Mr. Fine Wine Uncorked

Spring ’11 “Grappa-Oom-Mow-Mow" tour of Italy

2011-04-30T19:01:00.003-04:00

Six Italian Fino Vino gigs in May!

6 Maggio: Torino
7 Maggio: Milano
12 Maggio: Firenze
13 Maggio: Roma
14 Maggio: Perugia
15 Maggio: Cortona

RIOJA RIOT tour, November 2010

2010-11-08T23:46:00.002-05:00

RIOJA RIOT tour, November 2010

2010-11-08T23:45:00.002-05:00

RIOJA RIOT tour, November 2010

2010-11-08T23:41:00.002-05:00

Finn Wine!

2009-10-28T00:17:00.002-04:00

I'm undertaking a mini European tour!

31 OCTOBER: Soul Sides @ Kuudes Linja, Helsinki ( http://www.soulsides.fi/ )
1 NOVEMBER: Something else in Helsinki with Sami
5 NOVEMBER: Druzba bar, St. Petersburg
6 NOVEMBER: Fun City Shingaling, Stereobar (Gorohovaya 49), St. Petersburg

TOP TEN IN MY OVERSTUFFED BOX:
1. Fenton Robinson "Tennessee Woman" (Duke) ( R & B )
2. Maurice and the Radiants "I Gotta Dance to Keep My Baby" (Chess) (R&B/soul)
3. The Lindreals "The Waltz" (Kim) (soul)
4. Tony Drake "Suddenly" (Brunswick) (funky soul)
5. Tito Puente "A La Salud" (RCA Victor) (Latin R & B )
6. Arthur Griswold "Pretty Mama Blues" (Fortune) (R&B/blues)
7. Odessa Harris "You're What I Need" (Uptown) (soul)
8. Little Willie John "Don't Play With Love" (King) ( R & B )
9. Jimmy Toliver "Come Shine" (T & T) (blues/funk)
10. Williams Brothers "Rap On" (Twain) (funk)
11. George Jackson "Tender Love" (Doro) (soul)

Messrs. Toubin and Fine Wine in Super Teamup No. 1!

2009-10-24T12:24:00.003-04:00

Friday, September 4, 2009

2009-08-31T14:08:00.000-04:00

Minneapolis, May 29

2009-05-16T10:38:00.002-04:00

Saturday, May 16, 2009: Honeysuckle!

2009-05-11T17:34:00.004-04:00

Hannibal-'n'-me documentary sneak preview!

2009-04-20T15:46:00.002-04:00

New podcast up at Daptone website!

2008-10-15T00:31:00.004-04:00

My good friends at Daptone Records invited me to record a podcast for their website, and I've done so.

Here's the track list:

1. Tears - 1808 East Broad (Chord)
2. Volcanos - No Trespassing (Virtue)
3. Hank Ballard - I'm a Junkie for My Baby's Love (Chess)
4. Danny Small - Peace Sign (Pisces)
5. Mel Hueston - Time and Patience (Chanson)
6. Williams Sisters - He's Got Everything You Need (Jewel)
7. Frisco Singers - My Girl's a-Waiting (Chess)
8. Lolita R. Smith -Your Love and My Money (Varbee)
9. Hollidays - I Lost You (Groove City)
10. unknown - Our Last Goodbye (unlabeled Ollie McLaughlin tape)
11. Four Sonics - Easier Said Than Done (Sport)
12. Johnny Starr - Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do (Mala)
13. Radiants - Don't Want to Face the Truth (Twinight)
14. Visitors - What About Me (Tangerine)
15. Clovers - Try My Loving on You (Josie)
16. Fabulous Holidays - Too Many Times (Marathon)
17. Ex Saveyons - Somewhere (Smoke)
18. Soul Chargers - My Heart Beats for You (American)
19. Hart and Shorter - I Shed a Tear (La Beat)
20. Tommy Turner - I'll Be Gone (El Bam)

Listen here.

