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Also this issue: Mehta Physics Matter of Import Blistered in the Sun The Kills The Sick Lipstick 4 Way Street Richard Thompson
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pick of the week:
THURSDAY, JULY 17
PLATINUM (weekly) (drum 'n’ bass) @ Fluid w/ AK 1200, Dara, Dieselboy and Messinian, n/c. Brace yourself for one of he sickest events in d’n’b history. This foursome tours around the world under the name "Planet of the Drums" -- always delivering an avalanche of dark and deadly beats and basslines topped off with the Messinian’s crowd-pumpin’ lyrical wizardry. This POTD smashdown features lasers, free admission and -- for the first time ever at Platinum -- two DJs tearing it up simultaneously on two separate DJ-setups. Prepare to get rocked shitless!
THURSDAY, JULY 17
JUSTIN LONG IS SPINNING (one-off) (house) @ Aqua Lounge w/ Frank Scott, Matt "W" and Matt Brownell, $6. Foundation and Basic Element host the Chicago house legend.
FURIOUS STYLES (monthly) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (breaks) @ La Tazza w/ Bill Gat, Wicket and guest, $3. Good music for bad people.
FUNKTION (monthly) (funk/soul) @ Silk City w/ Soul Korea, call for cover. '70s and '80s funk.
LUSH (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Lounge 125 w/ Mark Pappas, Matt Kling and Antny, $5/$3 before 11 p.m. A deeper and more developed side of progressive house and trance.
TRU BELIEVERS (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ Moda w/ Chris Purtell and Jon Gill, n/c. A new night dedicated to soulful house and its followers.
SIN THURSDAY (weekly) (goth/industrial) (electro) (rock/pop) @ La Tazza w/ DJ Schmitty, DJ Aaarghh and Panzer Division, $5. Two floors of goth, industrial, punk, EBM, electro, synth-pop, '80s and more.
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.
FRANKIE T SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (deep house) @ North, n/c. Old-school hip-hop and house on South Street.
SIN CITY THURSDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (breaks) @ Deco w/ Alexander Adrock and guest, call for cover. Rockin’ the house-beats like no other.
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.
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 U.K. 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.
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.
STEPHEN DURKIN SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 2-4 Club, call for cover. Droppin’ the heavenly grooves that you love.
ASIAN ADRENALINE (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Adrenaline w/ DJ Matty, $10. Best Asian night on Delaware Ave.
ELEV8ED THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Eighth Floor Nightclub w/ DJ Dee Square and more, call for cover. Bumpin’ beats way up high on Delaware Ave.
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, JULY 18
BIKINI BEACH PARTY (one-off) (hip-hop) (progressive house) (house) @ Chrome w/ Lumidee, Ted Smooth and Robbie Tronco, call for cover. The hot tub is open, and NYC’s beautiful R&B singer sings her hit single "Never Leave You."
QUEST FRIDAY SPECIAL EVENT (one-off) (progressive house) (trance) (house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Egypt w/ DJ Moon, DJ Sojo and Big Jim, $10. Three rooms to party on Delaware Ave.
RESPONSE (monthly) (drum 'n’ bass) @ the Hot Point w/ E-Sassin, Myster Mason, Trust, D-Star Synikal, Armanni Reign, MC Sharpness, Jesse James and B Ki, n/c. The Secular Motion Tour with LA’s hard 'n’ heavy d’n’b madman from Sound Sphere and Moving Shadow.
VAMPYROS LESBOS PARTY (monthly) (funk/soul) (world) @ Silk City w/ Mr. Fine Wine, $5. Sexy live go-go with Jaiko Suzuki and Gina, Euro video sleeze, plus the sounds of heavy funk, sensual exotica, French '60’s pop and boogaloo Latino.
FRAT PARTY FRIDAYS (monthly) (progressive house) (house) @ 12th Air Command, n/c w/ college ID. Come and get it, boys!
