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No-Good Nick

Movin On Up!

About Me

I am a cheeky monkey.

My Interests

vinyl, tweed, soulwalking, concrete jungles, thai food, whiskey, microbrews, europe, south america, subcultures, boys that smell like whiskey and smoke, and SAUDADE!

I'd like to meet:

Come see me play records at the NK Lounge in Brooklyn this Friday!

Music:

mod soul yeye cool jazz beat bossa anything TIMELESS

Movies:

classics.

Television:

i see no evil.

Books:

by graham greene, orwell, heller, vonnegut, murakami, ishiguro, umberto eco or calvino.

Heroes:

no, hoagies.

My Blog

Playlist: Stereolab night at the Burlington

This was my last night playing records in Chicago, so I'm touched that so many great people came out, and grateful to the Burlington for hosting it. It was a blast. I thought I'd deviate from the st...
Posted by No-Good Nick on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:45:00 PST

Playlist 6/30 Burlington Bar

a little funkier than i usually play it, but it's summer.  thanks to all who attended. ____________ DIVORCE COURT The Five Du-Tones a song about a stupid marriage.. BABY DO THE PHILLY DOG Th...
Posted by No-Good Nick on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:48:00 PST

Playlist, Burlington Bar Chicago 6/1

I played records again at the Burlington last sunday, which gives me an opportunity to blog about what I've been listening to lately. For music geeks only:SLINGSHOT The Shortwave SetThis is actually ...
Posted by No-Good Nick on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:19:00 PST

Mr. Emotion and the Magic Potion: Chuck Jackson and Lou Johnson

Chuck Jackson and Lou Johnson had more in common than just suave good looks, succinct stage names and powerful baritones. Both were trailblazing balladeers, progenitors of a unique and sophisticated b...
Posted by No-Good Nick on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:14:00 PST

More Forgotten Babes of Rock: Evie Sands

In mid-1960s New York, Drama was the daily special.  The Brill Building, headquarters of the girl group sound and home to many of America's greatest pop songwriters, shook from the onslaught of t...
Posted by No-Good Nick on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:56:00 PST

Establishment Blues: the Music of Sixto Rodriguez

Detroit's Sixto Rodriguez released his first 45 on the small Impact label in 1967 under the pseudonym "Rod Riguez".  The wistful folk-rock tune "I'll Slip Away" earned Rodriguez lazy rock journal...
Posted by No-Good Nick on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:47:00 PST

The Muse of Bossa Nova: Nara Leão

Nara Loffego Leão (1942-1989) was not only bossa nova's defining female voice (her sweet, unaffected lilt later became the template for the schoolgirl vocal stylings of Astrud Gilberto).  She was...
Posted by No-Good Nick on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:52:00 PST

Forgotten Babes of Rock: Helen Shapiro

At age 14, Helen Shapiro was the queen of England's burgeoning teen beat scene, hosting her own television program and scoring no less than eight top ten hits between 1961 and 1963.  With her bou...
Posted by No-Good Nick on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:55:00 PST

Soulful Clown: A Terry Callier Sampler

Renaissance soulman Terry Callier should be as widely heard and appreciated as his soul jazz contemporary Stevie Wonder, but he remains a relative unknown even in his native Chicago.  Still, his ...
Posted by No-Good Nick on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:17:00 PST

Bustin' Loose Playlist February

we had a great crowd last nite, but due to schedule changes at subT, we're not sure when the next one will be. in the meantime, here's my top 10.1. Ya-Ya - Tamiko Jonesa funky starter that just build...
Posted by No-Good Nick on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:00:00 PST