Beautiful label

2008-01-27T15:07:00.000-05:00

An old Philly Vampyros Lesbos flyer

2007-11-08T17:20:00.000-05:00

Old Botanica weekly chart

2007-11-08T16:42:00.001-05:00

Another oldie but goodie

2007-11-08T16:32:00.001-05:00

Long-ago flyer from Motor City Bar

2007-11-08T16:30:00.000-05:00

Historical flyer, circa 1998

2007-11-07T00:35:00.001-05:00

July 13 at the Hook in Red Hook!

2007-06-22T00:35:00.001-04:00

Budos Band and Me Live

2007-04-17T19:06:00.000-04:00

Our upcoming concert this Thursday night, April 19, at the Hook has inspired what might be the best Timeout magazine blurb I've ever been associated with:

Spring ’07 GLOBAL CHILLIN’ Tour

2007-03-23T13:47:00.001-04:00

LONDON, ENGLAND
FRI 30 MARCH: Jazz Café with Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
SAT 31 MARCH: Jazz Café w/Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
SUN 1 APRIL: Jazz Café w/Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
TUES 3 APRIL: Motherfunk

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
FRI 6 APRIL: Griboedov Club
SAT 7 APRIL: The Queens Bar
SUN 8 APRIL: Live radio show on 106,3 FM

My Friend Hannibal

2007-03-18T14:46:00.000-04:00

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Big Week of Soul Goings-On!

2007-01-09T21:04:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year! Spread the word!

1. Wednesday, January 10, Botanica...10 till late...no cover...heavy soul 45 action with Mr. Fine Wine and special guests all night long...every Wednesday since 1996...47 East Houston, between Mulberry and Mott...21 and over WITH I.D.!...Guests over the years have included Cut Chemist, Keb Darge, Ian Wright, Egon...you never know who might show up with records!

2. Friday, January 12, Atlanta, Georgia @ the Earl...488 Flat Shoals Ave. SE...The Mighty Hannibal's triumphant return to his hometown, with backing band the Black Lips!...and the Reigning Sound!...and DJs Greg Cartwright, Brian "Agent 45" Poust, and Mr. Fine Wine! See www.themightyhannibal.com and www.myspace.com/mightyhannibal....

3. Saturday, January 13, Bumpshop @ APT, 419 West 13th St., meatpacking district, NYC...our TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY with special guest Kenny Dope!! $10 (or e-mail me for guest-list access)...10 till 4...DJs David G., Jared B., Chairman Mao, and Mr. Fine Wine...heavy funk, Latin boogaloo, sweet soul all night long on a great sound system...www.bumpshopnyc.com, www.aptwebsite.com....Thanks for your support!

And a heads-up: The next Horse River Social dance party is next Friday, January 19, at Royal Oak in Williamsburg...nonstop dance-floor soul mayhem till 4 a.m. and it's free!!

Mr. Fine Wine in Hamburg

2006-09-13T01:53:00.000-04:00

Spinning in Madrid September 16

2006-09-03T16:01:00.000-04:00

Saturday 16 September
midnight till 5
SIROCO
CALLE SAN DIMAS 6
METRO NOVICIADO

4 Chances to Catch Mr. Fine Wine This Week

2006-08-08T02:06:00.000-04:00

Well, you'll never CATCH him per se...but you'll have four chances to see and/or hear him this week, at any rate:

1. WEDNESDAY, Botanica, 47 East Houston Street (between Mulberry and Mott), 10 till close, free...relaxed, threadbare vibe...the premiere rare soul 45 listening party in all of NoLIta...

2. THURSDAY, "Kings County Soul," Black Betty, 366 Metropolitan Avenue (at Havemeyer), Williamsburg, 10 till close, free...these nights are fast becoming the Botanica Wednesdays of Williamsburg Thursdays, if that makes any sense...great food, too!...www.blackbetty.net...

