The new year is nearly upon us! Just in time for last minute planning, we’ve got a special edition of our YDH2S newsletter to help you pick where to go dancing tonight, plus a few ideas for where you might want to go in 2015, and a list of our favorite songs, remixes & re-edits from 2014. Normally we just list our favorite parties here in the newsletter but as we’re all getting ready for New Year’s we thought for tonight we’d just list ’em all, so here you go.
-Brian Blackout
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UPCOMING PARTIES
December
FEATURED PARTY
Weds 12/31 – New Year’s Eve at Trophy
Trophy, Williamsburg
FREE • disco • hip hop• house • R&B • Bianca & Brendan
OUR PICK
Weds 12/31 – DISCO NEW YEARS EVE 2015: DARK DISCO PRESENTS TIKI DISCO AT SUGAR HILL DISCO
Sugar Hill Supper Club, Bed-Stuy
$40 • disco • nu disco • house • Eli Escobar, Lloydski & Andy Pry
ONE MORE PICK
Weds 12/31 – RUBULAD NYE “Pizzazz Parlor”
secret location near Atlantic Terminal
$40 • bass • hip hop • world • Dirtyfinger • Reagonomics • live bands • tons more
Weds 12/31 – No Ordinary Monkey with Peaking Lights, Joubert Singers, and More
the Good Room • Greenpoint
$50 • disco • nu disco • house • Ryan Smith • Run Like Hell • live music
Weds 12/31 – Unicorn Meat NYC presents :: NYƎ 2015 :: STEAL THIS WAREHOUSE PARTY
secret location
$70 • bass • hip hop • house • disco • $mall ¢hange • Shakey • Illexandra • Dirty Finger • Joro Boro
Weds 12/31 – 15 for 2015: A Flashback New Year’s Eve
Union Hall, Park Slope
$5 • 90s • 00s • Steve Reynolds (Party Like It’s 1999)
Weds 12/31 – Machinedrum & Friends
Brooklyn Bazaar, Greenpoint
$60 • techno • Machinedrum • DJ Spinn + Taso • DJ Earl • Dan Wender + Blacky II
Weds 12/31 – The Rub New Year’s Eve
the Bell House, Gowanus
$50 • hip hop • funk • disco • soul • DJ Ayres • DJ Eleven
Weds 12/31 – Dig Deeper Presents: Joshie Jo Armstead (backed by the Brooklyn Rhythm Band)
Littlefield, Gowanus
$50 • soul • Mr. Robinson • DJ Honky
Weds 12/31 – BangOn!NYC presents NYE 2015: “Time & Space”
secret location
$85 • house • techno • three stages & ridiculous numbers of DJs
Fri 1/2 – Release the Beast
the Grand Victory, Williamsburg
FREE • soul • funk • disco • garage • psych • Brian Blackout • Doctor Mister
Sat 1/3 – Mondo Indie Dance Party
Cameo Gallery, Williamsburg
$3 • indiepop • indie rock • Miss Modular • Kevington • Dr. Maz
Sat 1/3 – the Bunker 12 Year Anniversary
Output, Williamsburg
$15-30 • techno • Derek Plaslaiko • Bryan Kasenic • John Tejada • Mike Servito
Fri 1/16 – HEAD ON 2nd ANNIVERSARY REMATCH: MOTOWN vs. STUDIO 54
Baby’s All Right, Williamsburg
Free • disco • soul • Brian Blackout, Spoolwork & Lepaux (YDH2S)
Sat 1/18 – Horse Meat Disco – MLK Weekend
Output, Williamsburg
$20-25 • disco • nu disco • house • Horse Meat Disco • Sean B & Will Automagic (Spank)
See all our listings on YDH2S.com
The YDH2S Blog
In addition to posting events, we also have a blog where we post songs & DJ mixes. This week we’ve been posting some of our favorites of 2014 as the year comes to a close:
- Brian Blackout’s Best of 2014 Lists
- Top 10 for 2014 – Ladycréme
- Christine’s Top 5 Vinyl Disco Edits from 2014
Release the Beast
Release the Beast returns once more to Grand Victory just as 2015 saunters into our worlds. We’re going to get down to the best soul, funk, mod, psych, disco, glam, prog & arena rock. No drum machines, synthesizers only when manned by an appropriately bearded dude or licensed member of Heart. No strings attached, just sweet, sweet jams.
RELEASE THE BEAST
with
Brian Blackout (Head On, YDH2S)
&
Doctor Mister (Feeling Gloomy, YDH2S)
SPINNING
soul
funk
psych
glam
prog
arena rock
& muscly-armed disco
Friday, January 2nd @ the Grand Victory
245 Grand Street, Williamsburg, BK
L to Bedford, G to Lorimer
11pm til 4am
no cover.
HEAD ON 2nd ANNIVERSARY REMATCH: MOTOWN vs. STUDIO 54
Two years ago we started Head On with the idea of pitting two themes against one another and letting the audience pick a winner, and it’s been an amazing ride. Last year for our anniversary we decided to rematch a fan favorite, and you picked indie rock vs britpop, which panned out about like it did the first time (britpop won) but we had a blast doing it. This time we put it to another vote, and fans picked one of our most popular themes for a rematch: Motown vs. Studio 54.
Something about disco against soul feels so appealing. They’re not so different, really, lots of disco was just the logical next step after soul music. Both have lots of strings, soulful vocals, handclaps, and were made for dancing. Last time disco narrowly edged out soul in a close decision, and this time we’ll see if that doesn’t change. We can match Diana Ross and the Supremes up against Diana Ross solo, James Brown against Giorgio Moroder, the Temptations against Chic. No matter which side triumphs, we’ll all win.
10pm we’ll hang out in the front room and warm up with some good tunes
12am dancing starts in the back room
The contest begins at 1am
Two DJs enter
One DJ leaves
Head On
w/residents Brian Blackout, Spoolwork & Lepaux
Friday January 16th @ Baby’s All Right
146 Broadway, Williamsburg, Bk
J/M to Marcy, L/G to Metropolitan
10:00 p.m. – late
no cover