November 27-December 3, 2003
dj nights
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27
HYBRID.DJ SET (one-off) (progressive house) (breaks) (house) (hip-hop) @ Transit w/ Chris Healings, Mike Truman, Mark Pappas, Matt Kling and more, call for cover. After you stuff yourself with white meat and cranberry sauce on Turkey Day, don’t let yourself get so full that you end up crashing on the couch with the rest of your boring family. Get your ass to Transit and start chuggin’ down Red Bulls! The South Wales-based duo known as Hybird hits up the 215 (on a holiday they probably don’t care much about) to dish out a DJ-set of their trademark fusion of progressive house and breaks. Supporting their new album, Morning Sci-Fi (Distinctive), their music is more refined than ever -- still driving and swirling with a cinematic, orchestra-like feel doused with heavy rock influences and heart-wrenching melodies.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27
ATTACK OF THE CLUB DJ’S (one-off) (hip-hop) (house) (progressive house) (trance) @ Shampoo w/ Touch Tone, Robbie Tronco, Michael Myers, DJ Sojo, Macguyver, DJ Moon, Kurious George and John Farruggio, $15. Eight DJs and three rooms to party on Turkey Day -- starring 103.9 FM’s blind hip-hop guru.
THIS PARTY (monthly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Silk City w/ Major Taylor, $5. Hip-hop bizness on a full stomach.
THE JOINT (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (house) @ SoMa w/ Joey Blanco and Brendan, n/c. Soul Traveling rocks it at the Old City hot spot.
COLLEGE NIGHT 101 (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Top Dog w/ KB, Syko, Xplicit, Jason Moon and more, $10/free w/ college ID before 11 p.m. Bumpin’ beats in University City.
THE BREAKS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Mokas w/ JP and DJ Charlie Q, $5. Hip-hop, reggae and R&B in West Philly.
SIN THURSDAY (weekly) (goth/industrial) (electro) (rock/pop) @ La Tazza w/ Blackwidow, Red, Zillah and more, $5/$3 reduced. Two floors of goth, industrial, punk, EBM, electro, synth-pop, ’80s and more.
SIMPLE (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) @ L’Hexagone w/ DJ K-C, n/c. Solid sounds in the Rittenhouse area.
SKOOLED (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Chrome w/ Funky Mike Alba, n/c. Funkin’ freshness for free on Delaware Ave.
GET BIZZY (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Goose Bumps w/ RubixQube, Mike Saga and MN, n/c. A lip-smakin’ dose of songs you already know the words to.
CHAMPAGNE THURSDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Glam w/ Jay-Ski, n/c. Done Deal Entertainment drops a bomb for the grown and sexy.
PLATINUM (weekly) (drum "n’ bass) @ Fluid w/ Bailey, Hive, Sine, Icon, Armanni and MC Sharpness and more, $8. The dubplates keep a-rollin’ at America’s #1 d’n’b weekly.
LADIES NIGHT (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Liroy’s w/ DJ Curt, $10/free for ladies. Hip-hop Power 99-style at the old Club Maxim.
CLASSIC THURSDAY (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Deco w/ Alexander Adrock, call for cover. Freestyle and old-school at the hot spot.
DJ NORE QUEST AND DJ EZ SPIN (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (electro) (trip-hop) @ Café Habana, n/c. Underground beats and the best mojitas.
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.
LORNE SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (world) @ Loie, n/c. Eclectic vibrations with the U.K. mofo.
STEVEN BUSH SPINS (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (techno) @ Lucy’s, n/c. The electro-clashin’ mofo spins all.
FRANKIE T SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (deep house) @ North, n/c. Old-school hip-hop and house on South Street.
DIRTY (weekly) (trip-hop) (house) (deep house) (electro) (rock/pop) @ Marmont w/ Jose, n/c. Rubbing in the trip-hop, house and ’80s mash-ups.
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.
CLASSIC HOUSE (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Bump w/ Carl Michaels, n/c. Funky, soulful house in the Gayborhood.
THERMAL THURSDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Emerald City w/ Brian Neagle, Scott Melker, Scott Payne and more, call for cover. Move ’n’ groove.
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) @ 32°, 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.
HONEY SESSIONS (weekly) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) (house) (deep house) @ Tribecca w/ Kyle Grambino and Lee Jones, $15/$10 members. Grambino returns with the blazing hip-hop on the main floor!
