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SHAKIN’! PITTSBURGH! & ROOFTOP MADNESS!


Friday, June 22 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: NY Night Train Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin, 10:30pm-4am, $5: Jonathan Toubin is back from his European tour and ready to turn his most exciting and exquisite o.g. 1950s/1960s “maximum rock’n’soul” vinyl ’round and ’round ’til the wee wee hours! All fire! Eccentric postcards from the old weird America addressed to you in the here and now! The wild rumble way down below the big city after dark in the cozy basement confines of Home Sweet Home! NYC’s biggest and longest-running weekly rock’n’roll dance and a NYC institution since 2008… Get down in the basement!
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Saturday, June 23 Pittsburgh, PA – Spirit: NY Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off, 9pm Doors, 10pm live Spectres, 11pm dancing, 12am Dance-Off, 2am close, 21+, $6/$8: Soul Party #1 returns to Steel Cityfor another epic evening of live music, dancing, and sweaty fun! with a live performance by Pittsburgh’s own Spectres and the Midnight $100 Dance-Off determined by judges Ryan Brown, Greg Austin, The Lopez, Guinevere Marrow, Bjordan! Catch Thee CLap!
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Sunday, June 24 Brooklyn, NY Our Wicked Lady: Sunday Soul Scream! with live Champagne Superchillin’ and all night soul dancing with Jonathan Toubin and sfriends! 7pm – 3am, FREE – $5 (100% of voluntary sliding scale donation goes directly to the band every month!): Thee NY Night Train SUNDAY SOUL SCREAM, your favorite weekly summer party tradition, returns for its third season on Our Wicked Lady’s Rooftop Oasis with another unforgettable night of soul dancing with your favorite dee jay Jonathan Toubinand a live performance by the new trippy French super-NashVillain freakbeat pop vinters everybody’s talkin’ bout… thee effervescent Champagne Superchillin’! Fresh fruit frozen tropical cocktails! Smokin’ BBQ by Jade! and Bushwick rooftop vacation vibrations! Get down up on the roof!
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NY Night Train is back! SOUL CLAP w/SHOPPING/PRIESTS! SOUL SCREAM w/DADDY LONG LEGS! SHAKIN’ at HOME SWEET HOME!


Friday, June 1 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: NY Night Train Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin, 10:30pm-4am, $5: Jonathan Toubin is back from his European tour and ready to turn his most exciting and exquisite o.g. 1950s/1960s “maximum rock’n’soul” vinyl ’round and ’round ’til the wee wee hours! All fire! Eccentric postcards from the old weird America addressed to you in the here and now! The wild rumble way down below the big city after dark in the cozy basement confines of Home Sweet Home! NYC’s biggest and longest-running weekly rock’n’roll dance and a NYC institution since 2008… Get down in the basement!
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Saturday, June 16 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere: NY Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off with Shopping, Priests, Gauche, Ziemba, and DJ Baby Alcatraz followed by dancing with Jonathan Toubin, the NY Night Train Shadow Dancers, and visuals by Spencer Bewley and Midnight $100 Dance-Off with JD Samson (Le Tigre/MEN), MC Steve Myers, and more! 7pm doors, 8pm show, 11pm dancing, 12am Contest, 4am close, 18+, $20 ($10 after the bands): The 21st Century’s most popular and prolific soul party returns home from its European tour for a two room all-night fiesta chock full o’live music, dancing, & visuals! Supporting their critically acclaimed new album The Official Body, UK post-punk juggernaut Shopping hit the empire city joined by DC co-headliners Priests in the Main Hall for a night to remember. Priests/Downtown Boys side project Gauche, and NYC’s own Ziemba turn it on in Zone 1. Bands are ordered so you don’t have to miss a thing. And all bands have one-syllable names! Around 11pm Jonathan Toubin is joined by the fabulous NY Night Train Shadow Dancers Erin Sheehy and Dee Dee Dame and the visuals of Spencer Bewley to move you ’til 4am. Get lost in our environment! And get in the MIDNIGHT DANCE-OFF with the huge cultural force that is artist/musician/activist JD Samson of Le Tigre/MEN, MC Steve Myers, and a colorful collection of judges!Make a night of it! CATCH THEE CLAP!

