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Also this issue: Rebirth of Butterfly Where House? Hurricane Mozart One night the rain began to fall and it would not stop. The Downbeat 5 Jonathan Richman Glass Candy Gold Chains |
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June 26-July 2, 2003
dj nights
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pick of the week:
TUESDAY, JULY 1
TRANSFORM (one-off) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Emerald City w/ Mampi Swift, Myster Mason, Armen, Atma, Fuzzy Logic, Josh Holiday, Armanni Reign, Mis-Ty and MC Sharpness, $8 reduced. The Substitution posse hosts another deadly d’n’b event. UK’s Mampi Swift, founder of Charge Recordings, headlines with his hard, ruthless jungle-madness -- raging and swirling with innovative twists and turns. Swift is notorious for impeccable mixing skills and a brilliant track selection -- always boosting the dancefloor’s energy level sky-high. Brace yourself for extreme lethalness.
THURSDAY, JUNE 26
DYNAMO PRODUCTIONS ARE SPINNING (one-off) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) (rock/pop) @ DENIM w/ Jugo and DJ Rehab, $10. See music pick on Dynamo Productions.
[CLICK.] (monthly) (rock/pop) (electro) (hip-hop) @ Silk City w/ Gold Chains, Gravy Train, Julian S. Process, Dave P and AJ Ready Right, $7. New wave, electro and two booby-shakin’ bands.
THE GATHERING (monthly) (hip-hop) @ the Rotunda w/ M-Ski, Dialects and DJ Kilimanjaro, n/c. Open mic for MCs, graf panels, breakdancing and hip-hop.
PLATINUM (weekly) (drum 'n’ bass) @ Fluid w/ Dieselboy, Sine, Icon and Armanni Reign, $5. Deadly beats and America’s #1 d’n’b weekly.
FUTUREMATIC THURSDAYS (weekly) (house) (electro) (techno) (deep house) @ Tribecca w/ Nigel Richards and Lee Jones, call for cover. An electro-house-clash extravaganza starring 611’s bald-headed beauty.
THE BLUE PLATE SPECIAL (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Parkway Room Diner w/ Mr. Cisum and Bill Prophet, $5. Get your grub-on, then get yo’self krunk.
FEVER (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (breaks) @ Deco w/ Alexander Adrock and guest, call for cover. Rockin’ the house-beats like no other.
FRANKIE T SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (deep house) @ North, n/c. Old-school hip-hop and house on South Street.
ESCOLA DO JAZZ (weekly) (world) (trip-hop) @ Vesuvio’s w/ Koji and Argo, n/c. Finest in jazz, Latin and Brazilian sounds.
SOUNDBOY THURSDAYS (weekly) (reggae) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) @ Saint Jack’s w/ Kevin Jae, n/c. Droppin’ ish stuff in Old City without the flossy-ness.
HENNY THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Olive Branch w/ DJ MC, call for cover. Ladies free all night for hip-hoppin’ goodness.
IRON LACE (weekly) (progressive house) @ Valanni w/ MG, $3. Stonegraham Productions keep the tribal beats intimately pumpin’ for the women.
IN THE POCKET (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) @ Filo’s w/ Joey Blanco and DJ Train, n/c. Droppin’ funk, soul and rare grooves at the intimate hot spot.
NUPHORIA LOUNGE (weekly) (deep house) (world) @ Cafe Habana w/ Jesse Marques, n/c. Mojito-goodness with nu-jazz, deep house and Afro-Latin beats.
GET IT ON THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Eden Roc w/ DJ Gully, Kid Funk and more, call for cover. Bumpin’ hip-hop/open mic upstairs and hot reggae riddims downstairs.
HIGH ENERGY (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Lounge 125 w/ Tim Kurtz, call for cover. High-energy house at the old Proto Lounge.
JUST BLAZE THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Zero 27 w/ DJKY, call for cover. Blazin’ beats at the old Brave New World.
WEB NIGHTS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Fireside Place w/ Joey Webhead, n/c. Spinnin’ hot hits, old-school and disco in South Philly.
LORNE SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (world) @ Loie, n/c. Eclectic vibrations with the UK mofo.
CRACKED LIBERTY BELL GROOVES (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (deep house) (house) @ SoMa w/ Cozmic Cat and guest, n/c. She always keeps it a-bumpin’.
