August 7-13, 2003
dj nights
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pick of the week:
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7
LUSH (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Lounge 125 w/ Ashley Casselle, Matt Kling and Mark Pappas, $5. The new weekly hosts the Philly debut of U.K.’s Ashley Casselle. Before DJing as the opening act for Sasha and Digweed’s "Northern Exposure Tour," Casselle was already turning heads as a resident DJ at John Digweed’s "Bedrock" events in Hastings -- soon followed by a residency with Gatecrasher -- always oozing out a deep, evolved side of progressive house and trance. As one-half of Ashtrax, his remix wizardry has been featured on labels like Hooj Choons and Silver Planet.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
TANTALIZING THURSDAY (one-off) (progressive house) (house) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Deco w/ Alexander Adrock, Lorne, Jolah, Grambino and Jason E, call for cover. Two rooms to party.
H2O LOUNGE SERIES (monthly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Club Venus, $5/ladies free. The moving party for da heads continues.
ONENESS (monthly) (reggae) @ Silk City w/ Solomonic Sound (Rob Paine and Zacharijah) and more, $5. Worship’s monthly reggae showdown.
THUMP (bi-weekly) (house) @ Rustica w/ Josh Devins, DJ Wick, Matt Brownell and Frank Scott, n/c. Bumpin’ beats and pizza slices in University City.
PLATINUM (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Fluid w/ Stakka. Method One, Sine, Icon and Armanni Reign, $8. Hard and heavy deadliness at America’s #1 d’n’b weekly.
RIGHT THURRRSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (electro) (rock/pop) @ 700 Club w/ Lowbeezy and Wesgully, n/c. The Hollertronix DJs drop more heat in Northern Liberties.
TRU BELIEVERS (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ Moda w/ Jon Gill and guests, n/c. A new night dedicated to soulful house.
SIN THURSDAY (weekly) (goth/industrial) (electro) (rock/pop) @ La Tazza w/ DJ Schmitty and guest, $5. Two floors of goth, industrial, punk, EBM, electro, synthpop, ’80s and more.
FUTUREMATIC THURSDAYS (weekly) (house) (electro) (techno) (deep house) @ Tribecca w/ Nigel Richards and Lee Jones, call for cover. An electro-house-clash extravaganza starring 611’s baldheaded beauty.
FRANKIE T SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (deep house) @ North, n/c. Old-school hip-hop and house on South Street.
ESCOLA DO JAZZ (weekly) (world) (trip-hop) @ Vesuvio’s w/ Koji and Argo, n/c. Finest in jazz, Latin and Brazilian sounds.
IRON LACE (weekly) (progressive house) @ Valanni w/ MG, $3. Stonegraham Productions keep the tribal beats intimately pumpin’ for the women.
NUPHORIA LOUNGE (weekly) (deep house) (world) @ Cafe Habana w/ Jesse Marques, n/c. Mojito-goodness with nu-jazz, deep house and Afro-Latin beats.
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.
JUST BLAZE THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Zero 27 w/ DJKY, call for cover. Blazin’ beats at the old Brave New World.
WEB NIGHTS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Fireside Place w/ Joey Webhead, n/c. Spinnin’ hot hits, old-school and disco in South Philly.
LORNE SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (world) @ Loie, n/c. Eclectic vibrations with the U.K. mofo.
CRACKED LIBERTY BELL GROOVES (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (deep house) (house) @ SoMa w/ Cozmic Cat and guest, n/c. She always keeps it a-bumpin’.
STEVEN BUSH SPINS (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) @ Lucy’s, n/c. The electro-clashin’ mofo spins all.
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.
STEPHEN DURKIN 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.
CARL MICHAELS SPINS (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Bump, n/c. Funky, soulful house in the Gayborhood.
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 Green 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.
TEMPTATION THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Chrome, call for cover. Broadcasting live on Power 99 FM.
