Wednesday, June 24, 2009

NY NIGHT TRAIN INVADES DC! 6/27 SATURDAY!



New York Night Train Happening is the latest spectacular multimedia party of Mr. Jonathan Toubin, the DJ/Conceptualist behind such legendary NYC parties such as Glasslands’ Animal Train Happening and Santos Party House’s
DECLASSIFIED! Yet another step towards the revival and revision of the New York nightlife underground’s proudest and most ambitious tradition, THE HAPPENING is inspired by everything from Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic
Inevitable, which fused lights, projection, live music, performance, and dance under the
same umbrella, to similar examples spanning from the disco to early new wave era in
spaces like Club 57, their New Wave Vaudeville Show, and the Mudd Club.
Past happenings haven’t only seen collaborations with galleries/artists such as Secret Project Robot, Live With Animals, and Mikilandia Productions, and been filmed by the likes of the father of avant-garde cinema, the Factory’s Jonas Mikas, but
have also included appearances by many generations of subcultural icons such as
Genesis P-Orridge, Andrew W.K., Quintron and Ms. Pussycat, King Khan and the BBQ, Ian Svenonius, Calvin Johnson, James Chance, Gibby Haynes, The Slits, Jon Spencer, and many more. Initially conceived as a reaction to, on one hand, the assembly-line ho-hum of rock show presentation, and, on the other, the aesthetic bankruptcy and soul-less nature of the contemporary dance party, Toubin’s happenings have developed into a mighty rock and roll wrecking ball demolishing the
boundaries between art, performance, and nightlife - revealing the pearly disco ball at its core – the best rock dance parties the 21st Century has yet to offer.
This first edition of New York Night Train Happening features live music by Edie Sedgwick, Exactly, Kid Congo Powers (Cramps, Gun Club, Bad Seeds, etc), performance by and go go artist Anna Copa Cabanna and Hula Hoop Harlot Melissa Anne, and live non-digital film projection by Spencer Bewley (Place to Bury Strangers,
Warlocks, Death In Vegas, etc) and DJ sets by Mr. Jonathan Toubin. Expect a participatory spectacle in which all of the performers to play all sorts of roles on and off stage in all sorts of unpredictable configurations (
Melissa, Anna, and Kid collaborating, etc. (!)).
If you think this sounds like a bras d’ honneur in the face of the mediocre, unimaginative, and economically exclusionary day-to-day mechanics of 21st Century art, music, and nightlife in general, you are correct. Now that New York Night Train has sparked a revolution in Empire City shows, dance club nights, and art events, it is now changing
the way people go out around the world – restoring and renovating proud traditional underground aesthetics ... town by town. All aboard!
Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 10:30pm- 3:00am
Location:
Civilian Art Projects
406 7 Street NW, SECOND FLOOR (NEW!)
Washington, DC
Phone:
2023470022
Email:
info@civilianartprojects.com

Friday, June 19, 2009

SOLO SHOW Saturday in Brooklyn

Host:
NEW YORK NIGHT TRAIN HAPPENING #1
- live music: HEALTH (10pm), Awesome Color (9pm), Kid Congo Powers (solo show) (1am)
- dancing all night with DJs: Josh Styles, Mr. Jonathan Toubin, and Fitz (11pm on)
- performance: Lone Wolf & Cub, Anna Copa Cabanna, and Hula Hoop Harlot Melissa Anne (throughout the night)
- visuals: Mighty Robot’s AV Squad and Spencer Bewley (after 11pm)
Saturday, June 20, 8pm - outdoors at 979 Broadway
after 11pm - indoors across the street at 5 Stuyvesant Ave, $10
sponsored by Williamsburg's Main Drag Music for all yr rock and roll needs!
Now for something new! New York Night Train, Panache Booking, and Todd P have banded together for the first time to present the NYC’s latest and greatest multi-media spectacle, NEW YORK NIGHT TRAIN HAPPENING #1! More fun, exciting, and interactive than a rock show! More artful, organic, live, and interesting than a dance-party! Picture the union of the underground rock, art, dance party, and performance scenes under one roof! Now you no longer have to regret living in the wrong time! Don’t just read about it! Don’t just dream it! Live it - the legendary nightlife experiences that you always imagined! A contemporary underground DIY rock and roll take on historical NYC subcultural landmarks such as Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable! Ladies and gentlemen - we have finally arrived!
Start Time:
Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 8:00pm
End Time:
Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 6:00am
Location:
979 BROADWAY OUTSIDE
Street:
979 Broadway btwn Myrtle Ave & Ditmars St
City/Town:
Brooklyn, NY