Nightlife 82 conducts theJuilliardOrchestra. by MaryBirnbaum.MarkShapiro 1946 opera.Thestagingisdirected present aproductionofBritten’s performers ofJuilliardOpera 2pm. $30. West Side. Fri 20at8pm;Sun22 Meredith WillsonTheater,and Upper The RapeofLucretia Four Villains. Giulietta andLaurentNaouriasthe Antonia/Stella, ElenaMaximovaas Olympia, SusannaPhillipsas cast thatincludesAudreyLunaas around, JamesLevineconductsa Kafkaesque production.Thistime yarns returnsinBartlettSher’s E.T.A. Hoffmann’sengrossing Offenbach’s tunefultreatmentof Sat 28at8pm. $25–$445. Lincoln Center), Upper West Side. Metropolitan OperaHouse(at P which isdirectedbyPaulCurran. conducts thisnewproduction, role ofGiacomoV.MicheleMariotti tragedy. JuanDiegoFlórezsingsthe production ofRossini’sbelcanto the lake-boundElenainthisnew $387.50. 3 at7:30pm;Sat281pm. $30– Upper West Side. Fri 20, Wed 25, Tue Opera House(atLincolnCenter), P Orchestra provegrimlyseductive. soprano NadjaMichaelandtheMet Bartók’s a gothic(andbondagey)takeon presentation comesafterward,with Iolanta Netrebko starsinTchaikovsky’s comes inthefirsthalf,asAnna new productions.Theglitzfactor Mariusz Trelinski’sdoublebillof lot foryourmoneywithdirector Sat 21at8pm. $25–$495. Lincoln Center), Upper West Side. Metropolitan OperaHouse(at P Alagna isherDonJose. run ofperformances,Roberto Richard Eyre’sproduction.Forthis Bizet’s classic,inthisrevivalof Garanca returnsinthetitleroleof Wed 4at7:30pm. $30–$475. West Side. Thu 19, Mon23, Thu 26 House (atLincolnCenter), Upper P Theater & Musical Opera

Les Contesd’Hoffmann La DonnadelLago Iolanta/Bluebeard’s Castle Carmen TIMEOUT.COM/NEWYORK

TIMEOUT.COM FIND MOREONLINE . Themust-seehalfofthe Bluebeard’s Castle Joyce DiDonatostarsas The finestudent MetropolitanOpera / NEWYORK Metropolitan Rosemary You geta

. Here February 19–March 4,2015 Elina

mid-’90s, someof whichfetch and experimental recordssincethe ambitious selection offloorfillers Records, hasreleased an Orchestra. Hislabel,Crue-L Borings andCrue-LGrand variety ofaliases:LugerE-Go,Being world, Takimimakesmusicundera underground headsofallstripes. fans, beardstrokersand night forinternational-disco–import ’80s. Itpromisestobeanimportant career spanningbacktothelate tour oftheStates,despiteaspinning stop onwhatistheDJ’sfirstproper Good Room—isthefifthandfinal first installmentatGreenpoint’s appearance— Let’sPlayHouse’s “Special” becausehis special six-hourheadlineset. Takimi isheadingtotownfora disc-jockeywarriorKenji Japanese By The biggestnameinJapan’sdiscoscenefinallyarrivesAmerica. Kenji Takimi’s intentions Crue-L Nightlife As isnowderigueurinthedance Jonny Coleman

extremely rareedits ofsongs, also usuallylean heavily on His explorational extended sets wave, breakbeats andworldmusic. techno asmuchBritpop,new contemporary disco,houseand Takimi glidingbetweenclassicand same club. heard lastweekendatthe DJs playingthesame20tracksyou opposite ofmostmain-roomhouse adventurous. Sobasicallythe the seriouslymusically anything-goes policythatcatersto Instead, there’sanopen-door, genre orrecordisoff-limits. Balearic schoolofthought:No written anywhereontheplatter. “Theo Parrish”or“DJHarvey” markets, especiallythosethathave princely sumsinsecondhand Those uptogetdownwillfind As aDJ,Takimicomesfromthe