HIGHER EDUCATION (weekly) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ The Latest Dish w/ DStar and Saint B, n/c. Get your dine-on with trip-hop, hip-hop and downtempo grooves.
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, AUGUST 8
FULL MOON FRIDAY (one-off) (hip-hop) (house) (progressive house) (funk/soul) (reggae) @ Egypt w/ DJ Touch Tone, DJ Moon, DJ Sojo and Big Jim, $12. The world’s #1 blind DJ drops a special hip-hop set.
TRONIK SESSIONS (monthly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Saint Jack’s w/ Phazeone, Armen, Joey Breakdown, Art Cuebik and Magin Boo, n/c. Eclectic drum and bass vibes and future soul beats.
STEF TATAZ PRESENTS (monthly) (hip-hop) @ Fluid w/ Skratch Mekaniks (Jay-Ski, Sat One, Kwestion, Excel and Adam Bomb), $5/ladies free before midnight. Underground hip-hop at its best.
DJ JUNIOR SPINS (bi-weekly) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (world) @ Adriatica, n/c. Groovy loungin’ presented by Cue Records.
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.
SHAFT FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Shampoo w/ Aye Papi, Maria V., Terri and more, $10/$7 w/ pass/ free before 11 p.m. Wanna get shafted, honey?
PURE FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Aqua Lounge w/ June Lopez, Carlos Sanchez and more, $5. The legendary soulful house party returns.
FORBIDDEN FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Hibachi w/ DJ Curt and guests, call for cover. Party in style with Power 99’s Golden Boy on Delaware Ave.
THE KING OF ROCK (weekly) (funk/soul) (rock/pop) @ Hard Rock Cafe w/ Big Soul-One, n/c. Nuttin’ but hard-rockin’ soul and hard rock ’n’ roll.
MOJITO (weekly) (world) (house) (deep house) @ Marathon w/ Ivan Lopez, n/c. Drinks, drums and dancing under the stars in Commerce Square.
GET BIZZY (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (rock/pop) @ Player’s Pub w/ Rubix Qube, n/c. Droppin’ a lick-smacking dose of classic anthems that you already know the words to.
INTERMEZZO (weekly) (house) (world) @ Intermezzo Cafe w/ DJ Richard C., n/c. Groove ’n’ sway to the tribal Iberican house.
SEX AND THE CITY (weekly) (deep house) (reggae) (hip-hop) @ Blue Horseshoe w/ Angel Luis, n/c. Groove ’n’ sway to the sensual tunes.
GRRL HIVE (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Olive Branch w/ Jon Gill and guest female MCs, $8/$6 w/ flier. All female hip-hop and breakdancing.
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.
FIRE FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Venus w/ Casper, call for cover. Rockin’ da hip-hop to Philly’s sexiest singles.
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.
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.
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 SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Lounge 125, call for cover. Bumpin’ booty-beats in the Living Room.
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 DJKY, 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.
GREG WEISS AND LEE JONES SPIN (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (deep house) @ 2-4 Club, call for cover. Get bumped on the main floor, or chill with deep grooves in the Fur Lounge.
CAFE FRIDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (house) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) @ Mamont w/ Radian, n/c. French lovin’ in Old City.
WORSHIP FRIDAYS (weekly) (reggae) @ Flio’s w/ Rob Paine and Zacharijah, $5. Roots, culture, reggae and dancehall with Solomonic Sound.
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. and Tues.) (hip-hop) @ Grape Street 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, call for cover. Dress upscale for three classy rooms of salsa, R&B, top-40 and more.
A-LIST (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Greg Weiss, n/c. Funky booty-beats in the Gayborhood.
RIDE-IT FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (electro) @ Club Flow w/ DJ Richie Rich, $10. Commercial dance hits from the ’80s and today.
STEAMING HOT FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ River Rock Cafe, call for cover. Hot shit.
KWESTION SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ O’Neals, n/c. New and old hip-hop by South Street.
