Are you still scratching your head and trying to figure out where you will be counting down the final seconds of 2011? Well, if you’re looking an eve of epic festivities, look no further than to our friends at MeanRed.
MeanRed is gathering your favorite Brooklyn DJs to shake your inebriated bodies into the New Year. AND- you will be in Brooklyn, which means far far away from the horrific chaos of Times Square. Nick Cathdubs, Jubilee, Kaviar Disco Club, and Blue Jemz will be bringing the beats until the wee hours of morning. There will be a champagne toast and an open bar between 9-10 PM! The event is being held at Lorelely, Brooklyn’s best beer garden-turned-club! This event is only $20! So cheap for such great music and an open bar? How could you possibly resist?
Tickets for MeanRed’s New Years Eve event can be purchasedonline until 6pm the day of the show.
We’re also offering one lucky HiFi reader a pair of tickets to the event. Enter after the jump, the contest will close on Wednesday, December 28th at noon. Good luck!
Join us tonight as HiFi gets in the festive spirit with a free ho-down on one of coolest dance-floors in NYC. We are very excited to bring along two of our favorite DJs, Ital & Jubilee, to spin tunes for the night!
ITAL (100% Silk/Not Not Fun/Planet Mu]
_Formerly on 100% Silk and freshly signed to UK electronic staple Planet Mu, Ital’s stock has risen tremendously in the past year, bringing an invigorating live show to Brooklyn and beyond. Before he makes an even bigger splash in 2012, we’ve invited him to play some records at our little get-together.
JUBILEE [Grizzly/Nightshifters]
_While Brooklyn’s bass sweetheart has moved to the sunny state of Florida, she’s always got a lot of love waiting for her here. We welcome back one of our favorite DJs for this special holiday one-off.
HiFi Cartel Residents
OLLIEDHALI / SPECTACAL / AQUARIAN
The awesome folks at THE MONOCLE ORDER are working with us to bring you the freshest perspective on a party. One half sunglass pop-up, one half burning man vibes, we are so thrilled to be housed under their roof!
THIS EVENT STARTS EARLY @ 8pm with a photobooth and designer sunglass mixer followed by wicked tunes for the night!
THURSDAY DECEMBER 15th / THE MONOCLE ORDER / 220 BOWERY / NYC / DOORS 8PM / LIMITED CAPACITY
Last month, we tagged along with the Trouble & Bass crew on the music video shoot for “Bloodrave”, the lead single off Deathface’s new EP, Fall of Man, released today. On set, we caught up with Johnny Love (aka Deathface) and director Patrick Rood (aka The Captain), who gave us the scoop on the EP and on the music video concept, which is based on the opening scene of the movie Blade. The music video features appearances from members of the Trouble & Bass extended family… check out our behind the scenes video after the jump and see for yourself, and CLICK HERE to check out photos from the video shoot.
Fall of Man is available today on iTunes, Beatport, and a variety of other online outlets. CLICK HERE for a full list of outlets and to stream the EP via Soundcloud.
This Friday February 25, Flashing Lights returns to Public Assembly with another edition of their infamous party! This time around, Douster joins the usual crew DJ Ayres, Nick Catchdubs, and Jubilee, for a night that’s sure to be filled with awesome beats and good times, not to mention more than enough rave juice.
Youthful French producer and ZZK Records compatriot Douster has been making a splash with his clubby European take on the various tropical rhythms (and riddims) emerging from around the globe. Whether it be dancehall or kuduro, cumbia or UK funky, Douster can be counted on to deliver an uptempo, chopped-and-sliced dancefloor filler.
Check out this brand new tour mix that he just did for The Fader to get you pumped!
While the horrifically disgusting weather that took over our fair city deterred many an otherwise adventurous soul from venturing outside of their apartments, I personally don’t see any better way to beat the winter blues than some good tunes and cheerful company. So, we braved the puddles of semi-frozen black slush and made our way to Tammany Hall, formerly The Annex, where East Village Radio was throwing an anniversary party in honor of their show Worldwide Smash.