Room onSat21. Takimi +PaulRaffaele Let’s Play HousePresents:Kenji unmissable. makes eventslikethisevenmore with muchregularity,whichonly Japanese jocksdon’tmakeithere and U.K.DJs,butforsomereason fans whoseemtodevourbothU.S. notoriously well-educatedmusic Sweeney ashisfavoriteoftheyear. 2010, waschosenbyhostTim slot on be revealedonhissecondguest famous for,someofwhichmayalso up withthedeepcutshe’sbecome Kenji Takimiplayed”totrykeep called “KTfreaksonly~thesongs (read: private)Facebookgroup fans evencreatedanexclusive including manyofhisown.Die-hard Japan hasalwaysboasted Beats inSpace nightlife.n Christopher Tarantino . Thefirst,in y @ @MrTarantino at Good timeout.com Edited by Edited by

PHOTOGRAPH: KENJI TAKIMI P Recommended Section i Cheap

Bedford Ave. 11:59pm–4am; $15, room and FIXED duo JDH & Dave P Critics’ picks Thursday 19 advance $10. Parisian DJ prodigy in the Panther. French Fries had his first residency P Input: Thomas Jack (8hr set) at 14 and his first release at 16, he P i Let’s Play House Presents: Output, 74 Wythe Ave at North 12th currently runs his own label, Kenji Takimi + Paul Raffaele St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn ClekClekBoom. With heavy Good Room, 98 Meserole Ave (outputclub.com). Subway: L to influences from Chicago ghetto between Lorimer St and Bedford Ave. 10pm–4am; $TBA, house and the U.K. bass scene, Mr. Metropolitan Ave, Greenpoint, advance $20. Thomas Jack, the Fries has his own unique take on Brooklyn (718-349-2373, “wunderkind from Australia,” is no house, techno and experimental goodroombk.com). Subway: G to stranger to Output. He’s played with music. Brooklyn bass makers Nassau Ave. 10pm–4am; $15, Kygo on the roof, as well as Pete Dubbel Dutch and Gunnar Haslam advance $10. One of the biggest Tong for Thursday’s series Input. (L.I.E.S.) join on the decks, with names in Japan’s nascent disco His return to the club this time, support from Thomas (S!CK). scene, Kenji Takimi has released however, is special. He is playing a plenty of tracks, as well as huge solo eight-hour set, promising to P i Q-Tip (DJ set) Brooklyn Bowl, remixes. He’s also been running his “show people that producing and 61 Wythe Ave at North 11th St, own label Crue-L Records for the INPUT: THOMAS JACK deejaying is like a journey.” Well, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-963- past 23 years, and bringing artists Ah, to be young and Australian! then take us away. 3369, brooklynbowl.com). Subway: L like DJ Harvey and the Idjut Boys Thomas Jack brings his warm to Bedford Ave. 11:30pm; $12, over for their first gigs. New York’s “tropical house” flavor to this frozen P Zeitgeist: Nightmares on Wax advance $10. Q-Tip—the former A own Most Excellent man Paul tundra we currently call a city. + Sticky Dojah Verboten, 54 North Tribe Called Quest mike-grabber— Raffaele lends support for Kenji’s d Output; Thu 19 11th St between Kent and Wythe mans the decks for a special late- first-ever U.S. tour. Aves, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (347- night set of funk, soul, hip-hop and ZEITGEIST: NIGHTMARES ON 223-4732, verbotennewyork.com). classics. A big-name draw from his Rony Seikaly Pacha, 618 W 46th WAX (DJ SET) Subway: L to Bedford Ave. 10pm– hip-hop days, “the Abstract” is also St between Eleventh and Twelfth George Evelyn’s Nightmares never 5am; $TBA, advance $15. an exceptional DJ. Aves (212-209-7500, pachanyc end…on wax at least. The Ibiza-based Nightmares on Wax, a.k.a. George .com). Subway: C, E to 50th St. Brit brings his long-running project to Evelyn, is known for his energetic 3–9am; $TBA, advance $19–$100. NYC with chilled-out, funked-up good take on instrumental hip-hop, old- Once known as “the Spin Doctor”

