Shine On is next big thing! It’s a new indie pop night at Public Works on first and third Wednesdays, featuring some beloved local DJs hipping us to a very special era in rock history. DJ Jamie Jams fills us in:
We’re going for a late 80s, early 90s, UK indie vibe, drawing heavily from Smiths influenced jangly guitar pop (Smiths, Wedding Present, Stone Roses, early Primal Scream) but also more underground cuts from Sarah Records, Creation Records, Slumberland Records, Rough Trade Records and Factory Records.
The idea is to use that as a reference point and mix in all the classic garage, girl groups, punk and post punk stuff that influenced the C86 movement, with the 90s, 2000s, and current bands that draw from that sound. There’s also going to be a baggy/dream pop/shoegaze element as we follow the late 80s musical progression.
If we stick around long enough, we might even drift a bit into acid house territory, but I think its going to take a few nights before we start dabbling in that more than a little bit.
Here are some pertinent details on tonight’s inaugural edition:
Matinee film screening, 9pm-11pm. This month’s film: Upside Down: The Story of Creation Records.
$5, Free with RSVP before 11pm. $3 Olympia cans and cocktail specials all night. $2 shots before 11pm.
RSVP and invite your friends here.
After the jump, a handful of relevant tracks, in YouTube video form, hand-selected by Jamie Jams himself. Thanks, Jamie!
My Blood Valentine – Paint a Rainbow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYqrlaU3k-w
Another Sunny Day – Anorak City
Golden Dawn – My Secret World
St. Christopher – All of a Tremble
The Wake – Crush the Flowers
I have all those records, too, but you don’t see me flaunting it.
Dude, WHY NOT? IF YOU GOT IT, FLAUUUUNT IT!!!!#!!
You just did.
ha. served. ; )