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My set from Wednesday the 16th, 5-10pm, first of a two-night run of happyhour gigs. Mostly funk and hip-hop, with a bit of soul and ska and other surprises: Maceo & All The King's Men- Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin) The Impressions- Why Don't You Check Out Your Mind The Temptations- Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down King Curtis- Memphis Soul Stew Pete Rock & CL Smooth- T.R.O.Y. The J.B.'s- Pass The Peas Milly & Silly- Getting Down For Xmas Bob James- Take Me To The Mardi Gras The Emotions- Blind Alley Curtis Mayfield- Power To The People Jimmy Cliff- The Harder They Come The Harry J Allstars- Je t'aime Bobby Williams- Funky Superfly (parts 1 & 2) Big Daddy Kane- Ain't No Half Steppin' Electric Jungle- Funky Funky Christmas Jeff Beck- Come Dancing Beck- Lloyd Price Express Das Efx- They Want Efx Nice & Smooth- Hip-Hop Junkies Kid Cudi- Make Her Say The Pharcyde- Runnin' Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band- Y...

I'm breaking a long silence here to mention a film that just opened in three cities. And if you know me (and if you're somehow reading this, I bet you do), please take my recommendation. The film is called "The Boys". It's a documentary on Richard and Robert Sherman. Now, odds are you have no idea who those people are, but I'd bet good cash you know many of the songs they wrote. "It's A Small World". "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers". "Tall Paul". "You're Sixteen [you're beautiful, and you're mine]". "I Wanna Be Like You" (from The Jungle Book). All the songs from "Mary Poppins", "Bedknobs And Broomsticks", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", "Charlotte's Web", and oodles of others. And it's a film that shines a light on unsung giants of pop culture, provides a great portrait of painful family dynamics, and (vitally) pulls at the heartstrings wit...