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April 24-30, 2003

dj nights



pick of the week:

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

DISCOBOTZ 02 (one-off) (breaks) (electro) @ Five Spot w/ DJ Smalls, Jen Lasher, Imri and Kilobyte, $5/free before 10 p.m./ladies free all night. This is the second round of the ultra-funk party raging with bliss through breakbeat genres like freestyle, ’80s electro and more. The special guests, D.C.’s Smalls and Jen Lasher, are known for tearin’ up a fun-filled, funk-fueled dose of the hottest old-school breaks around. Plus, residents Imri and Kilobyte will have your heart pumpin’ and jumpin’ to their lip-smacking record selection. It’s all about having a good time. It’s all about glowing smiles and fuzzy energy. It’s all about da funk!

THURSDAY, APRIL 24

STITCHED (one-off) (experimental) (hardcore) (electro) @ Ulana’s w/ Optic, Moblin, Society Cleaners, Render and Duran Duran Duran, $3. The 215 crew unleashes a cacophonic dose of breakcore, experimental, IDM and electroclash with DJs and live performances.

LOVESKY IS SPINNING (one-off) (deep house) (progressive house) @ Liquid Blue w/ Willyum and Sean "Cock 'n' Balls" O’Neal, n/c. Get deep and blissy with the soul-bumpin’ mofo from Hooj Choon and Warmth Records.

NIGEL RICHARDS’ 21ST BIRTHDAY AGAIN (weekly) (electro) (techno) (rock/pop) (house) (deep house) @ Tribecca w/ Nigel Richards and Lee Jones, call for cover. Party on with the techno-wave madness of 611’s bald-headed beauty.

ROBBIE TRONCO IS SPINNING (one-off) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Emerald City w/ Chris Costanzo and John E, call for cover. Let the beat control your body.

PLATINUM (weekly) (drum 'n’ bass) @ Fluid w/ Dieselboy, Sine, Icon, J-Messinian and Armanni, $3. Residents smash it down.

HIP HOP & OLD SCHOOL THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Evolution w/ Rubix Qube, $10/ladies free until midnight. The oldest and newest hip-hop on Delaware Ave.

SOUNDBOY THURSDAYS (weekly) (reggae) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) @ Saint Jack’s w/ Kevin Jae and guest, n/c. Droppin’ ish stuff on Old City without the flossy-ness.

THIRSTY THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (funk/soul) @ Olive Branch w/ Da Beatbullies, $5/ladies free before 11 p.m. Hittin’ you wit open mic and da sickest joints they can dig up.

IRON LACE (weekly) (progressive house) @ Valanni w/ MG, $3. Stonegraham Productions keep the tribal beats intimately pumpin’ for the women.

IN THE POCKET (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) @ Filo’s w/ Joey Blanco and DJ Train, n/c. Droppin’ funk, soul and rare grooves at the intimate hot spot. NUPHORIA LOUNGE (weekly) (deep house) (world) @ Cafe Habana w/ Jesse Marques, n/c. Mojito-goodness with nu-jazz, deep house and Afro-Latin beats.

ELEVATE (weekly) (hip-hop) @ upstairs at Key West w/ T-Dog, $5. G-Room’s weekly jam for the hippest gay people in town.

GET IT ON THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Eden Roc w/ DJ Gully, Kid Funk and more, call for cover. Bumpin’ hip-hop/open mic upstairs and hot reggae riddims downstairs.

EXECUTIVE THURSDAYS (weekly) (house) @ Lounge 125 w/ Christian James, n/c. Get bumped at the old Proto Lounge.

FEVER (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (breaks) @ Deco w/ Alexander Adrock and guest, call for cover. Rockin’ the house beats like no other.

BRICKHOUSE THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Club Zero 27 w/ Dre McKnight and more, call for cover. Sexy ladies and the finest men chillin’ at the old Brave New World.

WEB NIGHTS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Fireside Place w/ Joey Webhead, n/c. Old-school and other hip-hoppin’ jams deep in South Philly.

LORNE SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (world) @ Loie, n/c. Eclectic vibrations with the U.K. mofo.

GROOVELOUNGE (weekly also on Sat.) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (deep house) (house) @ SoMa Lounge w/ Cozmic Cat and guest, n/c. Saturate yourself in the eclectic jazzy grooves.

NYC THURSDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Otium w/ DJ Bobby I and Flatulence, n/c. Rockin’ out house and top-40 at the new Old City hot spot.

FINGER LICKIN’ (weekly) (funk/soul) (world) @ 700 Club w/ Cosmo Baker, n/c. Raw funk, steamy soul and dirty old bossa nova in Northern Liberties.