Saturday 21 Nightlife vibes for all. d Verboten; Thu 19 school acid house and late-’80s on NBA courts, Seikaly has tabled Balearica. Local Sticky Dojah joins The Bunker LTD: Regis + Talker + his spin, so to speak. With a record LET’S PLAY HOUSE him for Verboten’s latest edition of Karl Meier + Mahssa Trans-Pecos, bag as deep as his jump shot, PRESENTS: KENJI Zeitgeist. 915 Wyckoff Ave between Hancock releases on Nervous and TAKIMI + PAUL RAFFAELE and Weirfield Sts, Ridgewood, Subliminal Records and a SiriusXM Besides running Crue-L Records, Queens (thetranspecos.com). radio show, the athlete has turned Kenji Takimi releases and remixes Friday 20 Subway: L to Halsey St. 10pm–6am; into a credible big-room jock, much plenty of tracks—as you’ll see when $40, advance $30. The Bunker to everyone’s surprise. he chops down disco imitators in his P Dirty Epic and Aphotic Present returns with its Limited party series first-ever tour on U.S. soil.d Good Anthology Location TBA. 10pm– at the intimate space of Trans- P Zeitgeist Presents French Room; Sat 21 8am; $TBA, advance $20. Dirty Epic Pecos, promising “a ridiculous Express: Moon Boots + Jonas started as a Coachella camping sound system in a very small Rathsman + Perseus + Isaac THE SOUL REBELS + group and has grown into an open space.” This edition is a real treat Tichauer Verboten, 54 North 11th SPECIAL GUESTS collective encompassing art, music with live performances from the St between Kent and Wythe Aves, Live soul and hip-hop covers from and parties. DE’s latest bicoastal U.K.’s Regis (a.k.a. British Murder Williamsburg, Brooklyn (347-223- NOLA’s No. 1 brass band plus guest venture spans two months, four Boys) and Chicago duo Talker— 4732, verbotennewyork.com). DJs Rakim, Roy Hargrove, Afrika cities and five epic parties. They both artists on Brit label Subway: L to Bedford Ave. 11pm– Bambaataa and Pharoahe Monch team up with Aphotic to present an Downwards. Regis is also 5am; $25–$30. The label French equals a stellar three-night funkfest! all-night, limited-capacity event in a deejaying, along with Karl Meier Express—home to sunshine- d Brooklyn Bowl; Thu 26–Sat 28 private loft. Shawn Rudiman (half of Talker) and L.A.’s Mahssa kissed, disco-tinged, impossibly performs live, with DJ Spider, Clay (Mount Analog). groovy vibes—returns to provide IDA ENGBERG Wilson, Justin Schumacher, the tunes under Brooklyn’s finest Spinning since age 14, the Swedish Andrew S, Dani Lehman and Spin D. Cassy B2B Danny Howells + disco ball. It’s a full house with four techno superstar has been stepped Danny Fry + JDH & Dave P Output, of its artists on the decks: Chicago onto the international DJ stage in P FREE Escort Service Presents 74 Wythe Ave at North 12th St, producer Moon Boots, Sweden’s 2007 after releasing “Disco Volante.” Civic Duty The Graham, 151 Williamsburg, Brooklyn (outputclub Jonas Rathsman, Australia’s Isaac d Verboten; Sat 28 Meserole St at Graham Ave, .com). Subway: L to Bedford Ave. Tichauer and founder Perseus. Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-388- 10pm–6am; $TBA, advance $20. 4682, thegrahambrooklyn.com). Berliner (via England and Austria) Subway: L to Montrose Ave. 10pm– Cassy has been no stranger to the Sunday 22 4am. Civic Duty is a biweekly party global club scene. She’s worked promising dark club music and with artists like Ricardo Villalobos P Mister Sunday Shea Stadium, drink specials—at no charge. and Steve Bug, released on Perlon 20 Meadow St between Bogart and Records, runs her own label Cassy Waterbury Sts, Williamsburg, P i French Fries + Dubbel Dutch and frequently spins at the Brooklyn (liveatsheastadium.com). + Gunnar Haslam + Thomas legendary Panorama Bar. Cassy Subway: L to Grand St. 3–9pm; Cameo, 93 North 6th St between returns to Output for a back-to-back $TBA, advance $20. Hometown Berry St and Wythe Ave, set with our favorite eyeliner-rockin’ heroes Mister Saturday Night Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-302- party boy, Danny Howells, with (Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin)

