Jonathan Toubin has been called the “hardest working guy in New York” and this month the DJ extraordinaire is earning the title with a nightly slate of parties at a slew of venues — nearly all of them (go figure) in Bedford + Bowery terrain. Take that, January blahs!
Of course, some of Toubin’s go-to venues have sadly expired: Tonic, the site of his first New York Night Train party in 2006, is long gone; Motor City Bar shuffled off this mortal coil in 2013; and last week marked the closure of Glasslands, where Soul Clap & Dance Off held court for five years before moving over to Brooklyn Bowl in 2012. But others — like Home Sweet Home, where Toubin does Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down on Friday nights — are still going strong. In addition to those two weeklies, J-Tubes is bringing back old parties like Boogie Night (blues dance), Polygot Discotheque (1960s “foreign fuzz dance”), Animal Train Happening (the multimedia extravaganza that ran at Glasslands from 2007 to 2010), and more.
According to the announcement, Toubin is “reuniting with the city, redrawing the maps, and learning to love New York again,” and he’s bringing some special guests with him, including Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Jaleel Bunton of TV On The Radio, and longtime partner-in-crime Ian Svenonius of The Make-Up and “Soft Focus.” At Jesse Malin’s Sally Can’t Dance Party at Bowery Electric, he’ll be sharing the bill with ’80s East Village legends Lydia Lunch, Handsome Dick Manitoba and more.
Toubin did it up at Max Fish, Daddy’s, Baby’s All Right, Home Sweet Home, and Brooklyn Night Bazaar last week. Check out the remaining dates below.
Mon. Jan. 5 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Commodore
Tue. Jan. 6 – New York, NY @ St. Dymphna’s
Wed. Jan. 7 – Brooklyn, NY @ Bait and Tackle
Thu. Jan. 8 – Brooklyn, NY @ Over The Eight
Fri. Jan. 9 – New York, NY @ Home Sweet Home (Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down)
Sat. Jan. 10 – Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus (New York Night Train Boogie Night Blues Dance w/ Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Daddy Long Legs, etc.)
Sun. Jan. 11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Montana’s Trail House
Mon. Jan. 12 – New York, NY @ Beauty Bar
Tue. Jan. 13 – Brooklyn, NY @ One Last Shag
Wed. Jan. 14 – New York, NY @ Black and White
Thu. Jan. 15 – New York, NY @ Local 138
Fri. Jan. 16 – New York, NY @ Home Sweet Home (Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down)
Sat. Jan. 17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl (New York Night Train Soul Clap & Dance-Off w/ Jaleel Bunton of TV On The Radio)
Sun. Jan. 18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Enid’s
Mon. Jan. 19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
Tue. Jan. 20 – Brooklyn, NY @ Happy Fun Hideaway (Record Release w/ Eric Z)
Wed. Jan. 21 – New York, NY @ Botanica (Downtown Soulville w/ Mr Fine Wine)
Thu. Jan. 22 – New York, NY @ Bowery Electric (Jesse Malin’s Sally Can’t Dance Party w/ Lydia Lunch, Handsome Dick Manitoba and more)
Fri. Jan. 23 – New York, NY @ Home Sweet Home (Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down)
Sat. Jan. 24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Secret Project Robot (New York Night Train Polyglot Discotheque w/ Josh Styles)
Sun. Jan. 25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Passenger Bar
Mon. Jan. 26 – Brooklyn, NY @ Broken Land
Tue. Jan. 27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Doris
Wed. Jan. 28 – New York, NY @ Otto’s Shrunken Head
Thu. Jan. 29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Tutu’s
Fri. Jan. 30 – New York, NY @ Home Sweet Home (Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down)
Sat. Jan. 31 – New York, NY @ Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center (Animal Train Happening Reunion w/ James Chance And The JC’s, Mystery Lights, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, DJ Ian Svenonius and more)