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June 13-19, 2002

dj nights

DJ Nights



pick of the week:

SUNDAY, JUNE 16

THE FALCON HAS LANDED (one-off) (techno) (house) (hardcore) (trance) (progressive house) (breaks) (drum n bass) @ Motion Nightclub w/ Frankie Bones, Nigel Richards, Rob Gee, Circuit Breaker, Pleasurehead, Hectic, Mark Bee, John Turi, Joey Jeep, Einstein, Carl Michaels, Johnny Fame, Mindbender, Erica Stone, J. Smooth, MC Armanni Reign, Odi, Kazpa, MC Posi D, Josh Holiday, Strangelove, Black Falcon, Kosmic Hustla, Sean Chewy Penis ONeal, Dominator, Xonel Smart, The Engineer, DJ Pauly, and Jevic, $18/$15 in advance.

Ahhh more Philly-flavored, hard-hitting, glowstickin rave-ola! Raging from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., get ready for a ballistic showdown chock-full of extraordinary tag-teams and pummeling beats. Brooklyns rave-innovator, Frankie Bones, returns for a dominating mindfuck through raw and gritty techno. 611s Nigel Richards drops a funk-driven, hands-in-the-air array of tweaky tech-house. The tiny room upstairs features storming jump-up jungle with a hip-hop edge from Phillys own J. Smooth, plus NYCs Odi and Kazpa. Rob Gee and Circuit Breaker will pound you with stomping, old-school hardcore. Pleasurehead and Hectic will bliss you out with high-energy trance. Mark Bee and John Turi will hammer you with mesmerizing techno. Carl Michaels and Johnny Fame will funk you up with disco-house. Black Falcon and Kosmic Hustla will pulverize your evil head with dark, blazing fast gabber. Symptys DJ Pauly and Jevic will batter your baggy rave-pants with bangin trance. Plus, sooooo much more. So, get there early, you mofos!

THURSDAY, JUNE 13

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (monthly) (reggae) (rock/pop) @ Silk City w/ The Radio 4, Chuck, AA Ted Leo and Major Taylor, $5. A punk and reggae soundclash.

HARMONY (weekly) (deep house) (house) (funk/soul) (world) @ Aqua Lounge w/ King Britt and Rob Life, $5. Funky, soulful dance music from ones that know.

PROPAGANDA (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (trance) @ Proto Lounge w/ Mass, Johnathan Williams and Joshua Dascher, $5/n/c before 11. Ballistic 4/4 mayhem at the Old City hot spot which is now under new ownership (and soon to have a new name).

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) (trip-hop) (deep house) (world) @ Soul Sanctuary w/ Lil Dave, DJ Statik and guests, $5. Inviting all soul brothas and sistas for a taste of everything thats jazzy, soulful and funky in a soothing jazz club-like atmosphere.

2 N 2 THURSDAY (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (house) @ Moda w/ Mitch Orlando and guests, n/c. From old jams to new jams.

Platinum (weekly) (drum n bass) @ Fluid w/ Kenny Ken, Fulcrum, Sine, Icon and J. Messinian and Armanni, $8. Deadly acetate mayhem at Americas most prestigious drum n bass weekly -- starring the king of jungle.

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, no cover. 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.

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

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.

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.

FEEL YOURSELF (weekly) (deep house) (house) (funk/soul) @ Valannis w/ Barclay Spring, n/c. Go deep and intimate at the hottest lounge/restaurant in the gayborhood.

FRIDAY, JUNE 14

CHARLES FEELGOOD IS SPINNING (one-off) (house) (progressive house) (trance) (breaks) (hip-hop) @ Chrome w/ Michael Myers, Matt Kling, John-E, Chris Costanza, Adam Bomb and Kwestion, $15/$10 reduced. Synergy Entertainment brings you an indoor/outdoor event starring Baltimores rave-legend and innovator who is partially responsible for launching Club Fever.

MAKING TIME (monthly) (rock/pop) (breaks) (funk/soul) @ Transit w/ The Hives, Jeff Crowther, Dave Pak, Mike Z, Damian, Justin D, Chris Poliquin and Greg Foreman, $10 before 12 a.m./$5 after. Another hot band for the modsters, plus Brit-pop, punk, new wave, electro, 60s funk/soul -- one of Phillys most jam-packed parties ever.

