boston alternative milonga

BAD NEWS/GOOD NEWS!

2011-05-28T10:17:00.000-07:00

For those of you who may not have heard yet, it has come to the attention of city hall that Atomic Bean Cafe is hosting events for which they do not have a permit. What does this mean you say? I know, I was confused and so were the people at the Bean. Well apparently you need a permit to DANCE in an establishment in cambridge. An inspector needs to come by and make sure the room is "safe" for dancing. The kind folk at the Bean tried really hard to get us this permit for Sunday, but because of the short notice they were not able to. I apologize that this had to happen right before the final good bye milonga. The good news is that we will be having the milonga celebration at NETA instead. THEY WON'T STOP US FROM DANCING!!! the other good news is that once they can arrange for the inspector to come, and he gives us the okay, the milonga at Atomic Bean can continue, with our new wonderful organizers, Gabrielle and Eve. SO this sunday we hope to see you and say good bye at NEW ENGLAND TANGO ACADEMY, where milonga nueva happens. 620 Cambridge Street, Cambridge.

1 year anniversary!

2011-03-21T17:55:00.001-07:00

Thanks to everyone who made it out last night to the 1 year anniversary milonga!!! I can't believe its already been 1 year of crazy alternative fun! the milonga will continue with the following dates in April: April 3rd and 17th. Please mark your calendars! and check back for further updates or join the facebook group "Boston Alternative Milonga" to recieve news of upcoming events!

Special Valentine's Milonga

2011-01-17T12:16:00.000-08:00

whoopsies, I've been bad about keeping up on the news. But the latest and greatest is that we will be having a special Valentine's Milonga on Sunday, February 13th, with guest dj and a totally awesome wonderful superb human being, Elise Bismuth-Reisman!
I am so excited! and I hope you are too! by the way, festive attire is absolutely encouraged! bring out your reds and pinks! bring "sexy back!" whatever you feel is necessary to make this the funnest, awesomest night ever!
The milonga will be at the usual place, usual time: Atomic Bean Cafe, 904 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, 7-10 pm. Bring your friends, bring your dates, bring your wonderful smiling, fun selves!!!
see you there!!
Oh and don't forget that this sunday is the next alternative milonga! and then another on the 6th and then its valentines!!

Halloween Weekend

2010-10-19T08:32:00.001-07:00

looks like we are gearing up for double trouble! In the spirit of Tango de Los Muertos (tear.. i know, I am in tdlm withdrawal too), Roger and I have decided to host a halloween weekend. we hope you can attend "Tango de los Halloween-os" with 2 milongas!! So not only will we be having the alternative milonga on Sunday at the Atomic Bean, but also the Democracy Milonga on Saturday, Oct. 30th. There will be a raffle, with proceeds going to Eunha's cancer funds! And costumes both nights!!!

Halloween Milonga!!!

2010-10-19T08:26:00.000-07:00

getting sooo excited for the Halloween Milonga!! (October 31st, 7-11:30 pm) at the cafe.
Here is the agenda:

Guest Dj: Steve Slavsky (spinning both your traditional favorites, and a good fresh dose of alternative!)

Live Tango Singing: by David Reynolds

Costume Contest: There will be many different categories, and prizes for the winners of course!

Spooky and mysterious fun all night long!!

Can't wait to see all your crazyyy fun costumes and smiling faces on the dance floor!! : )

2010-08-17T05:42:00.000-07:00

Schedule for the rest of the year:

sept. 5 and 19th
october 3 and 17th (look out for a possible halloween milonga also)
november 14th and 28th
December 12th
January 9th and 23rd

and so on and so on... every other week...

schedule

2010-07-06T13:05:00.000-07:00

the milonga is on through the summer.. and most likely will continue after that as well. these are the next few dates to set in your calendar
july 11
july 25
august 8
august 22
can't wait to see you there!!

new NEWS!

2010-05-03T13:46:00.000-07:00

the milonga on May 16 is CANCELLED! I will be at the Montreal Nuevo festival, Im sure many of you will be there too!

BUT... the next milonga will be MAY 30, which is my birthday! : ) which means there will be some fun birthday surprises, so I hope you all can make it!

-V : )

new songs from last night!

2010-04-19T07:56:00.000-07:00

thanks everyone who came last night, i think there was some fantastic energy in the room all night long!! Here are some of the new alternative songs i played last night. Let me know what you thought! cant wait to see you next time, may 2!!

