subsdance set, 4/19/11

Substance at Belmont

2132: Antibalas, "Beaten Metal"

Opening track on 2007's Security

2137: Bell Biv Devoe, "Poison"

New jack nostalgia

2142: Childish Gambino, "Put It In My Video"

Donald Glover

2145: Chromeo, "Fancy Footwork"

Community used this track

2148: Neon Neon, "Dream Cars"

Boom Bip and Gruff Rhys collaborate concerning the life of John DeLorean

2151: Neneh Cherry, "Buffalo Stance"

One of my favorites

2157: Pet Shop Boys, "Domino Dancing"

Comfortably nestled in the late '80s

2201: Raphael Saadiq, "Keep Marchin'"

Former Tony Toni Tone frontman, his solo work is routinely great

2204: Abba, "SOS"

I promised Twitter I would play Abba

2207: Toy, "Rabbit Pushing Mower"

An aptly named ensemble

2211: Big Boi ft. Janelle Monae, "Be Still"

As good as the collabo would suggest

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the belmont to kill me this weekend

As a deadly storm approaches, Norfolk has both severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings. So hopefully things will be super wild at the Belmont tonight. I've blogged here about Substance (Subsdance), and tonight is the birthday party for Papa Subsdance himself, DJ Hazel, Sean Grimes if yr nasty. Khori Johnson will be dropping in on the ones and zeros, and I'm thinking of doing some hype man duty for him. I'm fairly sure Mr. Grimes loves hype. Things get percolating around 10.

On the off chance I survive this, the Belmont is not stopping there. It won't stop there. Sunday night (April 17, 2011) at 9 brings us the first non-secret public performance of Jason Kypros' Plan B Wolf Gang Kill Them All movement. Feast yr funny bone on some of the videos they've thrown together and turn up for the show.

Kypros Ouzo #2 - watch more funny videos

Kypros Ouzo - watch more funny videos

The Interview - watch more funny videos

substance has khori

That's Childish Gambino, the nom de rap of my Community obsession Donald Glover. I mean, he's no Alison Brie, but dude is funny as hell and it turns out he can also emcee. I actually felt proud of myself for turning my friend Khori Johnson on to the ChildishDonaldGambi

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Khori is one of the funniest cats I know and, as seen in the silhouette image, a heroic soldier. He also has an ace taste in the musicalism and was one of my greatest supporters in sets at Substance before an unfortunate detour to Iraq. Substance, or as I always like to spell it, Subsdance, is an open decks DJ night at the Belmont on Tuesdays. It is one of the coolest nights of music constantly percolating in Norfolk presided over by some of the nicest people you ever could meet.

The wonderful thing about Subsdance is that it gives you music you don't hear at the bars and clubs every night, but the personal favorites that smart music obsessives are passionate about. It is not streamlined for massive acceptance, but

when you don't like something, a whole new flavor of deep cut is coming up within the half hour. It is a rare oasis of true pop eclecticism in this crazy town.

It is my pleasure to tell you that Khori is back from a war and in town for the next week or so, just in time to do his first Subsdance set. I have no idea what it will comprise, as I could never predict his mp3 shuffle. He does have soft spots for colorful underground hip hop, eccentric mainstream hip hop, French house & its fallout, and winning indiepop, because that is how cool he is. In any case, it is sure to transmit the giddy joy he is known for infecting people with.

Catch him at the Belmont on Tuesday (April 12, 2011 if yr nasty). You won't be sorry for long.