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April 8-14, 2004

dj nights





Previous week April 1-7, 2004

Venue addresses and numbers

pick of the week:

SATURDAY, APRIL 10

HOLLERTRONIX (one-off) (rock/pop) (electro) (hip-hop) @ U.A.C.A. w/ Stretch Armstrong, Diplo and Low Budget, $5. If you haven’t noticed, these guys really blew up -- magazine covers and all. Git ready to git gritty all over the dance floor for the springtime bounce-off featuring ’80s, dirty south and Philadelphia-clash.

THURSDAY, APRIL 8

EARGASM 2 (one-off) (progressive house) (trance) (house) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Shampoo w/ DJ Moon, John Farruggio, Jimmy Mac, Phillee Blunt, Kurious George, Gerald Webb, DJ Sojo, Ronnie D and DJ Amaze, $10. Three rooms to party -- 17 to enter/21 to drink.

THAT THING (monthly) (deep house) (house) @ Aqua Lounge w/ Yuji-San, $5 after midnight. Spenser Michaels hosts a night of underground deep house and classics.

AUTOMAT (monthly) (rock/pop) (electro) (world) @ Silk City w/ Tom Trisome, Cullenstallin and Eric Z., call for cover. New and classic car-crash music like post-punk, electro and Italo disco.

HOMOS OUTTA THE HACIENDA (monthly) (rock/pop) (experimental) @ Khyber (upstairs) w/ John from Spaceboy and Julie Factorial, n/c. Get ready to drool all over their music collection.

VARIABLE SPEEDS (bi-weekly) (breaks) (electro) @ Parkway w/ Nomad, Ghost and React, $3/$2 for ladies. Breakbeat madness courtesy of Silent Assassins and BFK Multimedia.

13 (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (trance) (techno) @ Fiso Lounge w/ Michael Myers, Pat Egan and Jason Leroy, n/c. Local 13 is back pumpin’ trance, techno and house through your post-rave veins.

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.

FLIGHT LHEX 1718 (weekly) (house) (deep house) (progressive house) @ L’Hexagone w/ Niko Lush, n/c. a hodgepodge of house -- deep, vocal, French, disco, Chicago and progressive.

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.

OLD SCHOOL (weekly) (hip-hop) (electro) @ Deco w/ Alex Adrock and guests, call for cover. Spinnin’ old-school hip-hop and freestyle.

DANCE NIGHT (weekly) (house) (progressive house) @ Club Phenomenal w/ DJ Barney, $5. Get your move-on with cage dancers, female impersonators and shooter boys.

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.

FLASHBACK THURSDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ 12th Air Command w/ DJ Teke, call for cover. Party on with Philly’s finest homos.

PURE BOY (weekly) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Pure w/ Stephen Dirken and DJ BW, call for cover. Club-storming beats at the old 2-4 Club for 18+.

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/ Coda, Chris Patrick, DZA, Mynd, Prophet, 2wist and more, 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.

100% RECOMMENDED DAILY AUDIO (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Lounge 125 w/ Brian Nagele and more, N/C. Your favorite house tunes at Old City’s only extended hours club.

SOUNDBOY (weekly) (trip-hop) (hip-hop) (reggae) (rock/pop) (house) @ SoMa w/ Kevin Jae, n/c. Broken beat flava, rock and more in Old City.

DOZIA SPINS (weekly) (house) (deep house) (hip-hop) @ Fiso Lounge, $5. Groovy grooves with the Ovum hot shot.

SIN THURSDAY (weekly) (goth/industrial) (electro) (rock/pop) @ La Tazza w/ Still Life Decay, DJ Syn.dril, And One, Black Widow, Red, Zillah and Aaargh, $6 w/ flier. 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.

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 mojitas.

LORNE SPINS (weekly) (funk/soul) (trip-hop) (world) @ Loie, n/c. Eclectic vibrations with the U.K. mofo.

SINK OR SWIM (weekly also Fri. and Sat.) (rock/pop) (electro) (techno) (hip-hop) @ Lucy’s w/ DJ Bush, n/c. Spinning it all from 10 p.m. to midnight.

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.

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.

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.

MAJOR TAYLOR SPINS (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Five Spot, call for cover. Droppin’ hip-hop, reggae and R&B.

