre... others that I'm forgetting. From my vantage point, elevated up in the dj booth, I watched as player after player arrived (with their absolutely stunning significant others), and couldn't help but grin from ear to ear each time.

The event was catered by Smoque Barbecue, quickly becoming regarded as THE BEST barbecue spot in Chicago (side note as evidence: I recently ran into and spoke with Alpana Singh, beloved host of WTTW's show Check, Please!, who said that their barbecue brisket is "the best I've ever had" --- I concur, it's fabulous). This is the second event I've DJed where Smoque was also featured, so Barry, the owner, and I have become pretty tight now and I can't wait to go actually sit down there and eat... after waiting in the line out the door, that is.

But back to The Cubs... the whole group couldn't have been nicer. The atmosphere at Juicy is very quaint and cozy, with the upstairs party room and deck-patio holding no more than 40-50 people comfortably, so those in attendance were either Cubs players or their ladies or they were one of the handful of associates. I played lots of soul (Aretha, James Brown), late 70's funk (Brothers Johnson) and early 70's rock (T-Rex), some early 80's jams (Hall & Oates, Pointer Sisters), so, had the groove flowing all night... leading up to a thrilling moment: Derrek Lee approached the booth, reached up (with his long-ass arm), shook my hand and said, "great tunes, man," smiling. OMFG!!!

Going into it, I just knew there was going to be at least one request from somebody and I was looking forward to seeing who it would be, and what they'd request. Ryan Dempster came up and asked for The Cult's Fire Woman ("fi-yahhhhhh, smoke she is a'risin'!"), which might have been for his lady. I didn't have it, but was able to download it on the spot and play it a few songs later, much to his liking, of course. Later on, as things were winding down and a smaller, but no less enthusiastic, group remained, Kerry Wood's lovely wife Sarah asked for some fun dance music and I threw some of my sure-fire selections at them... remixes of Wild Thing, Bust A Move, Jump In The Line (Shake Shake Senora), I Can't Go For That, Stronger... and things got a little crazy there for a minute.

I DJed from 7 'til 12:30 or so, and didn't get many breaks or chances to meet many of the guys, no photos (which would have been tacky anyway), but just making a good impression and getting a few shouts ("LA*Jesus in the houuuse!") was good enough for me. And, yes, I did get to meet Kerry toward the end of the night, and the conversation went something like this:

Here in the CHI, these cool dudes do Tuesdays at Liar's Club. They call it Modern Love, and last week I was a guest there. I recorded my set and was pretty pleased with it, so I've decided to offer it for download. Here, in two parts, is the majority of my set from the evening, which I've predictably titled DJ LA*Jesus Live Via Modern Love (Parts One & Two).

Part One starts out all downtempo disco-house-y and gets a little minimal for a minute before picking up the pace and setting you for up for the harder edged start to Part Two. Goldfrapp, Roisin Murphy and Giorgio Morodor give way to the likes of  Hot Chip, M.I.A. and Busta Rhymes.

A new track from electro kings MSTRKRFT starts Part Two with a bang and Justice and Chromeo are not far behind. After veering back into familiar disco territory, I branch out and get all Bmore for a minute with that hot "Jump In The Line" remix from Oklahoma City's Dance Robots Dance and some sweet mixes from two of Chi-City's finest: Zebo and Trew. Us djs have heard that Gui Boratto track a ton by now, but what better way for a DJ LA*Jesus set to end than with "Beautiful Life"?

So, you've been tagged?

Here's how you play: Once you've been tagged you have to write a blog with 12 weird, random, facts or habits about yourself. At the end, choose 6 people to be tagged, list their names and why you tagged them. Don't forget to leave them a comment saying (You're It!) and to go read your blog. You can not tag the person that tagged you. Since you can't tag me back let me know when you are done so that I can go read YOUR blog answers...

