• NEWS: MESSAGE OF PEACE ON L.E.S

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    By Lincoln Anderson – The Villager

    Returning to his old Lower East Side stomping ground, Antonio “Chico” Garcia is back in town for a month and a half to work on some commissioned murals, on everything from peace to the Rat Pack.

    On Wednesday, Chico — who recently relocated to Tampa, Fla., to reunite with his family — spray-painted a new graffiti-style mural for the Power of Peace Coalition at Houston St. and Avenue B. Helping him complete the one-day project were his cousin Andres Borrero and William Pentecost, the coalition’s youth activities coordinator. [Read More]

  • NEWS: DEF JAM AT 25

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    By Amy Linden – The Village Voice

    What is it about hip-hop that, inevitably, almost any conversation revolves around dates—around how far back in the day you can claim to go? Is there a culture as proudly obsessed with its past that still publicly and adamantly refuses to get caught up in a pissing match about nostalgia? Even though those pissing matches are inevitable? [Read More]

  • PlayItLoud@PublicAssem

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    Play It Loud! 
    Brooklyn’s Disco Bash! 

    Join us in Williamsburg, Brooklyn for another edition of our tribute to all things Disco, Boogie, 12″ vinyl, Extended Version, Downtown, Uptown, underground and New York! 

    With Your Gracious Hosts and Resident DJs – 

    Son of Sound (Speak / Tirk) 
    Doug Gomez (Drrtyhaze / Tirk / Redux) 
    Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area) 

    FREE with RSVP to info@playitloudnyc.com 
    $5 Cover without 

    For sites and sounds of prior Play It Loud! parties visit 
    http://www.playitloudnyc.com

  • SESSION 328: HALCYON 10.16.09

    Mixed By Shadi Megallaa (Kalimari / Igloo /Tic Tac Toe – Abu Dhabi)

    01.Canson – Unknown (unreleased)
    02.Smirk – Therapist 
    03.Soulclap – unknown (Miguel Colmenares rmx) 
    04.Franco Cinelli – Sense 
    05.Azuni – Nightshifter 
    06.Brett Johnson – Temptation Shek 
    07.BLM & Pawas – Down Down 
    08.Lief – Designed with that in mind 
    09.Crane AK – Polsterplanet
    10.Peace Division – Gotta Have You (Rozzo Remix)

  • SESSION 327: HALCYON 10.09.09

    Mixed by: Lady DJ Ajdaa

    01.Martin Eyerer & Benno Blome – Hayat (Benno & Ruggiero Rmx) – Sender
    02.2000 & One – Heritage Rmxs pt. 2 – Planet Gong
    03.Mr. De – Full Circle – Electrofunk
    04.Jagged – Langenthal – Quintessentials
    05.CV313 – Sailing Stars – Echospace
    06.KettenKarussell – I Believe You & Me Make Love Forever – Geigling
    07.Ark – Caliente – Perlon
    08.Wighnomy Bros. – Bodyrock  – Freude Am Tanzen
    09.Robag Wruhme Als Themroc – Dash Shopper – Freude Am Tanzen
    10.The Royal We – Party Guilt – Crosstown Rebels

  • MondayNiteVinylClub@Bellhouse

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    MONDAY NIGHT VINYL CLUB #13:

    New release listening party for: Brilliant Colors and Pants Yell! Featuring special guest DJ’s: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart!

    Monday Night Vinyl Club , New York City’s finest “you bring, you spin it” collaborative DJ party, is very pleased to announce its next trip into the cipher will be in the company of the great Slumberland Records (one of our favorite record labels, and yours too!).

    Aside from the usual MNVC mash-up of sight and sound and inspired audience participation, this special edition will celebrate the arrival of two debut SLR LP’s!!:
    — Brilliant Colors (out 11/3)
    — Pants Yell! (out 11/10)

    Come hear those records and more, spin with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and maybe even win some sweet prizes:
    — Slumberland vinyl, buttons, posters
    — Tickets to the 11/14 SLR 20th anniversary show at The Bell House!! 

    Hosted by DJ Doppler (Brett, The Mugs) and DJ Okay (Naomi, Snoozer Loser).

  • SundayBest @ Bellhouse

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    SUNDAY BEST

    We’re back at The Bell House for another go round of Sunday Best. This time our special guest is John Daly, an Irishman who’s making music unlike anyone else on the Emerald Isle–super deep, super spacey house that’ll be perfect for this autumn afternoon.

