Shag Frenzy

Shag Frenzy - Saturday 19 August 2006

2006-08-17T10:25:00.000-04:00

from manchester to ibiza to downtown hartford...

shag frenzy is happening again this saturday, 19 august, at our new location sweet jane's. please come out, drink some fab spirits, and dance the night away with us.

additionally, we're confirmed to be back at sweet jane's on saturday, 16 september.

deejays: johnny strangler, garage flower, markie gee, brut zero, death in jim
music: balearic acid, dancerock, indie, madchester, industrial, goth, postpunk, new wave, electro

new in the mix this month: the rapture (new 12"), radio 4 (new mixes 12"), etc.

no bloody cover.
top one, nice one, get sorted.

speziale: $2.50 pabst blue ribbon drafts & $5 apple martinis, all night long.

giveaways: justice's new ep "waters of nazareth", with mixes by erol alkan. they sound like fellow-french disco twiddlers daft punk mixed with a bit of insanity. imagine daft punk hanging out with the likes of the prodigy or something. brutal electro music for brittle minds. courtesy of ed banger records/vice/wea.

shag frenzy...where love is life
saturday, 19 august 2006
9p-2a
free of charge as you walk in the door

sweet jane's
88 pratt street
hartford

street parking & morgan street garage all within short walking distance.

New Venue for 19 August

2006-08-09T11:20:00.000-04:00

We got fucked out of our previous space that we held for all of a month. The turnout was great, the management sucked, and they basically booted us out for some crap hip hop night. Whatever...they are a bunch of assholes and we don't need them.

So, having said that, we have a new, albeit, temporary home for August. Details as follows:

SHAG FRENZY at SWEET JANE'S
88 PRATT STREET
HARTFORD

SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2006
9p-2a
NO COVER (so you have no excuses whatsoever)
DRINK SPECIALS: $2.50 PBR DRAFTS, $5 APPLE MARTINIS, plus loads of other stuff at "better than you were paying before" prices

The night is in trouble. We want to keep it in Hartford. We may take it to New Haven. We may end it. So, if you can, please come out, show your support, and help us keep this thing going. We're determined to make it work in this town.

Shag Frenzy @ Factory, Saturday 15 July

2006-07-11T10:34:00.000-04:00

We checked out the Crux drum 'n bass night this past weekend, and the new venue is ACE! Large dancefloor, good sound, pool room, lounge area with like 10-15 chairs/sofas, smoking patio, lit parking lot, free parking, lots of parking, no crap lot attendants, etc. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO KEEP THIS NIGHT GOING. Please come out and dance with us! Details below...

Top one. Nice one. Sorted. The Summer Of Love 2006 is upon us. Pep up, strap in, fall in love. Viva Italia!!! Boo Zidane!!! We won't headbutt you in the chest, but we will surely give bear hugs.

Johnny Strangler's top 5 for the month:

Hardfloor "Acperience" 1992

Happy Mondays "Step On" 1990

My Bloody Valentine "Soon (The Weatherall Mix)" 1990

MARRS "Pump Up The Volume" 1987

Neneh Cherry "Buffalo Stance" 1988

As most of you are all aware, we are out of The Webster Underground, in search of greener pastures at Factory, located in Hartford's Parkville section of the West End. Basically, we're near Wood N Tap, Real Art Ways, Tisane, Half Door, Dishes, Alex R and Mike R, y'know...a much nicer, safer area with our own free parking lot. No worries about your car windows getting smashed or $6 Guinnesses.

DRINK SPECIALS (9PM-MIDNIGHT):
* $2 PBR cans
* $3 Jager shots
* $4 Red Bull & Vodka
* $5 Apple Martinis

DEEJAYS:
* MARKIE GEE - Beats from Essex to Detroit, from Nitzer Ebb to Derrick May
* BRUT ZERO - New Wave, Electro/Clash/Tech/House, resident of Crux, Hartford's only Drum 'n Bass night
* GARAGE FLOWER - Indie/Britpop, Dancerock, Postpunk, The Faint to Joy Division, The Rapture to Belle & Sebastian
* yours truly JOHNNY STRANGLER - Baggy/Madchester/Indiedance, Beats from Manchester to Miami, Deee-Lite to New Order, Happy Mondays to Fatboy Slim

