October 30-November 5, 2003

dj nights

compiled by Sean O'Neal

pick of the week:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31

THIRTEEN DJ’S (one-off) (techno) (house) (breaks) (trance) (progressive house) (hip-hop) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Emerald City w/ DJ Circuit Breaker, Carl Michaels, Xonel Smart vs. Dominator, Hectic, Carlitoz, Moe Green, Tony Rone, Frankie T., Icon, Josh Holiday, Structure, KO and Jayson Ducketts, $15/$12 reduced. Ahhh... Halloween on a Friday. Here’s three rooms of Halloween madness with an all-Philly DJ line-up going until 3:30 a.m. In the "Temple of Doom," Circuit Breaker pummels you with old-school techno, Carl Michaels tears up the funky house, Hectic delivers trance-in-the-pants, and the beat goes on. "The Courtyard" features Moe Green and Tony Rone droppin’ progressive house and club music. Meanwhile, Frankie T., Icon and others rip through some lip-smacking hip-hop and sinister drum and bass in "The Garden." With it’s fittingly medieval-ish decor, Emerald City might be the perfect place to get spooked this year.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30

THE OFFICIAL 2003 POWER HOUSE (one-off) (hip-hop) w/ DJ Flow, call for cover. The Hot Boyz, Mikey Dredd and Pooshman host a VIP meet-and-greet party -- Power 99-style.

MISCHIEF NIGHT (one-off) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Silk City w/ The Jai Alai Savant, The Upgrade Project and Major Taylor, $5 w/ costume. Bust a move in your get-up.

SIN THURSDAY HALLOWEEN (one-off) (goth/industrial) (techno) (electro) @ La Tazza w/ NCC, Acrosome, Satronica, Anarckid, Blackwidow, Red and Zillah, $8/$6 w/ flier. NYC’s industrial-fused future men from Things to Come Records raid the two-floor goth night.

THE BIG HALLOWEEN PARTY (one-off) (progressive house) (house) @ 12th Air Command w/ Reenie Kane, call for cover. Win cash prizes for the best Halloween costume, fellas.

THE GATHERING (monthly) (hip-hop) @ the Rotunda w/ DJ M-Ski and more, n/c. B-boys, emcees, turntablists and graf writers unite.

RIDE (monthly) (house) (deep house) @ Aqua Lounge w/ Bill Gat and Wicket, $3. Deep house formula with tech-house alternative.

OHHH (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (progressive house) @ Top Dog w/ DJ Juice, call for cover. A new weekly in University City featuring hip-hop, club and house.

SKOOL DAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) (electro) @ Parkway Diner w/ Diabolic, Julian S. Process, Major Taylor, Ced One (in rotation) and live bands, $5. A new weekly hosted by Gravy featuring classic hip-hop, rock and freestyle mash-ups.

LUSH (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Transit w/ Mark Pappas, Matt Kling and more, n/c. A deeper and more developed side of progressive house and trance.

SIMPLE (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) @ L’Hexagone w/ DJ K-C, n/c. Solid sounds in the Rittenhouse area.

SKOOLED (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Chrome w/ Funky Mike Alba, n/c. Funkin’ freshness for free on Delaware Ave.

TRIPLE THURSDAYS (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (hip-hop) (house) @ Goose Bumps w/ RubixQube, Mike Saga, DJ Angel and more, n/c. Music from the ’80s downstairs, hip-hop and house upstairs.

CHAMPAGNE THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Glam w/ Jay-Ski, n/c. Done Deal Entertainment drops a bomb for the grown and sexy.

PLATINUM (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Fluid w/ J Magik, Sine, Icon, Armanni and MC Sharpness and more, $8. King of the Infrared sound invades America’s #1 d’n’b weekly.

LADIES NIGHT (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Liroy’s w/ DJ Curt, $10/free for ladies. Hip-hop Power 99-style at the old Club Maxim.

THE OFF THE HOOK COLLEGE KEG PARTY (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) (hip-hop) @ Deco w/ Alexander Adrock, Vibe and Jason E, call for cover. A college night featuring the hottest dance tunes.

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. Soulful house in Old City.

DJ NORE QUEST AND DJ EZ SPIN (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (electro) (trip-hop) @ Café Habana, n/c. Underground beats and the best mojitas.

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.

