i'm throwing one. at the ace hotel in palm springs. communal dinner, halloween movies, smilebooth, costumes, late night swimming! halloween is my favorite night to play records so i am beyond excited. we have a lot of surprises for this one but i thought i would throw it out there... put a big red X on the calendar!

i have listened to a lot of music over the last few days trying to judge the contest for the free room giveaway at the ace this sunday... i was introduced to a lot of new music, and while there were a few mixes that really stood out, we were forced to choose only 2. thanks so much to everyone who made a playlist and participated in the contest!

WINNER #1 Lou: In no particular order: 1. Outcast - Good Evening (Dream Big) 2. Camera Obscura - French Navy 3. Coconut Records - Microphone 4. Dick Dale - Taco Wagon 5. Hockey - Too Fake 6. Glass Candy - Beatific 7. Luscious Jackson - Life of Leisure 8. Rilo Kiley - The Money Maker 9. Pharrell & Snoop - That Girl 10. Mickey Avalon - My Dick p.s. I forgot to mention that my playlist comes w/ 2 bonus tracks. 11. The Streets - Geezers Need Excitement 12. Tom Jones - She's a Lady And as if this playlist isn't already the shit. It also comes w/ 1 tequila shot... and maybe a taco : ) put mickey avalon - my dick on a playlist and you have my attention, add anything by the streets and i'm really listening close... throw in a shot and a taco and you are a winner! i laughed really hard at that lou. thanks for the playlist. please come and say hello on sunday, hopefully you'll have that taco and shot ready to go when i start at 10. WINNER #1 dana salant: below is an eclectic mix filled with soul & rhythm & funk - the perfect answer to any sunday afternoon...(ps 10 was tough) ! 1. the way you make me feel (michael jackson) 2. everybody wants to rule the world (tears for fears) 3. raspberry beret (prince) 4. respect (notorious b.i.g.) 5. here i am (all green) 6. double dutch bus (frankie smith) 7. get it together (jurassic 5) 8. i know what i know (paul simon) 9. can i kick it? (tribe called quest) 10. this is how we do it (montell jordan) i can feel the energy from this mix just by reading the list! that is the sign of a good playlist (if you know the tunes that is!!) thanks dana! now, if you see a guy walking toward me with a taco and a shot will you please follow him to the dj booth so i can meet you too!?! i hope you'll both bring me a cd with your mix on it for the drive home.!

gonna keep it simple this month. you come up with a playlist of 10 songs that inspire you (old, new, rock, hip hop i don't care) and post it in the comments below. the list that we like the best will be featured on the blog (linking to you) and you will win a deluxe fireplace balcony room at THE ACE HOTEL PALM SPRINGS for SUNDAY AUGUST 22nd (as a special bonus, i'll be playing records in the amigo room, maybe i'll play a few of your jams!)

last month's party at THE ACE HOTEL PALM SPRINGS was the most fun i have had djing in waaaaaaaaaaaaay too long! this month i have some special guests coming with me, and as usual i have a deluxe patio fireplace room to giveaway... get on it!

i'm doing it the last sunday of every month now (except august which will be the 22nd)

wednesday the 21st tacos, margaritas, danceparty, smilebooth, buddies... and it's free!!! i can't think of a reason not to go! malo in silverlake upstairs 7pm-late

JEEZ GUYS, THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THE CLEVER SUBMISSIONS!!! we decided that there were just too many good ideas out there to choose only one! so there are two winners who will be staying for free at the ace this coming sunday night and dancing their faces off at our new danceparty here are the winning ideas: from "FREDO" I think a free-form contest, where folks can submit anything that will inspire or palm springs related (pictures, songs, poems, essays, etc.) will get the most submissions. and from "WHITNEY" (no, not our whitney!) since it's a joint project with OLOL...it should be a photo contest based on things people love: dance, outdoors, people, etc. Most creative and expressive wins!

so here is the plan... we have combined these two ideas and come up with the contest for next month (sunday july 25th) submit anything inspired by the flashdance / the ace hotel / palm springs & you by creating a piece of art (collage, video, audio, poem, dance moves, etc but somehow incorporating photography) and posting it to your blog / site / etc and post your link in the comments below. the submission(s) that most cleverly and completely express those three elements will win a free night in a king patio fireplace room at the ace hotel in palm springs sunday july 25th. submissions must be made by midnight (PST) friday july 16th

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i played a wedding last month in san miguel de allende and it was pretty amazing. the town is a stunner, the couple was incredible, and their friends' and family know how to have a good time (to say the least)!

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