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October 3- 9, 2002

dj nights



Venue addresses and numbers

pick of the week:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5

REMEMBER 2 (one-off) (drum n bass) (techno) (hip-hop) (house) (breaks) (reggae) @ Transit w/ Empress, Kaos, Sine, Icon, Armen, Magin Boo, Vega, Magnum, Armanni Reign, Mis-Ty, MC Sharpenss, Dub2, MC Brace, Bob Brown, Slushy, Tone, Hen-Loc and Kevin Kong, $10/$8 reduced/$2 off before 11 p.m. OK, junglists. Brace yourself for a trip down memory lane while these ruthless breakbeat-maestros tear up your favorite anthems and rinse-outs. Tonight, its all about the old-school. Empress (deemed as the queen of dnb) headlines the evening in support of her new blazin mix-CD, Stateside Sessions (Topaz). Meanwhile, you can bust a move to a funky array of techno, house, breaks, hip-hop and reggae in the lower level. Once again, the Substitution posse unleashes another energetic showdown for the lighta crew. Party goes until 3:30 a.m.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3

DANNY HOWELLS IS SPINNING (one-off) (progressive house) (trance) (house) (breaks) (drum n bass) @ Shampoo w/ Rodrigo Ramirez, Imri Jonas, Josh Holiday and MC Stamina Darcsun, Brace yourself for the deepsexyfuturistictechfunk of the U.K. Yoshitoshi DJ/producer superstar who started spinning alongside John Digweed and Pete Tong.

HOLOGRAM (monthly) (experimental) (ambient) @ La Tazza w/ The Azusa Plane, Collette Carter, Arkitekchur, Rob Mall and Sean Rub-A-Poop ONeal, $3. Phillys longest running experimental monthly returns starring the warm and fuzzy guitar-blanketing from the droning man behind Colorful Clouds of Acoustics -- a live vs. DJing affair.

SOUL SERIES AFTER-PARTY (one-off) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ 1616 w/ DJ Miz, call for cover. After Jasmine Sullivan, Accoustic Chocolate and NDambi rock the Troc, hang with the performers as they party the night away.

Platinum (weekly) (drum n bass) @ Fluid w/ Juju, Phazeone, Sine, Icon, J-Messinian and Armanni Reign, $5. SFs Juju rips up the barrio funk at Americas most prestigious dnb weekly.

Soulglow (weekly) (deep house) @ Liquid Blue w/ Willyum, n/c. The PSC weekly relocates from Filos to the new hot spot for more soothing 4/4 soul that grooves.

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.

GENUINE URBAN SOUND (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Atlas w/ Da Beatbullies, $3. Blazin hip-hop and open mic at the old Cafe Limbo.

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

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

JOEY BLANCO SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Anjou, n/c. Grooves, grooves, and more grooves.

EVOLUTION THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (progressive house) (techno) @ Evolution w/ Paulie Day and DJ Adicshun, call for cover. Bangin it out on Delaware Ave.

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

THAT HIT (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) @ Saint Jacks w/ Low Budget and guest, n/c. Beats that make your head bounce gratefully.

BL_NK SP_ACE (weekly) (trip-hop) @ Trust w/ Jugo, n/c. Kickin back with soothing bossabreaks.

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.

222 THURSDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ Marmont w/ Jose, n/c. Old City chillin.

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

PHILTHY (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Glam w/ Randall Jones and Scott Melker, n/c. PaperStreet, 101 Magazine and G-Mart present a swanky-ass, fuzzy-wuzzy weekly jawn.

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

CHIC THURSDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Moda w/ Robbie Tronco and Mitch Orlando, n/c. Get your swank on with the superstar maker of Walk 4 Me.

ROLAND RISO AND JEFF HEART SPIN (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (world) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) @ LHexagone, n/c. The Wiggle mofos funk it up right.

Thursdays Nights (weekly) (world) (hip-hop) @ the Five Spot w/ Jose Cabassa and Ronnie D, $5. Latin party upstairs with salsa and meringue, 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.

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) (reggae) (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.

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

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 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.

DECADENCE (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Brave New World w/ DJ Mobe, call for cover. For all urbanites who enjoy the finer things in life.

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.

DEAN CHRONIC SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ guests, n/c. Lounge to the beat at the gayborhoods refreshing hot spot.

TROPICAL THURSDAYS (weekly) (world) @ Brasils w/ DJ Marvelous Marcelo, call for cover. Four hours of salsa and merengue in Old City.

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.

JUNIOR SPINS (weekly - also on Fri.) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) @ Blue & Green After Dark, n/c. Soak in the funk, soul, acid jazz and hip-hop from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4

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TUNING SPORK FIRST FRIDAYS (monthly) (techno) (house) (deep house) @ Aqua Lounge w/ Bjoern, Jay Haze and Sean Icelandic Hard-On ONeal, $5/free if you bring your mom. An intimate monthly with Phillys favorite mac-daddy deep n minimal tech-house crew.

