EVENTS
On Friday, November 13, Afrokinetic returns to Brooklyn for a very special, one time event at C’mon Everybody in Bed-Stuy!!! A homecoming of sorts, residents Chris Annibell & OP! call this neighborhood home and are delighted to have the opportunity to share the music they love with the community they call their own.
Rounding out the bill, Afrokinetic percussionist Amon returns to the stage for this special event... plus an opening DJ set by the one and only Manchildblack!!!
11pm–4am, 21+
$8 advance
$10 with RSVP to http://bit.ly/akReducList
(list closes at 3pm on 11/13)
$12 at the door
www.mixcloud.com/afrokinetic
www.twitter.com/afrokinetic
www.instagram.com/afrokineti
Get tickets: http://ticketf.ly/1Wm5IvR
I Love Vinyl
*THURSDAY* Nov 12th
Residents:
DJ Scribe
Amir Abdullah
Jon Oliver
OP!
Shawn Dub
I Love Vinyl is back at our new monthly home at The Panther Room at Ouput onThursday, Nov. 12. The parties there get better every time and the last one was pure fire. Not sure what would be hotter than fire, but the upcoming party will definitely be that. The bomb? Boom.
This time we are joined by great friends and djs Danilo Braca aka danyb of TSoNYC The Sound of New York City and Jennifer Duchess Nash aka The Duchess. They will rotate in with us at the beginning and end of the night. Our cup truly doth run over, innit?
The Magic Number, Panther's fledgeling Thursday night series, tasked with breaking down the barriers of Output's house & techno orthodoxy, presents I Love Vinyl as their first and only monthly residency. Kick-ass mixer, isolator and eq provided by Alpha Recording System.
at The Panther Room at Output
74 Wythe Ave (use separate entrance on North 12th)
Williamsburg
No Cover
21+ w ID
MEDIA ALERT: PETER GABRIEL AND WITNESS CELEBRATE 11TH ANNUAL FOCUS FOR CHANGE BENEFIT, NOVEMBER 12, 2015
Performances by Sebu Simonian of Capital Cities, Black Violin, DJ Scribe & OP!
Honoring Philippe Dauman, Viacom President & CEO
New York, November 2, 2015 – The 2015 Focus for Change Benefit dinner and concert for WITNESS, the international human rights organization, will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at ArtBeam.
A combination of musical performances, inspiring stories from human rights activists, and a community of supporters representing the arts, journalism, philanthropy, tech and more come together for one of most inspirational events in New York City.
WITNESS trains and supports people to use video safely, ethically, and effectively for human rights worldwide. More people than ever are using video to expose the truth, yet they often lack the tools and skills to turn their videos into justice. Too often their footage is difficult to verify, lost completely, or simply does not contain the information needed for a court of law. This year’s Benefit theme “Video for Justice” highlights WITNESS’ work connecting activists and lawyers to ensure they understand each other’s needs and challenges in order to increase the potential of video as a tool for justice.
For more information about the event, visit http://focusforchange.org. More about WITNESS http://witness.org
WHAT: 11th Annual Focus For Change Benefit and Concert for WITNESS
WHO:
Host: Peter Gabriel, musician, human rights advocate and WITNESS co-founder
Performances By: Sebu Simonian of Capital Cities, Black Violin, DJ Scribe & OP!
Honoree: Philippe Dauman, Viacom President & CEO, for his dedication to amplifying stories of social change and in doing so inspiring Viacom audiences to take action around issues that matter to them.
Featured Speaker: Kevin Moore, WeCopwatch Baltimore Activist who filmed the arrest of Freddie Gray
Red Carpet Host: Tai Beauchamp
WHEN: Thursday, November 12, 2015, 6:30pm: Red carpet arrivals and cocktail. 7:15: Program, paddle raise and performances.
WHERE: ArtBeam, 540 West 21st Street (at 11th Ave) New York, NY
Saturday, November 7th, Le Bain presents 'Afrokinetic' featuring Chris Annibell & OP!
Doors open at 10pm and this event is $FREE.
Early arrival is strongly suggested to insure admission. If you arrive late, all bets are off. This room packs out early and the party is always live!!
MUSIC:
Experience the sounds of Afrokinetic by visiting www.mixcloud.com/afrokinetic and streaming mixes by residents Chris Annibell & OP!
See you on the dance floor.
Le Bain at The Standard, High Line
444 W 13th St, New York, New York 10014
A very special I Love Vinyl Halloween party at C'mon Everybody!