AFRORIKAN VYBE (bi-weekly) (house) (world) @ Fluid w/ Dennis Perez and Rich Medina, $7. Spiritual house and Afro-beat rhythms for the mind and soul.
BOTTOMLESS CLIP (bi-weekly) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) (world) @ Saint Jack’s w/ Jolah, n/c. Tasty hip-hop bombs, jazz fusion, broken beats and more in Old City.
ROCK EN ESPANOL (bi-weekly) (rock/pop) (world) @ Cafe Habana w/ DJ El Rock, n/c. Shake it while you drink the best mojitos.
SHAFT FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Shampoo w/ Chi Chi LaRue, DJ Escape, Maria V., Terri and more, call for cover. Celebrating Philly’s Gay and Lesbian Film Festival -- open until dawn.
FORBIDDEN FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Hibachi w/ DJ Curt and Excel, call for cover. Party in style with Power 99’s Golden Boy on Delaware Ave.
THE KING OF ROCK (weekly) (funk/soul) (rock/pop) @ Hard Rock Cafe w/ Big Soul-One, n/c. Nuttin’ but hard-rockin’ soul and hard rock 'n’ roll.
MOJITO (weekly) (world) (house) (deep house) @ Marathon w/ Ivan Lopez, n/c. Drinks, drums and dancing under the stars in Commerce Square.
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.
SUMMER SOULSTICE FRIDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (world) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Intermezzo Cafe w/ Kevin Rucker, n/c. Groove ån’ 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.
GREG WEISS AND LEE JONES SPIN (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (deep house) @ 2-4 Club, call for cover. Get bumped on the main floor, or chill with deep grooves in the Fur Lounge.
CAFE FRIDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (house) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) @ Mamont w/ Radian, n/c. French lovin’ in Old City.
WORSHIP FRIDAYS (weekly) (reggae) @ Flio’s w/ Rob Paine and Zacharijah, $5. Roots, culture, reggae and dancehall with Solomonic Sound.
BENJA STYLES SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Lucy’s, n/c. Hip-hop and old-school party jams in Old City.
CLASSIC HIP-HOP (weekly also on Sat. and Tues.) (hip-hop) @ Grape Street Pub w/ DJ Sat-One, $5. Ill shit.
LATIN NITE (weekly) (world) (house) @ Brasil’s w/ Jay Rockwell, call for cover. Droppin’ salsa, merengue and Latin club in Old City.
THE NAPPY AFRO-CUBAN SOUND SYSTEM (weekly also on Sat.) (world) @ Cibucan Lounge w/ DJ Hector, n/c. Soothe yourself in sunny rhythms from afar.
SALSA FRIDAYS (weekly) (world) (hip-hop) (house) @ Eighth Floor Nightclub, call for cover. Dress upscale for three classy rooms of salsa, R&B, top-40 and more.
A-LIST (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Greg Weiss, n/c. Funky booty-beats in the Gayborhood.
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.
WIGGLE PRODUCTIONS AFTERSHOW (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (breaks) @ Club Maxim w/ Roland Riso, Ricky Lee, Jeff Heart, DJ Freedom, Randy Flash and more, $10/$7 w/ pass. The Wiggle after-parties continue at the old Club RIDM.
AUDIO THERAPY FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) (hip-hop) (electro) @ Deco w/ Jason E, Steve Nolfi and guests, call for cover. High-flying club-ola.
MOE GREEN SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Emerald City, call for cover. Club and party music all night long.
SATURDAY, JULY 19
MIXED TAPE VOL. 3 (one-off) (trip-hop) (reggae) (electro) (funk/soul) (rock/pop) @ Saint Jack’s w/ Hollis P. Monroe, Jon Gill, Christian Savage and Ivan Ross, n/c. A traveling party -- mixing up influential sounds from the '70s and '80s.
AROUND THE WORLD (one-off) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (house) (progressive house) (trance) @ Emerald City w/ DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Scumfrog, Astro & Glyde, Scott Melker, Mike Alba, Tommyboy and Sebastian, call for cover. An all-night indoor/outdoor festival with some legends on hand -- going until 10 a.m.