MAIN HALL
– 8:45pm Priests
– 10:00pm Shopping!
– 11:00pm soul dance with Jonathan Toubin, the New York Night Train Shadow Dancers Erin Sheehy and Dee Dee Dame, and live 16mm visuals by Spencer Bewley
– 12:00am $100 Metropolis Vintage Dance-Off! with contest selector JD Samson (Le Tigre/MEN, MC Steve Myers and more!

ZONE 1
– 8:15pm – Ziemba!
– 9:30pm – Gauche


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Sunday, May 27 Brooklyn, NY Our Wicked Lady: Sunday Soul Scream! DADDY LONG LEGS/JONATHAN TOUBIN WELCOME HOME PARTY! with live Daddy Long Legs and all night soul dancing with Jonathan Toubin and special guest Baby Alcatraz! 7pm – 3am, $10 (100% of voluntary sliding scale donation goes directly to the band every month!): Daddy Long Legs and Jonathan Toubin have been burning up the road together in European and tonight isn’t only a welcome home party but a benefit for the prestigious charity Daddy Long Legs’ Back From Tour Fund! Support your local bluesman! Thee NY Night Train SUNDAY SOUL SCREAM, your favorite weekly summer party tradition, returns for its third season on Our Wicked Lady’s Rooftop Oasis with a killer program! Last week was Mystery Lights and Kid Congo, the week before was Escape-Ism, et etc! And this week is the unstoppable force of nature that is NYC’s own hair-raising blues natural resource, Daddy Long Legs! And after a couple of weeks with the Long Legs boys overseas, your favorite dee jay Jonathan Toubin is back in the booth and ready to keep ya all lit up ’til the dawn’s early light! And not only that but DC’s amazing Baby Alctraz of Shout Bamalama fame is in town for the Soul Summit and ready to let ’em rip! As always look forward to fresh-fruit frozen tropical cocktails, homemade natural BBQ by Jade, and good rooftop vibrations! It looks like its gonna be a beautiful summer night on the warm breezy rooftop and you don’t wanna miss this week’s fiesta!
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NY Night Train to UK, Kid Congo/Todd O Phonic are Shakin’ All Over and Mystery Lights Soul Scream

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Friday, June 1 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: NY Night Train Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! with DJs Kid Congo Powers and Todd-O-Phonic Todd, 10:30pm-4am, $5: Work your way down into our subterranean party cave to shake a tail feather to thee wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom of Kid Congo Powers’and Todd O Phonic Todd‘s most exciting and exquisite o.g. 1950s/1960s “maximum rock’n’soul” vinyl spinning ’round and ’round ’til the wee wee hours! Eccentric postcards from the old weird America addressed to you in the here and now! The wild rumble way down below the big city after dark in the cozy basement confines of Home Sweet Home! NYC’s biggest and longest-running weekly rock’n’roll dance and a NYC institution since 2008… Get down in the basement! Kid, formerly of The Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and The Gun Club, is of course the legendary leader of Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds and 1/3 of Wolfmanhattan Project. WFMU’s Todd O Phonic Todd is also the man behind Maxwell’s, Telstar Records, and keeping quality tri-state area music and culture rolling for years… Double dynamite ’til 4am!
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Sunday, June 10 Brooklyn, NY Our Wicked Lady – NY Night Train Sunday Soul Scream! Special Northside Festival Edition celebrating The Mystery Lights Record Release with The Mystery Lights, Breanna Barbara, The Muckers, Cotillon, Rips, Chorizo, The Advertisers, and Old Lady followed by all night dancing to the soul of Kid Congo Powers! 3pm – 3am, $12 during the show, FREE dancing after the bands! Thee NY Night Train SUNDAY SOUL SCREAM, your favorite weekly summer party tradition, returns for its third season on Our Wicked Lady’s Rooftop Oasis! And this week we are thrilled that thee immortal KC Powers, the leader of Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds, and the legendary guitarist for The Cramps fanpage, The Gun Club, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds is coming to help celebrate The Mystery Lights record release on up on the roof with a whole slew of excellent live talent! Homemade fresh-fruit frozen tropical cocktails, BBQ by Jade, and good rooftop vibrations! Come back every week!
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and catch the NT Night Train across the pond….