3. FRIDAY, "Downtown Soulville," WFMU, 91.1 FM/www.wfmu.org...soul 45s on Friday evenings since 1994...recently named one of the world's best independent music podcasts by Timeout London magazine (subscribe here: podcast.wfmu.org)...may have special guest Tony Janda dropping in from Chicago with some funk heat this week...

4. SATURDAY, "Bumpshop," APT, 419 West 13th Street (between Ninth and Washington, in the meatpacking district, downstairs), 10:30 till 4 or later, $6 (or e-mail me for limited guest-list access...recommended!)...Tony Janda will most assuredly be dropping by with some funk heat...these parties have been great lately, what with killer sets by the likes of Cut Chemist and Soulpusher!...www.bumpshopnyc.com...www.aptwebsite.com...resident DJs Chairman Mao, Jared Boxx, David Griffiths, and me...

...and stay tuned for NEXT FRIDAY'S "HORSE RIVER SOCIAL" PARTY AT ROYAL OAK! And don't forget THE MIGHTY HANNIBAL and ARCHIE BELL live at McCarren Park Pool August 20! Details to come!

That's all you get!

International DJ'ing

2006-07-31T16:41:00.000-04:00

I'll be spinning 45s in the following cities on the following dates:

Madrid, Spain (September 16)
Hamburg, Germany (October 14)
Plymouth, England (October 18)

Details to come!

Kings County Soul

2006-07-25T00:42:00.000-04:00

KINGS COUNTY SOUL happens every Thursday at Black Betty, led by a rotating cast of DJs: me and my estimable colleagues MonkOne and Emskee.

This Thursday, July 27, it's me. 10 till close, free, soul and funk and R&B and raw soulful gospel 45s all night, dancing encouraged. Great food, too!

Black Betty
366 Metropolitan Avenue, at Havemeyer Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
718-599-0243
www.blackbetty.net

Latest “Downtown Soulville” Playlist

2006-07-20T16:50:00.000-04:00

The Fabulous Royal Flames—Doggin’ the Duck (London House)
Chuck Berry—Club Nitty Gritty (Mercury)
Johnny Scott—Hide & Seek With Me (Portra)
Dennis Edwards—Johnny on the Spot (International Soulsville)
Johnny Nash—Strange Feeling (Argo)
Earl Wright—Them Love Blues (Virgo)
Ray Johnson—Sherry’s Party (Loma)
Rodge Martin—Close My Eyes and Open Up My Mind (Newark)
Ko Ko Taylor—Instant Everything (Yambo)
Little Oscar—Empty Bottles (Palos)
Al Perkins & Band—Really (USA)
The Earthworms—Mo’ Taters (Bobbin)
Sonny Jones—Suffering (Tune-Kel)
Sarah McCall—Your Bucket Got a Hole in It (Public)
Lena & the Deltanettes—Turn Around Baby (Uptown)
Billy Hambric—I Found True Love (Drum)
The Party Brothers—Do the Ground Hog (Revue)
Otis Bush & the Crusaders—Sock ’Em Wiith a Good Foot (Cha Cha)
Jo Ann Garrett—Get Back (Duo)
L.J. Reynolds—Intruder (Mainstream)
1619 B.A.B.—For Your Love (Brown Sugar)
Elmer & Brenda Parker—Got to Get Back to Louisiana (Rare Bird)
Soul Chargers—In Between (American)

Hear for yourself. This is soul.

Horse River Social Friday, 7/21

2006-07-16T23:06:00.000-04:00

Please join us Friday, July 21, for this month's installment of that
kicking mustang of a soul dance party, the Horse River Social!

Royal Oak
594 Union Ave., at Richardson St.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
10 till 4
Free!

HORSE RIVER SOCIAL
Third Friday of every month
Serving all your Camel Walk needs since October '05!
DJs The Paw & Mr. Fine Wine presiding

dance dance dance
sweat sweat sweat
drink drink drink
dance some more

Have a look at the party pix!