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

STEVEN BUSH SPINS (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (techno) @ Lucy’s, n/c. The electro-clashin’ mofo spins all.

DIRTY (weekly) (trip-hop) (house) (deep house) (electro) (rock/pop) @ Marmont w/ Jose, n/c. Rubbing in the trip-hop, house and ’80s mash-ups.

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.

CLASSIC HOUSE (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Bump w/ Carl Michaels, n/c. Funky, soulful house in the Gayborhood.

THERMAL THURSDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Emerald City w/ Brian Neagle, Scott Melker, Scott Payne and more, call for cover. Move ’n’ groove.

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) @ 32°, 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.

FRANKIE T SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (deep house) @ North, n/c. Old-school hip-hop and house on South Street.

HONEY SESSIONS (weekly) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) (house) (deep house) @ Tribecca w/ Kyle Grambino and Lee Jones, $15/$10 members. Grambino returns with the blazing hip-hop on the main floor!

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, OCTOBER 31

HALLOWASTED (one-off) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) (electro) @ TPDS Club w/ J. Smooth and 2/Juice/Large a.k.a. Mike Saga, $5 w/ costume. Smooth of GFS drops hip-hop and the first floor; Saga rips out ’80s retro and rock on the second.

SHAM-BOOO (one-off) (trance) (progressive house) (house) @ Shampoo w/ DJ Escape and more, $10 before 1 a.m./more after. The best gay Friday night party drops their seventh annual Halloween bash -- going until dawn.

RETURN OF FUNKIN PUMPIN (one-off) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (rock/pop) @ Circa w/ DJ KC, call for cover. A classy Halloween party with costume contest and VIP.

RESURRECTION II (one-off) (trance) (progressive house) @ Deco w/ DJ Danny Tsettos and Jason E, call for cover. Halloween heaven with the club-storming superstar.

CREEPY (one-off) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) (reggae) (funk/soul) @ Egypt w/ DJ Moon, DJ Sojo and Big Jim, $10. They’re creepy and they’re kooky... the Egypt family.

HIGHWAY TO HELL-O-WEEN (one-off) (rock/pop) @ Silk City w/ Deejay DJ and Super Kiss, $5. A Kiss cover band and a DJ cock-rockin’ the Halloween hits.

PURE FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Aqua Lounge w/ MKL, Carlos Sanchez and June Lopez, $5. The legendary soulful house party continues.

TIGHT FIT (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (deep house) @ Parkway Diner w/ Mr. Cisum, Lorne and Rahsaan, $6/$4 w/ flier/ladies free before midnight. Smooth house, sexy R&B and raw soul until 4 a.m.

MY HOUSE FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (deep house) (world) @ Transit w/ Dozia and Ivan Lopez, $10. A new weekly featuring two rooms of authentic house music -- from classic to Latin.

FREAKY FRIDAY NIGHT (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Liroy’s w/ DJ Curt, $10/ladies free until 11 p.m. Power 99’s DJ busts out da hip-hop at the old Club Maxim.

FUSION FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Chrome w/ Robbie Tronco, call for cover. Club madness and a hot tub.

ACTION (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (house) @ SoMa w/ Diabolic, n/c. Spinnin’ tomorrow’s disco today in Old City.

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.

FREE FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) (world) @ Intermezzo Café w/ DJ Richard C., n/c. Groove ’n’ sway to the tribal Iberican house.

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 Café w/ Big Soul-One, n/c. Nuttin’ but hard-rockin’ soul and hard rock ’n’ roll.

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.

SEX AND THE CITY (weekly) (deep house) (reggae) (hip-hop) @ Blue Horseshoe w/ Angel Luis, n/c. Groove ’n’ sway to the sensual tunes.

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.

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

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

REENIE KANE 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 Café, 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.

ROCK EN ESPANOL (weekly) (rock/pop) (world) @ Café Habana w/ DJ El Rock, n/c. Shake it while you drink the best mojitos.

STARCHILD SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ 32°, n/c. Bumpin’ beats for the big spenders.

DJ RICH RUSSO SPINS (weekly also on Sat.) (rock/pop) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Sonoma, n/c. Groove ’n’ sway to the beats and tunes in Manayunk.

RICH RUSSO SPINS (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (house) @ Roosevelt’s Pub, $5. Rockin’ the tunes from Happy Hour (5-7 p.m.).