– Wednesday, June 6 Glasgow, UK – Broadcast tickets | facebook event
– Thursday, June 7 Newcastle, UK – Cluny tickets | facebook event
– Friday, June 8 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club tickets | facebook event
– Saturday, June 9 London, UK – 100 Club tickets | facebook event

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IAN SVENONIOUS TAKES OVER WHILE NY NIGHT TRAIN OVERSEAS


Friday, June 1 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: NY Night Train Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! with DJ Ian Svenonius and special guest DJ Tenni, 10:30pm-4am, $5: Work your way down into our subterranean party cave to shake a tail feather to thee wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom of Ian Svenonius’’s most exciting and exquisite o.g. 1950s/1960s “maximum rock’n’soul” vinyl spinning ’round and ’round ’til the wee wee hours! Eccentric postcards from the old weird America addressed to you in the here and now! The wild rumble way down below the big city after dark in the cozy basement confines of Home Sweet Home! NYC’s biggest and longest-running weekly rock’n’roll dance and a NYC institution since 2008… Get down in the basement! This week with special guest DJ Tenni!
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Sunday, June 3 Brooklyn, NY Our Wicked Lady – NY Night Train Sunday Soul Scream! with live Escape-Ism, DJ Ian Svenonius, and more, 5pm – 4am, $5 (suggested) NY Night Train Sunday Soul Scream! Dancing w/live Escape-Ism and Straw Pipes and dancing with DJs Ian Svenonius and Tony Salvaje! Homemade fresh fruit Frozen Tropical Cocktails, Dancing, and good vibration!
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and catch the NT Night Train across the pond

Wednesday, May 30 Skopje, Macedonia – Cinedays Film Festival Party w/Jonathan Toubin and more facebook event



SOUL CLAP & DANCE-OFF w/JONATHAN TOUBIN & DADDY LONG LEGS UK/NL TOUR 2018
– Thursday, May 31 Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso tickets | facebook event
– Friday, June 1 Lewes, UK – Con Club tickets | facebook event
– Saturday, June 2 Thetford, UK – Red Rooster Festival tickets | facebook event
– Sunday, June 3 Southend, UK – Railway Hotel tickets | facebook event
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SHAKIN’, ELEMENTS FESTIVAL, and ROOFTOP MAYHEM


Friday, May 25 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: NY Night Train Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin and Pete Slovenly, 10:30pm-4am, $5: Work your way down into our subterranean party cave to shake a tail feather 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” vinyl spinning ’round and ’round ’til the wee wee hours! Eccentric postcards from the old weird America addressed to you in the here and now! The wild rumble way down below the big city after dark in the cozy basement confines of Home Sweet Home! NYC’s biggest and longest-running weekly rock’n’roll dance and a NYC institution since 2008… Get down in the basement! This week with special guest dj all the way from Amsterdam, Slovenly Records head honcho/legendary Sticker Guy Pete Slovenly!
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Saturday, May 26 Northeastern Pennsylvania – Elements Lakewood Camping Festival w/Jonathan Toubin Festival all weekend long with camping and many stages of DJs, art, etc. Jonathan Toubin does Soul Clap and Dance-Off at 11:30pm Saturday on the Lake Stage!
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Sunday, May 27 Brooklyn, NY Our Wicked Lady – Memorial Day Weekend Dusk ‘Til Dawn Rooftop Opening Luau!, 5pm – 4am, $5 (suggested) First NY Night Train Sunday Soul Scream of Summer! Wear white! Dancing w/Jonathan Toubin, Sheila B, and Kristine Barilli plus kickoff happy hours with DJs Alex Ameni and LA Solano of Mystery Lights! Plus NY Night Train Shadow Dancer Erin Sheehy! Jade’s pulled guava BBQ sliders, potato salad and more (@jadeofalljades)! Homemade fresh fruit Frozen Tropical Cocktails! Midnight Limbo Contest! and more!
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SHAKIN’ ALL OVER and KOOL KEITH CLAP