Residents:
Amir Abdullah
Jon Oliver
OP!
Shawn Dub
Plus special guest:
Proof (Massive Selector/SF) http://www.livin-proof.com/
Marky Enriquez aka Proof is back to spin with us again. He is one of the West Coast's best, throwing internationally known events and spinning coast-to-coast with the hottest selections. Heavily influenced by funk, soul, hip-hop, disco and house, Marky's sound caters to the discerning dance floor. As one of the original members of Massive Selector, a San Francisco-based collective of artists, DJs, and entrepreneurs, Marky produces acclaimed events such as Wonder-Full: A Tribute to the Wonders of Stevie, Soul Slam: Prince and Michael Jackson, and the bi-coastal event SFNY. And Marky is a resident dj at Sweater Funk, San Francisco's only party dedicated to boogie funk and modern soul on original wax at The Knockout every Sunday night.
at C'mon Everybody
325 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn
10pm-4am
$10 adv or w rsvp on ilovevinyl.org / $15 doors
21+ w ID
Get tickets: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/975029/tfly
I Love Vinyl
*THURSDAY* Oct 22nd
Residents:
DJ Scribe
Amir Abdullah
Jon Oliver
OP!
Shawn Dub
It's official. I Love Vinyl has a new monthly home at The Panther Room at Ouput and we are happier than feet. As far as we're concerned, it's a sonic marriage made in the analog heaven of our dusty crate-laden dreams. The Magic Number, Panther's fledgeling Thursday night series, tasked with breaking down the barriers of Output's house & techno orthodoxy, is presenting I Love Vinyl as their first monthly residency. And we plan to take full advantage, working the knobs, and the crowd into a frenzy, with the added bonuses of mixer/isolator/eq courtesy of Alpha Recording Systemlights by the legendary Ariel, and a no-cover door policy, for the time being.
plus our good friend and great dj Danilo Braca aka danyb of TSoNYC The Sound of New York City and Alpha Recording System will rotate in with us at the beginning and end of the night. nice!
at The Panther Room at Output
74 Wythe Ave (use separate entrance on North 12th)
Williamsburg
No Cover
21+ w ID
GLOBEWANDERS
The Party that brings together the music biz with the travel biz that launched on the opening night of the NY Times Travel Show is Coming back to NYC for CMJ Music Marathon Week on the opening night!!
We're kicking this off at the ever-so-sexy Jimmy Rooftop Lounge @ The James Hotel to give us a beautiful backdrop of the city while DJ OP! drops a tropical and exotic mix of afro, latin, and electronic dance beats.
We teamed up with Mixcloud as our official music industry sponsor, along with TSTMKRS AFRICA, & Adventurely as our travel-tech sponsors for the night.
We also have additional support from Map & Move + Jia Travel Collection!
7-10pm, and FREE with rsvp!
RSVPs required at: http://www.GLOBEWANDERS.Com/
Afrokinetic returns to the303 on Saturday, October 10 to celebrate OP!'s birthday!!!
Resident selectors Chris Annibell & OP! will be in the booth. To make this event truly special, we've invited our dear friend Mark de Clive-Lowe to join us for a REMIX:LIVE performance.
What this means is MdCL will be writing, producing, sequencing and performing remixes, in real time on stage. It is absolutely beautiful to hear, see and experience. Watch his 'One Take' video on youtube and get a taste of what's to come. https://youtu.be/GCAyAlYyTv8
This will be the fourth time Mark graces the stage at AFROKINETIC and we can't wait to get this party started!!!
MdCL PRESS:
"an underground phenom..." – Okayplayer (USA)
"(the) avant-garde soulful Pianist/DJ/Producer delivers his lifetime of journeys to different musical ports in a concise package, seamlessly... transporting not just in genre but in emotion and spirit." - Huffington Post (USA)
"...a timely reminder that some of the greatest producers, in line with the likes of Quincy and Stepney, are also musicians with chops as well as smart adventurers in sound." - Echoes Magazine (UK)
"If Duke Ellington had been a DJ, this might be what he would have done." - LA Weekly (USA)
"...the man behind a million great tunes" - Gilles Peterson/BBC (UK)
TICKETS:
$12 door
$10 with RSVP at http://bit.ly/akReducList
$5 before 11pm
September 29, 2015
Special guest DJs OP! (Afrokinetic / I Love Vinyl) & Japanese Dee
Hip-Hop, Soul, Funk, Reggae, Disco, R&B, House
At The Delancey
168 Delancey St. (between Clinton St. & Attorney St.)
Doors open at 10pm
I Love Vinyl (the party)
Saturday, Aug 29th
Residents:
DJ Scribe
Amir Abdullah
Jon Oliver
Opuruiche Miller
Shawn Dub
We are moving on to bigger, better, and more Brooklyn-y kinda things. As we haven't settled on a new home yet, for the time being we shall be gleefully nomadic, making the most out of the last sliver of summer to bounce around the borough.
