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The Ten Best Concerts in NYC This Week, 4/29/13

Kim Gordon, ?uestlove, Andrew Bird and Andrew W.K. walk into a Masonic Temple ... these are the 10 best shows in NYC this week.

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Q&A: DJ Spinna On Perception Records, New York Soul In The '70s, And Why A Tribe Called Quest Sampled "Submission" Better Than Anyone

"If you want to get a grasp on what was happening musically in the early '70s in New York City, especially in the soul arena, Perception Records is one of the prime labels to be checked out." So says respected DJ, producer and record collector DJ Spinna, who handily happens to have compiled the best ... More >>

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Because Stevie is the sunshine of your life

I Don't Go Clubbing, I Go Dancing: Your Labor Day Weekend Guide To New York's Best Nightlife (And Daytime Parties, Too)

​There are a few things we can expect from Labor Day weekend, and the annual Electric Zoo festival is one of them. The massive three-day rave takes over Randall's Island with twelve-hour days that boast a million DJs over four separate stages; you'll hear trance, techno, deep house, electro, d ... More >>

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Paying tribute to MJ

I Don't Go Clubbing, I Go Dancing: Hot Nights, Short Shorts, And Tributes To Michael Jackson

​Start your weekend off with a trip to the Williamsburg Waterfront, where downtempo DJ duo Thievery Corporation celebrate their new release Culture Of Fear with an epic outdoor hang. Tonight their mix of dub, jazz, classical music, and loungey bossa nova will be complemented by performances by ... More >>

Your Week In Nightlife, Starring Downtown Records, Dixon, Rye Rye, And A Party Called "Reality Bites"

​The weekend starts early, as we're desperately trying to take advantage of the pleasant weather and gallivant around the city by foot. Start your Thursday night off at Sway for the relatively new Reality Bites throwdown -- yes, a reference to the '90s film classic. (Note: We're basically will ... More >>

Fat Beats Is Opening A Pop-Up Store In Brooklyn Next Week

And here's what it'll look like​The September shuttering of deified NYC record store Fat Beats was a somber occasion for hip-hop fantatics nationwide, the definitive marking of the end of an underground-rap era, a sad sign of the times that surprised no one and depressed everyone. (The tiny We ... More >>

Live: The Stretch Armstrong And Bobbito Reunion Waxes Nostalgic At Le Poisson Rouge

Stretch, presiding. Pics by Puja.​The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Reunion Show Le Poisson Rouge Thursday, February 10 Better Than: Standing around and listening to rap with a couple hundred ex-backpackers in any other setting. "We would go up to the station to hang out with our friends," s ... More >>

Your Week In Nightlife, Starring Josh Wink, Chromeo, The Bad Lupo Brothers, And A Gala Dilla Tribute

​Start your week off tonight at the Ace Hotel with the Bad Lupo Brothers. The evening is propelled by local club destroyers and electro-heads Trouble & Bass, as they celebrate crew birthdays and their recently declared love for old-school rockabilly jams. Yes, rockabilly. The titular Brothers ... More >>

SOTC Nightlife Awards: The Best One-Offs, the Best Party To Take Anyone To, and More

Farewell, Fat Beats​​Before we sink into holiday hibernation, we thought we'd take a moment to reflect on our exploits, and present to you our very own 2010 SOTC Nightlife Awards. Below, our fifth and final installment examines the rest of the best.

Wayne Williams, Mannie Fresh, Munchi, And The Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival Headline Your Week In Nightlife

​Ah, the week before Christmas, when all is quiet, but only because it's freezing outside. (Seriously, it's way too early for snow.) And, while we know that sifting through Top Ten lists (or studying for exams, ick) gives you plenty of incentive to stay wrapped up in a Snuggie, we'd like to re ... More >>

Rumble, Oktoberfest, Flashing Lights, And Ratatat Headline Your Weekend In Nightlife

​On Friday, there's only three places we'd want to be. In Manhattan, The Fader is throwing an afterparty for those of us who won't be attending the Gorillaz takeover at Madison Square Garden. Spin, the Flatiron ping-pong hall/bar/dancerie, will host tonight's revelry, which is less corny than ... More >>

Live: Fat Beats Hosts A Cathartic Going-Away Party, Whether You Made It Inside Or Not

Yeah, it got a little crowded. Pics by Puja, more below.​Fat Beats' Final In-Store Fat Beats Saturday, September 4 Hundreds of people stood outside underground hip-hop mecca Fat Beats Saturday evening, as the West Village spot closed down for good with a farewell in-store party featuring DJ P ... More >>