FALL BACK FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Palmer Social Club w/ hot local DJs, call for cover. Three rooms of hip-hoppin’ madness on Spring Garden.
LORNE SPINS (weekly) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (world) (funk/soul) @ SoMa, n/c. The U.K. bad-boy keeps da vibes rollin’ in Old City.
WIGGLE PRODUCTIONS AFTERSHOW (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (breaks) @ Club Maxim w/ Roland Riso, Ricky Lee, Jeff Heart, DJ Freedom, Randy Flash and more, $10/$7 w/ pass. The Wiggle afterparties continue at the old Club RIDM.
AUDIO THERAPY FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) (hip-hop) (electro) @ Deco w/ Jason E, Steve Nolfi and guests, call for cover. High-flying club-ola.
MOE GREEN SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Emerald City, call for cover. Club and party music all night long.
STARCHILD SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ 32º, n/c. Bumpin’ beats for the big spenders.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
G-ROOM’S FIRST OUTDOOR EXTRAVAGANZA (one-off) (house) (hip-hop) @ Marathon Grill w/ Hollis P. Monroe and Skip Mode, n/c. Hang by the fountain and trees for an ultimate gay and lesbian party.
KAILAYU IS PERFORMING (one-off) (hip-hop) (house) (progressive house) @ Shampoo w/ DJ Epic, D Trix, DJ Moon, Phay, Chris Richards, Drew and DJ Art, $15 before 10 p.m./$3 off w/ flier or guestlist before midnight. Kailayu makes her Philly debut, plus two rooms to party.
THE SHAKEDOWN (monthly) (house) @ Silk City w/ Willyum, Rob Paine and Zacharijah, $5. The Worship crew drops funky, dubbed-out house.
ANOTHER BEAT SATURDAY (bi-weekly) (hip-hop) @ 12 Steps Down, n/c. Bumpin’ beats amid the Italian Market.
FUNKY SATURDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (reggae) (funk/soul) @ Emerald City w/ Mike Alba and Josh the Ghost, call for cover. Funky dance music all night long.
POLYPHONIC SATURDAYS (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) (house) (reggae) (drum ¹n’ bass) @ Low Bar w/ Adjua and DJ Dim Sum, n/c. A bit of everything in the South Philly dive bar.
TASTY TREATS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) @ Fluid w/ ?uestlove and Mike Nyce, $10/$7 before midnight. Funk-a-matic beats with the superstar from the Roots.
ENERGY (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Deco w/ Jason E, call for cover. Raging club-ola.
PRECISION RHYTHM (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ the Hot Point w/ Tags and Laylah, n/c. The deeper, soulful side of d’n’b.
MIXED MESSAGE (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (deep house) (funk/soul) @ Blue Horseshoe w/ BK, n/c. A little bit of everything in Center City.
SCANDALOUS SATURDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Pegasus Nightclub w/ DJ Bent Roc and DJ Kevy Key, 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) (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.
GROOVELOUNGE (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (deep house) (house) @ SoMa w/ Cozmic Cat and guest, n/c. Saturate yourself in the eclectic jazzy grooves.
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.
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 Excel, $5. Bumpin’ beats, delicious vibes and an intimate setting.
THE DARK CORNER (weekly) (goth/industrial) (rock/pop) @ Ulana’s w/ Kiltboy and DJ Zophiel, $5. A goth/industrial night mixed up with some synthpop, ’80s and world-influenced dark eclectic.
RELEASE SATURDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) @ 2-4 Club w/ Blaine, 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 ’n’ 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/ Benja Styles, n/c. Dope party beats and phunky-fresh groove.
GREAT REVOLUTIONS IN DANCE (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 12th Air Command w/ Alan G and Maria V., call for cover. Feel the groove at the ultimate gay club.
SATURDAYS AT PALMER (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Palmer Social Club w/ DJ Rome and more, 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 ’n’ 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, Mike Sheehan and Perry Angelozzi, call for cover. Fry like an eagle with five rooms and three floors of disco house, hip-hop and more.
