An absolute amazing experience we had at the last PLAY DATE. Big shout outs to the Japanese, Korean and UK people for the non stop dancing… Also big thanks to our photographer Kirill for really capturing the moment…

More pics by Kirill: CLICK HERE

Hey all… its time for our monthly Play Date party this weekend coming up on FRIDAY! I just got a ton of new vinyl (yes, vinyl) in from the UK that I can’t wait to drop and I know Morsy’s been mixing like a madman in the studio so it should be a killer time. We’re kicking it off at 10pm with cheap drinks until midnight and we’ll be on the decks to last call and beyond. 21+ and see you there!

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Date: Friday, October 9th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker St. btw Thompson and Sullivan)
Cost: Free

Our love for crafty beer is no secret over here at Crooked Disco. So when Public Assembly asked us to put together a little afterparty for the annual Freaktoberfest brew/burlesque/mayhem celebration, we just couldn’t pass it up. We’ll be on the decks all night long at our old haunt for drunken party anthems, classic disco, indie electro, breakbeats, and assorted party jams (with a couple good boozy sing-a-longs thrown in the mix). Its free all night! 21+

Date: Saturday, October 3rd
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Public Assembly (70 N. 6th St between Kent and Wythe, w’burg)
Cost: Free

We’re getting back to our Williamburg roots this Saturday with a free throwdown at Savalas. It’s going to be an eclectic mix-up of disco classics, 90s sing-a-longs, indie electro and other assorted party jams all night long and it all kicks off with an open bar of vodka and Jameson from 10-11. We’ll be on the decks all night long so swing by, throw a few back, and dance the night away! 21+

Date: Saturday, September 26th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Savalas (285 Bedford Ave btw Grand St. and S 1st)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: vodka and Jameson, 10-11

Amazingly fun time we had on Saturday. Shout outs to DJ Tektite & Charly Greane for coming through and having a great time with us. And most importantly big THANKS to everyone who came out and Danced the night away… Pictures below!

More pics by James Chang: CLICK HERE

Continuing my hip hop posting (which means raver anthems will be coming soon), DJ Ayres drops this timely Jay-Z mixtape. Just under 80 minutes of beats from your youth, Ayres examines Hova’s early career:

Here are a bunch of my favorite Jay-Z songs, mostly album cuts with a few freestyles and secret joints thrown in for good measure. Since Jay “retired” and came back, his music hasn’t sounded as urgent or hungry to me. He sounds like he’s coasting along, so I wanted to go back and pull out a bunch of his music that made you bob your head, marvel at his flow, puff out your chest, or even raise the little hairs on the back of your neck. The feelings you got from songs like “Where I’m From,” “D’Evils,” “1-900-Hustler” and “You Don’t Know.” Not included: #1 singles you’ve heard a million times, lazy one-take flows, lyrics about inventing the button-down shirt, songs dissing rappers who would later be signed to Jay-Z’s label, and songs produced by Eminem.

Tracklist in the comments.

Do you remember the spitz at the bottom of the class, the guy who left you the high notes and kept good the meufs? Bah it is of return. And before your girlfriend does not wonder whether you know this young rappor of Bordeaux about which his preferred magazine speaks this week, I advise you to learn some a little more on CHARLY GREANE. (thanks for the sweet translation Babelfish)

What can I tell you about Charly Greane… its sort of like a a hybrid of west coast hip hop, booty bass and house beats. That sounds like it makes no sense but leave it to a man from Bordeaux, France to bring it all together in a big ole’ party time vibe. Check the vid above for Gossip Girl, the debut off his debut EP, as well as the two sweet remixes below from Low Club and Ymee. And be sure to catch his US Debut Saturday at our Play Date party!

UPDATE!

We’re taking over the main room at LPR this Saturday for the biggest Play Date yet! Our Friend DJ Tektite (Vitamin Breaks/Kostume Kult) will be joining us for some heavy electro late night and rising MC Charlie Greene is flying in from France for his US Debut! This one is gonna go off.

Summer’s winding down so we’re hosting a Back to School edition of Play Date this Saturday. So channel your inner Gossip Girl and hit Le Poisson rouge where we’ll be playing our mix-up of everything from electro to house, disco to good hip hop and assorted breakbeats all night long. It’s free all night with cheap drinks before midnight. Hit us up for birthday parties or if you feel like ballin’ with a bottle reservation and there is more formal info and RSVP here.

DATE: Saturday, September 12th
TIME: 10:00pm - 4:00am
LOCATION: Le Poisson Rouge (138 Bleecker St at Sullivan)
COST: Free all night!

It’s official kids, after 26 years on the air, Reading Rainbow is being canceled due to a “shift in the philosophy of educational television programming.” Aparently, while the show got me stoked to hit the book-mobile every week it did not each me when to use “its” versus “it’s” (a skill I, sadly, still have not mastered.) There’s more on that here but the news reminded me of this fond childhood memory of Run DMC kickin’ rhymes about getting to sleep on time and reading books… a perfect example of why this was an awesome show.

So Art Battles was a blast last night… dope artists, great crowd, big thanks to everyone that came out. To continue the hip hop vibe - but in a very Crooked Disco way - here’s an electro-fied bootleg of the Dre party classic Next Episode the mix comes 90% from Will Power with some additional drum work from Rico Tubbs. Bangin’… enjoy!

(via Bass Music Blog)