CHIC (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Moda w/ Mitch Orlando, n/c. Groovin’ house in the swanky Italian lounge.

JON GILL SPINS (weekly) (rock/pop) @ Lucy’s, n/c. ’80s, new wave and other classics.

LORNE SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (world) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) @ World Fusion, n/c. Your Brit buddy from About the Beat drops loungin’ grooves in Old City.

DJ TRUTH SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ North, n/c. Droppin’ hip-hop, R&B and classics at the old Guru on South Street.

WIRED THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (progressive house) (electro) @ Bash w/ DJ Mike the Wild Man, n/c. Swanky clubbin’ with top-40 tunes.

ANY GIVEN THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Transit w/ DJ Rome, DJ Curt and DJ Storm, call for cover. Three floors of top-40 and underground hip-hop/R&B.

FUNKIN’ (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (electro) (house) (deep house) @ Marmont w/ DJ Jose, n/c. Dishin’ out all genres from the ’70s and ’80s in Old City.

DEEP VISIONS (weekly) (house) (deep house) (progressive house) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ Kingsley Ndam, n/c. Lounge to the weekly house experiment in Old City.

VIBE THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Egypt w/ Doc B., $10. Hang with the Power 99 crew and risk not being let in for what you’re wearing.

JOHNNY CHINK SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 2-4 Club, call for cover. Droppin’ the heavenly grooves that you love.

ASIAN ADRENALINE (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Adrenaline w/ DJ Matty, $10. Best Asian night on Delaware Ave.

ELEV8ED THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Eighth Floor Nightclub w/ DJ Dee Square and more, call for cover. Bumpin’ beats way up high on Delaware Ave.

FLASHDANCE (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Ed Sittler, n/c. Lounge to the beat at the gayborhood’s refreshing hot spot.

ALL STAR LADIES NIGHT (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Club Venus w/ DJ Sterl, call for cover. Dress maturely for hot hip-hop and R&B in Old City.

BENJA STYLES SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ 32º, n/c. Hip-hop and old-school classics for the big spenders.

BRING IT (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Envy w/ Moe Greene and Doc Justice, $10. Bangin’ club-ola in Old City.

COLLEGE NIGHT (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Club Flow w/ DJ Richie Rich, call for cover. Party with Q102’s Freak Show.

SONNY SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ O’Neal’s, n/c. Hip-hop and R&B at da Irish pub.

BOBBY STARTUP SPINS (weekly also on Tues., Wed., Fri. and Sat.) (rock/pop) (electro) (house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) (world) @ Bar Noir, n/c. The Philly veteran can play anything you want.

FRIDAY, APRIL 25

MAKING TIME (one-off) (electro) (rock/pop) (funk/soul) @ Transit w/ Adult., Dave P, Mike Z, Chris P., Justine D., Rory Phillips, Gregg Foreman and DJ Diabolic, $8. See Music feature.

TWILIGHT ZONE (one-off) (trance) (techno) (breaks) (house) (progressive house) (hardcore) (drum ån’ bass) @ Ulana’s w/ Gonzo, Rob Devz vs. Kliprock, TJR, Yentalbeats, Tom++, Imri, John Bas, DJ Ru vs. Busta Douglas, Septum vs. Luke Aaron, DJ Z and Doolix vs. FXL, $12. Rave on with the hard techno and acid trance of these NYC rave-legends.

TONY DRAPER IS SPINNING (one-off) (progressive house) (trance) (house) @ Deco w/ Jason E and Steve Nolfi, call for cover. Lose yourself with the floor-thriller from NYC’s Exit Nightclub.

SKRATCH MEKANIKS ARE SPINNING (one-off) (hip-hop) @ Fluid w/ Jay-Ski, Sat One, Kewstion, Excel and Adam Bomb, $5/ladies free all night. Ill cuttin’ and scratchin’ all night long.

THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT (monthly) (deep house) (house) @ Silk City w/ Willyum, Kevin V and Sean "Poop-in-the-Butt" O’Neal, $5. Three DJs spinning deep, soulful house on four turntables -- two DJs at a time.

PHUTURE PHILLY FRIDAYS (monthly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (funk/soul) (house) @ Bluezette, $9/free before 10 p.m. Get your groove on with Mike Nise, executive producer of Dancin’ On Air.

PROPOGANDA (monthly) (house) (progressive house) (deep house) @ Liquid Blue w/ Mass, Johnathan Williams, Lina and more, n/c. Lounging to funky 4/4-flava on the cuff of South Street.

