Blogs
March 22, 2012Back in the early '90s, the DJs Rob Swift and Roc Raida would take the subway to each other's cribs and engage in seven-hour practice sessions. Raida's apartment, up in Harlem, was decorated with posters of rap acts Ice Cube, Kid 'N' Play and MC Lyte; Swift's bedroom in Queens showcased inspirationa ... More >>
Voice Choices
March 21, 2012Escort bring their 17-piece
band to Brooklyn Bowl
Voice Choices
March 21, 2012Escort bring their 17-piece
band to Brooklyn Bowl
Voice Choices
March 7, 2012Escort bring their 17-piece
band to Brooklyn Bowl
Voice Choices
January 11, 2012Voice Choices
January 4, 2012Voice Choices
October 19, 2011Music
September 28, 2011The member of Portishead excavates his band's hip-hop roots
Voice Choices
September 28, 2011The member of Portishead excavates his band's hip-hop roots
Blogs
July 18, 2011Willie Davis4Knots Music Festival: Dan Deacon, Yeasayer (DJ sets)
Saturday, June 16
4Knots Indoor Lounge
Better than: Going home and passing out.
In my coverage of the 4Knots main stage, my "critical bias," as named at the bottom of these write-ups, has been fairly obvious—almost so o ... More >>
Blogs
July 16, 2011Doors for the Village Voice-sponsored 4Knots Music Festival—happening at Pier 17 on the South Street Seaport—open in about an hour, and if you want to plan your afternoon, we have set times for all the bands on the bill, as well as the DJs spinning in the 4Knots Indoor Lounge (loc ... More >>
Blogs
June 9, 2011P.S. 1 and MoMa have announced the lineup for the 2011 edition of Warm Up, the Saturdays-in-summer series that allows visitors to walk around the Long Island City museum's courtyard and listen to music and marvel at the intricate, shade-providing installations set up outdoors. This year's lin ... More >>
Voice Choices
May 4, 2011P.S. 1 and MoMa have announced the lineup for the 2011 edition of Warm Up, the Saturdays-in-summer series that allows visitors to walk around the Long Island City museum's courtyard and listen to music and marvel at the intricate, shade-providing installations set up outdoors. This year's lin ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 20, 2011P.S. 1 and MoMa have announced the lineup for the 2011 edition of Warm Up, the Saturdays-in-summer series that allows visitors to walk around the Long Island City museum's courtyard and listen to music and marvel at the intricate, shade-providing installations set up outdoors. This year's lin ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2011Elsa OkazakiWolfram recently released his debut album after years of putting out others' records on his Diskokaine label. The guest star roster for the self-titled disc is studded with dance music's heavy hitters, including Holy Ghost!, Hercules & Love Affair, Legowelt, and Haddaway of "What ... More >>
Voice Choices
February 9, 2011Elsa OkazakiWolfram recently released his debut album after years of putting out others' records on his Diskokaine label. The guest star roster for the self-titled disc is studded with dance music's heavy hitters, including Holy Ghost!, Hercules & Love Affair, Legowelt, and Haddaway of "What ... More >>
Voice Choices
December 15, 2010Elsa OkazakiWolfram recently released his debut album after years of putting out others' records on his Diskokaine label. The guest star roster for the self-titled disc is studded with dance music's heavy hitters, including Holy Ghost!, Hercules & Love Affair, Legowelt, and Haddaway of "What ... More >>
Voice Choices
October 13, 2010Elsa OkazakiWolfram recently released his debut album after years of putting out others' records on his Diskokaine label. The guest star roster for the self-titled disc is studded with dance music's heavy hitters, including Holy Ghost!, Hercules & Love Affair, Legowelt, and Haddaway of "What ... More >>
Voice Choices
September 1, 2010Elsa OkazakiWolfram recently released his debut album after years of putting out others' records on his Diskokaine label. The guest star roster for the self-titled disc is studded with dance music's heavy hitters, including Holy Ghost!, Hercules & Love Affair, Legowelt, and Haddaway of "What ... More >>
Voice Choices
September 1, 2010Elsa OkazakiWolfram recently released his debut album after years of putting out others' records on his Diskokaine label. The guest star roster for the self-titled disc is studded with dance music's heavy hitters, including Holy Ghost!, Hercules & Love Affair, Legowelt, and Haddaway of "What ... More >>
Voice Choices
