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May 9-15, 2002
dj nights
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pick of the week:
FRIDAY, MAY 10
TUNING SPORK PARTY (one-off) (techno) (house) @ Fluid w/ Jeff Milligan (a.k.a. Algorithm), Jay Haze, Bjoern and Sean Poopy-Trails ONeal, $7. Yeah, I know. Shut up. Gotta plug my own shit like this at least once in my lifetime. Anyway, get ready for another Sporkin blowout starring Montreals minimal techno whiz kid -- celebrating the release of his new CD, Composure, on Force Labs. Algorithms technical skills are an astounding must-see -- juggling the minimal 4/4 almost like its hip-hop -- transforming three turntables into a musical instrument -- smoothly and pristinely pulling you through a staggering head-trip and a dancing frenzy. Plus, free Tuning Spork giveaways throughout the night.
THURSDAY, MAY 9
OFF THE RECORD THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (funk/soul) @ Glam w/ DJ Truth and Art Beeswax, n/c. Sweet n swanky loungin at Old Citys newest hot spot.
SPIN CYCLE (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) (house) @ Soul Sanctuary w/ Lil Dave, DJ Statik and guests, $5. Get a taste of everything thats soulful and funky at a new soul-driven hotspot where the peeps running the club are actually a part of the scene.
2 N 2 THURSDAY (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (house) @ Moda w/ Mitch Orlando and guests, n/c. From old jams to new jams.
Thursdays at Evolution (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Evolution w/ Mark Pappas, $5/n/c for members. Give your weekend an early kick-start with euphoric booty-beats.
Platinum (weekly) (drum n bass) @ Fluid w/ Facs, B-Key, Sine, Icon and J. Messinian, $8. Deadly acetate mayhem with the Biotic crew at Americas most prestigious drum n bass weekly.
NO COVER THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (house) @ Eden Roc w/ Greg Nyce and Owen Mercy, n/c. Hang free with booty beats and a dope outside deck.
BOTANY 500 SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) @ Bridget Foys, n/c. Soul-warming funk and jazz classics with a dash of bossa-nova beats -- from Astrud Gilberto to Al Green.
Thursdays Nights (weekly) (world) (hip-hop) @ the Five Spot w/ Jose Cabassa and Ronnie D, $5. Latin party upstairs with salsa and merengue, and downstairs is chic bump-a-matic w/ Ds wicked blend of beats.
Asian Adrenaline (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Adrenaline w/ DJ Matty, $10. Best Asian night on Delaware Ave.
The Greatest Party on Earth (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Alexander a.k.a. Adrock and DJ Grambino, $15/$10 members. Dumpin hard progressive 4/4 from the mastermind and old-skool hip-hop from Brooklyns beat-junky.
Risin (weekly) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (drum n bass) @ Saint Jacks w/ Jolah, n/c. Wicked funky shit for your lounging soul.
Groovelounge (weekly also on Sat.) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (deep house) @ SoMa Lounge w/ Cozmic Cat and guest, n/c. Saturate yourself in the eclectic jazzy grooves.
Whatever (weekly) (funk/soul) (world) (hip-hop) @ Filos w/ Da White Bull and Brown Rice, n/c. A laid-back evening with Phillys primo funk-meisters droppin whatever they feel like droppin.
Scene Thursdays (weekly also on Fri.) (deep house) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) @ Marmont w/ Christian James, n/c. Chuggin and cha-cha-cha-chillin.
Thermal Thursdays (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (house) (progressive house) (breaks) @ Eighth Floor Nightclub w/ Scott Payne and friends, $5. College-y party-time amidst an exquisitely divine atmosphere.Killa Sound (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ M Restaurant and Lounge w/ Giles, Mike Nice and Mizery, n/c. Sizzlin hot.
BENJASTYLES SPINS (weekly also on Sat.) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Lucys, n/c. Blazin booty-beats with chicness.
VIBE THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop/r&b) (house) @ Egypt w/ Doc B., $10. Hang with the Power 99 crew and risk not being let in for what youre wearing.
DEEP C SPINS (weekly) (deep house) @ Bleu Martini, n/c. Old City loungin Tigerhook-style.
2-TWO-11 NIGHT (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (reggae) @ Pomodoro w/ Cool-C, call for cover. Da pizza joint knows how to party.
