February 26-March 3, 2004

dj nights

compiled by Sean O'Neal

Venue addresses and numbers

pick of the week:

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27

THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY (monthly) (house) @ Silk City w/ Jason Leroy, Willyum, Kevin V and Carl Michaels, $5. The PhillySoulCollective DJs have been rockin’ this party at Silk for five whole years now. Every last Friday of the month, the sweaty dancefloor jumps and bumps while DJs drop soulful, funky house on four turntables -- two DJs at a time. If you come dressed in formal attire, you get in for free. Furthermore, Gretchen and I will both be there celebrating our birthdays. (We both turn 30 this day.) Blow me.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26

PITCH CONTROL (one-off) (hip-hop) (house) @ Transit w/ J-Live, King Britt, Scott Nyce, DJ Sparkles, Mike Kemetic, DJ Sezy, K-Swizzle, DJ Boltz and Mz. Deluxx, $10. CP’s fourth annual DJ battle -- judged by J-Live, King Britt, Rich Medina, Carl Michaels and Skipmode.

THE PARTY DOES NOT MATCH YOUR OUTFIT (one-off) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Silk City w/ Major Taylor, $5. Get yo’ boogie-on.

THE GATHERING (monthly) (hip-hop) @ the Rotunda w/ DJ M-Ski and more, n/c. B-boys, MCs, turntablists and graf writers unite in University City.

HIGHER THAN THE SUN (monthly) (rock/pop) @ Khyber (upstairs) w/ Mike Walker, n/c. Rock out with your cock out.

PLATINUM (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Fluid w/ Icon, Sine, Mason, Karl K, Kaos, Armanni, Illy MC, MC Sharpness and more, $3. America’s #1 drum and bass weekly.

THE ODYSSEY (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Anjou w/ Abby Klein, n/c. An inferno of the hottest hip-hop at the French-Asian restaurant.

RUSH (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (house) @ Emerald City w/ DJ Knowledge and DJ Briz-E, n/c before 1 a.m. Represent your university with style while DJs play hip-hop and dancehall reggae.

IN THE POCKET (weekly) (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.

COLLEGE NIGHT 101 (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (reggae) (progressive house) (trance) @ Top Dog w/ KB, Syko, Xplicit, Jason Moon and more, $15/$10 guestlist. Bumpin’ beats for a high price in University City.

PRE-WEEKEND ESCAPE (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Glam w/ Jay-Ski, n/c. The man from 103.9 FM spins ’70s, funk, classic R&B and hip-hop.

SLEAZE (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 12th Air Command w/ DJ Techy, n/c w/ flier. A back-in-the-day party for Philly’s finest homos.

TRU BELIEVERS (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ Moda w/ Jon Gill, Mello D and more, n/c. Soulful house in Old City.

PURE BOY (weekly) (progressive house) @ Pure w/ Stephen Dirken, call for cover. Club-storming beats at the old 2-4 Club.

LOVE JUICE (weekly) (house) (deep house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Suede w/ Deep C, n/c. The Tigerhook homeslice spins da hits in Old City.

MOVEMENT (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (breaks) @ Liquid Charm w/ Josh Devins, Coda, Chris Patrick, DZA, Mynd, Prophet and 2wist, n/c. A post-rave crash course through house and breaks.

CLASSIC (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Bump w/ Carl Michaels, n/c. Funky, soulful house in the Gayborhood.

THURSDAYS @ LOUNGE 125 (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Lounge 125 w/ Brian Nagele and more, call for cover. Your favorite house tunes at Old City’s only extended hours club.

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.

SIN THURSDAY (weekly) (goth/industrial) (electro) (rock/pop) @ La Tazza w/ Deceptik, Panzer Division, The Black Oil,Tephalotaxus, Red, Zillah and Sean "Black Cock" O’Neal, $8. Two floors of industrial, noise, EBM, electro, synth-pop, new wave and more.

THE BREAKS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Mokas w/ JP and DJ Charlie Q, $5. Hip-hop, reggae and R&B in West Philly.

RICKY LEE SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Liroy’s, call for cover. Party beats and dance faves at the old Club Maxim.

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.