FINGER LICKIN’ (weekly) (funk/soul) (world) @ 700 Club w/ Cosmo Baker, n/c. Raw funk, steamy soul and dirty bossa nova in Northern Liberties.
CHIC (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Moda w/ Mitch Orlando, n/c. Groovin’ house in the swanky Italian lounge.
STEVEN BUSH SPINS (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) @ Lucy’s, n/c. The electro-clashin’ mofo spins all.
ANY GIVEN THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Transit w/ DJ Rome, DJ Curt and DJ Storm, call for cover. Three floors of top-40 and underground hip-hop/R&B.
FUNKIN’ (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (electro) (house) (deep house) @ Marmont w/ DJ Jose, n/c. Dishin’ out all genres from the 70s and 80s in Old City.
DEEP VISIONS (weekly) (house) (deep house) (progressive house) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ Kingsley Ndam, n/c. Lounge to the weekly house experiment in Old City.
VIBE THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Egypt w/ Doc B., $10. Hang with the Power 99 crew and risk not being let in for what you’re wearing.
JOHNNY CHINK 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.
FLASHDANCE (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Ed Sittler, n/c. Lounge to the beat at the Gayborhood’s refreshing hot spot.
ALL STAR LADIES NIGHT (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Club Venus w/ DJ Sterl, call for cover. Dress maturely for hot hip-hop and R&B in Old City.
BENJA STYLES SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ 32º, n/c. Hip-hop and old-school classics for the big spenders.
BRING IT (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Envy w/ Moe Green and Doc Justice, $10. Bangin’ club-ola in Old City.
COLLEGE NIGHT (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Club Flow w/ DJ Richie Rich, call for cover. Party with Q102’s Freak Show.
TEMPTATION THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Chrome, call for cover. Broadcasting live on Power 99 FM.
HIGHER EDUCATION (weekly) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) @ 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, JUNE 27
DANCIN’ IN THE STREETS (one-off) (world) (house) @ the Art Museum steps w/ Rich Medina and live percussionists, n/c/donations accepted. An outdoor charity/awareness event for National HIV Testing Day -- starts at 7 p.m.
THE BIG DIPPER (one-off) (trance) (progressive house) (techno) (house) (drum ’n’ bass) (hip-hop) @ Club Maxim w/ DJ X-Dream, DJ Splash, Jeff Heart, Freedom, Karl K, Ricky Lee, DJ Next, DZA, Roland Riso, Dave Keset, Mynd, Coda and Jae Signal, $12/$7 before 10:30. See music feature on DJ X-Dream.
AROUND THE WORLD: IBIZA (one-off) (progressive house) (trance) (house) (world) @ Emerald City w/ George Acosta, Moe Green, Sebastian, Tommyboy, Mike Alba, Lucas, Ivan Lopez and Jason Leroy, call for cover. Get blissed with Miami’s superstar and the grand opening of Emerald City’s second room -- going until 8 a.m.
4 HEADED HYDRA (one-off) (trip-hop) (world) @ Fluid w/ Jolah, Koji, 99 and Argo, $7/$5 before 12. Fusing broken beat, Afro-Brazilian, flip-hop and dancefloor gems.
HOTTUBS AND HOTTIES (one-off) (trance) @ Deco w/ Vibe and Taurus, call for cover. High-energy mayhem with the Club Tru/Studio Six resident and Eternal Productions mastermind.
THE PAYDAY PARTY (one-off) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ La Tazza w/ the Ill Vibe Collective, Adam 12, Digs Darklighter and Electric City, call for cover. Undaground hip-hop madness in Old City.
Q102 SINGLES MINGLES (one-off) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Egypt w/ DJ Richie Rich and more, no general admission -- must be on "Single Mingles" guest list (610-667-8100 or www.q102philly.com). Get pre-selected by Q102’s "Morning Show" and hang with local singles in dire need of a booty-call.
THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT (monthly) (house) @ Silk City w/ Carl Michaels, Willyum and Kevin V, $5. Funky house spun on four turntables -- two DJs at a time.
MY MAN FRIDAY (monthly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (deep house) @ Saint Jack’s w/ K-Swizzle, Zollielama and more, n/c. AudioGliphix Magazine delivers R&B, classic old-school funk, eclectic grooves and more.
