The Musik Lounge

Another week, another go round of gems, jams and funky grooves! As always, thank you for listening and catch me live every Sunday from 1 - 3 PM PST @ KTQA.org ! UPDATE: This show is no longer available to stream, if you'd like to listen back, holler at me! Tracklist: Alison Cotton “Behind The Spider Web Gate” Skyzoo & Dumbo Station “Give & Take” Shabaka ft. billy woods “Timepieces” Psalm Trees & Alexander “High Hope (Philanthrope Remix)” Bruno Migotto, Sergio Machado & Felipe Silveira “Casa Nova” Sly5thAve “Water Suite (Thirst) (Kassa Overall Remix Instrumental)” Isaac Hayes “Going To Chicago Blues” El Michels Affair “It’s Yeti Season” Nicole Mitchell & Ballaké Sissoko “Spicy Jambalaya” Brother Ali “Handwriting” Lightheaded “Soul Power” DJ Phantom “Jazz Soul Thing” Joiisol, Shadeemus & O.K Asanda “Primrose Hill” Maisha “Kaa” Atlanta Space Quartet “Moons of Saturn” Bootsy’s Rubber Band “Psychoticbumpschool” Jeff Parker ETA IVtet “Freakadelic”

In a dark parking spot behind Rotture on the final day of the PDX Pop Fest 2009 I climbed into Othello's (of Lightheaded) whip to chop it up with him about the town, Hip Hop and music. A laid back dude, he had a lot to say and was a great conversationalist. After seeing him rock a set the night before at The Someday Lounge , I knew the Lightheaded reunion that was about to take place on stage (above picture is from there set) was gonna be something special. They rocked it right and had the crowd going crazy - which I can't say I saw much of the rest of that night. Allow me to introduce to you Othello . Q: Where are the three members of Lightheaded living at the moment? A: I'm living in Beaverton. Braille is living in Beaverton, actually right next door [Braille has since announced he will be moving to San Marcos, CA towards the end of the year]. We share the same wall. We got these town house type spots in Beaverton. We ended up moving into the same neighborhood at the ...