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Special Event + Upcoming Shows

9 Feb

I only support the artists, performances, DJs, and designers I believe in and trust to deliver the goods. This endorsement then, is like any other.

This Friday, February 11th, my friends and colleagues Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene and DJ Shomi Noise are teaming up for an amazing show in Harlem. Fly will be presenting photography, video art, and a live performance with Shomi on board to DJ! They are both super talented, so I know it’s going to be hot. Check the information below and the facebook invite for more info:

TRINITY Art Exhibition

Friday, 2.11 @ 7 pm

Azucarera Gallery
414 W. 145th St. (lower level)
between Convent Ave. and St. Nicholas Ave., Harlem

Also this week:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

- Retail DJ

It’s November: Time to Party

2 Nov

It’s my month of birth, and while I won’t be actually celebrating my special day until some time in December once Thanksgiving is over I will continue to encourage all of you to party down in my absence. Before the latter days of the month, there are lots of good parties for you to preemptively work off all your Turkey Day weight gain. Here are some upcoming shows at my favorite venues for this month. Click the links for more details:

Santos Party House, 96 Lafayette (Manhattan)

Santos may have been shut down on drug charges, but once they bounce back, go check out these parties:

Public Assembly,  70 North 6th Street (Brooklyn)

Williamburg’s answer to a megaclub has some great acts this month. Miss these if you dare:

Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street (Manhattan)

Retail DJ Featured Artists (all over)

Yes, the folks whom we’ve covered around these parts are busier than ever. Be sure to catch them at their regular gigs and special parties:

Dash Speaks: Tuesdays @ Botanica Bar (Manhattan), Sundays @ The Cove (Brooklyn), 11.24 @ The Blind Barber (Manhattan), 11.27 @ The Bell House (Brooklyn) (w/ Gordon Voidwell + Brahmns)

Lil Ray: 11.5: Fallen Arrows Launch Part w MASEO and Double Dutch (ATL), 11.6: Team Nasty Dance Party w Cool Aide @ The Music Room (ATL), 11.9: Hip Hop Open Mic @ Vibrations Lounge (Manhattan), 11.11: Hip Hop Open Mic @ RSVP Lounge (Queens), 11:15: Lil Ray’s Monday Night Drinking Club @ Heathers (Manhattan), 11.28: I <3 Hip Hop Sundaze @ Spike Hill (Brooklyn)

NSR: Fridays @ Ella Lounge (Manhattan)

EZRAKH: Wednesdays @ Zamaan Bar (Brooklyn)

Mark LaRush: Wednesdays @ Le Souk (Manhattan), Thursday & Friday (7-10) @ Falucka (Manhattan), Fridays (11-4) @ China One (Manhattan), Saturdays @ Flute Midtown (Manhattan)

Ka§par: select Saturday nights @ Fragil (Lisbon, Portugal)

*to listen to the Exclusive Retail DJ mixes by each artist, visit our mixes page

- Retail DJ

 

 

Upcoming Shows: Pride Parties, Runaway, Carte Blanche, Green Velvet, and More!

22 Jun

Goldfrapp

As per usual, I am highlighting my top show picks for this week, but this time around, I’m giving a shoutout for Pride. Yes, it’s that time of year folks. The Pride Parade is this weekend, meaning this week is going to be chock full of extra parties for the folks within the LGBT community and their allies (both in advocacy and the need to dance dance dance!)

Tonight

  • Booby Trap Returns to NYC w/ DJs Lauren Flax (Fischerspooner, DJs Are Not Rockstars) and Kim Ann Foxman (of Hercules and Love Affair) 

 This West Coast girl party is coming to the eastern shores to show NYC how to party for PRIDE!! Free w/ RSVP, doors at 10. See the invite for more details

  • Gordon Voidwell performs (w/ Darwin Deez and Scary Mansion) @ Santos Party House. Tickets for $10 / $14 at the door; doors at 7 pm

              Yes, Gordon Voidwell as in the man behind the hit “Ivy League Circus”

  • Goldfrapp in concert @ the Hammerstein Ballroom, tickets $43, doors at 8 pm

Thursday

  • Green Velvet (!!!)  w/ Dave P and JDH @ Santos Party House, Adv tickets for $10, doors at 1o pm

This man is one of the godfathers of American house and dirty hard techno beats. If you have yet to see him live, please check him out.