SOUL SAMBA (monthly) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) (world) (reggae) @ Silk City w/ Organic Grooves, Milk Douglas, Bontany 500, Jugo and Josh Robinson, $5. A Soul Samba anniversary party featuring the cosmic, heady, spacey, hypnotic hippie-hop of the Codek crew.

MUD PEOPLE (monthly) (funk/soul) (world) (trip-hop) @ Media Bureau w/ Edwin, Lorne and Argo, $7/$5 w/ flyer. Broken beat dancefloor bizniz.

Afrorikan Vybe (monthly) (house) (world) @ Fluid w/ Dennis Perez and Rich Medina, $5. Spiritual house and afro-beat rhythms for the mind and soul.

HIP-HOP LIVES (monthly) (hip-hop) @ Tri Tone w/ Chief Kamachi, Herb n Life and Electric City, call for cover. Pure hip-hop for da hedz.

PROPER SOUL (monthly) (deep house) (house) @ Cafe Spice w/ Michael Christopher and Jesse David, n/c. Kick it with deep tech-house and a touch of tribal in Old City.

SHOCK THERAPY (monthly) (goth/industrial) (trance) (electro) (rock/pop) (techno) @ TPDS Club w/ Damian Plague, Mythadra, DJ Octo-Pussy, DJ Cephalotaxus and DJ Aaargh, $12/$10 w/ flier or printout. The ultimate fetish party featuring industrial, darkwave, electro, goth, trance and more -- dress in black, fantasy or fabulous.

JOLAH SPINS (monthly) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) (house) @ Saint Jacks, n/c. Droppin funky goodness in Old City.

THE FLING (monthly) (rock/pop) (experimental) @ upstairs at the Khyber w/ Eric Zimmerman, n/c, Grind your teeth to 60s Brit-pop, psych-freakbeat and garage.

FUSION FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (house) (breaks) (hip-hop) @ Chrome w/ Robbie Tronco, Chuck Addis, Joey Katz, Adam Bomb and Kwestion, call for cover. Three energy-fueled dance areas yielding the ultimate Delaware Ave. experience.

REVIVAL (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (deep house) @ Static Nightclub w/ Reno, Christian James and Dozia, call for cover. Witness the old Revival revive.

IN THE MOOD (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Envy w/ Mike Polvere, Ray Sheehan and Roland Riso, n/c before 10 p.m./$5 until 11 p.m./$10 after. Old Citys biggest dance party.

BACK IN THE DAY FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (electro) @ Bash w/ Randy Flash, $10. Shake that swanky ass to 70s funk, 80s dance and old-school rap.

THE JOINT (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ 1616 w/ Joey Blanco and Brendan, $5. The bumpin party at Mask & Wig relocates to Center Citys hottest spot.

RITTENHOUSE FUNK (weekly - also on Sat.) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) @ LHexagone w/ DJ Truth and Art Beeswax, n/c. Swanky funkin at the mid-city hot spot.

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

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

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

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.

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

KARATE GARY SPINS (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Swanky Bubbles, n/c. Kickin it with various house styles -- from deep to French to funky.

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

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

MODA FRIDAYS (weekly - also on Sat.) (house) (progressive house) (trance) @ Moda w/ Mitch Orlando, n/c. The swanky Italian lounge presents house and top 40 shite.

FRIDAY NIGHTS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Deco w/ Steve Nolfi or Joey Cas, call for cover. Volumized hysteria.

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

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.

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.

FRIDAYS AT BRASILS (weekly) (world) @ Brasils w/ Jay Rockwell, $10. Room-shaking Latino rhythms.

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.

WEB NIGHTS (weekly - also on Sat.) (hip-hop) (house) (electro) @ Bleu Martini W/ Joey Webhead, n/c. Playing to the crowd, his hip-hop and freestyle are the best Old City.

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

FIESTA FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Brave New World w/ Stevie D and Gary O, call for cover. The mature hip-hop dance party.

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

GREG WEISS SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ guests, n/c. Funky booty-beats in the gayborhood.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5

FIRST SATURDAYS (monthly) (drum n bass) (trip-hop) @ Saint Jacks w/ Aker, Clayton the Chemist and Art Cuebik, n/c. Philly junglists droppin chilled out dnb and broken beats in Old City.

PUNK ROCK DREAM COME TRUE (monthly) (rock/pop) @ upstairs at The Khyber w/ Erin W., n/c. Grind your teeth with punk shite.

LADIES NIGHT (monthly) (progressive house) (trance) (house) @ 2-4 Club w/ Billy Carroll and more, call for cover. Pump that pelvis, homeboy!