Never Made It to This Detroit Place

2006-07-10T13:05:00.000-04:00

And now it's gone. It was right around the corner from Motown HQ on West Grand Boulevard. Did James Jamerson try the pigs' feet? Was Shorty Long hooked on the shrimp? We'll never know. But I'm hooked on thinking about it....That much I do know.

Get in Gear! WEIRD Gear, That Is!

2006-07-09T19:11:00.000-04:00

This Thursday, July 13, marks the debut of our
perhaps-not-doomed-even-though-the-first-bar-we-held-it-in-closed-abruptly-after-one-installment WEIRD GEAR party at Royal Oak, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (594 Union Avenue, at the corner of Richardson Street). 10 till late. Free! With DJs Nick Cope, Richard Lewis, Michael Robinson, Marty Violence, and Mr. Fine Wine spinning the utmost in Weird Gear all night. What is Weird Gear? Well...uh...hmmm. It's not soul! That's all I'll say. Check it out!

Samples from a Weird Gearhead's DJ box:

Frank David Selection, "Lost in Outer Space"
Jack La Forge, "The Cleopatra Kick"
Lalo Schifrin, "Life Insurance"
The New Bermuda Stealers, "Rhapsody in Blue"
Serge Gainsbourg, "Theme of Le Horse"

Second Thursday of every month @Royal Oak!

What Time Is It?

2006-07-09T19:08:00.000-04:00

But then again, when isn't it?

Manhattan Saturday: BUMPSHOP! Cut Chemist!

2006-06-27T23:25:00.000-04:00

that's right, the one and only world-renowned dj cut chemist (jurassic 5,
"brainfreeze," "product placement," etc.) pays his second visit to our
meatpacking-district basement for this month's BUMPSHOP party!

what to expect: lots of people trying to find room to dance. loud rare
funk and soul vinyl. fun. intrigue. beer in tall japanese cans.

resident DJs: chairman mao, david g., jared b., and mr. fine wine

this saturday, july 1
bumpshop
"where we fix your chassis"

@ APT
419 west 13th st between ninth ave and washington
downstairs
10:30 till 4
$10
or email: finewine@wfmu.org for more information/limited guest-list access

Sparkling Roster of Music-Biz Friends

2006-06-27T16:46:00.000-04:00

i'll be doing my usual unusual soul-45
thing at BOTANICA this and every foreseeable WEDNESDAY...

47 east houston, between mulberry and mott...10 till late...free!

...now in its 11th year...you never know who you'll see...

musically luminous droppers-by over the past decade (many with records in hand) have included keb darge, egon, cut chemist, yo la tengo, dante carfagna, the dirtbombs, nick weirdgear, soulpusher, the noble bros., the detroit cobras, chairman mao, georges sulmers, david griffiths, w. lee, greg tormo, tim brown, the budos band, miss shingaling, jeff truth'n'soul, gabe daptone, neal sugarman, martin soulgeneration, jared soundlibrary, gino motherfunk, jukka timion, miles breakestra, small change, shakey, the mighty imperials, mr. robinson, lynne k, jennie w., daddy bones, nelson george, eddie vedder, primitive sound system, jaiko suzuki, dave funkadelphia, flex unger, lupe loop, phast phreddie, soulcracker, inbetween, soul sister, cool hands luke, upsetter fc, jonny metro, miss nelch, bossyboots, hardtop, matthew africa, and cosmo baker...

forgive me if i've momentarily forgotten you...but come this week and i'll add you next time!

...21 AND OVER WITH I.D. ONLY! THEY'RE CHECKING!

Podcast: Downtown Soulville Friday 6/23

2006-06-26T23:41:00.000-04:00

http://podcast.wfmu.org/SV/sv060623.mp3

come on!

Manhattan: Soul Wednesdays - June 28, 2006

2006-06-26T14:40:00.000-04:00

Mr. Fine Wine's at Botanica this Wednesday, June 28, from 10 PM until late

spinning soul 45s... obscure R&B...

47 East Houston Street
between Mott and Mulberry
New York NY 10012

21 and over WITH I.D.!

Come back soon for more dates and gigs!!