La Placita del Mercado...in Shelburne Falls 9/4 with Andujar and Studebaker Hawk

Join Studebaker Hawk and Andujar out in beautiful Shelburne Falls for a Tropical & Funk end of summer dance party. Wood dancefloor, outdoor patio, beer/wine and a giant fishtank! We'll be spinning Latin, African, Caribbean and funk/soul vinyl, bringing the heat to the West County hills! We'll kick off at 7:30 and dance til midnight. The $5 admission includes two drink tickets. Hope to see ya there...Sat Sept 4th at McCusker's, ...3... State St, Shelburne Falls (at the end of the Bridge of Flowers!) 01370

For the Facebook event page click here.
To see photos from the last one click here.

Some pics from La Placita del Mercado

Thanks to all the dancers, percussionists, partiers, etc for making this a wonderful summer welcoming. Thanks to Patti, Ingrid, John, etc for setting it up. Thanks to my DJ partner-in-crime Studebaker Hawk (below-with the stylin' hat). And thanks to Jonathan Capra for these photos. We'll do this party again in Sept.

Saturday Night!!!! (Tomorrow)

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La Placita del Mercado II

(poster by DJ Bongohead & Andujar)


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Summer Madness!!

To help you plan your summer swinging:

Thursday, June 3...Bio Ritmo and DJ Bongohead at the Iron Horse, Northampton.
I will have Rei from funky salsa machine Bio Ritmo on Clandestino on Monday 230-430pm (ET), WMUA.org. I also will have tickets to give away on the program.
Here's the Facebook event page (for those with FB):
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=119376411426648&ref=ts







Friday, June 4...The Equalites at Deja Brew, Wendell.
Valley reggae veterans.
Link: http://dejabrewpub.com/









Saturday, June 5...Naia Kete's Going Away Show with guests like Black Rebels, Kristen Ford and more at the old Dynamite Records spot in the basement of Thornes Marketplace, Northampton.
Another FB event link:
Here






Friday, June 11...Shokazoba and friends at the Elevens, Northampton.
Afrofunk jam.
Link: http://www.shokazoba.com/






Saturday, June 12...Shokazoba at the Moles Eye, Brattleboro.
Link: http://www.shokazoba.com/






Sunday, June 13...Kristen Ford Band and friends at Black Moon, Belchertown.
Benefit for Institute for the Musical Arts' Rock & Roll Girl's Camp. Featured guests include Abbie Barrett, Jen Tobey, Carrie Ferguson and others. Show some love!
Link here for the event details and here for the IMA's site.









Tuesday, June 15...Tony Allen at Middle East, Cambridge.
The afrobeat ambassador with a ten-piece band. Also with Uhuru Arika's Dancefloor Explosion.
Links: http://www.worldmusic.org/ and http://www.mideastclub.com/







Saturday, June 19...DJs Studebaker Hawk and Andujar at McCusker's "La Placita del Mercado" party, Shelburne Falls.
Welcome summer as we spin Latin, African, Caribbean and funk/soul vinyl. Bringing the heat to the hills!
Links: here is the event page for FB folks

And a few more we'll discuss later...
Monday, July 5...Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba event at the Energy Park, Greenfield.
Tuesday, July 13...Grupo Fantasma and Latin Night DJs at the Iron Horse, Northampton.
Saturday, July 24...Kaleta & Zozo Afrobeat, Shokazoba and DJ Andujar at the Elevens, Northampton.

La Placida del Mercado

We're going to be launching our first party in Shelburne Falls this Saturday night. The citizens at McCusker's Market, part of the Franklin Community Co-op, have asked me to collaberate on a dance party at their spot on the Buckland side of the river. Patti and Ingrid were kind enough to help put together what they are calling "la Placita del Mercado", a dance night at the market inspired by their recent trip to Puerto Rico. I drafted DJs 12XU and B-COMING to join me in dropping some funk damage in the sticks. There will be a heavy amount of african, funk, latin, reggae and other Carribean soul grooves, along with some Brazilian, cumbia, bugalú and soul. We're bringing only vinyl and will be going from 730 til about midnight.
McCuskers has a nice room with a huge fishtank, a keg of beer and some wine, along with a seriously nice outdoor patio (with tents-in case of rain) that will double as a dancefloor. The donation (suggested: $5 for the DJs) includes two drinks and all night love. Beer and wine is kindly provided by the Wine Merchant.
We hope to see you there!
This Saturday is September 5th, and the party begins at 730. McCuskers is located at 3 State St in Shelburne Falls, MA. It is about 15 minutes from Greenfield and 35 minutes from Northampton.
For more information call 413-325-3382 or email bombasticos@yahoo.com.