DJ Still Life who hosts Worldwide Smash started the night out, followed by Jojo Mayer + Nerve who performed using live instruments, with the central focus being centered on the drums. Their performance was fascinating, as they essentially deconstructed electronic music and then proceeded to piece the beats back together using live instruments. Rather than music that has traditionally been created using instruments being constructed using computers, which is common these days, this presented the opposite – computer music on instruments. After this Shigeto took the stage, playing a subdued set of his sophisticated and temperamental sound, combining classic elements of UK funky and house with more jazzy and ambient tendancies. Matt Shadetek was up next, followed by a second performance from Jojo Mayer + Nerve, whose second set was so powerful it spurned one guy into dancing his clothes off to the tune of resounding cheers from the crowd. Jubilee closed out the night with a typically awesome variety of bass music, with an attendee even referring to her as “this bad-ass pint size bottle rocket”. Not bad for a typical Tuesday in January. Next week? Keep the street slush away and the good tunes coming.
Flashing Lights returned to Public Assembly on Friday night, with stellar sets by special guests Starks & Nacey (of DC’s Nouveau Riche) and residents Nick Catchdubs, DJ Ayres and Jubilee. Natalie Storm performed some solo material, and was even joined by Jubilee and Maggie Horn for a sexy dance break. Throughout the night curious characters from the muppet-themed party stopped by for a peek (hence the costumes).
This Friday, Flashing Lights will return to Public Assembly for their final party of the year featuring special guests Starks & Nacey (of DC-based party crew Nouveau Riche) and Natalie Storm (of TNT). Flashing Lights residents DJ Ayres, Nick Catchdubs and Jubilee will be holding it down behind the decks, as usual.
Fill out the form below for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the party, and be sure to check in with the Flashing Lights Blog for news, mixes and other tidbits to help prepare you for the event.
This Friday, July 30th, Webster Hall will be sculpted into bass heaven with Nero and Gaslamp Killer, while our favorite NYC trio, Ayres, Catchdubs and Jubilee, bring their flashing lights rave goodness to the stage. This is one not to be missed, period.
Last time we caught the mother fucking Gaslamp Killer, he delivered an epic sermon of cosmic bass that melted our brains in Brooklyn. Vaulting hip-hop into another dimension, GLK’s eccentrically dizzy dj sets wrap riddims around your soul while his hair keeps up the tempo. Have a listen to this mixtape from last year which Flying Lotus tells us is his first glimpse into the mind of GLK.
The Gaslamp Killer – Brainfeeder Podcast [Download]
Nero brings their internally bruising drum & bass and dubstep riddims straight across the pond to damage your ear drums. Remixing eveyrone from The Streets to Beyonce, these boys are poised to bring out the bassface in everyone. Check out one of the their hugest anthems from this year…
Last Thursday, with your help, we celebrated our first year as a cartel with a party at White Rabbit. DJs representing some of our favorite NYC families (Trouble & Bass’ The Captain and Flashing Lights’ Jubilee) were joined by some new flavor (Spectacal and Asian Dan), along with one of our personal favorites (Shuttle) to throw down some sick tunes. Thank you to everyone who came out and was involved with the party… we can’t wait to see what next year holds.
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since we started… but here we are. We wouldn’t have made it through the year without all you party people, so tonight we’re bringing you some of our favorite DJs from the past year (Shuttle, The Captain and Jubilee), along with a dash of fresh meat (Asian Dan, Spectacal) to collectively form a line-up that we are super excited about.
Come out to White Rabbit (145 East Houston Street) tonight to help us fête the occasion. The festivities begin at 10 PM – get there early for drink specials during the first hour, and be sure to RSVP HERE for complimentary admission.
Find out more about tonight’s DJs and sample some of their music… after the jump.
The contest is now closed.
