Detroit’s Ultimate Ovation and Jay Vons are Shakin’ All Over! Kool Keith upstate! and more…


Friday, July 28 Home Sweet Home: Detroit soul legends Ultimate Ovation and the Force of Power Band with the Jay Vons then dancing with Jonathan Toubin and special guest Brad Hales (Detroit’s Peoples’ Records), 8pm – 4am, $5 Get your kicks every Friday in the cozy subterranean confines of Home Sweet Home! Do the wiggle to thee wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom of Jonathan Toubin’s most exciting and exquisite o.g. 1950s/1960s “maximum rock’n’soul” 45s turning ’round and ’round ’til the wee wee hours! The rumble deep down below the big city after dark! A weekly NYC institution since 2008! We are thrilled to announce that at 10pm Detroit soul legends Ultimate Ovation play their first East Coast show in over four decades of harmony, choreography, and showmanship! The singers are accompanied by The Force Of Power Band – a Motor City supergroup featuring members of Detroit Cobras, Human Eye, and more… Get there by 9pm for a special live performance by Wick Records stars The Jay Vons. And stick around for dancing from 11pm – 4am with Jonathan Toubin and his special guest Peoples’ Records proprietor and globetrotting DJ Brad Hales. Get down in the basement!
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Saturday, July 29 Woodstock – The Colony: Kool Keith, Ultimate Ovation and the Force of Power Band, Nude Party, It’s Not Night: It’s Space, Animal Show, Jonathan Toubin Get ready for a rare upstate appearance by one of the most creative, unique, and prolific figures in hip hop history, thee Ultramagnetic Kool Keith AKA Dr. Octagon AKA Dr. Dooom AKA Black Elvis AKA Dr. Ultra AKA Crazy Lou AKA Poppa Large. Also look forward to live action from Detroit soul legends Ultimate Ovation and the Force of Power Band, Boone, NC’s exciting The Nude Party, psychedelic upstaters It’s Not Night: It’s Space, young downtown NYC rockers Animal Show, and DJ Jonathan Toubin!
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Sunday, July 30 Brooklyn, NY – Our Wicked Lady Sky Terrace: NY Night Train Sunday Soul Scream Rooftop Dance with live Ultimate Ovation plus Jonathan Toubin and his special guest Brad Hales of Detroit’s Peoples Records! 8pm-?, $5 (suggested sliding-scale donation given direct to band! give more or less! FREE after live music!) Every Sunday all summer long NY Night Train and Our Wicked Lady bring back their weekly soul vinyl wingding way up on the OWL’s fabulous sky patio bar! Flip out to the exquisite 60s soul 45 magic of your favorite dee jay Jonathan Toubin, his fabulous guests, and the world’s best rock’n’roll bands. Classic raw Bushwick rooftop party ambience but with dancing, exquisite dining with Strange Flavor, frozen tropical cocktails, and good vibrations under the stars! Get ready for another killer performance by Detroit’s one and only ULTIMATE OVATION AND THE FORCE OF POWER BAND! And guest sets by globetrotting Peoples Records proprietor Brad Hales. Get down up on the roof!
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upcoming nite training:
– Friday, August 4 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin
– Saturday, August 5/Sunday, August 6 Happy Valley, OR – Pickathon Festival: Jonathan Toubin DJ Sets (info)
– Sunday, August 6 Brooklyn, NY – Our Wicked Lady Sky Terrace: NY Night Train Sunday Soul Scream Rooftop Record Hop
– Friday, August 11 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin
– Saturday, August 12 Peterborough, Ontario – The Hootenanny On Hunter Street: Soul Clap and Dance-Off with Jonathan Toubin (facebook event)
– Thursday, August 17 – Los Angeles: Echo Park Rising Festival Soul Clap & Dance-Off w/Jonathan Toubin (facebook event)
– Friday, August 18 Seattle – Central Saloon: Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/Jonathan Toubin
– Friday, August 18 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/special guest (facebook event)
– Saturday, August 19 San Francisco – Light Rail Studios: Hellbent Booking presents Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/Jonathan Toubin (facebook event)
– Sunday, August 20 Brooklyn, NY – Our Wicked Lady Sky Terrace: NY Night Train Sunday Soul Scream Rooftop Record Hop with Habibi, Jonathan Toubin, and friends
– Friday, August 25 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin
– Saturday, August 26 Maspeth, NY – Knockdown Center: NY Night Train Roller Skating party
– Sunday, August 27 Brooklyn, NY – Our Wicked Lady Sky Terrace: NY Night Train Sunday Soul Scream Rooftop Record Hop with Escape-ism and DJs Ian Svenonius and Jonathan Toubin
– Friday, September 1 London, UK – Moth Club: NY Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off
– Friday, September 1 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/special guest
– Saturday, September 2 Larmer Tree Gardens, UK – End of The Road Festival: NY Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off
– Sunday, September 3 Larmer Tree Gardens, UK – End of The Road Festival: Jonathan Toubin DJ Set
– Sunday, September 10 NYC: Save the date for a big amazing surprise