Here’s What I Played at Club Retro Boom on January 27, 2024

club retro boom monkey mascot outside of grand star jazz club in chinatown Los Angeles
I was hypnotized watching the animatronic monkey outside of Club Retro Boom on Saturday night.

It was a long, exhausting week— make that a long, exhausting month— but I was happy to play an hour-long set to open Club Retro Boom’s Bowie vs. Bunbury party  at Grand Star Jazz Club on Saturday night. I was even happier to get to stick around and dance to Filthy Rich and Vanish’s excellent sets at Club Retro Boom *and* catch up with a friend who I hadn’t seen in years. What a fun night!

Here’s the set list. It might be a little out of order because I was feeling super indecisive last night. 

David Bowie – Sound and Vision

Heaven 17 – Let Me Go

Raf – Self Control

Los Prisioneros – Por Favor

Gang of Four – I Love a Man in a Uniform

Sheila E. – A Love Bizarre (Mr. K Edit)

Talking Heads – Girlfriend Is Better

Culture Club – Miss Me Blind

Soda Stereo – Sobredosis de TV

Heroes del Silencio – …16

The Smiths – Hand in Glove

Alaska y los Pegamoides – Alta Tension

OMD – Tesla Girls

Heroes del Silencio – La Isla de las Iguanas

The Primitives – Crash

The Cure – 10:15 Saturday Night

Mecano – Ay Que Pesado

Miguel Bose – Horizonte de las Estrellas

The Go-Gos – Head Over Heals

Peter Schilling – Major Tom

When in Rome – The Promise

Depeche Mode- Strangelove

Next gig: Disco Matinee at Grand Star Jazz Club on Sunday, February 4, from 3- 7 p.m. 

Liz O. is an L.A.-based writer and DJ. Read her recently published work and check out her upcoming gigs.

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