Fri, Jan 29: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down w/Mr. Jonathan Toubin, Home Sweet Home (131 Chrystie), 10:30pm – 4am, FREE: New York Night Train’s weekly rough and ready maximum rock’n’soul get-down featuring North America’s most popular 45rpm maximum rock and soul nightclub DJ, Mr. Jonathan Toubin! Shake and shimmy to Mr. T’s wild bag of rotating 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. Fun!





and, Saturday, the legend returns…

Sat, Jan. 30: NYC, Glasslands: New York Night Train’s SOUL CLAP and DANCE-OFF, Glasslands Gallery: 12am– 4am (1am Dance-Off for $100 prize), 21+, $5: New York Night Train’s most popular party (and contest), the Soul Clap and Dance-Off, which last year broke out of Brooklyn to ping pong back and forth from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine, and from Mexico City to Tel Aviv, makes it’s 2010 New York debut at its Glassland’s Gallery home Saturday. As always, this month’s Soul Clap will feature all-night dancing to the exquisitely dynamic 45rpm ’60s soul magic of New York Night Train soul proprietor Mr. Jonathan Toubin – plus a 1AM Dance-Off for a $100 grand prize presided over by the lovely MC Laura Leigh.

This week’s contest will be presided over by a distinguished panel of judges consisting of the following pillars of the local community (please follow the links and support their noble endeavors):

- Beverly, co-proprietor of Lower East Sidefashion boutique Fox and Fawn and blogger
- Cowboy Mark, renowned NYC DJ and owner of Greenpoint vintage/antique/genral store Kill Devil Hill
- Doug Pressman, who not only runs Williamsburg’s latest all-vinyl record mecca, The Record Grouch (he IS the record grouch – so watch out contestants!)
- Ms. Pixie 007, the fine go go go dancer behind many a great New York parties and, by day, the yoga instructor to the stars
- Oweinama Biu, who not only DJs all over town but is also a very prolific rock and roll musician (Madame Robot and the Lust Brigade, Les Sans Culottes, etc.)

Doors and dancing start at MIDNIGHT. Feel the feel-good party that keeps on giving long after the holiday season…

check out this Dance-Off video Vice’s Nicholas Gazin captured at Glasslands a couple of months back:

Final Round At the Soul Clap Dance Party on November 20th, 2009 at Glasslands from Nick Gazin on Vimeo.

and late late late…

Sat, Jan 30 (technically, Jan 31 early morn): The Shank at Badlands, 2AM – 8AM, $5: After the Soul Clap, Mr. Toubin is hightailing it over to this undisclosed location to play rock and roll for your dancing pleasure from around 4:30 to 8am at a not-so-secret Williamsburg afterhours.

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upcoming night training:

Tue, Feb 2 (early): Park Slope Brooklyn – Southpaw: Brooklyn Haiti Benefit w/Girls in Trouble, Air Waves, SCREENS, Ill Ease and DJ Mr. Jonathan Toubin
Tue, Feb 2 (1am – 4am): Bushwick, Brooklyn – Beauty Bar: Raze Regal’s Birthday Jam w/DJs Josh Styles and Jonathan Toubin
Wed, Feb 3: Lower East Side, Manhattan – Motor City Bar: New York Night Train Wednesdays w/DJ Jonathan Toubin
Thu, Feb 4: Greenpoint, Brooklyn – Enid’s: Thursday Thump with man of letters, DJ J Diamond
Fri, Feb 5: Chinatown/LES, Manhattan – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down with Mr. Jonathan Toubin

plus special future events…

Sat, Feb 13: Atlanta, TBA w/Mr Jonathan Toubin
Sun, Feb 14: Mobile, AL, TBA w/Mr. Jonathan Toubin
Mon, Feb 15: New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks: Lundi Gras w/Quintron, Intelligence, Katy Red and DJ Mr. Jonathan Toubin
Thu, Feb 18: Greenpoint, Brooklyn – Enid’s: Thursday Thump w/Brazilian Beat Brooklyn’s Greg Caz
Sat, Feb 20: Williamsburg, Brooklyn – Glasslands: Soul Clap and Dance-Off
Tue, Mar. 2: Williamsburg Brooklyn – Daddy’s: Daddy’s Anniversary Party w/DJ Jonathan Toubin
Sat, Mar 6: Ithica, NY: Cornell University Soul Clap and Dance-Off
Sat, Mar 13: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Glasslands: Soul Clap and Dance-Off 3 Year Anniversary Extravaganza!
Sat, Mar 20: Austin, TX – Spider House: NY Night Train 5th Annual SXSW Hoodang
Thu, Apr 1: WIlliamsburg, Brooklyn – Knitting Factory: Garotas Suecas w/DJ Mr Jonathan Toubin
Wed, Apr 14 – Sun Apr 25: Soul Clap and Dance-Off west coast tour