Journal

KICKS BOOKS CELEBRATES SUN RA CENTENIAL AT SHAKIN’ ALL OVER AT HOME SWEET HOME

04/25 New York – The Poetry Project at St Mark’s in the Bowery then Home Sweet Home: SUN RA CENTENNIAL! Kicks Books’ PROPHETIKA book launch with Barrence Whitfield, Phast Phreddie Boogaloo Omnibus, Mike Edison, Mick Collins, and CHARLES PLYMELL reading the Sun one’s secret screeds then Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down w/many of the above-mentioned, Kicks publisher Miriam Linna and Norton Records Billy Miller, and of course resident dj Jonathan Toubin! Upstairs – Fig 19 becomes a Sun Ra Saturn-scape paradise! Downstairs – early rock and roll / r&b inferno!

facebook event

More »

SHAKIN’ ALL OVER with JONATHAN TOUBIN and AVI SPIVAK

04/18 New York – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down w/Jonathan Toubin and Avi Spivak

facebook event

More »

NY Night Train to Birmingham, UK

04/13 Birmingham, UK – Hare and Hounds: Swing’n’Hopscotch with JT and friends

facebook event

More »

NY Night Train to London

04/12 London, England – Brooklyn Bowl London: Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/Jonathan Toubin, opening DJ Hep Cat Matt of the Big Itch. and contest selector Jim Sclavunos of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Grinderman, etc…

11pm 100 pound dance-off with judges Ben Olins (Stag O Lee Social Club at New Evaristo), Dan Finnemore (Low Cut Connie), Nick “Intoxica” Brown (Stag O Lee), Sarah Lowe (head honcho at Fifth Avenue PR), “Thirsty Kirsty,” Teri “Trucker” Olins (ladies footwear designer)
facebook event

More »

SHAKIN’ ALL OVER AGAIN!

04/11 New York – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down w/Jonathan Toubin

facebook event

More »

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA SOUL CLAP AND DANCE-OFF

04/05 Durham, NC – The Pinhook: Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/JT

facebook event

More »

SHAKIN’ ALL OVER WITH JUST JONATHAN

04/04 New York – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down w/JT

facebook event

More »

PHOTOS OF MAR 29, 2014 SOUL CLAP w/JT, JON SPENCER, CRISTINA MARTINEZ, BUST MAGAZINE, AND MORE

JACKIE ROMAN (http://jackieroman.com/) photos of New York Night Train’s SOUL CLAP & DANCE-OFF Saturday, March 29 , 2014 at Brooklyn Bowl Tonight was the 7-year anniversary of the party! JONATHAN TOUBIN threw down four hours of the finest and most exciting soul and r&b 45s in existence. Around 1AM glamorous and legendary NYC rock and roll couple Jon Spencer and Cristina Martinez (Boss Hog / Pussy Galore) took over the DJ booth, Mighty Fine’s STEVE MYERS got on the mics and BUST Magazine took the stage to judge the contest. Original Soul Clapper VASHTI WINDISH of and the first-ever winner RAUL DE NIEVES (from the March 2007 Dance-Off) joined them. The winners were both great and the 1st place walked away with $100 in cash, 2nd place got a $75 Metropolis Vintage shopping spree! It was a blast!

More »