July 27, 2010Elsa OkazakiWolfram recently released his debut album after years of putting out others' records on his Diskokaine label. The guest star roster for the self-titled disc is studded with dance music's heavy hitters, including Holy Ghost!, Hercules & Love Affair, Legowelt, and Haddaway of "What ... More >>
Blogs
July 9, 2010Start your weekend off with a tropically infused dance party. The Que Bajo crew take on Turntables of the Hudson (though they'll be at the Water Taxi Beach) as an ending to the Latin Alternative Music Conference and the second round of WTB's World Cup Fever events. Catch the guys as they play ... More >>
Voice Choices
July 6, 2010Start your weekend off with a tropically infused dance party. The Que Bajo crew take on Turntables of the Hudson (though they'll be at the Water Taxi Beach) as an ending to the Latin Alternative Music Conference and the second round of WTB's World Cup Fever events. Catch the guys as they play ... More >>
Blogs
April 23, 2010Tonight Hot Chip performs at Terminal 5 alongside Gang Gang Dance... but you knew that already. Tickets have been sold out for weeks; so go nuts on Craigslist, stand outside an hour before the doors, or just go to the afterparty, which goes down at Webster Hall with the Hot Chip fellas on the ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 6, 2010Tonight Hot Chip performs at Terminal 5 alongside Gang Gang Dance... but you knew that already. Tickets have been sold out for weeks; so go nuts on Craigslist, stand outside an hour before the doors, or just go to the afterparty, which goes down at Webster Hall with the Hot Chip fellas on the ... More >>
Voice Choices
January 12, 2010?uestlove dedicates this warehouse party to MLK
Blogs
December 10, 2009Puja PatelYou get older, and Amanda Lepore stays the same age.Last night's Paper Magazine Nightlife Awards joined the dismayingly long list of 2009 award-show travesties. The invite-only event went down at M2 (the old Mansion) to a packed audience of important downtown scenesters (that's the ... More >>
Blogs
November 12, 2009Harley Viera-Newton, eating your lunchToday in manufactured outrage: DJs who aren't really DJs, DJing for money. "DJing is the ultimate side gig for hip young New Yorkers," is the tagline for this W piece: "But not everyone's happy about it." Is it fair that models, actresses, and artists, e. ... More >>
Blogs
October 23, 2009
DJ Scratch, doing the classics, to robust crowd approval. Pics by Puja Patel, more below.
Roc Raida Tribute
B.B. King's
Thurday, October 22
The line outside B.B. King's last night for the Roc Raida tribute--celebrating the beloved turntable king who died September 19--took up half an ... More >>
Voice Choices
October 20, 2009
DJ Scratch, doing the classics, to robust crowd approval. Pics by Puja Patel, more below.
Roc Raida Tribute
B.B. King's
Thurday, October 22
The line outside B.B. King's last night for the Roc Raida tribute--celebrating the beloved turntable king who died September 19--took up half an ... More >>
Voice Choices
September 1, 2009
DJ Scratch, doing the classics, to robust crowd approval. Pics by Puja Patel, more below.
Roc Raida Tribute
B.B. King's
Thurday, October 22
The line outside B.B. King's last night for the Roc Raida tribute--celebrating the beloved turntable king who died September 19--took up half an ... More >>
Blogs
August 31, 2009Adam 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 >>
Voice Choices
June 24, 2009Adam 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 >>
Voice Choices
May 27, 2009Adam 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 >>
Voice Choices
April 22, 2009Adam 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 >>
Voice Choices
April 22, 2009Adam 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 >>
Voice Choices
April 8, 2009Adam 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 >>
Voice Choices
October 22, 2008Adam 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 >>
Music
February 7, 2006Rock Stars Are Not DJs—But DJs Are Rock Stars
Music
May 10, 2005Rock Stars Are Not DJs—But DJs Are Rock Stars
News
February 17, 2004Ways to Keep Your Computer Pest-Free
NYC Life
August 12, 2003Ways to Keep Your Computer Pest-Free
News
July 17, 2001Female DJs Got a Foot Through the Door, Ain't Goin' Nowhere
NYC Life
May 29, 2001Female DJs Got a Foot Through the Door, Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Music
March 27, 2001Female DJs Got a Foot Through the Door, Ain't Goin' Nowhere
NYC Life
February 27, 2001City clubs take back the night
Music
February 29, 2000City clubs take back the night
Music
February 22, 2000City clubs take back the night
Music
April 20, 1999City clubs take back the night
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