DJ TERRY LEE SPINS (weekly and on Sat. and Sun.) (world) (funk/soul) @ KatManDu w/ guests, n/c. Classic soul night.
FRIDAY, MAY 10
BATTLE OF TWO HOUSES (one-off) (progressive house) (trance) (house) @ Flow w/ Robbie Tronco, Eddie Baez, Chris Costanzo, Plasmic Honey and DJ Yan, call for cover. The silky white-laden super-club on Delaware Ave. hosts four of the East Coasts most notorious club DJs/producers -- going until 6 a.m.
LOUIE DEVITO IS SPINNING (one-off) (progressive house) (trance) (house) (hip-hop) @ Chrome w/ Aubrey, John E., Chris Costanzo, Adam Bomb, Kwestion and Joe Katz, call for cover. NYCs notorious club-giant graces this indoor/outdoor festival in support of his new NYC Underground mix-CD, Dance Factory.
SANCTUARY GROOVE (monthly) (hip-hop) @ TPDS Club w/ DJ Excel, $10. Bop till you drop.
CRASTA SPINS (monthly) (trip-hop) @ Saint Jacks, n/c. Dope, organic rhythms for lots of people, but only few are listening.
HER JAZZ (monthly) (rock/pop) @ upstairs at the Khyber w/ Maria Tessa Sciarino, n/c. The Sugartown gal rocks out riot grrrl, new wave, post-punk, indie and more.
FUSION (bi-weekly) (drum n bass) (hip-hop) (house) @ Rustica w/ rotating DJs, n/c. Merging styles in Old City.
SYNERGY (weekly) (trance) (progressive house) (house) (techno) (hip-hop) @ Transit w/ Matt Kling, Jason Leroy, Jamie Morris, Kenny Lindmar and more, $10/$15 after midnight. Three rooms of different music, styles and energy converging together for an ultimate club experience.
Pure Fridays (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ Aqua Lounge w/ K-Alexi and Sound Rangers, $7. Chicagos house pioneer on Dust Traxx takes time from his residency at Ministry of Sound to rock the intimate weekly.
SLIP-GROOVE (weekly) (trance) (progressive house) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Donato and Grambino, call for cover. Where the party never stops.
Faith Fridays (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Evolution w/ Mike Myers and guest, $12/$10 members. Trance in your pants.
Alchemy fridays (weekly) (drum n bass) (hip-hop) @ IA Social Club w/ Swingkidd and more, $5. Funk-driven jungle and wicked beats at the new spot in South Philly.
FLASH Fridays (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (breaks) (drum n bass) @ Motion Nightclub w/residents and guests, $14/$12 guest list. Another mind-blurring rave-dose.
COSMO BAKER SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) @ 700 Club, n/c. Irresistible beats in Northern Liberties from the East Coast Original.
FEELIN GOOD (weekly) (trip-hop) (world) @ Rococo w/ Argo, n/c. Kickin back with experimental nu-jazz flava.
MODA FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (trance) @ Moda w/ Mitch Orlando, n/c. The swanky Italian lounge presents house and top 40 shite.
FRANKIE T SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ 218, call for cover. Anthem-y bliss on South Street above the new Lorenzos.
FRIDAY NIGHTS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Deco w/ Steve Nolfi or Joey Cas, call for cover. Volumized hysteria.
STEF TATAZ AND DJ MILKYWAY SPIN (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Bridget Foys, n/c. A special does of funky grooves - from James Brown to Sugarhill Gang.
DJ GABRIEL BEN SPINS (weekly) (trance) (progressive house) @ Paradigm, n/c. Once known as DJ Groove, he soothes your pain with deep progressive trance.
Dark Grooves (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Cafe Spice w/ Adam Freemer, n/c. Euphoric beats and modish intimacy.
Ronnie D spins (weekly also on Sat.) (house) (funk) (hip-hop) (world) (rock/pop) @ the Five Spot, $10. Songs you know and love in swanky-ass Old City.
Junior spins (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Twenty Manning, n/c. Groovin beats in the Rittenhouse hood.
PUMP FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Gasoline w/ Joey Blanco and guest, call for cover. Chic, big-room, warehouse-y club mayhem.
Shaft Fridays (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Shampoo w/ Ed Sittler, Reenie Kane, Maria V and Terri, call for cover. Do you wanna get shafted, honey?
Lorne spins (weekly) (drum n bass) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ SoMa, n/c. A crowded party with rockin beats and an interestin hook.
