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THE LATEST NEWS AND NIGHTS, 2010
WHERE'S JOHNNY? SPILLING AND SPINNING
JOHNNY (center) relaxes after his set at the July 17 LIFE BALL 2010 in VIENNA, flanked by Parisian CLUB SANDWICH provocateurs MARC ZAFFUTO (left) and EMMANUEL D'ORAZIO. Photo courtesy of MARC ZAFFUTO.
INTERVIEW(S) WITH THE DJ
Not one but TWO long and juicy interviews with Johnny have come out online in the past weeks, all about his life and work from his 1983 debut record JAM HOT to the recent JAM HOT 2010 remixes. He touches on NYC Clubland now and then, JACKIE 60 and the early MEATMARKET, collaborators including KENTON NIX, MALCOLM MCLAREN and DAVID MORALES, and so many other topics, some definately NSFW. Entertaining, informative and dishy = perfect latesummer reading!
AUGUST NIGHTS AND NEWS
EVERY SUNDAY
SUSANNE BARTSCH AND KENNY KENNY PRESENT
VANDAM SUNDAYS @ GREENHOUSE
150 VARICK STREET @ VANDAM
FROM 10 PM
COMP DOOR
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Downtown Divas extraordinaire SUSANNE BARTSCH and KENNY KENNY continue to rule Sunday nights with their weekly VANDAM party, providing a dressed-up night out for their faithful followers and new acolytes alike. A 2009 BEST OF NEW YORK now 1 1/2 years young, VANDAM is wildly popular and insanely well-dressed in the most CREATIVE way. An integral part of the magic is DJ JOHNNY DYNELL rocking the dancefloor with his unique mix of what MICHAEL MUSTO dubbed "oldish new and newish old". Other weekly highlights include visually stunning guest performers, fabulous tableau from DIRTY MARTINI, AJOSHUA and CHUCK ATTIX and JORDAN FOX upstairs, and a downstairs DISCO DUNGEON helmed by DESI MONSTER and LADYFAG. Add free admission, complimentary cocktails 10-10:30 and the marvelously mixed crowd and this is a weekend MUST. We've seen nightclub legends and New Kids from all different eras out at this one - which practically guarantees that you'll see friends on any given Sunday.
SUNDAY AUGUST 15
DANIEL NARDICIO'S
XXX BIRTHDAY CRUISE
QUEEN OF HEARTS BOAT
PIER 40
CHRISTOPHER STREET AND WEST SIDE HIGHWAY
$22 INCLUDES DINNER
6 PM - 10 PM
TICKETS + INFO
Life is NEVER dull for party animal DANIEL NARDICIO, and his annual Birthday cruises are becoming the stuff of legend. For this year's edition, JOHNNY DYNELL spins once again with his infectious mix of seafaring house and electro. DN and Co bring you a little "High Sleaze on the High Seas" with 5 "Dirty Dancers", a special "performance" by SHAY and even a FREE gourmet dinner. Not sure how much food will be consumed considering the "Swimsuit and Underwear optional" dress code, but we're sure the bars will be slamming! DON'T MISS THE BOAT - Board at 6 PM, Sail at 7:30 and Return at 10 PM.
JOHNNY MAKES BUBBLES
THE BUBBLE LOUNGE
228 WEST BROADWAY
FROM 9 PM THURSDAYS, 10 PM SATURDAYS
NO COVER
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It's a treat to hear great NYC club DJs like Johnny spin in a more intimate setting, as they do at the Thursday-night TINY BUBBLES DJ series at BUBBLE LOUNGE. There is no cover, and either Johnny or one of an eclectic Summer group of spinners (including SAMMY JO and JON JON BATTLES) will be manning the decks from 9 PM - 1 AM. This Tribeca mainstay is a perfect place to bring the boys (or girls) for a round or a bottle of champers and some dancing, and has a marvelously mixed crowd - gay, straight, local, tourist, etc. and even the local firemen from the "Ghostbusters" firehouse are known to stop by after work! Johnny spins Thursday 8/12 as part of TINY BUBBLES, and also look out for Saturdays throughout August, when Dynell mans the decks from 10 PM - 2 AM.
FRIDAY AUGUST 27
DANIEL NARDICIO'S UNDERWEAR PARTY
THE ICE PALACE @ GROVE HOTEL
CHERRY GROVE, FIRE ISLAND NY
11:30 PM - 4 AM
MANDATORY CLOTHES CHECK $10
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JOHNNY'S LATEST MIX
With a vintage 808 drum machine and some raunchy inspiration, APOKALIPPS and actress HEATHER LITTEER cooked up MOUSTACHE RIDIN', a dirty disco-inspired booty-bouncin' floor filler. It gets a full on arpeggio disco rub-down from the legendary JOHNNY DYNELL. Out of Brooklyn, APOKALIPPS combines DJ SEAN B (of the roving party and art zine SPANK) and SIR JEMMA from the bleeding-edge underground performance scene. MOUSTACHE RIDIN' enlists the vocal and writing talents of actress and performer HEATHER LITTEER, also known as JESSICA RABBIT DOMINATION to JACKIE 60 and MOTHER fans!
MOUSTACHE RIDIN' on ITUNES
HOWL! FESTIVAL AND THE JACKIE FACTORY PRESENT
LOW LIFE 4: BEAT GIRL
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2010
5-7 PM - WE START AND END ON TIME!
FREE ADMISSION
TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK, NYC
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howlfestival.com
On September 12, JACKIE FACTORY producers CHI CHI VALENTI and JOHNNY DYNELL will present their fourth annual LOW LIFE to crown the 2010 HOWL! FESTIVAL. LOW LIFE is the free and fabulous Sunday evening climax to HOWL! - a two hour spectacular inspired by East Village decades past. This year's LOW LIFE 4: BEAT GIRL pays homage to homegrown fifties beatnik culture and the BOWERY BEATS - the rebel painters, poets and performers drifting east from Greenwich Village. The BEAT theme will be interpreted by dozens of performers including Burlesque Queen DIRTY MARTINI, butoh company VANGELINE THEATER, crooner ADAM DUGAS, spoken word icons PAUL SKIFF and BOBBY MILLER, Sensationalist AMBER RAY, chanteuse HEATHER LITTEER, dance performance troupe the RACHEL KLEIN THEATER and MCs PAUL ALEXANDER (of THE ONES and JACKIE 60) with EMPRESS CHI CHI VALENTI. The show features remixes of classic Beat-era material by JOHNNY DYNELL, the show's co-producer.
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