THIRSTY THURSDAYS (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Goose Bumps w/ RubixQube and more, n/c. A lip-smackin’ dose of mash-ups and songs you already know the words to.

DJ NORE QUEST AND DJ EZ SPIN (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (electro) (trip-hop) @ Café Habana, n/c. Underground beats and the best mojitos.

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.

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.

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.

FREAK SHOW (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.

KYLE GRAMBINO SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Kyle Grambino, $10. Spinnin’ the latest hip-hop tracks at the late-night spot.

FRANKIE T SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (deep house) @ North, n/c. Old-school hip-hop and house on South Street.

CHRIS UDOH SPINS (weekly) (deep house) (house) (progressive house) @ Tragos, n/c. A Tigerhook dose in Rittenhouse Square.

HITO SPINS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ O’Neals w/ guests, n/c. A Tigerhook dose of the good stuff.

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, FEBRUARY 27

THE HOOKUP (one-off) (hip-hop) (reggae) (house) @ Emerald City w/ DJ Moe, Briz-E and Knowledge, call for cover. Ben of Dimepiece Productions hosts a bomb-diggity party.

FAT FRIDAY (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Egypt w/ DJ Moon, DJ Sojo and Big Jim, $10. A Mardi Gras celebration with three rooms to party.

PAYCHECK FRIDAY (one-off) (hip-hop) @ La Tazza w/ Panek, Cru Cut and more, $5/laides free before 11 p.m.. Adam 12 hosts an underground hip-hop session.

ARCADIA (monthly) (techno) (house) @ Ulana’s w/ Mark Verbos, Tom++, Miko and Dissonance, $5. The Midwest techno icon toured with DJ Rush and released on labels like Reload, Planet Rhythm, Drop Bass and Djax-Up-Beats.

[CLICK.] (monthly) (rock/pop) (electro) @ Fluid w/ Dave P, Julian S. Process and AJ Ready Right, $5. Sparkle motion and cocaine sex jams.

ELECTRIC VERSION (monthly) (rock/pop) (reggae) @ Khyber (upstairs) w/ Nick LeFace, Dr. Rick and Big Six, n/c. Spinnin’ rock, reggae and mash-ups.

EXPAND FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Paul Sparkes, DJ Gabriel, Adrock, Matt Kling and Dean Boy, $15/$10 before midnight. The sexy progressive beats are a-bumpin’ at the late-night hot spot.

BILLY CARROLL PRESENTS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) (electro) @ Pure w/ Alex Cohen, Lee Jones and Alan Goldberg, call for cover. Three rooms of high-flying club-ola at the old 2-4.

REVOLUTION FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Deco w/ Chris Costanzo, call for cover. Going late-night with bangin’ euphoric beats.

FAMILY AFFAIR (weekly) (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 (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Adrock, Matt Kling and Dean Boy, $15/$10 before midnight. The sexy progressive beats are a-bumpin’ at the late-night hot spot.

GLAMOROUS FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Glam w/ Ivan Lopez and DJ Rome, $5 after midnight. Two rooms of posh clubbin’ in Old City.

THE BIG PICTURE (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Flow w/ guest DJs, call for cover. Party in style and elegance.

ORGANIC (weekly) (rock/pop) (funk/soul) @ Sassafras Café w/ DJ Knowledge and DJ Juicee, n/c. Escape in Old City with ’80s pop, funk, Motown and more.

SUITE SENSATIONS (weekly) (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.

SHAFT FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Shampoo w/ Ed Sittler, Maria V., Terri Cotto and more, $10/$7 reduced. Wanna get shafted, honey?

FUZED FUNK (weekly) (drum "n’ bass) @ 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.

PURE FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Aqua Lounge w/ Michael McCole and Carlos Sanchez and more, $5. The legendary house party continues -- spinnin’ an eclectic dose of global and deep house music.

JON GILL SPINS (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (hip-hop) (house) (deep house) @ Swanky Bubbles, n/c. Eclectic mixing in Old City.

FUNK’IT FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Goose Bumps w/ Mike Alba, n/c. Goose-bumpin’ beats at da hot spot.

FLY FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Lounge 125 w/ Christian James and DJ MartyR, $5. Funky disco-house in Old City.

