31 Mar Matador Playlist 3/23/17

Thank you for joining me once again, Gentle Reader(s), for another episode of Ye Olde Matador Playlist. It has been a very quiet winter and early spring indeed on Galisteo Street but we—DJ Inky, bartender Gus and doorman extraordinaire Lawrence—soldier on regardless. This last Thursday was on its way to being no exception to that trend and by the time 10 PM rolled around there were maybe a dozen people in the bar, give or take. One of those in attendance was T.C., whose birthday had apparently been the previous day. T.C. was still in a celebratory frame of mind and he requested some ’80s/’90s vintage music of the danceable variety. I was happy to comply.

 

There was a couple sitting at the bar not far from the DJ Inky nook and the female portion of the couple introduced themselves to Gus by way of saying that her husband was, or had been, the drummer for the notable Austin anarcho-punk wack jobs the Butthole Surfers (meaning he was either King Coffey or Scott Matthews—I have no idea). She started requesting Reagan-era dance music too and faster than you can say ‘PBR, please Gus,’ a full-blown Matador dance floor throwdown was underway. T.C., who is not an individual of small stature, was hurling himself about the room with admirable gusto and Mrs. Butthole Surfer and a couple of other folks were doing their best to keep up. T.C. was additionally expressing his exuberance by screaming YAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!! YAAAAAAAAAAAH!! at the top of his lungs. Gus had Apocalypse Now-Redux playing on the big screen and T.C., apparently inspired by this epic cinematic offering, started yelling YAAAAAAAAAAH!! KILL EM ALL!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAH!! It was fairly chilly out this particular evening and Mrs. B. Surfer was wearing a white cashmere sweater underneath her coat. Once she got sufficiently warmed up she yanked this off and continued on cutting the nonexistent rug in her brassiere. T.C. howled—YAAAAAAAAAAAH!!—Mrs. Surfer flailed and shimmied, Gus and Lawrence and Your Humble Narrator watched with all due amusement. It was turning out to be an interesting evening after all.

 

After an extended application of hisself to these heroic exertions T.C. sat back down at the bar to cool off with a refreshing beverage, Mrs. B. Surfer pulled her sweater back on, and I began to downshift the vibe from dance madness mode. T.C. continued to howl YAAAAAAAAAAAH!! at considerable volume while seated at the bar but after two hours this particular jape had finally begun to lose its charm. Gus suggested that T.C. give it a break, Mr. and Mrs. B. Surfer melted away into the night and once again it was another quiet Thursday night at the Matador. It was interesting while it lasted and I was impressed by T.C.’s ability to scream constantly for two hours without losing his voice. I almost always wake up hoarse the morning after my Matador gig, just from trying to chat with folks over the music.

 

So there you have it, Gentle Reader(s)—another memorable evening at Ye Olde Matador Lounge, where the good times never stop. Come down and join us sometime and, yes—you can dance, you can scream (for a while, anyway), and you can take your top off too. That’s just how we roll.

 

Grammar of Life – Charles Bukowski
Brown Eyed Handsome Man – Chuck Berry
Mexican Grand Prix – Mogwai
Mule Skinner Blues – Roy Acuff
Hallucinations – the Raveonettes
Bubbles In My Beer – Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
8th and Alvarado – Die Nasty
Mess Around – Ray Charles
Kamera – Wilco
Territorial Pissings – Nirvana
Son of a Preacher Man – Bobbie Gentry
Are Friends Electric? – the Dead Weather
Yume No Ukiyo Ni Saitemina – Momoiro Clover Z + Kiss
Can’t Hardly Stand It – Charlie Feathers
Cowboys from Hell – Pantera
Dance Away – Roxy Music
My War – Civil Rights
Flashlight – Parliament
Let’s Call It Off (Girl Talk Remix) – Peter Bjorn & John
Long Live Rock – The Who
Joy – PJ Harvey
I Should Have Known Better – the Beatles
Intro – the xx
Petition the Lord with Prayer – the Doors
Dead Rats, Dead Cats – the Doors
Break On Through – the Doors
3’s and 7’s – Queens of the Stone Age
We the People… – A Tribe Called Quest
Velvet Underground – Jonathan Richman
The Magnificent Seven – the Clash
We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together – the Velvet Undergound
Wasted Days & Wasted Nights – Freddy Fender
Down On the Street – the Stooges
Honky Tonk Blues – Hank Williams
Good Times, Bad Times – Led Zeppelin
All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down – the Mavericks
I Felt Like A Gringo – the Minutemen
Sing A Simple Song – Sly & the Family Stone
San Pedro – Mogwai
El Paso – Marty Robbins
Genius of Love – the Tom Tom Club
DLZ – TV on the Radio
Louisiana Mama – Gene Pitney
Helpless – Sugar
Skypager – A Tribe Called Quest
Other Side of this Life – Jefferson Airplane
Up On the Sun – Meat Puppets
Funkify Your Life – the Meters
Enola Gay – the Hillbilly Moon Explosion (request)
Heart of Glass – Blondie (request)
Don’t You Want Me – Human League
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) – Talking Heads (request)
Rock the Casbah – the Clash (request)
Ch-Check It Out – Beastie Boys
Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears
Material Girl – Madonna
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
London Calling – the Clash
Just Can’t Get Enough – Depeche Mode
You Know I’m No Good (feat. Ghostface Killah) – Amy Winehouse
Where It’s At – Beck
Friday I’m In Love – the Cure
Help I’m Alive – Metric
Starry Eyes – Roky Erickson
Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry
Do That Stuff – Parliament (request)
I Fall to Pieces – Patsy Cline (request)
The Girl Can’t Help It – Little Richard (request)
Throw It Away – Black Lips (request)
Eternity – White Hills
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes – X
I Found You – Yvonne Fair
Nice n’ Sleazy – the Stranglers
Shining Star – Earth Wind & Fire
Seven Nation Army – the White Stripes
Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
Under Pressure – David Bowie + Queen
Little Minx – Dum Dum Girls
Kites – Geographer
Night of the Phantom – Larry & the Blue Notes
I Can’t Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) – James Brown
I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down – Elvis Costello & the Attractions
You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry
World Without Tears – Lucinda Williams
Buona Sera – Louis Prima
Happy Trails – Roy Rogers & Dale Evans (feat. Trigger on Badfinger)
Taxi – Bryan Ferry