GIVEAWAYS:
* Thom Yorke cds and swag (singer out of Radiohead), courtesy of XL Recordings
* Primal Scream girlie tank tops, courtesy of Sony
* Mew girlie shirts, courtesy of Sony
* FRENCH KICKS cds and swag, courtesy of Star Time International

INFO:
* SATURDAY, 15 JULY 06
* 9PM-2AM (the drink specials start with the opening...get your drink on first and dance with wreckless abandon later)
* $5 COVER
* FREE PARKING LOT

ADDRESS:
* 45 BARTHOLOMEW AVE, HARTFORD
* DIRECTIONS From I-84 E or W, take Exit 46, LEFT onto Sisson, LEFT onto Park St, RIGHT onto Bartholomew Ave.
* LOCATED IN THE OLD TROUTBROOK BREWING CO/SPAGHETTI WAREHOUSE (look for the neon lights)

www.shagfrenzy.com www.myspace.com/shagfrenzy

Shag Frenzy - reissued, recycled, and repackaged...

2006-06-29T13:10:00.000-04:00

From Sir Johnny Strangler:
Some of you know may have already read it on Scary Bunnies...
This Saturday night, 1 July, is our final night at The Webster Underground. So please, if you can, support us at the lasy hurrah in the original location. We're going to have a blast, and I plan on playing Haddaway's "What Is Love" in order to be Roxbury'ed by lovely ladies as I was last night. Maybe even another slow dance number full of those old awkward high school slow tempos we loved so well.
9PM sharp...we want the dancefloor moving all night long. So do it.
The Protokoll show was amazing!!! Such a great band, and totally deserving of all the buzz.
More pictures at Shag Frenzy

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The new location is as follows:
We're taking over the old Troutbrook Brewhouse/Spaghetti Warehouse in the nice Parkville section in the west end of Hartford, near Real Art Ways, Wood N Tap, etc. The night will be called Shag Frenzy at Factory, as the club will be called Factory when we are there. We're teaming up with 2 other djs, Markie Gee & Brut Zero, who will be spinning anything from old industrial to electro to Detroit/Chicago acid. Sara and I will be doing our usual sets, just like normal. We have 2 dancefloors, 4 deejays, and 4 drink specials. Yes, we have specials! They are:
$2 PBR cans
$3 Jager shots
$4 Red Bull & Vodkas
$5 Apple Martinis
The first Shag Frenzy at Factory is 15 July at 9pm. It's 21+ from now on, with the same cover of $5. There is free parking in our spacious lot, so no worries about gangwars and broken glass anymore. Please spread the word...flyers printed as we speak so we'll have nice glossy color ones at the ready.
>>>To all the French Kicks fans out there...we may have them playing the pop music on our stage on 7 October, if all goes as planned. Details soon. Trying to figure out what they need as far as cash and how cheap I can keep the tickets. Ideally, we would like to keep it at $5, but it may be $7 or something. Not too big a deal.
new address/info below:
SHAG FRENZY @
FACTORY
45 BARTHOLOMEW AVE
HARTFORD
Directions:84 E or W, Exit 46(left) onto Sisson Ave.(left) onto Park St.(right) onto Bartholomew Ave.At the old Troutbrook Brewing Co./Spaghetti Warehouse (look for the neon lights)
"Shag Frenzy...because nothing else in this world really matters."

In a few days...Shag Frenzy w/ Protokoll

2006-06-13T09:54:00.000-04:00

Saturday, 17 June, 2006!!! This weekend!!!

Shag Frenzy w/ Protokoll (from Allston, MA)
The Webster Underground
31 Webster Street
Hartford
18+
$5

This weekend, we have a band playing with us from Allston, MA, called Protokoll. You can hear some stuff here. So yeah, we got this band travelling and we need to play them some dough. Again, support is needed and appreciated. Bring friends, bring yourself, be seen with the mighty and keen.

Doors at 9PM...come in and drink a couple before the band plays. There will be drink specials, we're just unsure of what they are right now. But, rest assured, we will have specials. The Webster is being cool and working with us to make your drinking experience a fantastic one. We'll have the new Futureheads album News & Tributes playing in the background (more info here. We'll have some Futureheads giveaways as well, including promos of the new album, some cd singles, and some 45's on black wax!

Band at 10PM...support independent music, support Protokoll. These guys are talented and you can move and sway to them just like if you were seeing The Cure or Depeche Mode. Yeah, they're that good. Make their first time in Hartford a special one.

