As we embark upon Year Six of The Do-Over, we realize that the old proverb “it only gets better with age” does indeed hold some truth. It has already been a milestone of a year with our first ever Do-Lover Valentines Party to our first event outside of LA with our invasion at The Winter Music Conference in Miami which was beyond crazy (“One of the real highlights of WMC” – Gilles Peterson).  Each Season we somehow manage to do it bigger and better and this Summer is no exception as we have plenty of surprises in-store.  You just never know who will show up and/or where The Do-Over will show up.

Speaking of which, we kicked Do-Over 6.0 off with a first time guest and The Queen of The Beats, Miss Mary Anne Hobbs who delivered a head smacking affair of beats and dub step.  If you missed this set, you will have to seek out her radio show on BBC to get a taste as this set will never see the light of day.  The only person who could follow a set like that was none other than The Funky President himself – J.Rocc who proved once again he is one of the All-Time Greats to ever bless the decks.  We were treated to a very rare two hour set of disco, house, broken beat & uptempo madness.  And the only person who could follow a set like that and close it out was none other than bday boy (thee) Mike B rocking an all vinyl set.  From the moment Blaqstarr joined him on the opening song to the last song of the evening, Mike B had folks in a dancing frenzy.

What’cha Wanna Do? Do-Over!

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DJ SETS:
thee Mike B: download
J.Rocc: download

I guess it’s safe to say our New Years Resolution of taking it easy on the ole sauce just ain’t gonna work out cuz’ we are a day late and dollar short on a recap from The New-Over. Well, it’s safe to say the hangover has finally settled and just in time to bring you the first ever Valentine’s Bash aka The Do-Lover this Sunday Feb 14th (2pm-10pm). Before we get into that though, let’s try to remember what transpired on New Years Day. We remember hitting capacity around 4pm and not much more after that. Wait… the outdoor patio and bar received a nice face lift adding some extra room (or maybe that was following The Left-Over) and oh yah, our mystery guests J.Rocc, Stretch Armstrong, Rockwell & DJ Higher absolutely destroyed it.  It was one of the craziest parties all year. Wait, that’s how we kicked the year off!? Something tells us this is going to be one crazy season (Save The Date: May 16th kickoff).

DOWNLOAD: DJ Hier @ The New-Over – download

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Al Myers Polaroids

Good times as always at our Sunday soiree in. Wiseacre started us off with a nice blend of now and then and a little bit of rare here and there. Benny Ben put the “D” in Do-Over with a high speed up-tempo set not unlike what our Detroit patrons say they would hear back home. The Beat Junkies came through for DJ Babu’s birthday and instituted the first Do-Over “Take Over” with party rocking sets by J.Rocc, Rhettmatic, and debut sets by Curse and Babu. John Arnold followed in suit by keeping the party hyped with some more hip hop and a bit of his hometown Detroit sound. Before it was time to go, Induce took us home with some funk, freestyle and disco.

If you know what The Do-Over is about, then you know you don’t wanna miss out. We are riding out this 2009 season with a STACKED lineup, each week.

What’cha Wanna Do? Do-Over!

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DOWNLOAD: Beat Junkie invasion (Babu, Rhettmatic, J.Rocc & Curse):
http://www.zshare.net/audio/65542494a3ebe3aa/

DOWNLOAD: Wiseacre:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6554154605b30397/

Polaroid thanks to Al Myers

What a “doozy”! The July heat finally came through and kicked us all in the ass as the sangria (actually all drinks) seemed to go down much more quickly this week at The Do-Over. An early visit from paramedics proved once again its wise to get hydrated with the clear stuff (no, not vodka) before and during your arrival at Cranes.

With the heat means more sweat and the guest DJ’s surely added to that. Early resident styles from Haycock into a mind exploding selection from Andy Votel brought us into the jam packed madness we’ve come to expect week in and week out. Big thanks to Aussie’s Nick Toth and DJ Sheep for building the rootsy funky dancefloor vibes, followed by slippery classic soul from Mayer Hawthorne. Do-Over favorite J.Rocc arrived just in time and I’m sure you all can’t disagree. Finally, one of our favorite genius musicians Jeremy Ellis had everyone picking their jaws up off the floor following 90 minutes of live madness.

Only a couple days away, we do it again large this week. You all know to trust us with that by now. Enjoy the rest of the week and we look forward to seeing you stumbling around with us on Sunday.

What’cha Wanna Do? Do-Over!

