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Herbert's NYC Hot Picks
wed(10): apt - rich medina/emskee/monkone - soul/afrobeat/old school/funk/classics
wed(10): aubette - qool marv - soul/funk/r&b/old school/house/afro/world - 8 to 2
wed(10): blue note - gato barbieri/latin jazz fest - www.bluenotejazz.com
wed(10): marquee - stretch armstrong - rock/old school/hiphop
wed(10): afterwork/rumor - snatch 1/m.o.s./kaos - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics

thu(11): guernica - blessed/selly/reborn/monica pineda - soul/funk/house/hiphop
thu(11): paramount hotel - marc smooth/marlon - soul/funk/classics/hiphop/reggae
thu(11): 13 little devils - dj scribe - classic hiphop/soul/funk/80s/r&b
thu(11): cielo - giles peterson - eclectic dance music - www.giantstep.net
thu(11): crobar - spinbad/big ben/exacta - hiphop/rock/r&b/house/reggae
thu(11): afterwork/kanvas - dj sweets - hiphop/70s/80s - 6PM
thu(11): suede - ani - hiphop/r&b/old school
thu(11): show - stretch armstrong/ody rock - hiphop/rock/old school/r&b
thu(11): pm - crooked - hiphop/funk/soul/classics/80s/house
thu(11): afterwork/deep - george lamond live/djs - latin - 6PM
thu(11): avalon - sean g/majestic/dalton - hiphop/r&b/drumnbass/breaks/reggae
thu(11): afterwork/go - dread preda/cinnamix/wayne-ski/total pack - hiphop/r&b
thu(11): mr. bigg's bar + grill - jenny doom/carla g - hiphop/classics/rock/80s
thu(11): viscaya - reach - hiphop/r&b/80s/rock
thu(11): manhatta - max glazer/edwin houghton - reggae/reggae/reggae/reggae/reggae
thu(11): joe's pub - mary mack - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics

fri(12): starfoods - thank god it's freedom - the illest - see gigs below!
fri(12): crobar - sasha + digweed - house
fri(12): lotus - grandmaster flash/guests - hiphop/classics/old school/house
fri(12): mars 2112 - goldfinger/kulcha - hiphop/reggae/classics
fri(12): joe's pub - evil dee - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/old school
fri(12): go - van vader - hiphop/r&b/house/reggae/rock
fri(12): flat - scientific/cato - hiphop/r&b/house/latin/afrobeat/world/funk/80s
fri(12): crane club - dallas green/supa dave - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
fri(12): southpaw/bk - rich medina - classic hiphop/soul/house/funk/reggae/afro
fri(12): shelter/plum room - spinna - soul/funk/80s/old school/lots of prince
fri(12): taj - carol c/e-love - world beats/live percussion
fri(12): blvd - spinbad/reach/jus-ske/nellor - hiphop/r&b/rock/house/80s
fri(12): 9 1/2 - big ben - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/house
fri(12): loft a/623 bergen/bk - rotating djs - soulful house/classics - 7183981141

sat(13): lot 61 - herbert - hiphop/r&b/80s/reggae/rock/house
sat(13): candela - sweets/finsta (Da Funk Bros) - hiphop/r&b/classics/reggae/soca
sat(13): avalon - carl cox/dalton - house/techno/hiphop/r&b/reggae
sat(13): aria - steelie bashment/showcase bashment/legend sound/kulcha - dancehall
sat(13): nv - ski hi/will/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/soca/latin
sat(13): metronome - big ben/lucho - hiphop/r&b/reggae/latin/house
sat(13): 40/40 - knockout kingz - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/80s
sat(13): spirit - roger sanchez/guests - house/hiphop
sat(13): coral room - reach friedman - hiphop/r&b/80s/rock
sat(13): loft/446 broadway - art/djs - house - ultravioletlist.com
sat(13): black (old exit) - jonathan peters (ay yo!)/guests - radio house/hiphop
sat(13): satalla - tapestry dance party djs/live musicians - world beat/dance
sat(13): sullivan room - propaganda djs/ralph lawson - techno/house/electro
sat(13): float - biz markie/guest djs - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sat(13): discotheque - hud - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sat(13): shelter - timmy regisford/dj morales - house/live mambo and hustle
sat(13): route 85a - jeremy newall/residents - house/soul/classics

sun(14): fez uptown - marc smooth/guests - rare groove/soul/hiphop/reggae/classics
sun(14): deep - danny krivit - house
sun(14): joe's pub - evil d/lord sear/butta l - classic hiphop/reggae/old school
sun(14): pravda - obah - soul/funk/old school/afrobeat
sun(14): lotus - soul - hiphop/80s/r&b/rock/old school
sun(14): nocturne - showbiz - hiphop/r&b/classics/reggae
sun(14): planet 28 - rotating djs - 70s + 80s soul classics/jazzy gospel house

mon(15): apt - cucumber slice - soul/funk/rare grooves/latin/uprock/old school
mon(15): cielo - francois k - future dub/space vibes/abstract grooves (aka house)
mon(15): lot 61 - big ben - hiphop/reggae/rock/house/r&b
mon(15): sway - stretch armstrong/guests - hiphop/rock/old school/soul
mon(15): anju - dj big kap - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
mon(15): kush - andrea/ayo/captain planet - afrobeat/soukous/high life/rhumba