SUMMER HEAT (one-off) (hip-hop) (techno) (house) (progressive house) @ Shampoo, $10. Dress fashionably for two rooms of non-stop action.
3RD SATURDAYS (monthly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Circa w/ Chazz Abyss, Stash, Juice, Cruzzy Cruz and Tic Toc, $12/$10 for ladies/free for first 100 ladies. The first in a series of jammy-jams presented by Prominent Entertainment Records.
MULLET FUNK (monthly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) @ Silk City w/ Botany 500, Jugo and Rerun, $5. Spinnin’ all things funky.
GIRL (monthly) (progressive house) (rock/pop) (world) @ Cianno’s w/ MG and guest, $5. Time for da ladies to get down in South Philly.
Bodyrock (bi-weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Aqua Lounge w/ Lil’ Dave, Statik, Panek, Skipmode and Phillee Blunt, $5. Ill Vibe rocks yo’ soul with funk, hip-hop, classics and culture.
POLYPHONIC SATURDAYS (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) (house) (reggae) (drum 'n’ bass) @ Low Bar w/ Adjua and DJ Dim Sum, n/c. The first night featuring a bit of everything in the South Philly dive bar.
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.
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.
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 Excel, $5. Bumpin’ beats, delicious vibes and an intimate setting.
THE DARK CORNER (weekly) (goth/industrial) (rock/pop) @ Ulana’s w/ Kiltboy and DJ Zophiel, $5. A goth/industrial night mixed up with some synth-pop, å80s and world-influenced dark eclectic.
RELEASE SATURDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) @ 2-4 Club w/ Sal Dano, 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 ån’ 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.
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 'n’ grind in University City.
ENERGY (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Deco w/ Jason E, call for cover. Raging club-ola.
PRECISION RHYTHM (weekly) (drum 'n' bass) @ the Hot Point w/ Progress, Laylah and more, n/c. The deeper side of d'n'b.
SUNDAY, JULY 20
CHRISTMAS IN JULY (one-off) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Egypt w/ DJ Richie Rich and more, $10. A Spoiled Rotten theme event for the teenie-boppin’ club-kids -- going from 6-10 p.m.
SONGS ABOUT FUCKING (monthly) (rock/pop) @ Silk City w/ Lil’s Miss Detroit and Evil Mlle, n/c. Lo-fi garage.
NO HOLDS BARRED (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Bar Noir w/ DJ Skipmode, Ill Vibe Collective and more, n/c. Soul-groovin’, funk-a-matic flava.
SHIFTED SUNDAYS (weekly) (drum 'n’ bass) @ Lickety Split w/ Hidro, Ricrok, GC, Illy Emcee and Bishop K, n/c. Deadly d’n’b above the pizza joint.
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.
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.
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) @ Evolution w/ Knobhead and guests, $6. Mixing your requests for å80s, goth, industrial, synth-pop, punk, metal and more.
MARINATE (weekly) (reggae) @ Filo’s w/ Kenny Meez, n/c. Indulge in the rasta vibes.
MEN WANTED (weekly) (rock/pop) @ 12th Air Command w/ David Gerlitzki, call for cover. Sexy boys party to å90s music.
TURNTABLE QUEEN (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Reenie Kane, n/c. Throwin’ down your faves.
IN THE BIZ NIGHT (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ Emerald City, call for cover. A taste of sophistication.
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.
SUNDAYS @ VALANNI (weekly) (house) (deep house) (world) (funk/soul) @ Valanni’s w/ Aaron the Brick and Roland Riso, n/c. Afrobeat, soul and house at the hip restaurant.
DEAN CHRONIC SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 2-4 Club, call for cover. Heavenly beats at the Gayborhood’s hottest nightclub.
MONDAY, JULY 21
BLUE (weekly) (house) @ SoMa w/ Joeski and more, n/c. The house-legend bumps it in Old City
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 and Jason Leroy, n/c. Soulful house choons near Rittenhouse Square.