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. Keeping 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.
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.
CIRCUS SATURDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (hip-hop) @ Chrome w/ Chris Constanzo, John E and DJ Tripp, $12. All lifestyles are welcome for raging club-ola.
CHRIS BEE SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Lounge 125, call for cover. Bumpin’ good times in Old City.
SEXY SATURDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Top Dog w/ Paulie Day, call for cover. Bump ’n’ grind in University City.
LEE JONES SPINS (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ 32º, n/c. Top-shelf chic-ness in Old City.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10
PAJAMA JAMMY JAM (one-off) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Egypt w/ DJ 54 and DJ Ronnie, $10. Another Spoiled Rotten theme party for the teenie-boppin’ club-kids -- going from 6-10 p.m.
RISE (monthly) (rock/pop) (funk/soul) @ Silk City w/ The Brothers (Gieda) and Gregg Foreman, $3. Spinnin’ rock, funk, soul and funk -- all classic.
NO HOLDS BARRED (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Bar Noir w/ DJ Skipmode, Ill Vibe Collective and more, n/c. Soul-groovin’, funk-a-matic flava.
SHIFTED SUNDAYS (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Lickety Split w/ Intrinsic, Art Cuebik, Hidro, Ricrok, GC, Illy Emcee and Bishop K, n/c. Deadly d’n’b above the pizza joint.
DISCORAMA SUNDAYS (weekly) (house) (deep house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Tribecca w/ DJ MartyR and Benja Styles, $5/reduced w/ flier. Deep, bangin’ soulful house on the main floor; old-school hip-hop downstairs.
FUZED FUNK (weekly) (drum ¹n’ bass) @ SoMa w/ Vega, Magin Boo, Armen 5Sighted and more, n/c. The Substitution crew brings their d’n’b flava to Old City.
INDEPENDANT SUNDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (world) (house) @ Five Spot w/ DJ Rome, $5 ladies/$7 guys. Immortal jams of yesteryear in Old City.
SOUL TRAVELIN’ (weekly) (funk/soul) (world) @ Loie w/ Brendan and Joey Blanco, n/c. The return of the unbugged music trip to the East.
BAG A FUNK (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) @ Vesuvio’s w/ Argo, n/c. Intimate funk action in a South Philly Italian restaurant.
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, badass nakedness.
HITO SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) @ DENIM, n/c. The Tigerhook mofo drops da ill beats for the Rittenhouse heads.
FUCK U TIP ME (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (house) @ North w/ rotating DJs, n/c. FUPM’s weekly for the bartenders, servers, chefs and everyone else working all weekend in the hospitality biz.
SIN CITY (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (goth/industrial) @ Evolution w/ Knobhead and guests, $6. Mixing your requests for ’80s, goth, industrial, synth-pop, punk, metal and more.
MARINATE (weekly) (reggae) @ Filo’s w/ Kenny Meez, n/c. Indulge in the rasta vibes.
MEN WANTED (weekly) (rock/pop) @ 12th Air Command w/ David Gerlitzki, call for cover. Sexy boys party to ’90s music.
TURNTABLE QUEEN (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Reenie Kane, n/c. Throwin’ down your faves.
IN THE BIZ NIGHT (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ Emerald City, call for cover. A taste of sophistication.
HOTSPOT SUNDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Flow w/ Cory Ya and DJ Omega, call for cover. Bumpin’ hip-hop with 103.9 FM in da house.
SUNDAYS @ VALANNI (weekly) (house) (deep house) (world) (funk/soul) @ Valanni’s w/ Aaron the Brick and Roland Riso, n/c. Afrobeat, soul and house at the hip restaurant.
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) (progressive house) (house) (trance) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Shampoo w/ DJ Doc B, John Ferrugio, DJ Moon, Kurious George and Jimmy Mac, $12. The summer is hot, and the foam party is back!
