Independence Day is here! Let’s blow up some crap, over-indulge, and that should fuel some excellent dance parties. I’ll keep this one short and sweet, July quickly filling up with good stuff so come and check it out.
As always, if you don’t see something you like posted here in the newsletter, check out our full listings for the week on the website for way more parties. These are just the cream of the crop.
-Brian Blackout
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UPCOMING PARTIES
July
Sat 7/4 – Release the Merican Beast
the Grand Victory, Williamsburg
free • soul • funk • disco • psych • arena rock • DJs Brian Blackout & Doctor Mister (YDH2S)
RSVP on facebook
Sat 7/4 – Warm Up 2015: Nicky Siano & Virgo Four
Moma PS1 Courtyard, Long Island City, Queens
$18/$20 • disco • house • indie • DJs Nicky Siano, Cut Copy + live performers
Buy tix
Sat 7/4 – Soul Night Fourth of July
Friends & Lovers, Crown Heights
Free • soul • DJs Fancy Cat (Soul Night resident) & Baby Beto
RSVP on Facebook
Sun 7/5 – Tiki Disco @ the Well
the Well, Bushwick
$10/$15 • disco • house • DJs Eli Escobar, Lloydski, Andry Pry (Tiki Disco residents)
Sun 7/5 – Mr. Twin Sister (DJ)
C’mon Everybody, Bed-Stuy
Free • indie • electropop • italo • DJs Mr. Twin Sister (DJ w/live electronics) • Jan Woo • Timothy Allen
RSVP on Facebook
Fri 7/10 – Unsourced presents George Vala, Eelrack, Tanja, Jaminic
Cameo, Williamsburg
$10 • techno • tech house • deep house • DJs Eelrack • George Vala • Tanja & Misha • Jaminic
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Sat 7/11 – Mondo Indie Party: Smiths Summer Special Edition
Cameo, Williamsburg
$3/$5 • indie • indiepop • britpop • DJs Miss Modular, Kevington & Dr. Maz (residents)
RSVP on Facebook
Sun 7/12 – Good Room presents Tiki Disco Summer Cruise
On a ship departing from Manhattan
$30 • disco • house • DJs Eli Escobar, Lloydski, Andry Pry (Tiki Disco residents)
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Fri 7/17 – Just Right! at Black Flamingo
Black Flamingo, Williamsburg
Free • disco • house • synthpop • DJ Justin Strauss
RSVP on Facebook
Sat 7/18 – Gloomspotting – Feeling Gloomy Takes on Trainspotting
the Grand Victory, Williamsburg
$6 • britpop • indie • post-punk • DJs Gordon & Nathaniel Gloom
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These are our picks, but you can see tons more listings on YDH2S.com
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FEATURED EVENT
RELEASE the MERICAN BEAST
Our patriotism approaches its zenith, like a rocket steadily propelled up into the air. So then does our American side come out: cheap watery beer, ridiculous piles of food and blowin’ stuff up real good. Release the Beast is a dance party about letting your cares go and getting in touch with your inner, primal self, so what better time than Independence Day? But seeing as this is a special occasion, we have some special things planned:
DONUT EATING COMPETITION
-nuff said-
STRONG AMERICAN CONTEST
-who’s the best at arm wrestling immediately after shotgunning a beer?-
AMERICAN-THEMED DRINK SPECIALS
-at least one will be trailer park themed-
DANCE UNDERNEATH THE STARS AND STRIPES-
-the Grand Victory’s gigantic merican flag will be on display, as always, as American as Instagram-
AMERICAN MUSIC PLAYED BY AMERICAN DJs, IN WAL-MART WE TRUST
-DJs Brian Blackout & Doctor Mister will intoxicate you a heady, patriotic mix of soul, funk, psych, arena rock, and muscly-armed disco all night long
ANYONE REQUESTING KATY PERRY’S FIREWORK WILL BE TORN LIMB FROM LIMB BY WILD DOGS
-sorry, that’s like, just our policy-
We’ll be starting directly after the explosions in the sky have finished, so let’s get American.
RELEASE THE BEAST
Saturday July 4th
10pm – 4am
@ The Grand Victory
247 Grand St., Williamsburg, Bk
L/G to Metropolitan
FREE – 21+