– Wednesday, July 19 (early) New York, NY – Madison Square Park: NY Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/Jonathan Toubin and live Ural Thomas and The Pain, 6pm – 9pm, All Ages, FREE! Summertime’s here and its time to take a trip across the tracks of your mind! While thee Soul Clap and Dance-Off has hit dozens of markets worldwide this year, tonight is its first NYC appearance since the March anniversary party at Warsaw! A huge FREE outdoor edition at MADISON SQUARE PARK! Speaking of the March anniversary party at Warsaw, one of the highlights of the weekend was Portland, OR soul legend URAL THOMAS’ first NYC appearance since the Apollo Theater in 1971! Tonight NY Night Train brings the stone cold soul sweat of Thomas and his tight-as-a-drum 9-piece show band, THE PAIN, back to thee wormy apple to bring you supreme soul catharsis at a special 6pm live encore performance! After that shake the acorns outta the trees as JONATHAN TOUBIN and his NY Night Train party machine’s o.g. 60s soul vinyl turns ’round and ’round ’til 9pm. Also get in the 8PM Metropolis Vintage $100 DANCE-OFF with JT, Steve Myers and a distinguished panel of judges that includes superstar dancer DEE DEE DAME, photographer MR JOEL HENDERSON, hair stylist to the starzz LIANA LE, dj NELLEKE, musician/artiste RENE KLADZYK aka ZIEMBA, Animal Show leader REILEY UGLY, and thee fabulous star of our show URAL THOMAS! Catch a rare local edition of thee Clap for the first time in months!
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July 19 (late) New York, NY – Beauty Bar: Soul Clap & Dance-Off Afterparty with DJs Kid Congo Powers, Drew Redmond, Wig Doctor, Cooky Parker (Portland, OR), and Mike Stewart, 9pm – late, 21+, FREE!: After the big bad Free Soul Clap & Dance-Off in Madison Square Park, stroll down a few blocks to the heavily air-conditioned glitter-walled confines of The Beauty Bar for a night of dancing with legendary guitarist of The Cramps, The Gun Club, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds’ legendary DJ Kid Congo Powers! Kid will be in the back room sandwiched comfortably between an early set by Gettin’ Ugly’s Drew Redmond and Wig Doctor and a late one by DJ Cooky Parker of Portland, OR’s In The Cooky Jar. Also get ready for the good times up front with the bar’s longstanding resident DJ, downtown cultural icon Michael Stewart! Get lost in this classic NYC institution’s magical ambience, beat the heat with one of the city’s coldest air conditioners, and celebrate thee first NYC Clap in ions with Jonathan Toubin (who will be there to hang instead of DJ). absolutely FREE all night long!
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upcoming nite training:
– Friday, July 21 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin (facebook event)
=- Saturday, July 22 – Coney Island Art Walls Burger Beach Bash NYC with The Zeros, No Bunny, Habibi, B-Girls, Daddy Long Legs, Surfbort, and more (facebook event | tickets)
– Sunday, July 23 Brooklyn, NY – Our Wicked Lady Sky Terrace: NY Night Train Sunday Soul Scream Rooftop Record Hop with live JAWDROPPING SECRET SURPRISE LEGEND! plus DJ Jonathan Toubin and friends!
– Friday, July 28 Home Sweet Home: Detroit soul legends Ultimate Ovation and the Force of Power Band live and in person First NYC show in over 40 years as a band! with the Jay Vons then dancing with Jonathan Toubin and Brad Hales (Detroit’s Peoples’ Records)!
– Saturday, July 29 Woodstock – The Colony: Kool Keith, Ultimate Ovation and the Force of Power Band, Nude Party, It’s Not Night: It’s Space, Animal Show
– Sunday, July 30 Brooklyn, NY – Our Wicked Lady Sky Terrace: NY Night Train Sunday Soul Scream Rooftop Record Hop with a secret special surprise live soul band from far away!
– Friday, August 4 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin
– Saturday, August 5/Sunday, August 6 Happy Valley, OR – Pickathon Festival: Jonathan Toubin DJ Sets
– Friday, August 11 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin
– Saturday, August 5/Sunday, August 6 Happy Valley, OR – Pickathon Festival: Jonathan Toubin DJ Sets
– Sunday, August 6 Brooklyn, NY – Our Wicked Lady Sky Terrace: NY Night Train Sunday Soul Scream Rooftop Record Hop
– Saturday, August 12 Peterborough, Ontario – The Hootenanny On Hunter Street: Soul Clap and Dance-Off with Jonathan Toubin (facebook event)
– Thursday, August 17 – Los Angeles: Echo Park Rising Festival Soul Clap & Dance-Off w/Jonathan Toubin
– Friday, August 18 Seattle – Central Saloon: Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/Jonathan Toubin
– Friday, August 18 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/special guest
– Saturday, August 19 San Francisco – Light Rail Studios: Hellbent Booking presents Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/Jonathan Toubin
– Sunday, August 20 Brooklyn, NY – Our Wicked Lady Sky Terrace: NY Night Train Sunday Soul Scream Rooftop Record Hop
– Friday, August 25 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin
– Saturday, August 26 Maspeth, NY – Knockdown Center: NY Night Train Roller Skating party
– Sunday, August 27 Brooklyn, NY – Our Wicked Lady Sky Terrace: NY Night Train Sunday Soul Scream Rooftop Record Hop with Escape-ism and DJs Ian Svenonius and Jonathan Toubin
– Friday, September 1 London, UK – Moth Club: NY Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off
– Friday, September 1 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/special guest
– Saturday, September 2 Larmer Tree Gardens, UK – End of The Road Festival: NY Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off
– Sunday, September 3 Larmer Tree Gardens, UK – End of The Road Festival: Jonathan Toubin DJ Set
– Sunday, September 10 NYC: Save the date for a big amazing surprise