FUCK IT MONDAYS (weekly) (drum 'n’ 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.
GET BUMPED (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 2-4 Club w/ Allen Goldberg, call for cover. The bumping beats of bliss in the Fur Lounge.
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 22
BACK 2 BASICS 11 YEAR REUNION (one-off) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (deep house) (house) (world) @ Fluid w/ Maseo (from De la Soul), King Britt and Dozia, $5. Dedicated to the heads -- recalling the legendary B2B parties held at Silk City from over ten years ago.
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.
THE TROUBLE WITH SWEENEY (weekly) (rock/pop) (funk/soul) @ Silk City w/ Her Jazz DJs and Asteroid #4, call for cover. Sweeney’s weekly jawn for the month of July featuring bands and DJs.
HEAVY (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ SoMa w/ Blakkat (a.k.a. Mark Bell), Rob Paine and Willyum, n/c. The Worship crew hosts the UK house-guru that’s behind Shaboom Records.
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.
A ROCK TITS EVENT (weekly) (rock/pop) @ Tritone w/ Nez and Hodges, n/c. A vinylicous rock 'n’ roll DJ dude ranch.
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.
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.
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) (world) @ Loie w/ Lil’ Dave, n/c. Illmatic deep house and Afro-Latin soul.
EXOTIC TUESDAYS (weekly also on Sun.) (hip-hop) @ Glam w/ Adam Bennett, n/c. Where Philly’s exotic dancers unite on Tuesday night.
LUX LOUNGE (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ Alan G, n/c. Bumpin’ in the Gayborhood.
FRANKIE MORELLI SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 2-4 Club, call for cover. Bumpin’ 'n’ humpin’ in the Fur Lounge.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23
WELCOME 2 THE WORLD (one-off) (world) @ Fluid w/ Oronde, Lil’ Dave and Statik, $7. Summertime goodness with world beat and cultural rhythms.
CURRENT (monthly) (hip-hop) (experimental) (trip-hop) @ Silk City w/ Diplo, The Slug Crumbs, Peko Peko and At Work, $3. A night off bastardized hip-hop and broken beats starring the mofo from Ninja Tune.
THE BLUE PLATE SPECIAL (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Parkway Room Diner w/ Mr. Cisum and Two Techs, $5. Get your grub-on, then get yo’self krunk.
FUSION (weekly) (drum 'n’ bass) @ Top Dog w/ Point of Contact (Art Cuebik, Icon, Aker), GC, Ducketts and Progress, $5. A monster tear-up session in University City.
NOCTURNE (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (goth/industrial) @ Shampoo w/ Jon Gill, Knobhead, Kathy Fadigan and more, $7. Rockin’ you out with å80s synth-pop, industrial, goth and alternative hits.
FIRE IN THE DISCO (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) @ SoMa w/ Dave P and friends, n/c. Making Time peeps grind out new wave, punk, indie and electro.
HABITAT (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (deep house) (electro) (hip-hop) (drum ån’ 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.
DISENEGRATE (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) (deep house) (house) @ La Tazza w/ Double L and Kenny Meez, $3. Underground beats and rhythms in Old City.
WAY BACK WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (funk/soul) (rock/pop) @ Crawdaddy’s w Roland Riso, n/c. Rockin’ the sounds of yesterday with soul, funk, disco and new wave.
GROOVE WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Deco w/ Steve Nolfi, call for cover. Spinnin’ all styles for everyone’s groove.
DA BASEMENT (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Evolution w/ DJ Curt and guests, call for cover. Power 99 hosts another rockin’ jawn.
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?
REENIE KANE SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 2-4 Club, call for cover. Ride the music.
LOW BIDGET SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Jones, n/c. Groove to sing-along classics while you dine.
REKONSTRUCTION (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) (rock/pop) @ Grape Street Pub w/ DJ Skipmode and guests, $5/free w/ flier. Get yo’ funk-on in Manayunk.
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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