MY MAN FRIDAY (monthly) (deep house) (house) (world) (reggae) (trip-hop) @ Saint Jack’s w/ K-Swizzle, Zollielama and Pez Valdez, n/c. AudioGliphix Magazine rocks yo’ soul with a wide world of rhythms in Old City.

SPRINGBEATZ (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (house) (hip-hop) @ Chrome w/ Scorpion, John E, Chris Costanzo and more, $10. A new weekly full of underground bangin’-ness on Delaware Ave.

FUSION (weekly) (drum ån’ bass) @ Olive Branch w/ line-up TBA, $5. Sunken Records drops another smashdown.

DEEP FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (deep house) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Deep C and Dozia, $15/$10 members. Going late-night with the Tigerhook floor-pumper and the Ovum bad-boy.

GLO FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) (house) (electro) @ North w/ Eddie Stank, n/c. Spinning to models and bottles at the trendy South Street hot spot.

WIGGLE PRODUCTIONS AFTER SHOW (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (breaks) @ Club Maxim w/ Roland Riso, Ricky Lee, Jeff Heart, DJ Freedom and more, $10/$7 w/ pass. The Wiggle afterparties continue at the old Club RIDM.

SHAFT FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Shampoo w/ Michael De Cero, Ed Sittler, Maria V. and Terri Cotto, $10/$7 w/ pass. Do you wanna get shafted, honey?

FRIDAY FIXATION (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Club Venus w/ DJ Iluha, reduced cover before 11 p.m. High-energy dance party with the best mix of Eurodance, trance and progressive house in Old City.

FRIDAY NIGHT FLING (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Envy w/ Mike Polvere, Ray Sheehan and Roland Riso, call for cover. Stop lounging and start dancing -- with five rooms and three floors of beats in Old City.

FORBIDDEN FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Bash w/ Darin Diaz Taviano, n/c. Get your clubbed-out bliss on at Philly’s most elegant nightclub with one of the finest sound systems in town.

COSMO BAKER SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (rock/pop) @ Denim, n/c. The Remedy superstar from Fluid graces the new hot spot.

GROOVE LOUNGE FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) (hip-hop) @ Otium w/ Joey Milano, n/c. Get bumped, get humped...it’s oh-so groovin’.

THE JOINT (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Club Zero 27 w/ Joey Blanco and Brendan, $5. The legendary, lip-smacking, funk-driven party relocates from 1616 to another number.

COZMIC CAT SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) (house) (deep house) @ Loie, n/c. Deliverin’ a mixed bag of funked-up goodies at the new hot spot.

MOE GREEN SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Emerald City, call for cover. Club and party music all night.

HEAT (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Moda w/ Mitch Orlando, n/c. Dance and lounge to the oozing progressive house in Old City.

DEFINITE FRIDAYS (weekly) (reggae) (hip-hop) @ Eden Roc w/ Fadda Brett and Gregg Nyce, $5/ladies free before 11 p.m. Blazin’ reggae and dancehall on the first floor vs. your hip-hop and R&B faves upstairs.

REMEMBER FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) (deep house) (house) @ Cafe Spice w/ The Record Player, n/c. Remembering the spirit, people and culture of good music and parties.

KYLE GRAMBINO SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ World Fusion, n/c. Funky dining in Old City.

CHRISTIAN JAMES AND ALEX ADROCK SPIN (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Lounge 125, n/c. Bumpin’ booty beats in the Living Room.

TWO DOLLAR FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ 12th Air Command w/ Steve Durkin, $2 before midnight/$5 after. GRID keeps the energy pumpin’.

COLD RETARDED! (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (electro) @ 700 Club w/ AJ Ready Right, n/c. Boogie spreaders like Devo, Sheila E, Run DMC and the Cure - all for the suckerfree force.

TAKEDOWN (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Palmer Social Club w/ DJ Rome, DJ Flow and DJ KY, call for cover. Hip-hop and R&B all night long.

FUTURETRO (weekly) (house) (deep house) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ DJ Loctgruv, n/c. A spectrum of urban music in Old City.

DEN CHRONIC AND LEE JONES SPIN (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (deep house) @ 2-4 Club, call for cover. Get pumped on the main floor, or chill with deep grooves in the Fur Lounge.

CAFE FRIDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (house) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) @ Marmont w/ Radian, n/c. French lovin’ in Old City.

DJ GABRIEL BEN SPINS (weekly) (trance) (progressive house) @ Paradigm, n/c. Once known as DJ Groove, he soothes your pain with deep progressive trance.

