- Fri, Sept 3: Chinatown, Manhattan – Home Sweet Home (131 Chrystie): Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down with DJ Jonathan Toubin and surprise special guest, 10:30pm, $3
- Sat, Sept 4: Monticello, NY – Kutsher’s Country Club: Mr. Jonathan Toubin at All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival (which features of course a lot of amazing bands like The Stooges, The Scientists, etc.)
- Wed, Sept 8: Downtown, Los Angeles, CA: Soul Clap and Dance-Off
- Wed, Sept 8: Lower East Side: Manhattan – Motor City Bar (127 Ludlow): New York Night Train Wednesdays w/special guests
- Thu, Sept 9: Downtown Oakland, CA – The Uptown (1928 Telegraph Ave): Soul Clap and Dance-Off
- Fri, Sept 10: SOMA, San Francisco, CA – 111 Minna (111 Minna at 2nd): Soul Clap and Dance-Off
- Fri, Sept 10: Chinatown, Manhattan – Home Sweet Home (131 Chrystie): Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down with DJ Josh Styles and special guest Shazzula Nebula (Paris, France), 10:30pm, $3
- Sat, Sept 11: SE, Portland, OR – The East End (203 SE Grand): Soul Clap and Dance-Off
- Wed, Sept 15, Lower East Side” Manhattan – Motor City Bar (127 Ludlow): New York Night Train Wednesdays w/Mr Jonathan Toubin
- Fri, Sept 17: Chinatown, Manhattan – Home Sweet Home (131 Chrystie): Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down with DJ Jonathan Toubin and surprise special guest, 10:30pm, $3
- Sat, Sept 18: Williamsburg, Brooklyn – The Glasslands: Soul Clap and Dance-Off, 12AM, $5
- Sun, Sept 19: Rocks-Off Cruises presents The “Ya Ya” Yacht w/DJ Jonathan Toubin and friends
- Wed, Sept 22: Lower East Side, Manhattan – Motor City Bar (127 Ludlow): New York Night Train Wednesdays w/Mr Jonathan Toubin
- Fri, Sept 24: Chinatown, Manhattan – Home Sweet Home (131 Chrystie): Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down with DJ Jonathan Toubin and surprise special guest, 10:30pm, $3
- Wed, Sept 29, Lower East Side: Manhattan: Motor City Bar: New York Night Train Wednesdays w/Mr Jonathan Toubin

New York Night Train will be bringing its world famous SOUL CLAP and DANCE-OFF party to the west coast every month starting this fall! The claps are in Los Angeles (first Saturday), Oakland (second Thursday), San Francisco (second Friday), and Portland, OR (second Saturday). The NYC party will now take place on the third Saturday. Get up! Get down! Get out! Get in it!

- Sat, Aug 7: downtown Los Angeles – TheSex (816 S. Sante Fe): Soul Clap and Dance-Off, 10pm, $5

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Underground rock legend DANNY KROHA, singer/guitarist for important bands like the Gories and the Demolition Doll Rods, in town to play Lincoln Center July 31, is importing the other two members of his new Detroit outfit to make their NYC debut Thursday in the comfy confines of Williamsburg’s new and improved Cameo Gallery! According to a number of connoisseurs, this new band isn’t only Danny’s return to the Back from the Grave-style primal garage punk of the Gories, but one of the best new bands going from that universe. This is big news!

Also on the bill are Norton Records house bandThe A-Bones, Stalkers/Electric Shadows dirty harmonica blues project Daddy Long Legs, and Kroha’s hand-picked opener, the Everly Sisters. Finally, NY Night Train’s Mr. Jonathan Toubin takes over on the decks after the bands to keep the party going. More »

Since taking over Home Sweet Home’s Friday night more than two years ago, New York Night Train’s Mr. Jonathan Toubin continues to wage war on mediocre nightlife by becoming the first DJs in recent memory to helm a long-running weekend Manhattan dance club party consisting exclusively of rock and soul rarities – no obvious hits, no popular contemporary dance music styles, and in the 45rpm medium to boot! While Toubin has typically helmed the ship entirely on his own, underground rock legends like David Johansen (NY Dolls), Jello Biafra(Dead Kennedys), Jon Spencer (Blues Explosion, Pussy Galore), Calvin Johnson (Beat Happening, Dub Narcotic), and Gibby Haynes (Butthole Surfers) have all randomly popped in as guest DJs on occasion.

With the intent to cement his night’s reputation as the finest and most prestigious rock and soul 45 party in the entire world, Mr. Jonathan Toubin is putting his money where his mouth is – bringing in legendary rock and rollers who also have amazing record collections and/or the finest professional 45 DJs from around the world each and every week. Basically, Mr Jonathan Toubin is bringing in his musician, collector, and DJ heroes from around the world to make his typically sold-out party even better. And the cover will remain $3!

The following will all DJ alongside Mr. Jonathan Toubin except where noted (*):

- july 2: Jim Sclavunos (NYC/London) of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Grinderman, and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks (formerly of Sonic Youth, Alex Chilton, etc)

- july 9: Kid Congo Powers (Washington, DC) – In The Red Records solo recording artist (formerly of The Cramps, Gun Club, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, etc)

- july 16: Ian Svenonius (Washington, DC) – of Vice TV’s “Soft Focus,” author of “Psychic Soviet,” leader of Chain and the Gang (formerly of Make-Up, Nation of Ulysses, Weird War, etc.)

