We've made some last minute changes to the event today, Sept 25th, due to weather concerns. We decided to move the location to an indoor location, Safe Harbor Loft in Soho.

The address is 446 Broadway. We've also changed the times, and the event starts now at 2pm and ends at 11pm. We're super excited about this location and believe everyone will be too once they see the space.

Tim Sweeney

Tim Sweeney's WNYU radio show Beats in Space is celebrating 12 years by throwing a party in the parking lot at 59 North 6th St in Williamsburg on Sunday (near Cameo, across the street from Music Hall of Williamsburg and Public Assembly). The outdoor, rain-or-shine, 21+ event runs from noon-9pm and features the following lineup:

Matthew Dear (Ghostly Intl)
Juan Maclean (DFA Records)
Metro Area (Environ Records)
Rub N Tug (Eric Duncan & Thomas Bullock)
Kim Ann Foxman (Hercules & Love Affair)
DJ Nature (Golf Channel)
Blondes (performing Live/RVNG)
Tim Sweeney (BIS Records)

Meanwhile, Blondes can be found DJing Friday night (tonight, 9/23) at Santos Party House along with a cast that includes No Bra, Carsten Nicolai of Signal and Ital (aka "the new dancefloor oriented solo project of Daniel Martin McCormick of Mi Ami, Black Eyes, Sex Worker"). Listen to Ital in a video below...

Continue reading "Beats in Space throwing a fest outside on N. 6th (Sunday), Blondes also DJs Santos w/ ITAL (tonight)"

Holy Ghost! in Austin last week (more by Tim Griffin)

The second edition of Noncerts goes down at Cameo Gallery in Brooklyn tonight (4/29). Elvis Perkins, Martha Wainwright, and Jesse Harris will all play sets with the all-star house band and tickets for the benefit are still on sale.

Stick around after Noncerts for the dance party happening in the same venue with DFA DJs Jee Day, Matt Cash and Juan Maclean who may not be joined by his bandmate Nancy Whang even though she will probably make an appearance earlier in the night across the street at the sold out Holy Ghost! show happening at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Nancy is scheduled to instead appear with Classixx tonight at Webster Hall (flyer below). If that's not enough DFA for you, Free Energy play a show tonight at Glasslands too. Oh, and if you're going to Holy Ghost!, save your ticket stub (if you have one). It gets you $3.00 off admission to Cameo (doors at midnight).

Holy Ghost! just got off a tour with Cut Copy whose next NYC show is in Prospect Park with Midnight Magic who you can catch way before that on North 6th Street too. On Cinco de Mayo, while BOBBY are doing there thing over at Knitting Factory, Midnight Magic, Arthur Baker, and DFA DJ Matt Thornley will play a show in the back room of Public Assembly while Colin Rogister [Disocography], Joakim [Paris/ Tigersushi], Sal P [Liquid Liquid], and Tim Sweeney [Beats in Space/ DFA] hold it down in the same venue's loft space. A $15 ticket will get you into both the main event and the "Discography" party in the loft, or you can skip the downstairs and pay only $5. The flyer for that part is below...

Continue reading "Juan Maclean DJ's after Noncerts, Holy Ghost! & Free Energy +++ catch Midnight Magic & even more DFA on Cinco de Mayo"

DFA's Juan Maclean and Tim Sweeney are DJing an unofficial party tonight, 12/3, in Brooklyn. Juan Maclean is also DJing again in NYC on 12/9 and in other cities this month. All dates below...

Continue reading "Juan Maclean & Tim Sweeney DJ dates (tonight included)"

DOWNLOAD: Tim Sweeney Live @ Sunday Best - August 16 (MP3)

Joakim

It's been a very exciting week in dance, with both Bassment Jaxx and Royksopp show announcements. Unfortunately we still have to wait a few months before those happen. In the meantime, here is what's going on this weekend:

Continue reading "the week in Dance w/ Showtrotta (part 2) (Joakim, Michna, Theo Parrish, Holy Ghost, Soul Bowl, the Drums & more) "

Despite rumors to the contrary, the outdoor Brooklyn venue on the Gowanus canal (at the Issue Project Room's former address) will be open again this summer. Last year it was called The Yard. This year its new name is The BKLYN Yard (388 Carroll St., Brooklyn, NY).