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1

THE ANNUAL SCARE ON THE AIR (one-off) (hip-hop) (house) (progressive house) (funk/soul) @ Egypt w/ DJ Richie Rich, DJ George and Eric Marsh, $10. Monster’s Ball featuring a Halloween costume party and competition.

PARTY MONSTER (one-off) (progressive house) (house) (trance) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (electro) (rock/pop) @ Emerald City w/ Alexander Adrock, Tommyboy, Mike Alba, Joey Blanco, Brendan, Diabolic and Julian S. Process, call for cover. Three rooms of Halloween madness going until 8 a.m.

KRU RECORDS PRESENTS (one-off) (hip-hop) @ La Tazza w/ Aul Purpis (of POG), Scandel (of 4OD) and DJ Eyego Direct, call for cover. Hip-hoppin’ record release party for Snuffs’ 12-inch single, "Countdown."

ALL HALLOWS EVE BALL (one-off) (trance) (progressive house) (breaks) (hip-hop) @ Shampoo w/ Tommyboy, Lee Deemon, The Cour Four, Rise N Shine, Midnite Bully, Blacktop, DJ Amaze and Phillee Blunt, call for cover. Three rooms of Halloween horrors ranging from hard trance to hip-hop.

PITCHSPORK 03 (monthly) (techno) (house) @ Silk City w/ Sammy Dee (of Pantytec), Sean "Penis-Go-Bah" O’Neal, DJ Kate and Cyhl, $6. A founder of the German minimal tech-house label, Perlon (responsible for Akufen, Ricardo Villalobos and Markus Nikolai), flies in from Berlin, Germany, for live/DJ’d quirkiness.

Bodyrock (bi-weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Aqua Lounge w/ Lil’ Dave, Statik, Panek, Skipmode and Phillee Blunt, $7/$5 before midnight. Ill Vibe rocks yo’ soul with funk, hip-hop, classics and culture.

SUBCODE (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Parkway Diner w/ Reflect, Armen, Magnum, Nate Day, MC Sharpness and Illy Emcee, $5. A new Substitution weekly drum and bass smashdown.

SOUL SEDUCTION SATURDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) @ Intermezzo Café w/ Kevin Rucker, n/c. Spinnin’ deep house, neo-soul, acid jazz and soul classics in a relaxed atmosphere.

AFRO BLUE (weekly) (reggae) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Hot Point, $5/frist 50 ladies free. Pearl of Africa presents a night of live soul, reggae and underground hip-hop.

SOLUTION SATURDAYS (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) (deep house) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) @ Saint Jack’s w/ Aker, Art Cuebik, Clayton, Fulcrum and Andrew Moore, n/c. A hodgepodge of soulful tunes in Old City.

CONTROL (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (techno) @ SoMa w/ Nick LeFace, n/c. Mashed up techno and house in Old City.

SULTRY SATURDAY (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (house) @ Roosevelt’s Pub w/ Rich Russo, $10. Rock, R&B and dance from 10 p.m.-midnight.

POSH (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ Goose Bumps w/ Brian Neagle and guests, n/c. Maneo.com drops deep vocal house to end your summer at the new hot spot.

FRESH SATURDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ Lounge 125 w/ Chris Bee and guests, call for cover. Spinnin’ vocal, tribal and hard house in Old City.

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.

CLEAN (weekly) (trip-hop) (house) (deep house) (electro) (rock/pop) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ Jose, n/c. Rubbing in the trip-hop, house and ’80s mash-ups.

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 foor and your party favorites on the second.

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

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.

SATURDAY NIGHTS @ FILO’S (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (deep house) (house) (reggae) @ Filo’s w/ DJ Train and Kenny Meez, $5/ladies free before midnight. Playing everything that’s sexy for the ladies.

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

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.

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) @ Café 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) @ Café 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.

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.

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

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.

LEE JONES SPINS (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ 32°, n/c. Top-shelf chic-ness in Old City.

DJ PTAH SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (progressive house) (trance) @ Club Flow, call for cover. Chic club-ola amid whiteness on Delaware Ave.

ALAN GOLDBERG AND REENIE KANE SPIN (weekly) (progressive house) @ 2-4 Club w/ special guest, call for cover. High-flying club mayhem for your sexy ass.

REGGAE SATURDAYS (weekly) (reggae) @ Low Bar, n/c. The latest riddims, classic cuts and rare gems.

