DEON JACKSON :: LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND

Deon Jackson 1965's "Love Makes the World Go Round" on Carla Records will always be a family classic. I remember hearing this tune on the regular around my house. This song became a major pop hit, and a full-length album was released subsequently on Atco Records. Though he is often referred to as a one hit wonder, Jackson had two more successful singles, and recorded until the end of the decade, but after this faded from view, he performed mostly in the Chicago area.


DEON JACKSON - LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND

THE G-MAN PRESENTS :: LOYALTY EMPIRE

My Homegirl "Margarita" made the cover!

A BITTERSWEET HARMONY :: WAX POETICS ISSUE 49

Sunday November 20, 2011

SPILL THE WINE hosts San Jo's SOULERO DJs!

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With DJs

ALLEN THAYER (WAX POETICS)

MARGARITA (SOULEROS)

MOSES (SOULEROS)

GUILLERMO (Sweater Funk)

VINYLRICHIE (Sweater Funk)

Plus more Soulero crew rollin' through with some SERIOUSLY DEEP Chicano Soul!

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Issue 49 - The Latin Issue - features a lengthy article written by DJ and music journalist Allen Thayer about the origins, traditions and continued importance of Lowrider Oldies within the Chicano community. Come on down and pick up steeply discounted ($5) copies of the magazine, listen to some seriously rare and firme oldies and most importantly have a good time. All Car Clubs welcome.

FREE!
Casanova Lounge
527 Valencia Street
btwn 16th & 17th
4 PM til 9 PM
21+

NO BAD ATTITUDES, NO SET TRIPPEN,

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SWEATER FUNK CREW :: SOULEROS BALL REVUE

Very Honored to share the 'Sweater Funk Sound" with our good friends, The Souleros. Myself, Allen Thayer (Wax Poetics) and members of the crew will be dropping records October 8th in support of Low-Rider model and StreetLow Magazine representative, Chole! Come down and experience the Low & Slow culture while listening to top shelf Funk & Soul Vinyl.

All car clubs invited, no set tripping!

NICK WATERHOUSE

I love everything related to this Nick Water House project. From the Video/Art direction to most important factor, the Music! Live music! Nick proves that you can impact your audience with a song under 3 minutes.

The man is about to blow (Mayer Hawthorne status) and you'll be hearing the name "Nick Waterhouse" every where pretty soon. The Bay Area is bubbling with Soul acts including Myron & E, to Nick Waterhouse and hopefully more to follow!

Enjoy this video

SOULEROS BALL :: SHOW & SHINE :: MYRON & E :: RECORD SWAP

SOULEROS BALL REVUE – PD SOUNDZ Presents

Official Summer Soul Music Festival AFTER PARTY

SOULEROS BALL "UNDER THE STREETLAMP"
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SAT. JULY 23
8:00PM-'TIL THE NEEDLE BREAKS!

JACK'S PIZZA
1600 MONTEREY HWY
SAN JO, CA 95112

COVER CHARGE: $15 - Kids 12 & Under FREE
*BRING YOUR RANFLA SAVE $5! SHOW PROOF OF SUMMER SOUL FESTIVAL PURCHASE SAVE $5!
*Discount only applies to Driver & Passenger

*OLDIES DANCE*
*RARE OLDIES/SOUL 45'S*
*DRESS UP CONTEST FOR THE BADDEST CHOLA, VATO & COUPLE*
*LOWRIDER SHOW N' SHINE*
*RECORD SWAP - BUY - SELL -- TRADE*
*BAR*



PERFORMING LIVE FROM TIMMION RECORDS
*MYRON & E*
"I CAN'T LET YOU GET AWAY"
"IT'S A SHAME"

MEET & GREET (Tentative)
SOUL LEGEND JIMI CONWELL
“UNDER THE STREET LAMP”
“LET IT ALL OUT”
“I’M SO GLAD”

GUEST SPEAKERS
MARIA PEREZ
BROWN BERETS OF WATSONVILLE

BOOK SIGNING
TITA PARRA AUTHOR OF BOOK “THE TOWN I LIVE IN”
A REAL LIFE STORY OF OLD SAN JO &
SISTER OF ART RODRIGUEZ AUTHOR OF “EASTSIDE DREAMS”

DRESS CODE STRICTLY ENFORCED!
COME DRESSED TO IMPRESS! SUITES & DRESSES ACCEPPTED!

