Saturday night (5/23):

Phonique is deejaying at Sullivan Room. I first came across Phonique through his track "Casualities" which features Erlend Oye. I love the track but never got around to checking out any more of Phonique's music. From the sound of it, it's a bit on the techy side of house...but his background is very extensive and varied (check out his bio on RA) so who knows what he might play. Download his Radio Sputnik mix from last month at the top of this post. Party info and tracklisting below:

Advanced tickets available here.

Phonique DJ Mix For Radio Sputnik, April '09 tracklisting

01 Headless Ghost 'the journey' -sthlmaudio
02 Ralph Falcon 'every now and then (Remix)' -nervous
03 Session Victim 'swashbuckler' -hairy claw
04 Namito 'zorro (Phonique & Tigerskin Remix)' -great stuff
05 Nick Curly 'say something' -8bit
06 Tomas Barfod & Fredski 'march on swan lake' -get physical
07 Till von Sein 'ovas (Catz N Dogz Remix)' -dirt crew
08 Shinedoe feat. Innersphere 'higher' -intacto
09 Headless Ghost 'neverending stories' -sthlmaudio
10 Solan 'gotta use it (Gorge Remix) -hertzlich
11 DJ Buck 'blazin' trails' -totem 2002

- Get down outside: Louie Vega is at Water Taxi Beach.
- Silent Disco at the BKLYN Yard.
- Down & Derby Roller Disco at Studio B. (in case you're lacking inspiration)
- Skinny Friedman is at Arrow Bar (download a mix from him in last week's post)
- Save the Cannibals at Rebel with Guy Gerber.
- I Love Vinyl at Le Poisson Rouge:

a new monthly all-vinyl oasis at the Gallery Bar at LPR, featuring a dream team of resident romantics. Sharing deck duties will be djs Amir (bbe), one half of the internationally known rare record digger mixtape duo, Kon & Amir; prolific beatsmith Ge-Ology (Female Fun), boasting remix credits from Pete Rock to PPP; The Twilite Tone (Great Weekend), both a key player in the seminal 90's Chicago house scene, and long-time producer and dj for Common; New York veterans OP! and Scribe (Raw Fusion NYC), and Jon Oliver (EVR), the baby of the bunch. with these heavy hitters butting music heads, expect sonic sparks, and stellar unannounced guests. the sounds will be mind-wide, foot-friendly, and snap crackle popping. no laptops allowed.

Sunday night there are lots of outdoor dance parties happening but before I get to them...an exciting indoor option at Studio B: Famous Friends and Big Stereo present Vega, making his live New York City debut (+ dj sets from Hugo van Dyck, Flashmen, and VDRK). I just recently became familiar with Vega's music which is super retro, poppy, discoey, and housey all at once. Check out the 80's-ness paired with the fittingly old school skate movie "Thrashin" below along with the party info and download some Vega & Flashmen tracks at the top of this post.

Free with RSVP

More Sunday (5/24) events
- Sunday Best kicks off at the BKLYN Yard with Quentin Harris.
- Throne of Blood party at Trophy Bar.

- Tropical Hotdog: rooftop party & BBQ with Anton from No Ordinary Monkey (among others) at Studio B.
- Turntables on the Hudson at Water Taxi Beach.

Here's what's happening heading into next week:

Monday - Memorial Day (5/25)
- Francois K deejays Deep Space at Cielo all night.
- Tommy Moye is at Trophy Bar.

Wednesday (5/27)
- Modular's new weekly, Downtown Downturn, continues at BEast (171 E. Broadway at Rutgers). This week's is hosted by Loudcrowd.
- Kevin Hedge (Blaze Imprints) deejays Roots at Cielo.

Have fun getting down on this long weekend but be sure to get some rest too! Next week is looking great in terms of dancing. Here is just some of what is headed our way:

May 29 - Disco 3000 with Trus'me & DJ Qool Marv at APT
May 29 - Throne of Blood rooftop BBQ w/ Gabe Andruzzi (The Rapture), Max Pask & The Wiz (Populette), and James F*@ING Friedman at Studio B
May 30 - Moderat (Modeselektor & Apparat) at Webster Hall
May 30 - Mister Saturday Night with Pilooski at a secret loft
May 31 - Été d'Amour with Dimitri from Paris at the Rivington Hotel penthouse

-Showtrotta