Friday, May 18 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: NY Night Train Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin, 10:30pm-4am, $5: Work your way down into our subterranean party cave to shake a tail feather 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” vinyl spinning ’round and ’round ’til the wee wee hours! Eccentric postcards from the old weird America addressed to you in the here and now! The wild rumble way down below the big city after dark in the cozy basement confines of Home Sweet Home! NYC’s biggest and longest-running weekly rock’n’roll dance and a NYC institution since 2008… Get down in the basement!
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Saturday, May 19 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere: NY Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off with Kool Keith and the Soul’d U Out Band, Escape-Ism, TV Baby, and Chorizo! Dancing with Jonathan Toubin and the NY Night Train Shadow Dancers Dee Dee Dame and Erin Sheehy accompanied by the live 16mm projections of Spencer Bewley in Main Hall and Edan and Josh Styles in Zone 1! Midnight Dance Contest with DJ Ian Svenonius, MC Steve Myers, and determined by judges from Mandate Of Heaven! 7pm doors, 8pm show, 11pm dancing, 12am Contest, 4am close, 18+, $20 ($10 after the bands): More »

Shakin’ All Over, WFMU Jersey Clap, and more!


Friday, May 4 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: NY Night Train Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin, 10:30pm-4am, $5: Climb on down to hide out in the warm dry shelter of our subterranean party cave and shake a tail feather 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” vinyl spinning ’round and ’round ’til the wee wee hours! Eccentric postcards from the old weird America addressed to you in the here and now! The wild rumble way down below the big city after dark in the cozy basement confines of Home Sweet Home! NYC’s biggest and longest-running weekly rock’n’roll dance and a NYC institution since 2008… Get down in the basement!


Saturday, May 5 Jersey City, NJ – WFMU Monty Hall: NY Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/Jonathan Toubin, Eli Reed Meets Harlem Gospel Travelers, Contest Selector Todd-O-Phonic Todd, and more, 8pm – 2am, $10: Avoid the usual Cinco De Mayo Saturday night crowds, shine up those dancing shoes, and get excited for the third annual MONTY HALL edition of the world’s most popular, prolific, and FUN soul party… Go early! Experimenta dos de las bandas más emocionantes de hoy en vivo y en persona! HIGH & MIGHTY BRASS BAND y Los Harlem Gospel Travelers!!!! Get Down! ’til 2am to the 45rpm sixties soul vinyl a la magia de tu DJ favorito… Jonathan Toubin / New York Night Train!!! Get in thee $100 Midnight Dance Contest! Presentando los fabulosos discos de nuestro invitado especial dee jay Todd-O-Phonic Todd!!!
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SHAKIN’ ALL OVER 10TH ANNIVERSARY! WFMU RECORD FAIR!


Friday, April 27 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: NY Night Train Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down 10th Anniversary w/Jonathan Toubin, DJ Nico, and more! $5 The 10th Anniversary of NYC’s most popular and longest running weekly 45 dance! Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down!
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Saturday, April 28 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Expo Center, WFMU Record Fair: Todd O Phonic Todd Show with Wreckless Eric (3pm), Sarah Shook and The Disarmers (3:45pm), Hurry (4:30pm), Brower (5pm), and guest DJ Jonathan Toubin (5:30pm)!


Saturday, April 28, Brooklyn, NY – Diviera Drive: NY Night Train’s WFMU Record Fair Afterparty with live Brower, go go by Anna Copacabana and dancing with
7-8 p.m. “The Great” Gaylord Fields, 8-8:30 p.m. DJ Elevator Operator (Matt Clarke), 8:30-9:30 Holdfast Sound System, 9:30-10 Flea Market Funk, 10-10:30 DJ Nico (Teresinha Costa), 11 ’til late record round robin with Jonathan Toubin, Josh Styles, Sheila Burgel, and Todd-O-Phonic Todd!

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