SEXY SATURDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Top God w/ DJ Paulie Day, call for cover. Hang with Q102’s Freak Show in University City.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2

BLOODLETTING III (one-off) (rock/pop) @ Silk City w/ DJ Jeff II, n/c. Metal mayhem.

GET HOUSED (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Lounge 125 w/ Perry Angelozzi, call for cover. Tribal and progressive house in Old City.

ALL CITY SUNDAY (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Bar Noir w/ DJ Skipmode, Ill Vibe Collective and more, n/c. Soul-groovin’, funk-a-matic flava.

THE BIZNESS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ L’Hexagone w/ DJ Bizzy, n/c. A classy industry party.

ONE (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ 218 w/ DJ Knowledge and live bands, call for cover. B-Boys, breakers, live musicians, live painting and more.

STREET WARS SUNDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Five Spot (upstairs) w/ That Wild Child DNA, DJ Wreck and MCs, $10/$8 w/ flier/ladies free all night. Open mic MC battles.

SHIFTED SUNDAYS (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Lickety Split w/ Fuzzy Logic, Hidro, Ric Rok, GC, Illy Emcee, High IQ and Bishop K, n/c. Deadly d’n’b above the pizza joint.

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

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.

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) (electro) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) (funk/soul) @ North w/ Diabolic, n/c. PAPERstreet’s and FUPM’s industry night.

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.

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. Afro-beat, soul and house at the hip restaurant.

ALAN GOLDBERG SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) @ 2-4 Club, call for cover. Heavenly beats at the Gayborhood’s hottest nightclub.

MIX SUNDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ 12th Air Command w/ Maria V., n/c. The weekend ain’t over ’till she says it is.

H.I.P. SUNDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) @ Tribecca w/ Benja Styles and Mitch Orlando, $5. End your weekend with an eclectic array of dance tunes.

SOUL COMEDY SUNDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ M Lounge w/ DJKY, call for cover. Featuring comics from HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, BET’s Comicview and Comedy Central prior to the hip-hoppin’ after-party.

SUNDAY NIGHTS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Transit w/ Lee Jones and Double L, call for cover. Two Philly legends rock the beats in two separate rooms.

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. Get lifted, you fuck!

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3

BAR NOIR MONDAY (bi-weekly) (reggae) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) @ Bar Noir w/ A.D. Amorosi, n/c. A rugged hip-hop/punk ’n’ reggae rave with CP’s own.

MOVEMENT (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (breaks) @ Liquid Charm w/ Chris Patrick, DZA, Mynd, Prophet, 2wist and more, n/c. A post-rave crash course through house and breaks.

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.

FUCK IT MONDAYS (weekly) (trip-hop) (drum ’n’ bass) (house) (techno) @ Moda w/ Ivan Ross, Monica Sharp, Full Circle, Dave Deihl, n/c. The drunken 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.

A-LIST MONDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Emerald City w/ Frankie T. and more, call for cover. Rockin’ beats and Phillys hottest guest bartenders.

MOET MONDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Flow w/ DJ KY, n/c. 103.9 FM’s Sexy Mo hosts a night of hip-hop and NFL football on the big screen.

DEEP N’ SEXY (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Bump w/ Lee Jones and Dozia, n/c. Two Philly legends ride the vibe just right.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4

HOT TOPIC (monthly) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) @ Silk City w/ Heidi, Julie and Crystal, n/c. Hip-hop, punk and indie-rock.

RICHIE HELL SPINS (bi-weekly) (rock/pop) @ La Tazza, n/c. Rock ’n’ roll, films and featured guests.

AUTOMATIC TUESDAYS (weekly) (electro) (house) (techno) (drum ’n’ bass) (trip-hop) (progressive house) @ Parkway Diner w/ Nigel Richards, Clayton & Fulcrum, Joshua Dascher and Subtonic, $5/laides free before 11:30 p.m. No more Techno Diner, but the raunchy weekly finally returns!

AUDIO ALCHEMY (weekly) (techno) (house) @ Ulana’s w/ Jason Patrick, Detwa and Miko, $3. Detroit’s techno mofo hits up the former 12 Steps Program.

TUESDAY NIGHT FIGHTS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (techno) (trance) @ Tribecca w/ Mat Leutwyler, Circuit Breaker and more, $5. Bring your records for open turntables starting at midnight.

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.

