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This week is for selectors you don't get to see every day.
Tuesday, Nervous Records pops up at Shinsen on the Bowery — sushi, drinks, and a headliner who reveals themselves on the night. The kind of Tuesday that feels like a secret you're glad you kept.
Wednesday, Jack Pompe takes Jupiter from early evening through loft-style deep cuts into something ecstatic before the night is through. And Son of Lee holds down his all-vinyl all-night Wednesday residency at Outer Heaven — disco, house, and the genre-spanning sensibility of someone who thrives in the small rooms that are the lifeblood of this city's underground. Two selectors, two rooms, both worth your Wednesday.
Thursday brings heavy hitters to MAD Radio. Benny Soto, Hector Romero, Hex Hector, and Steve Travolta share the floor for a birthday celebration that starts at happy hour and runs nine hours deep. Serious New York underground credentials, all in one room.
Saint James Joy takes the Domino Park skating rink with DJ Chill and DJ Jo Vill for a free Thursday evening on wheels. Delightful, community-rooted, and exactly the kind of only-in-New-York moment that doesn't need any further explanation.
And as always, ROMANCE at Gabriela anchors the week before the weekend opens up. Eli Escobar, big emotions, crying encouraged. Then if you want full art school dropout queer joy, ON TOP at Le Bain is Susanne Bartsch delivering exactly that.
Tuesday August 25th
Nervous Records Speakeasy: Mike Nervous, Special Guests @ Shinsen, on Tue, 25 Aug, 21:00–02:00
Nervous Records pops up at Shinsen on the Bowery for a night of house and tech house with sushi, drinks, and a headliner to be announced. Mike Nervous holds it down alongside special guests who will reveal themselves on the night.
Off The Record Tuesday Sessions: LUCHINI, FIREWARE @ Public Arts, on Tue, 25 Aug, 23:00–04:00
The weekly Off The Record Tuesday night at Public Arts pairs local DJs with artists from around the world for five hours of house and electronica in the Blue Room. LUCHINI and FIREWARE holding the floor from midnight to close.
Open Decks with STEEN and Masht NYC: STEEN, Fritz Ta @ SILO, on Tue, 25 Aug, 19:00–02:00
House and techno open decks on SILO's Danley system, this week co-hosted by MASHT NYC — a collective of DJs and artists curating intimate techno and house gatherings for local talent. Fritz Ta joins STEEN behind the decks. Sign up in person for a 12-minute slot, and anyone who plays could end up featured at a future MASHT event.
Charlene Incarnate @ Animal, on Tue, 25 Aug, 20:00–02:00
Charlene Incarnate is a trans-feminine DJ, writer, performance artist, and Brooklyn nightlife institution — fourteen years of seminal presence in the scene, known for collaborating with Susanne Bartsch, LadyFag, and The Carry Nation. A free Tuesday at Animal is exactly the right room for exactly this kind of energy.
AREOLA Spelling Bee: Happy Hour — Syd, NATALIA. @ Bossa Nova Civic Club, on Tue, 25 Aug, 19:00–22:00
Not a dance floor event — AREOLA brings its spelling bee to Bossa Nova for a happy hour edition. Pull up, sign up, spell something wrong, and go out dramatically. Prizes, bad decisions, and at least one person confidently misspelling "restaurant." Syd and NATALIA. on the music.
🔔 Never Miss a Last-Minute Drop 🔔
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 26th
Jack Pompe and Special Guest @ Jupiter Disco, on Wed, 26 Aug, 19:00–02:00
A proper journey through dance music from its origins at Jupiter. Jack Pompe takes the floor from the early evening with loft-style deep cuts flowing into dance tracks for the body, mind, and soul, with a special guest hailing from Berlin guaranteed to take the room somewhere ecstatic before the night is through.
Crudo: NewYorkKnick @ Studio 151, on Wed, 26 Aug, 22:00–02:00
All vinyl, rotary mixer, hi-fi system, no compromise. NewYorkKnick spins funky disco, soulful house, and rare grooves through a setup built for people who actually listen. Sharp flavors, slow builds, served rare.
RIVKA R3 NYC, Lee Walker @ MAD Radio NYC, on Wed, 26 Aug, 17:00–05:00
Twelve hours at MAD Radio anchored by RIVKA R3 NYC, a Brooklyn native whose deep house, Detroit techno, acid house, and Afro/tribal house journey spans two decades of playing and producing in this city's underground. Lee Walker joins her with his Sheffield-rooted deep and soulful house sensibility for a day-into-night that starts before sundown and runs until 5am.
