+1 all access: January 17-23, 2025
The first HEADS KNOW party of the year is here.
Welcome to +1 all access: the weekly HEADS KNOW music and nightlife guide. On Fridays, we round up our recommendations of parties, concerts, and other events that are happening in NYC this week.
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HEADS KNOW
Venue: SILO (East Williamsburg)
Date: Friday, January 17
Time: 10PM - 4AM
Cost: [RSVP] Free before 11:30PM and after 3AM [GA] $17.15
Lineup: Certified Jesus Freak / Nadus / O.J.C / shekdash / SYD
Genres: Jersey + East Coast Club, Footwork, Jungle, House
✍︎ HEADS NOTE: If you have the means, consider buying a ticket to support what we’re building. We’ll be excited to see you either way 🫶🏼
HYPNOSIS
Venue: Jupiter Disco (Bushwick)
Date: Friday, January 17
Time: 10PM - 4AM
Cost: $11.45+
Lineup: DADA COZMIC / sola system / Mari[Posa] / Lexicon
Genres: Bass, Techno, Baile Funk, Dembow
✍︎ HEADS NOTE: HYPNOSIS is billed as a club night spotlighting the sensual side of electronic music. With this lineup, there’s no doubt they’ll deliver.
Venue: Bossa Nova Civic Club (Bushwick)
Date: Friday, January 17
Time: 10PM - 4AM
Cost: $15
Lineup: DJ SWISHA b2b Nick León
Genres: Club, House, Miami Bass
✍︎ HEADS NOTE: If I wasn’t throwing my own party, I’d be here. A little upset they’re doing this the same night, if I’m honest!
Revelator Tour
Venue: Baby’s All Right (Williamsburg)
Date: Saturday, January 18
Time: 7PM-10PM
Cost: $28.59
Lineup: E L U C I D / billy woods / Cavalier & Child Actor / Rebelmatic / DJ Haram
Genres: Underground East Coast Hip-hop, Noise
✍︎ HEADS NOTE: Armand Hammer’s E L U C I D celebrates his excellent new album with a family affair of the best in underground hip-hop.
Keep On Ravin’…
Venue: The Meadows (Buwshwick)
Date: Saturday, January 18
Time: 11PM-4AM
Cost: $28.64
Lineup: Anna Morgan / Liondub / Ultra DNB / Lovelace / Agent 137 / Last Action Heroes / Samisosa / DJ Nope
Genres: Drum ‘n Bass, Jungle
✍︎ HEADS NOTE: There’s a reason Anna Morgan is one of my biggest inspirations. For one, I believe she’s one of the best DJs in the game right now. Two, she’s also sweet, encouraging, and has recognized what HEADS KNOW has been trying to do from the very beginning.
S.L.I.P
Venue: Bossa Nova Civic Club (Bushwick)
Date: Saturday, January 18
Time: 10PM-4AM
Cost: $10
Lineup: Ariel Zetina / MORENXXX / LOKA
Genres: Techno, Club
✍︎ HEADS NOTE: I’m not just a fan of Ariel Zetina because we share the same namesake, but because she outdoes herself every time I see her.
FinderShanghai NYC tour2025
Venue: Trans-Pecos (Bushwick)
Date: Saturday, January 18
Time: 11:30PM-4AM
Cost: $15+
Lineup: QinRan (Chinese style performance) / Kennie Zhou (Experimental performance) / v10101a (Live) / nguyendowsXP (DJ)
Genres: Breakbeat, Electro, Experimental
✍︎ HEADS NOTE: Conceptual and experimental label FinderShanghai makes its NYC debut with rare performances that showcase Shanghai’s unique underground culture and push its mission of “discovering multiculturalism.”
Rikəˌshā/
Venue: Mood Ring (Bushwick)
Date: Sunday, January 19
Time: 10PM-3AM
Cost: [RSVP] Free before 12AM [GA] $11.05 [Open Bar] $66.40
Lineup: shekdash / AG / Tromac / Brydecisive / Petal / Chelsea (digital diva)
✍︎ HEADS NOTE: Most of us don’t have work on Monday anyway, and even if we did, shekdash and Tromac are worth losing sleep over.
TWERK 2 FREEDOM
Venue: Pianos (Lower East Side)
Date: Sunday, January 19
Time: 10PM-4AM
Cost: Free
Lineup: Bodegaparty / Daniro / CH3RI / Mondai
Genres: Hip-hop, Afrobeats, Drill, Amapiano, Jersey Club, Nola Bounce, House
✍︎ HEADS NOTE: This is what MLK dreamed of, probably.
