WEDS, DEC 23: Record Relase at New York Night Train Wednesdays. Motor City Bar (127 Ludlow), 10PM – 4AM, FREE: NYC, Motor City: In honor of the holiday season New York Night Train has a present for you – we have be giving away each and every record we play for free Wednesdays leading up to Christmas between 10pm and 2am. The “Record Release,” a concept developed by Mr. Eric Z of the Mighty Robot and Wolfy of Red Dawn II years ago and revived by New York Night Train a number of times over the last couple of years, is where the records are given away to party-goers immediately after play. This a great excuse for Toubin, who doesn’t sell records, to get rid of doubles and other extras, and for you to pick up lots of amazing 45s and LPs, from standard and worn to valuable, from the 1950s to 2009 – primarily drawing from the 1960s rock and soul canon – but also lots of punk, post-punk, blues, country, and other genres – but all good enough to be included in a New York Night Train DJ set (which this is an exceptional form of). Get there early and stay all night to fill in yr belly, yr ears, and yr record collection! This is the final installment of this weekly December series.

Thu, Dec 24: Brooklyn, Southpaw: JDub Jewltide Party w/Dan Saks (of DeLeon) & The Funkadeli All-Stars and Mr Jonathan Toubin, Southpaw, 9pm, $15: J-Dub Records and Jewcy are back their 7th annual XMas Eve Jewltide party! Dan Saks (of DeLeon) & The Funkadeli All-Stars play then Mr. Jonathan Toubin takes over the ones and twos…


Thu, Dec 24: NYC, Motor City: NY Night Train Christmas with Alix Brown, Kathy T, y mas, 10pm, FREE While Mr. Jonathan Toubin is at Southpaw at the Jewltide Ball, Kathy T, Alix Brown, and friends play you punk rock all night long for your Christmas pleasure.







Fri, Dec 25: NYC, Home Sweet Home: Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down: A Lower East Side/Chinatown Jewish XMas w/Mr. Jonathan Toubin, 10:30pm, FREE: New York Night Train’s weekly rough and ready maximum rock’n’soul get-down celebrates Jesus’ belated birthday in true downtown style! Order Chinese Delivery with New York Night Train’s Mr. Jonathan Toubin then 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. Fun!







Sat, Dec.26: NYC, Glasslands: Special Holiday Soul Clap and Dance-Off Sat, Dec. 26, Glasslands Gallery: New York Night Train Day After Christmas Soul Clap and Dance-Off, dancing 11pm – 4am, MIDNIGHT 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 Saturday. This final SOUL CLAP AND DANCE-OFF of 2009 bids a fond farewell to James Brown’s “Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto”, Nathaniel Mayer’s “Mr Santa Clause”, and all other great holiday jams and get ready for a 2010 full of all kinds of new 45 rpm soul excitement. As always dance to 5 straight hoursMR JONATHAN TOUBIN‘s exquisitely wild 45rpm soul magic. And, at MIDNIGHT 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:

– AMBER DOYLE and RYAN COHN – Amber of deluxe suitmakers Doyle Meuser and Ryan of accessory line Ryan Matthew have joined forces in the Lower East Side’s classiest and most-talked-about new store AGAINST NATURE.

– JOE GAER and RICH ZERBO – the twin towers of the world’s best known subterranean labels – who bring you ethereal classics from the likes of GANG GANG DANCE, GHOST EXITS, and PSYCHIC ILLS to acclaimed recent releases by GROWING, Zs, and SIAN ALICE GROUP.

– MATT MONDANILE – the guitarist/vocalist/conceptualist behind a number of musical projects – most notably REAL ESTATE – whose debut full-length has in the last month has achieved international acclaim in the NY TIMES, PITCHFORK, ROLLING STONE, SPIN, and pretty much anywhere else you can imagine

– DJ MS CHIP – another DJ who came up with a wildly successful contest/party of her own, DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, and is now returning from a brief hiatus to rock your face off

– TOMMY VOLUME – the guitarist for STAR SPANGLES, both one of downtown’s last 20th century rock and roll bands and one of the secret progenitors of the 21st century’s new scene, Tommy will not be bribed.

Because its the Christmas weekend, we expect a more intimate family affair this time. Get up, get out, get in, and get down all night long… again!