HIGHER EDUCATION (weekly) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ 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, NOVEMBER 28
MIXX DJ TOUR 2003 (one-off) (hip-hop) @ Fluid w/ DJ Masters, DJ I-Emerge and 5th Platoon, call for cover. Is your party crew in the mixx?
BLACK (one-off) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (reggae) (funk/soul) @ Egypt w/ DJ Moon, DJ Sojo and Big Jim, $10. A Black Friday celebration with a fashion show and model search.
LADY ALMA & THE FAMILY ARE PERFORMING (one-off) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ North By Northwest w/ Statik, $10. The soulful singer keeps the vibes oozin’.
THE BLACKOUT (one-off) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ TPDS Club w/ DJ Jay-Ski, $15/ladies free before 10 p.m. Hip-hop action for the grown and sexy.
VERSION SOUNDSYSTEM (one-off) (reggae) @ Café Izmir w/ Bilwa and Rascal Intl., n/c. Roots, reggae and dub in the coffee shop.
THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT (monthly) (house) (deep house) @ Silk City w/ Jason Leroy, Carl Michaels, Kevin V and Carl Michaels, $2. Funky house spun on four turntables -- two DJs at a time.
THE VULGAR TRADE (monthly) (rock/pop) @ Khyber (upstairs) w/ DJ Dave, n/c. Playing post-punk, pop and rock.
MY MAN FRIDAYS (monthly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (deep house) (house) @ Liquid Charm w/ K-Swizzle and friends, call for cover. Booty-shakin’ funk, acid jazz and house.
THE SPEAKEASY (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) (house) (deep house) @ Transit w/ Mike Nyce, Brendan, Kenny Meez, Joey Blanco, Rahsaan and ?usestlove, $10/$7 before midnight. A new weekly featuring three rooms of funk, soul, classics, reggae and house.
FUZED FUNK (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Hot Point w/ Vega, Magin Boo, Armen 5Sighted and more, n/c. The Substitution crew brings their soulful and Brazilian d’n’b flava to Old City.
FLY FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) @ Lounge 125 w/ Christian James and DJ MartyR, $5/$3 reduced. Funky disco-house in Old City.
PURE FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Aqua Lounge w/ Carlos Sanchez and more, $5. The legendary house party continues -- spinnin’ an eclectic dose of global and deep house music.
SHAFT FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Shampoo w/ Damon Burns, Reenie Kane, Aye Papi, Maria V. and Terri Cotto, $10/$7 reduced. Wanna get shafted, honey?
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Emerald City w/ Moe Green and Frankie T., call for cover. Club and party music all night long.
TIGHT FIT (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (deep house) @ Parkway Diner w/ Mr. Cisum, Lorne and Rahsaan, $6/$4 w/ flier/ladies free before midnight. Smooth house, sexy R&B and raw soul until 4 a.m.
FREAKY FRIDAY NIGHT (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Liroy’s w/ DJ Curt, $10/ladies free until 11 p.m. Power 99’s DJ busts out da hip-hop at the old Club Maxim.
FUSION FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Chrome w/ Robbie Tronco, call for cover. Club madness and a hot tub.
ACTION (weekly) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) (electro) (techno) @ SoMa w/ Diabolic, n/c. Fusing everything from hip-hop to electro-clash to punk.
ADROCK AND MATT KLING SPIN (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Dean Boy, call for cover. The progressive beats are a-bumpin’ at the late-night hot spot.
FREE FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) (world) @ Intermezzo Café w/ DJ Richard C., n/c. Groove ’n’ sway to the tribal Iberican house.
FORBIDDEN FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Hibachi w/ DJ Curt and guests, 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 Café w/ Big Soul-One, n/c. Nuttin’ but hard-rockin’ soul and hard rock ’n’ roll.
RUBIX QUBE SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Player’s Pub, n/c. Old and new hip-hop with a touch of dancehall for the pool players.
SEX AND THE CITY (weekly) (deep house) (reggae) (hip-hop) @ Blue Horseshoe w/ Angel Luis, n/c. Groove ’n’ sway to the sensual tunes.
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.
COSMO BAKER SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (rock/pop) @ Denim, n/c. The Remedy superstar from Fluid graces 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) @ Café 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.
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.
