THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12
VIVA! RECORDS PRESENTS
Woo hoo–Viva! Records owner/DJ Jon Lemmon is bringing the Thursday house party back to the Backdoor Ultra Lounge. Expect soulful, funky, dance-floor-inspired house jams. Backdoor Ultra Lounge, 503 Third Ave, 622-7665, 9 pm-2 am, 21+, $6.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13
PHATSO PHRIDAYS
DJ Riz knows how to put together an eclectic set of house, hiphop, and electronic music that can move both those who’ve never set foot on a dance floor and the freaks who live inside their speaker cabinets. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, 233-9873, 9 pm-2 am, 21+, $5.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14
UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHTS
B-Mello and Scene (who proudly boasts the DMC Northwest title and is the resident DJ for Yo, Son!) are bustin’ out hiphop jams to a consistent crowd at Nation. Last week I literally got there during the last 30 seconds of the last track, but it felt like an eternity in my mind–or maybe it was the giant blunt I smoked in the car. Nation, 1921 Fifth Ave, 374-9492, 9 pm-2 am, 21+, $5.
MINTY MAGAZINE PARTY
Minty magazine is hosting another party at Re-bar, and today they’re bringing in NYC’s Djinji Brown. Uniting Souls’ Quazar and Jeromy Nail. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, 233-9873, 9 pm-2 am, 21+, $15.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16
I (HEART) SHIVA
With a live tabla player, Peter Madril bangin’ bhangra remixes of “Get Your Freak On,” and a strong Indian-community following, I quickly felt my kundalini rising at this club, if ya know what I mean. Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St, 625-4444, 9 pm-2 am, 21+, $5.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17
LOOP LOOP
This weekly feature showcases live jazz, electronics, and beats in a low-key, candlelit lounge setting. Why do jazz musicians all look like my past history teachers? Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison, 324-8000, 9 pm-2 am, 21+, $5.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 18
SOULSONIC
Free hiphop and R&B, now that’s what I’m talkin’ about! I know I’ve made my cracks at the EMP, but free dance parties are few and far between. Liquid Lounge at EMP, 325 Fifth Ave N, 770-2700, 9 pm-2 am, 21+, free.