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, APRIL 9

HOUSEY DOINGS (one-off) (house) @ La Tazza w/ Matt Brownell, Frank Scott, Carl Michaels, Matt Wich, Aaron, Dirty, Kevin V, Willyum and Jason Leroy, n/c. House music all night long on Brownell’s Birthday.

YELLOW (one-off) (progressive house) (house) (reggae) (hip-hop) @ Egypt w/ DJ Ronnie, DJ Sojo and Big Jim, $10. Three rooms to party and the "Sexy Little Bunny" contest.

ANOTHER FREE FUCKIN PARTY (monthly) (techno) @ Parkway w/ Jamie Morris, Trevitt, Dissonance, Andrew and Ryan V, n/c. A mishmash of techno-rama fo’ free.

THE SONIC SOCIAL (monthly) (deep house) (house) @ Aqua Lounge w/ DJ Lovegrove, Adam Auburn, Carlos Sanchez and Zak, $6. Sonic Soul from Baltimore launches a monthly for lovers of deep, organic house.

SCION: PHILLY (monthly) (hip-hop) (house) (funk/soul) (world) @ Fluid w/ Bobbito (a.k.a. DJ Cucumberslice), Rich Medina and Statik, n/c w/ RSVP (www.scion.com/metro). The car company now throws monthly parties in three cities.

ELECTRO-CURRENT (monthly) (electro) (rock/pop) (funk/soul) (goth/industrial) @ Liquid Charm w/ Pussy Galore, Dave Ghoul, Wil Austin and Dr. Octo-Pussy, n/c. Electro-clash, new wave, disco-punk and more on Pussy Galore’s 30th Birthday.

GAIAN MIND (monthly) (trance) (ambient) @ Ulana’s w/ Alberto, Allen, Andrew Light and Dr. Jamo, $7/$5 before 11 p.m. Philly’s premier psychedelic trance party.

TRONIK SESSIONS (monthly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Saint Jack’s w/ Art Cuebik, Joey Breakdown and Mohaj, n/c. Another session of old school drum and bass illness.

JULIE G. SPINS (monthly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) @ Khyber (upstairs), n/c. The Hot Topic chick spins indie rock and hip-hop.

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

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.

SHAFT FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) (rock/pop) (electro) @ Shampoo w/ Dean Chronic, Ed Sittler, Maria V., Terri Cotto and more, call for cover. Wanna get shafted, honey?

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/ Street Orchestra, $10/$5 before 11 p.m./ladies free before 11 p.m. Groove to cool-out cuts or chill in the Hookah Lounge.

FEEL GOOD FRIDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) @ Fiso Lounge w/ Chris Bee and guests, $5. Progressive club beats at the old Eden Roc.

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

FRIDAYS AT PHENOMENAL (weekly) (progressive house) (house) @ Club Phenomenal w/ Jymme Brown Skinny, $5. Feel the house above Key West.

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.

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

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.

FRIDAY NIGHT’S CORNER (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) (hip-hop) @ Emerald City w/ Jimmy Mac and Frankie T, call for cover. Two rooms of top-notch club-ola.

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) @ Mamont w/ Radian, n/c. French lovin’ in Old City.

SOLOMONIC SOUND SYSTEM (weekly) (reggae) @ Filo’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 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.

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.

MAJOR TAYLOR SPINS (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) @ Jones, n/c. Droppin’ indie rock, new wave and electro.

SATURDAY, APRIL 10

GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME (one-off) (progressive house) (house) (trance) (hip-hop) (reggae) (electro) (rock/pop) @ Shampoo w/ Anthony Acid, Mike Macaluso, Brian Nagele, Dave P, Adam Sparkles, Diabolic, DJ Sojo and Ronnie D, $20/$15 before midnight. An Easter weekend bash with three rooms to party an a VIP launch party Philly2nite.com.

HOUSE SESSIONS EDITION 1 (one-off) (house) (progressive house) (deep house) @ Goose Bumps w/ Gabriel Ben and Snug, n/c. All forms of house music -- like deep, tribal, progressive, tech-y and more.

G-ROOM (monthly) (house) (progressive house) (rock/pop) @ Pure w/ Summerjoy, Cybelle and ADDjs, $5. Two floors of house and indie disco for a non-profit gathering benefiting Women’s Anti-Violence Education (WAVE).

