LA Taco Radio debut with soul and funk music

L.A. Taco Radio is in the air! Indeed. Indeed. The Prime. Episode number one, L.A. Taco Radio. What is up, loved ones? My name is Johnny Scott Gramercy. I'm your host and I was selected this evening in the beautiful new WePlay Radio studio here in downtown Los Angeles. Big thanks to Jeremy Hansen, the proprietor of WePlay Radio. Big thanks to Alex at L.A. Taco Radio. I'm going to play some soul and funk for you tonight. And I think you're going to dig it. It's all gravy from here on out. Tonight I put together a little bit of a show of some of the L.A. artists that released music in the last year or so, 2015. Not really a best of, per se, but just a collection of some of the great artistry that's coming out. I'm going to start you off with L.A. band Orgones. Some tough, sexy, adventurous sounds. Orgone. They're playing at the Mint December 31st for a New Year's Eve show. If you like this tune, you can find out more from their website, orgonespace.com. This tune's called Don't Push Your Luck. Enjoy, loved ones. Orgones. Tell me you want me to sing you a tune. Cause I've been stringing you along and it ain't fair Ain't fair That some things change, some things don't I'm wishing that I will but I feel like I won't at all And you want it all But you've been giving me the kind of love The kind of love that it's hard to quit And as long as you're still hanging round Running round You found me like it's easy come, easy go I try to run and hide but you always make me show it all And you want it all I'm not gonna tell a lie I might fall in love with you, baby, if the time is right I got my reasons but don't give them to me I'm not the kind I'm not a girl who likes to wear a heart on her sleeve But I know you wish I was the only one If you had to put me under the gun I'll tell you baby, sometimes something good is enough It's better if you don't push your luck And it's not like I'm trying to say Trying to say that I don't want you It's just gotta be the way that I want But I want you to just be cool, kick it and chill Meet up with you later if I want to Can I feel it all? Can we feel it all? I'm not gonna tell a lie I might fall in love with you Baby, if the time is right I got my reasons but I'll keep them to me I'm not the kind of girl Who likes to wear a heart on her sleeve But I know you wish I was the only one If you had to put me under the gun I'll tell you baby, sometimes something good is enough It's better if you don't push your luck And it's not like I'm trying to say Trying to say I don't want you But I know you wish I was the only one Who could have the courage To say the words I need to say So I guess in the end That a girl That a girl That a girl That a girl That a girl Needs to be That there's nobody tying me down Tie me down If you tie me down I'll just run wild Spread my wings It wouldn't be too long before I won't feel anything at all Do you still want it all? I need to have the courage To say the words I need to have the courage To say the words I'm not gonna tell a lie, I might fall in love with you, baby, if the time is right. I got all my reasons, but I'll keep them to me. I'm not the kind of girl who likes to wear her heart on the sleeve. But I know you wish I was the only one. If you had to put me under the gun, I'll tell you, baby, sometimes something good is enough. Oh, it's better if you don't push your luck. Oh, sometimes something good is enough. It's better if you don't push your luck. I know you're gonna be the right hand. This part is no good for you. I know you feel a bit lonely. Your mama should have followed you. Friends have found them all. You're out finding something new. Still you hate to watch them go. Tell me you're gonna make it. Tell me you're gonna make it. Tell me you're gonna make it. Tell me. Tell me. Oh, no. I know you're done with all the running. They say your brothers don't good for you. I know you're feeling it, Lord. And you're praying for the good to do. But that's about to get a little bit real. And there's a light at the end of the road. You know the art of tossing it all up. So tell me how you're going to make it home. Oh, I can't hold. I can't hold. I can't hold. I can't hold. I can't hold. I can't hold. I can't hold. I can't hold. I can't hold. I can't hold. I can't hold. I can't hold. I can't hold. I can't hold. I can't hold. So I can get ahold So I can get ahold Mr. Junior Thomas and the Volcanoes. It's a strong LP called Beware. That tune is called Get a Hold of You. Next up, the one and only Thundercat. Them changes. Funk's not dead. Get a Hold of You It must have fell when I lost my mind Deep in the cup, drowning it in pain Somebody help, cause I can't find my way Nobody move, nobody move I Somebody tell me how I'm supposed to feel When I'm sitting here knowing this ain't real Ain't real Why in the world would I feel like this? I give my heart to you Just to watch you throw away the trash I've been juggling so long I don't think I can hold on Where were you when I needed you the most? Now I'm sitting here with a black hole in my chest A heartless road Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. When they find out what I'm talking about with that, they're going to be like, oh, he's nasty. Start off the set with Monophotics. That was a little bit. to bed music as the intro. And then LA's own Orgone. Don't push your luck from there. Beyond the Sun. A little bit earlier this year on the Shinachi Entertainment label. We followed that up with Junior Thomas and the Volcanoes. We'll get a hold of you from their Beware LP. That is out on the Truth and Soul record label. After that, the one and only Thundercat with Them Changes. From his record, sort of an LP. Sort of an EP. Titled The Beyond, Where the Giants Roam. That is out on the Brain Feeder label. And Thundercat bass virtuoso. But so much more though, you know. He's got a lot of nostalgic quality to his voice. Then we wrapped up that set with Loke Lion. Rain was the name of that tune from his Funk Soul Hip Hop LP. A little bit earlier this year, self-released on the Loke Lion Lounge label. Loke Lion's a productive LA artist. Tons of music and videos on his website. lokelion.com l-o-c-l-i-o-n dot com That brings us right up to present time. Loved ones, this is LA Taco Radio. My name is Johnny Scott Gramercy. Thanks for kicking it. We got a lot more music for you. So proud and equal parts jazzed, hyped, and excited to be a part of the LA Taco team. Right now on lataco.com, check out Oh, this is a cool one. I'm going to go ahead and show you guys a little bit of my favorite! Tell me you have a good Tell me you have a good you're not around for climate so you go up you go visit the mural mile up there in the climate you stop by Mike's have some pancakes climate easily the mural capital Los Angeles I know I might piss a couple people off but it is and years and years of tradition I got lucky enough to be taken on a little mural tour tour by a climazone Levi Ponce second Levi Ponce's second generation anyway LA taco radio check out the check out the website la taco calm you kick it for a while man you want to hear some more music next up is the internet go with it and that's it for today I'm Mike Ponce and I'll see you next time on the show that's featuring Vic Mensa a Chicago rapper producer that's from their ego death LP their third LP recorded in the singer Sid's basement that is out on the odd feature label I'm gonna follow it up with Kamasi Washington saxophonist composer producer from Englewood California Kamasi Washington final thought there's a name of the tune from his LP out a little bit a couple months ago maybe three months ago called the epic that is also out on the brain feeder label it's a huge record loved ones once you check it out and after that more followed up with Adrian young loved ones if you need to email me for any reason there's some questions concerns please absolutely do so emails best way to go you can email me at LA taco radio at gmail.com l period a period taco radio at gmail.com my name is Johnny Scott Gramercy thank you so much for coming by stick around there's a lot more music you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you! know what's your mind if you would have been gone just roll with it take your time that she crossed the legs i knew she wanted something take a chance and dance with me relax and let your hair down i made a joke and i know you want me to it's you babe just go with it take your time it's all right right babe now you're gonna be giving it up you know you like me me me me me Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, Oh, girl, it's so good. Oh, girl, it's so good. Oh, girl, it's so good. Oh, girl, it's so good. Oh, girl, it's so good. Oh, girl, it's so good. Oh, girl, it's so good. Oh, girl, it's so good. Oh, girl, it's so good. Oh, girl, it's so good. Oh, girl, it's so good. Oh, girl, it's so good. Oh, girl, it's so good. Oh, girl, it's so good. Tell me you want me to Tell me you want me to and the crops are in. Time for sitting down. Time for reflecting, recognizing. That was Kamasi Washington with the final thought. Next up, this is Adrienne Young. Lovely lady's name in this tune. Got a real cinematic quality to this tune. I think you're gonna dig it. Hey there, little lady. Can I get to know you? Lovely lady. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I really wanna show you. Yes, I do, baby. Baby, why, why, why do we play these games? I always see you looking, baby. But I don't know your name. Baby, why, why, why won't you take a chance? Lord, I die so lovely. And when tears fall, tender romance. Love fireworks hit the sky. The numbers will fall in your eyes. The beauty will mesmerize. Can't see it unless we try. I wanna kiss you. Cause I never kissed you. I never felt like this, baby. And I wanna love you. Cause I never felt, never felt like this, baby. I wanna kiss you. Cause I never felt, never felt like this, baby. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Tell me you want me to kiss you. Tell me you want me to kiss you. Tell me you want me to kiss you. Tell me you want me to kiss you. Tell me you want me to kiss you. Tell me you want me to kiss you. Tell me you want me to kiss you. Tell me you want me to kiss you. Tell me you want me to kiss you. Tell me you want me to kiss you. Tell me you want me to kiss you. Tell me you want me to kiss you. Tell me you want me to kiss you. I might be dreaming Oh, but it feels so real Baby, baby, baby girl And I wanna love you And show you exactly Exactly how I feel, baby Baby, baby, baby girl Just gotta, just gotta, just gotta Know you may Stop playing These silly games, baby Baby, baby, baby girl Adrian Young Musician, producer, composer Film scoreist Entertainment law professor And record shop And record label owner He's worked with the likes of The Delphonics and Ghostface Killer That was his tune called Lovely Lady from a something about April LP out a little bit earlier this year On the Linear Labs label His song, Lovely Lady On his own label Prior to that, we heard Kamasi Washington Final Thought was the name of that tune He's playing at the Nokia Theater December 10th And we started off the set With the internet With the Go With It Off their Ego Death LP On the Odd Future Label Love Doze, this is LA Taco Radio Thank you again for coming by Um Right now on the LA Taco website Los Angeles native Patrick Martinez Is always working LA LA native artist This year alone He has showed His latest paintings and sculptures As a solo show Forbidden Fruit And has been a participant In several group shows around the world He continues to create new work Stretching his boundaries And inventing new ones All while preparing a new group show Called The Thrill Of Victory and the Agony of Defeat Sports in Contemporary Art That's the show that's opening up real soon This exhibition features work from Juro Corrada Patrick Martinez And a bunch of others It opens on November 21st A couple days At the New Image Art Gallery Out there in West Hollywood And if you check out the website You'll see a lot of stuff You'll see photographer Hussein Katz He visited Patrick's studio And you'll see a lot of good images Of the creative process Which to me is pretty interesting I love it Loved ones in the future Future programming This is the very first program By the way So working out a couple kinks Stretching our legs We got some great guests lined up In the very near future Different artists Whether we're talking about public Artists as muralists And graffiti artists Also from the culinary arts Different guests from the creative force Which is Los Angeles And we're going to have a good time Loved on Stone's Throw Record Store Day Is coming on Black Friday November 27th Featuring an all-electro DJ set By Peanut Butter Wolf And the Egyptian Lover And some other friends That's going down Basically they're hoping to sell some records And have a little celebration And some good times That's November 27th Black Friday From 6pm to 10pm At 5607 North Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California Free entry Free beer Free beer Free wine Going to be a good time Next up From Ojai, California The Mescal Valley Boys Take You to Hell Is the name of this tune It's self-released Mescal Valley Boys Features Mr. Wolfie And Mr. Dan Hastie You know Dan's work From Orgone And the Lions And many others They're from Ojai, California And they have resisted My My My My My My My My My My My My My My My My My Kadia Bonet. And I love this girl's stuff. And I'm going to play Honeycomb, man. That is the correct title for this tune, man. Sweet and slow honeycomb. From Kadia Bonet. This is LA Taco Radio. Thank you so much, loved