PURE FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Aqua Lounge w/ June Lopez, Redz McCole and Carlos Sanchez, $5. The legendary soulful house party returns.
MOJITO (weekly) (world) (house) (deep house) @ Marathon w/ Ivan Lopez, n/c. Drinks, drums and dancing under the stars in Commerce Square.
REDEMPTION (weekly) (trance) (progressive house) (drum ’n’ bass) (techno) @ Chrome w/ DJ Atari, Diggiteez, Jamez Manley, Joey Impure, Tek E, DJ Spiral, DJ Heavy and more, $15/$10 reduced. Get blissed with anthem-driven stompers.
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.
SHAFT FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Shampoo w/ Jason Granato, Aye Papi, Maria V., Mark Diaz and Reenie Kane, $10/$7 w/ pass. Wanna get shafted, honey?
SUMMER SOULSTICE FRIDAYS (weekly) (deep-house) (world) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Intermezzo Cafe w/ Kevin Rucker, n/c. Groove ’n’ sway to deep house, neo-soul, hip-hop and classic funk.
SEX AND THE CITY (weekly) (deep house) (reggae) (hip-hop) @ Blue Horseshoe w/ Angel Luis, n/c. Groove ’n’ sway to the sensual tunes.
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.
GRRL HIVE (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Olive Branch w/ Jon Gill and guest female MCs, $8/$6 w/ flier. All female hip-hop and breakdancing.
GLO FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) (house) (electro) @ North w/ Eddie Stank, n/c. Spinning to models and bottles at the trendy South Street hot spot.
FIRE FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Venus w/ Casper, call for cover. Rockin’ da hip-hop to Philly’s sexiest singles.
FRIDAY NIGHT FLING (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Envy w/ Mike Polvere, Ray Sheehan and Roland Riso, call for cover. Stop lounging and start dancing -- with five rooms and three floors of beats in Old City.
FORBIDDEN FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Bash w/ Darin Diaz Taviano, n/c. Get your clubbed-out bliss-on at Philly’s most elegant nightclub with one of the finest sound systems in town.
COSMO BAKER SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (rock/pop) @ DENIM, n/c. The Remedy superstar from Fluid graces the new hot spot.
COZMIC CAT SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) (house) (deep house) @ Loie, n/c. Deliverin’ a mixed bag of funked up goodies at the new hot spot.
HEAT (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Moda w/ Mitch Orlando, n/c. Dance and lounge to the oozing progressive house in Old City.
DEFINITE FRIDAYS (weekly) (reggae) (hip-hop) @ Eden Roc w/ Fadda Brett and Gregg Nyce, $5/ladies free before 11 p.m. Blazin’ reggae and dancehall on the first floor vs. your hip-hop and R&B faves upstairs.
REMEMBER FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) (deep house) (house) @ Cafe Spice w/ The Record Player, n/c. Remembering the spirit, people and culture of good music and parties.
KYLE GRAMBINO SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ World Fusion, n/c. Funky dining in Old City.
CHRISTIAN JAMES SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Lounge 125, call for cover. Bumpin’ booty-beats in the Living Room.
COLD RETARDED! (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (electro) @ 700 Club w/ AJ Ready Right, n/c. Boogie spreaders like Devo, Sheila E, Run DMC and the Cure -- all for the suckerfree force.
TAKEDOWN (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Palmer Social Club w/ DJ Rome, DJ Flow and DJKY, call for cover. Hip-hop and R&B all night long.
FUTURETRO (weekly) (house) (deep house) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ DJ Loctgruv, n/c. A spectrum of urban music in Old City.
DEAN CHRONIC 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) @ Marmont 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.
FREAKIN’ FRIDAY (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Pomodoro’s w/ DJ Indio, n/c. Hippin’ and hoppin’ above the pizza place on South Street.
A-LIST (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Greg Weiss, n/c. Funky booty-beats in the Gayborhood.
BIG DADDY BLAKE SPINS (weekly also on Sat.) (house) (deep house) (world) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ L’Hexagone, n/c. Don’t Fake the Funk’s house-legend dishes out soulful, Latin and booty-shakin’ grooves.
RIDE-IT FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (electro) @ Club Flow w/ DJ Richie Rich, $10. Commercial dance hits from the ’80s and today.
STEAMING HOT FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ River Rock Cafe, call for cover. Hot shit.
KWESTION SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ O’Neals, n/c. New and old hip-hop by South Street.