  • Au Revoir Simone, The Hundred in the Hands, CALLmeKAT and Runaway (DJ set) @ the Warsaw, tickets $15 in advance, $17 at the door, doors at 8 pm see the invite for more details

I saw Runaway DJ a few months back at the Marcy Hotel (Wolf + Lamb party), and they blew me away! Don’t miss it.

Friday

  • Carte Blanche (aka DJ Mehdi + Riton) w/ Dave P & JDH @ Webster Hall, $1 before midnight w/  RSVP

I seriously cannot wait for this show . . . I have been counting down the minutes. They recent House Party mix was on iPod repeat for weeks! To top it off, the show is only $1. Come out and dance!!!

Saturday

  • Princess Superstar performs at Choice C*nts’ 3rd Annual Pride Party @ Santos Party House, tickets $15 w/ RSVP to thegaysha@gmail.com, $20 at the door. See the invite for more details
  • Welcome to MENhattan presented by WORK w/ DJs Peter Rauhofer, Ana Paula, Marco da Silva, and Stephan Grondin @ Roseland Ballroom. doors at 10 pm, tickets from $80

This is a 14 hour party (you read that correctly – 14 hours)! If there’s one good way to celebrate Pride, it’s by dancing!

- Retail DJ
 

 

Week in Review

6 Jun

Ouch

As I mentioned on the Retail DJ Facebook Fan page, my sincerest apologies for there having been no new posts this weekend. I have had an out-of-this-world headache since Friday afternoon which, along with the massive heat and humidity combo, released its wrath upon me, making my partying stop Friday night as well as my writing. Fortunately, I was a trooper and completed two interviews and a lot of transcribing to get you all ready for this week (in which I have a few interviews, the usual series of mixes, and a lot of other goodies coming up).

In the meantime, I have a little week in review from the shows I went to prior to my weekend coming to a halt thanks to pain. . .

1. Wednesday – Kraak & Smaak + Lauren Flax

Let me just say that the weekday party idea will always be a solid venture I support, particularly if the party gets started at 7 and allows me to dance and get home before the trains get totally wonky. I missed the opening group, but had the opportunity to see Lauren Flax and later Kraak & Smaak of the Netherlands DJ. Both of their respective sets were amazing, with Flax playing more hyper, upbeat tracks of an electro sort and Kraak & Smaak bringing in a little funk and soul in remixed form to keep the party going. The crowd was relatively small (my guess is that this had to do with a) it being an early Wednesday night show and b) the fact that people don’t do their research, so they didn’t know who Kraak & Smaak were, despite their pretty successful single in the States “Squeeze Me” (the video for which you can see here)). Overall, it was a great party, and thanks to the space, I officially got my dance on pretty hardcore. :-)

2. Thursday – DJ Falcon + JDH

DJ Falcon is truly a legend in the electronic music scene, particularly as he has played a pivotal role in the development and proliferation of French house music. With all this mind, I was of course incredibly excited that he was coming to NYC. It was one of those omgwetmypants moments when I read that he would be here via the Santos site. He lived up to expecations and then some, dropping some old school French house that almost made me cry (nostalgia!) along with some hip hop, pop, and other suprises that made for a solid set. JDH, as per usual, impressed the crowd with his nuevo disco and funk records (and yes, I mean records-homeboy was playing with vinyl!). I also met lots of French people (who had clearly come out to support their fellow countryman) and saw lots of men dancing up a storm (which is so rare these days that seeing it makes me wonder if my eyes are alright). Fun night, great crowd – AKA do not miss him if he ever comes again!

3. Friday – EZRAKH

I had never been to House of Yes in Bushwick before, but had heard good things. One minus: no a/c (and Friday  night was definitely an a/c night). One plus: people actually get down. It lacks the pretentiousness and self-consciousness that some crowds seem plagued by. There was none of that here. People were fine with being a sweaty mess so long as it meant dancing to the music. In this case, the music was supplied by none other than EZRAKH, whose musical range during his set went from MIA’s “Born Free” into dubstep and UK funky, then later into funk carioca, house, and then some. He even managed to drop “I’m Not Your Lemonade” from the Major Lazer meets La Roux mashup mixtape Lazerproof and Dam Funk’s rendition of Cubic Zirconia’s “Fuck Work,” all of which are favorites around these parts and obviously with the crowd as well! Despite his being more “underground” at this stage, he puts so many well-known DJs to shame with his music choice and skills. Whenever you see that EZRAKH’s playing, free up your calendar and go!