WORSHIP FRIDAYS (weekly) (reggae) @ Filo’s w/ Rob Paine and Zach Eberz, $3. Roots and culture reggae dancehall at its finest.

BENJA STYLES SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Lucy’s, n/c. Hip-hop and old school party jams in Old City.

CLASSIC HIP-HOP (weekly also on Sat.) (hip-hop) @ Grape St. Pub w/ DJ Sat-one, $5. Ill shit.

LATIN NITE (weekly) (world) (house) @ Brasil’s w/ Jay Rockwell, call for cover. Droppin’ salsa, merengue and Latin club in Old City.

The Nappy Afro-Cuban Sound System (weekly also on Sat.) (world) @ Cibucan Lounge w/ DJ Hector, n/c. Soothe yourself in sunny rhythms from afar.

SALSA FRIDAYS (weekly) (world) (hip-hop) (house) @ Eighth Floor Nightclub, cal for cover. Dress upscale for three classy rooms of salsa, R&B, top-40 and more.

FREAKIN’ FRIDAY (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Pomodoro’s w/ DJ Indio, n/c. Hippin’ and hoppin’ above the pizza place on South Street.

A-LIST (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Greg Weiss, Funky booty-beats in the gayborhood.

BIG DADDY BLAKE SPINS (weekly also on Sat.) (house) (deep house) (world) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ L’Hexagone, n/c. Don’t Fake the Funk’s house legend dishes out soulful, Latin and booty-shakin’ grooves.

RIDE-IT FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (electro) @ Club Flow w/ DJ Richie Rich, $10. Commercial dance hits from the å80s and today.

STEAMING HOT FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ River Rock Cafe, call for cover. Hot shit.

KWESTION SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ O’Neal’s, n/c. new and old-school hip-hop by South Street.

QUEST FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (reggae) (funk/soul) @ Egypt w/ DJ Moon, DJ Sojo and Big Jim, $10. Fly high on Delaware Ave.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

MENAGE A TROIS (one-off) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Transit w/ Oscar G. & Ralph Falcon, Billy Carroll, DJ Yan, Mass and Scot Melker, call for cover. Celebrating Transit’s three years of existence -- going until 10 a.m.

HOLLERTRONIX (one-off) (hip-hop) (electro) (rock/pop) @ U.A.C.A. w/ Low Budget and Wesgully, $5. Holdin’ it down wit hip-hop, electro, dirty south, B-more and ’80s.

TASTY TREATS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) @ Fluid w/ ?uestlove and Mike Nyce, $10/$7 before 12. Funk-a-matic beats with the superstar from The Roots.

FRESH SQUEEZED (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Olive Branch w/ DJ JuiceE and DJ May May Star, call for cover. Bumpin’ beats in Center City.

SCANDALOUS SATURDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Pegasus Nightclub w/ DJ Bent Roc and DJ Kevy Kev, call for cover. Blazin’ hip-hop 103.9-style.

NO DOUBT SATURDAYS (weekly) (reggae) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (house) @ Eden Roc w/ Revelation Sound, Lo B and Gregg Nyce, $10/ladies free before 11 p.m. Your reggae favorites on the first floor and your party favorites on the second.

CIRCUS SATURDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (hip-hop) @ Chrome w/ Chris Costanzo, John E and DJ Tripp, $12. All lifestyles are welcome for a new look, a new vibe, a new attitude -- a new party.

CIRCUS SATURDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ Lounge 125 w/ Chris Bee, n/c. Chic clubbin’ in Old City.

MAJOR TAYLOR SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Loie, n/c. Keepin’ it jumpin’ wit party jams.

SATURDAY NIGHTS AT BASH (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Bash w/ DJ Vudu and DJ Yan, call for cover. Get your funky swank on at the NYC-style, red velvet-laden hot spot.

DJ FUNKY MIKE ALBA SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Emerald City, call for cover. Rockin’ the popular dance tracks for a Moonlight Martini jam.

DIOS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Otium w/ DJ Bobby I, n/c. House and top-40 in Old City.

POP ROCKS AT BRIDGET FOY’S (weekly) (rock/pop) @ Bridget Foy’s w/ DJ E.Tiner, n/c. Brit-pop, Manchester and indie at the first class hot spot on South Street.

THE GREAT WHITE HYPE (weekly) (deep house) (house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) @ Filo’s w/ DJ Train and Kwestion, $5. Bumpin’ beats, delicious vibes and an intimate setting.