    RSVP to rsvp@sundaybestnyc.com

  • Lee Fields @ Southpaw

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    Friday, 12/18
    the return of…LEE FIELDS & THE EXPRESSIONS!!! with MICHAEL LEONHART & THE AVRAMINA 7

    Fri. 12/18
    LEE FIELDS & THE EXPRESSIONS
    MICHAEL LEONHART & THE AVRAMINA 7
    DJ AKA LEPSE and DJ WAFFLE ROCK

    18+ w/ ID
    admission: $15
    door time: 8PM DOORS / 9PM SHOW

  • Kaleta&ZozoAfrobeat @ SouthPaw

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    Monday, 12/7
    Kaleta & Zozo Afrobeat/ Under The Rasta Influence / Karma / DJ Ari Why
     

    Kaleta & Zozo Afrobeat Under The Rasta Influence Karma DJ Ari Why

     

    18+ w/ ID
    admission: $10 advance / $15 day of show
    door time: 8pm doors / 830 show

  • SESSION 326: ZAKKA 10.27.09

    Mixed by Bun

    01. Dub Police – Chocolate Orange
    02. Detroit Grand Pubahs – Skydive From Venus
    03. Toby Tobias – Dave’s Sex Bits
    04. Beat Pharmacy – Drifter
    05. Code 718 – Equinox (Henrik Schwars Remix)
    06. Omar S – Blown Valvetrane
    07. Two Almadillos – Nostalgia
    08. Dennis Ferrer – Son Of Raw
    09. Holy Ghost! – Hold On
    10. Unknown – “Live” Goes On
    11. Sebastien San – Rising Sun (C2 Edit)
    12. Somi – African Lady
    13. DJ Duke – Tribal Journey
    14. Rick Wade – Angry Pimp
    15. Brooklyn Friends – Philadelphia
    16. C2C4 – Specimen 4

  • Alex Bau @ Rebel

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    Line-up /
    Dr Motte – LOVEPARADE, Praxxiz
    Berlin (Germany)
    Alex Bau CLR, Sino, Credo
    Munich (Germany)
    HOLMAR FILIPSSON
    (NANG, Moodmusic, Thugfucker (Iceland + NYC)

    REDA BRIKI Annaba, DiSORIENT (NYC)
    THE BASS DiSORIENT (NYC)
    PETER MUNCH Bagpak (Denmark + NYC)
    ULRICH HAGEN doojee (Belgium + NYC)
    FRIAR TUCK DiSORIENT (NYC)

    SERA SOLSTICE LIVE Performance choreographer/instructor/artist/shaman/warrior

    LIVE Visuals by NASHA MASHA

    Promoter /
    Doojee
    FULLY DECORATED SPACE
    2x Rooms + Chill Out Area
    2x Bars with Live Visuals
    8x TOP DJ’s
    LIVE BELLYDANCE PERFORMANCE

    Dr Motte – LOVEPARADE, Praxxiz
    Berlin (Germany)
    Alex Bau CLR, Sino, Credo
    Munich (Germany)
    HOLMAR FILIPSSON
    (NANG, Moodmusic,Thugfucker (Iceland + NYC)

    REDA BRIKI Annaba, DiSORIENT (NYC)
    THE BASS DiSORIENT (NYC)
    PETER MUNCH Bagpak (Denmark + NYC)
    ULRICH HAGEN doojee (Belgium + NYC)
    FRIAR TUCK DiSORIENT (NYC)

    SERA SOLSTICE LIVE Performance choreographer/instructor/artist/shaman/warrior

    LIVE Visuals by NASHA MASHA

    Zombies, Fairies, Devils and Ghouls,
    Come out for Mischief – and bring you Fools!
    The scene is set, it’s Hallows Eve,
    A night of music you won’t believe!
    Have some fun, don’t Fear the Reaper
    Dressed up at the door? its 5 bucks cheaper!

    Limited $10/15 presale tickets (click on the link below or goto doojee.com)
    Door tickets: $20 in halloween costume, $25 without. Ages: 21+
    http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?122664

    Dr Motte (Berlin / Germany)
    Creator of the world’s largest party, the LOVEPARADE

    Dr. Motte is the creator of Love Parade, a very popular rave based event in Berlin, Germany every summer, supporting love for everyone and everything expressed by this dance culture.
    He’s a guru in the techno world.