PUNK AND BASS (monthly) (drum n bass) (rock/pop) @ La Tazza w/ Trust, Myster Mason, Atma, Screwface, Cenobyte, plus bands downstairs: Dead City Psychos, Smut, Man Alive and Angus Khan, $5. Syntax Productions deliver two stories of pure blasphemy with drum n bass upstairs and punk bands down yonder.

SANCTUARY GROOVE (monthly) (house) (progressive house) @ TPDS Club w/ DJ Excel, call for cover. Swanky-ass, pumpin beats for your dancing soul.

HER JAZZ (monthly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (breaks) @ upstairs at the Khyber w/ Maria Tessa Sciarino, n/c. The Sugartown gal rips you through no wave, new wave, riot grrrl, post-punk and old-school hip-hop.

FLAVOR FRIDAYS (monthly) (reggae) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ La Tazza w/ Andrew Beckford, $5. The Jamaican native integrates funky beats with rasta vibes.

FUSION (bi-weekly) (drum n bass) (hip-hop) (house) (progressive house) @ Rustica w/ Sniper Wolf, Kwestion, Lina, Atma and MC Freak, n/c. Merging styles in University City. PURE FRIDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ Aqua Lounge w/ Norm Tally, Chris Purtell, Chris Johann and Mike Montgomery, call for cover. Detroits house-veteran returns to Aqua for more soul-pumping grooves after a scrumptious buffet by Oscar.

UNION (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (house) @ Bash w/ Michael Myers and DJ Reno, $5. Swank out with the return of Phillys progressive sound movement.

FLASH Fridays (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (breaks) @ Motion Nightclub w/DJ Who, Joshua Ryan, Imri Jonas, Johnathan Williams and more, $14/$12 guest list. Another mind-blurring rave-dose with 2-steppin hysteria.

Shaft Fridays (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Shampoo w/ Lydia Prim, John Wilcox, Reenie Kane, Maria V. and Terri, $10/$7 w/ pass. Do you wanna get shafted, honey?

SLIP-GROOVE (weekly) (trance) (progressive house) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Donato and Grambino, call for cover. Where the party never stops.

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

CLOSET FREAK (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) @ 700 Club w/ Cosmo Baker, n/c. Irresistible beats in Northern Liberties from the East Coast Original.

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.

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.

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.

COZMIC CAT SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (deep house) @ 32, n/c. Dress chicly for dapper loungin with the 25+ year-olds.

FEELIN GOOD (weekly) (trip-hop) (world) @ Rococo w/ Argo, n/c. Kickin back with experimental nu-jazz flava.

SATURDAY, JUNE 15

SNEAKY, DEAKY, FREAKY OLD SCHOOL JEANS JAM (one-off) (hip-hop) (house) (funk/soul) @ TPDS Club w/ DJ Jazzy Joe, $10/ladies free before 10 p.m. Dress fashionably chic for old-school dance in your pants.

FUNCTION (monthly) (breaks) (techno) (house) (trance) (progressive house) @ La Tazza w/ DJMe, FullCircle, Moshen, Joshua Dasc her, Nick Cosmo and Drake, $5. Shake your ass in Old City to fun-filled, funk-driven beats courtesy of Circa 77.

[CLICK.] (monthly) (rock/pop) (breaks) @ Silk City w/ Dirty Dave Pee, AJ Ready Wright and Julian S. Process, $3. An 80s flashback into electro, new wave, roller skating jammy-jams.

the fling (monthly) (rock/pop) (experimental) @ upstairs at the Khyber w/ Eric Zimmerman, n/c. From psychedelic freakbeat to 60s Brit-pop.

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.

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

SHADE SATURDAYS (progressive house) (trance) (house) @ Chrome w/ John E and Chris Costanzo, $10. Shady club-ola on Delaware Avenue.

HOT SATURDAYS NIGHTS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Eighth Street Lounge w/ Cory AK and DJ KY, call for cover. Hang with the Power 99 crew, broadcasting live, for one of the banginest hip-hop parties on the East Coast.

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.

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.

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.

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) (progressive house) (house) @ Evolution w/ Rob Lee, $15/$10 members. Wanna experience a NY-style club experience on Delaware Ave.?

SHADE SATURDAYS (progressive house) (trance) (house) @ Chrome w/ John E and Chris Costanzo, $10. Shady club-ola on Delaware Avenue.

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.

SUNDAY, JUNE 16

RECLINE SUNDAZE (weekly) (deep house) @ SoMa w/ Pete Moss and guests, n/c. Ovums soul-slurping, vocal-oozing bad-boy (formerly of Fluids Steady Saturdays) returns with another bumpin new weekly in Old City.