MILLER LITE DANCE PARTY (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) (hip-hop) @ Deco w/ Peter Bailey and Mike Macaluso, call for cover. High-flying club-ola.
FUTURETRO (weekly) (house) (deep house) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ DJ Loctgruv, n/c. A spectrum of urban music in Old City.
ALAN GOLDBERG AND REENIE KANE SPIN (weekly) (progressive house) @ 2-4 Club w/ special guest, call for cover. High-flying club mayhem for your sexy ass.
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.
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 Café, 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.
ROCK EN ESPANOL (weekly) (rock/pop) (world) @ Café Habana w/ DJ El Rock, n/c. Shake it while you drink the best mojitos.
STARCHILD SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ 32°, n/c. Bumpin’ beats for the big spenders.
REENIE KANE 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.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29
WICKED(one-off) (progressive house) (house) (trance) (drum "n’ bass) (hip-hop) @ Shampoo w/ Robbie Rivera, Willie Morales, Taurus, Magin Boo, Armen, Magnum, Jason Leroy, Scott Melker, Ed Sittler and Diabolique, $15 reduced. See Music Pick on Robbie Rivera.
BEHIND THE DECKS TOUR (one-off) (house) (techno) (hip-hop) @ Transit w/ Bad Boy Bill, Nigel Richards, Carl Michaels, Willyum and Rome, call for cover. Chicago’s legendary house DJ invades Philly in support of his new CD.
THE HOGAN FAMILY THANKSGIVING SPECIAL (one-off) (hip-hop) @ La Tazza w/ Reef the Lost Cauze, Side Effect, Snuff, Jake Lefco and Magic Hip-Hop Cabbie, $5. Underground hip-hop wit Karma Response Unit Records.
ROCK TITS HARD N HEAVY (monthly) (rock/pop) @ Khyber (upstairs) w/ Joel Flood, n/c. Rippin’ out punk, metal, oi and stoner rock.
NICE & NEAT SATURDAYS (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Siam Lotus w/ Jason Leroy and friends, n/c. Deep, soulful house vibes at new spot.
SUBCODE (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Parkway Diner w/ Armen, Magnum, Nate Day, MC Sharpness, Illy Emcee and more, $5. Jump-up night at Substitution’s drum and bass smashdown.
HEY YA! THAT’S MY MILKSHAKE (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (house) (electro) (funk/soul) @ Marmont, n/c. Chart toppers and party classics for the Old City scenesters.
DJ IN THE SKY (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Red Sky w/ DJ KC, n/c. Plush loungin’ with bottle service.
SOUL SEDUCTION SATURDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) @ Intermezzo Café w/ Kevin Rucker, n/c. Spinnin’ deep house, neo-soul, acid jazz and soul classics in a relaxed atmosphere.
AFRO BLUE (weekly) (reggae) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Hot Point, $5/frist 50 ladies free. Peral of Africa presents a night of live soul, reggae and underground hip-hop.
SOLUTION SATURDAYS (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) (deep house) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) (trip-hop) @ Saint Jack’s w/ Aker, Art Cuebik, Clayton, Fulcrum and Andrew Moore, n/c. A hodgepodge of soulful tunes in Old City.
CONTROL (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (techno) @ SoMa w/ Nick W. LeFace, n/c. Mashed up techno and house in Old City.
POSH (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ Goose Bumps w/ Brian Neagle and guests, n/c. Maneo.com drops deep vocal house to end your summer at the new hot spot.
FRESH SATURDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ Lounge 125 w/ Chris Bee and guests, call for cover. Spinnin’ vocal, tribal and hard house in Old City.
TASTY TREATS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (reggae) @ Fluid w/ ?uestlove and Mike Nyce, $10/$7 before midnight. Funk-a-matic beats with the superstar from the Roots.
CLEAN (weekly) (trip-hop) (house) (deep house) (electro) (rock/pop) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ Jose, n/c. Rubbing in the trip-hop, house and ’80s mash-ups.
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.
MAJOR TAYLOR SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Loie, n/c. Keepin’ it jumpin’ wit party jams.
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.
SATURDAY NIGHTS @ FILO’S (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (deep house) (house) (reggae) @ Filo’s w/ DJ Train and Kenny Meez, $5/ladies free before midnight. Playing everything that’s sexy for the ladies.
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, ’80s and world-influenced dark eclectic.
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.