    Alex Bau (Munich / Germany

    There are not many DJ`s of this type. DJ`s who believed in Techno from the first minute, DJ`s who experienced Techno from the very beginning, DJ`s who made techno their own thing. DJ`s who found their own style, even more, who developped it over the years, Dj`s who`s name is the expression for a specific sound. Alex Bau is one ofthem. But at the same time, there are some slight differences with this guy. Why focussing on just one style of music? Why only minimal sounds? Why only Techno? Why? If you can have both…

  • AntonioOcasio@Bar13

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  • 718Session@ Santos

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  • DubWar @ Love

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  • SESSION 325: FUNKY SLICE 10.26.09

    Mixed by Takaya Nagase 

    01.S.Gouyette – Asteroids and Star Dust

    02.T.Solomon – Can I Do It

    03.Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield – People Hold On

    04.Glen Underground – Storm Raiders(Tribute to Larry Heard)

    05Romanthony – The Wanderer (CD Remix #9)

    06.Bing Ji Ling – Home

    07.Sunny Ade – Ja Fun Mi (Instrumental)

    08.Lawrence – Place To Be

    09.Crazy P – Stop Space Return (Roberto Rodriguez Dub Mix)

    10.Cheek – Venus(Sunshine People)(Pepe Bradock Remix)

  • Kabuto & Koji and Bill Patrick @ Stay

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    On Thursday October 29th, join us for the ghoulishly special Halloween edition of ampd! in the haunted dungeon at Stay!!

    We’re going to be raising the dead two days prior to All Hallow’s Eve with super creepy decor and ghastly international talent. Costumes are highly encouraged!

    First on the line-up we have Supernatural artists Kabuto & Koji. K&K have been on a worldly tear lately, having recently burst on Cocoon records and having just opened up for DEPECHE MODE. Those of you who caught their last NYC performance got to hear what these guys are all about, and if you didn’t, you definitely want to check them out this time.

    We also have the honor of hosting Bill Patrick, who just destroyed Love for BLK|Market. This will be Billy’s last set before he morphs into a bat and flies back to Transylvania. So come bid him farewell and perhaps sacrifice some of your fresh blood to provide him with some much needed energy for his upcoming trip. He will be performing a peak time set… it’s bound to be evil!

    along with ampd! resident DJs.. Leks the Imposter and DJ MSG

    Hosted by Elisa
    Produced by PJay, the NYEX crew & ampd!

  • NEWS: SKATE BANKS WILL CLOSE

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    By Julie Shapiro – Downtown Express

    The Brooklyn Banks is a place with no rules except gravity.
    The legendary skateboard spot in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge feels like a world unto itself. The graffiti-scrawled brick slopes on the Manhattan side are dotted with broken glass and blowing garbage. Teenagers bound over obstacles, flying through the air after their board, twisting at impossible angles. It all seems very far from the rule of the city.
    That’s about to change, as the city plans to close down the skate park as soon as December to use the space for construction staging. The Banks may not reopen until 2014, when the Brooklyn Bridge rehabilitation project is scheduled to finish. Until then, New York will be without one of the world’s top skating spots, and skateboarders will have to find a new place to go. [Read More]

  • SESSION 324: MOMUSICMOLIFE 10.22.09

    Mixed by Yaz Higashiya @ SoleFood NYC 

    01. Ronny Jordan – Keep Your Heads Up
    02. Mondo Grosso – Closer (The Roots Remix)
    03. DJ Beat – Miss Risin’ Sun ft. Bootie Brown of Pharcyde
    04. Jupiter Project ft. Cocoa – Yasashiku Utatte (Killin Me Softly)
    05. SkyScraper – Hi Noon Dub (Pt. 2)
    06. Brown Bag AllStars – Can’t Walk Away
    07. Common – Retrospect For Life
    08. DJ Krush – Candle Chant [A Tribute] ft. Boss The MC
    09. Four Tet – Glue Of The World
    10. Gorillaz – Tomorrow Comes Today
    11. The Fugees – Fu-Gee-La
    12. DJ Seen  – Shin
    13. DJ Krush – Day’s End
    14. DJ Makino – Beat05

  • Michael Rogers @ Keybar

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    Michael Rogers will be playing a mix of house techno and acid as well as his own productions. Drink specials will be available.  More info on Michael: http://onthequiet.net/

    KEYBAR 432 E. 13th St New York, NY 10009
  • NEWS: THE DISCO FILES 1973~78

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    By Andy Beta –The Village Voice

    On my way to interview former Village Voice art director (and current New Yorkerphotography critic) Vince Aletti, I happen to pass a poster proclaiming, “Disco Is Back! Now playing at Bloomingdale’s.” This is strangely appropriate, as I’m meeting Aletti for lunch to discuss the publication of his first book, The Disco Files 1973-78: New York’s Underground Week by Week, which, as its title attests, collects five years’ worth of articles he wrote about the burgeoning disco scene as it happened. [Read More]

