December 30, 2011 – 12:01 am
Roy Silverstein has gradually & humbly become an institution in the San Diego music scene. It all started several years ago with The Habitat (which has more recently become Habitat House), a craftsman style home in Golden Hill where Silverstein lived, held live shows, and produced music for many folks. Señor Silverstein then went on to publish an e-book advising inspired music-heads on How to Run a Successful House Show Venue, while continuing to produce records for countless artists after moving to North Park.
Silverstein is currently in the process of building a recording studio from the ground up at his home in North Park, pulling out all the stops by enlisting the design services of Wes Lachot. We are very excited to listen to the next phase of this story unfold as Silverstein is armed with a proper production space by which to help bands up their game on record.
Without further adieu, here’s a mix that Roy put together for us… a final Minstrel Fridays mixtape for 2011.
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These are a mix of bands and songs that deserve some attention. Some I know personally, others I admire from afar. Some, I’ve even had the pleasure of working with. Some played in my livingroom. They all keep it real.
Illustration by: Joe Majalca & Kelly Merchant (friends of mine who make ”adult” coloring books: link)
Roy Silverstein
roy.silverstein@gmail.com
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- The Shivers – Only In It For The $$$
- Jeremy Jay – In This Lonely Town
- Cass McCombs – Sacred Heart
- Broadcast – Tears in the Typing Pool
- P:ano – Noni Song
- The Finches – Natural History
- Key Losers – Limited Time
- The Delgados – The Light Before We Land
- Tahiti 80 – 1,000 Times
- Papercuts – Outside Looking In
- South China – Sun Sets on Washington Ave
- Sharon Van Etten – I Fold
- Paleo – The King James Fakebook
- The Love Letter Band – College Kids
- Mira Cook – Back in your Lovin’ Arms
- Khonnor – Daylight and Delight
- Nire – The March
- The Clientele – The House Always Wins
- Low – Death of a Salesman
For this week’s installment of Minstrel Fridays, we are honored to share with you a mix by one of the artists from VOLUME (opening reception is TONIGHT, 6/24)– San Diego legend Otis B. Known simply as “O”, he sings loud and paints abstract pieces like the one shown above.
Here’s some background on O, as told by Trouser Press:
Otis Barthoulameu, who chooses to be known simply as O., was the renaissance man of the early ’90s San Diego scene. Besides fronting fluf and playing guitar in Olivelawn, the hefty singer/guitarist has been a roadie (for the Muffs), oft-published skateboarding photographer, record producer (for further, among others), van driver, stagehand (Ministry’s Psalm 69 tour), 7-inch single manufacturer (Rocket From the Crypt, Tanner) and a T-shirt hawker at his own shows — all in the name of no-bullshit rawk’n'roll, the music to which he’s zealously dedicated.
Take a listen to O’s mixtape, aptly named Songs I Love…
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- “I Get Along” – The Libertines
- “Post Break-up Sex” – The Vaccines
- “Talking to the Dog” – Obits
- “Karina” – Ryan Adams
- “Sultana” – Son Volt
- “Frail and Bedazzled” – The Smashing Pumpkins
- “New Disaster” – Elliot Smith
- “Plans” – Dinosaur Jr
- “A Forrest” – The Cure
- “Air Mattress” – Conor Oberst
I can’t wait for summer. Bright skies. Bike rides around the hood. Tall boys in the park. Swimming in the ocean. Passing out on the beach. Long days and warm nights. So this playlist is my blessing for a real San Diego summer. It’s the soundtrack to your perfect summer day. It’s coming…I can feel it.
