DJ Set Recap 20251107
Everyday Music Every Day #10
Last Friday I played a 1 hour and 45 minute DJ set for a bunch of friends’ football dinner — a pretty conservative crowd, moneyed, 45–55.
Went in a totally different direction than usual. My oldest son’s been telling me to cut the “techno” (basically anything electronic, to him), so I did.
Built the playlist around blues, groove, and swamp. Chuck Berry, Little Feat, early Robert Palmer, The Meters, even “Shakedown Street” by the Dead. My surprise of the night was how much I loved playing “Subterranean Homesick Blues.” the whole mix was all over the map, but it worked.
Didn’t get to Hank Williams, but Carl Perkins made it in there. Everything flowed. Played “Land of 1000 Dances” by the J. Geils Band — never thought I’d play that, but it felt great.
Someone even did the full Pulp Fiction dance when I played ”You Never Can Tell,” like they’d been waiting their whole life for the song to come on.
Used the 100% battery rig — up in ten, down in ten, no tech issues. That setup is life-changing. Link to pics below.
Here’s the setlist
Setlist
- Year of the Cat (2020 Remaster) — Al Stewart
- Evil Ways — Santana
- If I Was A Dancer (Dance Pt. 2) [Remastered 2005] — The Rolling Stones
- Put the Message in the Box — World Party
- Dixie Chicken (2023 Remaster) — Little Feat
- Hey Julia — Robert Palmer
- Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley — Robert Palmer
- Everyday People — Sly & The Family Stone
- Hot Legs — Rod Stewart
- Just Kissed My Baby — The Meters
- Little T&A — The Rolling Stones
- Train In Vain — The Clash
- To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High) — Ryan Adams
- The Jean Genie — David Bowie
- Subterranean Homesick Blues — Bob Dylan
- Time of the Season (Mono Remastered) — The Zombies
- I Second That Emotion — Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- Shakedown Street — Grateful Dead
- Can I Get a Witness — Marvin Gaye
- Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8) [Remastered] — Dolly Parton
- Kansas City — Little Richard
- Everybody Needs Somebody to Love — Solomon Burke
- Straight from the Heart — Little Feat
- Undercover of the Night — The Rolling Stones
- Slippin’ and Slidin’ (Peepin’ and Hidin’) — Little Richard
- She’s Not There — The Zombies
- Iko Iko — The Dixie Cups
- Land of a Thousand Dances (Live) — The J. Geils Band
- Mystery Train - The Band
- You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
- Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins