Tonight at Local 121, Timothy “ cozy music” O’Keefe and Jason “LLAMAproduct” Tranchida and my “ The World’s Slowest Dance Party” self will be playing music for you.  It will be a lot like this video, but with fewer pastel-painted oil barrels:

Tonight’s Listening Party at Local 121 is a meet und greet for Providence Community Radio, celebrating its 10th anniversary of “Working to bring non-profit community radio to greater providence since 1998.” Sadly, as of right now their website is not working. Dudes! But come down tonight for special guests; burrito slinger Tyler Long, Cynthia Reed, and your gracious host Tim O’Keefe. Local 121, 10pm, free.

On the last Tuesday of every month, the Armageddon Shop DJs break out their IPods and head to the E&O. What do they play? Um, hard to describe. When I caught them at the Fez last month it was some weirdo metal, some scary/awesome satanic stuff from Norway, probably, and I think they played some Stooges. The point being it was really good and you’ll be perplexed and entertained. Buy them a drink and request some Pentagram. But don’t stay too late, because you have to head down to Local 121 for our weekly shiteshow Loaded! where we also play stuff you won’t hear anywhere else, like lost forgotten classics by the Charlatans UK, Chameleons UK, the London Suede, British Sea Power, basically any band that incorporates something English into their moniker. And The Jackson Five, because you can’t not play The Jackson Five, am I right or am I right?

Sen Jack Reed is having some kind of mini-fundraiser/hanging-out tonight at Twist at 500 Angell St. He’s asking people to join him for, “A little fun, lite fair, and conversation.” and to donate a contribution equal to your age — “or any age you’d like to be.” 5-7pm.

Then, tomorrow there’s the rain-date for the snowed-out Young Dems fundraiser from December. 6-9 8-10 at Local 121.

I keep on forgetting to post about Sundays at Local 121 — The Colonel spins R&B, reggae, and new wave, and the whole Sunday night crew formerly of Talk of the Town hangs out a bar-tends. Best way in town to spend a Sunday night.

10pm-1am, 121 Washington St.

L.O.A.D.E.D. (it stands for nothing) is back and tonight I’ll speak for myself (and K-Leav) by saying I’m going to play a shitload of Primal Scream. Who the hell were Primal Scream? Yikes! I’ll give you a brief video primer on their classic Screamadelica album after the jump. Meanwhile, as always we’ll be at Local 121 tonight for our Tuesday night romp thru all the britpop, indie rock and glam classics you can handle. We like to party.
Local 121, 10pm, free!

Screamadelica, the video primer: (more…)

(It’d be a pleasure to have your company.)

• Fox Point Bath House rehabilitation opening (Fox Pt history at 6, reception at 7.)
• NH primary results at Local 121, downstairs
• Loaded, Brit-pop and junk, Local 121, upstairs

Blog geeks and trolls from across our littlest state will gather at Local 121, to watch the NH primary results.  On the big screen, in the basement.  (Conveniently located directly below where Eric and the whole Loaded crew will be spinning come 10 or so.)

It was awesome at first, and you knew just how to play me — all coy, and keeping your distance. But then that veneer of mystery started to fade. The heels, the eye shadow, the awkwardly undemocratic electoral structures — I feel like I can see right through them all now.

To be honest — and it might be hard for you to hear — I’ve met somebody else. New, exciting, and really low maintenance.

I know that my emotions might seem fickle, but deep down inside we both had a sense that this long-distance thing just wasn’t meant to last. I don’t think we have much of a romantic future, but I’d like to stay real good friends. And who knows what’ll happen — three, four years from now. Maybe even an awkward one-nighter in Novemeber… this world’s a crazy place.

TUESDAY NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY PARTY @ LOCAL 121, on THE BIG SCREEN!!!!!

(Sponsored by the Daily Dose, RIFuture, Fairvote, and probably Not for Nothing.)

Hey everybody! Here are Jaime Lowe’s awesome pictures of our little shindig. Now all of you who were there can re-live the glory and for those of you who missed it now you’ll know better for next time.

A very special holiday Geek Night at AS220:

Please join us at the last get together of Providence Geeks in 2007 and celebrate Rhode Island’s future Geeks!

In the spirit of the holiday season and giving back to the community, Providence Geeks is a proud sponsor of Rhode Island’s 2008 FIRST FTC Robotics Challenge. The program provides high school students the opportunity to build working robots and test their creations in head-to-head competition.

And friends-of-blog Matt and Jason spinning at 121:

People:

Tomorrow Jason and Tim O’Keefe and I will all be DJing at Local 121. It will be festive and fun, and last night I went to the last Macy’s one-day sale before Christmas and stood in line for like an hour to buy some totally gay apparel just for the purpose.

Hope to see you there,

Matthew

Jackson and I are back in the habit tonight at the Taproom for our third of many lowdown DJ sets to come. To see the whole Taproom DJ schedule check out the Local 121 Myspace, graciously maintained by the lovely bartendress Lara (who typically joins us for our lil’ party). To get a taste of the Hip House, Funk, Soul, and Basement Jams you might here, click this link.

Okay, folks. The big announcement:

The first annual Daily Dose holiday party will be on TONIGHT TUESDAY, December 13th 18th, 9pm-ish, at Local 121.

Dosers Micah Jackson spinning your all-time fave holiday classics by the Chipmunks, Burl Ives, and Paul McCartney. With a heavy sampling of Vince Guaraldi, laid down over Kurtis Blow’s phat Christmas beats: