Mic Gillette Band

We just added some music from the newly released CD by Mic Gillette and the Mic Gillette Band (MGB Band).  The CD is titled Moon Doggy and is available now at the following location: http://micgilletteband.weebly.com/  Also this coming Thursday (December 19th), there is a CD release party at the Red House in Walnut Creek California for Moon Doggy.  For more information go to the same website : http://micgilletteband.weebly.com/.  The Current songs from Moon Doggy that are in our rotation are Moon Doggy, Harbor Nights, Marcus Rain, I Am The Monster.

We also just added some Christmas Music into our rotation.  The current rotation is as follows, and is in artist order and not order of play:

Airmen of Note—Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
Airplay—After The Love Is Gone
Airplay—Nothin You Can Do About It
Amos Milburn—Let’s Make Christmas Merry, Baby
ANDERSON—Sleigh Ride
Andreas Aleman—This is life
Anne Cochran/Abe LaMarca—Rise and Shine
Anthony Setola—Oakland And Back
August The Band—Calling Me Home Chicago
AUTRY HALDEMAN—Here Comes Santa Claus
Average White Band—Pick Up The Pieces
Barry Danielian—Metaphorically Speaking
BEAL BOOTH—Jingle Bell Rock
Boney James—Contact
Bononia Sound Machine—You’re Gonna Need Me
Bononia Sound Machine—So Very Hard To Go
Boy Wells—Mr. Coluzzi
Butch Harrison—Butch’s Blues
Carl Fischer & Organic Groove Ensemble—Movin’ Out and On
Charles Brown—Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
Chicago—Little Drummer Boy
Chicago—Have Yourself a Merry Christmas
Clarence Carter—Backdoor Santa
Colin James & The Little Big Band—Cool Yule
Colin James & The Little Big Band—Let It Snow
CTA—Full Circle
Darryl F. Walker—Hold Me
Dave Koz—25 Or 6 To 4
Dave Koz—Take 5
David K. Mathews—Four by Five
Denver & the Mile High Orchestra—Frosty the Bluesman
Denver & the Mile High Orchestra—Jingle Bells
Doctorfunk—Better Get Hip
Donny Hathaway—Merry Soulful Christmas
East Bay Soul—Brassalicious
East Bay Soul—Jump, Shout & Holler
Eddie Floyd—Groove Me
Entropy—We Came To Funk
Eric Bolvin—Knuckle Knows
Eric Bolvin—Radio Late Night
Etta James—Winter Wonderland
Fats Domino—Frosty The Snowman
Five Alarm Funk—Don Mega
Francis Rocco Prestia—Double Identity
Frank Biner—Old Home Week
Fred Ross—Jingle Baby
Freddy V.—Any Other Way
Freddy V.—Rush
Freeport—I Couldn’t Let You Go
Funk Filharmonik—You Never Left Here
Gene Dozier—Hunk Of Funk
Grant Smith And The Power—Keep On Running
Greg Adams—I’m Comin’ Home
Greg Adams—‘Sup With That
Greg Adams—Hidden Agenda
Groove Corporation—Blind Man With A Cigarette
Harvey Scales—Get Down
Here Come The Mummies—Wrap Up Your Honey
Here Come The Mummies—Booty
Herman Matthews—Junk In The Trunk
Himlaväsen—Ain´t No Stoppin´ Now
Hip Service—Hip2DaFunk
Howard Tate—Night Owl
Huey Lewis And The News—Respect Yourself
Jack Mack & Heart Attack—All I Want For Christmas
Jacob Merlin—Madness (Featuring Mic Gillette)
James Brown—Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag
James Brown—Soulful Christmas
James Morrison—Deck the Halls
Jeanette Harris—Been So Wrong
Jericho Horns Christmas—The Virgin Mary Had A Baby Boy
Jericho Horns Christmas—We Three Kings
Jerry Lacroix—Drivin’ Wheel
Jim Manley—Man I’m Seemin’ Colder
Jim Manley—O Christmas Tree
Jimmy Hall—Wonderful Girl
Jimmy Z And The ZTribe—Blue Venice
Johnny Guitar Watson—Ain’t That A Bitch
Johnny Rawls—Memphis Still Got Soul
Johnny Sandoval—African Sea
Jukejoint—Chewy Goodness
Karl Denson—James Brown Medley (I Feel Good / I Got The Feeling)
King Beez—Against The Grain
Larry Carlton—Friday Night Shuffle
LARRY CARLTON—I’LL BE AROUND
Lee Fields—Live My Life Without You
Lee Fields & The Expressions—Honey Dove
Lenny Pickett—Funkin’ with the Bells
Les McCann—Funk It
Lighthouse—One Fine Morning (Canadian Mix)
Liquid Soul—This And That
Little Mike & The Sweet Soul Music Band—Free Ride
Little Willie John—All Around The World
Lon Bronson—Merry Christmas Baby
Lou Donaldson—Midnight Creeper
Lou Donaldson—Nice ‘N’ Greasy
Low Budget Blues Band—Can I Get a Witness
Lowell Fulson—Black Nights
LTD feat. Jeffrey Osborne—Back in Love Again
Lubriphonic—Another Patch Of Ground
Luther Kent—I Pity The Fool
Luther Kent & Trick Bag—Let The Good Times Roll
Lydia Pense & Cold Blood—COLD BLOOD- LIVE -No Way Home
Maceo Parker—Off The Hook
Mann Brothers—Afternoon Delight
Marcus Miller—Frankenstein
Mezzoforte—Magic
MGB Band—Moon Doggy
MGB Band—Harbor Nights
MGB Band—Marcus Rain
MGB Band—I Am The Monster
MI22—Exit 5
Mi22—Hit me with your rhythm
Mic Gillette—Abaco
Mick Sterling and the Stud Brothers—Dr. Feelgood
Mick Sterling and the Stud Brothers—Jackie Wilson Said
Mighty Sam McClain—This One Is for My Baby
Mighty Sam McClain—Been There, Done That
Mike Finnegan—It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Mingo Fishtrap—Baby Money
Monophonics—Grappa
New York Horns—Silent Night
Nick Lane,—An Inside Joke
O.V. Wright—Born All Over
Ole Børud—Backyard Party
Ole Børud—Rock Steady
Papa Grows Funk—My Man
Pastiche—You Hit The Spot
Pee Wee Ellis—How I Depend On You
Pete Escovedo—Esta Noche
Phantom Blues Band—I Can’t Stand It
Phat Phunktion—Knockin’ Em Down
Polyrhythmics—Leggo My Relleno
Prime Time Funk—When Your Hot Your Hot
Queen Latifah—Moody’s Mood For Love
Quicksilver Messenger Service—Chicken
Raphael Wressnig & Alex Schultz—Jimmy McGroove
Ray Charles—Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Reuben Wilson—Back At The Chicken Shack
Rhythm Funk Masters—Frantic Activity
Richard Eilliot—God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Ridin’ Thumb—Do The Boomeloom
Ridin’ Thumb—Different Strokes – Different Folks
Robbie King—Tencegrity
Roger Smith—Fiesta
Ron Buford—Deep Soul Pt. 1
Roomful of Blues—White Christmas
Roomful of Blues—The Christmas Song
Sage—Make It Funky Edition
Scott Martin Latin Soul Band—Love Potion # 9
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings—Nobody’s Baby
Shilts—Outside The Box
Shilts—Back On The Hudson
Shirley Scott & The Soul Saxes—It’s Your Thing
Sly & The Family Stone—Dance To The Music
Soul Stew—Doin’ It
Soulpatrol—Elephant’s Foot
Special Request Horns—The Demon
Speedometer—Make It Alright
Stanley Turrentine—Goin’ Home
Stefan Redtenbacher—Fred’s Haus
Stefanie Heinzmann—world on fire
Steve Bassett—On A Saturday Night
Steve Gadd—Georgia on my Mind – Steve Gadd
Stevie Hawkins—Good Times
Strokeland Superband—Just In Case You Wondered
Sven Hammond Soul—Fatcakes
Terry Wollman—Lucky Louie
The Bo-Keys—Work That Sucker
The Buckinghams—Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
The Dexters—Pass The Peas
The JBs—Gimme Some More
The Mason Affair—Shape Shifter
The Serfs Featuring Mike Finnigan—Bread and Water
The Spyders—I Can Take Care of Myself
The Steve Wingfield Band—We Wish You A Merry Christmas
THE SUN MESSENGERS—Late Night Cruise
The United States Air Force Airmen of Note—Christmas Is My Favorite Time Of Year
Tito Nieves—I Won’t Last A Day Without You
Toler/Townsend Band—Full Time Fool
Tom Kubis—The Twelve Days Of Christmas
Tommy Castro—Big Sisters Radio
Tommy Tate and The Nightengales—Just A Little Overcome
Tyrone Davis—Can I Change My Mind
Various—Jimmy Hall w/LA Reflection Section / Higher And Higher
VenueConnection—Madrid Boogie
Walter “Wolfman” Washington—Close The Door
Warren Hill—Easy
Wayne Cochran—C. C. Rider
Whiskey Howl—I’ll Go Crazy
William Bell—Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday
Willie Lomax Blues Revue—Ransacked
Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton—Layla
Yoichi Murata—Positive Sign
Zen Blues Quartet—Powerful Stuff