Deejays at 11PM...after the boozing and live music, it's time to dance. Sara and I will be playing the beats that keep ya neat. Plus, we'll be giving away Nine Inch Nails/Bauhaus/TV On The Radio (coming 20 June to NE Dodge Music Center, formerly Meadows, yadda yadda) tickets to some lucky patrons, courtesy of WCCC. Also got some Belle & Sebastian, Serena-Maneesh, Peaches, and Mogwai promo cds to give away as well. You can come out of here a winner!!! So don't be a loser!

And, please, vote for Sara (Garage Flower) on the Hartford Advocate's Grand Band Slam poll. In the DJ category, naturally.

Dance Like It Is OK

2006-05-01T13:26:00.000-04:00

Tracks I’ve been diggin’ lately:

Arab Strap: Speed-Date
Arctic Monkeys: Dancing Shoes
Belle & Sebastian: For The Price Of A Cup Of Tea
Bloc Party: Little Thoughts
Calla: It Dawned On Me
Chromeo: Needy Girl
The Cloud Room: Waterfall
The Concretes: Chosen One
Danger Doom: Sofa King
Elefant: Lolita
Ellen Allien: Down
Every Move A Picture: Signs Of Life
FPU: You Don’t Pay My Bills
Hard-Fi: Living For The Weekend
Hot Chip: And I Was A Boy From School
Kiki: Personality
Lady Sovereign: Random
Lyrics Born: Stop Complaining (Morcheeba/Capricorn II Remix)
M.I.A.: 10 Dollar
Martini Bros: Dance Like It Is OK
Mates Of State: Fraud In The 80’s
Men, Women & Children: Dance In My Blood
Mobius Band: The Loving Sounds Of Static
Morningwood: Jetsetter
The Neon Judgement: The Fashion Party (Millimetric Remix)
Placebo: Drag
Radio 4: Enemies Like This
She Wants Revenge: Broken Promises For Broken Hearts
The Spinto Band: Oh Mandy
The Streets: When You Wasn’t Famous
Test Icicles: Circle Square Triangle
Throbbing Gristle: Hotheelsunited (Carter/Tutti Remix)
Tom Vek: CC (You Set The Fire In Me)
VHS Or Beta: Night On Fire
White Rose Movement: Girls In The Back

Make requests for this Saturday's Shag Frenzy (6 May) here or leave 'em on our Myspace.

xo...Johnny

The Reflex – Move Your Feet to the Retro Beats

2006-04-24T15:38:00.000-04:00

Mark your calendars for May 10th!! Have you done it yet? I’ll wait… The Reflex starts on that date, and you don’t want to miss it.

The Reflex is no longer a lonely child, it is a Retro Dance Party at Sweet Janes on 88 Pratt Street. Sweet Janes is Hartford's newest nightspot, with a rock and roll twist, and we are taking it over every Wednesday night, from 9pm til close.

The Shag Frenzy duo is taking you back in time, and left of the dial, spinning our favorite retro tunes. From Glam to Punk, New Wave to Disco, The Reflex is a treasure in the dark.

The Set List

2006-04-19T11:57:00.000-04:00

Saturday night was fantastic – a big thank you to all who came out to the Webster Underground!! The wonderful Tom has already put up the pictures at Shag Frenzy – just a sampling of our two favorite bartenders:

Spring is becoming a busy time for us…We are working on a Retro Dance Night at Sweet Janes in downtown Hartford, with definite dates announced here soon. Next month Shag Frenzy starts going twice a month, so mark May 6th and May 20th on your calendar now. Also, check out our ad in next week’s Hartford Advocate.
We are also working on booking our very first band at Shag Frenzy – they have been deemed a hotly tipped band in 2006 by Steve Lamacq himself (they are that wonderful!!)
Stay tuned to this blog…

Setlist from Saturday night…

JOHNNY STRANGLER SET ONE
JSBX – Mars, Arizona (DFA Remix)
LCD Soundsystem – Beat Connection
VHS Or Beta – Disco Paradise
Lady Sovereign – Ch Ching (Cheque 1-2 Mix)
Hot Chip – (Just Like We) Breakdown (DFA Remix)
Daft Punk – Da Funk
Mannequin – Take Me To The Club
Queen Of Japan – D’ya Think I’m Sexy?
Metro Area – Orange Alert (DFA Remix)
The Rapture – Sister Savior
Gang Of Four – I Love A Man In Uniform
New Order – Touched By The Hand Of God