Worship Fridays (weekly) (reggae) @ Filos w/ Rob Paine and Zach Eberz, $2. Roots and culture reggae dancehall at its finest.Ricky Lee spins (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Lucys, n/c. Up-close and personal with the legendary one.
Classic Hip-Hop (weekly also on Sat.) (hip-hop) @ Grape St. Pub w/ DJ Sat-one, $5. Ill shit.
The Living Room (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ M Restaurant and Lounge w/ The Crawford Brothers, n/c. Get cozy, get homely, get housed.
FRIDAYS AT BRASILS (weekly) (world) @ Brasils w/ Jay Rockwell, $10. Room-shaking Latino rhythms.
QUEST FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (reggae) (funk/soul) @ Egypt w/ DJ Slynke, DJ Sojo and Big Jim, $10. Fly high on Delaware Ave. with MTVs Wanna Be a VJ3 whiz kid.
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.
DJ WIKKED SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Bleu Martini, n/c. Da chicest beats in Old City.
PEAR LOUNGE (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Anjou w/ DJ Brendan, n/c. Dress fashionably for an eclectic mix of funk and old-school hip-hop.
OLD SKOOL HIP HOP (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Atlas w/ DJ Tayser, Endo Jones, DJ Direct and Swingkidd, call for cover. Keepin the cuttin and scratchin undaground.
THE WEEKEND KICKOFF PARTY (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (reggae) @ Pomodoro w/ Cool-C, call for cover. Rockin beats and cheap drinks above da pizza joint on South Street.
DONNI D AND DJ TRAIN SPIN (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ KatManDu, n/c. Booty-shakin beats at the mega-joint.
FRIDAYS AT ENVY (weekly) (house) (deep house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Envy w/ Mike Polvere, Roland Riso and Ray Sheehan, call for cover. Fry like an eagle.
SATURDAY, MAY 11THE JOINT .03 (one-off) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) (house) @ Mask and Wig w/ Bill Gat, Brendan and Joey Blanco, $7 before 1 a.m./$10 after. Rockin it all through the night with two floors of funky dance-tunes that you know and love.
EMOTION (one-off) (trance) (drum n bass) (techno) @ Motion Nightclub w/ Bruno88, Monica Sharp, Dreamweaver, Taurus, MC High IQ and Adrian Alexander, $5. Eternal Productions takes you on a low-priced joyride through hard-hitting rave-ola.
THE SHAKEDOWN (monthly) (deep house) (house) @ Silk City w/ Rob Paine, Willyum and Zacharijah, $5. Shake it while the Worship crew dishes out smooth, deep, funky house.
101 SESSIONS (monthly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Aqua Lounge w/ Mark Pappas and Scott Melker, $5. A blissful, intimate excursion into dynamic pulsations and euphoric melodies -- courtesy of 101 Magazine.
FLOW MOTION (monthly) (deep house) @ Saint Jacks w/ Sean Wubba Wubba Wubba ONeal, n/c. Chill n groove at the jam-packed Old City spot with the Tuning Spork Dork.
ASCENSION (monthly) (world) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) @ TPDS Club w/ Midnite, Calyx and more, $10. Dress fashionably for sensual Brazilian rhythms and other funky grooves.
BUSTED (monthly) (trip-hop) (breaks) (drum n bass) @ Proto Lounge w/ Imri, Jugo and Clayton the Chemist, $5. A danceable mesh of breakbeats in Old City.
SECOND SATURDAYS (monthly) (rock/pop) @ upstairs at the Khyber w/ R.L. and Jimmy, n/c. A classy country/lounge kinda thing.
DELUXE SATURDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (house) (hip-hop) @ Shampoo w/ Steve Singer and more, call for cover. A new weekly with the same ol crazy club-ola.
Tasty Treats (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Fluid w/ ?uestlove and Mike Nyce, $10. Funk-a-matic beats with the superstar from the Roots -- a Square Biz jawn.
HOUSE PARTY (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Filos w/ Mobe and Train, $5. The best in classics and hip-hop.
FUNKIA (weekly) (funk/soul) (deep house) @ Rococo w/ Phillip Charles, n/c. The legendary Tigerhook mofo drops sweet, eclectic flavor for your wandering ears.
SHOTGUN LOVE (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Club Atlas w/ DJ Truth, Art Beeswax and The 45 Specialist, $3. Blazin booty-beats and shady lounge-ola at the old Cloud 9.