- july 23: DJ Primo (San Francisco) – DJ/promoter of SF institution Oldies Night

- july 30: Howie Pyro (L.A.) – Intoxica Radio DJ, founder/DJ of legendary Green Door party, and former bassist of Danzig, D-Generation, and ‘77 CBGB punks The Blessed

- Aug 6: Dan Kroha (Detroit) – guitarist/vocalist for The Gories, Demolition Doll Rods, etc

- *Aug 13: Josh Styles (NYC) of the Smashed! Blocked! party (subbing for Jonathan Toubin – his favorite DJ) w/guest Todd-O-Phonic Todd (Hoboken, NJ) of WFMU, Maxwell’s and Southpaw, and the head of Telstar, Candy, and Satan Records

- Aug 20: James Chance (NYC) of the Contortions and James White and the Blacks

New York Night Train brings the excitement of its most famous party, featuring an all night get-down to Jonathan Toubin’s wild soul 45s and a dance contest in the middle, back on the road throughout April – notify your peops in Chicago, Portland, Arcata, Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. The tour officially kicks off Saturday, April 10 in NYC at Glasslands and continues randomly throughout May in places like Portland, ME, Orlando, FL, and Asbury Park, NJ.

Check the brand-spankin’ new SOUL CLAP AND DANCE-OFF WEB SITE for details…

Wed, Mar 24: Lower East Side, Manhattan – Motor City Bar: New York Night Train Wednesday w/Mr. Jonathan Toubin and guest DJ Jello Biafra(!), 10pm – 4am, 21+, $3: A downtown institution for over three years, the “Cheers” of the Lower East Side’s rock and roll underground, New York Night Train Wednesday is where conductor Mr Jonathan Toubin tests out his latest jams before anyone else gets to hear them on the world’s dancefloors – plus he also turns occasional punk classics and other old favorites for you to either sing along with or criticize him for playing. Your other pals, Hari Kupian behind the bar and Marc Ryan at the door, are also working at this, Mr/ T’s only mellow hangout night. This week isn’t so mellow though because Senor JELLO BIAFRA himself is doing two DJ sets (JB’s in town with his new band Guantanamo School of Medicine - they play at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple the following night - go here for tickets!). This is far from some kind of celebrity gig. Jello, who spun the November Soul Clap in San Francisco, has more records than anybody you’ve ever met, some killer and very exquisite taste from many genres, and knows how to shake a room to boot. Also, when he’s not DJ-ing, Jello’s a friendly approachable gent who has plenty to discuss with you. Fall by and hang out.

Dear Monterrey friends and other folks in town for MtyMx Festival,

I sincerely apologize for not making it to Monterrey this time. I am so sad to have let you down and am conversely so flattered that you care at all that I couldn’t make it. I hope that next time I hear from you, it will be because I’m coming back to party in Sultana del Norte. I’ve done nearly a thousand gigs and never canceled once before now. Officially I didn’t turn up because I was coming down with a major cold after spending 12 straight hours outside, under-dressed for Saturday’s arctic chill during my own SXSW party. But I feel you deserve an adequate explanation that should shed some insight not only into my situation but that of some of the other cancellations as many of you don’t seem to understand the intricacies of both sides of the situation.

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While Mr Jonathan Toubin is busy with a slew of DJ gigs at SXSW (Thu the 18th dance at High Ball Bowling Alley, Fri the 19th two TBA gigs, and Sat the 20th, the Vice party) followed by two nights at Todd P’s MtyMx festival in Monterrey (Mar 20th and 21st), the big New York Night Train event in Austin weekend will be the 5th Annual New York Night Train SXSW Hoodang at Spider House – featuring 45 amazing bands from all over the world on a 4 stages from Noon to 2am. This event is co-presented by comrade in arms Panache Booking with a little help from NYC amigos Cake Shop and Sacred Bones Records. The indoor stage was co-curated by Jason McNeely of Spider House. This NYC promoting DJ, booking agency, venue, and record label have banded together out of friendship and solidarity to bring a sponsorship-free day of the kind of high quality old school communal underground music fun that rarely rears its head these days.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 13: SOUL CLAP and DANCE-OFF 3rd ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA w/DJs JONATHAN TOUBIN and special guest IAN SVENONIUS and a cast of 1000s, THE GLASSLANDS (289 Kent, Williamsburg, Brooklyn) 9PM – 4AM, $5 New York Night Train’s Soul Clap and Dance-Off celebrates its third birthday in style! In the last three years, the underdog party, which features an all night get-down to Mr. Jonathan Toubin’s exquisitely exciting soul 45s and a dance contest in the middle, has evolved from intimate neighborhood get-together to one of NYC’s biggest sold-out monthly institutions to global phenomenon. In the last year the party broke out of Brooklyn to ping-pong back and forth from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine, and from Mexico City to Tel Aviv while remaining stronger than ever at home – hipping both NYC and the rest of the world to some of the finest music of all time in the process.

To commemorate hitting the three year mark, the Soul Clap will feature an early record fair with sellers from the DJ and record vendor community, guest MC/DJ Ian Svenonius, and two Dance-Offs – a regular $100 contest at 11pm open to everyone and, at 1am, a $200 championship featuring winners of three years worth of contests leading up to tonight’s. As always, Laura Leigh is the MC and a cast of neighborhood personalities will judge the contests (see below) while Mr Toubin shakes you all night long!

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