Friday, February 3 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin: Thee most exciting and exquisite 1950s/1960s 45s rotating all night long in all of their sleek black vinyl sexyness! FLAMIN’ HAUTE PARTY WAX! THEE HEEBY JEEBIES OF THE WILDEST EARLY ROCK’N’ROLL! ECCENTRIC POSTCARDS FROM THE OLD WEIRD AMERICA DIRECTLY TO YOU IN THE HERE AND NOW! LET’S TAKE A TRIP!
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Saturday, February 4 Calgary, CA – The Palomino – NY Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off: Soul party number one braves 0 degrees fahrenheit to heat up thee great white north when they need it most! Shake it ’til you break it to downstairs to the 45rpm 1960s soul magic of Jonathan Toubin, DJ Tubbs, and Carl Cassidy! live performances upstairs by Crystal Eyes, Real Sickies, Lab Coast and Child Actress! MIDNIGHT $100 DANCE-OFF with selector Matt Wickens of The Mandates and a distinguished panel of judges
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Friday, January 27 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Kid Congo Powers and special guest Baby Alcatraz (Washington, DC’s Shout Bamalama): While the cat’s away the mice are gonna play! Thee amazing Kid Congo Powers, of course of Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds and formerly of The Cramps, The Gun Club, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and many other legendary musical aggregations comes to NYC to take over tnee Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down 1950s/1960s rock’n’soul 45 shindig while Jonathan Toubin is in Denmark! Tonight look forward to guest sets by Washington, DC’s fabulous Baby Alcatraz of Shout Bamalama and Fridays at Velvet Lounge! Get down in the basement!
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Friday, January 27 – 28 Alborg, Denmark: Jonathan Toubin heads to Northern Denmark to do two dance parties at Aalborg’s big party with Chrome, Omar Souleyman, Bob Log, and many more!
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Friday, January 20 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin: Kick out the jams to Jonathan Toubin’s burning 45rpm get down wax! Cracklin’ transmissions from the old weird America all the way to your hula hips and shakin’ shoulders! Let it out to raw restless railroad beat of supreme 1950s/1960s “maximum rock’n’soul” relentlessly rotating in its o.g. 45rpm black vinyl party platter glory all night long! This machine kills fascists…
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Saturday, January 21 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl – NY Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/Jonathan Toubin and the NY Night Train Shadown Dancers, Parquet Courts’ Austin Brown, Mighty Fine’s Steve Myers, etc. 11pm doors, 12pm-4am dancing, 1am contest, 21+, $10: Shake the trump from your rump as thee world’s favorite soul party returns to Brooklyn Bowl for a night of soul transcendence, sonic fireworks, dance, and visuals! Get down between Midnight and 4am to the o.g. 45rpm vinyl soul stimulation of DJ Jonathan Toubin accompanied by the kinetic illumination of NY Night Train Shadow Dancers Dee Dee Dame and Erin Sheehy… Get in the cathartic and communal 1AM DANCE-OFF – determined by a fair democratic process where the candidate who gets the most votes wins… 1st prize is $100 and 2nd is a $75 Metropolis Vintage Gift Certificate! With DJ Austin Brown of Parquet Courts, MC Steve Myers of Mighty Fine, and determined by the following distinguished panel of judges: Breanna Barbara, Caroline Shadood (Mute Records), Christiana Bartolini (Daptone Records), Joe Thomas and Kori Adefunmi (legendary nyc security to the stars), L.A. Solano and Mike Brandon (Mystery Lights), and OJ San Felipe (OCDPP/Chorizo). CATCH THE CLAP!
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– Tuesday, January 24 Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, NY- Doris: Unexpected Pleasures with DJ Jonathan Toubin

