New York Night Train Happening Detroit with Awesome Color, The Infinity People, DJ Mr. Jonathan Toubin, performance and dance by Anna Copa Cabanna and Hula Hoop Harlot Melissa-Anne, projections by Spencer Bewley, Old Miami (3930 Cass Ave Detroit, MI 48201), 9pm, $8

Now for something new! A legendary party machine brings its latest and greatest multi-media spectacle, NEW YORK NIGHT TRAIN HAPPENING, to Detroit Rock City! More fun, exciting, and participatory than a show! More artful, alive, and interesting than a dance-party! The union of the underground music, art, dance, and performance scenes under one rock and roll roof! Stop regretting that you live in the wrong time! Don’t just read about all yesterday’s parties! Don’t dream it! Live it – the historic subterranean nightlife experiences that you always imagined! A contemporary underground DIY rock and roll take on NYC subcultural landmarks such as Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable and other historically epic parties worldwide that somehow went the way of the wayward wind! Bring it! Bring it back! Feel it! Feel it?

AWESOME COLOR, your prolific road-horse of a band, who record for Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace! imprint, remain one of the world’s most unpretentiously experimental and intense rock bands. After relocating to Brooklyn and are now calling Michigan home – making this special hometown stop between tours with Black Dice and Sonic Youth so you can lose your machine hearts on their burning sand like you did last summer!



INFINITY PEOPLE are escaping the U.F.O. Factory to land on the Old Miami patio. Take them to your leader so they can melt his mind with their sonic psychedelicacies before they abduct you and take you with them – back up and out and into their ever-expanding universe.






MR JONATHAN TOUBIN, New York Night Train’s Conductor and Soul Proprietor, is the DJ who has shattered the face of nightlife in the wormy apple (and now the world!) w­ith his revolutionary parties and wild and wooly approach to his trademark 45rpm “maximum rock and soul” sets and legendary parties.







ANNA COPA CABANNA, the sexy Australian showgirl icon who performs her choreography, plays her xylophone, and rollerskates in venues around the world, is equally well-known as the official go go dancer of the New York rock and roll underground.!







HULA-HOOP HARLOT MELISSA-ANNE, who of course specializes in the artistry of the Hula-Hoop, performs meticulously choreographed routines that, while dazzling in their acrobatic nature, are also super-playful and wildly entertaining!







SPENCER BEWLEY, the English projectionist who has wowed crowds everywhere the last few years on the road with the likes of Death In Vegas, Warlocks, and A Place to Bury Strangers, manipulates found, purchased, and assembled loops on dueling 16mm projectors to blow peoples minds!


and, meanwhile, back in the states…



Fri, July 10: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down w/DJs Josh Styles of Smashed! Blocked! (sans mr jt), Home Sweet Home (131 Chrystie, Lower East Side, Manhattan), 10:30pm, FREE: Talk about leaving you in good hands! While Mr Jonathan Toubin is in Detroit tonight, New York Night Train has trusted its Friday maximum rock and soul party to its favorite DJ in the universe! Josh Styles of Smashed! Blocked! Josh has records nobody has and knows how to rock a party with ‘em! Seriously, folks, get a little taste of this!



and, Saturday, New York Night Train pulls into Chicago…

Chicago New York Night Train Happening with Awesome Color, Bichin’ Bajas, DJs Mr. Jonathan Toubin and Plastic Crimewave, performance and dance by Anna Copa Cabanna and Hula Hoop Harlot Melissa-Anne, projections by Spencer Bewley at Empty Bottle (1035 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60622) $8, 10pm:New York’s legendary party machine brings its latest and greatest multi-media party, NEW YORK NIGHT TRAIN HAPPENING, to Detroit Rock City! This contemporary underground DIY rock and roll take on NYC subcultural landmarks such as Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable and other historically epic spectacles worldwide that somehow went the way of the wayward wind, features a live performances by CHICAGO’S BICHIN’ BAJAS and a DJ set by Chicago psychedelic legend PLASTIC CRIMEWAVE plus a traveling cast featuring Motor City’s own rockin’ AWESOME COLOR and the DJ skills of MR JONATHAN TOUBIN, the go go action ofANNA COPA CABANNA, the hula hoop artistry of HULA-HOOP HARLOT MELISSA-ANNE, and the stunning visuals of SPENCER BEWLEY!

and Mr. Jonathan Toubin flies in from Chicago early for…

Sun, July 12 (day) Jelly NYC Pool Party with Mission of Burma, F*cked Up, Ponytail, Jemima Pearl, and DJ Mr Jonathan Toubin, East River State Park (90 Kent Ave, Williamsburg), 2pm – 8pm, FREE : The Pool Parties are back and this one is the first one of the summer! Mission of Burma is of course the seminal beantown post-punk trio who reunited a few years back to no shortage of acclaim, FU is Toronto’s great white hardcore hope, Ponytail are spazzy Baltimore deconstructionist art-punk fun, and Jemima Pearl is the singer from Be Your Own Pet.