PHOTOGRAPHS: FROM TOP: MEAN RED; COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS/FLICKR/SEBDEVINC 1180, cameony.com). Subway: L to support from Danny Fry in the main have released a mix-CD, founded a

February 19–March 4, 2015 TIMEOUT.COM/NEWYORK 83 Nightlife

label, played Beats in Space and (Masters at Work) and Kevin Hedge Metallica, so expect a full range of Depeche Mode’s Violator Baby’s toured the world. Now they blend (Blaze) have kept New York dance party-rockin’ tunes. All Right, 146 Broadway at Bedford the seasons of their parties for music alive and kicking for more Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718- another Sunday Funday daytime than 10 years with their long- 599-5800, babysallright.com). dance jam at Shea Stadium, running midweek dance party. Free Friday 27 Subway: J, Z, M to Marcy Ave. 1:30– spinning their array of underground admission plus two vodka drinks 4:30pm; $10, advance $8. Colleen house, disco and techno rhythms from 10 to 11pm. Music On with Marco Carola + “Cosmo” Murphy’s long-running for your dancing pleasure. Stacey Pullen Marquee, 289 Tenth international affair, Classic Album Ave between 26th and 27th Sts Sundays, finds a new home at the Thursday 26 (646-473-0202, marqueeny.com). perfectly matched Baby’s All Right. Monday 23 Subway: C, E to 23rd St. 10pm–5am; The concept is simple: It’s a good P FREE Bushwick Is Melting $TBA, advance $25. Music On old-fashioned listening party, with FREE Event Horizon: Shy Eyez Vol. 2 Release Bossa Nova Civic returns to Marquee with Italian each installment focusing on a b2b Lovatron Bossa Nova Civic Club, 1271 Myrtle Ave at Hart St, superstar Marco Carola, one of the selection from rock and pop’s Club, 1271 Myrtle Ave at Hart St, Bushwick, Brooklyn (718-443-1271, techno world’s big guns. The discography of canonical LPs. On Bushwick, Brooklyn (718-443-1271, bossanovacivicclub.com). Subway: J veteran producer/DJ brings his Sun 1 the chosen album is Depeche bossanovacivicclub.com). Subway: J to Kosciuszko St, M to Central Ave. steely, machine-tooled rhythms to Mode’s Violator, now marking its to Kosciuszko St, M to Central Ave. 10pm–4am. #bringbackbossa is no the decks, with support from 25th anniversary, and presented by 7–10pm. Enjoy happy hour at the more! Bushwick’s coziest tropical Kosmik Messenger Stacey Pullen. local musical encyclopedia and DJ just-reopened Bossa Nova Civic oasis is newly renovated, with not Ron Like Hell and guests. Club and take in some tunes by only a brand-new space but also a P The Soul Rebels + Special Time Out New York’s own techno packed agenda with top-notch local Guests 8pm. See Thu 26. P FREE Fog Night: Marcos Cabral fiend Vivienne van Vliet, joined by and international talent hitting the + guests Bossa Nova Civic Club, visual alchemist and dance-music decks. Come celebrate its second 1271 Myrtle Ave at Hart St, enthusiast Lovatron for some collaborative release with Saturday 28 Bushwick, Brooklyn (718-443-1271, serious back-to-back spinning. Sisterjam, Bushwick Is Melting bossanovacivicclub.com). Subway: J Expect to hear everything from Vol. 2. The EP and the evening both P Ida Engberg + Taimur + Kevin to Kosciuszko St, M to Central Ave. minimal techno and hammer-to-the- feature music from Gavin Russom, Castro (live) + Nicola Zanatta 10pm–4am. NYC’s very own Marcos head acid-rave music to alt ’90s Lorna Dune and J Slusher. Verboten, 54 North 11th St between Cabral (of Runaway and On the and postpunk rock. Kent and Wythe Aves, Williamsburg, Prowl fame) begins a biweekly P Input: MK + Kevin Saunderson Brooklyn (347-223-4732, Sunday night residency at the newly P i Mobile Mondays! 45s The + Justin Miller + Nadastrom verbotennewyork.com). Subway: L to reopened (and 100 percent more Bowery Electric, 327 Bowery Output, 74 Wythe Ave at North 12th Bedford Ave. 11pm–5am; $TBA, fire-code–friendly!) Bossa Nova between 2nd and 3rd Sts (212-228- St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn advance $20–$25. Swedish Civic Club. He promises to bring in