Remembering Fat Beats, The Best Record Store In Underground Hip-Hop History

Gang Starr flanking Fat Beats owner Joseph Abajian, who unfortunately saw this coming​In 1997, Paul Rosenberg, the attorney of an aspiring rapper from Detroit calling himself Eminem, was walking along 6th Avenue in the West Village with ten copies of an independent 12-inch vinyl single titled ... More >>

Snoop Dogg Paid Tribute to Michael Jackson in Prospect Park on Sunday

Photo via the Rap-Up​Though Michael Jackson's 52nd birthday would've fallen on this past Sunday, his music was pretty much the official soundtrack for the whole weekend in Prospect Park, blasting out of vendor trucks and ballfields, picnics and stereo-mounted bikes--pretty much everything with ... More >>

Rock The Bells, New Orleans Bounce, And Michael Jackson Headline Your Weekend In Nightlife

​We're going to recommend you avoid Manhattan this weekend. Thanks to NYU and Columbia, every 20-year-old within a ten-mile radius will either be moving back into their dorms or celebrating the end of summer with one last cityside hurrah. Instead, take Friday night off and keep yourself in the ... More >>

Week in Review: You Rejected the Youth

Goodbye to all that. Photo by Sam Horine.​In the week one of our team successfully transitioned into the "expert" phase of her juggalo fascination, the rest of us just kind of got silly. Hence: the top ten songs named "Fuck You" or the immediate equivalent; Jay-Z's ten most shameful rock and r ... More >>

Q&A: DJ Spinna on Michael Jackson, Whose Music He Will Be Playing for You and Spike Lee This Weekend

courtesy DJ SpinnaSpinna, as a little boy holding the Jackson 5 LP Get it Together Michael Jackson would've turned 52 this Sunday. Undoubtedly many parties shall be thrown around the globe in his honor, but MJ's spirit will most likely be floating over Prospect Park for Spike Lee's second annual Br ... More >>

ONE MORE CHANCE

Get down for the King of Pop

Last Night: Props Throws A Raucous House Party At LPR, Though A Far Less Enjoyable Scene Lurks Across The Street

Try and guess which bar this was at. Pics by Puja, more below.​Le Poisson Rouge's gallery bar has always been a hard sell for dance parties. A tiny art gallery by day, the side room of the Bleecker Street venue often serves as a lounge and break room for those attending shows in the main space ... More >>

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CMJ: Meet Invincible, Detroit's Next Great (Female) Rapper And Tuesday-Night MVP

Matt SonzalaInvincible (right) and Waajeed to the rescue.​Invincible/Senor Kaos/DJ Spinna Public Assembly Tuesday, October 20 There's a few things you can count on at an "underground" hip-hop show with absolute, painful certainty: an overwhelming number of guys in city-reppin' fitted caps, mu ... More >>

Tonight: The DJ Kon Benefit At Santos' Party House

​As a summer filled with sadness finally comes to a close, NYC's DJ elite are rallying around one of their own: Tonight's weekly Journey party at Santos' Party House, hosted by DJ Spinna and Giant Step, will serve as a benefit for DJ Kon, who's been hospitalized for the past several weeks with ... More >>

Thousands Attend Michael Jackson Birthday Event in Prospect Park

Despite sometimes disagreeable weather, thousands showed up in Prospect Park on Saturday for Spike Lee's birthday tribute to Michael Jackson. Borough President Marty Markowitz proclaimed August 29th "Michael 'King of Pop' Jackson Memorial Day." "It was great to see so many people out without anyth ... More >>

R.I.P. DJ AM

​Adam Goldstein, better known as DJ AM, was found dead in his home on Friday afternoon. The news first circulated through TMZ and Perez Hilton and--to the dread of his friends, his peers, and thousands of fans--the NYPD confirmed the rumor later that evening, announcing the DJ's death and its ... More >>

Live: Spike Lee Throws Michael Jackson One Hell Of A Birthday Party In Prospect Park

Pix by Puja Patel, many more below Thousands of people flooded Prospect Park Saturday afternoon for Michael Jackson's 51st birthday party. Hosted by Spike Lee (who worked on the "They Don't Really Care About Us" video), the five-hour event, held together by an epic, all-MJ set from Brooklyn's DJ Sp ... More >>

DO YOU REMEMBER THE TIME?

NYC celebrates MJ's birthday in a big way

Spike Lee Is Throwing Michael Jackson A Birthday Party

​This one pretty much can't miss. Jackson, who is set to be buried on his birthday out in Glendale, California, will get a NYC birthday send-off as well--Spike Lee is throwing a block party in his honor at Fort Greene Park. From 12pm-5pm, DJ Spinna will play Jackson jams exclusively, which is ... More >>

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