This past Tuesday night I had the opportunity to attend the “East Bay Grease Benefit for Bruce Conte” who is battling leukemia .  The benefit was held at Yoshi’s in Oakland and was produced by “Soul Sisters Productions” (Tracy Turner-Pain and Susan Mills) and David K. Mathews.  First of all let me say that Tracy, Susan, and David did a remarkable job in putting this Benefit together.  The show moved quickly with little down time in between sets, which in and of itself was quite a task given all the artists that donated their time for the cause.   Available for purchase to the fans were signed posters by all the artists in attendance, which went toward the benefit, in my opinion a very nice touch.  And many artists donated their CD’s for sale to raise additional monies.  Once again, great job Tracy, Susan, and David.

As for the Benefit concert itself, I must say it was nothing short of outstanding.  A who’s who of Bay Area Musicians showed up to perform  Artists in attendance were as follows:  The Ray Charles Project (David K. Mathews, Deszon Claiborne, Glenn Walters, & Tony Lindsay), Bobby Vega, Clifford Coulter, Chester “CT” Thompson, Deszon Claiborne, Elvin Bishop, George Brooks, Greg Errico, Jeff Tamelier, Jonnie Bamont, Karl Perazzo, Louis Pain, Lydia Pense, Linda Tillery, Mic Gillette, Mike Sasaki, Nate Ginsberg, Rick Baily, Ron E. Beck, Rick Stevens, Renato Caranto, Tom Coster, and Tom Poole.  The musicianship of these artists made this an incredible music event, and the sold out audience, many of them musicians themselves, were on their feet most of the evening.  For me, the highlight of the evening was Linda Tillery.  I have not seen here perform in many years, but her voice is still powerful, and she commands the stage.

Bruce himself was on stage performing with many of these artists.  Given what he is going through, he looked and sounded great.  For those of you that missed the show, and would like to contribute to help in Bruce’s battle please go to www.soulsisterspdx.com or www.towerofpower.com

For those of you on facebook you can see photos of the event at https://www.facebook.com/events/365685780225797/