Outer Heaven presents: Son Of Lee @ Outer Heaven, on Wed, 26 Aug, 20:00–04:00
Son of Lee is Brooklyn-based DJ and producer Sam Levison, a musical omnivore with a love for all things deep, sleazy, and cosmic. His all-vinyl all-night Wednesday residency at Outer Heaven draws from disco, house, and the genre-spanning sensibility of someone who feels most at home in the small rooms that are the lifeblood of New York's underground scene.
Intro to Ableton Lab: Drum Programming and Arrangement @ Nowadays, on Wed, 26 Aug, 19:00–23:00
Not a dance floor — the third session of an 8-week Ableton workshop at Nowadays, this week focused on drum programming and arrangement. Hosted by JP Solis, co-founder of Dubspot and one of the first Ableton Certified trainers in North America. Drop-ins welcome, laptops and headphones recommended.
Thursday August 27th
Christina Visca's Birthday: Benny Soto, Hector Romero, Hex Hector, STEVE TRAVOLTA @ MAD Radio NYC, on Thu, 27 Aug, 17:00–02:00
Four selectors who each carry serious New York underground house credentials sharing MAD Radio's floor for a birthday celebration. Benny Soto's soulful floor knowledge, Hector Romero's decades of Zanzibar and underground house experience, Hex Hector's house music legacy, and STEVE TRAVOLTA rounding out nine hours that start at happy hour and run until 2am.
Saint James Joy with DJ Chill and DJ Jo Vill: SKATE @ Domino Park, on Thu, 27 Aug, 18:00–21:00
Saint James Joy takes the Domino Park skating rink for a free Thursday evening session with DJ Chill and his father DJ Jo Vill, the Brooklyn family duo who built their reputation through the COVID block parties and haven't stopped since. Soul, house, and disco on wheels.
ROMANCE: Eli Escobar @ Gabriela, on Thu, 27 Aug, 21:00–03:00
Tears in the club as sacrament to the Music Gods. Big emotions, sad bangers, pop isn't a dirty word, crying encouraged. Eli's weekly dream party keeps doing exactly what it does best.
ON TOP by Susanne Bartsch: UHMMWHAT, Miss Parker, planetperris @ Le Bain, on Thu, 27 Aug, 22:00–04:00
Susanne Bartsch's weekly Thursday rooftop institution continues at Le Bain. UHMMWHAT, Miss Parker, and planetperris holding one of the city's most reliable queer nightlife stages.
Pregame presents: 2001, Auphoria b2b Armii1n, DJ Brian @ Signal, on Thu, 27 Aug, 22:00–04:00
Pregame brings an international headliner to Signal in the form of 2001, a selector whose house, minimal, and tech house sensibility is built for long-format dance floor commitment. Auphoria and Armii1n go b2b in support, with DJ Brian opening the night.
Kiernan Laveaux @ Mansions, on Thu, 27 Aug, 21:00–03:00
Kiernan Laveaux goes all night at Mansions in Ridgewood for a free Thursday of techno and house in one of Queens' most unpretentious and welcoming rooms.
CYNQ: BILLETS, GLO NATE, ANDG LUNA, ANGIE REY, LOWKKO @ Virgo, on Thu, 27 Aug, 21:00–03:00
CYNQ lands back at Virgo with five selectors and a single guiding principle — deep selections, intimate energy, and a dance floor locked in from open to close. House and tech house built for connection.
Scratch presents: Leo Vagnati, Eric Eric, Gianni Blanco @ Outer Heaven, on Thu, 27 Aug, 20:00–04:00
Scratch USA makes its Outer Heaven debut with three selectors bringing their house sensibility to one of downtown Manhattan's most intentional listening rooms. Leo Vagnati, Eric Eric, and Gianni Blanco holding the floor from open to close.
Nuvé: Summer Never Ends — SKY JETTA, CLASSICNEWWAVE, Dana Lu, FREE OHSO, ACED SPADE @ H0L0, on Thu, 27 Aug, 22:00–02:00
Nuvé makes its US debut at H0L0 — a traveling festival concept built across continents with a sound spanning Afro house, Latin house, dembow electrónico, and hip-hop. Five selectors, limited capacity, and a next stop in Stockholm in September.
Mind Cargo In-Store: Mariposa, Fabiola, Samuel Pojer, DJ Female @ Archivio Records, on Thu, 27 Aug, 18:00–22:00
Four operators transmitting their signature sounds inside Archivio Records — DJ Female's minimalism suspended between propulsion and restraint, Fabiola's Detroit circuitry refracted through electro and acid, Mariposa's bass pressure and percussion, and Samuel Pojer's progressive and patient sonics. An in-store session built for people who actually listen.
Rare selectors. Good rooms.
This week has both.
See you on the floor 🪩
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