January 2009 Archives

We are very excited to be joining our friends MeanRed and Finger on the Pulse for another edition of Play Hard Social Club in Williamsburg this Saturday night.

January 31st, 2009
PLAY HARD SOCIAL CLUB
w/ People Don't Dance No More and Finger On The Pulse DJs
hosted by Jessica Flores, Mastro, Nick The Duke, Valissa, Projekt NYC
resident mixologist Maura McThrill

Location: 50 N. 3rd St between Wythe and Kent
11pm - After Hours
$10 w/ RSVP : http://www.playhardsc.com

If you aren't on our mailing list, send an email to peopledontdancenomore@gmail.com to get signed up. We've got 30 membership cards to distribute to you dedicated PDDNM'ers.

Important party notes: You don't need a membership card to come. Go to http://www.playhardsc.com to RSVP (its $10 w/o a card, but you need to RSVP). Also, the party goes LATE but get there before 3:30 am.

Confused? Yeah me too. As always, the PDDNM bottom line = booze and disco dancing...Read on: See you at Lindstrom on Thursday night!

In the USA, our puritanical past typically leads to shame about partying. "Work Hard"... a value system that has been drilled in our heads since the Mayflower landed. For better or for worse, we push ourselves to grind. But remember this -- for every yin, there is a yang. If we work hard, we play harder.

**we are "locking in" the party after 3:30. No new entries after that time. We are doing this to avoid the inevitable bum rush of lunatics that tend to descend on parties in the wee hours.

People Don't Dance No More is back in Manhattan this Wednesday at the new yakitori bar Mr. Jones on 14th Street.

Mr. Jones is a beautiful new bar with cocktails by the minds behind Angel Share, a mid-century modern decor, and killer yakitori menu. Beers are $5 all night and the kitchen is open late. What's better than dancing, drinking, and eating? Just be careful with your skewer.

If you haven't been to a PDDNM in a while, check out a live set from our December party here.

More disco to come, stay tuned!

I just got a copy of Fever Ray's album. I don't usually immediately listen to CDs I get sent, but this is Karin from The Knife.

There couldn't be a more incredible way to spend this cold (really dark cold) night in NYC than with this album.

Being a die hard, melancholic Depeche Mode fan you know this is right up my alley. This is innovative, futuristic electronic music. Much of the Knife remains...its twisted and dark. Yet something more organic happens on this album and it comes out surprisingly uplifting.

This is the soundtrack to my winter.

You can download the whole album now on Amazon, the CD comes out 3/23 on Mute.

"Seven" is my favorite track so far.

This is the devastatingly haunting video for the first single "If I Had a Heart":

I just joined the seemingly ever growing ranks of the unemployed.

This Friday night People Don't Dance No More turns terrible 2! Over the past two years, PDDNM has raged on with guest DJs and live bands from all over the world in big clubs, small clubs, and BOATS. We hope you've had as much fun as we have...Expect much more mayhem in 09!

Come down to Trophy Bar on Friday night and celebrate with us. FREE as always! Expect lots of good tunes, cheap booze, and happy dancing people.