DOWNLOAD: Jeremy Ellis LIVE:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/647119409f030707/

DOWNLOAD: J.Rocc:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/626167787121de1a/

DOWNLOAD: Andy Votel:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62618389bfcdd06f/

DOWNLOAD: Sheep:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62617699f591c9d7/

DOWNLOAD: Nick Toth:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62617715775468ae/

PICS: Al Myers & Al Myers Polaroids

More polaroids from Al Myers after the jump

Polaroid thanks to Al Myers

Polaroid thanks to Al Myers

Polaroid thanks to Al Myers

Whew. We did it! Somehow we survived another six months of getting done-over and what a past six months it has been. Season Four of The Do-Over was indeed a special one. One quick look at our mystery guests from this year and it could easily be mistaken for a lineup at Coachella (and for free!?!). It’s hard to believe we’ve been so fortunate to have such an amazing cast of artists/dj’s bless us at The Do-Over, but that is a testament to you, our loyal attendees and supporters so for that, we thank you. The Do-Over will always be a party for the people and by the people. Special thanks goes out to Peanut Butter Wolf, J.Rocc, Rhettmatic, Dam-Funk, C-Minus, House Shoes, Induce, Mixmaster Noah and Jedi for getting down at our annual Boo-Over Extravaganza. What a way to end an amazing year. Costumes were plentiful, spirits were high, and good times were had by all. On that note, it’s been real, it’s been fun, and shit, it’s been real fun, but it’s time for Aloe/Chris/Jamie to catch up on some much needed sleep. So we will see you six months from now, unless you suffer from withdrawals and would like to get done-over at one of our special one-off editions. Stay tuned for details.

“This may be the happiest, hoppiest dance party in town, and though it’s done till next summer, at least there’s Do dudes Chris Haycock, Aloe Blacc and Jamie Strong’s annual post-Thanksgiving one-off, The Left Over, to look forward to on Nov. 28. After what we saw Sunday, only a jive turkey would miss it.”
LA WEEKLY

Props to Mel @ Village Slum for taking / sharing some great pictures with us:
One, Two & Three

Ahhh… Fall is in the air: the tempature is cooler, nighttime falls earlier and The Do-Over is getting ready to hibernate, but that doesn’t stop us from going out with a bang. The Cosmic Kids opened things up Sunday with a wicked display of cosmic disco, boogie, & house madness. If that didn’t wet your palate, then a live performance by the legendary Large Professor (Main Source, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Erik B & Rakim, Kool G Rap, etc) surely did with J.Rocc on the decks (Peep: djmikeb.blogspot.com/2008/10/why-is-do-over-best-party-in-la.html). With the difficult task of following this performance, the Funky President dropped a mind blowing impromptu set of records handed to him from Jamie Strong’s bag. DJ Spider made his Do-Over debut a memorable one with a party rocking set for the ages. Rounding out the evening was another hometown hero making his Do-Over debut, DJ Mishaps with the extra funky goodness. Special thanks to everyone who did-over The Do-Over by checking out Haycock @ LAX.

The Final Two: With all of the amazing guests and times we’ve had over the last 4 years, it’s hard to imagine we could possibly outdo ourselves, but this Sunday will be another legendary episode of The Do-Over as we get to cross off another name on our Dream List of DJ’s. It will be a slam dunk of a day indeed and not to be missed so come early, stay late, and shake your groove thang.

(Recap of Sunday July 20,2008)

J.Rocc

Sometimes the beauty of The Do-Over is when we experience the unplanned and mysterious elements of doing your weekend all-over. Sure there are the unplanned sangria stains, being in a drunken stupor, Haycock on the mic, and Jamie attempting to cut some rugs, but it’s always a pleasure when we have unplanned guests come through to DJ or just hang out (Avon Barksdale, Esthero, Fonzworth Bentley, etc). Well, such was the case this past weekend as we had the homie J.Rocc kicking back and taking the day in when he decided it was time to take over Haycock’s computer and show why he is the Funky President. Hot Damn, we would endorse him for the 2008 Presidential Election. All in all, the day was quite the enjoyable one with Kei dropping the Far East broken beat goodies to Chris Clarke incorporating all things soulful to Computer Jay heating things up on the dancefloor to J-Boogie blessing us with that Bay Area flavor.

This Sunday we are doing it BIG as we celebrate House Shoes 33 1/3 Bday with some very special guests making their Do-Over debut and a rare appearance on the Left Coast. Trust us, you won’t want to miss this. 33 1/3 vinyl all day long so come witness the fitness and experience a musical beatdown. Early arrival is highly recommended!

Whatcha’ Wanna Do? Do-Over!

Do-Over 2008 thus far:
May 18: J.Rocc, Stretch Armstrong, Quantic, Mike B & Don Guapo
May 25: Flying Lotus, Gaslamp Killer, Al Jackson, Wyatt Case & noMSG
June 1: DJ Eleven, Rhettmatic, M3, Inka One & Blackjoy
June 8: Dam-Funk, House Shoes, Toph One, Small Change & Kutmah
June 15: Will I Am, Karriem Riggins, B+, Coleman & Alfred Hawkins
June 22: DJ AM, Peanut Butter Wolf, Garth Trinidad, Danny Halloway w/ Leon Mobley & Mixmaster Noah
June 29: C-Minus, Gabe Rene, A-ski, DJ Nobody & DJ Pubes
July 6: Lloydski, Troublemaker, Jedi, Sabo, J Rawls & Mona Lisa
July 13: King Britt, Blu Jemz w/ sTERRYo, DJ Higher & Rodzilla
July 20: J.Rocc, J-Boogie, Computer Jay, Chris Clarke & Kei
July 27: ???