THE DARK CORNER (weekly) (goth/industrial) (rock/pop) @ Ulana’s w/ Kiltboy and DJ Poe, $5. A gothic/industrial night mixed up with some synth-pop and 80’s.

RELEASE SATURDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) @ 2-4 Club w/ a special guest, call for cover. High-flying club mayhem for your sexy ass.

LORNE SPINS (weekly) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (world) @ Denim, n/c. Groove ån’ sway to the eclectic fusion of beats.

SABA TO MODA (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Moda w/ Mitch Orlando, n/c. The same DJ drops more dance tunes in the swanky Old City hot spot.

RHYTHMATIC (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (funk/soul) @ Lucy’s w/ DJ Benja Styles, n/c. Dope party beats and phunky-fresh grooves.

COMFORT ZONE (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ Liquid Blue w/ Jason Leroy, Kevin V, Joshua C. Devins and more, n/c. Deep, pumpin’ soul music for your loungin’ needs in the South Street area.

SATURDAY DANCE PARTY (weekly) (progressive house) @ 12th Air Command w/ Alan G, call for cover. Feel the groove with the male go-go dancers.

SATURDAYS AT PALMER (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Palmer Social Club w/ L-Boogie, DJ Rome and DJ Storm, call for cover. An exclusive party with the rich and glamorous featuring three floors of pumpin’ beats.

BRAZILIAN & LATIN MUSIC (weekly) (world) (house) @ Brasil’s w/ Jay Rockwell and DJ Marcelo, call for cover. Latin rhythms move your body.

PLASTIC DREAMS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Cafe Spice w/ DJ Rodrigo, n/c. Lounge ån’ groove to the funky 4/4 flavor.

LATIN NIGHT (weekly) (world) @ Adrenaline w/ DJ Miguel, call for cover. Shake your thang to salsa, merengue and bachata music.

LUCAS RIVERA SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (world) @ Anjou, n/c. Get your chic-on with some Latin jazz seasoned with soul and disco classics.

OLD CITY’S ONLY DANCE PARTY (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Envy w/ Mike Polvere, Ray Sheehan and Perry Angelozzi, call for cover. Fry like an eagle with five rooms and three floors of disco house, hip-hop and more.

SLAMMIN’ SATURDAY (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Pomodoro’s w/ DJ Indio, n/c. The NYC bad-boy cuts it up.

MIAMI NIGHTS (weekly) (world) (house) (rock/pop) @ Cafe Habana w/ Fabio Giovanni, call for cover. A mojito-rific dose of salsa, merengue, Latin pop and house music.

JOEY BLANCO SPINS (weekly) (rock/pop) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Jones, n/c. From Stax to new Order and everything in between.

BUMP’IN (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Greg Weiss, n/c. Keep the beats pumpin’ in the gayborhood.

RONNIE D SPINS (weekly) (house) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (world) (rock/pop) @ Five Spot, $10. Songs you know and love in swanky-ass Old City.

LORNE SPINS (weekly) (trip-hop) (world) (hip-hop) @ SoMa, n/c. An eclectic vibe with the British mofo.

ENERGY (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Deco w/ Jason E, call for cover. raging club-ola.

DELUXE SATURDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Shampoo w/ Steve Singer and Starchild. Non-stop action.

CODE RED SATURDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Christian James and Scott Melker, $15/$10 members. Funky disco-rama for the late-night partiers courtesy of PAPERstreet.

EUROPA (weekly) (hip-hop) (progressive house) (house) @ Club Flow w/ special guests, call for cover. Chic club-ola on Delaware Ave.

SUNDAY, APRIL 27

FUZED FUNK (weekly) (drum ån’ bass) @ SoMa w/ Vega, Magin Boo, Armen, 5Sighted and more, n/c. The Substitution crew brings their d’n’b flava to Old City.

STRATEGIC (weekly) (drum ån’ bass) @ Pomodoro’s w/ Suspect J, GC and Ric Roc, n/c. Ruthless d’n’b above da pizza joint on South Street.

SOUL TRAVELIN’ (weekly) (funk/soul) (world) @ Loie w/ Brendan and Joey Blanco, n/c. The return of the unbugged music trip to the East.

IL CIELLO DI ROMA (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Moda and Otium w/ Robbie Tronco, n/c. Two nightspots join forces while the international DJ-legend drops the back-in-the-day beats.

LIVING ROOM (weekly) (house) @ Deco w/ Jon Gill, n/c if you mention DJ’s name at door. Pure house music like MAW and other soulful grooves.

SEXY SUNDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Bash w/ Baby DST, call for cover. Power 99’s DJ keeps da jams pumpin’ with Golden Girl at his side.

