Between the launch of Disco Heat’s weekly residency at Songbird and the afterparty celebrating the release of Taleen Kali’s fantastic new album, Flower of Life, last week was a blast. Let’s keep the party going. Here’s where you can find me this week.
Continue reading Liz O. in the DJ Booth: March 5- March 12
Want to catch me in the DJ booth this week? Here’s where you can do just that.
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Disco Heat @ Songbird
900 N. Broadway, #1050, Chinatown 90012
10 p.m., No Cover, 21+
This Thursday night, Disco Heat launches its now-weekly residency at Songbird. Joining me this week is Jus’ B, who you may have caught at the past three installments of Disco Heat at Songbird. We have a broad mix of what’s considered disco in the queue for you, from classic ‘70s jams to ‘80s Italo to ‘90s disco-influenced house to 21st century nu-disco. Jus’ B and I both made Spotify playlists of what has been in our sets, so check those out and get ready to hit the dance floor on March 2 and 10 p.m.
Continue reading Liz O. in the DJ Booth: February 27-March 4
Disco Heat is rising, friends. Beginning March 2, I’ll be dropping classic and modern disco alongside some of my favorite L.A. DJs every Thursday night at Songbird in Chinatown. The party will now start at 10 p.m. and go until last call. There’s still no cover. RSVPs are recommended, just head over to Eventbrite and click on the date that you want to attend.
Jus’ B, who has been playing with me at Songbird since Disco Heat launched in December, will be back monthly, and you can catch him next on March 2. For the rest of the month, we have an eclectic mix of top notch DJs. Each has a distinct style, so you’ll hear something different every week. I’m excited to play with Fluency, Marcus, Don French and Rose Knows.
Check out the schedule and DJ bios below.
Continue reading Turn Up the Disco Heat Every Thursday at Songbird Starting March 2. Free Entry!
Last Tuesday, I played a last minute, fill-in set at Dolce Vita and recorded the full two-hours that I played. Then I chopped the set down to a more reasonable one hour and ten minutes, which you can now hear on Mixcloud.
I’ll be back at Dolce Vita on Tuesday, February 21 to play from 9 p.m. until last call. There’s no cover and it’s 21+. Hope to see you there.
Continue reading New Dolce Vita Italo Disco Mix Is on Mixcloud Now
The all-vinyl edition of Disco Heat is back at Lost But Found on February 9. This month, our special guest is Summer Rose of Vida Sound System, who you might recognize from the DJ collective’s residency at BLVD MRKT in Montebello.
Continue reading Disco Heat Returns to Lost But Found February 9 with Special Guest DJ Summer Rose
The first song I heard inside Beastie Boys Exhibit at Beyond the Streets and Control Gallery was “Goo Goo Muck,” The Cramps’ weirdo classic that recently went viral via Netflix. I don’t know what the song had to do with the exhibition. In fact, save for the very few actual Beastie Boys’ songs that played over the course of a half-hour or so, I don’t know what any of the music had to do with the show. It was playlist that sounded as if it were generated by an algorithm rather than a human.
Continue reading Beastie Boys Exhibit Revealed Lots of Content and Little Context
On Thursday, January 26, I’ll join DJ Pierrot at The Stowaway for French Disko. The French pop party starts at 9 p.m. and there’s no cover. It is 21+. The Stowaway is located at 416 S. Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles.
Continue reading If You Love French Pop, Head to The Stowaway on January 26. Free entry!
Disco Heat is back at Songbird on Thursday, February 2, 2023 with Jus’ B and I playing classic and nu-disco jams from 9 p.m. until last call.
There’s no cover for Disco Heat, but we do recommend that you RSVP on Eventbrite. (And, if you want to know why RSVPs are important, read my last post.)
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Now, more than ever, it’s important to support your local music scene. Here in Los Angeles, venues were shuttered for over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Musicians and DJs went largely without gigs for that same amount of time. Even though nightlife in my hometown returned in June of 2021, it’s naive to think that things are back to normal.
Continue reading How to Support Your Local Music Scene
There are a lot of venues in Los Angeles, but one like The Lash, where I DJed a lot over the years, is rare. That’s why I’m saddened to learn that the downtown venue has closed.
I’m grateful to Ross, KB and everyone with the venue for providing a home for a cross-section of niche scenes in the city for so long. The club was most closely associated with the darkwave/goth world, but, really, you could hear anything from techno to city pop there. The club boasted a truly eclectic line-up of parties, which is part of what made it unique.
Continue reading The Lash Will Be Missed, But It’s Legacy Lives On