and then Mr T flies back to Chicago for a yet another night of wild DJ excitement…

Sun, July 12: DJ Mr. Jonathan Toubin w/live performance by Anna Copa Cabanna, the Burlington ( 3425 W. Fullerton Ave. , Logan Square, Chicago), 10pm, free: Spend an intimate evening with DJ Mr Jonathan Toubin and a live performance by Anna Copa Cabanna at one of the windy city’s favorite watering holes….

and stay tuned for a lot more fun stuff…

- Wed, July 15: New York Night Train Wednesday w/Mr. Jonathan Toubin, Motor City Bar (127 Ludlow), 10pm – 4am, free
- Thu, July 16: Boogaloo Shampoo w/DJ Mr Jonathan Toubin, Beauty Bar Brooklyn (921 Broadway, Bushwick, Brooklyn), 11pm-4am, 21+, FREE
- Thu, July 16: Thursday Thump w/guest DJ Emma Vikingskull, Enid’s (560 Manhattan Ave, Greenpoint), 10pm – 4am, FREE
- Fri, July 17: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down w/DJs Mr Jonathan Toubin & James Chance (Contortions! James White and the Blacks!), Home Sweet Home (131 Chrystie), 10:30pm – 4am, 21+, FREE
- Sat, July 18: Super-wild multimedia dance party/show w/DJs Ian Svenonius and Mr. Jonathan Toubin, K-Holes and special musical guests at Secret Project Robot/Live With Animals (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
- Sun, July 19: Motor City 12th Anniversary Party w/Mr. Jonathan Toubin, Mick Marsh, Anna Copa Cabanna
- Wed, July 22: New York Night Train Wednesday w/DJ Short Shorts from LA, Motor City Bar (127 Ludlow), 10pm – 4am, free
- Thu, July 23: Boogaloo Shampoo w/DJ DJ Pasta From New Orleans, Beauty Bar Brooklyn (921 Broadway, Bushwick, Brooklyn), 11pm-4am, 21+, FREE
- Thu, July 23: Thursday Thump, Enid’s (560 Manhattan Ave, Greenpoint), 10pm – 4am, FREE
- Fri, July 24: Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/Mr. Jonathan Toubin and judges Don Bolles [GERMS ], Randy Randall [NO AGE ], Jennifer Herrema [RTX, ex-Royal Trux ], Howie Pyro (Intoxica Radio, ex-Danzig, D-Generation, Blessed, etc.), Nomad Warehouse (Los Angeles, CA)
- Fri, July 24: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down w/DJs Pasta (New Orleans) and Emma Viking Skull, Home Sweet Home (131 Chrystie), 10:30pm – 4am, 21+, FREE
- Sat, July 25: Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/Mr. Jonathan Toubin, (Oakland, CA)
- Sun, July 26: Mr. Quintron and Ms. Pussycat, Mika Miko, Ty Segal, Audacity, and Mr. Jonathan Toubin at Parkside (San Francisco, CA)
Mon, July 27, Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/DJ Mr Jonathan Toubin and judges Cinnamon [Lusty Lady ], Kimberly Chun [SF Bay Guardian ), Jennifer Maerz [ SF Weekly ]
- Tue, July 28: Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/Mr. Jonathan Toubin and judges The Monster Women, Charlotte & Melissa Medina, Steve Bohner [ of Alchemy Construction, formerly of the Hitch), Aimee Hennessey , Arcata Theatre Lounge (Arcata, CA)
- Wed, July 29: Mr. Quintron and Ms. Pussycat, Danava, and Mr. Jonathan Toubin, Berbati's (Portland, OR)
- Thurs, July 30: Soul Clap and Dance-Off w/Mr. Jonathan Toubin and guest DJ Beyonda and judges Gabe Lageson [ of East End ], Charlie Salas- Humara [ of Panther ] & Maggie Vail [ of Kill Rock Stars / The Bangs ], Maximillion [ of Get Hustle, Magick Daggers, and local DJ ] at Rotture (Portland, OR)
- Fri, July 31: Mr. Jonathan Toubin at East End, Portland
- Sat, Aug 1: Olympia Soul Clap w/DJ Mr. Jonathan Toubin

August Night Train Highlights:
- Sat, Aug. 8: Soul Clap and Dance-Off, Glasslands Gallery followed by late-night Todd P dance-party speakeasy at Market Hotel
- Sat, Aug 15: Green Project Festival w/Mika Miko (Monterrey, Mexico) – the first night of Mr. JT’s Mexican tour
- Sat, Aug 15 – Weds, Aug 26: MR JONATHAN TOUBIN’S MEXICAN TOUR! OLE’!
- August 31 – Sept 8: Mr. Jonathan Toubin ISRAELI TOUR!
- September and Beyond: Pop Montreal Fest, CMJ Fest, Fun Fun Fun Fest, Vice Garage Rock Fest, Shonen Knife, Chain and the Gang, New York Night Train Happenings and Soul Claps everywhere, and much much more…