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This week, New York is giving you range. And we mean that in every possible direction.
On one end, you have JOYR!DE at Loafers on Tuesday — a top selector in an intimate cocktail bar, playing something slower and more personal than you'd ever hear them play anywhere else. Or, if you really want to go internal, there's techno yoga at Trans-Pecos. Yes, that's a real thing. Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like.
On the other end, ON TOP at Le Bain on Thursday has Amber Valentine and Saint Valentine holding the rooftop with a show from P_A_T and Muffy. Gloriously unhinged, as Susanne Bartsch intended.
And everything in between.
Wednesday, Tim Lucent goes all vinyl at Outer Heaven for deep house grooves in one of downtown Manhattan's most intentional listening rooms. Also Wednesday, there is queer line dancing at Roberta's. Both correct. Both available to you.
Thursday, RUMBA for Venezuela at Good Room raises funds for earthquake relief at home — an all-Venezuelan lineup spinning techno and house all night, every dollar going directly to people who need it. And Breaking Capacity brings lesbian drum and bass to Boyfriend co-op. Because why not.
Think of this week like the New York Magazine approval matrix, except instead of highbrow and lowbrow, the axes are pensive and explosive, intimate and unhinged. There are events in every quadrant this week.
Find your coordinates. Go.
Tuesday August 4th
KANDYLION @ Animal, on Tue, 4 Aug, 20:00–02:00
KANDYLION's underground house residency at Animal continues — a Brooklyn staple of queer and sapphic nightlife, her high-energy sets pulling from house, acid, breaks, and techno with the kind of floor knowledge that comes from years of building real community around the music.
Open Decks with STEEN and Giant Size Josh @ SILO, on Tue, 4 Aug, 19:00–02:00
Progressive house and house open decks on SILO's Danley system, this week co-hosted by Giant Size Josh. Sign up in person for a 12-minute slot and the floor stays open to anyone who wants to play.
JOYR!DE – Adam Unknown @ Loafers Cocktail Bar, on Tue, 4 Aug, 19:00–23:00
Adam Unknown is a Boston-rooted selector who has been quietly building a reputation in the queer underground without much fanfare — exactly the kind of artist JOYR!DE was designed to spotlight. Four hours at Loafers in a room where the music does the talking, at a volume and intimacy you'd never get at a bigger show.
Techno Yoga: Yaya Flows, Sobolik @ Trans-Pecos, on Tue, 4 Aug, 19:00–21:00
Not a dance floor — a yoga class set to techno, with Sobolik behind the decks and Yaya Flows leading the movement. Two hours at Trans-Pecos to stretch and throw that ass on your mat, as Yaya herself puts it.
In The Echo Chamber: An Evening of Dub Reggae — Ayanna Heaven, Carter Van Pelt, Jonny Go Figure @ Silence Please, on Tue, 4 Aug, 19:00–22:00
Not a dance floor — a listening session and conversation about dub, tracing its six-decade evolution from the instrumental building block of Jamaican soundsystem culture to its global adoption as the foundation of remix. Ayanna Heaven, Carter Van Pelt, and Jonny Go Figure guide the evening through one of the most quietly influential sounds in music history.
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NYC club culture runs on its own timeline — which means some of the best events only surface 24 hours before they happen, buried in someone's Instagram stories with an RSVP link that disappears in ten minutes.
I catch as much as I can for the newsletter, but when something drops late, Instagram is where I post it first.
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Wednesday August 5th
Outer Heaven presents: Tim Lucent @ Outer Heaven, on Wed, 5 Aug, 20:00–03:00
Tim Lucent's all-vinyl Wednesday residency continues at Outer Heaven. Deep house grooves, cheeky basslines, and gorgeous synth melodies in one of downtown Manhattan's most intentional listening rooms, running until 3am for people who know Wednesday is just Friday in disguise.
TROPICO BEATS @ MAD Radio NYC, on Wed, 5 Aug, 18:00–00:00
Six hours of disco at MAD Radio from TROPICO BEATS — an early evening that lets the music do exactly what MAD Radio was built for, warm, intentional, and built for listening as much as dancing.
SYSTEM: Madre Guía, KC, Atomheartmommy, Sofi Vonn @ Mood Ring, on Wed, 5 Aug, 22:00–02:00
Four selectors building a free Wednesday night at Mood Ring around community, rhythm, and movement. Madre Guía, KC, Atomheartmommy, and Sofi Vonn — each bringing a distinct voice to a floor that knows how to hold them all.
Baddie2Baddie: XOY b2b MANGUMAMI, Soo Intoit b2b Xana 101, Petal b2b CMD+JAZMINE @ Jupiter Disco, on Wed, 5 Aug, 19:00–02:00
Three b2b pairs, three collective names, one inaugural night at Jupiter Disco by faggots for faggots. Recession Indicator, Spiral Sisters, and Sugar & Spice each bring thick drums and luscious melodies to the floor — pick a cunt outfit and cancel your plans.