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) @ Café 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) (hip-hop) @ Café Habana w/ Camilo and Ramon, call for cover. A mojito-rific dose of Latin hip-hop, salsa and merengue.
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.
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.
ENERGY (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Deco w/ Jason E and Anthony Sojo, call for cover. Raging club-ola.
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.
LEE JONES SPINS (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ 32°, n/c. Top-shelf chic-ness in Old City.
DJ PTAH SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (progressive house) (trance) @ Club Flow, call for cover. Chic club-ola amid whiteness on Delaware Ave.
REGGAE SATURDAYS (weekly) (reggae) @ Low Bar, n/c. The latest riddims, classic cuts and rare gems.
SEXY SATURDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Top Dog w/ DJ Paulie Day, call for cover. hang with Q102’s Freak Show in University City.
FUNKY SATURDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (reggae) (funk/soul) @ Emerald City w/ Mike Alba and Josh the Ghost, call for cover. Funky dance music all night long.
RELEASE SATURDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 2-4 Club w/ Reenie Kane and special guest, call for cover. The progressive house takes you higher, love.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30
ALL WEEZER, ALL NIRVANA (one-off) (rock/pop) @ Silk City w/ DJ Dieselly Donuts, n/c. Guess what he’s playin’.
FOUNDSOUND SUNDAYS (weekly) (techno) (house) (deep house) (experimental) @ SoMa w/ DJ Kate, Sean "Hop-Scotch Hootchie-Lover" O’Neal, Andrew and Cyhl, n/c. Sporkin’ out with quirky tech-house at the Old City hot spot.
COMMUNITY SUNDAZE (weekly) (house) @ Transit w/ Melvin Moore, Aaron and DJ Dirty, n/c. A new weekly for the house-heads starring NYC’s Subliminal funkster.
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. Get lifted, you fuck!
MEMBERS ONLY SUNDAYS (weekly) (electro) (hip-hop) (techno) (rock/pop) @ North w/ Diabolic, n/c. Electro-clash, hip-hop, tech-pop and rock on South Street.
SEXES (weekly) (trip-hop) (deep house) (house) (rock/pop) @ Valanni w/ Jose Ruiz, n/c. Trip-hop, house and ’80s mash-ups at the cozy, little restaurant.
GET HOUSED (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Lounge 125 w/ Perry Angelozzi, call for cover. Tribal and progressive house in Old City.
ALL CITY SUNDAY (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Bar Noir w/ DJ Skipmode, Ill Vibe Collective and more, n/c. Soul-groovin’, funk-a-matic flava.
SUPER SOUL SUNDAYS (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Tritone w/ Steve Farrel and more, call for cover. Have a bowl of soul like it’s 1972.
THE BIZNESS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ L’Hexagone w/ DJ Bizzy, n/c. A classy industry party.
ONE (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ 218 w/ DJ Knowledge and live bands, call for cover. B-Boys, breakers, live musicians, live painting and more.
STREET WARS SUNDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Five Spot (upstairs) w/ That Wild Child DNA, DJ Wreck and MCs, $10/$8 w/ flier/ladies free all night. Open mic MC battles.
SHIFTED SUNDAYS (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Lickety Split w/ Koas, Hidro, Ric Rok, GC, Illy Emcee, High IQ and Bishop K, n/c. Deadly d’n’b above the pizza joint.
SOUL TRAVELIN’ (weekly) (funk/soul) (world) @ Loie w/ Brendan and Joey Blanco, n/c. The return of the unbugged music trip to the East.
FAST, CHEAP, AND OUT OF CONTROL (weekly) (rock/pop) (goth/industrial) @ Fluid w/ Major Wood, $5. Go-go party with punk, rock and new-wave-go-go-core.
NAUGHTY SCHOOL GIRLS SUNDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Deco w/ DJ Vibe, call for cover. Broadcasting live with Q102’s Mikey of The Freak Show.
MARINATE (weekly) (reggae) @ Filo’s w/ Kenny Meez, n/c. Indulge in the rasta vibes.
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.
HOT SPOT SUNDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Flow w/ Cory Ya and DJ Omega, $10 w/ college ID before midnight. Bumpin’ hip-hop with 103.9 FM in da house.
ALAN GOLDBERG SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) @ 2-4 Club, call for cover. Heavenly beats at the Gayborhood’s hottest nightclub.
