For anyone who hasn’t been there before, Bigfoot Lodge is this bar on Los Feliz Blvd. that’s designed to look like a cabin in the woods. There are animatronic critters near the entrance and taxidermy hiding out in the corners. It’s a trippy bar that’s been around for some 25 years. Every once in a while, I pop in to guest DJ on Malvada’s nights there, which is why I packed a bag of vinyl and headed to Bigfoot Lodge last night. I brought some recent releases (Pulp, Optometry, Sextile) and some oldies that I picked up on recent digs (Freda Payne, Heaven 17). There were songs I haven’t played out in public before, but felt needed to be heard (Molly Nilsson “Jackboots Return) and songs that I’ve played many, many times, but should be heard again (The Clash “Police On My Back”), but there wasn’t a real theme or anything. There were three of us DJ last night, so we swapped off throughout the night. My set lists are below.
Set One:
Cold Cave – A Little Death to Laugh
Molly Nilsson – Jackboots Return
The Normal – Warm Leatherette
ADULT. – Shari Vari
Heaven 17 – (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
Nitzer Ebb – For Fun
Mark Lane – Yelling at Cars
Optometry – Comets
Set Two:
The Rapture – House of Jealous Lovers
Sextile – Rearrange
Confidence Man – Angry Girl
Wet Leg – Your Mum
Neutrals – That’s Him on the Daft Stuff Again
The Clash – Police on My Back
Freda Payne – Band of Gold
Pulp – Got to Have Love
Set Three:
Fancy – Slice Me Nice
Soft Cell – What?
Wham! – I’m Your Man
Style Council – Shout to the Top
David Bowie – Soul Love
Tracey Ullman – They Don’t Know
Next up: I’ll be in the new wave vs. darkwave room at Klub Nocturno this Friday, July 11, at Catch One. Tickets are available now on Dice. The following Friday, July 18, I’m back at Grand Star Jazz Club for Club Underground’s Pulp Party. Tickets are available on Dice.
Liz O. is an L.A.-based writer and DJ. Read her recently published work and check out her upcoming gigs or listen to the latest Beatique Mix. Follow on Instagram or Bluesky for more updates.
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