  • Sasha @ RSVP

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  • SESSION 323: A1 AFTRHRS 10.21.09

    Mixed by Makkotron (Weekend Records[Brooklyn]Hiyoko Records[Tokyo])

    01.Mandolay – Roller Shake
    02.Oxygen – Party Lets Party Part1
    03.Jerry Carr – This Must Be Heaven
    04.Level 42 – World Machine
    05.Redhead Kingpin And The F.B.I – Kilomanjaro Style
    06.Lucky Thompson – Tea Time
    07.Black Sheep – The Choice Is Yours
    08.Beat Demons – Mr. Feelgood
    09.Blue Mitchell – The Message
    10.Charles Earland – Charles III

  • Nininja @ CedarRoom

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    Nininja Party is Free.

    DJ Monchan spin from 11pm to 6am.

    Email  muzic@earthlink.net  for location.

  • NEWS: FACEBOOK STEP INTO MUSIC

    By Brad Stone – NY Times

    Several reports Wednesday indicate that Google is set to roll-out a music service at an event at the iconic Capitol Records building in Hollywood next Wednesday. The service, we’ve confirmed from three people briefed on the details, will offer searchers a better way to find and sample music on Google – much in the same way people can get detailed financial information about a company from Google Finance. [Read More]

  • NEWS: FROM CD TO MP3

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    By Omar Kholeif – MOG       

    In 1999, on the eve of PopMatters’ inception, I was an angst-ridden teenager, who had a tendency for ditching classes only to sit in the toilet reading back issues of Rolling Stone. By the end of the decade, my love for grunge music had sent me searching through expanses that spanned Punk & New Wave to classic rock, gospel, and soul. [Read More]

  • SESSION 322: ZAKKA 10.20.09

    Mixed by Ali Coleman (Voice of Voice)

    01.Chinese Instrument Track
    02.Luv City – Dream Come True
    03.Martin Solveig & Strephy Haik
    04.Luv City – Dance
    05.Ta Reine Tamie lewis – Je Ne Veux Plus Etre
    06.Dennis Ferrer – Church Lady
    07.Fumibella(S.O.W) – Take A Chance
    08.Unknown
    09.Life is Special (Acapella)
    10.Dennis Ferrer – Transitions

  • SESSION 321: FUNKY SLICE 10.19.09

    Mixed by DJ Monchan

    01.Toure Kunda – Amadou Tilo
    02.Lamont Dozier – Going Back To My Roots (African Drum Outro)
    03.Haki R Madhubuti – Rise Vision Comin’
    04.Ursula Rucker – Release
    05.Deetron – Papas A La Huancaina
    06.Futuristica Music – Find A Way
    07.Tony Lionni – Aurara
    08.Aura – Song For Sophie
    09.Maxwell –  If I 
    10.TJ Kong – The Pearl

  • SESSION 320: MOMUSICMOLIFE 10.15.09

    Mixed by Yaz Higashiya @ SoleFood NYC 

    01. John Robinson – There She Goes
    02. Ohmega Watts – Your Love
    03. Tribe Called Quest – Like It Like That (DJ Hasebe Remix)
    04. Da Bush Babees – The Love Song ft. Mos Def
    05. Jungle Brothers – Sexy Baby
    06. Zeebra & Kenbo – Parteechecka
    07. Jurassic 5 – Great Expectation
    08. J-Live – The Upgrade
    09. Jay Dee – Rico Suave Bossa Nova
    10. Ego-Wrappin’ – Ashinaga No Salvador

  • AfroPunk@IrvingPza

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  • Frank @ SouthPaw

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  • SESSION 319: A1 AFTRHRS 10.14.09

    Mixed by Scian Smooth

    01.Brief Encounter – Human
    02.F.C.C – Baby I Want You
    03.The Memphis Horns – Keep On Smilin’
    04.Greg Perry – Come On Down (Get Your Head Out Of The Clouds)
    05.George Benson – My Woman’s Good To Me
    06.The Intruder – Favorite Candidate
    07.Kenya Collins & Mac Simmons – Looking For The Same Thing
    08.The Emotions – Shouting Out Love
    09.Rhetta Hughes – You’re Doing With Her When It Should Be Me
    10.Jimmy Mack – Love Junkie

  • NEWS: HOPE TO SELL MUSIC MONTHLY

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    By Brad Stone – NY Times

    SAN FRANCISCO — The idea of selling monthly subscriptions to a vast catalog of online music has met with only limited success. That isn’t stopping a new batch of entrepreneurs from trying to make it work.