THE SHAKEDOWN (monthly) (house) (deep house) @ Silk City w/ Mazi (a.k.a. Audio Soul Project), Rob Paine, Zacharijah and Willyum, call for cover. The Worship Recordings crew brings one of finest house DJs outta Chicago.

DISCOBOTZ 14 (monthly) (breaks) (electro) @ Fiso Lounge w/ Mo7s, Chris Pattison, Chris Gallagher and Kil0byte, $5/free before 10 p.m. The night of nu-breaks, classic electro and ultra-funk moves to a new location.

ROCKABILLY NITE (monthly) (rock/pop) @ La Tazza w/ Full Blown Cherry, DJ Scared Stiff, Blue Suede Bombers and more, $5. Bnads and DJs dishin’ out rockabilly on Old City.

THE MONEY SHOT (monthly) (rock/pop) (experimental) @ Khyber (upstairs) w/ Adam Marks, n/c. A fusion of electronica and indie rock.

PHEROMONE (monthly) (deep house) (house) @ Aqua Lounge w/ K-Swizzle and Carlos Sanchez, $5. Sensuous deep house grooves.

REVOLUTION (bi-weekly) (goth/industrial) @ Paradise Alley w/ Danny Red, Totentanz, The Black Oil and Panzer Division, $5. Two floors of EBM, industrial, noise and synth-pop.

SUBCODE (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ The Parkway w/ Keaton, Magin Boo, Amensmasher, Magnum, Nate Day, Armen, Synikal, MC Sharpness and Illy MC, $10/$7 reduced. Substitution’s weekly drum and bass smashdown with U.K.’s killer from the Renegade Hardware stable.

ENERGY (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (hip-hop) @ Deco w/ Jason E and DJ Sojo, call for cover. Raging club-ola until 3:30 a.m.

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.

THIRST (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (hip-hop) @ Tribecca w/ Christian James and Kyle Grambino, $15/$10 before midnight. Funky tribal house on the main floor, and the hottest hip-hop downstairs.

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

FUNKY SATURDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (house) (hip-hop) @ Emerald City w/ Mike Alba and Scott Payne call for cover. Two rooms of funky antics and outrageous behavior.

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 (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/ Dozia, n/c before midnight. 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.

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

BOYS NIGHT OUT (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (house) (electro) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) @ Mercury Lounge w/ DJ Red Carpet, n/c. Everything from trance to hip-hop at the old Liquid Blue.

SUNDAY, APRIL 11

EGG (one-off) (hip-hop) (trance) (progressive house) (house) (reggae) @ Shampoo w/ DJ Green Lantern, DJ Moon, John Farruggio, Jimmy Mac, Kurious George, Matt Money, Big W and DJ Sojo, $20. An Easter bash with five rooms to party starring Eminem’s DJ outta NYC.

HOP (one-off) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) (reggae) @ Egypt w/ DJ 54 and DJ Ronnie, $15. An Easter party for the teenie-boppin’ club-kids from 6-10 p.m.

GRAND REOPENING OF KHYBER UPSTAIRS PARTY (one-off) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (experimental) (reggae) @ Khyber w/ Bad Reputation gals, DJ Kyle, Joel Flood, Labuda, Julie G., John from Spaceboy,Julia Factorial, Mikey Walker, Nick LeFace, DJ Terrydactyl, SongPartyShock boys and more, n/c. Khyber resident DJs all spin downstairs.

ONE WEIRD PARTY (one-off) (rock/pop) @ Silk City w/ Jay Swartz, $3. Spinning festival indie rock.

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.

TEA DANCE (weekly) (rock/pop) (house) (hip-hop) @ Club Phenomenal w/ Salotta Tee and more, $3. Get your afternoon party-on above Key West from 4-10 p.m.

GET OFF SUNDAYS (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Fiso Lounge w/ Rahsaan and Vinnie G, $5. Old school house at the old Eden Roc.

SOLID (weekly) (deep house) (house) (trip-hop) @ Red Sky w/ Ivan Ross and Jon Gill, n/c. Throwin’ down the latest in soulful house and jazzy downtempo grooves.