Rogers Rodeo One Year Anniversary @ Roberta's, on Wed, 5 Aug, 19:00–22:00
Not a DJ night — a queer line dancing celebration at Roberta's outdoor space, marking one year of Rogers Rodeo. Beginner lessons and guided dances from 19:00, followed by open line dancing, pizza under the tent, and song requests via the QJay app. Hosted by Kami.
Thursday August 6th
ON TOP by Susanne Bartsch: Saint Valentine, Amber Valentine @ Le Bain, on Thu, 6 Aug, 22:00–04:00
Saint Valentine and Amber Valentine hold Le Bain's rooftop for a special edition of ON TOP, with a show from P_A_T and Muffy keeping the night exactly as gloriously unhinged as Bartsch intended.
Frontyard FM x Level III: k.tea, Spiñorita, Dennis Free, MESA, Tallboy, Isa Tariq @ Signal, on Thu, 6 Aug, 21:00–02:00
A deep house summer night at Signal from two radio collectives joining forces. k.tea's warm soulful groove meets LA-based Spiñorita's genre-fluid energy, with Dennis Free, MESA, Tallboy, and Isa Tariq filling out a lineup built for people who want music that actually goes somewhere.
Woodshop: Ellen.J, D-Jane @ Dead Letter No. 9, on Thu, 6 Aug, 21:00–02:00
The monthly Brooklyn dyke and trans night returns to Dead Letter. Ellen.J takes CARGO from 23:00 with a fluid blend of house, electronica, and left-field club sounds, while D-Jane holds the Foyer from 21:45 with hypnotic techno and club rhythms shaped by the New York and Los Angeles underground. Tattoos and tooth gems throughout the night.
HOUSE ON WAX: MARKCIANO, LemAr @ MAD Radio NYC, on Thu, 6 Aug, 18:00–02:00
Eight hours of house music on wax at MAD Radio from MARKCIANO and LemAr — an early start in Williamsburg's most intentional listening room, building from a happy hour into something more focused as the night finds its rhythm.
Resolute presents: Shonky, Choukroun b2b Luca Clavarino @ Outer Heaven, on Thu, 6 Aug, 20:00–04:00
Shonky is one of the key figures behind Paris's global resurgence in electronic music and a core member of Apollonia alongside Dan Ghenacia and Dyed Soundorom. His groovy, techy, minimal house sets penetrate deep and keep the room locked from open to close. Choukroun and Luca Clavarino go b2b to open the night.
Beneath x Electrosol present Garden State of Mind: SOICY, Mike Foch, TOR$O, Matt Pace @ Jupiter Disco, on Thu, 6 Aug, 22:00–02:00
New Jersey's underground tastemakers cross the river to Jupiter Disco. Mike Foch connects the room to the roots of queer, jackin', and tribal New York club history, SOICY anchors with subby experimental hypnotic rhythms, Matt Pace takes the floor into dubby dream-like soundscapes, and TOR$O locks it down with acid and progressive minimal loops.
Breaking Capacity presents Dykes n' Bass: XXHARDBIT3S, PlayPlay, MF BUTCH, SWiTriX @ Boyfriend co-op, on Thu, 6 Aug, 20:00–00:00
Drum and bass, jungle, and breakbeat-forward selections at Bushwick's infamous dyke bar. Breaking Capacity takes over Boyfriend co-op for a full spectrum night of DnB from four selectors who know exactly how to run it. All ages.
Baazley b2b No Angel @ Oberon, on Thu, 6 Aug, 22:00–late
Baazley is a Brooklyn-based biophysics PhD candidate and, evidently, a very committed DJ — No Angel joins him for a back to back at Oberon's weekly club night.
RUMBA for Venezuela: INVT, MPeach, Manu Miran, CHOQUE, Naim Zarzour @ Good Room, on Thu, 6 Aug, 22:00–04:00
An all-Venezuelan lineup at Good Room raising funds for earthquake relief back home. INVT, MPeach, Manu Miran, CHOQUE, and Naim Zarzour spinning all night through techno and house, with every dollar from every ticket going directly to Impaktemos and FUNDANA. Flyer design by Porto Rocha, inspired by the work of Carlos Cruz-Diez.
In The Pocket: Kneaku, Niyah West, DJ Shannon @ Mood Ring, on Thu, 6 Aug, 22:00–03:00
DJ Shannon and Niyah West's beloved party returns at Mood Ring with special guest Kneaku — a South Florida-rooted selector who pulls from So Flo Jook, Miami Bass, Dancehall, NOLA Bounce, Jersey Club, Bmore Club, ghetto house, techno, breakbeat, and ballroom in a single set. Three selectors, no telling where the night goes.
Internal or explosive.
House or drum and bass.
It's all here this week.
See you on the floor (or in the sauna)🪩
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