At Retail DJ, I talk a lot about getting dressed “to” something, particularly good music that inspires one to go out, dance, and have a good time. But what if you could find that kind of diverse, fun, and danceable music when you went out? Look no further. I’ve got what you’ve been searching for all along.
On the night of Wednesday, August 4th, Retail DJ presents . . .
The “Get Dressed for This” Showcase
Wednesday, August 4th
B.East Lounge
171 East Broadway, NYC
Featuring special guests:
Van Scott (NY; Drlkt Freddie, DJs Are Not Rockstars)
Amylulita Manzanita (NY; Nacotheque)
EZRAKH (NJ; The House of Yes, The Coffee Cave)
NSR (NY; Celebrity DJs, Almost Famous)
Dash Speaks (NY; Celebrity DJs, Botanica)
and a special “ghost” set by DJ Shomi Noise (NY; Sugarland, That’s My Jam)
With genres ranging from houseto punk, electroclash to soul, dubstep to hip hop, techno to baile funk, and dancehall to Spanish pop, you can’t miss this!
For those of you in NYC who need dance plans for Pride on the fly, check out That’s My Pride Jam. The Pride edition of the “queer dance party” That’s My Jam, That’s My Pride Jam will feature several acts, including Designer Imposter and DJ Shomi Noise, who was recently featured here at Retail DJ!
If you’re in the area, support LGBT Pride, and wanna get your groove on, don’t miss it!
Somehow in a cosmic-sized lapse in memory, I forgot to post one of the big events this week: Holy Ghost! (in their FIRST NYC headlining event!)+ Justin Miller + Neon Indian + Jacques Renault + Stretch Armstrong are performing tonight at Le Poisson Rouge!
It’s not to late to get tickets online (and they are $15 at the door). If you haven’t seen one or more of these guys perform before, please do check them out. Tonight is one of those moments when I wish I had a clone or someone who could be a surrogate version of me, but through whom I could experience everything. Nevertheless, nothing like that has been created yet, so I might need to live vicariously through some of the folks who read Retail DJ and who aren’t crazy tired tonight. GO GO GO!
I saw EZRAKH perform at House of Yes recently, and homeboy “tore it up,”‘ are we say in the South. He’ll be back again this Friday to DJ for the (Un)official Afro-Punk Fest Kick-off Party. King’s County, Moruf “Moo,” and DJ Chuck will also be performing, so if you’re in Brooklyn or just feel like taking a trip down to Bushwick to dance your ass off, get ‘er done! I can attest that a House of Yes party with EZRAKH at the musical helm is one you will wake up sore from the next day. The party is raw, the beats are contagious, and the vibe is friendly, open, and energetic.
Here’s a little reminder of his skills to get you excited. I recommend you download it considering that EZRAKH is so prolific that before you can download your favorite mix, a new one will be up in its place!)
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 Superstarperforms at Choice C*nts’ 3rd AnnualPride 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!
I recently received an email from a set of female DJs who are putting on quite the show tomorrow. From 1-4 pm, DJs Lil Ray, Krunk Pony, and Whitney Day will be doing a live broadcast on UStream in Brooklyn, and you’re invited!
For more details, check out the facebook event page . If you can plug in your headphones while you’re at the office or blast your speakers at home, more power to you!
To get you excited, here’s more info on the DJs and a little bit of their work:
About Lil Ray:
Lil Ray grew up on the Ft. Lauderdale Bat Mitzvah scene, which might have started her dance party obsession. In 1999, she relocated to Atlanta where she discovered southern style beats and all night underground dance parties. She got behind the decks in 2008 and quickly made a name for herself. She moved to Brooklyn at the end of 2009, and that’s when things really took off. She bounces around NYC every week, playing funky electro, hip hop, booty bass, and whatever weird and wonderful new dance genre she came across the day before.
At 6’2” this glamazon will keep you on your toes. She spins a fluid high energy set that includes tastes of disco, funk, breakbeat, hip-hop, b-more, electro, house and smart re-dits of those guilty pleasure tracks. Known for busting out her clavé or a move on the dance floor–she is soon to be rocking a party near you.
Whitney Day does it for the love of music. A native NYC-er, she began playing and performing music early on while studying at LaGuardia, the ‘FAME’ High School. After graduating college with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, she went back to her music roots to compose and mix music for television & film.
After years in the club and party scene in NYC as a party-goer she made the leap from the dance floor to the decks. With an instinct for reading crowds, she blends her eclectic music taste to create surprising mixes and on-the-fly mash-ups.
There are some repeat offenders this time around, and they’re all worth checking out! Trouble & Bass is throwing yet another (most likely partylicious) show at Santos, featuring an artist by the name of Dominique Young Unique who will then go on to perform the next night with Switch (!!!) and Viking (second show at Webster Hall in recent months). On top of that, Hercules and Love Affair (whom I have seen live plenty of times) will be making folks drop it like it’s hot this weekend. Oh, and did I mention that AFROJACK will be here? It’s going to be a very good set of days, even if theygive you a sense of deja vu.