Code Red Saturdays (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Christian James and Grambino, $15/$10 members. Funky disco-rama for the late-night partiers.
Life Saturdays (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) @ Life w/ Joey Savino and Lorne, n/c before 11/$10 after. Watch the old Revival revive.
LUKE BERRY SPINS (weekly) (trip-hop) (breaks) @ Bridget Foys, n/c. Blissy beats from Cue Records madman - from Thievery Corporation to Bjork.
SAT NIGHTS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Deco w/ Franky T, call for cover. Get pleasantly pummeled with Decos 8-year resident.
Up Close and Personal (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Moda w/ Mitch Orlando, n/c. Get your swank-on.
Caribbean Rhythms (weekly) (reggae) (funk) (r&b) @ Gasoline w/ Selector Chris, DJ Trinny, DJ Finnie and more, $10. Caribbean, African and international cultures - with two rooms of roots, dancehall, zouk, calypso, soca, world fusion and more.
Ronnie D spins (weekly) (house) (funk) (hip-hop) (world) (rock/pop) @ the Five Spot, $10. Songs you know and love in swanky-ass Old City.
SATURDAYS AT BRASILS (weekly) (world) @ Brasils w/ DJ Marcelo and Jay Rockwell, $10. Brazilian and Caribbean music for your Latin booty.
JON GILL SPINS (weekly) (deep house) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Paradigm, n/c. A wide array of funky music comin your way.
Plastic Dreams (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Cafe Spice w/ DJ Rodrigo, n/c. Lounge to the clubby shit.
Latin Night at Adrenaline (weekly) (world) @ Adrenaline w/ DJ Miguel, call for cover. Shake your thang to salsa, merengue, and bachata music.
Latin Night at Eighth Floor (weekly) (world) (hip-hop) (house) @ Eighth Floor Nightclub w/ Jose Rodriguez and Jonathan Rivas, n/c before 10/$10 from 10-11/$12 from 11-2. One room of salsa, merengue, and bachata, and another of hip-hop and R&B.
Slang (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ M Restaurant and Lounge w/ Giles, Mike Nice and Mizery, $5. Wicked beats and smooth flava.
G-FUNK SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Bleu Martini, n/c. Bump-a-matic laidback-ness in Old City.
SHADE SATURDAYS (progressive house) (trance) (house) @ Chrome w/ John E and Chris Costanzo, $10. Shady club-ola on Delaware Avenue.
LUCAS RIVERA SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (world) @ Anjou, n/c. Get your chic-on with some Latin jazz seasoned with soul and disco classics.
Greatest Show on Earth (weekly also on Sun.) (progressive house) (house) @ Evolution w/ Rob Lee, $15/$10 members. Wanna experience a NY-style club experience on Delaware Ave.?
SUNDAY, MAY 12XFAD (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Soul Sanctuary w/ DJ Razor Ram, $5. underground and eclectic hip-hop at this new joint.
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?
HIGH LIFE (weekly) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (world) (deep house) @ Bleu Martini w/ DJ Midnite, n/c. A smooth dose of acid jazz, rarely heard hip-hop, African, Latin and Brazilian house tunes.
SOUL TRAVELIN (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Alma De Cuba w/ DJ Brendan and guests, n/c. Funk-driven grooves from around the globe and spanning 40 years of music.
MAVERICK NIGHTS (weekly) (hip-hop/r&b) @ Eden Roc w/ DJ Fat Cat and more, $5 before 11/$7 after. The hottest hip-hop plus live performances by Phillys dopest unsigned heroes and an open mic.
LAID BACK SUNDAYS (weekly) (deep house) @ Valannis w/ Eddie Stank, n/c. Lounging minimal house for your dining pleasure.
KNOBHEAD AND KATHY FADIGAN SPIN (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) @ Envy, $6. Two DJs and three floors of 80s, goth, industrial, synth-pop and more.
Full Service Sunday (weekly) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) @ 32 w/ Lorne, n/c. Chic loungin for those involved in the hospitality, beauty, fashion and health industries.
Caribbean Vibez (weekly) (reggae) (r&b) @ Transit w/ DJ Roger Culture and Terry Lee Love, $7 before 10 p.m./$10 after. 103.9 drops the hottest thing since Jamaican breadfruit.
