Hell's Kitchen Radio #313: So's Your Face

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Lauson spent the night in Hell's Kitchen this past Monday night and was more than her usual kooky self. Little Lauson Hell is about to enter 8th grade and I'm not really certain how I feel about all this growing up stuff. She knows that when it comes to the playlist to make make her choices a wee bit more left of maintstream. That being said, she's her father's daughter: she just knows what she likes. Almost all of her selections (designated by "L") are fairly outside the norm of what a 12 year old probably listens to. Does your kid flip for Nina Simone?

Some new music from Ty Segall from an oddly digital-only release (where's the vinyl, Ty?), and Dale Crover has graced us with what he claims is his first full-length solo effort, Fickle Finger of Fate, but I consider the classic Kiss-style Melvins solo EP of his to be his real first solo release. Whatever. Speaking of the Melvins, their documentary, Colossus of Destiny is now out on DVD and Blu-Ray and we're all better for it. I saw the film at a s showing at the Swedish-American Hall in SF last Fall and the boys performed an acoustic set and did a Q&A following the film. It's chock full of great interviews and music. Check it out!

I've got way too much music to share with you this coming Monday night. Two hours really isn't enough time, but it'll have to do. See you on the "radio".

If you care to check out the previous shows featuring Little Lauson Hell check out the links below:

First show in 2012
Second show in 2014
Third show also in 2014
Fourth show in spring of 2015
Fifth show in the summer of 2015
Sixth show in summer 2016 along with Saucy!
Seventh show was also during summer 2016
Eight show was December 2016
Ninth show was July 2017

Enjoy.

jh

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Common People: William Shatner

Love of the Common People: Leonard Nimoy

Bo Diddley: Bob Seger

Lose Yourself: Eminem - L

Nice Nice Very Nice: Ambrosia

Don't Stop Me Now: Queen - L

Baby's On Fire: Ayers-Eno-Cale-Nico

Man Thinks Woman: Mecca Normal

She's An Angel: They Might Be Giants

None, No More: Dale Crover

The Room Where It Happens: Hamilton - L

I Put A Spell On You: Leon Russell

You Don't Own Me: Grace ft. G-Easy - L

Dust: Ty Segall

The Runaway: Danny O'Keefe

Feeling Good: Nina Simone - L

Mayla: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes

Kisah Sedih Di Hari Minggu: Koes Barat

That's What I Like: Bruno Mars - L

Foolish Heart: Grateful Dead (June 19, 1988 Alpine Valley Music Center)

Eight Miles High: Husker Dü

Intergalactic: Beastie Boys - L

Hell's Kitchen Radio #306: Are You Fella's OK?

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It's been a few weeks since I've had guests in the studio, and countless months since a live performance. So tonight I think I hit a home run. RonKat Spearman of Katdelic and formerly of George Clinton's P-Funk graced the studio with vocalist Leslie and guitarist Sasha in tow. I've seen RonKat a number of times, solo and sharing a stage with our mutual friend and regular Hell's Kitchen guest, Eric McFadden, but I have never had the pleasure of hosting him on the air, until tonight.

RonKat has a deep musical history, which he shares with us during the show, including his father taking him around to many musical competitions in Michigan, where little RonKat would blow the room away. He is a left handed guitar player, and plays a right handed guitar like Hendrix did. Unlike Hendrix however, his guitar is still strung the way a a right handed guitar would be strung! That means for RonKat the high E string is on the top instead of the bottom. I would not have believed it had I not seen and heard it with my own two eyes and ears.

Most of the first hour consists of interview and live performance. You are going to want to crank this up and put on your dancing shoes! RonKat shares some hilarious stories about his time in P-Funk, including the night George Clinton introduced him to Prince! You want to hear this story.

Katdelic is appearing Friday, June 7th at the Boom Boom Room on Fillmore around 11PM, and this Sunday, June 11th, at the 40th annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair, on the Love Stage around 3PM.

GO SEE THIS BAND!!!

The second hour I just had to continue in the funk vein. See the playlist below for your funky edification.

Enjoy.

jh

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Common People: William Shatner
Shoo-B-Doop and Cop Him: Betty Davis

Beautiful: Katdelic (live in the studio)

Stay on the Up: Katdelic

Katdelic performs live in the Radio Valencia studio

I Call My Baby Pussycat: Parliament
Give It Up Or Turn It Loose: James Brown
Kung Fu: Curtis Mayfield

Just Kissed My Baby: The Meters
Darkest Light: Lafayette Afro Rock Band
The Hands of Time: Perfect Circle

Home Affairs: Osibisa

RonKat tells the story that when 'Pops' is in the house, regardless of the band on the stage, he has carte blanche to join in. Here he is joining KatDelic on stage at the Boom Boom Room back in 2011. Who knows, maybe he'll join in on June 9th.

Hell's Kitchen Radio #264: Leave The Green Light On For Ya

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How I love to teach the next generation of great DJs!!! Tonight I had the pleasure of hosting the next great Radio Valencia DJ, Gatsby Fassbinder, who hosts "Tighten Up Your Wig" every Thursday from 4-6PM. He chose some amazing tracks to play this evening (all of which I marked "GB"). He easily won "Set of the Night" as well. This Gatsby fella is pretty darn good. Give him a listen.

I dished up some tasty treats as well. Last Poets, Nick Cave, William Shatner, new Boris, and new Magnetic Zeros (they appear to be in the verge of dropping the Edward Sharpe prefix).

Something for the whole family to devour, every Monday night, 8-10PM on Radio Valencia.

Next Monday night, guitarist Michael Cobra will guest DJ with me. His last appearance in the kitchen was a memorable one. Take a listen here, and then tune in next week.

Enjoy.

jh

I Love Living In The City: Danko Jones
The White Man's Got A God Complex: Last Poets
There She Goes My Beautiful World: Nick Cave

Theme From Cyrano/Mr. Tambourine Man: William Shatner
What Love Is: Dead Boys
Race Against Time: Public Enemy
Little By Little: Dukes of Hamburg - GB
Planet of the Apes: The Mummies

***Set of the Night*** with DJ Gatsby
See Me Bleed: The Anomalys - GB
Rumble and Brighton Tonight: Stray Cats - GB
Reaper Invert: Wand - GB
Diamond Bollocks: Beck - GB
Featherbedding Lover: Nazz - GB

Fantomasfobia: Messer Chups - GB
Peace-loving Man: Blossom Toes - GB
I Don't Want Nobody: Randy California - GB
Darkest Light: Lafayette Afrorock Band

Arawan: Tinariwen - GB
Klouds: Gonja Sufi - GB

Farewell/Planet of the Cows: Boris with Merzbow
Sun King: The Beatles
Wake Up The Sun: The Magnetic Zeros

The End: Eno, Nico
Brazil: Frank Sinatra