- Kevin Ho, Co-Owner of MIHO Gastrotruck
www.MIHOgastrotruck.com
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- All Summer : Kid Cudi, Best Coast, Rostam
- Go Outside : Cults
- Eyes Be Closed : Washed Out
- Morning Thought : Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr
- If You’re Changing : White Denim
- Rosita : Helado Negro
- Lust For Life : Girls
- Marathon : Tennis
- Apollo : Danger Beach
- California Birds : ABADABAD
- Swim : Surfer Blood
- Down On Loving : The Soft Pack
- Wavves : Wavves
- Johnny Too Beef : Mos Dub
- House of Balloons – Glass Table Girls : The Weeknd
- No One Can Touch Us Tonight : jj
- Blessa : Toro y Moi
- Most Wanted : Cults
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P.S. from S&D:
Enjoy a perfect summer day and some great farm-to-street food with Kevin at the Lafayette Hotel & Swim Club this Sunday. He’ll be there with his co-conspirator Juan to celebrate the MIHO Gastrotruck 1-year anniversary! Details on their weekly schedule.
I’m a California girl who likes good music (especially that sweet soul music). “Songs in the Key of Sunshine” takes its inspiration from summer. Those lazy hazy crazy days of summer. Well, these songs mostly reflect the lazy and hazy days. Songs I want to listen to while sitting poolside or floating on an air mattress, carefree and with nowhere else to be. Laying on a blanket burying my feet in the sand. Enjoying picnics and BBQs in the park. Leisurely driving on a road trip to the desert or up and down the coast. Maxin’ and relaxin’. Songs that sound like a laid-back clear warm sunny day. Classic California postcard snapshots. Easy breezy sun-soaked landscapes. Of course, there are many more songs that I could listen to all summer long. This may be the first of many summer mixes to come…
DJ Claire
www.yodjclaire.com
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1. Billy Stewart “Summertime”
2. Stevie Wonder “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing”
3. McNeal And Niles “Summertime”
4. Toots & The Maytals “It’s You”
5. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings “Inspiration Information”
6. Kool & The Gang “Summer Madness”
7. Roy Ayers “Everybody Loves The Sunshine”
8. Shuggie Otis “Sweet Thang”
9. Syreeta “Harmour Love”
10. The Beach Boys “Wouldn’t It Be Nice”
11. The Main Ingredient “Summer Breeze”
12. Phyllis Dillon “Make Me Yours”
13. Los Yaki “Sonia”
14. Booker T. & The MG’s “Time Is Tight”
15. José Feliciano “California Dreamin’”
16. The Clash “Charlie Don’t Surf”
17. Betty Padgett “Rocking Chair”
18. Os Mutantes “Baby”
19. The Kinks “Waterloo Sunset”
20. Sly & The Family Stone “Hot Fun In the Summertime”
21. Gil Scott-Heron “I Think I’ll Call It Morning”
22. Mos Def “May-December”
23. Stevie Wonder “Summer Soft”
Graphic designer and occasional ukulele-craftsman Casey White recently set up shop with us down at The Bakery. Before returning to his native San Diego, Casey spent several years in New York and last year in Taos, NM living in one of the infamous Earthship dwellings. By day, Casey and his best friend run Plan B Branding, developing brands for baseball clubs. In the eve, you’ll find Mr. White (who recently became a father) kicking back with his family.
Here’s a mix of tunes that Casey’s been listening to lately – enjoy the random assortment!
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- Sea Talk – Zola Jesus
- The Morning – The Weeknd
- La Femme D’Monsieur Jones (Air x Mike Jones) – The Hood Internet
- Sleepyhead (Le Chev Remix) – Passion Pit
- Sick – Salem
- Post Acid – Wavves
- Jangling Jack – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
- Spottieottiedopaliscious – OutKast
- Dancin’ On Ya (Remix) (feat. Xzibit, Paul Wall & Murs) – Get Busy Committee
- you can sell anything (produced by diplo) – Das Racist
- Inkredible (feat. Lil Wayne & Rick Ross) – Trae the Truth
- Keep It Warm / Lemonade / Rill Rill – Telephoned
- Yah! (feat. Petty) – Buraka Som Sistema & Petty
- Tigerlily (DYWHAP Blend) – Major Lazer & La Roux
- Fever – La Lupe
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