Murderation!
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FreeNYC and Pure Fire are teaming up to put together a CD release party for DJ $mall Change's reggae-tinged mix CD, “Sound Clash.” The party will take place at Pure Fire's staple venue, Subtonic on February 4th. Soundclash is the first mix (with proper artwork and distribution) from long time NYC/NJ crate digger/music selecter/Radio DJ, $mall Change. He's best known for his extremely funky and eclectic sets on WFMU (award winning freeform station outta NJ), plus various parties in downtown NYC clubs, loft spaces, LA, Europe and Burning Man. He owns 10s of thousands of records in every genre imaginable, and has the skills and knowledge to destroy dancefloors with them. The mix Soundclash is a musical concentration of all things Jamaican, or JA inspired. From vintage and modern dancehall to the heaviest dubs, Jamaican funk and disco covers, reggae samplin' hip hop 12 inches, classic ska sides and rare 2-Tone, vintage and modern ragga jungle, turntablist ska tracks and even dancehall singers doing opera. Musical murderation of the past, present and future. 66(!) tracks in all. Some real classics, and some real obscurities. Some real music. What a concept, eh? Open bar provided by New Castle
Date: Wednesday, February 8th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Subtonic (107 Norfolk St)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: New Castle, 10-11
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Wowch's Weak Fashion Week Happy Hour
If you haven't got invites to any fashion week events tonight head down to Heather's bar for the Fashion Weak Party! Check out Wowch's new designs, drink specials, plus super special guest DJ superstar Justine D.
Date: Thursday, 9th February
Time: 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Location: Heather's Bar, 506 East 13th Street
Cost: Free
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Free Cookies!
To celebrate the opening of City Bakery LA for today only you can get a free cookie with each purchase at City Bakery NYC!
Date: Wednesday, 8th February
Time: Till closing at 7:00pm!
Location: City Bakery, 3 West 18th Street
Cost: Free with any purchase
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Patti Smith: Auguries of Innocence
Patti Smith, seminal LES artist and punk rock originator, reads and signs her latest book of poetry Auguries of Innocence. "Patti Smith is a poet, artist, and musician. Her band, the Patti Smith Group helped to open up the New York musical scene, centered on the iconic rock venue CBGBs in the early 70s. Together the band produced four influential albums: Horses, Radio Ethiopia, Easter, and Wave. Patti is the author of Witt, Babel, Wool Gathering, The Coral Sea, and Complete, a catalog of lyrics, photographs, and reflections. Her drawings have been exhibited at the Robert Miller Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Pompidou Center in Paris. Auguries of Innocence is her first collection of poems since 1979." As this event is open to the public but created for students, we suggest early arrive as seating may be limited.
Date: Wednesday, February 8th
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Cooper Union, Great Hall (7 East 7th St at 3rd Ave)
Cost: Free
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The Confederate States of America
Catch another free film screening tonight at the IFC. Showing is a new mockumentary CSA: The Confederate States of America.
It asks: What would have happened had the South won the Civil War? The straight-faced Ken Burns-style documentary is directed by Kevin Willmott and Executive Produced by Spike Lee.
CSA presents an alternate modern-day America land where slavery exists as law, where other non-whites and non-Christians are relegated to reservations, where the country is embattled in a never-ending Cold War with Canada, and the Slave Shopping Network's an institution on TV.
Stick around after for a director Q&A.
Date: Wednesday, 8th February
Time: 7:00pm
Location: IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave
Cost: Free
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London Calling
Yay free movies yay! I love movies and even more, I love free movies. Tonight check out a free screening of the new film London. London, played by Jessica Biel, is leaving NYC for LA, but Syd (Chris Evans) cant let her go. So he does what any normal person would do, he crashes her going away party with an enigmatic Englishman he just met (Jason Statham), and a massive bag of cocaine. Sounds about right. The entire soundtrack was done by The Crystal Method. RSVP is a must, and the ever coveted plus 1 will be implied. Arrive early, and I mean EARLY, as the seating is done on a first come first served basis. There will be some sort of after party to follow.
Date: Wednesday, February 8th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Loews Village VII, 2nd Ave and 11th St.
Cost: Free with RSVP
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Rarefied
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Here's a weekly party dedicated to the unearthing of rare musical treats (think soul, funk, etc.) Of course, their online radio is not working out for me so I can't give you any more info. If anyone heads down, drop me a line and let me know what you think.
