Instead of naming 1,000 groups/artists here, how about just... freakbeat, mod, psych, garage, soul
-- basically anything released in these genres from 1964 through 1970 gets an automatic listen... I just can't help it... Been listening to a lot of Riki Maiocchi lately:
Movies
I've lost all objectivity in regard to Kubrick -- I rank all his work from great to phenomenal ~ The Girl Getters (aka The System)~ The Pawnbroker ~ Apocalypse Now Redux ~ What's Up Doc? ~ Privilege ~ The Station Agent ~ The Limey ~ Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo ~ The Battle of Algiers ~ Donnie Darko ~ The Usual Suspects ~ 12 Angry Men ~ Memento ~ Taxi Driver ~
Television
The Twilight Zone ~ Sunday night HBO shows (Entourage, Deadwood, Sopranos, Rome, The Wire) ~ Mythbusters ~ Batman ~ Law and Order ~ Shindig! ~ SCTV ~ Mad Men
Books
Vonnegut: Cat's Cradle right up through Galapagos ~ I've Been Down So Long It Looks Up to Me by Richard Farina ~ Famous Last Words by Timothy Findley ~ Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad ~ The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald ~
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NEW POSTED!! Our rock and roll weekender will be July 16, 17 and 18th 2010! The 16th and 17th will take place at the Warsaw in Williamsburg Brooklyn, the 18th will be at another venue that will be announced shortly.
We have killer bands and wild top DJs coming to play from world wide. The space can fit up to 1000 people with lots of room for a wild and crazy dance party!
This will be the first rockabilly, rock and roll weekender ever in NYC. You don’t want to miss it!
We can’t wait for next summer!! Let’s dance!!
AND OUR EVERY FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT OF MONTH @ WARSAW
Join us this coming Friday 30 October when Dig Deeper brings the four surviving members of Chicago soul group the Green Berets for their first NYC show ever, and first show anywhere in nearly 20 years, this time backed by the Divine Soul Rhythm Band, who will also be opening the night backing the sassy Sweet Divines. As always, DJ Honky and Mr. Robinson spin soul and funk 45s for the dancefloor before and after until 4am.
Last Dig Deeper until January 2010!$10 advance will call tickets still available via Ticketweb - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Join us this coming Saturday 26 September at Dig Deeper for James Brown's Soul Sister #1, funk and soul legend Marva Whitney's first NYC show in 40 years, this time backed by the Sweet Divines and the Divine Soul Rhythm Band, who will also be opening the night with their own set. Special guest DJ Pari will be joining DJ Honky and Mr. Robinson to spin soul and funk 45s for the dancefloor with us until 4am.
$10 advance will call tickets still available via Ticketweb - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Join us in one month's time at The Brooklyn Soul Festival, two nights of the legends of soul music, August 28 and 29, featuring Otis Clay, Barbara Lynn, Maxine Brown, Roscoe Robinson, and Hermon Hitson - backed by Eli "Paperboy" Reed and the True Loves (Aug. 28) and The Sweet Divines (Aug. 29).
$15 advance will call tickets still available via our myspace page, as are special $25 two-day passes - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $20 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Be sure to come early on Saturday, August 29, for our record and vintage clothing fair 11am-5pm - no cover for this part! Top soul DJs from around the world will be spinning the finest 45s for the dancefloor both nights!
Join us this coming Saturday 27 June at Dig Deeper for Virginia soul legend Lenis Guess's first NYC show in 20 years, this time backed by the Solid Set! Guest DJs the Scorpio Brothers will be spinning Virginia soul and funk 45s for the dancefloor with us until 4am.
$10 advance will call tickets still available via our myspace page - click the blue "Buy Tickets" button - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Join us for the once in a lifetime re-discovery of Chicago soul legend Renaldo Domino this coming Saturday 23 May at Dig Deeper - his very first NYC show EVER, and second anywhere in 39 years, backed by the Sweet Divines and the Divine Soul Rhythm Band!