A few events have already been announced (below), and that includes the return of Sunday Best - the dance party happening at the venue every Sunday from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend. As an added bonus, this year they've secured the Bell House as a rain location. Full schedule and more details below...

Continue reading "The Yard (now called The BKLYN Yard) is back - initial summer 2009 schedule includes Sunday Best "

Felix Cartal @ Webster Hall - February 27, 2009 (Nicky Digital)

There was quite a bit going on last week, but I hardly went to any of it. I did most of my getting down at the David Byrne show Saturday night at Radio City, which I (unlike Jon Pareles) found to be a great show.

On my way home from David's show Friday night I found myself at the Studio at Webster Hall just to buy a friend a birthday drink. I caught some of Futurecop's set, but it was a bit too much, too soon after David Byrne for me to absorb any of it or make any judgment.

Fortunately I wound up sticking around and getting my ears used to hearing electronic music long enough to realize Felix Cartal was tearing it up. His set was full of bangers, many of which I hadn't heard before. One was a remix/mash-up of Daft Punk's "Oh Yeah" and "Rollin' & Scratchin'" that was sick and featured a weird little vocal periodically saying "rollin' & scratchin!". As good as Felix's set was, I was exhausted and left before he was done.

This week is brimming with good deejays and I am almost glad I won't be around to have to make any of these decisions you're going to face, specifically for Friday & Saturday night. Here's what's happening:

Continue reading "the week in Dance w/ Showtrotta (Mixhell, Frankie Knuckles, Italians Do It Better, Glass Candy, Chairlift, more...)"

photos by Noah Gilbert

"Anyone who knows Tim Sweeney's radio show 'Beats In Space' knows that the dream is to one day see him floatin around in space playing all your favourite tunes, while you're sipping cosmopolitans with ET and doing the 2-step with Alf.

Since this is close to impossible organisers of One Step Beyond teamed up with the guys over at The Fader to create a world within a world, a unique experience like no other.

The outcome was Tim Sweeney performing an exclusive set inside one of the world's largest planetariums in New York. Not just any planetarium, this is the American Museum Of Natural History, and from all accounts, he did not disappoint, playing a cool mix of crate diggin and familiar jams for all who attended." [Mod Blog]

Continue reading "Tim Sweeney @ American Museum of Natural History - pics"

DOWNLOAD: Trus'me on Beats In Space June 17, 2008 (MP3)

the crowd @ Studio B - January 10, 2009 (CRED)

What started out as a half-full Studio B on a snowy Saturday night (1/10) had turned into a full-out dance party by the time I left. The dubby, experimental band, Lemonade got the crowd warmed up with an energetic live set around midnight. I enjoyed this performance more than their show at the Annex, but they are still a little more mellow & dubby than what I would listen to regularly.

In any case, by the time Lemonade's set was over, the crowd which had been attentively bobbing their heads and working up to various levels of dancing began getting down to Holy Ghost's set nearly instantly. They were ready to dance - the crowd took the attention they had fixated on Lemonade and literally pivoted ninety degrees, faced the dj booth and just started going at it on the dancefloor. In a time when some people still cringe at the mention of disco, it was really great to see such a warm response to some markedly great examples of the sound (both new and old) from Holy Ghost.

Holy Ghost @ Studio B - January 10, 2009 (CRED)

I could see what my only complaint about the entire evening would be when Maggie Horn crept up on the platform in front of the deejay booth about 45 minutes into Holy Ghost's set - we were only going to get 1 HOUR OF DISCO! It was just cruel...Holy Ghost had such a good groove going, I literally was close to weeping when they stopped. There should be a 2 hour disco minimum!

Disco rant aside, the new Curses! track featuring Maggie Horn was pretty tight and I appreciated it. Following that, some of the Trouble & Bass crew (including the Captain, Drop the Lime, and Star Eyes) traded off on the decks, but I couldn't make the shift from sweet, sweaty disco to heavy bass so I called it an early night while the still mostly full floor danced on.