HOMEBOYS COME IN YOUR BEST DRESSED....
DERBY JACKETS, BRIMS, ZOOT SUITS
SANFORD WHITE TEES, MILITARY CREASED PENDLETONS
STACY'S, WINOS, WALLABEES
CREASED, BUTTERFLIED & BABY CUFFED BEN'S, FRISKOS & 501'S

HOMEGIRLS COME IN YOUR BEST DRESSED....
MARY JANES, HOLTER TOPS, CHOLA BANDS
FEATHERED HAIR, CAT EYES & ARCHED EYE BROWS

INFO & VENDORS:
(408) 449 1566
(408) 806 4548
THEHOMEBOYMAD@GMAIL.COM
FB SEARCH: SOULEROS BALL REVUE

No Set Tripping -- No Bad Attitudes -- God Loves You!

Need to Bail Fast?
Pacific Bail Bonds
(408) 998-9800
772 N. 1st St.
San Jo, Ca 95112

For all your shoe repair needs
Lalo’s Shoe Repair
408-923-9331
42 S. White Rd.
San Jose, CA 95127

Great new book written by Tita Parra, sister of Art Rodriguez author of Eastside Dreams
Kool Kat Press
The Town I Live In
thetowniliveinbytita.com
(408) 648-9870

Your online source for Pendlentons, Winos, Redliners, Charlie Browns & other original styles
Greenspan’s
greenspansstore.com
(323) 566-5124
3405 Tweedy Blvd.
South Gate, California 90280

PD SOUNDZ - STREETLOW MAGAZINE – UNICAS MOVIMIENTO – SJCC MECHA – CHILDHOOD DREAMS SJ CHAPTER – NETWORK DOT COM – FORCE 129 ART & DESIGN

TRUCHA FOR JIMMI CONWELL'S RECENT RELEASE
"MEMORIES ARE MADE OF MUSIC"

WITH NEW VERSIONS OF "MELLOW MELLOW ME", "CIGARITTE ASHES", "DREAMS OF A SHOE SHINE BOY" & AN EXTENDED VERSION OF "UNDER THE STREETLAMP

BOBBY HEBB :: SUNNY

It's going to be a beautiful day up and down the West Coast today!!! Caliente! Enjoy the sunshine, we could use it here in SF!

HAIGHT & SOUL PRESENTS :: JOE BATAAN :: MEET & GREET

HAIGHT & SOUL PRESENTS :: ORDINARY GUY MEET & GREET WITH JOE BATAAN ::

FREEEEEEEEE

I'm very excited to announce on Friday June 24th the "King Of Latin Soul" "Mr. Ordinary Guy" Joe Bataan will be at Milk Bar (SF) for a rare Meet & Greet appearance, one night only! This event will be from 6-10 pm. There will be Merch boths to purchase items, plus you can also bring in those vinyl records to sign. Arrive early for LIMITED EDITIO...N poster designed by P.R.O.P.S. plus FREE food catered by Papalote for the first 100 people .

Latin Soul Sounds by Sweater Funk DJ's & Soulero Familia's.

DJ's:
*Vinylrichie
*Guillermo
*Allan Thayer
*The Souleros

Music
-Chicano, Modern, Rare, Soul

Location:
Mik Bar
6-10pm

Joe Bataan – King of Latin Soul, Boogaloo, Latin Soul, Rhythm and Blues, Salsa, Disco, Latin Funk, Latin R&B Latin Jazz, Rap .... What didn't Joe Bataan sing? Joe Bataan was born and raised in Spanish Harlem (East Side of Manhattan New York) in 1942 to an African-American mother and Filipino father.

His musical experience started in the street corner singing do-wops in the 1950's. Mr. Bataan didn't coin the phrase " Latin Soul " ...The phrase was used in the early 60's and perhaps late 1950's with La Lupe and Tito Puente. Mr. Bataan actually created the music as it should have sounded. By merging Latin music with R&B tunes in the late 60's, "Latin Soul" was officially born by the creator Joe Bataan.