GARAGE FLOWER SET ONE
Love & Rockets – Ball Of Confusion
Shriekback – Nemesis
Joy Division – She’s Lost Control
Miss Kittin & The Hacker – Life On MTV
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Cities In Dust
The Faint – Symptom Finger
Interpol – Evil
Hard Fi – Cash Machine
The Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
Ladytron – Destroy Everything You Touch
Soulwax – Another Excuse (DFA Remix)

JOHNNY STRANGLER SET TWO
Expose – Exposed To Love
Evelyn ‘Champaign’ King – Shame
Yazoo – Situation (Richard X Remix)
Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Performance Mix)
Madonna – Hung Up
Cybotron – Clear
Goldfrapp – Number One
Soft Cell – Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go?
Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You
Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Gladys Knight & The Pips – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Radio, Radio
The Jam – Town Called Malice (Live)
Duran Duran – The Wild Boys

GARAGE FLOWER SET TWO
Morningwood – Jetsetter
Franz Ferdinand – The Fallen
Le Tigre – Deceptacon (DFA Remix)
LCD Soundsystem – Disco Infiltrator
Tom Vek – I Ain’t Saying My Goodbyes
Goldfrapp – Ooh La La
The Sounds – Song With A Mission
She Wants Revenge – Tear You Apart
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
The Psychedelic Furs – Pretty In Pink
We Are Scientists – Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
The Clash – White Riot
The Killers – Somebody Told Me
Blur – Girls & Boys

(a bunch of others were played by us, but we forgot to write them down…)

April Showers bring new music - Clear Static show and more

2006-04-12T12:47:00.000-04:00

Much love to Scary Bunnies for the lovely mention of our new blog. If you have not read Scary bunnies, it is the essential Hartford blog.

Clear Static show last night was wonderful, but very short. There was a pretty good reception for them as well – perhaps others are addicted to watching the “Make Up Sex” video currently “On Demand”. It was obvious most people were there to see Kill Hannah, but we are still in that post vacation stupor, so we cut out after seeing Clear Static. So what do they sound like? I hear a lot of Duran Duran, which makes me like every other music journo to review the band. Mr. Strangler and I have been listening to the record quite a bit, and just love the synths and newer wave vocals. Though Mount Sims did a wonderful remix of the single, most of the stuff is dancey on its own.

This Friday is the return of the Hipster Happy Hour at Room 960. Both Johnny Strangler and myself will be spinning the indielicious lounge tunes, plus trying out a few new ones pre-Shag Frenzy. Check it out after work (5-7pm), and enjoy the $3 minitinis as a warm up to Saturday night. After that, it is off to the Webster Underground for the new goth/industrial night Theatro del Orrore. Our wonderful doorman Vinny is starting this up for all those people who still reminisce about the heyday of Bound.

Our nice, long vacation has given us a chance to listen to a bunch of new music. We have been seriously digging the new Eagles of Death Metal, the upcoming Radio 4 release, The Spinto Band, as well as all sorts of loveliness from the wonderful Totes Umbrellas and Rich Girls are Weeping blogs. Other stuff we plan to play this weekend (besides tracks from the upcoming DFA Remixes album): the Le Tigre mix of Standing in the Way of Control from the Gossip, the Subways, Test Icicles, Belle and Sebastian, Lady Sovereign, Tom Vek, She Wants Revenge, Every Move a Picture, Hard Fi, Goldfrapp, Calla, and more.

Shag Frenzy this Saturday

2006-04-10T15:55:00.000-04:00

April's edition of Shag Frenzy is this Saturday, and it promises to be better than ever thanks to the folks at Astralwerks. The first 50 people receive a wonderful SXSW Comp of Astralwerks artists (it has some GRATE stuff-promise!) .
We also will be playing the new DFA remix album (Le Tigre, Gorillaz, Chemical Brothers) - it is HOT!! We have some vinyl copies of the DFA album, as well as the debut Editors' Back Room album, to give away as well.

18 to Shag, 21 to Frenzy. Cover is only $5, plus drink specials (just ask our lovely bartenders)

Dance to the underground...come out and disco down. We always play the beats that keep ya neat.

Shag Frenzy
9PM-2AM
The Webster Underground
31 Webster Street
Hartford 06114

www.myspace.com/shagfrenzy for more...