OCEAN DRIVE (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (progressive house) @ Glam w/ DJ Mobe, Mimosas and DJ Reno, n/c. PaperStreets swanky, lounge-y summertime gathering in Old City.

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 Daniel Gravy Thomas, n/c. Funk-driven grooves from around the globe and spanning 40 years of music at the sexiest lounge in Philly.

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.

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/free before 11. Lots o games, candy and sweet, funky tunes.

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.

SABROSO SUNDAYS (weekly) (world) (house) @ 12th Air Command w/ Johnathan Rivas, n/c. Shake it with Latin dancers at Phillys hottest gay 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?

MONDAY, JUNE 17

The Remedy (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) @ Fluid w/ Cosmo Baker and guests, $7. Bumpin, grindin and makin Philly-history.

FUCK IT MONDAYS (weekly) (drum n bass) (techno) (house) @ Club Atlas w/ Jay Haze, Sean Pooping Butter Nuts ONeal, Tayzer, Full Circle, Don Miller, Synikal, Monica Sharp and MC High IQ, $3. Get whacked with ill behavior and $3 pitchers for this Tuning Spork awareness night.

FaBULOUS DISASTER (weekly) (rock/pop) @ Lucys w/ Knobhead, n/c. Hard rock, metal and alternative from the 70s, 80s, and 90s.

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, JUNE 18

PHERAMONE (monthly) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (world) @ Silk City w/ DJ K-Swizzle, n/c. AudioGliphix Magazine soothes you with jazzy rhythms and vocal sensuality.

ROTATION (weekly) (deep house) @ Valannis w/ Kevin V and Jamie Johnson, n/c. PhillySoulCollective brings you a loungin weekly of deep soulful grooves in the gayborhood with rotating monthly DJs.

AUTOMATIC (weekly) (drum n bass) (house) (techno) (breaks) @ New City Tavern w/ J. Smooth, Subtonic, Rubix Qube, Trevitt and CCx, $5. Rave out diner-style.

MATT KLING SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Proto Lounge, call for cover. The Synergy mastermind takes you on a euphoric joyride.

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

The Choice (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ SoMa 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.

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 and Kevin James, 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, JUNE 19

TRANS AM AND ADULT AT PLAYING (one-off) (rock/pop) (breaks) (techno) (house) @ Transit w/ Dirty Dave Pee, AJ Ready Wright, Julian S. Process, Jamie Morris, Carl Michaels and Sean Funky Bitch-Magnet ONeal, $8. Two hot bands you know and love, the [click.] crew droppin new wave and electro, and the 611 boys dishin out house and techno in the basement. See Music Pick.

SLIPSTATE (monthly) (experimental) (ambient) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) @ Aqua Lounge w/ Heartworm, Kenneth Masters, Dev79 and DJ Saint B, $3. Abstract hip-hop, experimental electronics and cacophonic noise from Phillys premier illbient crew.

VERSION SOUNDSYSTEM (monthly) (reggae) @ Silk City w/ Bilwa and Rascal Intl., call for cover. Soak yourself in dub, B-sides and instrumentals.

TANTRUM (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (breaks) @ Fluid w/ Hybrid and Vincent Wonder, $10. See Music Pick.

101 (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) (hip-hop) @ Liquid Blue w/ Scott Melker and Brbian Exley, n/c. Swanky bliss on cozy loungin by South Street.

DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR (weekly) (hip-hop) (drum n bass) (trip-hop) @ Club Atlas w/ D-Star, DJ Saint B, Random and live performances, $3. Indie, abstract, leftfield breakbeat flava.

Tribal Verb (weekly) (drum n bass) @ La Tazza w/ Karl K, Jaeson Kennedy, Fulcrum and Manifest, $5/ladies half price till 11 p.m. Get slammed by the Koldfront duo at JPPs intimate, lip-smacking weekly jawn in Old City.

Soulglow (weekly) (deep house) (trip-hop) @ Filos w/ Willyum, Pat Parker and Phillip Charles, n/c. The ideal chill-out spot with soul that grooves.

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, 80 s funk, jazz, r&b, spoken word, a free buffet before 8, and plenty of jello for everybody.

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.

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.

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.

Jugo spins (weekly) (trip-hop) @ SoMa, n/c. Bossabreaks and atmospheric breakbeats for your Old City pleasures.

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.

 
 
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