Self taught on the piano, he organized his first band in 1965 and scored his first recording success in 1967 with "Gypsy Woman" on Fania Records. Other hits were "Subway Joe" and "I Wish You Love" on the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" LP. In 1974 Joe Bataan released the Latin Soul ballad "Ordinary Guy" (Afro-Filipino) where he proclaimed - for the first time his ethnic roots.

Mr. New York Joe Bataan returned to the stage in 1995 after a 20-year hiatus from the music industry. Mr. Bataan was amazed that many showed up to his show and and remembered his music. In 2005, Joe Bataan released a brand new album titled "Call My Name" on Vampisoul records. Mr. Bataan maintained his trademark, vintage sound with the use of instruments such as clavinette, Hammond organ, groovy bass, funky drums, and Latin percussion. Bataan's voice of course still has its trademark soulfulness.

It is wonderful to have our King of Latin Soul back on the scene performing and touring again. He just completed a tour of Germany where he was received by enthusiastic crowds. In 2010 he toured Japan where he is an extremeley popular star. After all these years - it's great to know that someone many of us associate with the "music of our youth" is just as popular as ever - with many new fans all over the world!

His show at Yoshi's San Francisco is a historical event - the return of the Latin Soul King to the SF Bay Area. This is a show not to be missed!

Tickets are available now!
http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/jazzclub/artist/show/1890

BUSY ASS WEEKEND!!!

Man, I'm in for a long weekend... I've been staying real busy with gigs / side projects lately, my schedule has been hectic. No time for rest, I can rest later.

This weekend I got you covered from Oldies to Funk starting this Friday 5-20-11 for Haight & Soul Happy Hour with "French Connection" Sabrina (Sweater Funk) & David Rozelle.

Info below, pick and choose events. Myron & E at Sweater Funk performing live, The Souleros & Soul Strivers playing rare soul.... Pictures next week.



This Friday MAY 20th, 2011:


This weeks Guest:

...THE FRENCH CONNECTION:
Showing us how the French get down...

-SABRINA (sweater funk)
-DAVID ROZELLE

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Join us at the only bar in the Upper Haight offering up top shelf tunes EVERY Friday! Come catch up with friends for a post work day drink, sit back, relax and unwind in a friendly social setting. Guests DJ's every week from some of our favorite crews in the world! Quality music with loads of soul, always.

Residents:

VINYLRICHIE
Hear The Sounds / Sweater Funk Crew

GUILLERMO
Gostosa / Sweater Funk Crew


FUTURE GUEST DJ'S
-May 20 - Sabrina
-May 27 - Slopoke Rawdriguez


SPECIAL EVENT:
-June 24th - Joe Bataan, Meet & Greet


always surprise guests!

+ Sweater Funk DJ's:

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drink specials
$4 cocktails $4 draft beers

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Milk Bar (SF)
Free
1840 Haight Street
(Directly across from Amoeba Records)
5:30pm- 10pm

Bus Lines - 7, 71, 6, 33, N Judah Train
Free parking on meters after 6pm

Pick up a pizza at Escape From New York and bring that bad boy in.

www.milksf.com
www.hearthesounds.com




Friday MAY 20th, 2011


This weeks Guest:

...Come say "Alrato Vato" to our good friend "Richard Gypsy Fernandez" and celebrate the birth of our favorite Homie - Jose "The Homeboy Mad" .

Sounds will be provided by San Francisco's - Sweater Funk DJ's, and San Jose DJ Crews - The Souleros and The Soul Strivers. Let's send Gypsy off proper with all of his friends and family. Not to Mention Jose Valle, the man who's in charge of the "Souleros Ball"

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Join us at the only bar in the Upper Haight offering up top shelf tunes EVERY Friday! Come catch up with friends for a post work day drink, sit back, relax and unwind in a friendly social setting. Guests DJ's every week from some of our favorite crews in the world! Quality music with loads of soul, always.

