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!
12-15 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl: NYNT Holiday Party/Special Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/selector JAMES CHANCE playing LIVE SAX ON STAGE during the contest and CHAMPS bakery judging! (facebook event | advance tickets)
While this special holiday edition of the Soul Clap, will, for the most part, as usual, feature a mix of uncommon but amazing wild soul 45s, due to a few seasonal milestones,it will include splashes of classicism you don’t always see at the Clap. Christmas belongs to to James Brown who made loads of Holiday tracks and died on Christmas day – so we are definitely gonna return to Soul Brother #1 for this one! Not only will we turn some of JB’s holiday favorites but we also got the white James Brown, JAMES CHANCE of the CONTORTIONS and JAMES WHITE AND THE BLACKS to select tracks and sing and dance and blow his sax during the contest portion of the night. Also, in the time since the last Clap, Jimi Hendrix just turned 70 and we will be presenting the supreme and under-rated work he did as a soul side man with the likes of Lonnie Youngblood and Curtis Knight. Finally, the Rolling Stones wrap up their 50th anniversary tour tonight in Newark and we’re gonna celebrate with a few soul covers of the stones and some songs that they covered. This juncture is totally random but I guess we can make sense of it as another step in our nightly sonic celebration of the best music of all time. As always for the contest, its at 1am and is for $100 Cash (1st place) and $75 at Metropolis Vintage. Champs Family Bakery are the judges! And stay late as we dance ’til 4! Also, the club is offering up a Soul Clap drinks special with $5 Espolon tequila drinks and shots all night long. Seriously this is gonna be a blast!
12-08 Miami, FL: Gramps – FREE Art Basel Panache Party
late Soul Clap and Dance-Off
plus earlier bands and djs: Teengirl Fantasy, Dent May, Ital, and more
party starts at noon and goes all day and then JT on from 11pm-3am, FREE
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12-12 Brooklyn, NY: Union Pool – Benefit for Dee’s medical expenses
w/Wild Yaks, Love As Laughter, Frankie Rose, Slowdance, Thanksgiving Brown, Chris Young, and Jonathan Toubin
8pm-late, donation at door
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12-01 St. Paul (Minneapolis), MN – Turf Club
Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/Jonathan Toubin – plus Lady Heat DJs & 12am contest w/selector Brian Engle of the Hipshaker
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UPCOMING NITE TRAINING:
– 12-05 Brooklyn, NY: The Gutter: Joe “Fashion Night Out” Fiorentino Memorial & Fundraising Event w/Jonathan Toubin plus bands, bbq by breezy, beer, bowling, auction, etc.:Joe Fiorentino, who played bass for Artanker Convoy, James Murphy, Daughter, and a number of others over the years passed away unexpectedly the week before last. He is survived by his wife and two children and this isn’t only a memorial but also a benefit for their fund. If you can’t make it but still want to contribute, please do so here (http://youcaring.com/memorial-fundraiser/Fiorentino-Friedrichs-Family-Fund/35660).
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11-23 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down
Welcome Home Jasper/Black Friday Edition
w/DJs JonathanToubin, BeyondaDoubt (portland, or’s i’ve got a hole in my soul), and Second Line Social (gabe of austin, tx’s breakway records/r&b45.com/sock hop/soul happening)
11pm-4am, 21+, FREE
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11-24 Atlanta, GA – The Earl: Soul Clap and Dance-Off
w/12AM contest with judges Allie Bashuk (Scoutmob/Young Foxy & Free), Bradford Cox (Deerhunter), Chad Radford (Creative Loafing), Cole Alexander (Black Lips), Malissa Sole (4th Ward Heroes)
live performances by the Coathangers and Writer kick off the night
9pm-2am, 21+, $8
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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…
and tomorrow… get all dolled up for the clap at brooklyn bowl with contest selector DAVID JOHANSEN!!!!….
11-17 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl: Soul Clap and Dance-Off
dance all night to the magic 1960s soul 45s of Jonthan Toubin
1AM Dance-Off with contest selector DAVID JOHANSEN
judged by the baristas of GIMME COFFEE!
11:30pm-4am $7 (also with $5 call drink specials to make it a recession-friendly night out!)
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and check out Time Out’s excellent photos from the last Clap at the Bowl here
and, sunday, turn up to help norton set the guiness book record for world’s biggest record wash…
11-18 (early) Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl: NORTON RECORD CLEANING PARTY
w/DJs Jonathan Toubin, Josh Styles, Todd-O-Phonic Todd, The Hound (!!!!!!), Phast Phreddie, Mr. Fine Wine, Dave the Spazz, Debbie D, Drew Redmond, Avi Spivak, Charly Himmel, Jeff the Chef,…. WOW!
4pm-12am, FREE (but quality paper towels are encouraged)
Help Norton Records save their inventory from Hurricane Sandy damage while you listen to NYC’s finest DJs! This is gonna be good times for a good cause. Fall by to listen, dance, and clean records! Also I heard tell that Norton will be bringing limited stock of their upcoming releases for you to own before the rest of the world! Learn more about Norton, their catastrophe, and what you can do to help here on the Norton Records site.
11-10 Detroit, MI – Old Miami: Soul Clap and Dance-Off
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11-11 (early – 6:30pm) East Landsing, MI – Michigan State University – Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum Grand Opening w/JT & !!!
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