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Friday, January 13 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin: You’re in luck this Friday the 13th! Jonathan Toubin is at Home Sweet Home! And the restless railroad beat of supreme 1950s/1960s “maximum rock’n’soul” vinyl will rotate all night long in all of its sleek black vinyl sexyness! FLAMIN’ HAUTE PARTY WAX!… THEE HEEBY JEEBIES OF THE WILDEST EARLY ROCK’N’ROLL! ECCENTRIC POSTCARDS FROM THE OLD WEIRD AMERICA DIRECTLY TO YOU IN THE HERE AND NOW!… NO COMPUTERS! NO CDJs! THE SOUND OF THE ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC SINGLES! None of the usual! All wild! All fresh! All timeless! All killer! All night! A consistently unique alternative to the rest… EVERY FRIDAY SINCE 2008!… GET DOWN IN THEE BASEMENT!
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and.. Saturday in Jersey City…


Saturday, January 14 Jersey City, NJ – WFMU’s Monty Hall – NY Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off with Jonathan Toubin plus live Sunshine and the Rain, Quitty and the Don’ts, and more, 8pm-2am, $10: WFMU’s amazing Monty Hall just got a new dance floor and Jonathan Toubin is crossing the Hudson to break it in with his world famous soul vinyl dance party! Warm up with Quitty and the Don’ts and Sunshine and the Rain then get down to Toubin’s black gold ’til 2am. Also get in the $100 MIDNIGHT DANCE CONTEST with WFMU’s own TODD-O-PHONIC TODD and a distinguished panel of judges… CATCH THE CLAP!
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Friday, January 6 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin: Shake a tail feather to Jonathan Toubin’s flamin’ haute party wax! Cracklin’ transmissions from the old weird America to you there on the dance floor! The restless railroad beat of supreme 1950s/1960s rock’n’soul rotating all night long in all of its sleek black vinyl sexyness! A consistently unique alternative to the rest… EVERY FRIDAY FOR 8 1/2 YEARS!… GET DOWN IN THEE BASEMENT!
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and.. Saturday in Crown Heights…


Saturday, January 7 Brooklyn, NY – Friends and Lovers: Soul Night 3rd Anniversary Party w/The Whips live and DJs Cat Fancy, Fine Wine, One Mint Julep, Mikey Post, and Jonathan Toubin, 8pm, $5: Brooklyn’s own Northern Soul, Motown, and Girl Group night celebrates its third birthday this Saturday! Get there early because the festivities kick off with a 9PM set by Philadelphia’s THE WHIPS followed by an epic cast of NYC DJs turning soul 45s ’til thee wee wee hours for your dancing pleasure – residents CAT FANCY (SF’s 1965), MR FINE WINE (WFMU Downtown Soulville), and ONE MINT JULEP (WFMU Honkey Tonk Radio Girl) plus special guests MIKEY POST (Daptone Records) and JONATHAN TOUBIN!
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Wednesday, December 30 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin Shake a tail feather to Jonathan Toubin’s most exciting and exquisite original 1950s/1960s “maximum rock’n’soul” 7-inch vinyl! … FLAMIN’ HAUTE PARTY WAX! THEE HEEBY JEEBIES OF THE WILDEST EARLY ROCK’N’ROLL! SWEATY RHYTHM & BLUES! BEEHIVED GIRL GROUPS! SCREAMIN’ RAW SOUL! SMASHING GARAGE! ROUGH & READY ELECTRIC BLUES! NEW ORLEANS MAMBO BOOGIE! CHUGGIN’ ROCKABILLY! INTERNATIONAL SOUNDS OF MYSTERY A GO GO! GRITTIER DOO WOP! CRASHING SURF! POUNDING BRITTISH BEAT! WIGGLY DIGGLY DANCE CRAZES! MAD MIKE MONSTERS! LAS VEGAS GRINDERS! NUGGETS! PEBBLES! BOULDERS! THEE UNSUNG HEROES OF ROCK’N’ROLL! ECCENTRIC POSTCARDS TO THE PRESENT FROM THE OLD WEIRD AMERICA! The restless railroad beat of supreme early rock’n’soul rotating all night long in all of its sleek black vinyl sexyness! NO COMPUTERS! NO CDJs! THE SOUND OF THE ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC SINGLES! None of the usual! All wild! All fresh! All timeless! All killer! All night! A consistently unique alternative to the rest… EVERY FRIDAY FOR 8 1/2 YEARS!… GET DOWN IN THEE BASEMENT!
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and… start your engines….



