Author Archives: dave
July 26, 2011 with Dave Feeny [Cassette Archives]
Dave Feeny is a record producer, musician and all around nice guy who has been doing great stuff in this city for years. He runs the Tempermill, puts on the Sounds of Spirits show at the Magic Stick, gave Jim Diamond his start in Detroit, is a member of American Mars and Blanche (if they […]
July 18, 2011 with Jim Diamond [Cassette Archives]
Jim has always been a fan of Asian garage rock. I knew this. And when he said he was going to bring nothing but Asian records, I said, “Do it!” but I didn’t really believe he would. He did. I learned a lot about Lilis Surjani, who Jim called “The Madonna of the East” – […]
July 12, 2011 with Chris Koltay [Cassette Archives]
I’ve gotten to know Chris Koltay (of Hi-Bias Studios) through several mutual musician friends who have worked with him, and we had a nice road trip together along with the band Rescue when they drove us back from SXSW one year. The music covered a lot of ground that night and our collections worked really […]
July 5, 2011 – SUPERPARTY with the Beggars and Collosus
This is so far my only night that didn’t feature a guest DJ – instead we had the Beggars, one of Detroit’s most fun rock’n’roll bands, and their pals on tour, Collosus. For the music that night, I kept it to mostly good ol’ rock’n’roll. Unfortunately, this is one of the only tapes I can’t […]
June 28, 2011 with Mike Trombley [Cassette Archives]
Mike Trombley has made a very successful transition from an in-demand musician to an in-demand DJ. I first met him as the friendly clerk at Harmony House Berkley and then got to know him much better as the drummer of the Sights in two different eras. He has since created several DJ nights which have […]
June 21, 2011 with Richie Wohlfeil [Cassette Archives]
Richie Wohlfeil was the original host of Tuesday In the Forest and also is a drummer with several bands around town. When we did this night together, we had just arrived home from a six week European tour with Chain and the Gang. He is now running his own record store in Hamtramck called Lo […]
June 14, 2011 with Augie Visocchi [Cassette Archives]
Augie Visocchi, singer/songwriter/guitarist/roommate/father/cook was my guest DJ and also did a special solo acoustic set. The live set was recorded hot to cassette and can be heard below, along with the 90 minute mixtape recorded from our records that night. The setlist from the live set was: “My Little Brother Just Discovered Rock N […]
June 7, 2011 with Rich Hansen [Cassette Archives]
Rich Hansen has a long history with local music in Detroit. He used to be the primary booking agent for the Lager House in what some might consider its glory days. He also managed the Paybacks and probably did some other things I’m not aware of. He brought a lot of great blues, gospel and […]
May 24, 2011 with Matt Smith [Cassette Archives]
Matt Smith, leader of Detroit’s underappreciated groups Outrageous Cherry and the Volebeats, has a record collection that is vast and runs deep. DJing with him is always an education in great bands that I’ve never heard of, but good luck tracking down your own copy. He also played a special acoustic set, which was recorded […]
May 17, 2011 with Doug Coombe and Chuck Sipperly [Cassette Archives]
Doug Coombe is a ubiquitious photographer who has taken the best photos of nearly every band in Detroit over the last 10 years. Being in a few of those bands, I’ve known Doug for a long time and he’s probably one of the nicest guys around. Doug brought with him his favorite DJ from Ann […]
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