SUCK "EM DOWN SUNDAYS (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) @ Club 218 w/ June Bug and DJ Gully, $2. An "In the Biz" night for the South Street workers.

SHIFTED SUNDAYS (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) (hip-hop) (reggae) (breaks) @ Lickety Split w/ GC, Synikal, Hidro, Rikrok and more, 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 and ?uestlove, n/c. Squarebiz presents hip-hop beats and candy treats.

NAUGHTY SUNDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (hip-hop) @ Deco w/ Robbie Tronco, DJ Tripp and Jay Roy, $10. Q102’s Nudge hosts the 18+ party -- going until 3:30 a.m.

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.

SESSION SUNDAYS (weekly) (progressive house) (trance) (hip-hop) @ Deco, call for cover. Still clubbing from Saturday night? Keep partying starting at 6 a.m. on Sunday morning.

MONDAY, APRIL 12

POP ROCK SUICIDE (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (hip-hop) @ Valanni w/ Jon Gill and Kathy Fadigan, n/c. Win stuff for geeking out at the ’80s karaoke night.

ABSOLUTE MONDAYS (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) @ Liquid Charm w/ 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.

OLD SKOOL MONDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Goose Bumps w/ Scot Payne, n/c. Spinnin’ that old-school hip-hop that you grew up with.

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, APRIL 13

FUZED FUNK (monthly) (drum ’n’ bass) (breaks) @ Fiso Lounge w/ DJ Zinc, Kaos, Magin Boo, Armen, Royce, Magnum, Armanni, Sharpness, Illy Emcee and Mis-Ty, $10/$8 reduced. See Sound Advice on DJ Zinc.

TIGHTEN UP TUESDAYS (weekly) (funk/soul) (house) @ Posh w/ Joey Blanco and Train, n/c. Playing disco classics all night long.

A ROCK TITS EVENT (weekly) (rock/pop) @ Tritone w/ Nez and Hodges, n/c. A vinylicous rock ’n’ roll DJ dude ranch.

M*A*S*H’D (weekly) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) (electro) (reggae) (goth/industrial) @ Khyber (upstairs) w/ Art Cuebik, Intrinsic and more, n/c. Get mashed with mash-ups.

SWAY (weekly) (drum ’n’ bass) (house) (techno) (electro) (breaks) @ Liquid Charm w/ 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., $10. Classy club-ola with $1 drinks 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.

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.

PURE PINK (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ Pure w/ Carl Michaels, call for cover. House music in Pure Pink.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14

SECOND WEDNESDAYS (monthly) (house) (deep house) @ Fluid w/ Pete Moss, $5. Soulful house with the house maestro.

PLUG ME IN (monthly) (rock/pop) @ Silk City w/ ADDjs, call for cover. Indie beats and non-stop robot rock.

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

PHRACTURED PHUNK (weekly) (breaks) (trip-hop) (drum ’n’ bass) @ The Parkway w/ Synikal, Sunshine, Otis the Rigger and Za, n/c. A new weekly for the breakbeat fiends.

REWIND WEDNESDAYS (weekly) (hip-hop) (rock/pop) (electro) @ La Tazza w/ DJ Ayeone and guest, $3/ladies free before 11 p.m. AdLib hosts a night of ’80s hip-hop jams and more.

DADDY...I’M A STRIPPER! (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) @ Marmont w/ Bikini Beth B. and Deejay DJ, n/c. Spinnin’ music to take your clothes off to.

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.

RETRO NIGHT (weekly) (rock/pop) (hip-hop) (house) @ Club Phenomenal w/ Salotta Tee, $5. Dance to the old-school tunes above Key West.

THE MONICA SHOW (weekly) (rock/pop) (electro) (house) (hip-hop) @ Saint Jack’s w/ Monica Sharp, Structure and Matt Wich, 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.

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.

CHRISTIAN JAMES SPINS (weekly) (house) @ Fiso Lounge, $5. Funky house at the old Eden Roc.

AFTERPARTY WEDNESDAY (weekly) (progressive house) (house) (trance) (hip-hop) @ Deco w/ Jason E, call for cover. Hip-hop and club anthems all night long.

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.

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.

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.

THRUST (weekly) (progressive house) @ Pure w/ Michael Decero, call for cover. A familiar and uplifting experience 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.

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

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.

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