Saturday, December 31 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Annual New York Night Train New Years Ball with The Baby Shakes, Breanna Barabara, and Mala Vista, DJs Jonathan Toubin, Josh Styles, Todd-O-Phonic Todd, and Reyes Rodriguez! FREE MIDNIGHT CHAMPAGNE TOAST!, $10 Ring it in again aboard the New York Night Train… This year we’re UPSTAIRS and DOWNSTAIRS We just added WILLIAM MARTIN and his rare RADIO HEARTBEAT up in the Fig 19 cocktail lounge and downstairs there’s FREE admission for happy hour from 9pm-10pm with Norton Records’ fabulous REYES RODRIGUEZ (who will be spinning up and down all night!). Then its live rock’n’roll from BABY SHAKES (MIDNIGHT), BREANNA BARBARA (11PM), and MALA VISTA (9PM) plus djs JONATHAN TOUBIN, JOSH STYLES, and TODD-O-PHONIC TODD! The cover drops to $5 after the bands and then there’s dancing ’til late. Hasta la vista 2016!
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climb up and down all night! This is a two story party! and Radio Heartbeat is back for one night only and up in the cocktail lounge! …


Saturday, December 31 New York, NY – Upstairs at Home Sweet Home (Fig 19 Cocktail Lounge): NY Night Train New Years Ball presents Radio Heartbeat with William Martin and Friends, 10pm-4am, FREE: NYC’s legendary Radio Heartbeat party rarely pops up these days but tonight William and the gang are up stairs offering cool and unusual Glam, Glitter, Powerpop, Punk, and Bubblegum 45s for your dancing and listening pleasure! Definitely pop upstairs!

and… January 1, let’s celebrate Billy Miller’s birthday with friends and lovers….