BENJA STYLES SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (funk/soul) @ Liroy’s, n/c. Hip-hop, house and classics at the old Club Maxim.

FUSION FRIDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Chrome w/ Robbie Tronco, Tripp and Eddie Edge, call for cover. Club madness broadcasting live on Q102.

ACTION (weekly) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) (electro) (techno) @ SoMa w/ Diabolic, n/c. Fusing everything from hip-hop to electro-clash to punk.

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.

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.

FIRE FRIDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Venus w/ Casper, call for cover. Rockin’ da hip-hop to Philly’s sexiest singles.

HEAT (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) @ Moda w/ Mitch Orlando, n/c. Dance and lounge to the oozing progressive house 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.

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

SOLOMONIC SOUND SYSTEM (weekly) (reggae) @ Flio’s w/ Rob Paine and Zacharijah, $5. Roots, culture, reggae and dancehall with the Worship crew.

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 Tue.) (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.

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.

STARCHILD SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ 32°, n/c. Bumpin’ beats for the big spenders.

COSMO BAKER SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) (rock/pop) @ Denim, n/c. The Remedy superstar drops hip-hop, reggae and ’80s jawns in Rittenhouse.

FRIDAYS AT 12TH AIR COMMAND (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 12th Air Command w/ Steve Dirken, call for cover. Spinning the hottest dance tracks at the spectacular gay club.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28

SHINE CD RELEASE TOUR (one-off) (progressive house) (house) (trance) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Max Graham, Matt Kling, Mark Pappas, Christian James, Mike Alba, Brian Nagele, Dean Boy and Kyle Grambino, call for cover. See Music Pick on Max Graham...

MAN W/ MEMORY (one-off) (techno) (house) (rock/pop) @ Liquid Charm w/ Shawn Rudiman, Tony Diodore, DJ Dennis, Jwan Allen and Mike Saga, n/c. Live techno with Technoir Audio’s founder courtesy of Selekta.com and Kontrol Freaks.

DANCE SHOW-OFF (one-off) (progressive house) (trance) (house) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Shampoo w/ DJ Moon, DJ Chris, DJ Drew, DJ Sammy and DJ Amaze, $10 before 10 p.m. Show your stuff at the Asian party.

ALL TOGETHER NOW (monthly) (funk/soul) (rock/pop) (electro) @ La Tazza w/ Matt Smith, Kyle Miller and Darren Saxton, $5. Two floors of garage, soul, psych, new wave, Brit-pop, ’80s, hipster rock, punk and electro-clash.

SORTED (monthly) (rock/pop) @ Silk City w/ Dave Pac and Mike Z., $5. A Brit-pop dance party.

ROCK TITS HARD N HEAVY (monthly) (rock/pop) @ Khyber (upstairs) w/ Joel Flood, n/c. Stoner rock sludge in your face.

SUBCODE (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Parkway w/ Adam F, Magnum, Nate Day, Armen, Synikal, MC Sharpness and Illy MC, $5. Substitution’s weekly drum and bass smashdown.

NICE AND NEAT SATURDAYS (weekly) (deep house) @ Siam Lotus w/ Jason Leroy and friends, n/c. Deep, soulful house vibes on Spring Garden.

THE LOW DISCO (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Jolly’s w/ Sean Thomas, n/c. Underground house music in Rittenhouse Square.

YEAH! I’M TOXIC (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (house) (electro) (funk/soul) @ Marmont w/ Jon Gill, n/c. Chart toppers and party classics for the Old City scenesters.

SENSUAL SATURDAY (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Glam w/ Robbie Tronco and Jay-Ski, $5 after midnight. Two rooms to party with Rockin Rusty and the Glam dancers.

RED SKY SATURDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (rock/pop) @ Red Sky w/ DJ KC, n/c. Plush loungin’ with bottle service.

FREE SATURDAYS (weekly) (house) (world) @ Intermezzo Café w/ DJ Richard C., n/c. Groove ’n’ sway to the tribal Iberican house.

SENSUAL SATARDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (house) (progressive house) @ Tragos w/ Deep C and Todd Damon, n/c. The finest deep house in Rittenhouse Square.

ENERGY (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (hip-hop) @ Deco w/ Jason E and DJ Sojo, call for cover. Raging club-ola.

