by nynt on October 21st, 2013
JACKIE ROMAN‘S excellent pics of New York Night Train’s CMJ edition of thee SOUL CLAP & DANCE-OFF Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Brooklyn Bowl! JONATHAN TOUBIN threw down four straight sweaty hours of the finest soul and r&b dance 45s – paused for the 1AM contest where Toubin and Mighty Fine’s STEVE MYERS got on the mics and the judges from CMJ Music Marathon bands made selections from one of the most unusual assortments of contestants yet. The jury included SIMON RAYMONDE (Bella Union/Cocteau Twins), Jacco Gardner, CHRIS SHAW (EX-CULT), CHRISTIAN PESLAK (Saint Rich), MARIA JUUR (Maria Minerva), SHANNON CORNETT (tour manager), and SANDRA VU (SISU/Dum Dum Girls). The first place winner danced a hole in his pants and walked away with $100 in cash while 2nd place wound up with a $75 Metropolis Vintage shopping spree. After the contest everybody got back down to business at yet another classic edition of this classic party.
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by nynt on August 18th, 2013
Jackie Roman‘s excellent pics of New York Night Train’s SOUL CLAP & DANCE-OFF Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Brooklyn Bowl! JONATHAN TOUBIN threw down hours of wild 1960s soul and r&b ’till the wee hours. At 1AM the contest went down! Toubin moved to the mic, MTV’s MATT PINFIELD selected the tunes (and sang an a capella “Some Kind of Wonderful”, STEVE MEYERS (Mighty Fine) put in his two cents on the dancing, and the contest was judged by ALIX BROWN (Le Grand Shumba!), ANDY ANIMAL (Stalkers), DON BOLLES (The Germs!), LIANA LE (Marie Robinson), WILL BERMAN (MGMT), and two surprise guests! And the dancing and the vibe were excellent! also check out TIME OUT’s gallery by FILIP WOLAK here
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by nynt on March 25th, 2013
Vice Magazine‘s Nicholas Gazin took these amazing shots of New York Night Train’s SOUL CLAP & DANCE-OFF 6TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Brooklyn Bowl. JONATHAN TOUBIN turned his all-time favorite soul clap classics all night long. At 1AM the Metropolis Vintage/Panache Booking DANCE-OFF was judged by Williamsburg’s DELUXE SALON. The contest songs were selected by The Doors’ Jim Morrison – contacted via live seance on stage by Chain And The Gang/The Make-Up leader Ian Svenonius. Svenonius first communicated with Morrison while researching his recent how-to book “Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock’n’Roll Group” and the two vocalists are now tight. Morrison selected The Door’s “Peace Frog” and then moved on to soul songs once Svenonius suggested he pick other peoples’ songs as well. The contest was followed by the Annual The Brooklyn Brewery $500 Championship round – which came down to a Dance-Off between previous Glasslands champions Erin Sheehy and Sarah King – proving that there may just be something to NY Night Train’s Soul Clap science. Sheehy is going to the national Dance-Off Championship in January 2014!
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by nynt on February 19th, 2013
Here are a few of Jackie Roman‘s photos of New York Night Train’s special “Tardy Gras” edition of the Soul Clap & Dance-Off at Brooklyn Bowl on February, 16, 2013! “Tardy Gras”, which NYNT celebrates annually in NYC after Mardi Gras is over, took place this year at the Soul Clap with Jonathan Toubin playing exclusively Louisiana 45s all night. The 1AM Metropolis Vintage/Panache Booking Dance-Off featured contest selector Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers and a judge panel including Steve Myers of Mighty Fine, Isabel Almeida of Hunters, Alix Brown of Glittering Prizes, Tennessee Thomas of The Like, and Nick Albrook and Jay Watson of Tame Impala. Then everybody danced until 4am…. Wild times! Laissez les bons temps rouler!
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by nynt on January 22nd, 2013
Jackie Roman | Photographer just delivered this fine set of shots from the Saturday, January 19 New York Night Train Soul Clap & Dance-Off at Brooklyn Bowl. The night was preceded by a killer show by the A-Bones, Swingin Neckbreakers, and Piggies. Then Jonathan Toubin laid down four hours of 45rpm soul magic with a short 1am dance contest in the middle. Kyp Malone (TV On The Radio / Rain Machine / etc) picked the dance-off songs, ROBERTAS picked the winners, and, as always, a fine rowdy time was had by all! More »
by nynt on December 17th, 2012
annually JONATHAN TOUBIN does an all-JAMES BROWN DECEMBER SOUL CLAP & DANCE-OFF at BROOKLYN BOWL! This time he had the white James Brown, NO WAVE LEGEND JAMES CHANCE (The Contortions / James White and the Blacks) pick the records, also sing, dance, and blow his sax during the dance contest portion of the evening! Solid! Here you will find a few great JACKIE ROMAN party pics!
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by nynt on November 19th, 2012
Jackie Roman took these excellent photos of the last Soul Clap and Dance-Off! Jonathan Toubin turned the good stuff all night and, for the contest portion, rock legend David Johansen (NY Dolls, Buster Poindexter, etc) selected the songs and Gimme Coffee were the judges. take a look…
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by nynt on October 28th, 2012
Jackie Roman documented New York Night Train’s 7th Anniversary Party – the annual Haunted Hop at Brooklyn Bowl. Check out the pics! More »
JACKIE ROMAN‘S excellent pics of New York Night Train’s CMJ edition of thee SOUL CLAP & DANCE-OFF Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Brooklyn Bowl! JONATHAN TOUBIN threw down four straight sweaty hours of the finest soul and r&b dance 45s – paused for the 1AM contest where Toubin and Mighty Fine’s STEVE MYERS got on the mics and the judges from CMJ Music Marathon bands made selections from one of the most unusual assortments of contestants yet. The jury included SIMON RAYMONDE (Bella Union/Cocteau Twins), Jacco Gardner, CHRIS SHAW (EX-CULT), CHRISTIAN PESLAK (Saint Rich), MARIA JUUR (Maria Minerva), SHANNON CORNETT (tour manager), and SANDRA VU (SISU/Dum Dum Girls). The first place winner danced a hole in his pants and walked away with $100 in cash while 2nd place wound up with a $75 Metropolis Vintage shopping spree. After the contest everybody got back down to business at yet another classic edition of this classic party. 