Bodyrock (bi-weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) @ Aqua Lounge w/ Lil Dave, Statik, Panek, Philee Blunt and guests, $5. Ill Vibe rocks yo soul with funk, hip-hop, classics and culture.

EXPECT ANYTHING (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (house) @ the Living Room w/ Chris Bee and Al Lyfe, call for cover. The old Proto Lounge re-opens -- dress and act accordingly, or else youll pay for it!

LA HACIENDA (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (trance) (hip-hop) @ Static Nightclub w/ Randall Jones, Deep C, Scott Melker and Diabolic, $10. Tigerhook and friends rock the new hot spot in Old City.

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

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

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

THE SMORGESBORD MARATHON (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) @ Club Atlas w/ Da Beatbullies, $3. Come hear the city speak with old-school hip-hop classics.

SATURDAYS AT BASH (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ Bash w/ Dozia, $10. The Ovum bad-boy drops the vocal-y, bumpin flavor.

CARBOHYDRATES (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (progressive house) @ Lucys w/ Roland Riso, n/c. Get funked in Old City.

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

EXCESS SATURDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (trance) (techno) @ Evolution w/ Rob Lee and Dan, call for cover. Pump that pelvis to the bangin beats of one of Phillys most legendary DJs.

BABY DST SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Gasoline, call for cover. A big room for bumpin booty beats.

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

SAT NIGHTS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Deco w/ Franky T, call for cover. Get pleasantly pummeled with Decos eight-year resident.

Up Close and Personal (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Moda w/ Mitch Orlando, n/c. Get your swank on.

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 (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.

JOHNNY CHINK AND ROBBIE TRONCO SPIN (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Club Flow, call for cover. Ripping your through euphoric beats at the plush, ultra-white hot spot on Delaware Ave.

DELUXE SATURDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (breaks) (electro) (hip-hop) @ Shampoo w/ Steve Singer and more, $10. High-flying club-chicness.

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.

SATURDAYS AT ENVY (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Envy w/ Mike Polvere and Perry Angelozzi, n/c before 10 p.m./$5 until 11 p.m./$10 after. Fry like an eagle.

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

LIVE SATURDAY NIGHTS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Brave New World w/ Gary O, call for cover. The hippest, hypest, hottest R&B dance party around.

CHIP DISH AND KEVIN NEALY SPIN (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ guests, n/c. Fellas from About the Beat and I.S.O Menswear keep the beats pumpin.

BACK TO SCHOOL SATURDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Chrome w/ John E and Chris Costanzo, $10/$5 before 11 p.m. The hottest gay dance party on Delaware Ave.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6

STROKES AFTER PARTY (one-off) (electro) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) @ Drinkers Tavern w/ DJ R5000, Julian S. Process, Nez and Leface, n/c. Get whacked after The Strokes show with electro-pop, indie, post-punk and hip-hop.

BOTANY 500 SPINS (monthly) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) (world) @ Bar Noir, n/c. Groove n sway to the funky rhythms of Cues funky wunderkind.

T.K.T.L. (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Deco w/ Plasmic Honey and Robbie Tronco, $10. Miss Phoenix and Justin Bruno host a super-energetic blow-out with two mega superstar DJs.

SYNTAX SUNDAYS (weekly) (drum n bass) @ Pomodoros w/ Suspect J, Screwface, Ixia, Arab and more, n/c. Jungle massive on South Street.

LOTION (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Tribecca w/ Nancy Way, Grambino, Ivan Lopez and guests, $5. A hot late-night dose of bangin progressive and tribal house upstairs and old-school hip-hop and funk down below.

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

RECLINE SUNDAZE (weekly) (deep house) @ SoMa w/ Pete Moss and guests, n/c. Ovums soul-slurping, vocal-oozing bad-boy drops another bumpin weekly in Old City.

SIN CITY (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (goth/industrial) @ Envy w/ Knobhead and Kathy Fadigan, $6. Two DJs grinding out 80s, goth, industrial, synth-pop and more.

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.

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?

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.

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

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

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.

Marinate (weekly) (reggae) @ 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.

REENIE KANE SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 2-4 Club, call for cover. Throwin down your faves.

OLD SCHOOL SUNDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Brave New World w/ Butterball, call for cover. Old-school classics before midnight, todays hottest hip-hop and R&B after.

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

MONDAY, OCTOBER 7

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

FUCK IT MONDAYS (weekly) (drum n bass) (techno) (house) @ Club Atlas w/ Eskmo, Dwell, FullCircle Don Miller, Mo, James and more, $3. Get whacked with ill behavior.

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

INCOGNITO (weekly) (funk/soul) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ DJ Audible, n/c. Kickin it on Old City with filthy, freaky Philly funk.