tue(16): joe's pub - guest djs/live soul performances - soul/funk/classics/hiphop
tue(16): open air - jlayne/elijah - rare grooves/70s/80s/old school/house
tue(16): afterwork/2nd nature - stimulus - soul/funk/rock/afrobeat/hiphop/r&b
tue(16): pangea - crooked - hiphop/rock/classics/house/old school/r&b
tue(16): sapphire lounge - eman/lola/guests - house
tue(16): belmont lounge - qool marv - soul/funk/r&b/old school/house/afro/world
tue(16): nocturne - spinbad/cassidy/reach - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
tue(16): guernica - christina bruna/guests - drumnbass

Herbert's Hearing
"Emfoombay" -- Culture Vibe
"Infinite Outerspace" -- Atmosphere
"Golden Hen" -- Tenor Saw
"See Line Woman" -- Nina Simone (Dance Rmx)
"I Don't Wanna Know" -- Mario Winans
"What We Do" -- Freeway, Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel
"Sex Shooter" -- Apollonia
"Tipsy" -- J-Kwon ('Member I shouted on this a month ago? Toot toot!)

Word Is Bond
Wassup doggies. I've been couch-ridden with the flu, and it really sucks. I've seen enough "Law and Order" and "NYPD Blue" to last a lifetime. And let's not even talk about that annoying-as-all-heck McCain french fry commercial. "Frankanoobee!" Oh my God. I definitely want to hurl myself out the window when it comes on. On top of this body flu I just shook, my whole body is sore from the dodgeball tourny I was in on Saturday. (Big shout to Jonathan Levine for putting it all together.) Yes, adults can play dodgeball. And yes, you can get seriously f-d up, just like any other sport. Ask DJ Herbert--that loser broke his pinky finger in the second game. NO LIE. And that pinky finger is in a homemade splint as we speak, all big and lumpy and blue like pickled sausage. I think it got sprained, maybe fractured, but I'm not sure. I do know that I ain't goin' to no doctor and paying no $300 for him to say "yup, it's sprained, alright" and then tape it to an oversized nail file he calls a splint and take my money and tell me to come back in a few weeks and pay another $300 for him to take it off! Hellllllll No!

So that's where I'm at right now. And typing's a biotch with this cardboard thing tapping keys all over the place, but whatever. Gotta do this, right?

Last week, the Freedom party tore the roof off the sucka once again, exceeding capacity and temporarily shutting down the door (sorry if you couldn't wait 10 minutes to get in). Everybody who comes loves it and comes back the next week and ... the ratio? It's in the gentleman's favor, as expressed in this reply I got last week: "I hope there will be more guys." If you missed this past Saturday, you missed a big NYC treat--the Cosi zone. Cosi tore it down, knocked 'em out, and then Herbert had to get his in and kicked 'em a couple times when they were already down. (You know how I do.) The biggest joints of the night included Onyx's "Slam," Tenor Saw's "Golden Hen," Apollonia's "Sex Shooter," Nina Simone's "See Line Woman," Salt n Pepa's "Push It" and E.U.'s "Doin the Butt." You had to have been there to understand what I'm saying. Big shout out to Erikka Harley and the birthday crew for making it live. Nice t-shirt, girl ("Olde English"). Big shout also to one of the cats from Group Home who slid through--I forget which one it was. You know Herbert had a "Livin' Proof" somewhere in his crates. I never leave home without it. This week, Freedom welcomes Francis Poku's 33rd birthday. The Crowned Prince of Ghana and a serious classics fan, Francis and his crew really know how to party, so none of y'all should miss this week's joint.

Sunday I got lost in Brooklyn again. The last time I got lost, the multiple Crown Fried Chicken joints threw me for a loop, cuz I saw one at almost every corner and thought I was doing circles, but this time I used a compass and ended up at Jewnior's just in time to buy a Black Forest Cheesecake. (And the spelling of the establishment is an intentional homage, after seeing a lil' news report on the spot.) Speaking of establishments, Moonstruck Diner on 31st and 3rd Ave joins Gemini in the black list of spots that put Hunt's Ketchup in the Heinz bottle. Think you can fool me? What is you crazy, son?

Peace, love, good health and money,

DJ Herbert

P.S.--Thank you Derrick (Rare Form) for the "Sleepy's Theme" CD. You saved Aja's life. For real!

Herbert's Gigs
friday - freedom - starfoods (64 e. 1st b/w 1st + 2nd aves)
classic hiphop/soul/dancehall/80s/house/classic r&b/afrobeat
djs herbert + cosi lay it down -- dj marc smooth keeps it kosher
no dress code - dancing - food - $6 peach/cran punch
$5 on my list ... rsvp djherbert@earthlink.net

saturday - lot 61 - 21st st + west side hwy
hiphop/r&b/80s/rock/reggae/house
sexy + upscale + hot + dancing
$10 all night ... djherbert@earthlink.net

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