FALL BACK FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Palmer Social Club w/ hot local DJs, call for cover. Three rooms of hip-hoppin’ madness on Spring Garden.
LORNE SPINS (weekly) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (world) (funk/soul) @ SoMa, n/c. The UK bad-boy keeps da vibes rollin’ in Old City.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28
SUMMER SOLSTICE (one-off) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Shampoo w/ Rashaan and more, $15. Three rooms of summer club madness -- going until 6 a.m.
MULLET FUNK (one-off) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) @ Silk City w/ Botany 500, Jugo, DJ Rehab and Rerun, $5. Spinnin’ all things funky.
PHUTURE PHILLY PHRIDAYS (& SATURDAYS) (bi-monthly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (house) @ upstairs at Bluezette w/ DJ Dyce, $9/$5 before 11. Studio 54 drops another dose of lip-smacking funky jams in Old City.
TASTY TREATS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Fluid w/ Premier, Guru and DJ Statik, call for cover. Da hip-hoppin’ album release party for Gangstarr. See music pick on Gangstarr.
MIXED MESSAGE (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (deep house) (funk/soul) @ Blue Horseshoe w/ BK, n/c. A little bit of everything in Center City.
SCANDALOUS SATURDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Pegasus Nightclub w/ DJ Bent Roc and DJ Kevy Key, call for cover. Blazin’ hip-hop 103.9-style.
NO DOUBT SATURDAYS (weekly) (reggae) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (house) @ Eden Roc w/ Revelation Sound, Lo B and Gregg Nyce, $10/ladies free before 11 p.m. Your reggae favorites on the first floor and your party favorites on the second.
CIRCUS SATURDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ Lounge 125 w/ Chris Bee, n/c. Chic clubbin’ in Old City.
MAJOR TAYLOR SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Loie, n/c. Keepin’ it jumpin’ wit party jams.
GROOVELOUNGE (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (deep house) (house) @ SoMa w/ Cozmic Cat and guest, n/c. Saturate yourself in the eclectic jazzy grooves.
SATURDAY NIGHTS AT BASH (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Bash w/ DJ Vudu and DJ Yan, call for cover. Get your funky swank-on at the NYC-style, red velvet-laden hot spot.
DJ FUNKY MIKE ALBA SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Emerald City, call for cover. Rockin’ the popular dance tracks for a Moonlight Martini jam.
POP ROCKS AT BRIDGET FOY’S (weekly) (rock/pop) @ Bridget Foy’s w/ DJ E. Tiner, n/c. Brit-pop, Manchester and indie at the first class hot spot on South Street.
THE GREAT WHITE HYPE (weekly) (deep house) (house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) @ Filo’s w/ DJ Train and Kwestion, $5. Bumpin’ beats, delicious vibes and an intimate setting.
THE DARK CORNER (weekly) (goth/industrial) (rock/pop) @ Ulana’s w/ Kiltboy and DJ Poe, $5. A goth/industrial night mixed up with some synthpop and ’80s.
RELEASE SATURDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) @ 2-4 Club w/ special guest, call for cover. High-flying club mayhem for your sexy ass.
LORNE SPINS (weekly) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (world) @ DENIM, n/c. Groove ’n’ sway to the eclectic fusion of beats.
SABA TO MODA (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Moda w/ Mitch Orlando, n/c. The same DJ drops more dance tunes in the swanky Old City hot spot.
RHYTHMATIC (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (funk/soul) @ Lucy’s w/ Benja Styles, n/c. Dope party beats and phunky-fresh groove.
GREAT REVOLUTIONS IN DANCE (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 12th Air Command w/ Alan G and Maria V., call for cover. Feel the groove at the ultimate gay club.
SATURDAYS AT PALMER (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Palmer Social Club w/ DJ Rome and more, call for cover. An exclusive party with the rich and glamorous featuring three floors of pumpin’ beats.
BRAZILIAN & LATIN MUSIC (weekly) (world) (house) @ Brasil’s w/ Jay Rockwell and DJ Marcelo, call for cover. Latin rhythms move your body.
PLASTIC DREAMS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Cafe Spice w/ DJ Rodrigo, n/c. Lounge ’n’ groove to the funky 4/4 flavor.
LATIN NIGHT (weekly) (world) @ Adrenaline w/ DJ Miguel, call for cover. Shake your thang to salsa, merengue and bachata music.