DEAN CHRONIC SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 2-4 Club, call for cover. Heavenly beats at the Gayborhood’s hottest nightclub.
MONDAY, AUGUST 11
INSTINCT MONDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (house) (rock/pop) (electro) @ Loie w/ Carl Michaels, Julian S. Process and Dirty Dave Pee, n/c. Click/Fire in the Disco boys join the PSC mofo.
BLUE (weekly) (deep house) (house) (progressive house) @ SoMa w/ Deep C and guests, n/c. An utterly danceable Tigerhook dose jam-packed with house-heads.
LITTLE RICKY’S (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (world) (deep house) @ Fluid w/ Rich Medina and friends, $7. The Afrorikan Vybe DJ takes over Mondays for some nu-soul vibin’.
THE AFTERMATH (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Filo’s w/ Adam Bomb, n/c. Underground hip-hop at the underground hot spot.
SOUL KITCHEN (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) @ Vesuvio’s w/ Argo, n/c. Serving up neo-soul, funk and broken jazz bizzniz.
FUCK IT MONDAYS (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) (trip-hop) (house) (techno) @ Moda w/ Monica Sharp, Full Circle, Don Miller and more, n/c. The ill-behaved smashdown moves into plush-ness.
A-LIST (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Glam w/ Robbie Tronco, n/c. Dress your finest and be down with the elitists.
INCOGNITO (weekly) (funk/soul) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ DJ Audible, n/c. Filthy, freaky Philly funk in Old City.
GET BUMPED (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 2-4 Club w/ Allen Goldberg, call for cover. The bumping beats of bliss in the Fur Lounge.
MONDAY MADNESS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Emerald City, call for cover. Local DJs drop current house and dance tracks.
MOET MONDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Flow, $10. Where ladies are beautiful and men are driven.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12
MECHANICAL MEDIA (monthly) (house) @ Aqua Lounge w/ Ryan McIntyre and Steve Notich, n/c. Koalati Opiate delivers tech-house up yonder.
HOT TOPIC (monthly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) @ Silk City w/ Heidi, Julie and Crystal, $3, Hip-hop, punk and indie rock.
12 STEP PROGRAM (weekly) (techno) (house) (electro) @ 12 Steps Down w/ Michelle Sainte, Andrew, Tom++ and Miko, n/c. NJ’s d’n’b mistress drops an old-school techno set.
CULTURE TUESDAYS (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Fluid w/ Mike Montgomery and Chris Purtell, n/c. Soulful, vocal house and garage.
PARDON MY FRENCH (weekly) (deep house) (house) (trip-hop) @ Goose Bumps w/ Jose, n/c. French house and French lounge music.
HEAVY (weekly) (deep house) (house) (reggae) @ SoMa w/ Rob Paine, Willyum and guest, n/c. The Worship crew dubs the hot spot in Old City.
HAUSBROKEN (weekly) (breaks) (house) (progressive house) @ Tribecca w/ Anton Chasm, Mz. Buttakup and more, $5. Funky Florida breaks and disco-house with Sound Alliance Recordings.
HISTORY (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (world) (funk/soul) @ M Restaurant and Lounge w/ Kenny Meez and Brendan, $3 before midnight. Hip-hop, reggae, Latin and soul classics in Old City.
A ROCK TITS EVENT (weekly) (rock/pop) @ Tritone w/ Nez and Hodges, n/c. A vinylicous rock ’n’ roll DJ dude ranch.
TUESDAYS AT CHROME (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Chrome w/ Chris Costanzo, John E and guests, $5. Party on the new Chrome beach.
ETC. (weekly) (funk/soul) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) @ Buffalo Billiards & Metropolitan Lounge w/ Reggie Ryder and D*mb F*ck, n/c. Playin’ the hits and pourin’ the drinks.
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) (world) @ Loie w/ Lil’ Dave, n/c. Illmatic deep house and Afro-Latin soul.