Date: Wednesday, January 8th
Time: 8:00pm - 1:00am
Location: Sutra Lounge (16 1st ave between 1st and 2nd streets)
Cost: Free
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FilmFix
The crew over at the fix has been picking up steam lately and that makes me all too happy as Williamsburg life has begun to hibernate in the new year. Tonight they continue their Wednesday series FilmFix with a pair of films about a certain foursome of bowl-cut british boys. The first one involves a submarine and the 2nd a concert in DC. "Assorted pop culture curios, coming attractions, animation, burly-Q, glamour & obscure mondo featurettes follow." Free Popcorn as always.
Date: Wednesday, February 8th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Fix (110 Bedford Ave, enter on N11th, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
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Get Philth-y with Ursula 1000
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This months incarnation of Philth-y features funky live performances by Ursula 1000 and Mocean Worker. This party has been gaining momentum as of late so this may be a good chance to catch if before you can't get in the door. "Free Sneakers from Converse, Giveaways from 55 DSL, Drink specials 9-10"
Date: Wednesday, February 8th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Luke & Leroy (21 7th Ave South bet. Carmine & Leroy)
Cost: Free
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Maximal
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Maximal continues again this month with another installment of nasty glitchy techno booty funk deep inside the confines of Happy Ending. Break through the thick jungle of make-out prone NYU wanna-be hipsters to hear the sounds of San Francisco's Broker/Dealer, Ghostly International's Jeffrey "Menergy" Sfire, and local jack of all trades Roy Dank. This is always a great party to hear what's on the horizon in blips, beeps, and bass. 2 for 1 drinks before midnight make the HE bar almost tollerable. Great spot to hit if you didn't get enough at Murderation tonight. Artist Bio's after the jump.
Date: Wednesday, February 8th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Happy Ending (302 Broome at Forsyth)
Cost: Free
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Equipped with an array of samplers, sequencers and vintage synthesizers, San Francisco wunderkinds Broker/Dealer make catchy minimal electronic music equally suited for the den or the dancefloor. Simultaneously channeling the aquatic dub of Berlin's Chain Reaction label and the genre-defining minimal techno of the Kompakt imprint, on their debut full-length, "Initial Public Offering," B/D recalls German electronic artists like Mike Ink, not to mention Metro Area's innovative electro-disco. Featuring subterranean basslines, ambient synth pads, dubby beats and interlocking pop melodies, Broker/Dealer's porous, punchy tracks and classy melodic nuances have been eliciting comparisons with the likes of early Mouse on Mars and Thomas Brinkmann since the release of their first 12" on the well-respected Cologne label, Traum Schallplatten, home to B/D heroes Process, Dinky and Phillipe Cam. Having recently contributed a Process remix to the Traum artist's tribute record, Re-Processed, mixed by Doc Martin on the Fabric 10 compilation and an appearance on the Death Before Disco anthology on PrinceHouse, Broker/Dealer are receiving a phenomenal amount of well-deserved recognition for an outstanding young band at the beginning of a promising career. Broker/Dealer have made the move to Spectral Sound for their latest 12", with another release on Spectral on its way later this week.Broker/Dealer also host a monthly party called POP at the Rx Gallery in their native San Francisco.
A familiar freaky face in New York night life, Roy Dank has been playing in and around the city for the past several years. Connecting the dots between oddball disco and punk funk with bits of house, techno, electro, funk and dub reggae in the mix, Roy likes to play music that you won't normally hear, let alone make you sweaty and wildin on the dancefloor. In 2003, he launched the Pop Your Funk monthly with friend and respected DJ/Producer Brennan Green, and over the course of 2 years, the boys played alongside Maurice Fulton, Chicken Lips, Joakim, Martin Moscrop from A Certain Ratio, Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas, Andrew Weatherall and John Selway, amongst others. Roy's currently in the studio cookin' up some tasty edits and original works.
Jeffrey "Menergy" Sfire's introduction to the underground dance scene and illegal warehouse parties of Detroit occurred at the age of 15. This escape from suburban high society led him to some of the city's most talented DJs and musicians, who soon exposed him to a new culture
of creative riches. Sfire's taste and skills as a DJ developed naturally as he soon began playing out at parties, clubs and sleazy gay afterhours, usually entering covertly through back doors or with a fake ID. At the age of 18, a move to Chicago exposed Sfire to a whole other side of dance, namely italo disco and high energy. Ever the jetsetter, Sfire regularly plays in LA, Detroit, Chicago, and NYC combining sounds of old and new.
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