Thursday, June 10th
Trouble and Bass present Calvertron / Rico Tubbs / Class Actress/Dominique Young Unique @ Santos (with JDH opening on the decks) – doors at 11:30 pm, $5 general admission, adv tix
Friday, June 11th
Switch / Viking / Dominique Young Unique@ Webster Hall - doors at 10, $1 before midnight w/ RSVP
Vinylcentric Presents Oja @ Le Poisson Rouge – doors at 10, tickets $5:
event info: The return of the DJ. Two turntables and a microphone. Sound system connecting live and direct to the people. Back to the roots: The Golden Age of Hip Hop, Soul, Funk, Afrobeat, Dancehall, Roots Reggae, Dance Classics, House, Salsa . Into the future: new artists, gems you might have missed and original remixes. A DJ that communicates with the crowd to give you what you need. Fun & Games. Dance, drink, network & build. Each week new musical guests that move in and out to contribute to the set seemlessly without interrupting the groove. Improvisational love with those in attendance as part of the creation. Under the groove, one nation.
Dutch DJs Kraak & Smaak are going to be playing at Santos tonight (and joined by none other than the amazing Lauren Flax). In order to get everyone pumped, here’s a mix they did back in March. It’s broken into two parts, so be sure to give both a listen. See you tonight!
My goodness. It’s already the end of a long holiday weekend, yet fortunately the beginning of an amazing work week thanks to the upcoming shows in store. With acts ranging from Lauren Flax to EZRAKH to DJ Falcon, the next few days are going to be chock full of outstanding electronic music and a whole lot of fun. See what’s coming soon:
Wednesday, June 2nd
Kraak & Smaak + Lauren Flax @ Santos Party House,$10 adv, doors at 7 pm
Thursday, June 3rd
(The Legendary!!!) DJ Falcon @ Santos Party House, $10 adv, doors at 10
Friday, June 4th
EZRAKH @ House of Yes
check out the Retail DJ Golden Boy at Brooklyn’s House of Yes!
The “Bootie” parties have become a worldwide sensation, and Public Assembly is fortunate enough to be hosting the first ever Bootie Brooklyn! I am super excited about this, mainly because a) I heard about it first through DJ Leo Justi (who will be playing for the Rio branch of the party, Bootie Rio, June 11th), and b) I caught wind of an amazing mix that the Bootie Rio crew posted on their SoundCloud page. I’ve included the tracklist ABOVE the jump this time so readers can get a good sense of all the hard work that goes into putting together a set like this. Beatmatching is one thing, but keymatching, melodymatching, and mixing are quite another.
This mix, which was done by Brazilian DJs André Paste, Leo Justi, Faroff, Brutal Redneck,, Lucio K and João Brasil, gets to all the fans–from folks who like rock and roll, to rap, to funk carioca, to electronica; there’s something there for any and everyone. I am truly impressed.
1 – House of Pain vs Amsterdam Klezmer Band vs Pa Brapad – House of Klezmer (FAROFF)
2 – Get pet – get back beatles vs. é o pet – João Brasil
3 – Missy Elliott ft. Dança do Canguru – Canguru Gossip Folks (remix mashup by Leo Justi)
4 – Daft Punk vs MC Colibri – Colibri around the world (André Paste
5 – Lady Gaga vs Chico Science – Gaga Science (Brutal Redneck)
6 – Beatles vs Amy Winehouse – Come Together good (DJ LK)
7 – Marvin Gaye vs Nirvana – I heard it through the Kurt (Brutal Redneck)
8 – Tira a camisa and clap your hands (André Paste)
9 – Seven Tapinhas (André Paste)
10 – The Beatles vs LCD Soundsystem vs The Kinks – The Brits are playing at my house (FAROFF)
11 – Los Lobos vs Radiohead – Creep Bamba (Brutal Redneck)
12 – Metaleiras da Amazônia vs Nirvana – Lambada Teen Spirit (DJ LK)
13 – Louca por humps – Calypso vs Black Eyed Peas – João Brasil
14 – Tchau toy – João Brasil – La Roux – I’m not your toy X Banda Calypso – Tchau para você – João Brasil
15 – Metallica vs Bob Marley – Sandman Jamming (DJ LK Mashup)
16 – Nirvana vs Dead or Alive – Spins Like Teen Spirit (FAROFF)
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Faroff will be here for the Brooklyn edition spinning an ALL-VIDEO mashup (amazing!), so DO NOT MISS IT!!!
Bootie Brooklyn @ Public Assembly, featuring DJs Faroff, DJ Adrian + Mysterious D (aka Plus D) [the latter are the Bootie party founders!]