So all in all, despite my having the headache of the century, my Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights combined made up for my weekend, half of which I spent in bed, half of which I spent interviewing, and none of which I spent partying (unless my commute + iPod and some guy hitting on me as I took out the trash constitute as partying).

- Retail DJ

Upcoming Shows: Simian Mobile Disco, Hudson Mohawke, & More!

27 May

Lots of good shows this weekend, as per usual, as well as some pretty exiciting stuff coming up for the week after! Buckle your seatbelt, folks. It’s going to be a rowdy ride.

Tonight!

Simian Mobile Disco (w/ Dave P  JDH) @ Santos Party House – $20 (run . . . if you plan on going, you’re.already.late!) doors at 11 pm

I saw these guys perform at Studio B back in the day, and trust me, they put on a great show! Check them out.

also at Santos Party House tonight: BAILOUT: Hosted by DJs Eli Escobar and Blue Jemz (both marvels in their own right) – $5, doors at 11 (no cover if you RSVP) Santos basement

Friday

Holy Fuck w/ Nice Nice @ Le Poisson Rouge – $14 adv, $16 day of, 7 pm

Hudson Mohawke + Disko Dali, Alex English, Rekles, JDH & Dave P @ Webster Hall – $1 if you RSVP, doors at 10

Saturday

Bootie Brooklyn @ Public Assembly - $5 before 11pm w/RSVP: rsvp@bootienyc.com,$10 after, doors at 10 pm

this party is worldwide and worth checking out. ALSO, Leo Justi, a DJ whose feature and mix we’ll be posting soon, is playing for Bootie Rio !

Ellen Allien w/ Dave P & JDH @ Santos Party House – $20, doors at 10 pm

COMING SOON: Carte Blanche, Kraak & Smaak, Lauren Flax, DJ Falcon, Timo Maas, Penguin Prison, Rico Tubbs, Cassette, Juan Maclean, Afrojack . . .

- Retail DJ



Upcoming Shows: The Twelves. Grum, and SOUL CLAP!!!!

27 Apr

I am very excited to announce that one of my absolute favorite DJ duos Soul Clap will be here tonight at Santos Party House playing amazing grooves for the ears of non-dancing New Yorkers. Hopefully, they will rile up some sense of positive dance-worthy happiness that makes people move beyond the bar . . . we’ll see.

Soul Clap

Tutu Tuesdays: SOUL CLAP + Crazy Larry + Futuretro @ Santos Party House ($2 w/ a tutu before midnight, $7)

click here for more details: http://santospartyhouse.com/index/event/id/1510

On top of that, this Thursday, Grum and The Twelves (whose amazing mixology I have featured here) will also be at Santos.

The Twelves

Canal Rubber Presents: Grum + The Twelves + JDH and Dave P + Eli Escobar ($5 adv, $10 day of)

click here for more details: http://santospartyhouse.com/index/event/id/1390

It’s going to be a very good work week!

- Retail DJ

Upcoming Shows: Beni, Matthew Dear, Vitalic, and more!!!

24 Feb

This week’s upcoming shows features a couple of special gems for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!

via Le Poisson Rouge:

Wed., February 24, 2010 / 10:00 PM
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via GBH:

WEDNESDAYS AT KISS & FLY IS BACK
ALEXANDRA RICHARDS DJs
plus DJ DL
Wednesday Feb 24 at Kiss & Fly

Celebrity offspring, the beautiful and talented Alexandra Richards, will be taking to the decks at our resurrected (and highly popular) party at Kiss and Fly this Wednesday!