$10 advance will call tickets are still available via our myspace page - click the blue "Buy Tickets" button - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
GENE LATTER: A LITTLE PEACE OF LEATHER/FUNNY FACE GIRL, CBS 2843 - comes with used company bag, (Germany 1967) ACE UK MOD SOUL DOUBLE SIDER CONDITION: EX PRICE: 35.00 EURO
TONY KNIGHT'S CHESSMEN: SURFER STREET/HOW SWEET - DECCA F.12109 (UK 1965), TOP UK MOD SOUL - TWO BRILLIANT SIDES CONDITION: EX PRICE: 60.00 EURO
do not hesitate to ask for a soundfile! free shipping worldwide!
RISING SONS: JUST A LITTLE WHILE LONGER/FOUNTAIN OF LOVE - PYE 7N 17554 (UK 1968), AMAZING MOD-FREAKBEAT DANCER CONDITION: EX, comes with used company bag PRICE: 100.00 EURO
PLATFORM SIX: MONEY WILL NOT MEAN A THING/GIRL DOWN TOWN - PICCADILLY 7N 35255 (UK 1965), BRILLIANT MOD DOUBLE SIDE DANCEFLOOR SMASHES CONDITION: EX, comes with used company sleeve PRICE: 100.00 EURO
CIRCUS (band was known before as PHILIP GOODHAND-TAIT & STORMSVILLE SHAKERS) : SINK OR SWIM/GONE ARE THE SONGS OF YESTERDAY - U.S.A. 903 (USA 1967), BRILLIANT & SOULFUL UK MOD DANCER ON RARE US PRESSING CONDITION: EX PRICE: 45.00 EURO
ROSS D. WYLLIE: DO THE UPTIGHT/THE STAR - FESTIVAL FK-3255 (AUSTRALIA 1969), TOP MOD SOUL SMASH CONDITION: EX PRICE: 40.00 EURO
BILLY STORM: EDUCATED FOOL/I CAN'T HELP IT, INFINITY INX-023 (USA 1963), ACE MOD - R&B GEM CONDITION: EX+ PRICE: 100.00 EURO
feel free to ask for soundfile! free shipping worldwide!
Dig Deeper this coming Saturday 25 April with soul and funk legend and current Daptone and Truth & Soul recording artist LEE FIELDS in his first solo NYC performance in roughly 5 years! This time backed by the Sweet Divines and the Divine Soul Rhythm Band! Also, behind the decks, special guest DJ Dave Griffiths!
$10 advance will call tickets still available via our myspace page - click the blue "Buy Tickets" button - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Dig Deeper this coming Saturday 28 March with Atlanta soul and funk star DELIA "DEE DEE" GARTRELL in her first NYC performance in some 25 years! This time backed by the Sweet Divines and the Divine Soul Rhythm Band! Not sure who is more excited about this show - Delia, her husband the Mighty Hannibal, or us!
$10 advance will call tickets still available via our myspace page - click the blue "Buy Tickets" button - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
we playing in New Jersey!
dig:
Le Grand Fromage is located at 25 Gordons Alley in Atlantic City. In case you don't know where that is, it's on Pennsylvania Ave between Atlantic and Pacific right across from the Taj Mahal.
25 S Presbyterian Ave
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Phone: (609) 347-2743
Dig Deeper this coming Saturday 28 February with Chicago soul legend GARLAND GREEN in his first NYC performance in some 35 years since headlining the Apollo in the 1970s! This time backed by the Sweet Divines and the Divine Soul Rhythm Band!
$12 advance will call tickets still available via our myspace page - click the blue "Buy Tickets" button - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Dig Deeper this coming Saturday 24 January with Atlanta, Georgia soul and funk legend (and current Bronx resident) the MIGHTY HANNIBAL in a rare NYC performance, backed by the Sweet Divines and the Divine Soul Rhythm Band. Special guest DJ Mr. Finewine!
$7 advance will call tickets still available via our myspace page - click the blue "Buy Tickets" button - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $10 at the door if we have not sold out. Hope to see you there!
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