Candy Land (weekly) (funk/soul) @ the Five Spot w/ DJ ?uestlove and Cosmo Baker, $5. Lots o games, candy and sweet, funky tunes.
Goddess (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Deco w/ Lee Jones and Jon Gill, n/c. Ruby Lounge is open for those of you in search of a latenight dose of vocal and tribal house.
Koji spins (weekly) (world) @ SoMa, n/c. Brazilian and other worldly beats.
Roland Riso spins (weekly) (deep house) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Lucys, n/c. Gettin oh-so jazzy from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sundays (weekly also on Sat.) (deep house) (house) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (drum n bass) (breaks) @ Marmont w/ Alexander a.k.a. Adrock, n/c. Lounging and dancing in sheer elegance.
Marinate (weekly) (world) @ Filos w/ Kenny Meez, n/c. Indulge in the rasta vibez.
LIVE & DIRECT (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Atlas w/ DJ Direct and DJ Tayser, call for cover. Hip-hoppin booty with open mic.
MONDAY, MAY 13
FUCK IT MONDAYS (weekly) (drum n bass) (hip-hop) (breaks) (techno) @ Club Atlas w/ Bluff, Charlie Brownski, Monica Sharp, Full Circle, Tayser, MC High IQ and others, $3. Get whacked with ill behavior and $3 pitchers.
SERVICE INDUSTRY NIGHT (weekly) (breaks) (house) (drum n bass) (trance) @ Eden Roc w/ local DJs, n/c. A SIN spotlight on various local promotional crews and DJs.
The Remedy (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) @ Fluid w/ Cosmo Baker, $7. Bumpin, grindin and makin Philly-history.
FaBULOUS DISASTER (weekly) (rock/pop) @ Lucys w/ Knobhead, n/c. Hard rock, metal and alternative from the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Heroes (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Filos w/ DJ Diabolic, n/c. Classic hip-hop flavor for your lounging behavior.
Afro Blue (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Envy, $5. Three rooms of hip-hop without the bling-bling.
Blue (weekly) (deep house) @ SoMa w/ Deep C and guest, n/c. An utterly danceable Tigerhook dose of a more deep n bouncy vibe.
DJ LORNE SPINS (weekly) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (world) (drum n bass) @ Bleu Martini, n/c. Funky, exotic rhythms for About the Beats musical genius.
TUESDAY, MAY 14
TANTRUM TONIC (monthly) (experimental) (ambient) @ 700 Club w/ John Schenk and friends, n/c. DJd textures and soothing beats mixed with live improvisational instrumentation.
ROTATION (weekly) (deep house) @ Valannis w/ Carl Michaels, Willyum and Jamie Morris, n/c. PhillySoulCollective brings you a loungin weekly of deep soulful grooves in the gayborhood with rotating monthly DJs.
AUTOMATIC (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (breaks)@ New City Tavern w/ Jeff Heart, Ricky Lee, Roland Riso, Nu Theory, RubixQube, Xonel Smart, Trevitt, Gully and Synikal, $5. Rave out diner-style with the Wiggle crew.
The Choice (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ SoMa Lounge w/ Joey Blanco, n/c. Joey will smooth out your funkin head.
SPIN CYCLE (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (house) (deep house) @ Soul Sanctuary w/ DJ Statik and Lil Dave, $5. Lounge and groove to vintage sounds funk, soul, acid jazz and house.
EXOTIC TUESDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (house) (progressive house) @ Glam w/ Adam Bennett, n/c. Where Phillys exotic dancers unite on Tuesday night.
IN THE BIZ TUESDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ 218 w/ Franky T, call for cover. Get clubbed on South Street at the ol Millennium.
Phonography (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Filos w/ Record Player and guest, n/c. Vinylicious hip-hop culture.
Rock Tits Event (weekly) (rock/pop) @ Tri Tone w/ Joel Flood and friends, n/c. Keepin it real with punk and stoner rock.
MAJOR TAYLOR SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Lucys, n/c. Smooth funkin.
Ruby Lounge Tuesdays (weekly) (house) (deep house) (progressive house) @ Deco w/ Jon Gill, Lee Jones and Adam Bennett, $5. Throw down a nightcap at an afterhours buffet of pumpin beats -- doors open at 1 a.m.Aural Sex (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Marmont w/ Karate Gary and Lee Jones, $3. Funky, vocally house that gets the night flowin.
