Friday, August 11 Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! with Jonathan Toubin, 10:30pm – 4am, $5 Get your kicks every Friday in the cozy subterranean confines of Home Sweet Home! Do the wiggle to thee wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom of Jonathan Toubin’s most exciting and exquisite o.g. 1950s/1960s “maximum rock’n’soul” 45s turning ’round and ’round ’til the wee wee hours! The rumble deep down below the big city after dark! A weekly NYC institution since 2008! Get down in the basement!
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Saturday, August 12 (early) Peterborough, Ontario – The Hootenanny On Hunter Street, all day, all ages, FREE! Peterborough’s big annual outdoor festival with New York Night Train SOUL CLAP & DANCE OFF, Mokomokai, Dylan Ireland, Tarantulla Jay Swinnerton, Rained out Hero’s, Diamond Dave Russell & The Smoke Eaters,& The Bluegrass Menagerie, Sean Conway & Jordan Mack, Melissa Ann Payne w/Alex Edwards, Teresinha Costa. Bill Porter, and more!
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Saturday, August 12 (late) Peterborough, Ontario – Spanky’s Hootenanny After Party Backyard Dance w/Jonathan Toubin, Jonny Trash, Willy Joel, Teresinha Costa, Alex Edwards, DJ Magnificent, Derek Brunelle, 10pm, FREE! After the Hoot, head on over to Spanky’s for a big soul vinly throwdown ’til late!
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Sunday, August 13 Brooklyn, NY – Our Wicked Lady Sky Terrace: NY Night Train Sunday Soul Scream Rooftop Record Hop with Bloodshot Bill live and in person, dancing with Jonathan Toubin and guest DJs Daddy Long Legs and Leah Beth
Every summer Sunday NY Night Train and Our Wicked Lady bring your favorite weekly soul vinyl wingding back way up on the OWL’s fabulous sky patio bar! Shake a tail feather to the exquisite 60s soul 45 magic of thee one and only dee jay Jonathan Toubin / New York Night Train, his fabulous guests, and the world’s best rock’n’roll bands. Dancing, delectable eats courtesy of Strange Flavor, homemade natural frozen tropical cocktails, and moonlit Bushwick rooftop party ambience! Every week of summer… Early party kicks off at 7PM, live music at sunset, and dancing through the night! Get down up on the roof!

Tonight we’re thrilled to present one of the world’s most unique and exciting live acts – Norton Records recording artist Bloodshot Bill! While wild Bill is also known for his work with King Khan in Tandoori Knights and Bollywood Argiles, or with Mark Sultan in The Ding-Dongs, or with Jon Spencer in Heavy Trash, or duetting with Shannon Shaw, or with his own rockabilly group, he’s best known for making a big racket and shaking up the world as a dynamic and showmanly one-man band. Connecting the dots all over the map day after day, week after week, in dozens of countries year after year, Bill’s hard work hasn’t only resulted in a rabid cult following but also in over 30 commerical releases. Get ready to party with one of the most fun acts in contemporary showbiz!
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upcoming nite training:
– Thursday, August 17 – Los Angeles: Echo Park Rising Festival Soul Clap & Dance-Off w/Jonathan Toubin and contest selector Don Bolles of The Germs/Ariel Pink/etc (facebook event)
– Friday, August 18 Seattle – Central Saloon: Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/Jonathan Toubin and contest DJ Cody Blanchard of Shannon and the Clams, and a live set by The Carols (facebook event)
– Friday, August 18 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Kid Congo Powers and friends (facebook event)
– Saturday, August 19 San Francisco – Light Rail Studios: Hellbent Booking presents Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/Jonathan Toubin and contest selector Shanon Shaw of Shannon and the Clams, a live set by Isaac Rother and the Phantoms, and more(facebook event)
– Sunday, August 20 Brooklyn, NY – Our Wicked Lady Sky Terrace: NY Night Train Sunday Soul Scream Rooftop Record Hop with Habibi, Jonathan Toubin, and guest DJ set by Fancy Cat of Soul Night Crown Heights (facebook event)
– Thursday, August 24 New York, NY – Baby’s All Right: The Nude Party with DJ Jonathan Toubin (facebook event)
– Friday, August 25 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin and special guest Sheila B (WFMU’s Sophisticated Boom Boom) (facebook event)
– Saturday, August 26 Maspeth, NY – Knockdown Center: NY Night Train Rock’n’Roller Skate Ball! Big multi-room multi-media good-time Saturday night extravaganza! Jonathan Toubin and friends turn party vinyl all night long while you roller skate, dance, and hang out with yr amigos under the huge disco ball!!! If you don’t have your own, cheap $7 skate rental! Plus… Live music by The Tough Sh!ts, Tower, Johnny Couch, Chorizo, and Animal Show! Live Visuals by Spencer Bewley and Gare B Scopi! Pizza! Roller girls! Le Crunch Glam Dance party room with Josh Styles and Sophie Thunder-Murphy! Breathtaking performance by thee amazing Hula Hoop Harlot Melissa-Anne! and a whole lot more TBA! definitely plan to make an entire night ofit! (facebook event)
– 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 (facebook event)
– Friday, September 1 London, UK – Moth Club: NY Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off (facebook event)
– 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 (facebook event)
– Sunday, September 3 Larmer Tree Gardens, UK – End of The Road Festival: Jonathan Toubin DJ Set (facebook event)
– Friday, September 8 New York, NY – Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down! w/Jonathan Toubin
– Saturday, September 9 Long Island – Jonathan Toubin does weddings
– Sunday, September 10 NYC South Street Seaport: NY Night Train Day at the 15th Annual Seaport Music Festival with The Make-Up, Martin Rev, James Chance and the Contortions, The Mystery Lights, Wolfmanhattan Project (Kid Congo Powers, Mick Collins, and Bob Bert), Death Valley Girls, Surfbort, and Warm Drag, 1pm-9pm, FREE! (facebook event)