No cover with RSVP – Click Here.
Kiss & Fly: 409 West 13th Street (between 9th Ave and Washington) . Doors 11pm. 21+ w/I.D.
Admission is at doorperson’s discretion

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via GBH:

WHIPPED
Paper Magazine Hosts
Danzie (Ruff Club) DJs
plus Matt+Maia & Alex English
Celebrating Danzie’s Birthday
Svedka Vodka Open Bar 10-11.15
Thursday Feb 25 at Baddies

Local scenester and Ruff Club/Germs resident DJ, Danzie, will be celebrating her birthday with us this Thursday… and Paper Magazine will be hosting… oh, and Svedka will be supplying an open bar from 10-11.15… so this one is going to get a little crazy…

Matt+Maia will be deejaying too, along with Alex English, and Sean March (aka Sean Fightcats) will be joining his friend Danzie behind the decks for a bit.

No cover with RSVP.
Email baddiesrsvp@gbh.tv with your name and number of guests. When you arrive, tell the doorman you are on the GBH guest list.

Baddies: 20 Greenwich Ave at W10th St.
Doors 10pm. 21+ w/I.D.
Admission at doorperson’s discretion.

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via GBH:

VITALIC
VIKING
Plus JDH & Dave P
Friday Feb 26 at Webster Hall

Booking Vitalic to play our Friday party was probably one of the proudest moments in our history. We are HUGE fans of this guy, and we have been ever since he unleashed what was once referred to as ‘maximalist techno’ onto the world. Our ears buzzed in pleasure as we listened to his single ‘La Rock 01‘, our heads exploded in delight as we listened to his single ‘Poney pt.1” and he made us smile and sing along with his electroclash-style classic “My Friend Dario“. He was championed by some of the coolest electronic artists around at the time, and seemed like the next big thing… then silence… for years… until a recent rash of new singles and videos were released (like this one, this one and this one) and everyone started talking about him again. We listened, and were relieved to hear that the magic was still there. We still loved him.
As far as we know, he has only played New York once before, about four years ago, and he was amazing. Don’t miss this one.

VIKING + JDH & Dave P will also be deejaying.

$1 before midnight w/ RSVP Click Here

Webster Hall: 125 E11th St between 3rd & 4th Ave.s
Doors 10pm. 19+ w/I.D.

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via Fixed:

Saturday, February 27th-
FIXED

With special guest…

BENI (Kitsune- Australia)
www.myspace.com/listentobeni

Plus JDH & DAVE P

@ Public Assembly (back room)- 70 N. 6th Street, Brooklyn
10pm, 21+. $5 advance tickets here , $8 at the door

For this edition of FIXED we have special guest Beni coming all the way from Australia. Beni is one of the members of the Bang Gang Deejays, and was previously one half of Riot In Belgium, who released the amazing tracks “La Musique” and “The Acid Never Lies”. As a solo artist he has released FIXED favorites “My Love Sees You” and “Maximus” as well as his remixes of La Roux, Alex Gopher, Etienne De Crecy, Tiga, and more. Tickets are only $5 advance for this one, so come out and rage with us!

Check out this mini-mix that Beni put together for his US dates:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mymnztnwzyd

1. Put your hands on me – Crookers (solo dub mix)
2. Just an illusion – Imagination
3. Over time – Tiga (gucci vump mix)
4. Push the feeling on – Night crawlers
5. Maximus – BENi (harvard bass remix)
6. Toy friend – Afrojack and David Guetta
7. Cosmic rave – Junkie XL
8. Gibbon – Drop out orchestra
9. Say you will – Cajmere
10. Love long distance – Gossip (riva starr mix)
11. Pon de floor how I like it – Major Lazer (beataucue remix)
12. Litzomania – Phoenix (classixx remix)
13. Coma cat – Tensanke

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via GBH:

Hesta Pryn After Show Party
With DJ Sets by
Hesta Prynn, Alex English, Twig The Wonderkid
Saturday Feb 27 at Beauty Bar

Join us after the show at Beauty Bar where Hesta will get behind the decks and drop some knowledge!! Alex English and Twig The Wonderkid will also be deejaying.

No Cover
Beauty Bar:
231 E 14th Street (between 2nd & 3rd)
Doors 11pm

Brodinski, the Aftermath

24 Jan

Last night’s Dave P/JDH/Pink Skull/Brodinski show at Le Poisson Rouge was great! Although Brodinski’s set seemed really short, he packed in some great tracks and did an overall good job of getting everybody worked up (clearly his dancing while DJing bit does wonders). Anyway, here’s the evidence of some of the musical madness:

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