~DJs~
*SWEATER FUNK DJ's
*ALLEN THAYER
~THE SOULEROS~
*SOULERA UNICA
*THE SOUL STRIVERS

SPINNING - FUNK / MODERN SOUL / SWEET SOUL / RARE OLDIES


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Milk Bar (SF)
Free
1840 Haight Street
(Directly across from Amoeba Records)
9:30pm- 2pm

Bus Lines - 7, 71, 6, 33, N Judah Train
Free parking on meters after 6pm

THIS IS FRIENDLY, FAMILY EVENT. NO SET TRIPPING...


www.milksf.com
www.hearthesounds.com





Saturday May 21 2011

SWEATER FUNK DJs CLOSE OUT NIGHT MARKET

OK, so if you've ever cornered any of the Sweater Funk crew and chatted us up, you know the conversation pretty much lingers around 2 topics: records and FOOD! So, yeah we're basically playing a very cool farmers market with a full bar and we're stoked! We'll be playing Sweater Funk approved boogie, modern soul and funk all night long!
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SF Underground Market will be an all day event at Public Works this Saturday. Local food vendors will be slinging their wares all day long and into the night with Sweater Funk DJs running a dance party in the upstairs room. Get there early, stuff your face, stick around and dance your ass off!

With Sweater Funk DJs:

*GUILLERMO * MAMABEAR * VINYLRICHIE*

$5 cover

Market is all day 11 am til 11 pm, Sweater Funk DJs in the upstairs room at 10 PM.

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HERE'S A SHORT LIST OF VENDORS FOR THE NIGHT MARKET:

Adobo – Chicken thigh & pork belly adobo

Gluttony Catering Co. – Duck Confit tacos & Veggie chips

BiBimBopBowl – Korean food

A Humble Plate – Laotian sausage sliders

Hella Vegan Eats –Rare vegan deliciousness

Halal Halal – NY Style Halal beef

Jerk. – Jerk Chicken

City Smoke House – Brisket & Pulled Pork Sliders

Nosh This – Bacon crack and other goodness

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Plus lots more! Click here for full list of daytime and evening vendors:

SO MUCH GOOD FOOD CHECK THE MENU






SWEATER FUNK RETURNS IN MAY!

As we await the future of LiPo, we got records to play and folks who need their boogie & modern soul. Most of all, we miss hangin' with you and doin' what we do.

5/22 at THE KNOCKOUT with special SING JAY performance by MYRON & E...

ALL SHOWS ARE FREE!
9ish til 2 am

THE RETURN OF THE SOULEROS FAMILY

THE RETURN OF THE SOULEROS


Friday February 18th 5:30 - 10pm


Oldies - Sweet Soul - Harmony - Funk

with very special guests:

The Souleros:

MOSES & THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF SOUL
MARGARITA THEE NORTHERN SOULERA

and resident selectors:

VINYL RICHIE (Sweater Funk, Hear The Sounds)
AMBASSADOR (Wax Poetics, Gostosa!)


+ SWEATER FUNK DJ's dropping the FUNK


Back together again! The third installment of this bay area meeting of folks that love the sound of O.G. Chicano soul and lowrider oldies on vinyl! Moses and Margarita are some serious collectors AND huge fans of this music and culture that we all love! Lets welcome them back with open arms.


Happy Hour:
Milk Bar (SF)
Free
1840 Haight Street
5:30pm- 10pm
$3 cocktails $3 draft beers

Bus Lines - 7, 71, 6, 33, N Judah Train
Free parking on meters after 6pm


THIS A FREE AND POSITIVE EVENT WITH GOOD VIBES... PLEASE NO SET TRIPPEN.


www.milksf.com
www.hearthesounds.com

CLASSIC LOVE SLOW JAM :: 1-15-11 L.A.

Doors open at 6:00PM

Martin Luther King Holiday Weekend

Starring The Delfonics & The Chi-lites with Special Guest " Side Effect" featuring Mikki Howard and Hurley "D" Taste Drifters Show

This amazing Classic Soul Love Jam tour comes to Southern California Martin Luther King Holiday Weekend. Your memories of the seventies will become a reality in the intimate settings at the Hollywood Park Casino.

A limited amount of tickets are available for this special engagement. Buy your tickets now!

