July 6–13, 2000

dj nights

DJ Nights

A selective guide to who’s spinning what and where.

by Sean O’Neal

THURSDAY, JULY 6

!Cubanitis! (monthly) (reggae/world) @ Silk City w/ Aguilera Y Su Grupo Tradicion and Jorge, $3. Classic ‘60s and ‘70s Latin grooves from Cuba and NYC.

Flavor (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (breaks/electro) (drum ‘n’ bass) (trip-hop) (experimental/ambient) @ Eden Roc w/, Chuck Aronson, DJ Pepe, Gehad, Tygre, Mauricio & Madporro, Raf, Tantrum Tonic, Crasta and VJ Masa Nicon, $3 before 10/$5 after. Three floors that makes up the best weekly party in Philly.

Platinum (weekly) (drum ‘n’ bass) @ Fluid w/ Dara, Sine, Icon and Dub2, $5. One of the most notorious drum and bass weeklies on the entire East Coast.

Glide (weekly) (drum ‘n’ bass) (experimental/ambient) (reggae/world) @ Martini’s w/ Ivan Ross, n/c. An ionospheric experience featuring an eclectic mix.

Hard Thursdays (weekly) (house) (progressive house) (trance) @ Space w/ Roland Riso, Chris Costanza, John Shah and John E, $8 w/ flyer. Kickstart your weekend with some hard house and trance.

Botany 500 spins (weekly) (trip-hop) (funk/soul) @ O’Neal’s, n/c. Botany has made a mark in the city with his rare grooves and flawless selection of soul and funk.

DJ Active spins (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Cloud 9, $5/ladies free until 11. Bangin’ beats and undaground hip hop w/ open mic.

FRIDAY, JULY 7

High Life (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Cloud 9 w/ Lil’ Dave, $3. WKDU’s Lil’ Dave funks you up with jazzy off-da-hook hip hop.

Latin Night (weekly) (house) (reggae/world) @ Brasil’s w/ Jay Rockwell, $8. Dance the night away to the sounds of Latin house, salsa and merengue.

Worship Fridays (weekly) (deep house) (reggae/world) (trip-hop) @ Filo’s w/ Rob Paine, n/c. Experience the vibrant sounds in a candlelit, soothing atmosphere.

SATURDAY, JULY 8

Skindeep (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Martini’s w/ Jon Gill, n/c. Syncopate your soul.

Classic Hip Hop (weekly) (hip-hop) @ upstairs at Grape St. Pub w/ Sat One, $5. Come see the Readyrock Records producer rock the classic hip hop like no one else.

Saturdays (weekly) (house) (deep house) (experimental/ambient) @ Marmont w/ Alexander Adrock, n/c. The only lounge where you’ll hear house music merged with anything from Kraftwerk to the Yellow Magic Orchestra.

Grass (weekly) (trip-hop) (drum ‘n’ bass) (experimental/ambient) @ Silk City w/ Crasta, Milkweed and Julian, $3. Indulge yourself in multi-spatial music on the dancefloor.

Steady (weekly) (deep house) (house) @ Fluid w/ Pete Moss and Sean Thomas, $5. Two of Philly’s smoothest house DJs set the vibe and keep you jittering with soul in motion.

Cosmic Cat spins (weekly) (hip-hop) (reggae/world) (funk/soul) @ 700 Club, n/c. Putting forth a positive vibe through the sounds of deep-rooted reggae, hip hop and soul.

Impact 2000 W s t G @ Space w/ Jeff Heart, Mass, DJ Freedom, Ricky Lee and Tripp, $10 w/ flyer. Rave on with the Space residents until 2 a.m. glowstick-style and feel yourself being thrown into euphoria.

Treats (weekly) (hip-hop) (funk/soul) (deep house) @ Filo’s w/ DJ Train, n/c. Making your weekend just a little bit sweeter with his refreshing rare grooves and chocolately, laid-back rhythms.

SUNDAY, JULY 9

The Summer of Revolution Tour (one-off) (techno) (house) (trance) (progressive house) @ Space w/ Stacey Pullen, Swayzak, Jamie Morris, Micro, Jeff Heart, Mass and Kunekt, $12 w/ flyer. See p. 60.

Escape (weekly) (trance) (house) (hardcore/happy hardcore) @ The Warehouse w/ Hectic, Mindbender, Scorpion, Space Monk-E, Circuit Breaker and Dream Weaver, $5. Brace yourself for hard trance, slammin’ booty house and fierce hardcore.

Audiofunk (weekly) (house) (breaks/electro) @ Van M’s Music Bar & Grill w/ Sean Deep, n/c. The funky breaks are back for Sunday nights at a new spot.