FAST, CHEAP, AND OUT OF CONTROL (weekly) (rock/pop) (goth/industrial) @ Fluid w/ DJ Junior and Friggster, $5. Punk out with delicious, sexy, bad-ass nakedness.

?UESTLOVE SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Denim, n/c. The Roots mofo unleashes another Squarebiz jawn at the new hot spot.

INDUSTRY NIGHT (weekly) (house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Tribecca w/ Lee Jones and Benja Styles, $5. For the people in the biz.

FUCK U TIP ME (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (house) @ North w/ rotating DJs, n/c. FUPM drops a new weekly for bartenders, servers, chefs and everyone else working all weekend in the hospitality biz.

GOOD TIMES (weekly) (hip-hop) (deep house) (drum ån’ bass) (reggae) @ Valanni w/ Josh Holiday, n/c. The lone Jungle Rolla serves up chill hip-hop, deep house and other grooves.

PLANET LOVE SUNDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ 32º w/ DJ Snezana, n/c. Ultra-swanky loungin’ in Old City.

SIN CITY (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (goth/industrial) @ Envy w/ Knobhead and guests, $6. Grinding out å80s, goth, industrial, synth-pop and more.

DOUBLE L SPINS (weekly) (reggae) @ Stellar Coffee, n/c. Droppin’ reggae and dub in the late afternoon/early evening while you slurp on caffeine.

DJ ROME SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Palmer Social Club, call for cover. The weekend is over; get your chill on.

MAVERICK NIGHTS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Eden Roc w/ DJ Fat Cat and more, $5 before 11 p.m./$7 after. The hottest hip-hop plus live performances by Philly’s dopest unsigned heroes and an open mic.

MARINATE (weekly) (reggae) @ Filo’s w/ Kenny Meez, n/c. Indulge in the rasta vibez.

BOY (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 12th Air Command w/ Chris Costanzo, $5. A sizzlin’ hot party the sexy boys.

TURNTABLE QUEEN (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Reenie Kane, n/c. Throwin’ down your faves.

SUNDAYS @ MARMONT (weekly) (deep house) (house) (progressive house) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (breaks) @ Marmont w/ Alexander a.k.a. Adrock and guest, n/c. Lounging and dancing in sheer elegance.

IN THE BIZ NIGHT (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ Emerald City, call for cover. A taste of sophistication.

HPNOTIQ SUNDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ M Restaurant and Lounge w/ DJKY, $5/ladies free before 11 p.m. Upscale-diggity in Old City.

LIFTED SUNDAYS (weekly) (trance) (progressive house) (house) (breaks) (hip-hop) @ Shampoo w/ Chuck Addis, Kurious George and Big Jim, call for cover. Still hot. Shag anyone?

MONDAY, APRIL 28

SOUL KITCHEN (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) @ Vesuvio’s w/ Argo, n/c. Serving up neo-soul, funk and broken jazz bizniz.

INSTINCT MONDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ Loie w/ Carl Michaels, n/c. House for the upscale divas.

THE REMEDY (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) @ Fluid w/ Cosmo Baker and guest, $5/free before 11 p.m./ladies free before midnight. Bumpin’, grindin’ and makin’ Philly-history.

HIGHER EDUCATION (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) @ Liquid Blue w/ D-Star, Stef Tataz and Saint B., n/c. Chillin’ to intelligent hip-hop, abstract, trip-hop and old-school jams.

FUCK IT MONDAYS (weekly) (drum ån’ bass) @ Moda w/ Eskmo, Dwell, Monica Sharp, Synikal and more, $3. The ill-behaved smashdown moves again.

GRINDIN’ (weekly) (reggae) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Fez w/ Mike Nyce, $5. Another Squarebiz jawn featuring reggae and slow jams.

A-LIST (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Glam w/ Robbie Tronco, n/c, Dress your finest and be down with the elitists.

HEROES (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Filo’s w/ DJ Diabolic, n/c. Spinnin’ da perfect beats on da 1 and 2’s.

INCOGNITO (weekly) (funk/soul) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ DJ Audible, n/c. Filthy, freaky Philly funk in Old City.

BLUE (weekly) (deep house) (house) (progressive house) @ SoMa w/ Deep C and guest, n/c. An utterly danceable Tigerhook dose jam-packed with house-heads.

IN THE BIZ MONDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Pomodoro’s w/ DJ Indio, n/c. The NYC hip-hop guru funks you up.

GET BUMPED (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 2-4 Club w/ Allen Goldberg, call for cover. The bumping beats of bliss will take you over.

