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Paco

Darkness flees where light shines brightest.

About Me

Peace, love, & music
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Plenty of great pics from the last events (Thanks Betsey!)
So many smiling faces and dancefloor freaks!
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"Happy feelings in the air, happy people everywhere"
So much funky dancefloor action
Pics of the HUMP crew...
DJ Rise w/ Reverend Pain on saxophone & El Cocinero on percussion
El Cocinero, Resinthol, Reverend Pain, Supafly
Coci, Res, Paco & Rise
Pics from "Naked Funk" - HUMP June 2007...
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HUMP crowd in action
Claude 9 bringin' the funk
Claude 9 with the Key-tar
Bigface - Funkiest Ape in Space
MC Tigre Liu - Support for the 1's and 2's
Supersonic Soul Squad flies away
Supersonic on the floor
Supersonic Soul Squad in action
Supersonic United

My Interests

Living the life I'm meant to live with friends and family I love : )

I'd like to meet:

Rupert Murdoch so I could punch him in the face.

Music:

Paco live at HUMP! - Click here to listen!

Soul-funk-jazz-hip hop-disco-blues-afrobeat-reggae-etc

RIP J-Dilla, Marvin Gaye, Fela Kuti, Larry Levan, Nina Simone, & Rick James (he did so much more than Superfreak!). Madlib, Stevie Wonder, Gilles Peterson, The Clash, David Holmes, Coldcut and DJ Food, Isley Brothers, DJ Harvey, Herbie Hancock, Roy Ayers, Jill Scott, Terry Callier, WAR, Cymande, Rufus/Chaka Khan, Amp Fiddler, Greyboy, Common, Slave, David Axelrod, Sly and Robbie, Grace Jones, Erykah Badu, The Roots, K-OS, Gil-Scott Heron, The Meters, Troubleman, Pharoah Sanders, Quantic/ Alice Russell

I still love HOUSE music, but too many people have watered it down with this bump-bump-bump-bump, play one style all night nonsense (Do a little crate digging and take some chances!).

Local bands Afro-Freaque and Blaze!

Some rock, indie, and other stuff too (Flaming Lips, Radiohead, etc.), but I just havent taken the time to explore lately. Im open to suggestions though!

Movies:

The Big Lebowski, The Shining, Capote, All the Good Men, Fight Club, I Heart Huckabees, What the Bleep Do We Know?, Baraka, Good Will Hunting, The Beach, Waking Life, Kill Bill, Rushmore, Saved, etc.

Television:

TV makes you stupid.

Books:

The Heart of Yoga, The Book of Secrets by Deepak Chopra, Last Night a DJ Saved My Life by Bill Brewster, The Future of Life by E.O. Wilson, Gardeners of Eden by Dan Daggett, Miles the Autobiography, The Story of B by Daniel Quinn, The Web of Life by Fritjof Kapra, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Myths to Live By by Joseph Campbell, Fast Food Nation, anything by Kurt Vonnegut or Edward Abbey

My Blog

Early voting for the Texas Primaries Feb 19-29!

Early voting for the Texas Primaries Feb 19-29! Click here to find out where to vote!A note to my friends,Don't be a dummy. Get educated about th...
Posted by Paco on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:23:00 PST

Set on Hypersonic Radio this Sat/ HUMP! 2 Year Anniversary next Wed/ Pics from Zombie Funk

Happy Holidays!I hope yours are treating you as well as mine : )Saturday NightMy guest set on Jason Jenkin's Hypersonic Radio 101X Saturday nights 10p-12aLive streaming at www.krox.com/hypersonic/My s...
Posted by Paco on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:25:00 PST

HUMP! calendar for June - August 2007

In addition to next Wednesday's event, we've got 2 very special events coming up in October and November - Free classic 45s and cds to the first 10 who can guess!   Now on to the next great...
Posted by Paco on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:00:00 PST

Jam on It - New mixes online!

"Move live (Paco & Tego December 8th @ Plush)"Join us again Friday, Feb 2nd!"HUMP! live August 16th"Join us again Wednesday, Jan 17th!"GRITS Halloweeen w/ Prince Klassen & Paco"Paco - "Out th...
Posted by Paco on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:44:00 PST

Thanks and Happy Holidays from the HUMP crew!

Last wednesday's HUMP! disco jumpoff / Austin Children's Shelter benefit was a slammin success and its all because of the folks who came out to celebrate, dance and donate for the kids. I just wanted ...
Posted by Paco on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 12:55:00 PST

Winter's Blessing (December lineup)

Plenty of good things coming in December, so mark your calendar!Friday, December 8th"Move" @ Plush, 607 Red RiverA night of house music classics new and old w/ Tego & PacoTego is the man, recently...
Posted by Paco on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:00:00 PST

Vote YES on Props 2 & 3

**PLEASE REPOST** Early voting at all locations happens until Friday, so get out there now and do your part!  November 7, 2006 is the official day to vote in favor of Parks, Water Quality & F...
Posted by Paco on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:53:00 PST

HUMP! calendar for August, September, & October

HUMP! is a monthly disco & boogie jam -  Don't sleep on this one!...
Posted by Paco on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:13:00 PST

"Out the Box" - Classic deep house & disco mix

Those of you who've been asking for a new uptempo/house mix - This one's for you : )Much love to The Davenport and JJ Lopez in San Antonio for the inspiration!Paco - "Out the Box" - Click here to list...
Posted by Paco on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:20:00 PST

Paco at HUMP! live set

Check out this little teaser from one of our recent HUMP! nights.  It's damn funky!   Join us next Wednesday, July 19th w/ special guest Supafly : ) Paco live at HUMP! - Click here to ...
Posted by Paco on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 01:20:00 PST