#Joe Bataan

[guessimdumb]

Joe Bataan - I Wish You Love (Part 1) (1972)

As I sat in the crowd at a high school graduation earlier this week, the band began playing a song that I instantly recognized. The younger folk that I was sitting with insisted it was a song by Laufey, while I saw things differently. I've posted Chris Montez's wistful version, but here is Joe Bataan's take. It's a bit mushy, but I like it; Part 2 is also pretty cool.

[cosmonautroger]

Joe Bataan, Drug Story, 2022

[soulmusicsongs]

Ordinary Guy - Joe Bataan (Gypsy Woman, 1967)

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

Live Concert Photography: Academy Records and Union Pool Presents Summer Thunder at Union Pool 7/7/24: Joe Bataan

Live Concert Photography: Academy Records and Union Pool Presents Summer Thunder at Union Pool 7/7/24: Joe Bataan @AcademyRecords @UnionPool @JOE_BATAAN

Live Concert Photography: Academy Records and Union Pool Presents Summer Thunder at Union Pool 7/7/24: Joe Bataan Summer Thunder is a free weekly summer showcase, presented by Academy Records and the folks at Union Pool that features up-and-coming nationally and internationally touring acts and DJs at the Williamsburg hotspot and music venue’s back patio.  Throughout the course of the annual…

[gochujangst]

I have been listening to joe bataan's mujer nonstop for the past 4 days and I cannot get it out of my head

[philashworth]

-10 YEARS OF SOUL CLAP & DANCE-OFF POSTERS

-Featuring the artwork of Phil Ashworth

-TV EYE - 1647 Weirfield St. Ridgewood, New York

-Friday, March 22nd. 7-9PM

I did one of these shows back in 2017 when we had only been at this for 3 years and had about 15 posters but now after 10 years and 47 posters in total, Jonathan Toubin and I decided it's time to get these babies back up on a wall for round 2. The poster shows kicks off at 7pm, March 22nd at TV EYE followed by live music from Joe Bataan and then all night dancing with dee jays Jonathan Toubin and Tenosh.

[wavcheck]

[doomandgloomfromthetomb]

The B-52's - Roseland, New York City, April 19, 1982

I was in NYC for a couple of days earlier this month and though time was limited, I did of course find a minute to visit a local record store — Academy Records on W. 18th St. Digging through the $5 bin, I found a nice copy of the B-52's' David Byrne-produced Mesopotamia mini-album, which I've always loved, but have never had on vinyl before. A no-brainer! As I checked out, I noticed that Mesopotamia had been recorded at Bob Blank's Blank Tape Studio, and some quick Google mapping revealed that I was just moments away from where that studio used to be on 37 W. 20th St. A legendary spot, as a footnote in Jesse Rifkin's great This Must Be The Place details:

"[T]he studio's discography includes Television's seminal punk single "Little Johnny Jewel"; disco hits by Musique, Class Action, Crown Heights Affair, and Inner Life; groundbreaking remixes by deejays like Larry Levan, Francois Kervorkian, and Tee Scott; and no-wave/mutant disco albums by the likes of James Chance, Lydia Lunch, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, and DNA. It was the favored studio of genre-bending auteur Arthur Russell, and classic albums by Talking Heads (Speaking In Tongues), the Gun Club (Miami), Joe Bataan (Mestizo), Ashford & Simpson (Solid), the B-52's (Mesopotamia), Miami Sound Machine (Eyes of Innocence) and Sun Ra (Lanquidity) were all tracked there."

All that and Madonna's first single, too! New York City is like this, of course — a neverending web of connections, a labyrinth of layers upon layers upon layers. You could spend your life walking down its streets, discovering the strange stories behind every building's facade. I could never hack it there full-time, but god bless the people who can!

Anyway — the B-52's! What a wonderful band. Here they are at Roseland (239 W. 52nd St.) right around the time that Mesopotamia came out. A killer SBD tape, featuring an expanded lineup: Dave Buck and Ralph Carney on horns. We get a bunch of the new mini-album, plus plenty of stuff from their already stuffed back catalogue. As with any B-52's tape, I'm sure it's not as good as being there in person, but it's still one heck of a party. Nip it in the bud!

(Oh and hey — this old Pitchfork column of mine has more live jams if you need to further celebrate the miracle of the B-52's.)

[guessimdumb]

In the years since I first posted this tune, I've listened to this song probably a hundred times, and it has become an all time favorite.

Listen little boy you sure look tough but I'm afraid I'm gonna hafta call your bluff and then she struck me on the head, left me on ma knees, she said "Listen to yo Daddy, don't mess with me"

Joe Bataan - Subway Joe (1968)

This little vignette of riding the subway in NY is both funny and catchy.

[ellethelynx]

Dev Patel headcannon 💌

— You guys decided to travel among Latin America! Imagine all the beaches, the transparent water, bringing a camera all along. The sun rises, people moving through you both holding hands tightly trying to not lose each other.

— The giggles you both shared do excitedly! It is your first trip together!

— Your hotel is close to the beach and by the night you both bring a towel and lay on the sand, listening to the sound of the waves, sharing your plans and thoughts about the places you had just visited.

— Dev holds your hands and dances cheerfully with you. His hands sliding through the back of your body, bringing you closer and closer... Hiding his face in your neck by the end of the song... Strong hands on your waist... Nose sliding through your neck... His hair tickles your warm cheeks...

— Dev finds the album Saint Latin's Day Massacre by Joe bataan and just falls in love. He's going to listen on repeat all day, I'm sorry 😁!

[soulmusicsongs]

Too Much Lovin' - Joe Bataan (Gypsy Woman, 1967)

[louisstephaneulysse]

Bande son / Joe Bataan - Subway Joe

[alienbeads]

Dog Day Afternoon - playlist (2/2)

[angelloverde]

"Mo Soul" Player Playlist 3 November

De-Phazz - Pressurized

Greenwood Rhythm Coalition - Tabaco y Ron (TM Juke & Jack Baker Trio Rework)

Fertile Ground - Yellow Daisies (Nicola Conte Remix)

Joe Bataan - Keep The Change

Blo - Gotta Get Me A Better Head

Herbie Williams - Funky From The Get Go

Al Green - Simply Beautiful (King Most Redirection)

Betty Padgett - It Would Be A Shame

Marcia Griffiths - Feel Like Jumping (Daytoner Edit)

Mo Horizons Feat. Yanez - Cowboy Bossa

Osunlade - Crazy You

Bluey Incognito - Got To Let My Feelings Show

Sister Sledge Feat. Kathy Sledge - You Fooled Around (Joey Negro Mix)

Nicola Conte & Gianluca Petrella - New World Shuffle

Gerardo Frisina - Gica's Dance

If you really want to enjoy music and help musicians and bands, buy their lp’s or cd’s and don’t download mp3 formats. There is nothing like good quality sound!!!

(Angel Lo Verde / Mo Soul)