January 22-28, 2004

dj nights

compiled by Sean O'Neal

Venue addresses and numbers

pick of the week:

FRIDAY, JANUARY 23

M [breaks/electro] @ Fluid w/ Kemek The Dope Computer, Imri, Anton Chasm and VJ Kaboom, $8/$5 before 11 p.m. The dude who brings you Discobotz and Reflective.net drops a new monthly for lovers of funky breaks and electro-funk. Imri invites L.A.’s Kemek The Dope Computer for an ass-shaking Philly debut, plus a veteran to the Philly rave scene and founder of Sound Alliance Recordings, Anton Chasm. There will be giveaways from G-Mart and Reflective including T-shirts, DJ-mixes and the Bikini Bandits DVD. C’mon and git funky!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 22

KENNETH COLE RED CARPET FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA 1 [hip hop] [funk/soul] @ World Fusion, call for cover. Done Deal Entertainment and Dr. Denim Demand host the launch of their 2004 Fashion Series.

RETURN OF THE MONKEY 1 [hip hop] [house] [reggae/world] [progressive house] [trance] @ Top Dog w/ KB, Syko, Xplicit and Kirby, $15/$10 guest list. Celebrating the Chinese New Year at the hot college night.

INTENSIFIED! M [reggae/world] [rock/pop] [funk/soul] @ Khyber (upstairs) w/ Sir Lord Perry and The Great Count Sherman, n/c. Droppin' reggae, ska, rock steady, soul, boss sounds, version and more.

LET'S GET BUTT NAKED AND FUCK! M [hip hop] [funk/soul] @ Silk City w/ Major Taylor, $5/ladies free before 11 p.m. A raunchy dance party.

IN THE POCKET W [funk/soul] [hip hop] [house] [deep house] @ Filo's w/ Joey Blanco and DJ Train, n/c. Droppin' house, funk, soul, hip-hop and more at the intimate hot spot.

MOVEMENT W [house] [progressive house] @ Liquid Charm w/ The Housing Project (Aaron and DJ Dirty), Jose Ortiz, Coda, Chris Patrick, DZA, Mynd, Prophet and 2wist, n/c. A post-rave journey through house and breaks.

SIN THURSDAY W [breaks/electro] [rock/pop] @ La Tazza w/ Acrosome, Adam X, Blackwidow, Red, and Zillah, $5. Two floors of industrial, noise, EBM, electro, synth-pop, new wave and more.

CLASSIC W [house] [deep house] @ Bump w/ Carl Michaels, n/c. Funky, soulful house in the Gayborhood.

FREAK SHOW W [progressive house] [house] [hip hop] @ Club Flow w/ DJ Richie Rich, call for cover. Party with Q102's Freak Show.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 23

HIP-HOP EVENT 1 [hip hop] @ Rotunda w/ Bedroom Produksionz, Everyday Beats All-Stars & Fam, Omega Jackson, The Bad Sista, Subtext, Alma Sisi, Verbmath, Righterz Bloc, Humble Infamous, DJ Ian Head, and The Sophisticated Ladies, donations encouraged. A hip-hoppin' awareness event for Mumia Abu Jamal.

BEATFREAKAZ 1 [progressive house] [house] [trance] @ Deco w/ MN, Styx and more, call for cover. A super-mix of house, breaks, trance and more.

CHATELET M [trip-hop] [deep house] @ Suede w/ Joey Blanco, Edwin and Mello D, $15. An art and fashion event featuring art displays by Thane Wright, Katra's bag designs, clothing by Vagabond & Vizuri, and DJs spinning nu-jazz, trip-hop and deep house -- going from 8-11:30 p.m.

CHAETEL AFTERPARTY M [house] [deep house] @ Aqua Lounge w/ Keith Blackstone, $7. Soulful deepness with NYC's house guru from Diaspora Recordings and a graffiti display by Pose 2 -- starts at 11:30 p.m.

THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT M [house] [deep house] @ Silk City w/ Mass, Kevin V, Carl Michaels, Jason Leroy and Willyum, $5. Soulful, funky house spun on four turntables -- two DJs at a time.

