rock'n'soul dance w/dj JONATHAN TOUBIN & saxman JAMES CHANCE June 16, 2011

New York Night Train's rough and ready maximum rock'n'soul get-down! The rock'n'roll dance of America's most popular soul DJ MR. JONATHAN TOUBIN (of Soul Clap & Dance-Off, etc http://newyorknighttrain.com/soulclap/jtbio.html) - just back home from his US tour! The finest 1950s and 1960s r&b, garage, doo wop, rockabilly, British invasion, girl group, and novelty recordings you've never heard - turned weekly exclusively in the huge 45RPM VINYL format for your dancing pleasure!

This week we are joined by one of our favorite Shakin' All Over guests, thee legendary JAMES CHANCE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Chance), live and in person - both DJ-ing and PLAYING HIS SAXOPHONE! The leader of the Contortions and James White and the Blacks, one of the most dynamic and important figures in contemporary music, Mr Chance is the father of both the dance punk and no wave music genres - changing the world not only his legendary recordings on seminal LPs like No New York, Buy, and Off-White, but with his insane live show blending sweat-drenched James Brown dance moves, blood-soaked Iggy Pop recklessness, and skronky Albert Ayler-ish saxophone improvisation - dizzying the world with his blurry dance all over the borders black and white and art and trash and past and future. Any of you who've come to one of James' guest sets knows that he not only DJs, plays his sax, and executes his trademark James Brown-informed dance moves, but move your drinks into safety as he literally dances on and across the bar blowing his horn! JAMES GOES ON AT 1AM! CONTORT YOURSELF!

$3 cover - but FREE ADMISSION BEFORE 11 (and after 3AM)!

Speaking of that, METROPOLIS VINTAGE (http://metropolisvintage.wordpress.com/) HAPPY HOUR is from 8-11pm with DREW REDMOND! Drew is the Iggy-ish lad who throws the good stuff down all over town when he's not at Metropolis. Inquire about 2 for 1 drink specials at the store...

"Let Jonathan Toubin's vinyl collection lull you into a sweat-bathed soul stupor in a setting not unlike your grandpa's basement--complete with taxidermy and concrete floor." - Eva Medoff, "Time Out" (New York's 5 "Best Indie Dance Parties", Jan 11, 2011)

"Jonathan Toubin is the only person we can call a "professional DJ" without involuntarily making a jack-off motion with our hand... His parties are like what Ancient Stonehenge was like if it was, as archaeologists theorize, filled with people dressed many times better than you completely losing their shit." - Mike de Leon (Vice)

"New York Night Train's Jonathan Toubin throws the raddest underground rock parties in New York" - Alexander Thompson (Paper Magazine)

"A shimmy-worthy mix of maximum rock'n'soul" (New York Post)

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