LEE JONES SPINS (weekly)(house) (deep house) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca, call for cover. The legend drops old-school, funk and classics in the lounge.

MONDAY MADNESS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Emerald City, call for cover. Local DJs drop current house and dance tracks.

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

GET YOUR FEET WET (one-off) (house) (deep house) (breaks) @ Silk City w/ Kilroy, Bilwa and more, n/c. A mid-week groove session.

CULTURE TUESDAYS (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Fluid w/ Chris Purtell and Mike Montgomery, $1. Bringing that feeling back with soulful house and garage.

TECH TUESDAYS (weekly) (drum 'n’ bass) @ Emerald City w/ Karl K, Josh Holiday, Tags, MC Dub2 and guests, $6. Deadly d’n’b at the new hot spot.

ETC. (weekly) (funk/soul) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) @ Metropolitan Lounge w/ Reggie Ryder and D*mb F*ck, n/c. Playin’ the hits and pourin’ the drinks.

LA VIE EN ROSE (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Trust w/ DJ Vaughn, $5. Ms. Brittany Lynn and Natasha deliver a variety show/drag cabaret while the house beats range from progressive to garage.

GUIDANCE (weekly) (deep house) (house) (progressive house) @ Five Spot w/ Deep C, call for cover. The Wamdue Kid drops another Tigerhook dose of ill house beats in Old City.

PLANET OF THE EIGHTS (weekly) (electro) (house) (rock/pop) @ Vesuvio w/ Jon Gill and The Chef, n/c. Dishin’ out electroclash, house and '80s at the dope little restaurant.

HEAVY (weekly) (deep house) (trip-hop) (reggae) @ SoMa w/ Rob Paine, Willyum, Kevin Jae and guest, n/c. The Worship crew rocks the hot spot in Old City.

INDUSTRY TUESDAY (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Flow, $10/ladies free before 11 p.m. Da hot spot for local unsigned hip-hop and R&B artists.

OLD SCHOOL BEATDOWN (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (funk/soul) @ Filo’s w/ Knowledge, $2. Diggin’ through vinyl like a crackhead.

BREAKTHRU (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (deep house) (trip-hop) @ Loie w/ Lil’ Dave, n/c. Illmatic hip-hop and soul vibes.

BENJA STYLES SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Tribecca, $5. Spinnin’ old-school grooves in the lounge.

BOOM BAP (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Liquid Blue w/ Low Budget and Low Bizzle, n/c. Laid-back booty-beats for one and all.

TWOSDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Ivan Lopez and DJ Dean Boy, $2. Sick-ass club-ola.

EXOTIC TUESDAYS (weekly - also on Sunday) (hip-hop) @ Glam w/ Adam Bennett, n/c. Where Philly’s exotic dancers unite on Tuesday night.

Rock Tits Event (weekly) (rock/pop) @ Tritone w/ Joel Flood, Nez and many others, n/c. A vinylicious rock ån’ roll party.

WET & WILD (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ 12th Air Command w/ Alan G, n/c. Men’s wet underwear contest at the hot gay club.

BLITZ TUESDAY (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Pomodoro’s w/ DJ Indio, n/c. Hip-hop, it won’t stop.

LUX LOUNGE (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Alan G., n/c. Bumpin’ in the gayborhood.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

BEAT SOCIETY (monthly) (hip-hop) @ Five Spot w/ Oddisee, Dohoud, Ronnie-Donnie, Peakay, Dice raw, Critically Acclaimed, Vee, Sat One, Statik and Diplo, $5. Round 5 of the official party spotlighting the art of beatmaking.

LAST WEDNESDAY (monthly) (deep house) (house) (techno) (breaks) @ Fluid w/ Josh Wink, $8. Are you there? You should be.

DEATH TO DISCO (monthly) (rock/pop) (electro) @ Silk City w/ SAT 1600 and Trishylicious, call for cover. Spinnin’ new wave, post-punk and electro.

FIRE IN THE DISCO (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) @ SoMa w/ Dave P, Julian S. Process, Adam Sparkles, Mike Z and friends, n/c. Making Time peeps grind out new wave, punk, indie and electro.

NOCTURNE (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (goth/industrial) @ Shampoo w/Jon Gill, Knobhead, Kathy Fadigan and more, $7. Rockin’ you out with '80s synth-pop, industrial, goth and alternative hits.

ANARCHY WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (breaks) (drum 'n’ bass) @ Pomodoro’s w/ DZA, Grayfox, Know1, 2wist, VToner and Chris Patrick, n/c. Post-rave goodness above da pizza joint.