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.

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

CONTROL (weekly) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) (house) @ SoMa w/ Nick W. LeFace, n/c. Hip-hop, ’80s and classics in Old City.

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. Dope beats and candy treats.

SUITE SATURDAYS (weekly) (house) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Suite 450 w/ DJ Jazzy Jeff and Dozia, $15. The old Bash keeps the classy club-ola rollin’.

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.

MAJOR TAYLOR SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Loie, n/c. Keepin’ it jumpin’ wit party jams.

SATURDAY NIGHTS @ FILO’S (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (deep house) (house) (reggae) @ Filo’s w/ DJ Train and Kenny Meez, $5. Playing everything that’s sexy for the ladies.

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.

LUCAS RIVERA SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (world) @ Anjou, n/c. Get your chic-on with some Latin jazz seasoned with soul and disco classics.

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.

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.

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.

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.

SATURDAYS AT PURE (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Pure w/ Reenie Kane and more, call for cover. Classic house and cocktails at the old 2-4 Club.

FRAT PARTY (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 12th Air Command w/ Steve Durkin, 21+ free/18+ call for cover. Gay means gorgeous and young.

CLUB 69 (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ Mercury Lounge w/ DJ Headley Paul, n/c. Boys R Us presents a night of club beats in a lounge atmosphere.

WIDE OPEN DEX (weekly) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (house) (deep house) (reggae) @ Café Izmir w/ Jerimiah and guests, n/c. Bring your records for an open decks session from 5-10 p.m.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 29

A HUGE MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION (one-off) (progressive house) (trance) (house) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Shampoo w/ DJ Moon, John Farruggio, Kurious George and DJ Sojo, $12. See if you can win the most beads!

THE BRITTNEY SPEARS MARDI GRAS PARTY (one-off) (hip-hop) (house) (progressive house) @ Deco w/ Nudge and Robbie Tronco, $10. Party with the Q102 DJ and win tickets to the Britney Spears concert.

MICHAEL JACKSON AND MADONNA (monthly) (rock/pop) @ Silk City w/ DJ Darth Vader, n/c. Jackson and Madonna all night long.

DRUNKEN MONKEY (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) @ Lucy’s w/ Shecky Lopez, $20. Open bar, open buffet and party jams from noon to 5 p.m.

FOUNDSOUND SUNDAYS (weekly) (techno) (house) (deep house) (experimental) @ SoMa w/ Shawn Rudiman, Jwan Allen, DJ Kate, Sean "Heavy Breather" O’Neal and Andrew, n/c. Droppin’ that sporky, dorky tech-house flave with Pittsburgh’s Technoir Audio crew.

SHIFTED SUNDAYS (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) (breaks) @ Lickety Split w/ Clayton the Chemist, Joey Breakdown, GC, Kil0byte, Hidro and Rikrok, n/c. Blazing d’n’b and more above the pizza joint.

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

CANDYLAND (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ the Latest Dish w/ Statik, n/c. Squarebiz presents hip-hop beats and candy treats.

OLD SCHOOL (weekly) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ Glam w/ DJ Rome, n/c. Playin’ ’70s funk and classic R&B.

’80S RETRO SUNDAYS (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) @ 12th Air Command w/ Dean Chronic, n/c. Get down at the hot-ass gay club.

MEMBERS ONLY SUNDAYS (weekly) (electro) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) @ North w/ Diabolic, n/c. Electro-clash, hip-hop, tech-pop and rock on South Street.

LIQUID (weekly) (trip-hop) (deep house) (house) (rock/pop) @ Valanni w/ Jose Ruiz and more, n/c. Trip-hop, house and ’80s mash-ups at the cozy, little restaurant.

BLACKOUT SUNDAY (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Bar Noir w/ DJ Skipmode and more, n/c. Hip-hoppin’ goodness with Electric City’s own.

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.

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.

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.

FEDERATION SOUND (weekly) (reggae) @ Filo’s w/ Kenny Meez, Curly Locks and Max Glazer, $5. Indulge in the rasta vibes.

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 Micah Phone Checka, $10 w/ college ID before midnight. Bumpin’ hip-hop with 103.9 FM in da house.