5/29, Front Room, 10 pm
10pm-4am
$5 before 11pm w/RSVP: rsvp@bootienyc.com
$10 after
free Bootie Brooklyn mashup CDs to the first 100 people!
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.
Soooo my apologies for not having listed this in the events post, but here’s the rub: Wolf + Lamb, the amazing promotion group, label, partythrowing, podcasting DJ duo is putting on a par-tay tonight at the Marcy Hotel featuring acts like Justin Miller, SoulClap, Greg Paulus, and Runaway, AKA errrrbody I love. If you are in BK tonight and want to do some serious getting down, look no further than this party:
We live in Brooklyn, baby.
hosted by Wolf + Lamb
performing: Wolf + Lamb, Soul Clap, Greg Paulus, and Runaway
More than once a day, I wish I had a clone to do all the things I need to accomplish within 24 hours, yet this time, the clone wish relates to going out. With so many great shows this week, I might just sell my soul for a double. Artists like Jubilee, Azari & III, Treasure Fingers, and more will be here in mere days and you shouldn’t miss out on any of the action!
Wednesday, May 19th
Joyce Muniz DJs Que Bajo @ Santos Party House (doors at 11, $5) [p.s. Joyce is amazing live and cannot.be.missed]
Thursday, May 20th
New Young Pony Club CD Release Party, Acid Girls, Frankie Chan, and Blue Jemz DJ @ Santos Party House (doors at 11; RSVP: free ’til midnight, $5 after)
?uestlove of the Roots DJ Set @ Brooklyn Bowl (doors at 10:30; tickets $5 in advance, $7 at the door)
Friday, May 21st
Treasure Fingers, Nick Catchdubs, and Maluca @ Webster Hall (doors at 11; RSVP: $1 ’til midnight)
Saturday, May 22nd
Azari & III @ Public Assembly (doors at 10; tickets $8 in advance, $12 at the door)
Trouble & Bass Crew, Jubilee, Udachi, Curl Up @ Brooklyn Bowl (doors at 11:30; RSVP: free all night)
Sunday, May 23rd
LOST Luau Party @ Brooklyn Bowl (free, doors at 6; show at 7)
DJ Ayres is playing tonight at Savalas in Williamsburg. You’d be crazy to miss it. Check out more on DJ Ayres at his website,myspace page, and here in this interview he did along with DJ colleague Tittsworth for MTV Canada:
DJ Ayres is well-known in NYC for his awesome party The Rub (so awesome, in fact, that it has its own website) as well as his remixing, refixing, and reworking of just about everything, his specialty being Baltimore-style club, house, and hip hop-laced musical goodness. So again, um…why on earth would you miss this?
Support the artists we’ve profiled here at Retail DJ and check out the Almost Famous Showcase tonight at Le Poisson Rouge! Dash Speaks and NSR (whom we interviewed, photographed, and had bless us with their mixes) will be performing tonight along with many more. Tickets $15
Necklace by Reagan Branch of Najeen Transcultural Accents
Every weekend at the Hester Street Fairin the Lower East Side, ITSA, a rotating set of super-creative and incredibly talented designers/artists will have quite the booth presence. It’s coordinated by Richard Burroughs, whose own talents seem limitless, and whom I was fortunate enough to meet while he DJed at BEast during aRetail DJ interview and photoshoot we did withDrlkt Freddie.
If you’re in the area, be sure to check out the ITSA folks. Their pieces are fantastic!
Purse by Isa Nicole Wooster of Fortune Cookie Bags
When I first received the invite via GBH for the N.A.S.A. + Dave 1 of Chromeo show, I ignored it, thinking, “Hey, I have heard a ton of Chromeo, and have no idea who N.A.S.A. is. PLUS I am exhausted. I may not go.” But then I took a little MySpace music break and discovered that I had indeed heard of N.A.S.A. by way of some incredible mixes I had heard back in the day. It turns out that they supplied music to a ton of my favorite mixes and had somehow snuck beyond my radar (due to my not having read the tracklists a while back). BAD RETAIL DJ, I know!
So despite my not having given them props earlier, here’s a little shoutout to the boys at N.A.S.A., and I am not talking about the space scientists. This US/Brazil DJ duo has remixed a ton of songs and collaborated with artists like Kanye West, Lykke Li, Mr. Oizo, MIA, Santogold, and Spankrock. AKA, they can hold their own.
Check out more of N.A.S.A.’s work on their MySpace page (you are sure to recognize a few of the tracks) and see them live tonight for $1 at Webster Hall. P.S. Here is some of their stuff:
Great track “Whachadoin’” that somehow manages to mashup sounds from rock, funk carioca (“baile funk”), and breakbeat. . .
and the Mr. Oizo remix of their track “Strange Enough” (ft. WuTang Clan)
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