MIX SUNDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ 12th Air Command w/ Maria V., n/c. The weekend ain’t over till Maria says it is.
H.I.P. SUNDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) @ Tribecca w/ Benja Styles and Mitch Orlando, $5. End your weekend with an eclectic array of dance tunes.
SOUL COMEDY SUNDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ M Lounge w/ DJKY, call for cover. Featuring comics from HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, BET’s Comicview and Comedy Central prior to the hip-hoppin’ afterparty.
2 FOR 1 SUNDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Chrome w/ DJ Flow and more, call for cover. Power 99 FM on Delaware Ave.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1
LOW BUDGET SPINS (monthly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Loie, n/c. Dope beats at the French restaurant.
BAR NOIR MONDAY (bi-weekly) (reggae) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) @ Bar Noir w/ A.D. Amorosi, n/c. A rugged hip-hop/punk ’n’ reggae rave with CP’s own.
POP ROCK SUICIDE (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) @ Valanni w/ Jon Gill, n/c. Playing your favorite jams.
SIN CITY (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (goth/industrial) @ Evolution w/ Knobhead and guests, $6. Mixing your requests for ’80s, goth, industrial, synth-pop, punk, metal and more.
MOVEMENT (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (breaks) @ Liquid Charm w/ Chris Patrick, DZA, Mynd, Prophet, 2wist and more, n/c. A post-rave crash course through house and breaks.
BLUE (weekly) (deep house) (house) (progressive house) @ SoMa w/ Deep C and guests, n/c. An utterly danceable Tigerhook dose jam-packed with house-heads.
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’.
THE AFTERMATH (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Filo’s w/ Adam Bomb, n/c. Underground hip-hop at the underground hot spot.
FUCK IT MONDAYS (weekly) (trip-hop) (drum ’n’ bass) (house) (techno) @ Moda w/ Monica Sharp, Full Circle, Dave Diehl and more, n/c. The drunken 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.
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.
A-LIST MONDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Emerald City w/ Frankie T. and more, call for cover. Rockin’ beats and Phillys hottest guest bartenders.
MOET MONDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Flow w/ DJ KY, n/c. 103.9 FM’s Sexy Mo hosts a night of hip-hop and NFL football on the big screen.
DEEP N’ SEXY (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Bump w/ Lee Jones and Dozia, n/c. Two Philly legends ride the vibe just right.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2
SIMPLISTICS (monthly) (drum ’n’ bass) (breaks) (trip-hop) (electro) (hip-hop) @ Aqua Lounge w/ Shamrock, Mohaj, Monica Sharp, Sean "Broken Penis" O’Neal and more, n/c. Playin’ all breakbeats of all kinds.
MIXED TAPE (monthly) (rock/pop) (funk/soul) @ 700 Club w/ Jon Gill, Ivan Ross and Christian Savage, n/c. Mixing rock, funk and soul in the right order.
HOT TOPIC (monthly) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) @ Silk City w/ Heidi, Julie and Crystal, $3. Hip-hop, punk and indie rock.
AUTOMATIC TUESDAYS (weekly) (breaks) (drum ’n’ bass) (house) (rock/pop) (techno) @ Liquid Charm w/ Rubix Qube, Trevitt and more, $5/ladies free before 11:30 p.m. The raunchy weekly finally returns to yet a third Techno Diner.
TUESDAY NIGHT FIGHTS (weekly) (trance) Mike Myers vs. Ekstasis, Hectic vs. Conquest and Taurus vs. Tommyboy @ Tribecca, $5. A trance DJ-battle with big-name judges.
HEAVY (weekly) (deep house) (house) (reggae) @ SoMa w/ Rob Paine, Willyum and guest, n/c. The Worship crew dubs the hot spot 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.
HISTORY (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (world) (funk/soul) @ M Lounge w/ Kenny Meez and Brendan, $3 before midnight. Hip-hop, reggae, Latin and soul classics in Old City.
OLD SCHOOL BEATDOWN (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (funk/soul) @ Filo’s w/ Knowledge, $2. Diggin’ through vinyl like a crackhead.
TUESDAYS AT CHROME (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Chrome w/ Chris Costanzo, John E and guests, $5. Party on.
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.
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.
POSH TUESDAYS (weekly) (electro) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (techno) (house) @ Loie w/ Nick LeFace, n/c. Bumpin’ tunes in the French restaurant.