To kick off this new journey we will be playing at the still pretty brand new C'monEverybody in Bed Stuy on the 29th. Come out and celebrate the last of the warm weather with us. As always we will be serving up a unique mix of the highest quality dance music, old and new, on vinyl, of course, that you are not going to hear anywhere else. Really. We dare you to prove us wrong.
at C'mon Everybody
325 Franklin Ave
Brooklyn
Hostess:
Faith Law
21+ w ID
With RSVP - $10 with RSVP (http://www.ilovevinyl.org/p/rsvp.html)
Without RSVP -> $15
Friday, August 28th, Le Bain at The Standard, High Line presents 'Afrokinetic' featuring Chris Annibell and OP! Our last event at the Standard was off the charts! If you were there, you know the deal. Come early, prepare to dance, bring a bathing suit if thats your thing… but do not sleep on this one!!!
Afrokinetic + Funktion One sound + breath-taking views of lower manhattan + outdoor, rooftop access = The only place to be!!!
This event is FREE but early arrival is suggested for admission. Once the line is deep, all bets are off.
10pm-4am
FREE, 21+
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Please note: unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate all guests. Access is at the discretion to the club. Thanks for your understanding
Art Off the Wall: The Rise of Sneaker Culture
Thursday, July 16, 2015 at 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Throughout the Museum
Our Thursday evening series continues with programs inspired by the exhibition The Rise of Sneaker Culture.
7:30-9:30 p.m. Dance Party with I Love Vinyl
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Move your feet (sneaker-clad, or not) at our all-vinyl dance party featuring music inspired by the exhibit, and the evolution of the sneaker and sneaker culture in general, as curated and played by the musically well-heeled I Love Vinyl djs (ilovevinyl.org).
FREE with museum admission
200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, New York 11238
I Love Vinyl presents:
SOUND BURGER
A Free Sunday Sidewalk Cookout Affair!
This Sunday, 28th June
2pm - 10pm
at TBA Brooklyn
395 Wythe Avenue
Williamsburg
Event Details:
It's a daytime party, outdoors on the sidewalk/street outside TBA, with Ygael Tresser of Food Snob Harissa fame [http://foodsnobinc.com/] hawking well-spiced burgers (veggie too), Mexican corn, and chicken, hot off the grill, and I Love Vinyl djs and extended family on the chunes. No cover. All ages.
Looking forward to a SUNNY Sunday hang out with you very soon!
feat I Love Vinyl DJs
+ Special Guest djs:
The Duchess https://www.mixcloud.com/thenycduchess/
DJ LoveStory [I'm On A Roof / Stockholm Quality]
danyb [TSoNYC The Sound of New York City]
Saturday, June 6
AFROKINETIC feat. Chris Annibell & OP!
@ the303
PRESS:
In a sea of parties featuring endless variations on the same techno beats, Afrokinetic stands out. Its DJs are rooted in the school of house that made New York famous but add a heavy dose of soul, R&B, hip-hop, reggae, and Afro-Caribbean music into the mix. The unique blend combines the best parts of a traditional club night with the joy of the source music, creating a welcoming block party vibe that draws weekend warriors, seriously skilled breakdancers, and everyone in between. – FLAVORPILL
THE MUSIC:
House, tech, jazz, funk, soul, broken, bass, latin, boogie, disco, dub, deep, hip-hop, afro, experimental … and the list keeps growing.
WHEN:
Saturday, June 6
10pm – 4am
WHERE:
the303 @ Louie and Chan
303 Broome Street, NYC
COVER:
$5 before 11pm / $10 after
RSVP on facebook by clicking here
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Do or Dine + Sound Liberation Front Present:
[[ RUB-A-GRUB ]]
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Sunday | May 24th 2015 | 2pm to 10pm
@ Do or Dine Backyard
1108 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216
Do or Dine and Sound Liberation Front are announcing this year’s “Rub-A-Grub” series, the beats-meets-bites backyard party that has become synonymous with summertime in Bed-Stuy. Now in its fourth year, the annual series has brought together some of New York’s favorite DJs, heating things up alongside a unique menu crafted by Do or Dine’s chefs. Past guests have included Ali Shaheed Muhammad, DJ Spinna and DJ Akalepse among others. This year’s Memorial Day weekend event will feature the return of the I Love Vinyl DJ crew and over Labor day weekend featuring Rich Medina among others.
