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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
