Newburgh, New York has a brand new old night club—Untouchable Bar and Restaurant. “Old” because the place has been there for a long time—in fact, it has a bit of a history. “New” because it has been taken over by the folks who own Quinn’s in Beacon. This means that most likely DJ Pete Pop will be playing his records there regularly. That also means there’s a good possibility that Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus will be doing likewise fairly often.

This new Untouchable Lounge—as we like to call it—opened in October. It has a cozy bar in the front and in back is a small concert hall—about as big as The Mercury Lounge, if you know your Big City rock clubs—complete with a stage and sound system. DJ Pete Pop already spun there once—on November 23. On December 5 the local rock band Decent Colors became the first act to appear on the stage. Other acts were scheduled, including one of our favorite surf bands, The Time Surfers, but they all got cancelled and the club had to close for a while as it dealt with red tape before it could reopen. That was all cleared up by Friday December 27, when DJ Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus worked their magic in the front room.

Pete and Phast kept the attendees boppin’ all night, with their eclectic mix of funk, soul, mambo, boogaloo and reggae. The two traded twenty-minute sets until it was time to close, around midnight.

Untouchable is bound to be a popular addition to the ever-growing scene on Liberty Street in Newburgh, where several new bars, boutiques and restaurants have been popping up lately. It seems the locals are determined to make Newburgh as groovy as Beacon or Kingston. Let’s wish them luck in that regard.

Here’s a list of all the songs played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Untouchable Lounge party:

• Dennis Coff & the Lyman Woodward Trio–It’s Your Thing (Maverick)
• Fabulous Counts–Get Down People (Moira)
• Lionel Hampton & the Inner Circle–Them Changes (Brunswick)
• The Temptations–Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) (Gordy)
• Candido–Soul Limbo (Blue Note)
• Cal Tjader–Cuchy Frito Man (Verve)
• Tito Puente & His Orch.–Africa Habla (Tico)
• Archie Bell & the Drells–Tighten Up (Atlantic)
• Archie Bell & the Drells–Tighten Up – Part II (Atlantic)
• Patti Drew–Fever (Stateside; UK)
• The Miracles–Mickey’s Monkey (Tamla)
• Johnny Nash–I’m Movin’ On (Warner Bros.)
• Carmen Rivero y Su Conjunto–Pata Pata (Discos Columbia)
• Tippie and the Clovers–Bossa Nova Baby (Tiger)
• The Latin All Stars–Oye Como Va (Roper)
• Ricardo Ray–Mrs. Robinson (Alegre)
• The Mohawks–Let It Be (Supreme; UK)
• Lloyd Charmers–Come See About Me (Randys)
• Stevie Wonder–Higher Ground (Tamla)
• O’Jays–For the Love of Money (Philadelphia International)
• Laura Lee–What a Man (Cotillion)
• Fred & the New J.B.’s–Breakin’ Bread (People)
• Rocki Lane and the Gross Group–Santa Soul (Epic)
• Butterball–Butterballs (Part 1) (Fast Eddie)
• The Electric Concept Orchestra–Grazing in the Grass (Limelight)
• Vincent Bell–Eleanor Rigby (Decca)
• Mongo Santamaria–Sunshine of Your Love (Atlantic)
• Earl Grant–House of Bamboo (Decca)
• Chris Powell and the Blue Flames–Unchained Melody-mambo (Groove)
• Wynonie Harris–All She Wants to Do Is Mambo (King)
• Joe Bataan–Shaft (Fania)
• Booker T. & the MG’s–Hang ‘Em High (Stax)
• Mongo Santamaria–El Pussy Cat (Columbia)
• The Latin All Stars–Soul Bossa Nova (Roper)
• The Afrosound–La Sampuesana (Fuentes; Ecuador)
• Grupo Sta. Cecilia; canta: Sergio Ruíz–1 – 2 – 3 Hustle (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Groundhog–Take It Off (Jad)
• Les Charlots–Psychose (Toujours) (Disques Vogue; Canada)
• Mel Taylor and the Magics–Watermelon Man (Warner Bros.)
• Clara Ward–Help! (Verve)
• Tommy Navarro and the Sundialers–Summertime (Urania)
• Doug Fowlkes and the Airdales – vocal: Rocker Roberts–Hit the Road Jack (Barclay; France)
• Sandy Nelson–Alligator Boogaloo (Imperial)

None of these records are for sale!