    The latest and perhaps most surprising entrants to the field are the European entrepreneurs Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis. In 2001, they created and financed Kazaa, one of the original peer-to-peer file-sharing services that hurt the music industry. The two have created and financed a secretive start-up called Rdio, with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco. [Read More]

  • SESSION 318: ZAKKA 10.13.09

    Mixed by Eugene Tambourine

    01.Loose Ends – Choose Me (Dub)
    02.King Sunny Ade – Ire
    03.Dorothy – Reflections
    04.Dreamhouse – I Can Feel It (Fun Mix)
    05.Will Downing – In My Dreams (Rapid Eye Mix)
    06.Black Ginger – My Track Is Free
    07.Jovonn – Be Free (Instrumental)
    08.Donna Summer – Dinner With Gershwin (12″ Mix)
    09.Stardust – Love Will Find A Way
    10.Brothers & Systems – Dub Mania & Philth (Version 2)

  • SESSION 317: MOMUSICMOLIFE 10.08.09

    Mixed by Yaz Higashiya @ SoleFood NYC 

    01. Amanda Diva – Heart Strings
    02. Bssa Nostra – The Message From A Soul Sister
    03. Elo Da Corrente – Sementes De Luz
    04. Madlib – Montara
    05. Crown City Rockers – Something pt. 3
    06. Long Beach Dub Allstars – Sunny Hours (Reprise)
    07. Common – Funky For You
    08. RJD2 – Clean Living
    09. Soulstance – Zeith
    10. Lyrics Born – I Changed My Mind (Stereo MC’s Rattlesake mix)

  • SESSION 316: FUNKY SLICE 10.12.09

    Mixed by Sean Bee (Downtown)

    01.Lindstorm – Disturbing The Perfect Symmetry
    02.DJ Kaos – Love The Nite Away (Tiedyemix)
    03.Risco Connection – Park Version
    04.Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle – When The Rain Falls
    05.Scotty Coats & Wes The Mes – Double Fisted
    06.Jakob Korn – Lubiche
    07.Jazztronic – Real Clothes (Unreleased Instrumental Mix)
    08.Prozac
    09.Escort – Starlight (Darshan Jesrani Parks Dept Dub)
    10.Ghost Town – Contact

  • SESSION 315: HALCYON 10.02.09

    Mixed by Gesine Pertenbreiter:

  • Bill Patrick @ Love

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  • OneStepBeyond@NaturalHistory

    THE FADER PRESENTS ONE STEP BEYOND
    Launch your weekend with drinks and dancing at the most explosive party this side of the Milky Way. See and be seen under the stars as live bands, DJs, and VJs present the hottest music and project dynamic visuals at the Rose Center for Earth and Space. Cocktails keep the party going.
    Amanda Blank
    Devlin & Darko
    Friday, October 9, 2009 Buy Tickets 
    9pm – 1am
    You must be 21 or older to attend this event, and present a valid I.D.
    For tickets, call (212) 769-5200 (9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday). 
  • FreedomParty@LPR

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    The Freedom Party
    w/ DJ Cosi, DJ Herbert Holler, DJ Marc Smooth
    11pm doors & show
    Ladies: Free till midnight, $10 after
    Fellas: $10 till midnight, $15 after
    Strictly 21+
    This is a General Admission, Standing event.

    The Freedom Party NYC, NYC’s #1 Dance Party Every Friday 6 Years and Counting!!! Featuring Resident DJs every week – DJ Cosi, DJ Herbert Holler, DJ Marc Smooth.

  • Cut&Paste@Hammerstein

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    2009 GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP

     

    WHEN:

    Friday, October 16th, 2009

    Doors open: 7:00pm EST

    Show starts: 8:00pm EST

     

    WHERE:

    Hammerstein Ballroom
    311 W. 34th Street
    New York, NY 10001

  • NEWS: MIRF FOR MARC JACOBS

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    By Freshness Magazine

    Walk past Marc Jacobs‘ flagship in SoHo or his numerous specialty stores along Bleecker Street and you would think someone has a grudge against the influential fashion designer.  On each of the storefront window is a mysterious tag in drippy paint.  Of course the tagging is all intentional as it marks an upcoming collaboration project between Marc Jacobs and graffiti crew 1134NYC members MINT&SERF (aka MIRF).  More detailed information to come soon… [Read More]