ELECTRIC VERSION M [rock/pop] [reggae/world] @ Khyber (upstairs) w/ Nick LeFace, Dr. Rick and Big Six, n/c. Spinnin' rock, reggae and mash-ups.

FAMILY AFFAIR W [hip hop] [funk/soul] [house] @ Tragos w/ Brendan and Joey Blanco, n/c. Soul Travelers spin hip-hop and house classics on two floors.

EXPAND FRIDAYS W [progressive house] [house] [hip hop] @ Tribecca w/ Adrock, Matt Kling and Dean Boy, call for cover. The sexy progressive beats are a-bumpin' at the late-night hot spot.

SUITE SENSATIONS W [hip hop] @ Suite 450 w/ L Boogie and Street Orchestra, $10/ladies free before 11 p.m. Groove to cool-out cuts or chill in the Hookah Lounge.

FUZED FUNK W [drum ’n’ base] @ Mercury Lounge w/ Vega, Magin Boo, Armen, 5Sighted and more, n/c. The Substitution crew brings their soulful and Brazilian d'n'b flava to the old Liquid Blue.

FUNK'IT FRIDAYS W [progressive house] [house] @ Goose Bumps w/ Mike Alba, n/c. Goose-bumpin' beats at da hot spot.

QUEST FRIDAYS W [progressive house] [house] [trance] [hip hop] [reggae/world] @ Egypt w/ DJ Moon, DJ Sojo and Big Jim, $10. Fly high in three rooms on Delaware Ave.

FULL BLAZE FRIDAYS W [hip hop] @ Evolution w/ Greg Nitty and Michael Shaun, call for cover. Blazin' hip-hop at the Delaware Ave. hot spot.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24

TOUCH 1 [progressive house] [trance] [techno] [house] [drum ’n’ base] @ Silk City w/ Michael Myers, Pat Egan, Jason Leroy, Mason and Josh Holiday, $3. An intimate party featuring the return of legendary local rave promotion crew, Local 13.

ALL TOGETHER NOW 1 [rock/pop] [breaks/electro] [funk/soul] @ La Tazza w/ Matt Smith, Kyle Miller and Darren Saxton, $5. Two floors of garage, soul, new wave, Britpop, '80s, hipster rock, punk, electro-clash and more.

REWIND 1 [progressive house] [house] [trance] [hip hop] [reggae/world] @ Deco w/ Plasmic Honey, Chris Costanzo, KB, Syko, Xplicit and more, call for cover. The DJ-legend returns in one room, and celebrating the Chinese New Year in the other.

CHINESE NEW YEAR PARTY 1 [progressive house] [house] [hip hop] @ Shampoo w/ DJ Moon, DJ Drew, DJ Sammy and DJ Art, call for cover. Blazin' beats with Dragon Dance and fireworks.

ROCK TITS HARD N HEAVY M [rock/pop] @ Khyber (upstairs) w/ Joel Flood, n/c. Cock-rock, stoner rock and other heavy stuff.

REVOLUTION BI-W [breaks/electro] [rock/pop] [experimental/ambient] @ Paradise Alley w/ DJ Mythadrall, Danny Red and Totentaz, $5. A dozen rooms and two dancefloors of EBM, industrial, synth-pop and noise.

THIRST W [house] [progressive house] [hip hop] @ Tribecca w/ Christian James and Kyle Grambino, call for cover. Funky tribal house on the main floor, and the hottest hip-hop downstairs..

SUBCODE W [drum ’n’ base] @ Parkway Diner w/ Art Cuebik, Mojo Risin, Armen, Magnum, Nate Day, MC Sharpness and Illy MC, $5. Substitution's weekly drum and bass smashdown.

COLLEEGE NIGHT SATURDAYS W [hip hop] @ Chrome w/ Q Deezy and Tripp, call for cover. Power 99 hosts da bomb-diggity jam on Delaware Ave.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 25

MICHAEL JACKSON & MADONNA M [rock/pop] [funk/soul] @ Silk City w/ DJ Darth Vader, n/c. Jackson and Madonna all night.

FOUNDSOUND SUNDAYS W [techno] [house] [deep house] [experimental/ambient] @ SoMa w/ DJ Kate, Sean "Poopity-Doopity" O'Neal, Cyhl and Andrew, n/c. Sporky, dorky microhouse in Old City.