PURCHASE TICKETS

SPILL THE WINE :: ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Spill The Wine Happy Hour

Chicano Soul - Oldies - Boogaloo

with very special guests:
MOSES & THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF SOUL
MARGARITA (Thee Northern Soulera)

and resident selectors:
GUILLERMO (Sweater Funk, Gostosa!)
VINYL RICHIE (Sweater Funk / Hear The Sounds)
AMBASSADOR (Wax Poetics, Gostosa!)

Back together! The second installment of this bay area meeting of folks that love the sound of O.G. Chicano soul and lowrider oldies on vinyl! Moses and Margarita are some serious collectors AND huge fans of this music and culture that we all love! V.R. & Ambassador met them at a lowrider gig in San Jose and decided we need more Chicano soul gatherings here in San Francisco. Back in November we all threw down for a Dia De Los Muertos jam that was so much fun, that within a couple of weeks, we were all itching to do it again!

As usual, Casanova's lovely Margarita, will be serving up some of the strongest drinks in the Mission. Come down, chill out on a Sunday afternoon to some of the best mellow soul around!

Sunday January 16, 2011

FREE
5 PM til 9 PM
Casanova Lounge
527 Valencia
Between 16th & 17th

BRENTON WOOD

You already KNOW!!! Check out this footage of Brenton Wood from the late 60's.

Early singles for Brent Records and Wand Records failed to chart. After signing with Double Shot Records, Wood had a hit with "The Oogum Boogum Song" in the spring of 1967. It reached number 19 on the Billboard R&B chart and number 34 on the corresponding Billboard Hot 100 pop listing. His biggest hit came in September of the same year, as "Gimme Little Sign" hit #9 on the pop chart and #19 on the R&B charts. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc In the song, "Gimme Little Sign" is not sung, instead the chorus repeats "Give Me Some Kind of Sign".

OTIS LEAVILL COVERED BY MAYOR HAWTHORNE

A beautiful track by Otis Leavill covered by Mayor Hawyhorne. The new track produced by Nottz is on Fire!!!

Apparently, Hawthorne met producer Nottz at a Dilla Tribute event and the two kept in touch with the hopes to create some music together. "I Need You" is the first end result of their collaboration. And it's filled with dusty drums and shivering strings that boast similar chord progressions to the Leavill original. As such, Hawthorne decided to just go with it.

Although I'm not a huge fan of hawthorne (its his voice) this one stood out! Nice work on the collab. Pick up the 12"


Mayer Hawthorne - I Need You by stonesthrow



THIS IS THE SHIT RIGHT HERE = THE ORIGINAL

BRENDA AND THE TABULATIONS

Going through some Oldie records, I came across this Brenda & The Tabulations 45. Classic PHILLY SOUL choon.

BRENDA AND THE TABULATION - THE TOUCH OF YOU

GROWN KIDS RADIO

THIS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT!!!! ALL SOUL OLDIES!!! WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE THESE CATS HERE IN SF, WE GET TO TO HEAR THESE RARE GEMS MONTHLY!!!! VINYL COLLECTORS STILL HAVE A HEAVY PRESENCE HERE & PLAY RECORDS ALL NIGHT

Episode 21 features a DJ mix by Cool Chris, Vinny Esparza and B.Cause representing the world famous Groove Merchant Records. It was recorded live at Olde Soul in San Francisco. There's also an interview with Groove Merchant head honcho Cool Chris mid-episode. Tracklist available at Groove Merchant Records, 687 Haight Street San Francisco, California.

Groove Merchant is San Francisco's premier location for original pressings of rare, out of print vinyl. The store specializes in funk, soul, pysch, hip hop, jazz, disco, latin, reggae and rock. Groove Merchant is celebrating it's 20th Anniversary with special in-store and out-of-store events all year. Be sure swing to through and celebrate with one of San Francisco's finest.



GROOVE MERCHANT SESSION

ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON

THIS IS FOR MY G'S... SEE U SOON

SLY, SLICK AND WICKED - SHO' NUFF

DENNIS YOST & THE CLASSIC IV

CHICANO SOUL

THE STOPPERS - COME BACK BABY

SUNDAY OLDIES

LASHAWN COLLINS - WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO NOW