1. I was a chubby kid. You'd barely recognize me.

2. I'm a pretty excellent shot with a pellet gun (never shot a real one though).

3. Growing up a huge fan of professional wrestling, I can't resist the urge to occasionally watch it.

4. I enjoy washing dishes, and have a very specific system for doing them.

5. I used to be "goth-industrial". Black hair. Eyeliner. Doc Martins. The whole nine.

6. I'm terrified of heights (yikes, vertigo!), but still love rollercoasters.

7. On my first trip to L.A. several years back, I met Ian Petrella, aka Ralphie's little brother Randy in the movie A Christmas Story, and got the opportunity to tell him that he had my favorite line in the whole movie... "Whoopie! A Zeppelin!"

8. My middle name is Gary, my dad's name.

9. At Christmas time last year, after a grueling series of matches, I finally beat my dad at ping-pong, thus breaking his long-standing undefeated streak in our family's home (sorry for the gloating, pop).

10. Somehow, I have never had a cavity.

11. My little sister Sara and I have very similarly misaligned teeth.

12. Despite the moniker, I'm not from L.A.

Waiting to hear from:

Sara Euhus - my fearless little sister who just loves when I actually myspace her something.

Saverio Truglia - my best dude friend... he's full of random things to share about himself.

Rachael Perrotta - my roomie. She's got lots of surprising things in store for you... depending on how far she wants to take it.

Melissa Krohn - former roomie. She needs something to keep her occupied right now.

WINTER SOLDIER DANCE PARTY
A Benefit For Iraq Veterans Against The War

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Hideout 1354 W Wabansia

with dj sets from:

ZEBO SES RECORDS

GUTTER BUTTER DJS

TREW GROUNDLIFT

CAPCOM

SR-71 P$P, KOMPUTE MUSIC

LA*JESUS SHOW LOVE

The Chicago chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War needs YOU to come shake it in the name of bringing an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of Chicago's most in- demand djs have come together to bring you an undeniably hot party.

Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) is a national organization of
Iraq-era veterans and active duty GI's. There are chapters around the
country and the Chicago chapter has over 30 members. The three demands
of the organization are:

• Immediate withdrawal of all occupying forces in Iraq, including contractors;
• Reparations for the human and structural damages Iraq has suffered; and
• Full benefits, adequate healthcare (including mental health), and other supports for returning servicemen and women.
  

The group's upcoming project, Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan,
will feature over 250 members gathering in DC for the testimony
of veterans who served on the ground in these occupations. All
proceeds from this event will go toward travel and housing costs to
make this historic event take place.

DJ LA*Jesus Presents
SHOW LOVE

with special guests

MATT ROAN  DANCE PARTY MAGIC
ALEXANDER BASSETT & PROTMAN  FAKEBEAT.COM
ASH IN PENSACOLA  (LIVE)

Chicago, heads up! The next SHOW LOVE event, presented by DJ LA*Jesus, is scheduled for Friday, March 14 at Darkroom and promises to bring the goods. Headlining the evening is none other than URB Next 1000 artist and dance party magician Matt ROAN. Matt's been one of the busiest dj's in the city lately, holding down nights at Le Passage, Empire Liquors and Tuman's with his fellow Dance Party Magic cohorts, E6 and B$. Last year, he hit the big-time with an appearance at Lollapalooza. A mixed bag of indie-rock, hip-hop and club tracks comprise ROAN's "all-school" style; count on body movin' hits being in his lesson plans.

Supporting are Alexander Bassett and PROTMAN, curators of the Emergency Broadcast Afterhours nights, and producers of Fakebeat.com, a developing music culture magazine. They'll be spinning sets of electro and italo disco-funk that'll make you wanna wiggle.

Before Matt ROAN hits the decks, he'll hit the skins as drummer of Ash In Pensacola, an indie-rock quintet producing tracks that call to mind, at times, the jangly guitars and vocal harmonies of The New Pornographers, but with a little less sunshiny zeal. They'll be performing songs from their forthcoming cd Gut Rehab to be released on Crushed Red Records.

Galina Shevchenko has been providing live video mixing for Smartbar, Sonotheque, and many other hotspots, and will be at Darkroom providing an eclectic visual backdrop to match the burnin' beats.

...and OF COURSE, event promoter, open-mouth smiler, and all-around-good-guy DJ LA*Jesus will be present in the "whites n' lights", spinning funky party jams imparted to him from on high.

Whoa, Chicago! SHOW LOVE!!!