Sunday, Jan 1 – Friends and Lovers: Billy Miller’s Jan 1 Birthday Record Bash Memorial #1, 4pm – MIDNIGHT, FREE! BILLY MILLER was born on January 1 and every New Years day his friends went over to Norton HQ and celebrate with records, food, and drink. This year Billy’s friends and lovers continue this grand NYC rock’n’roll tradition at Friends and Lovers! Come celebrate Billy and keep all the great music playing!
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Wednesday, December 14 Brooklyn – Daddy’s: Jonathan Toubin’s Last Stand, 10:30pm – 4am FREE: Daddy’s is one of the spots where Jonathan Toubin and New York Night Train first got on track a decade ago! Over the years The New York Night Train has been the DJ for Election Night 2008, many of the bar’s annual anniversary blowouts, Thanksgivings, Cinco De Mayo’s, St. Patrick’s Days, and dozens and dozens of other unforgettable parties. After fifteen years of being thee neighborhood bar, the Cheers of underground rock’n’roll, and the city’s coolest watering hole, Daddy’s closes its doors forever at the end of the month. Join us as we go home for one last shot and tries not to get too sentimental.
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Friday, December 16 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin and special guest Jon Spencer Shake a tail feather to Jonathan Toubin’s most exciting and exquisite original 1950s/1960s “maximum rock’n’soul” 7-inch vinyl! This week along with fabulous most groovy bellbottoms guest DJ thee explosive Jon Spencer! That’s right thee NYC institution and international rock star of Thee Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Boss Hog, Pussy Galore, Heavy Trash, and many more!… FLAMIN’ HAUTE PARTY WAX! THEE HEEBY JEEBIES OF THE WILDEST EARLY ROCK’N’ROLL! SWEATY RHYTHM & BLUES! BEEHIVED GIRL GROUPS! SCREAMIN’ RAW SOUL! LOW DOWN ELECTRIC BLUES! SMASHING GARAGE! NEW ORLEANS MAMBO BOOGIE! THUMPIN’ ROCKABILLY! INTERNATIONAL SOUNDS OF MYSTERY A GO GO! GRITTIER DOO WOP! GOLDEN GROUPS! CRASHING SURF! POUNDING BRITTISH BEAT! WIGGLY DANCE CRAZES! MAD MIKE MONSTERS! LAS VEGAS GRINDERS! NUGGETS! PEBBLES! BOULDERS! THEE UNSUNG HEROES OF ROCK’N’ROLL! ECCENTRIC POSTCARDS TO THE PRESENT FROM THE OLD WEIRD AMERICA! The restless railroad beat of supreme early rock’n’soul rotating all night long in all of its sleek black vinyl sexyness! NO COMPUTERS! NO CDJs! THE SOUND OF THE ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC SINGLES! None of the usual! All wild! All fresh! All timeless! All killer! All night! A consistently unique alternative to the rest… EVERY FRIDAY FOR 8 1/2 YEARS!… GET DOWN IN THEE BASEMENT!
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Friday, December 9 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin and special guest Owen Penglis of Straight Arrows (DJ King O.P.P. of Sydney’s Yo Grito party): Shake a tail feather to Jonathan Toubin’s most exciting and exquisite original 1950s/1960s “maximum rock’n’soul” 7-inch vinyl! This week with special guest Australian underground rock’n’roll hero Owen Penglis of Sydney’s amazing Straight Arrows! Owen isn’t only known for his music, production, and electronic wizardry, but he also spins at the fabulous down under oldies vinyl party Yo Grito under the pseudonym DJ KING O.P.P.! GO BANANAS!… SHAKE A PEAL TONIGHT! HAWT PARTY WAX! THEE HEEBY JEEBIES OF THE WILDEST EARLY ROCK’N’ROLL! FLAMING RHYTHM & BLUES! BEEHIVED GIRL GROUPS! SCREAMIN’ RAW SOUL! THUMPIN’ ROCKABILLY! LOW DOWN ELECTRIC BLUES! SMASHING GARAGE! NEW ORLEANS MAMBO BOOGIE! GRITTIER DOO WOP! CRASHING SURF! POUNDING BRITTISH BEAT! WIGGLY DANCE CRAZES! MAD MIKE MONSTERS! LAS VEGAS GRINDERS! NUGGETS! PEBBLES! BOULDERS! THEE UNSUNG HEROES OF ROCK’N’ROLL! CRYPTIC POSTCARDS TO THE PRESENT FROM THE OLD WEIRD AMERICA! The restless railroad beat of supreme early rock’n’soul rotating all night long in all of its sleek black vinyl sexyness! NO COMPUTERS! NO CDJs! THE SOUND OF THE ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC SINGLES! None of the usual! All wild! All fresh! All timeless! All killer! All night! A consistently unique alternative to the rest… EVERY FRIDAY FOR OVER 8 1/2 YEARS!… GET DOWN IN THEE BASEMENT!
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Saturday, December 10 Brooklyn – The Grand: Vice presents Old Blue Last Holiday Dance Party with Jonathan Toubin and friends, 9pm-2am, FREE: All night dancing to Jonathan Toubin’s 45rpm 1960s soul magic! All night happy hour up and down the Grand strip…
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Wednesday, December 14 Brooklyn – Daddy’s: Jonathan Toubin’s Last Stand, 10:30pm – 4am FREE: Daddy’s is one of the spots where Jonathan Toubin and New York Night Train first got on track a decade ago! Over the years The New York Night Train has been the DJ for Election Night 2008, many of the bar’s annual anniversary blowouts, Thanksgivings, Cinco De Mayo’s, St. Patrick’s Days, and dozens and dozens of other unforgettable nights. After fifteen years of being thee neighborhood bar, the Cheers of underground rock’n’roll, and the city’s coolest watering hole, Daddy’s closes its doors forever at the end of the month. Join Toubin as goes home for one last shot and tries not to get too sentimental.

Jonathan Toubin is taking it easy in December but you can still find him on Fridays at Home Sweet Home….

– Friday, December 16 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin and Jon Spencer
– Friday, December 23 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! with Josh Styles and Friends
– Friday, December 30 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin
– Saturday, December 31 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Annual New York Night Train New Years Ball with The Baby Shakes, The Ar-kaics and more TBA soon! And dancing with Jonathan Toubin, Josh Styles, Todd-O-Phonic Todd, and Reyes Rodriguez! $10! FREE MIDNIGHT CHAMPAGNE TOAST! and, as always,… UNMISSABLE!