EVERYTHING (weekly) (world) (house) (deep house) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Savannah’s w/ Edwin and June Lopez, n/c. Supple beats and worldly rhythms in the Museum Area.

LADIES’ NIGHT (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Crawdaddy’s w/ DJ Ziggy, n/c. Dress fashionably for that hot corner-spot with all the lights goin’.

MEZZO WEDNESDAY (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) @ Moda w/ Johnny Bones, n/c. Top-40 and house in Old City.

LIVING (weekly) (deep house) (house) (techno) @ Lounge 125 w/ Chuck Aronson and friends, n/c. Soak in the soulful techno and deep, dark house at the old Proto Lounge.

TRINITY DUB MASSIVE (weekly) (reggae) @ Liquid Blue, n/c. Reggae, dub and culture for your loungin’ head.

MIXTURE WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Emerald City w/ Frankie T, call for cover. Blissful beats goin’ until 3:30 a.m.

FRAIS JIVE (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ L’Hexagone w/ Randy Flash and guest, n/c. Sweeeeet, boomin’ funky-ness in the Rittenhouse area.

KUSH SOCIAL LOUNGE (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (house) @ Club Venus w/ DJ Soniq, The Record Player and Starchild, $5. Delve into the classic soul, R&B, hip-hop and house in Old City.

WEDENSDAYS AT FILO’S (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) (trip-hop) @ Filo’s w/ Ced One, n/c. Blazin’ beats and downtempo gems at the underground hot spot.

HEAR: HERE (weekly) (house) (deep house) (progressive house) @ Loie w/ Lee Jones, n/c. Beats, grub, spirits and vibe.

RETRO CHEESE (weekly) (rock/pop) @ Lucy’s w/ Roland Riso, n/c. Synth-pop and å80s party music.

NBA WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Bleu Martini w/ DJ Excel, n/c. Party with the players and watch the games on three 50-inch plasma screens.

BLACKGROUND RECORDS WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Eden Roc w/ Keith, Shelly Shell, Ed Box, Damn, You Short, Supreem, General and more, $5/$2 before 11 p.m. Rockin’ beats and open mic courtesy of Urban X-Pressions.

WICKED WEDNESDAY (weekly) (rock/pop) (progressive house) (trance) @ Adrenaline w/ Steve Swinger, call for cover. Y-100 is back at the Delaware Ave. hot spot.

HUMP DAY WEDNESDAY (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Terminal Niteclub w/ DJ Baby DST, $5/ladies free before12. Mid-week booty-beats in Upper Darby.

BENJA STYLES SPINS (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Denim, n/c. 80’s, hip-hop and soul classics.

OFF THE RECORD (weekly) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) (house) @ Glam w/ DJ Truth, Lorne and guests, n/c. Look dapper amid the Old City swank.

TRIBAL VERB (weekly) (drum 'n’ bass) (house) (hip-hop) @ La Tazza w/ mad-phat DJs, $5/ladies free 11 p.m. JPP’s intimate, lip-smacking weekly jawn in Old City.

FEVER WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Dozia, DJ Tripp and guests, call for cover. Mid-week club-ola up yonder.

LUXE (weekly) (deep house) (trip-hop) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ Jose, n/c. Deep ån’ swanky French house and trip-hop for loungin’ like a true hipster.

CLEAN RECORDINGS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Damon Burns, call for cover. How big do you want it?

DEAN CHRONIC SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 2-4 Club, call for cover. Ride the music.

OL’ HEAD YON’ SCRAPPY (weekly) (hip-hop) @ North Star Bar w/ Hoagie C.C., Fingaz and FormaDiplo, n/c. Funkin’ it up right.

WILD ON WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Pomodoro’s w/ DJ Indio, n/c. A hip-hoppin’ singles party above the pizza joint.

COLLEGE NIGHT (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Egypt w/ DJ Richie Rich, call for cover. The Q102 star makes your shake that college booty.

IT’S TIME TO CHILL (weekly) (trip-hop) (deep house) (drum 'n’ bass) (experimental) @ Buffalo Billiards w/ Alexander Adrock, Reno, Luke Berry, Rafal and more, n/c. A plush mid-week chill session with rotating DJs.

LOW BUDGET SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Jones, n/c. Groove to sing-along classics while you dine.

PAINCHILLER SPINS (weekly) (trip-hop) (reggae) (funk/soul) (drum 'n’ bass) @ The Latest Dish, n/c. Soak in the soothing sounds of electronic lounge at Philly’s dopest restaurant.

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