IN SUNDAYS W [progressive house] [house] [trance] @ Goose Bumps w/ MN and Styx, n/c. Bumpin' house with da Beatfreakaz.

FEDERATION SOUND W [reggae/world] @ Filo's w/ Kenny Meez, Curly Locks and Max Glazer, $5. Indulge in the rasta vibes.

CELEBRITY SUNDAYS W [house] @ Lounge 125 w/ DJ MartyR, n/c. Funked-up filtered disco-house for those in the biz.

HOT SPOT SUNDAYS W [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.

ALL CITY SUNDAY W [hip hop] [funk/soul] @ Bar Noir w/ DJ Skipmode, Ill Vibe Collective and more, n/c. Soul-groovin', funk-a-matic flava.

MEMBERS ONLY SUNDAYS W [breaks/electro] [hip hop] [rock/pop] @ North w/ Diabolic, n/c. Electro-clash, hip-hop, tech-pop and rock on South Street.

MONDAY, JANUARY 26

LOW BUDGET SPINS M [hip hop] [funk/soul] @ Loie, n/c. Dope beats at the French restaurant.

SKRATCH MAKANIKS W [hip hop] @ Fluid w/ Jay-Ski, Sat One, Kwestion, Excel and Adam Bomb, $5/ladies free until midnight. A new underground hip-hop weekly presented by Stef Tataz.

IN THE BIZ MONDAYS W [deep house] [house] @ Tragos w/ DJ MartyR, n/c. Spinnin' deep and funky disco-house in Rittenhouse Square.

POP ROCK SUICIDE W [rock/pop] [breaks/electro] [hip hop] @ Valanni w/ Jon Gill and more, n/c. An '80s and electro jammy-jam.

BLUE W [house] [progressive house] @ SoMa w/ Deep C and Zero Alpha, n/c. An utterly danceable Tigerhook dose jam-packed with house-heads.

FUCK IT MONDAYS W [drum ’n’ base] [house] [techno] @ Moda w/ Monica Sharp, Otis the Rigger, Carlitoz, Full Circle and more, n/c. An intimately drunken smashdown in Old City.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27

SEX DWARF! M [rock/pop] [breaks/electro] @ Fluid w/ DJ Robert Drake and DJ Pussy Galore, $5. A new wave dance party like Revival used to be.

CURRENT M [hip hop] [experimental/ambient] @ Silk City w/ King Syze, Dev79, TG, Slug Crumbs, Illustrators and EDK, $5. Live and DJ'd underground, left field hip-hop.

THE BAD MACHINE BI-W [rock/pop] @ La Tazza w/ Richie Hell, n/c. Punk, glam and rock from Alice Cooper to Clash to Kiss.

DJ KYLE SPINS W [hip hop] @ Filo's, n/c. Spinnin' underground hip-hop.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28

THE PROGRAM M [drum ’n’ base] [hip hop] @ Five Spot w/ Mental Sharp, Mason Fuzzy Logic, Clayton the Chemist, Armanni, MC Sharpness and Illy MC, $5/free before 10 p.m. The party relocates to a new venue -- featuring a live hip-hop performance.

LAST WEDNESDAY M [deep house] [house] [techno] @ Fluid w/ Josh Wink, $7/$5 before midnight. Are you there? You should be.

LIZBOT M [rock/pop] @ Silk City w/ DJ Lizbot, call for cover. Punk, no wave and other danceable tunes.

AQUAMARINE WEDNESDAYS W [rock/pop] [breaks/electro] @ Saint Jack's w/ Monica Sharp, Structure and Jolah, n/c. Playing '80s and getting drunk in Old City.

GET TRASHED W [rock/pop] [funk/soul] @ Marmont w/ DJ Loctgruv, n/c. Spinnin' new wave, '80s, rock and other trashy stuff.

HEADSPREAD W [funk/soul] [trip-hop] [deep house] [reggae/world] @ 12 Steps Down w/ Will Da Beast and Todd Damon, n/c. Trip-hop, dub, acid funk, Afro-beat and deep house by the Italian Market.