Marinate (weekly) (reggae/world) @ Filo’s w/ Kenny Meez, n/c. Indulge in the reggae and rasta vibes by Kenny Meez.

Leftism (weekly) (trip-hop) @ Saint Jack’s w/ Crasta, n/c. A brand new weekly of downtempo trip hop and abstract acid jazz.

Sundaze (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Lucy’s w/ Russell Sullivan, Hollis Monroe and Marc Williams, n/c. Soak in the sounds of pure house music.

MONDAY, JULY 10

Future Rhythm (weekly) (house) (deep house) @ Butter w/ Deep C + guest, $5. A new excursion dropping the future sounds of house music.

Magnetique (weekly) (experimental/ambient) (trip-hop) (drum ‘n’ bass) @ Silk City w/ Jeff and Jugo, n/c. You’ll hear anything from indie-pop to trip hop to atmospheric d’n’b to Manchester.

The Remedy (weekly) (hip-hop) @ Fluid w/ Cosmo and Big Rich, $5. One of Philly’s phattest hip hop weekly’s ever with plenty of beats and plenty of meat.

TUESDAY, JULY 11

Slipping Into Sublimity (bi-weekly) (experimental/ambient) @ 700 Club w/ John Schenk, Gloria Justin-Schenk and friends, n/c. A turntablist, violinist, sitarist, guitarists, percussionists and other random electronic soundscapers.

Fly! (weekly) (deep house) @ Marmont w/ Sean Thomas, n/c. deep, refreshing house music for your lounging demands.

Una Nota (weekly) (deep house) (reggae/world) (funk/soul) @ Filo’s w/ Aaron Luis Levinson, n/c. A Latin house/rare groove/Nuyorican soul night featuring the sounds of MAW, Eddie Palmieri, Jazzanova and other unique selections.

Wavelength (weekly) (drum ‘n’ bass) upstairs @ Pomodoro’s w/ DV8 and Swingkidd, n/c. The Ill Skillz crew throws down a free weekly of hip hop jungle and body-rockin’ tech-step.

Cream (weekly) (trip-hop) (house) (deep house) (trance) (progressive house) @ Lucy’s w/ Michael Myers, $3. The Local 13 DJ brings you a mature and loungy vibe.

Heavy (weekly) (deep house) (trip-hop) (reggae/world) @ Saint Jacks’ w/ Rob Paine, Willyum and Fzlah, n/c. Gather with the Worship crew and soak in the deep and dubbed-out sounds.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12

Soulglow (weekly) (deep house) (trip-hop) @ Filo’s w/ Willyum, n/c. The ideal chill-out spot to warm up for the weekend with deep house, acid jazz and trip hop.

Experimental Sounds (weekly) (reggae/world) (funk/soul) (experimental/ambient) @ upstairs at Grape St. Pub w/ DJ Hutnons, $5. Experience a conceptual mixture of reggae, world, funk, soul and ambient.

EthniCITY (weekly) (house) (funk/soul) (reggae/world) @ Brave New World’s VIP Lounge w/ Rahsaan, $5. Rahsaan offers a fusion of Afro-Latin rhythms, nu and old soul and fresh house music.

Phuture Beats (weekly) (drum ‘n’ bass) @ O’Neal’s w/ Ivan Ross, n/c. Ivan keeps his jungle chill and atmospheric almost ambient at times.

700 Club, 700 N. Second St., 215-413-3181
Brasil’s, 112 Chestnut St., 215-413-1700.
Brave New World, 720 Arch St., 215-413-4000
Butter, 125 S. 2nd Street, 215-351-9026
Cloud 9, 21st and South Sts., 215-735-9939
Eden Roc, 1437 South St., 215-732-3939
Filo’s, 408 S. Second St., 215-238-0151
Fluid (above the Latest Dish), 613 S. Fourth St., 215-629-0565
Grape Street Pub, Grape and Main Sts., Manayunk, 215-483-7084
Lucy’s Hat Shop, 247 Market St., 215-413-1433
Marmont, 222 Market St., 215-923-1100
Martini, 19th & Callowhill, 215-557-9533
O’Neal’s, 611 S. Third St., 215-574-9495
Pomodoro’s, 401 South St. 215-413-3434
Saint Jack’s, 45 S. Third St., 215-238-9353
Silk City, Fifth & Spring Garden Sts. 215-922-8157
Space, 953 N. Front St., 215-629-2833
Van M’s Music Bar and Grill, 126 Chestnut St. 215 923-8266
The Warehouse Nightclub, 700 N. Delaware Ave. 215-923-0504

Send DJ Nights tips to s_oneal@citypaper.net.