ones. Thank you. I said, look out, player. I'm going to get to 10. If I fuck it all up, I will do it again. I said, do it again. I said, do it again. Put you in lights. So I'm saying about the man to keep you up all night. Up all night. Said up all night. Cause every day I'm a go for mine. I'm going to take my girl. I'm going to bring my wife. And if you ever want to know how to count to ten. Then we'll add it all up and we'll do it again. Do it again. Do it again. Do it again. Do it again. Do it again. Do it again. Do it again. Do it again. Do it again. Do it again. There's a riot in the streets Ain't no justice, ain't no peace The wind of change is blowing up They call us terrorists and derelicts In a war that never ceases They try to kill our dreams and spill our blood And the poor is getting poorer And the rich is getting older It's looking like a perfect storm Waiting for the clouds to open Don't get wet and don't get caught When it rains it pours Looking like a perfect storm Waiting for the clouds to open Don't get wet and don't get caught When it rains it pours So just marching in the streets And they're telling us we're free The wind of change is blowing up There's a call before the storm That'll take the things you need They wanna kill our dreams and spill our blood And the poor is getting poorer While the world is getting colder It's looking like a perfect storm When it rains it pours When it rains it pours Waiting for the clouds to open Don't get wet and don't get caught When it rains it pours Looking like a perfect star Waiting for the clouds to open Don't get wet and don't get caught When it rains it pours In the silence, better take cover From the thunder and the lightning I hear them crying In the news Even in the dark The sun keeps shining And no doubt every cloud has silver lining So for higher ground And you got to keep lining The tide is high And the water keep rising We in the storm And we got to keep riding Oh, oh, oh, oh Looking like a perfect star Waiting for the clouds to open Don't get wet and don't get caught When it rains it pours Looking like a perfect star Waiting for the clouds to open Don't get wet and don't get caught When it rains it pours When it rains it pours When it rains it pours Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. That was the Lions with When It Rains. Loved ones, can I talk this lady up just a little bit more? Kadya Bonet. This tune's called Honeycomb from her Visitor EP. You can find out this tune and much, much more at kbonet.com. Honeycomb Drip amber is the sun The sweetness that is you Honeycomb And I'm the humble bee That brings the pollen to you Your daily lips Without a doubt Before the morning comes I dream a bit of you Honeycomb And several languid thoughts Will surface like honeydew Drops forming you Tell me you have a fever Tell me you have a fever Tell me you have a fever Tell me you have a fever Tell me you have a fever Tell me you have a fever Tell me you have a fever Tell me you have a fever Tell me you have a fever Tell me you have a fever Tell me you have a fever Tell me you have a fever Tell me you have a fever Tell me you have a fever Tell me you have a fever Tell me you have a fever Tell me you have a fever With fickle majesty Your whims are always met Honeycomb And I'm the lucky fool In courtly dress But the jokes are all on me And I'm reminded of you were All the stars burning in the sky How can anyone say just wow All the stars burning in the sky How can anyone say just wow Honeycomb Honeycomb Honeycomb Honeycomb Honeycomb Honeycomb Honeycomb Honeycomb How can many words be true? Can you play some music for me? Thank you so much for coming by. Looking forward to many, many, many other programs. You can always email me at l.a.tacoradio at gmail.com. L period. A period. Tacoradio at gmail.com. If you got some music that you want me to play for the loved ones, consider me your conduit. And if you know of a good guest, go ahead and let me know. We're going to be booking a lot of guests from the L.A. cultural world coming up. Again, loved ones, thank you so much. And next show's in about two weeks approximately. We've got a spotty schedule through the holidays. And like I mentioned earlier, we're still doing little things to get the studio together. You can look for improvements on the sound quality and other stuff. And again, thank you to Jeremy Hansen, the owner of... Operator of We Play Radio. And thank you, lataco.com. And thank you, loved ones. Talk to you soon. It's no mistake. It's no mistake. It's no mistake. It's no mistake. It's no mistake.