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  For Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, for the second year in a row awesome dude Scott Bragg suggested we spend the night playing music from the city with perhaps the richest and most unique musical history in America: New Orleans. This year we were lucky to have two additional great Detroit DJs […]

Fabian Halabou, the Most-Liked Man in Ferndale, joined me this evening for a fun mix of tunes covering easy listening, punk rock, funk, indie rock and more.  Check out the mix below! Click for full playlist TUESDAY IN THE FOREST – February 25, 2014 Dave Lawson (D) and Fabian Halabou (F) The Miracles – I’ll […]

The Reynolds brothers were my special guests this evening. Pierce, who has an extensive collection of weirdo world music, handled most of the records with me (until the last hour when Alex took over), and Alex played a solo set of his original instrumental material. Check out the mix below! [display_podcast] Click for full playlist […]

My original date with Brent Foster was cancelled last minute due to the sub-zero temperatures of the polar vortex. But the rescheduled night was better than ever, full of soul and funk gems, plus some blasts of nostalgia. Check out the mix below! [display_podcast] Click for full playlist TUESDAY IN THE FOREST – February 11, […]

Joe Wisniewski is one of the DJs behind Berkeley’s long-running monthly Britpop/shoegaze dance party, Happy Endings, and I was lucky that he chose to spend his birthday eve celebrating with me behind the turntables. The night covered a lot of ground, from psych to soul, from the Black Angels to the Carpenters. Check out the […]

2014 in the forest kicked off with the triumphant return of Dan Austin, aka DJ Hairy Nilsson, who once again brought only the good stuff – top shelf soul and funk platters. But that’s not even close to all – Ian Lee Lamb also performed a very special solo set with his silky pipes, which […]

For the last Tuesday in the Forest of 2013, Kelsey Nuernberg joined me for a fun night of dance music new and old, plus a sprinkling of holiday tunes. Check it out! [display_podcast] Click for full playlist and more pictures. TUESDAY IN THE FOREST – December 17, 2013 Dave Lawson (D) and Kelsey Nuernberg (K) […]

Ben Luckett made his long awaited debut as a guest in the forest, and it was worth the wait. Awesome feel-good grooves all night, with honky tonk, rock’n’roll and NOLA R&B tunes abound. We both brought a copy of the Meters “They All Ask’d for You” on 45, if that tells you anything. Check it […]

For the past three years, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving at the Loving Touch has become the fast-growing holiday of Pizzagiving, an all-pizza potluck. This year’s party was the biggest yet, and I was lucky to have the always amazing Adam Stanfel at my side for a fantastic night of r&b, popcorn and rock and roll […]