**Disclosure for non-Black/white people: You can come, but you must be very mindful of the space you’re in.**
xcakes: Ritmos De Resistencia
Venue: Mad Tropical (Bushwick)
Date: Sunday, January 19
Time: 9PM-4AM
Cost: $15-$100 sliding scale
Lineup: Word of Command / ARCHANGEL b2b Cisne / LOKA / Pauli Cakes / BOBBY BEETHOVEN FKA Total Freedom / SODOMAHIGOMORRA
Genres: Techno, Baile Funk
✍︎ HEADS NOTE: 100% of proceeds will go to Red Afro Cubana de Personas Trans (RACT), a support network providing vital resources to the trans community in Cuba. Their next trip on January 29th will bring aid to trans people in Havana and Matanzas, and they're aiming to raise $20,000 to provide essential supplies for Black trans communities recovering from hurricanes, blackouts, and economic hardship.
Venue: Bossa Nova Civic Club (Bushwick)
Date: Sunday, January 19
Time: 10PM-4AM
Cost: $10
Lineup: Doula b2b Niyah West
Genres: Techno, House
✍︎ HEADS NOTE: Two of the most exciting emerging names in NYC’s underground come together at Brooklyn’s coziest club.
MLK Day
Venue: Bossa Nova Civic Club (Bushwick)
Date: Monday, January 20
Time: 10PM-4AM
Cost: $10
Lineup: Traxman / BASSBEAR!! / Syd
Genres: Footwork, Club
✍︎ HEADS NOTE: Ghetto house and footwork legend Traxman returns to the East Coast, spinning alongside BASSBEAR!! and Syd — two of the city’s mainstays who never fail to bring the fun.
Alfreda’s Cinema presents BY ANY MEANZ SONICALLY
Venue: Peter Sharp Building - BAM (Boerum Hill)
Date: Thursday, January 23
Time: 7PM-8:30PM
Cost: $30
Lineup: Suzi Analogue
Genres: Jazz, R&B, Global Dance Music
✍︎ HEADS NOTE: HEADS KNOW family, friend, and collaborator Suzi Analogue performs a live composition that examines the history and influence of Black women in electronic music. The sonic study of these cultural innovators is also an introspection and retrospective on identity, which intersects race, gender, and genre.
PINK SIIFU'S BLACK'!ANTIQUE THE ALBUM LISTENING EXPERIENCE
Venue: Good Room (Greenpoint)
Date: Thursday, January 23
Time: 10PM-4AM
Cost: [Before 11PM] $22.85 [GA] $28.55+
Lineup: Daniro / HiTech / Kal Banx / Stonie Blue
Genres: Ghettotech, Experimental
✍︎ HEADS NOTE: Soulful rapper Pink Siifu curates a night of his favorite DJs to celebrate the release of his upcoming album, BLACK'!ANTIQUE. The schedule also includes a listen-through of the project.
Venue: Rash (Bushwick)
Date: Thursday, January 23
Time: 8PM-2AM
Cost: Free
Lineup: DJ STEPDAD / Coolin' / 3 People / Eve Swords / Young Jewish DJ
Genres: Techno, House
✍︎ HEADS NOTE: When DJ STEPDAD isn’t on the daw or behind the decks, he’s Ted Davis: one of the few music journalists making an impact on electronic music coverage in the US. To show appreciation for his contributions, celebrate his 27th birthday with him in Myrtle-Boradway’s hazy hideaway.
Secret Pancake Release Show
Venue: Sleepwalk (East Williamsburg)
Date: Thursday, January 23
Time: 7PM
Cost: $17
Lineup: NAHreally / Wave Generators / Wavy Bagels & Driveby / Brown Jewel
Genres: Hip-hop
✍︎ HEADS NOTE: Wavy Bagels was a part of HEADS KNOW before it even got its name. A set from him and Driveby will be insane.
☆☆☆ HEADS KNOW CALENDAR ☆☆☆
Venue: SILO (East Williamsburg)
Date: Friday, January 17
Time: 10PM - 4AM
Cost: [RSVP] Free before 11:30PM and after 3AM [GA] $17.15
Lineup: Certified Jesus Freak / Nadus / O.J.C / shekdash / SYD
Genres: Jersey + East Coast Club, Footwork, Jungle, House