EXOTIC TUESDAYS (weekly also on Sun.) (hip-hop) @ Glam w/ Adam Bennett, n/c. Where Philly’s exotic dancers unite on Tuesday night.
LUX LOUNGE (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Alan G, n/c. Bumpin’ in the Gayborhood.
FRANKIE MORELLI SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 2-4 Club, call for cover. Bumpin’ ’n’ humpin’ in the Fur Lounge.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13
CONVERSATION AND SPORK PRESENT (one-off) (techno) @ Fluid w/ Danilo Vigorito, Jamie Morris and Sean "Poop-Go-Bah" O’Neal, $5. Italy’s techno luminary (with releases on Orion Musik, Primate, Speaker and Zenit) makes his Philly debut.
FUSION (weekly) (drum ¹n’ bass) (electro) @ Top Dog w/ Submerged, Lauren Flax, Ducketts and DJ Solid, $5. The Ohm duo mixes up crunching d’n’b with funky electro.
THE ANSWER (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Filo’s w/ Kwestion, n/c. Hip-hop for da heads.
PLANET LOVETRON (weekly) (funk/soul) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) @ North w/ Brendan and friends, n/c. Playin’ records for lovers.
THE BLUE PLATE SPECIAL (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Parkway Diner w/ Mr. Cisum and Two Techs, n/c. Cheffin’ up hip-hop and soulfood until 3 a.m. -- hosted by Soul One.
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.
FIRE IN THE DISCO (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) @ SoMa w/ Dave P and friends, n/c. Making Time peeps grind out new wave, punk, indie and electro.
HABITAT (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (deep house) (electro) (hip-hop) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Vesuvio’s w/ Joshua Dascher and Habitat, n/c. Get your lounge-on at the Italian lounge.
HEADSPREAD (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) @ 12 Steps Down w/ Painchiller, Sirculate, Will Da Beast and guests, n/c. Ill beats, funky soul and kinky grooves by the Italian Market.
DISENEGRATE (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) (deep house) (house) @ La Tazza w/ Double L and Paulie Paul, $3. Underground beats and rhythms in Old City.
WAY BACK WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (funk/soul) (rock/pop) @ Crawdaddy’s w/ Roland Riso, n/c. Rockin’ the sounds of yesterday with soul, funk, disco and new wave.
GROOVE WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Deco w/ Steve Nolfi, call for cover. Spinnin’ all styles for everyone’s groove.
DA BASEMENT (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Evolution w/ DJ Curt and guests, call for cover. Power 99 hosts another rockin’ jawn.
MIXTURE WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Emerald City w/ Frankie T, call for cover. Blissful beats goin’ until 3:30 a.m.
HEAR:HERE (weekly) (house) (deep house) (progressive house) @ Loie w/ Lee Jones, n/c. Beats, grub, spirits and vibe.
WICKED WEDNESDAY (weekly) (rock/pop) (progressive house) (trance) @ Adrenaline w/ Steve Singer, call for cover. Y-100 is back at the Delaware Ave. hot spot.
BENJA STYLES SPINS (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ DENIM, n/c. ’80s, hip-hop and soul classics.
CIRCUS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (deep house) (funk/soul) @ Tribecca w/ Mat Leutwyler and Dozia, call for cover. Mid-week club-ola up yonder.
COLLEGE NIGHT (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Egypt w/ DJ Richie Rich, call for cover. The Q102 star makes you shake that college booty.
LUXE (weekly) (deep house) (trip-hop) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ Jose, n/c. Deep ’n’ swanky French house and trip-hop for loungin’ like a true hipster.
CLEAN RECORDINGS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Damon Burns, n/c. How big do you want it?
REENIE KANE SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 2-4 Club, call for cover. Ride the music.
LOW BIDGET SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Jones, n/c. Groove to sing-along classics while you dine.
REKONSTRUCTION (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) (rock/pop) @ Grape Street Pub w/ DJ Skipmode and guests, $5/free w/ flier. Get yo’ funk-on in Manayunk.
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