LUCAS RIVERA SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (world) @ Anjou, n/c. Get your chic-on with some Latin jazz seasoned with soul and disco classics.
OLD CITY’S ONLY DANCE PARTY (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Envy w/ Mike Polvere, Mike Sheehan and Perry Angelozzi, call for cover. Fry like an eagle with five rooms and three floors of disco house, hip-hop and more.
SLAMMIN’ SATURDAY (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Pomodoro’s w/ DJ Indio, n/c. The NYC bad-boy cuts it up.
MIAMI NIGHTS (weekly) (world) (house) (rock/pop) @ Cafe Habana w/ Fabio Giovanni, call for cover. A mojito-rific dose of salsa, merengue, Latin pop and house music.
JOEY BLANCO SPINS (weekly) (rock/pop) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Jones, n/c. From Stax to New Order and everything in between.
BUMP’IN (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Greg Weiss, n/c. Keeping the beats pumpin’ in the Gayborhood.
RONNIE D SPINS (weekly) (house) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (world) (rock/pop) @ Five Spot, $10. Songs you know and love in swanky-ass Old City.
CODE RED SATURDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Christian James and Scott Melker, $15/$10 members. Funky disco-rama for the late-night partiers courtesy of PAPERstreet.
CIRCUS SATURDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (hip-hop) @ Chrome w/ Chris Constanzo, John E and DJ Tripp, $12. All lifestyles are welcome for raging club-ola.
CHRIS BEE SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Lounge 125, call for cover. Bumpin’ good times in Old City.
SEXY SATURDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Top Dog w/ Paulie Day, call for cover. Bump ån’ grind in University City.
ENERGY (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Deco w/ Jason E, call for cover. Raging club-ola.
SUNDAY, JUNE 29
BOWIE & PRINCE NIGHT (one-off) (rock/pop) @ Silk City w/ Josh America and D*mb F*ck, n/c. Bowie and Prince tunes all night.
FIRECRACKER (one-off) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Egypt w/ DJ Richie Rich, Big W and DJ Ronnie, $10. A 4th of July celebration for the teenie-boppin’ club-kids -- going from 6-10 p.m.
DISCORAMA SUNDAYS (weekly) (house) (deep house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Tribecca w/ DJ MartyR and Benja Styles, $5/reduced w/ flier. Deep, bangin’ soulful house on the main floor, old-school hip-hop downstairs.
ELECTRIC ROMANCE (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (electro) @ Lucy’s w/ Nick Leface and guest, n/c. Delve into electro, new wave, Brit-pop, punk, hip-hop and more.
FUZED FUNK (weekly) (drum ån’ bass) @ SoMa w/ Vega, Magin Boo, Armen 5Sighted and more, n/c. The Substitution crew brings their d’n’b flava to Old City.
STRATEGIC (weekly) (drum ån’ bass) @ Pomodoro’s w/ GC and more, Ruthless d’n’b above da pizza joint on South Street.
INDEPENDANT SUNDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (world) (house) @ Five Spot w/ DJ Rome, $5 ladies/$7 guys. Immortal jams of yesteryear in Old City.
SOUL TRAVELIN’ (weekly) (funk/soul) (world) @ Loie w/ Brendan and Joey Blanco, n/c. The return of the unbugged music trip to the East.
BAG A FUNK (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) @ Vesuvio’s w/ Argo, n/c. Intimate funk action in a South Philly Italian restaurant.
LIVING ROOM (weekly) (house) @ Deco w/ Jon Gill, n/c if you mention DJ’s name at door. Pure house music like MAW and other soulful grooves.
SEXY SUNDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Bash w/ Baby DST, call for cover. Power 99’s DJ keeps da jams pumpin’ with Golden Girl at his side.
FAST, CHEAP, AND OUT OF CONTROL (weekly) (rock/pop) (goth/industrial) @ Fluid w/ DJ Junior and Friggster, $5. Punk out with delicious, sexy, 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) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (house) @ North w/ rotating DJs, n/c. FUPM’s weekly for the bartenders, servers, chefs and everyone else working all weekend in the hospitality biz.
PLANET LOVE SUNDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ 32º w/ DJ Snezana, n/c. Ultra-swanky loungin’ in Old City.