Maggie Horn and Curses! @ Studio B - January 10, 2009 (CRED)

This week the slight beginning of the new year dance lull has subsided and we're back to the usual monstrous amount of dancing to be done. Here are some options for where to get down on Friday, with a post of events for Saturday through next week on its way:

Continue reading "the Friday night in Dance w/ Showtrotta"

As Showtrotta pointed out, "Nick Catchdubs is deejaying the Fader's monthly museum get down, One Step Beyond, at the American Museum of Natural History along with Michna (Ghostly)." That happens tonight, Friday November 21st, from 9pm-1am (21+).

Ten hours later, Saturday November 22nd, at the same museum:

The American Museum of Natural History will open an outdoor skating rink for the first time in its 140-year history. The Museum's new Polar Rink, made from synthetic ice, is located on the Arthur Ross Terrace, with magnificent views of the glowing Rose Center for Earth and Space and the surrounding Theodore Roosevelt Park. Skaters will glide around a 17-foot-tall polar bear made of openwork stainless steel festooned with pine boughs and twinkling lights. Engaging facts about polar bears and the Earth's polar regions, as well as "green" tips and suggestions, will surround the rink, extending the Museum experience beyond its halls.

I have one pair of tickets to giveaway to Friday's One Step Beyond party. How to win them, and the flyer, below...

Continue reading "Museum of Natural History - dance Friday, skate Saturday "

photos by Bao Nguyen

DOWNLOAD: Cut Copy - Hearts on Fire (Joakim Remix) (MP3)

Cut Copy played two NYC shows this week. One was at Studio B with the Black Kids who they're touring with, and one was without the Black Kids last night at Bowery Ballroom (May 14, 2008).

Cut Copy = Good hair, good looks, good and subtle use of unlikely influences (Fleetwood Mac, ELO, etc.), good tunes = Great, great times. [For Your Pleasure]

Continue reading "Cut Copy @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC (pics) & another remix"

Continue reading "a DFA DANCE PARTY @ the Museum of Modern Art"

Tim Sweeney at Cielo, URB Magazine, 205, Pase Rock, free stuff, etc.....

Continue reading "United Tradeshow NYC nighlife schedule (free events)"

DOWNLOAD: David Bruno - Winter in Sa Trincha Mix (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: David Bruno - No Way, No Way (Oct 2007 Mix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Metro Area - Orange Alert (DFA Remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Metro Area - Atmosphrique [Aquafresh] (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Beats in Space, Dec. 25th (part 1 with Scotty Coats) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Beats in Space, Dec. 25th (part 2 with Tim Sweeney) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Beats in Space, Dec. 18th (part 1 with Gerd Janson) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Beats in Space, Dec. 18th (part 2 with Tim Sweeney) (MP3)

Congrats to BV "Week in Dance" contributor David Bruno on the 1-year anniversary of his and Robot Blair's "People Don't Dance No More" party.

Help him celebrate Friday night (Jan 4) at Studio B with special guest DJ's Metro Area and Tim Sweeney. More details below....

Continue reading "People Don't Dance No More Turns 1 at Studio B FRIDAY NIGHT w/METRO, Tim Sweeney (MP3s)"

DOWNLOAD: Booka Shade - In White Rooms (mexico Mix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: TTC - Travailler (orgasmic Remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: In Flagranti - In The Silver White Box (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Tim Sweeney & Bogman 7-24 mix (MP3) (info)

to make up for missing last week, here's an early 'week in dance' by David Bruno....

@ an Ed Banger Costume Party in Paris (CRED)


Bonjour party people. Sorry for yet another absence but I was spending some time in Paris. As a result, I've got loads of fantastic new music to turn you on to in the next few weeks, but first lets get caught up on upcoming events this week.....

Booka Shade returns on Thursday night (August 2) at Studio B in Brooklyn for the rare weekday Fixed party. As far as live electronic music goes, Booka Shade are one of the top bands out there. The boys at RVNG have posted up the Booka Shade Essential Mix for your review. (They've also just put out a killer tee shirt!)

More beeeeeeelow.....

Continue reading "the (early) week in Dance w/ David Bruno (07/31/07)"