Last night I got the chance to DJ the last party of the Crybaby Gallery here in Asbury Park. They’re moving to another location, and to celebrate their last show in that particular space, they had an opening ( or should I say closing?) and party. The name of the show was SuperFantasticDoubleFunTime, and featured local and national artists such as PorkChop, Squindo, PunchGut, Jason Ruolphena, Joe Nicita, Bradley Hoffer, Seen, and a slew of others. The vibe was great, the beer was flowing from the makeshift cooler aka the claw foot bathtub. It was a who’s who of the Asbury Park Music and Art scene throughout the night. The First Night monthly has been notorious for really sucking. The city of Asbury Park has tried theme nights for their FN activities which in the past were quite ridiculous. It’s hard enough to get people to come into this town (it’s a great town, come see for yourself!), but to pull some corny shit month after month just was not working. They do not cater to the population that makes it work, but rather to what they think the population should be, but doesn’t live here. I could go on for days, maybe it’s for another blog. There are many talented and creative individuals in this area, and they always show up strong for these kinds of events. It looks like this new experiment with FN worked, and I’m glad to have been a part of it once again.

There was a Latin theme this First Night, so DJ Jack the Ripper, Silent G, and myself held it down on the turntables with the Latin flavor. Much fun was had, the art was some of the best I’ve seen in that gallery since it’s inception, and the music of course, was right on point. Enjoy some photos from the night, as well as my set list:

DJ Prestige and DJ Jack the Ripper aka Los Gigantes

PorkChop Work

PunchGut Work

DJ Prestige Setlist

Banda Uniao Black – Yeah Yeah Yeah/ VampiSoul
Ray Barretto – Soul Drummers/ Fania
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers – Cubano Chant/ Columbia
Tito Puente – Guataba/ Tico
Mongo Santamaria – Stoned Soul Picnic/ Columbia
Les McCann – El Soulo/ Pacific Jazz
El Topo – Descarga Jibara/ Guanin
Earl Coleman & the Latin Love In – Sex Drive in D Minor/ Worthy
Pamoja – Oooh, baby/ Lotus Land
Pucho & Latin Soul Bros. – Freddie’s Dead/ Zanzee
Cal Tjader – Solar Heat/ Skye
One G Plus Three – Summertime/ Paramount
Bobbi Humphrey – Uno Esta/ Blue Note
TNT Band – The Meditation/ Cotique
The Joe Cuba Sextet – Bang! Bang!/ Tico
Senor Soul – The Mouse/ Whiz
Chuck Womack & the Sweet Souls – Ham Hock & Beans Part 1/ ReJoint
East L.A. Car Pool – Linda Chicana/ GRC
Cal Tjader – Soul Sauce/ Verve
El Gran Combo – Gran Combo Jala Jala/ Gema
Ramsey Lewis - One, Two, Three/ Cadet
Grant Green – Tico Tico/ Blue Note
Los Angeles Negroes – Quiero Grabes en Mi Piel/ Parnaso
Willie Bobo – Bobo! Do That Thing/ Tico
Joe Bataan – Shaft/ Fania
The Mariachi Brass feat. Chet Baker/ Hot Toddy/ World Pacific

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