I’d really enjoyed the Toxie songs I heard online, and I’m a big fan of guitarist Madison’s other band, Coasting.  So when I saw that they were playing this weekend with fine local acts Bruiser Queen and The Brainstems, I decided to email the Firebird booker to see if I could DJ the night. To my surprise, he was into it.

In general, it was one of those casual, mildly-attended Sunday night shows.  The place never filled up, but enough were there to make it feel cozy.  Knowing Toxie’s Suburban Lawns fixation, I intended to go pure new wave and post-punk.  As usual, the music took me in different directions at times.  It went pretty well for the most part, so I may well have the opportunity to DJ there again.  Here’s what I played.

Cabaret Voltaire: “Silent Command”
Buzzcocks: “I Look Alone”
The Chills: “I’ll Only See You Alone Again”
Died Pretty: “Out of The Unknown”
The Sylvers: “Stay Away From Me”
Tall Dwarfs: “Crush”
Negative Approach: “Nothing”
Aislers Set: “Langour in The Balcony”
Beat Happening/Screaming Trees: “Tales of Brave Aphrodite”
Dismasters: “Small Time Hustler”
Judy Nylon: “Information Rain”
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra: “It’s A Long Way to The Top”
The Vaselines: “Oliver Twisted”
Field Mice: “Coach Station Reunion”
Thomas Leer: “Private Plane”
Os Mutantes: “Adeus Maria Fulo”
David Byrne and Brian Eno: “America is Waiting”
Bo Diddley: “Bo Diddley”
Suicide: “Ghost Rider”
The Sonics: “Strychnine”
The Lyres: “I Want to Help You Ann”
The Clean: “Oddity”
Chug: “Flowers”
The Ramones: “I Can’t Give You Anything”
Suburban Lawns: “Green Eyes”
The Coolies: “Personal Time”
Wire: “On Returning”
Look Blue Go Purple: “Grace”
Liechtenstein: “Heads on Golden Plates”
Bronx Irish Catholics: “Ulster Defense”
The Raincoats: “Adventures Close to Home”
Shop Assistants: “Here It Comes”
The B-52s: “53 Miles West of Venus”