EXOTIC TUESDAYS (weekly also on Sun.) (hip-hop) @ Glam w/ Adam Bennett, n/c. Where Philly’s exotic dancers unite on Tuesday night.
TWO 4 ONE (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.
TEMPATION TUESDAY (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Emerald City w/ Frankie T., call for cover. Bumpin’ beats for one and all.
RAHSAAN SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (world) @ Sole Food Restaurant, n/c. Playing all sorts of exotic, soulful lounginess from 8 p.m. until midnight.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3
HOLOGRAM (monthly) (experimental) (ambient) @ La Tazza w/ EBSK, Accelera Deck, Fidget, Rob Mall and Sean "Abstract Ass-Lover" O’Neal, $3. The Scarcelight tour with live experimental electronics and drone au go go.
HIGH SOCIETY (monthly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Five Spot (downstairs) w/ Kaos, Continuous Solution, Joey Breakdown and Wicket, $5/fre before 10 p.m./ladies free all night. A monthly drum and bass session in Old City.
THE PROGRAM (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Goose Bumps w/ Mason, Fuzzy Logic, Continuous Solution, Armanni Reign and MC Sharpness, n/c. Substitution blankets the city with drum and bass.
RECLINE WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ Lounge 125 w/ Pete Moss and guests, call for cover. Genuine soulful house for yo’ head.
TRASHED WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (rock/pop) (funk/soul) @ Marmont w/ DJ Loctgruv, n/c. Spinnin’ new wave, ’80s, rock and other trashy stuff.
SOUL CITY (weekly) (funk/soul) (world) @ 32° w/ Brendan, n/c. Plush soulfulness and pricey liquor in Old City.
THE BEAT GOES ON (weekly) (rock/pop) (world) (funk/soul) @ La Tazza w/ Don Miller and Russ, n/c. Spinnin’ ’60s/’70s lounge, pop, bossa nova, soul, soundtracks and more.
INDUIT WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (breaks) (house) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Lickety Split w/ Prajna, Reflect, Dub_L and more, n/c Beats above the pizza joint.
LOUNGEHOUND (weekly) (world) (electro) (trip-hop) @ Opus 251 w/ A.D. Amorosi, n/c. CP’s own drops a mishmash for styling adults.
FUCKER (weekly) (rock/pop) (drum ’n’ bass) (reggae) (hip-hop) (house) (deep house) (world) @ Saint Jack’s w/ Rahsaan, n/c. Droppin’ everything from Photek to the Neptunes.
THE ANSWER (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Filo’s w/ Kwestion, n/c. Hip-hop for da heads.
PLANET LOVETRON (weekly) (funk/soul) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) @ North w/ Brendan and friends, n/c. Playin’ records for lovers.
NOCTURNE (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (goth/industrial) @ Shampoo w/ Jon Gill, Knobhead, Kathy Fadigan and more, $7. Rockin’ you out with ’80s 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.
HEADSPREAD (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (deep house) (world) (reggae) @ 12 Steps Down w/ Mujra, Will Da Beast and guests, n/c. Trip-hop, dub, acid funk, Afrobeat and deep house by the Italian Market.
IVAN ROSS SPINS (weekly) (trip-hop) (deep house) @ Valanni w/ guests, n/c. Acid jazz, soulful trip-hop and deep house for your lounging needs.
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.
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. Y100 is back at the Delaware Ave. hot spot.
MIXTURE WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Emerald City w/ Frankie T, call for cover. Blissful beats goin’ until 3:30 a.m.
PULSE WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Egypt w/ DJ Richie Rich, call for cover. The Q102 star makes you shake that college booty.
LUXE (weekly) (deep house) (trip-hop) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ Jose, n/c. Deep ’n’ swanky French house and trip-hop for loungin’ like a true hipster.
REENIE KANE SPINS (weekly) (progressive 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.
BENJA STYLES SPINS (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Denim, n/c. ’80s, hip-hop and soul classics.
DOZIA SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (deep house) @ Tribecca, call for cover. Ovum’s bad-boy takes it into afterhours.
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.
EUROPA (weekly) (rock/pop) (progressive house) (house) @ Studio 98 w/ DJ Iluha, call for cover. Playing European and Russian hits in Northeast Philly.
NBA WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Chemistry w/ Baby DST, call for cover. NBA action on four big-screen TVs in Manayunk.
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