ny night train is back in town with shakin’, soul clap, and a big thanksgiving weekend!



FRI, NOV 20: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down, Home Sweet Home w/DJ Mr. Jonathan Toubin (131 Chrystie, Lower East Side, Manhattan), 10:30pm, FREE: New York Night Train Conductor and Soul Proprietor Mr. Jonathan Toubin returns from tour tonight to preside over his weekly rough and ready maximum rock’n’soul get-down! Shake and shimmy to wild 45rpm party favors – obscurities, novelties, and classics with a pumpin’ heartbeat from the 1950s to the present – soul, garage, girl groups, New Orleans beat, glam, punk, freakbeat, rockabilly, ye ye, new and local underground rockers – supreme jams from across the board performed, recorded, and now re-assembled with both rawness and immediacy for your dancing pleasure. Recent guest DJs have included David Johansen, Jon Spencer, Ian Svenonius, and many more. Feel the excitement!

- Sat, Nov. 21 (early): Brooklyn, Knitting Factory: Blowfly at Knitting Factory w/DJ Mr. JT, AC, etc…

Sat, Nov. 21, Glasslands Gallery: New York Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off, dancing Midnight – 4am, 1am Dance-Off for $100 prize, 21+, $5: It’s back! The New York Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off, one of the NYC underground’s more popular monthly nightlife institutions and most prolific exports, returns home from tour Saturday. MR JONATHAN TOUBIN and his infamous party, along with MCs/guest DJs/judges like Ian Svenonius, Mike Watt, Jello Biafra, and Karla LaVey, going from Halloween in New Orleans through Fun Fun Fun Festival in Austin and all the way up to Portland, OR, is finally back home. After Mr. JT wraps up his set at the Blowfly show at the Knitting Factory, he’ll hightail it over to Glasslands Gallery to throw down four straight hours of the wild 45rpm soul dancing magic that’s making the world go crazy. At 1AM he’ll be be joined by MC LAURA LEIGH for the Dance-Off with a $100 grand prize featuring the following unusual collection of distinguished judges: ALEXANDER CAMPAZ (of the “Alexander Campaz” men’s fashion imprint), ANA LOLA ROMAN (chanteuse/composer), ERIN SHEEHY (journalist – Jezebel Music), FRANKIE ROSE (drummer, Dum Dum Girls, ex-Crystal Stilts/Vivian Girls), JACKIE ROMAN (photographer – Jackie Roman Photography, Spin.com, etc), JUAN WAUTERS (The Beets), MICKI PELLERANO (director, performance artist, visual artist, musician)

- Weds, Nov 25: NYC, Motor City: New York Night Train Weds Thanksgiving edition w/Mr. Jonathan Toubin and friends

- Thur, Nov 26: Brooklyn, Enid’s: Annual NY Night Train Thanksgiving Thirds Thursday Thump left-over party and dance w/Mr. Jonathan Toubin and friends, 8pm – 4am free:You ate dinner, you had your seconds, next fall by Enid’s for thirds! Any of you who fell by last year know that this Thanksgiving party is fine a reason to feel OK about staying in NYC for the holidays. Bring your leftovers for the potluck – and we’ll eat and drink and dance again until we can’t take it anymore. Your eccentric cousin Mr Jonathan Toubin will bust out the tunes and Enid’s will offer a bunch of amazing $5 specials: frozen Harrisons, hot dickens cider (say it out loud!), hot maple toddy, and tecate and tequila shot. Come party all night with the wild side of the family…

and, more Thanksgiving weekend fun!

- Fri, Nov 27: NYC, Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down w/Mr. Jonathan Toubin

- Sun, Dec 29: Brooklyn, Home Sweet Home: Sophisticated Boom Boom w/Kathy T: girl groups and other delights


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upcoming night-training:

- Weds, Dec 2: NYC, Motor City: New York Night Train Weds w/Mr. Jonathan Toubin and friends
- Thu, Dec 3: Brooklyn, Enid’s: Thursday Thump
- Fri, Dec 4: NYC, Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down w/Mr. Jonathan Toubin