SIN CITY (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (goth/industrial) @ Envy w/ Knobhead and guests, $6. Grinding out 80s, goth, industrial, synth-pop and more.
MARINATE (weekly) (reggae) @ Filo’s w/ Kenny Meez, n/c. Indulge in the rasta vibes.
BOY (weekly) (progressive house) @ 12th Air Command w/ Chris Costanzo and guest, $5/free for 21+. A sizzlin’ hot party for the sexy boys.
TURNTABLE QUEEN (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Reenie Kane, n/c. Throwin’ down your faves.
SUNDAYS @ MARMONT (weekly) (deep house) (house) (progressive house) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (breaks) @ Marmont w/ Alexander Adrock and guest, n/c. Lounging and dancing in sheer elegance.
IN THE BIZ NIGHT (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ Emerald City, call for cover. A taste of sophistication.
HPNOTIQ SUNDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ M Restaurant and Lounge w/ DJKY, $5/ladies free before 11 p.m. Upscale-diggity in Old City.
LIFTED SUNDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Shampoo w/ DJ Doc B, John Ferrugio, DJ Moon, Kurious George and Jimmy Mac, $12. The summer is hot, and the foam party is back!
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.
AARON THE BRICKS SPINS (weekly) (house) (deep house) (world) @ Valanni’s w/ guests, n/c. Latin and Brazilian house at the hip restaurant.
MONDAY, JUNE 30
GET YOUR FEET WET! (monthly) (house) (electro) @ Silk City w/ Bilwa and Kilroy, n/c. House, 80s breaks and disco B-sides.
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’.
SOUL KITCHEN (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) @ Vesuvio’s w/ Argo, n/c. Serving up neo-soul, funk and broken jazz bizzniz.
INSTINCT MONDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ Loie w/ Carl Michaels, n/c. House for the upscale divas.
FUCK IT MONDAYS (weekly) (drum ån’ bass) (trip-hop) (house) (techno) @ Moda w/ Monica Sharp, Full Circle, Don Miller and more, n/c. The ill-behaved smashdown moves into plush-ness.
A-LIST (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Glam w/ Robbie Tronco, n/c. Dress your finest and be down with the elitists.
HEROES (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Filo’s w/ DJ Diabolic, n/c. Spinnin’ da perfect beats on da 1 and 2’s.
INCOGNITO (weekly) (funk/soul) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ DJ Audible, n/c. Filthy, freaky Philly funk in Old City.
IN THE BIZ MONDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Pomodoro’s w/ DJ Indio, n/c. The NYC hip-hop guru funks you up.
GET BUMPED (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 2-4 Club w/ Allen Goldberg, call for cover. The bumping beats of bliss will take you over.
MONDAY MADNESS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Emerald City, call for cover. Local DJs drop current house and dance tracks.
MOET MONDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Flow, $10. Where ladies are beautiful and men are driven.
TUESDAY, JULY 1
TWELVE STEP PROGRAM (one-off) (techno) (house) (progressive house) (electro) @ 12 Steps Down w/ Full Circle, Sean "Fluffy Pee-Pee" O’Neal, Lina, Tom++, Miko and more, n/c. Five hours of deprogramming techno, house and electro.
EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN (bi-weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) @ La Tazza w/ Magellan and Moshen, $2. A musical hollertastic journey from rock to funk to disco and more.
HAUSBROKEN (weekly) (breaks) (house) (progressive house) @ Tribecca w/ Anton Chasm, Mz. Buttakup and more, $5. Funky Florida breaks and disco-house with Sound Alliance Recordings.
HISTORY (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (world) (funk/soul) @ M Restaurant and Lounge w/ Kenny Meez and Brendan, $3 before midnight. Hip-hop, reggae, Latin and soul classics in Old City.
TUESDAYS AT CHROME (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Chrome w/ Chris Costanzo, John E and guests, $5. Party on the new Chrome beach.
CARIBBANA TUESDAYS (weekly) (world) @ Olive Branch w/ Winston Irie, call for cover. Ladies free all night for blazin’ Caribbean rhythms.
A ROCK TITS EVENT (weekly) (rock/pop) @ Tritone w/ Nez and Hodges, n/c. A vinylicous rock ’n’ roll DJ dude ranch.
CULTURE TUESDAYS (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Fluid w/ Chris Purtell and Mike Montgomery, $1. Bringing that feeling back with soulful house and garage.