De Cara a la Pared - Lhasa de Sela
Kiko and the Lavendar Moon - Los Lobos
Doble o Nada - Carlos Libedinksy (narcotango)
Epoca - Gotan Project
Atilla Marcel - Les Triplettes de Belleville
My Drag - Squirrel Nut Zippers
I Pagliacci - Vinicio Capossela
Paris Texas - Gotan Project
Endless Reverie - Azam Ali
Embers of Love - Mich Gerber
Little Beats - Kalimba Sound System
Milonga Sentimental - Otros Aires
Pyramid Song - Radiohead (I just can't get enough of Radiohead for tango these days!)
The Flower of Carnage - Meiko Kaji
Assassin's tango - Mr and Mrs Smith
Pans Labarynth Lullaby - Pans Labarynth
Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado

ENJOY!!

alternative songs from this sunday

2010-04-07T20:02:00.000-07:00

Im going to start posting only the new songs i haven't noted in previous lists. So from this sunday:

a veces - gotan project
en mi soledad - bajofondo tango club
Santa maria del buen aire - gotan project
siempre me quedara - bebe
perhaps, perhaps, perhaps - doris day
come on closer - jem
forgive not forget - laleh
tango d'amor - tango jointz
vuelvo al sur - gotan project (live)
fallin' - alicia keys
sandpaper kisses - martina topley bird
rising - lhasa de sela
bullet proof i wish i was - radiohead
the gentle rain - Astrud Gilberot and RJD2
tear drop - massive attack
soir de fete - yann teirson
la valse d'amelie - yann teirson
querer - cirque du soleil
hijo de la luna - perez
temptation - diana krall
tango in harlem - touch and go
el anden - bajofondo featuring mala rodriguez
wanna love you girl - robin thicke featuring farrell williams
after dark - graham blvd
dengue woman blues - jimmie vaughan
red house - jimi hendrix
hounds - glenna van nostrand
the beginning is the end is the beginning - smashing pumpkins
fade to black - apocolyptica
colors - amos lee

ENJOY! see you all april 18!

last night

2010-03-22T16:38:00.000-07:00

The alternative playlist from last night:

La Caida - Tanghetto
Libertango - Tango Jointz
En Direccion a mi Casa - Otros Aires
zitarossa - bajofondo tango club
quattro - gotan project
el quero sol - global soul
In the Deathcar - Goran Bregovic
Ta Bakiera - Kayah
Start Wearing Purple - Gogol Bordello
Anlatma Sakin - Candan Ercetin
El Sonido de la Milonga - campo
Upside Down - Jack Johnson
La Vie En Rose - Louis Armstrong
To Tango tis Nefelis - Haris Alexiou
A L'embrasure des lerres - Lo Jo
Sin Rumbo - Otros Aires
Narigon - Daniel Melingo
In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
Fortune Teller - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Milonguea del Ayer - Craig Einhorn
Mi Corazon - Bajofondo Tango Club
El Boulevard - Tanghetto
Grand Guignol - Bajofondo Tango Club
El Mareo - Bajofondo Tango Club
Wade in the Water - Eva Cassidy
Lost Without You - Robin Thicke
Feelin the Same way - Norah Jones
Let me fall - Cirque du Soleil
Sweet Demure - Beats Antique
Glory box - Portishead
Apologize - One Republic
You Learn - Alanis Morissette

Please feel free to let me know which ones were your favorite!
See you at the next alternative milonga, in 2 weeks! Schedule is in the previous post. :)

good times

2010-03-08T18:40:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone who made the first night of the alternative milonga an amazing super fun time! The milonga will run every other sunday. here are the following dates through the end of May. (don't worry, i'll post more dates for the summer time by then).

March 21
April 4
April 18
May 2
May 16
May 30 (My birthday!)

Also, since some of you have asked about the alternative songs, here is a list of a few that were played last night:

Otra Luna - Carlos Libedinksy
Vuelvo al Sur - Gotan Project
Chunga's Revenge - Gotan Project
La Pampa - Otros Aires
Felino - Sverre Indris Joner
El Deseo - Tanghetto
House of Cards - Radiohead
Otra Noche en la Viruta - Otros Aires
Se Va, Se Va, Se Fue - Jorge Drexler
Siete Horas - Bebe
I've got to see you again - Norah Jones
Ghir Enta - Souad Massi
All Night - Sam Philips
Sentimientos - Andres Linetsky
White Flag - Dido
Babylon - David Gray
What i got - Sublime
Be Gentle with Me - the boy least likely to
Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith

Also you can join the facebook group "Boston Alternative Milonga"

First Milonga! March 7!

2010-02-13T18:56:00.000-08:00

The first milonga will be March 7, 2010 at the Atomic Bean Cafe in cambridge ma. (central sq. on the red line). 7-10 pm, although we might be able to go a bit longer. this is a casual milonga, so bring your dancing shoes or not, come to dance or just chill and hang out with your friends. The music will be a mix of alternative and traditional. There is no admission fee but the cafe is open, so snacks and drinks are available for purchase. please feel free to contact me with any questions (veronikazk@hotmail.com).

After this, the milonga will run every other sunday.

Can't wait to catch you all on the dance flo'!!!