2 FOR 1 SUNDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Chrome w/ DJ Flow and more, call for cover. Power 99 FM on Delaware Ave.

SUNDAYS AT PURE (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Pure w/ Melissa, call for cover. Bumpin’ house beats at the old 2-4 Club.

MONDAY, MARCH 1

ICON SPINS (monthly) (drum ’n’ bass) (trip-hop) (house) @ Loie, n/c. The Platinum mofo keeps it smooth at the French restaurant.

MONDAY NIGHT CLUB (bi-weekly) (reggae) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) (funk/soul) (electro) @ Bar Noir w/ A.D. Amorosi, n/c. Punk, funk, hip-hop, electro, reggae and whatever with CP’s own.

POP ROCK SUICIDE (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (hip-hop) @ Valanni w/ Jon Gill and more, n/c. An ’80s and electro jammy-jam.

ABSOLUTE MONDAYS (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Liquid Charm w/ Mason, Cyanide, Grayfox, Drama, Hidro, Synikal, B Ki and more, $1. Drum and bass mayhem for 18+/21 to drink.

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

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.

IN THE BIZ MONDAYS (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ Tragos w/ DJ MartyR, n/c. Spinnin’ deep and funky disco-house in Rittenhouse Square.

THE AFTERMATH (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Filo’s w/ Adam Bomb, n/c. Underground hip-hop at the underground hot spot.

FUCK IT MONDAYS (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) (house) (techno) (breaks) @ Moda w/ Monica Sharp, Otis the Rigger, Bidi, Carlitoz, Full Circle and more, n/c. An intimately drunken smashdown in Old City.

IN THE BIZ (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Glam w/ Robbie Tronco, n/c. The superstar plays for all you biz-peeps.

INCOGNITO (weekly) (funk/soul) @ Swanky Bubbles w/ DJ Audible, n/c. Filthy, freaky Philly funk in Old City.

A-LIST MONDAYS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Emerald City w/ Frankie T. and more, call for cover. Rockin’ beats and Philly’s 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 on Delaware Ave.

DEEP N’ SEXY (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Pure w/ Lee Jones and Dozia, call for cover. Two Philly legends ride the vibe in Pure Pink.

TUESDAY, MARCH 2

MORE COWBELL VOL. 3 (one-off) (rock/pop) (funk/soul) @ Tritone w/ Nez and Hodges, n/c. Bring your cowbell to play along with cock-rockin’, cowbell-laden metal like Twisted Sister, Cinderella, blues, funk songs and more.

THE GET DOWN (monthly) (funk/soul) @ Fluid w/ DJ Cash Money, Rich Medina and Botany 500, $5/ladies free before 11 p.m./free if dressed in ’70s attire. Raw funk 45s, loads of soul and a soul food buffet.

MIXED TAPE (monthly) ( funk/soul) (trip-hop) (rock/pop) @ 700 Club w/ Hollis P. Monroe, Jon Gill, Christian Savage, Ivan Ross and more, n/c. Playing all the right songs in the right order.

M*A*S*H’D (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Khyber (upstairs) w/ Art Cuebik, Intrinsic and more, n/c. Get mashed with mash-ups.

AUTOMATIC TUESDAYS (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) (house) (techno) (electro) (breaks) @ Liquid Charm w/ Rubix Qube, Trevitt and more, $5/ladies free until 11 p.m. The "Techno Diner" continues.

PAY BACK TUESDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) @ Glam w/ Frankie T., $20. Classy club-ola with open bar from 9 p.m. to midnight.

TYRA TUESDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Mercury Lounge w/ guest DJ, $5. Music, spoken word, freestyle and the lovely voice of Tyra.

NEO-CITY (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ M Lounge w/ NX/Retro, $5. A unique blend of hip-hop, neo-soul and classic R&B.

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.

VIP TUESDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Filo’s w/ Kyle Grambino, n/c. Spinnin’ underground hip-hop.

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 TUESDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Club Flow w/ DJ KY and more, call for cover. D-Wood hosts a hip-hop/R&B/open mic showcase.

POSH TUESDAYS (weekly) (electro) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (techno) (house) @ Loie w/ Nick LeFace, n/c. Bumpin’ tunes in the French restaurant.