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.
GUIDANCE (weekly) (deep house) (house) (progressive house) @ Five Spot w/ Deep C, call for cover. The Wamdue Kid drops another Tigerhook dose of ill house beats in Old City.
HEAVY (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ SoMa w/ Willyum and more, n/c. The Worship crew drops deep, dubby house Old City.
INDUSTRY TUESDAY (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Flow, $10/ladies free before 11 p.m. Da hot spot for local unsigned hip-hop and R&B artists.
OLD SCHOOL BEATDOWN (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (funk/soul) @ Filo’s w/ Knowledge, $2. Diggin’ through vinyl like a crackhead.
BREAKTHRU (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (deep house) (trip-hop) @ Loie w/ Lil’ Dave, n/c. Illmatic hip-hop and soul vibes.
EXOTIC TUESDAYS (weekly also on Sun.) (hip-hop) @ Glam w/ Adam Bennett, n/c. Where Philly’s exotic dancers unite on Tuesday night.
BLITZ TUESDAY (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Pomodoro’s w/ DJ Indio, n/c. Hip-hop, it won’t stop.
LUX LOUNGE (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Alan G, n/c. Bumpin’ in the Gayborhood.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2
CONTACT (one-off) (drum ån’ bass) @ Shampoo w/ Sine, Intrinsic, Shen and Charly, $7. All ages d’n’b at Nocturne.
HOLOGRAM (monthly) (experimental) (ambient) @ La Tazza w/ John Schenk, Erin Anderson, Niku, Rob Mall and Sean "Orchid-Butt" O’Neal, n/c. A free blippity-bloopity-glitchity experimental ho-down -- now on first Wednesdays.
READY...STEADY...GO!! (monthly) (rock/pop) (funk/soul) @ 700 Club w/ Andrew Chalfen and Chatty Cathy, n/c. Soul, funk, ’60s pop, garage, lounge and oddities in Northern Liberties.
FIRE IN THE DISCO (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) @ SoMa w/ Dave P and friends, n/c. Making Time peeps grind out new wave, punk, indie and electro.
HABITAT (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (deep house) (electro) (hip-hop) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Vesuvio’s w/ Joshua Dascher, Mykal and Habitat, n/c. Get your lounge-on at the Italian lounge.
HEADSPREAD (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) @ 12 Steps Down w/ Painchiller, Sirculate, Will Da Beast and guests, n/c. Ill beats, funky soul and kinky grooves by the Italian Market.
GROOVE WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Deco w/ Steve Nolfi, call for cover. Spinnin’ all styles for everyone’s groove.
ANARCHY WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (breaks) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Pomodoro’s w/ DZA, Grayfox, Know1, 2wist, VToner, Chris Patrick and MC B Ki, n/c. Post-rave goodness above the pizza joint.
DA BASEMENT (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Evolution w/ DJ Curt and guests, call for cover. Power 99 hosts another rockin’ jawn.
SOMETHIN’ DIFFERENT (weekly) (deep house) (house) (trip-hop) @ Lounge 125 w/ Christian James, call for cover. A fusion of dark house, acid jazz and lounge.
MIXTURE WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Emerald City w/ Frankie T, call for cover. Blissful beats goin’ until 3:30 a.m.
WEDNESDAYS AT FILO’S (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) (trip-hop) @ Filo’s w/ Ced One, n/c. Blazin’ beats and downtempo gems at the underground hot spot.
HEAR:HERE (weekly) (house) (deep house) (progressive house) @ Loie w/ Lee Jones, n/c. Beats, grub, spirits and vibe.
WICKED WEDNESDAY (weekly) (rock/pop) (progressive house) (trance) @ Adrenaline w/ Steve Singer, call for cover. Y-100 is back at the Delaware Ave. hot spot.
BENJA STYLES SPINS (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ DENIM, n/c. 80s, hip-hop and soul classics.
GOING BACK 2 BASICS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Dozia, DJ Tripp and guests, call for cover. Mid-week club-ola up yonder.
LUXE (weekly) (deep house) (trip-hop) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ Jose, n/c. Deep ån’ 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?
DEAN CHRONIC SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 2-4 Club, call for cover. Ride the music.
WILD ON WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Pomodoro’s w/ DJ Indio, n/c. A hip-hoppin’ singles party above the pizza joint.
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.
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.
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