I Love Vinyl 6th Anniversary Party!
Saturday, May 23rd
Residents:
DJ Scribe
Amir Abdullah
Jon Oliver
OP!
Shawn Dub
It's our Anniversary!
Doesn't time just fly? It seems like only yesterday we were all spinning around, celebrating 5 glorious years of music, dance, love and vinyl -
but we're turning 6 this year!
Crazy.
at The Gallery at LPR
158 Bleecker Street
Manhattan
21+ w ID
With RSVP -> $5 b4 11pm | $10 after (http://www.ilovevinyl.org/p/rsvp.html)
Without RSVP -> $15
Friday May 15th, 2015
Le Bain presents 'Afrokinetic' featuring Chris Annibell and OP! 10pm-4am.
Le Bain at The Standard, High Line
444 W 13th St, New York, New York 10014
Join Hiatus Kaiyote to celebrate the release of the new album, Choose Your Weapon, on May 4th. This special event takes place on release day at The 303 at Louie and Chan from 9pm to midnight. DJ OP! ( I Love Vinyl (the party)/ Afrokinetic) in the booth to get the dance floor moving. Powered by Giant Step.
RSVP:
http://www.giantstep.net/index.php/events/2197/
the303
303 Broome Stree New York NY, 10002
PH: (212) 837-2816
On Saturday, April 18, Chris Annibell and OP! return to Louie & Chan at the303 for the Spring-time edition of AFROKINETIC!!!
February’s event was absolutely phenomenal! The venue packed-out early, the vibe was banana’s and the dance floor was jumping till the bitter end. All of that, during THE coldest month of the year!!!!! Thankfully, those days are done; spring has returned, and we are all ready to celebrate!!! Longer days, shorter nights, BBQ’s and iced cold brews, sun-kissed daydreams on Brownstone stoops, on Sunday afternoons… Spring fever is here and we are ready to throw one hell of a party!!
To make this event just a little bit sweeter, I’m am happy to announce that OP! has officially been asked to join the AFROKINETIC family, and has accepted the title, resident DJ. He has been an avid supporter of the event for nearly a decade, a frequent guest, an accomplished DJ in his own right; and I am happy to share the decks with him. Please show love and welcome him.
PRESS:
In a sea of parties featuring endless variations on the same techno beats, Afrokinetic stands out. Its DJs are rooted in the school of house that made New York famous but add a heavy dose of soul, R&B, hip-hop, reggae, and Afro-Caribbean music into the mix. The unique blend combines the best parts of a traditional club night with the joy of the source music, creating a welcoming block party vibe that draws weekend warriors, seriously skilled breakdancers, and everyone in between. – FLAVORPILL
THE MUSIC:
House, tech, jazz, funk, soul, broken, bass, latin, boogie, disco, dub, deep, hip-hop, afro, experimental … and the list keeps growing.
WHEN:
Saturday, April 18
10pm – 4am
WHERE:
the303 @ Louie and Chan
303 Broome Street, NYC
COVER:
Free before 11pm / $10 after
BRIC House
2-8pm FREE PROGRAMS
8pm-12am DANCE PARTY $10 Adv | $14 Door
Clean out the closets and get ready for warmer weather as we celebrate spring with family-friendly live music, film screenings, dance classes and more. Followed by an evening dance party by I Love Vinyl, their approach is mind-wide, foot-friendly and snap, crackly, poppin’; meaning that genre, time period and recognizability take a back seat to quality, taste and skill. Disco, house, soul, boogie, jazz/funk, hip hop, techno, no wave, new jack swing, Latin, electro and Afrobeat are woven into a cohesive, funky and irresistibly danceable sonic manifesto. Laptop-free since 2009.
DANCE PARTY!
I Love Vinyl will drop some records and play some music that's mind-wide, foot-friendly, and will most definitely move some butts on the dance floor.
$10 Adv/$14 Door | BALLROOM
PURCHASE TICKETS NOW!
647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, New York 11217
