I hope the new site will bring more compelling music through the door and more listeners too. Mike’s hard work is also encouragement for me to try and up my game. I plan to work harder at the writing and showcase more concerts in the events calendar. Also, I hope featuring the artwork of the mixes will get everybody more engaged. More better, more better, more better!

On that note here’s a mix by B&W veteran Jason Reimer.  A nice follow up to his NightDay Mix.  I actually finally met Jason in person when I was in Dallas over Thanksgiving. We have about 80 mutual friends so it was really cool to finally have some TexMex together. This compilation is mixture of American popular music and foreign exotica with a few knuckle balls thrown in there for good measure. Have a listen.

My roommate Bob Jones pointed me towards this quote by Brian Eno from this Guardian article. I begrudgingly agree with the sentiment if not the exact analogy. Definitely food for thought and perhaps apropos for this site’s third year around the sun. Here’s hoping good things are to come. “I think records were just a little bubble through time and those who made a living from them for a while were lucky. There is no reason why anyone should have made so much money from selling records except that everything was right for this period of time. I always knew it would run out sooner or later. It couldn’t last, and now it’s running out. I don’t particularly care that it is and like the way things are going. The record age was just a blip. It was a bit like if you had a source of whale blubber in the 1840s and it could be used as fuel. Before gas came along, if you traded in whale blubber, you were the richest man on Earth. Then gas came along and you’d be stuck with your whale blubber. Sorry mate – history’s moving along. Recorded music equals whale blubber. Eventually, something else will replace it.”

Jason Reimer – DayNight Mix:

Messiaen, Olivier – Feuillet inedit No. 4
Junior Parker – Tomorrow Never Knows
Howlin’ Wolf – Evil
The Last Poets – Wake Up, Niggers
Epstein – Waking Life Featuring Seven Star
Dr. John – Danse Kalinda Ba Doom
Area Code 615 – Russian Red
The Byrds – Draft Morning
T2 – J.L.T.
The Daktaris – Voodoo Soul Stew
Can – Vitamin C
Bernard Estardy – Cha Tatch Ka
Sam Sklair – Zambesi
Brigitte Bardot – Contact
Alessandro Alessandroni – Spiagge Azzurre
Misha Mengelberg Trio – A Bit Nervous
John Fahey – Dance Of Death
Sun City Girls – 3D Girls
Nick Drake -  Was Made To Love Magic
Nina Simone – Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
Bob Dylan & The Band – Bessie Smith
Mack Sigis Porter – The Seventh House

I’ve been following the “Event Promoters” Ordinance deal here in Chicago pretty closely the last couple of days. It was pretty outstanding to watch the reaction of the music/theater community. A vote on the legislation has been postponed due to said reaction. I happened to catch 47th Ward Alderman, Eugene Schulter, on Chicago Public Radio’s Eight Forty-Eight this evening talking about the legislation. In my opinion, he doesn’t really answer any of the questions posed to him, but take a listen for yourself. Hopefully, the legislation will just die. More than likely it will come back up in a month or so. Please keep an eye out. I fear it could be absolutely crippling for the underground music scene in Chicago.

I’m starting a regular DJ gig at the Streetside Café this Friday. I’ll be doing a 10 to midnight set every third Friday followed by Michael Lacy (who has held down that night for ages). Should be a ball.

Jason Reimer – NightDay Mix

Disque 9 – The Coveting
turzi – Afghanistan-0
Takako Minekawa – Maxi On! (Dymaxion Remix)
Frank Zappa – Approximate (edit)
Gilberto Gil – O Canto da Ema.1
Dwayne Sodahberk – Devoiced
Chrisma – Wanderlust.1
Gary Numan – Observer
Laghonia – Someday
Stumptone – Halfforgotten
DOUBLE – Soul Cougar
John Cale – Gideon’s Bible
The Zombies – Care of Cell 44
Gal Costa – Pontos de Luz
El Michels Affair – Musings To Myself
Darondo – How I Got Over
The Roots – Baby
Tunji Oyelana and The Benders – Ifa
Studio – Origin
Arkansaw Man – Angels_Aliens
Roads to Space Travel – Still Lame Punk
Bedhead – Extramundane
Tre Orsi – Measured Against
Lungfish – You Did Not Exist
Clutchy Hopkins – Alla Oscar
Faust – Flashback Caruso
Angels of Light & Akron/Family – Dylan Pt. 2
Michael Small – Leaving The City – End Title

I made my first trip to Out of the Past Records here in Chicago this weekend to try and pick up some jams for my dj gig at the Streetside tonight. It was amazing. Hard to believe I’ve lived in Chicago for nine years and never been to this joint. Thousands and thousands of records. I was so blown away it inspired me to finish my Google map of Chicago record stores. If I missed someplace you think has some really solid music, please let me know.

Jason Reimer – Feast and Famine

1. Jacob Smigel – The _Hee-Ahhh_
2. Mekons – Snow
3. Tom Zé – Dor e Dor
4. Piero Piccioni – Funky Lovers
5. Mayo Thompson – Horses
6. Filarmónica Fraude – Epopeia
7. Rudy Ray Moore & The Soul Rebellion Orchestra – Creeper
8. RUTH – Roman Photo
9. Mission Giant – Trunk Full of 12-volts
10. Benoit Pioulard – Triggering Back
11. Part Timer – Unwritten Letter no. 9
12. Gastoni, Lisa – Una Stanza Vuota
13. The Cure – M
14. Lizzy Mercier Descloux – Hard-Boiled Babe
15. Ulan Bator – Soeur Violence
16. Tom Waits – Russian Dance
17. Menomena – The Pelican
18. Public Image Ltd. – Poptones
19. Pluramon – Formant
20. Califone – Slower Twin

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