A ROCK TITS EVENT (weekly) (rock/pop) @ Tritone w/ Nez and Hodges, n/c. A vinylicous rock ’n’ roll DJ dude ranch.

HISTORY (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (world) (funk/soul) @ M Lounge w/ Kenny Meez and Brendan, $3 before midnight. Hip-hop, reggae, Latin and soul classics in Old City.

SIN TUESDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (trip-hop) @ Aqua Lounge, n/c. Ultra-deep house and broken down sensual sounds for peeps in the service industry.

A ROCK TITS EVENT (weekly) (rock/pop) @ Tritone w/ Nez, Hodges and more, n/c. The rock ’n’ roll DJ dude ranch hosts a Misfits cover band and a Misfits karaoke for the hopeful Danzigs out there.

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

TUESDAYS AT CHROME (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Chrome w/ Chris Costanzo, John E and guests, $5. Party on.

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.

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.

TWO 4 ONE (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.

TEMPATION TUESDAY (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Emerald City w/ Frankie T., call for cover. Bumpin’ beats for one and all.

RAHSAAN SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (world) @ Sole Food Restaurant, n/c. Playing all sorts of exotic, soulful lounginess from 8 p.m. until midnight.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5

DJ DEXTER IS SPINNING (one-off) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) @ Silk City w/ Jugo, Rehab and Yardsale, $10. See Music Pick on DJ Dexter.

THE 4HEADED HYDRA (one-off) (trip-hop) (world) (funk/soul) @ Fluid w/ Jolah, 99, Koji and Argo, $5. A night of broken beats, Brazilian, Afro-beat, neo-soul and jazz bizniz.

HOLOGRAM (monthly) (experimental) (ambient) (rock/pop) @ La Tazza w/ Kelly Slusher, Collette Carter, Rob Mall and Sean "Poop-Mobile" O’Neal, $3. Fuzzy Box and tbtmo deliver more kitschy electronic, space rock and drone.

HIGH SOCIETY (monthly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Five Spot w/ Christian Bruna, Bobbie Jae, GC and Wicket, $5/ladies free/free before midnight. Experience the drum and bass continuum in Old City.

RECLINE WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ Lounge 125 w/ Pete Moss and guests, call for cover. Genuine soulful house for yo’ head.

SOUL CITY (weekly) (funk/soul) (world) @ 32° w/ Brendan, n/c. Plush soulfulness and pricey liquor in Old City.

THE BEAT GOES ON (weekly) (rock/pop) (world) (funk/soul) @ La Tazza w/ Don Miller and Russ, n/c. Spinnin’ ’60s/’70s lounge, pop, bossa nova, soul, soundtracks and more.

INDUIT WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) (house) (breaks) (hardcore) @ Lickety Split w/ Reflect, Prajna, Bexxie, Stepkinetic and B-Ki, n/c. From chill-out drum and bass to breakbeat hardcore with the Dub Kinetic crew.

LOUNGEHOUND (weekly) (world) (electro) (trip-hop) @ Opus 251 w/ A.D. Amorosi, n/c. CP’s own drops a mish-mesh for styling adults.

FUCKER (weekly) (rock/pop) (drum ’n’ bass) (reggae) (hip-hop) (house) (deep house) (world) @ Saint Jack’s w/ Rahsaan, n/c. Droppin’ everything from Photek to the Neptunes.

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.

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.

HEADSPREAD (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (deep house) (world) (reggae) @ 12 Steps Down w/ Mujra, Will Da Beast and guests, n/c. Trip-hop, dub, acid funk, Afro-beat and deep house by the Italian Market.

IVAN ROSS SPINS (weekly) (trip-hop) (deep house) @ Valanni’s w/ guests, n/c. Acid jazz, soulful trip-hop and deep house for your lounging needs.

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.

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. Y100 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.

CIRQUE WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Tribecca w/ Mat Leutwyler, Dozia and more, $10/free before midnight w/ flier. Midweek club-ola up yonder.

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

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?

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.

REENIE KANE SPINS (weekly) (progressive 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.

EUROPA (weekly) (rock/pop) (progressive house) (house) @ Studio 98 w/ DJ Iluha, call for cover. Playing European and Russian hits in Northeast Philly.

NBA WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Chemistry w/ Baby DST, call for cover. NBA action on four big-screen TVs in Manayunk.