TWO 4 ONE (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Bump w/ DJ CD, n/c. Bumpin’ in the Gayborhood.

TEMPTATION 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.

BENJA STYLES SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Tragos, n/c. Hip-hop beats at the new Rittenhouse hot spot.

TUESDAYS AT PURE (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Pure w/ Frankie, call for cover. House music in Pure Pink.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3

HOLOGRAM (monthly) (experimental) (ambient) @ La Tazza w/ Arkitekchur, Sharks With Wings, Niku, Rob Mall and Sean "Dope Cock" O’Neal, $3. Live and DJ’d drone and bippity-bloopity IDM-ish moosh courtesy of TBTMO and Fuzzy Box.

DISCOBOTZ 13 (monthly) (breaks) @ Five Spot w/ DJ Zara, Imri and Kil0byte, n/c. Funky breaks and electro-funk -- the party’s one-year anniversary.

SOULGLOW (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Lounge 125 w/ Willyum and Sean "Sexy Boy" O’Neal, n/c. The soulful house weekly returns to Old City’s only after-hours venue -- going until 3:30 a.m.

GREENWAVE (weekly) (trip-hop) (drum ’n’ bass) (reggae) @ The Parkway w/ DStar, Adjua, Clayton & Fulcrum, SensiStar and Malachi, $3. Keepin’ it smooth with downtempo, acid jazz, reggae and more.

HYPNOTICA (weekly) (techno) @ Emerald City w/ Circuit Breaker, Dominator and Erica Stone, call for cover. A new bangin’ techno weekly with the kingpin of Hard To Swallow Records.

THE DIFFERENCE (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (house) (deep house) (world) @ Red Sky w/ Ill Vibe Collective and DJ Deta, n/c. Taking you on a fresh ’n’ funky musical journey.

COMPRESSION (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) (breaks) (trance) (hardcore) (techno) @ Who’s On Third w/ Dub Kinetics, The Hoffman Crew and more, n/c. A post-rave smashdown.

THE MONICA SHOW (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (house) (hip-hop) @ Saint Jack’s w/ Monica Sharp, Structure and more, n/c. Playing ’80s and getting drunk in Old City.

SEXUAL WEDNESDAY (weekly) (hip-hop) (house) (progressive house) @ Glam w/ Robbie Tronco, n/c. Party with Rockin Rusty and the Glam dancers.

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.

GET TRASHED (weekly) (rock/pop) (funk/soul) @ Marmont w/ DJ Loctgruv, n/c. Spinnin’ new wave, ’80s, rock and other trashy stuff.

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.

SPREAD "EM WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (house) (world) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Club 27 w/ Ian Productions give you Baltimore house, Latin house, hip-hop and reggae at the old Envy.

FIRE IN THE DISCO (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) @ SoMa w/ Adam Sparkles, Dave P, Julian S. Process and more, n/c. Sparkle motion, cocaine sex jams and party train anthems.

HEADSPREAD (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (deep house) (world) (reggae) @ 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.

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.

HEAR:HERE (weekly) (house) (deep house) (progressive house) @ Loie w/ Lee Jones, n/c. Beats, grub, spirits and vibe.

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.

NBA WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Suede w/ Baby DST, call for cover. The 76ers host a night of NBA action in Old City.

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.

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.

ONE LOUDER (weekly) (progressive house) (techno) (breaks) @ Tribecca w/ Mat Leutwyler and Mike Buttil, $10. Progressive house, breaks and techno fo’ that late-night ass.

SOUL CITY (weekly) (funk/soul) (world) @ 32° w/ Brendan, n/c. Plush soulfulness and pricey liquor in Old City.

MELISSA SPINS (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ Bump, n/c. Bumpin’ beats at the gay luxe lounge.

DJ LORNE SPINS (weekly) (deep house) (house) (trip-hop) @ Tragos, n/c. Groovy house in Rittenhouse Square.

PURE CIRCUIT (weekly) (progressive house) @ Pure, call for cover. Heavenly beats starting at midnight at the old 2-4 Club.

FRAIS JIVE (weekly) (deep house) (house) (funk/soul) (hip-hop) @ L’Hexagone w/ Randy Flash, n/c. Soulful, funky beats in Rittenhouse Square.

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.