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

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

LEE JONES SPINS (weekly) (deep house) (hip-hop) (house) @ LHexagone, n/c. Lounging dance music with the veteran.

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

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8

TANTRUM TONIC (monthly) (experimental) (ambient) @ 700 Club w/ John Schenk, Erin Anderson, VJ Kaboom and more, n/c. Experimental, improvisational ebbs and flows in Northern Liberties.

AUTOMATIC (weekly) (drum n bass) @ New City Tavern w/ Impulse, JMe, Simenta, Hidro, Illy MC, Subtonic and Tags, $5. Rave out diner-style -- starring the Sinthetixs ruthless mofo.

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

FREE FORM (weekly) (drum n bass) (hip-hop) (house) (techno) @ Fluid w/ Monica Sharp, Synikal, Tayzer, Full Circle, Juan Baptista, Mike Aaarghh and more, $5. Diverse music styles for yo head -- vs. the Fuck It crew.

BOTANY 500 SPINS (weekly) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) (world) (deep house) @ Magazine, n/c. The Cue Records mofo drops a tasty array of funk, Afrobeat, bossanova, broken beats, and soulful house.

JUNE LOPEZ AND EDWIN SPIN (weekly) (deep house) (world) @ Savannahs, $5. Soak in the deep Afro-Cuban house.

BEBOP (weekly) (breaks) (electro) (house) @ Club Atlas w/ DJ Sunshine and JJ Mingles, $3. Feel the beat at the Old Cafˇ Limbo.

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

EXOTIC TUESDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (house) (progressive house) @ Glam w/ Adam Bennett, n/c. Where Phillys exotic dancers unite on Tuesday night.

HIP-HOP COMMUNNITY COLLEGE OF ILLADELPH (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (house) @ Filos w/ The 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.

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

JON GILL SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ guests, n/c. Soulful, funky boom-boom in the gayborhood.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9

SCI-FI LULLABIES (monthly) (rock/pop) @ Silk City w/ MG, n/c. Lush 90s Brit-pop like Suede, Blur, Pulp, Beta Band and more.

TANTRUM (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (breaks) @ Fluid w/ Evolution, Jimmy Van M, Vincent Wonder and Joshua Ryan, $10. See Evolution feature in the music section.

LIVEWIRE (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (breaks) (drum n bass) @ Transit w/ Jeff Heart, Roland Riso, DJ Freedom, Structure, RubixQube, Mass and Ben Lee, $5/n/c before 10 p.m. Stardock Studios drop Phillys only weekly dedicated to live-PAs -- starring the Wiggle Crew and the Sunken Records breakbeat whiz kid.

VILLA MUZIQUE (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Marmont w/ Carl Michaels, n/c. Open-air loungin to deep, quirky, funky house.

BALANCE (weekly) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Liquid Blue w/ Ced One, Cezer, Tone and guests, n/c. Lounge out to soul-smackin musical gems old and new.

THE AAA VIP LOUNGE (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (progressive house) (house) (breaks) @ Static Nightclub w/ Excel and Alexander Adrock, call for cover. Top-notch mid-week bump n grind at the new Old City hot spot.

TUTTO WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (techno) @ Moda w/ Donato, n/c. Deep n progressive tech-house at the swanky Italian lounge.

NOCTURNE (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (goth/industrial) @ Shampoo w/ Jon Gill, Knobhead, Kathy Fadigan and more, $6. Rockin you out with 80s synth-pop, industrial, goth and alternative hits.

JUDY BOOTS (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Savannahs w/ Lee Jones, Joey Crawford and guests, n/c. The famous weekly returns at another bomb-diggity spot featuring soul-laden dancin grooves.

CHIC MID WEEK (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Envy w/ Richie Rich, $3. Hang tough with the Q-102 star.

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

WHATEVER YOU WANT WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (house) (breaks) (electro) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) (reggae) (progressive house) @ the Five Spot w/ Ronnie D, call for cover. Taking requests all night long.

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

JAZZIFIQUE (weekly) (world) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (house) (deep house) @ LHexagone w/ Cozmic Cat and guests, n/c. Hang with Cats funky-fresh flava ranging from bossa beats to jazzy grooves.

POP-ROCK FLASHBACK (weekly) (rock/pop) @ Lucys w/ Roland Riso, n/c. Synth-pop and Brit-pop like the Rolling Stones, Joy Division and Charlatans.

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.

Tribal Verb (weekly) (house) (drum n bass) (trance) (progressive house) (breaks) @ La Tazza w/ local DJs, $5/ladies free 11 p.m. JPPs intimate, lip-smacking weekly jawn 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.

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.

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.

CALYX SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Bleu Martini, n/c. Mid-week funky beats in Old City.

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

LADIES NIGHT OUT (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Brave New World w/ DJ Dia, call for cover. Classy beats and specials for da ladies.

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

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