This weekend is a big one for NYC’s musically inclined, with events packed in from Thursday through Sunday. Whether you favor progressive, bass driven beats in a small, dark venue or tend to be drawn to tech house and a huge dancefloor, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. I hope you all worked hard this week, so you can play harder this weekend…

☞ Thursday, electro master Calvin Harris hits hotspot LAVO, which is sure to bring out all the beautiful people of New York club life.

☞ Friday, XXXY makes his NYC debut at Tammany Hall along with Laurel Halo, Shlohmo, Braille and a special guest. Advanced tickets can be purchased HERE.

You Gotta Do You by xxxy

☞ Friday, Meanred brings Dark Disco to Le Bain, featuring Jacques Greene, Falty DL, and Dan Wender. Be sure to get there early as the space has a tendency to fill up quickly.

LM007 – THE LOOK by Jacques Greene

☞ Friday, Fixed with special guests The Miracles Club (Portland) Live + Midnight Magic (NYC) Live + Trap.Avoid (Dither Down, NYC). Open vodka bar 10-11. Tickets are $10 at the door.

☞ Saturday, PS1′s Warm Up returns with Prince Language &  Stretch Armstrong, Das Racist, Vockah Redu, Ital, and XXXY. Tickets are $15 at the door.

☞ Saturday, Verboten brings Claude VonStroke, Justin Martin, Christian Martin, and John Dill to Good Units. Advanced tickets can be purchased HERE.

Crack DJ Mix – 01.06.2011 by Claude VonStroke

☞ Sunday, Verboten presents Justin Martin, Christian Martin, Gina Turner, and Mikey G. & Gil K. on the XVI Roof Deck. Admission is free for ticket holders from Saturday’s event at Good Units, or you can purchase advanced tickets HERE.

This Thursday, Fixed and Dim Mak are bringing Miami native SonicC to Santos Party House for his NYC debut. The seventeen year-old DJ draws inspiration from his Latin roots, infusing them with hip hop, disco, electro and more. Deathface (above, at the Trouble & Bass Temple of Doom in Miami), JDH and Dave P will join the young’un on the decks upstairs, while Cosmo Baker and Gina Turner take over the downstairs.

Enter to win tickets by filling out the form below. The contest will end tonight (Wednesday) at midnight. One entry per person.

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Hard’s signature party went poolside at the Winter Music Conference in Miami. The sold-out event featured Erol Alkan, Boys Noize, Busy P, DJ Mehdi, Fake Blood, Jack Beats, Annie Mac, Brodinski, Destructo, Aeroplane, Boy 8 Bit, Rory Phillips and Gina Turner.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL ALBUM

Next week, Dim Mak will return to the east coast with their bimonthly “Cloak and Dagger” party. Their last event in November was pure and utter mayhem (in the best possible way), and with repeat performances by Team Facelift and Ninjasonik, we are anticipating another crazy night. Japanther and The Auctioneers are also slated to perform live, with DJ sets by Fashen, DJ Jonny Famous and Gina Turner.

The real question is, who are the “(not so) secret European guests”? Since Ed Banger Records is celebrating their seven-year anniversary at Terminal 5 on the following night, we’re hoping that Justice, Busy P, DJ Mehdi, and/or Breakbot will pop in for a surprise set.

Win tickets after the jump by letting us know who you think the (not so) secret European guests will be… Or you can purchase tickets HERE. There are a limited number of $5 advance tickets available – get the access code by emailing partyline@dimmak.com.

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This Tuesday, Berlin-based record label Made to Play will celebrate the release of their new Scion CD sampler with a party at Love. All of the DJs on the compilation, Idiotproof, Oliver $, Riva Starr, Zombie Disco Squad, and label head Jesse Rose, will be spinning at the event, along with New York-based DJs Alex English and Gina Turner.

The sampler, called A Night at Made To Play, showcases the skills and production talent of the artists on the label. Each track is meant to reflect a different time of night at a Made to Play club night in Berlin. Scion, who has shown an enormous amount of support in the music industry, will cover the costs of the project, with all proceeds going directly back to the label and artists. The album will be available on iTunes and Beatport starting December 22, but you can preview a track from the album below.

Jesse Rose – “Morning Would”

The album release party on December 8th is a free event… Click here to RSVP.

We also have two copies of  A Night at Made To Play to give away… enter the contest after the jump.

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