Heavy (weekly) (deep house) (trip-hop) (reggae) @ Saint Jacks w/ Rob Paine, Willyum, Kevin James, Ion and Fzlah, n/c. Gather with the Worship crew and soak in their deep and dubbed-out sounds.
Ice Tuesdays (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Evolution w/ Jay Ski and Roger Culture, $10. Bringing radio wizardry to your fingertips.
COZMIC CAT SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Bleu Martini, n/c. Nice and easy.
TUESDAY NIGHT HUSTLER (weekly) (funk/soul) @ Club Atlas w/ Mr. McFeel and guests, call for cover. Crazy loungin at the old Cafˇ Limbo.
PHAT TUESDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Tribecca w/ Ivan Lopez, Jolah and guests, call for cover. Clubby-wubby.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15
VERSION 02 (one-off) (reggae) @ Silk City w/ Bilwa and Rascal Intl., call for cover. A mid-week head-trip through dub, roots and culture.
SLIPSTATE (monthly) (experimental) (ambient) (techno) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) @ Aqua Lounge w/ Kero, Major Taylor, DM and Dev79, $3. Illbient, abstract hip-hop and IDM freakout -- starring Detroits experimental maestro on the Shitkatapult label.
JELLO (weekly) (breaks) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ 218 w/ DJ Crystal Clear ad Lord Algie, $5 after 8 p.m. The ultimate after-work club experience on South St. featuring 2-step garage, 80s funk, jazz, r&b, spoken word, a free buffet before 8, and plenty of Jell-O for everybody.
JORGE SPINS (weekly) (world) @ Alma De Cuba, n/c. A cozy way to soak in Cuban music spanning five decades and multiple genres -- night also features live Cuban quartet.
LOUNGE & GROOVE(weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ Moda w/ Adam Bennett, n/c. Bump n swank in Old City.
SMOKE SESSIONS (weekly) (house) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Dozia, Ivan Lopez and guests, call for cover. Mid-week club-ola up yonder.
LUXE (weekly) (deep house) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ Radian, n/c. Deep n swanky French house for loungin like a true hipster.
Tribal Verb (weekly) (house) (trance) (breaks) (drum n bass) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ La Tazza w/ mad-phat DJs $5/ladies half price till 11 p.m. JPPs intimate, lip-smacking weekly jawn in Old City.
NOCTURNE (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (techno) @ Shampoo w/ Jon Gill, Knobhead, Kathy Fadigan and more, $6. Rockin you out with 80s synth-pop, industrial, goth and alternative hits.
Go Wednesdays (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ Evolution w/ Rob Lee, $3/n/c for members. Irresistible dance music and margaritas all night long.
Shattered (weekly) (rock/pop) @ M Restaurant and Lounge w/ Eric Z and Billy Blank, n/c. No techno - just punk and funky-ass rock.
Beats and Bossa (weekly) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) (world) @ Cibucan Lounge w/ Cozmic Cat, n/c. Lounge to her worldly rhythms.
WEDNESDAYS AT BRASILS (weekly) (world) @ Brasils w/ Jay Rockwell, $5. An exclusive salsa mix all night long.Kamasutra (weekly) (deep house) (trip-hop) (ambient) @ Marmont w/ DJ Reno, n/c. Sensual organic beats with some deep n sexy lovin.
Bump on Hump (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (trance) (breaks) @ Envy w/ Fernando, Richie Rich and Roland Riso, n/c. Get humpin with the Q102 superstars.
Soulglow (weekly) (deep house) @ Filos w/ Willyum and guest, n/c. The ideal chill-out spot with soul that grooves.
Jugo spins (weekly) (trip-hop) (breaks) @ SoMa w/ Anton Chasm, n/c. Jugo brings in the Sound Alliance Philly legend to celebrate his new self-released Florida-breakin mix-CD -- with free giveaways.
Mason spins (weekly) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) @ ONeals, n/c. Droppin the best in old-school hip-hop and cock-rock.
PULSE WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (breaks) @ Egypt w/ Chuck Addis and Jimmy Mac, $10. Get your pulse jumpin with hard-as-hell house and all your favorite party music.
CALYX SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Bleu Martini, n/c. Mid-week funky beats in Old City.
AMBIENT ACID JAZZ (weekly) (trip-hop) @ Club Atlas w/ D-Star and Ivan Ross, n/c. Soothing, atmospheric lead for your bobbin head.