Nightlife 0228, mobilemondaysnyc.com). (outputclub.com). Subway: L to wonder-woman DJ and Verboten guests to experiment outside of Subway: B, D, F, M to Broadway– Bedford Ave. 10pm–4am; $TBA, resident Ida Engberg returns to their normal set styles. This week, Lafayette St; 6 to Bleecker St. 9pm– advance $20. American house Brooklyn after taking time off for the Chinatown Records founder and 4am; $5. Start your week with funk, veteran Marc “MK” Kinchen birth of her (and Adam Beyer’s) third ace music man Brennan Green soul, rock, punk, new wave, pop, headlines the latest edition of child. Who says moms can’t be graces the decks. salsa, calypso, reggae, rhythm & Input. MK hit No. 1 on the Billboard badass superstar DJs? Ida got her blues, disco and anything else Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart first residency at 18, and was that’s danceable, spun (on 45rpm twice, remixed Celine Dion, Lana offered a life-changing summer Monday 2 vinyl) by Just Blaze, Misbehaviour, Del Rey, Enrique Iglesias, Jamie residency in Ibiza in 2005. She’s Operator EMZ, Joey Carvello, Jones and Nightcrawlers, and played virtually every techno festival P i Mobile Mondays! 45s 9pm– Natasha Diggs and guests. became Will Smith’s in-house in the world and now Brooklyn has 4am. See Mon 23. producer in 2002. The Defected her back in full force. artist will be joined by one of the Tuesday 24 godfathers of Detroit techno, Kevin P i The Rub The Bell House, 149 Tuesday 3 Saunderson, as well as NYC’s 7th St between Second and Third P i Release: DJ Disciple and Justin Miller. D.C. duo Nadastrom Aves, Gowanus, Brooklyn (718-643- P i Release: DJ Disciple and Friends Sapphire, 249 Eldridge St holds down the Panther Room. 6510, thebellhouseny.com). Friends 8pm. See Tue 24. between E Houston and Stanton Sts Subway: F, G, N, R to Fourth Ave–9th (212-777-5153, sapphirenyc.com). P The Soul Rebels + Special St. 10pm; $10, after midnight $15. Subway: F to Lower East Side– Guests Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Visit itstherub.com for more info. Wednesday 4 Second Ave. 8pm; $5. The Grammy- Ave at North 11th St, Williamsburg, DJs Ayres and Eleven continue their nominated DJ Disciple, a fixture of Brooklyn (718-963-3369, long-running Rub affair, where P Animal Collective (DJ set) the NYC scene for years, takes brooklynbowl.com). Subway: L to they’ll be playing their usual high- Output, 74 Wythe Ave at North 12th control of the Lower East Side’s Bedford Ave. 8pm; $17. Festival octane mix of hip-hop, house, soul St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn intimate Sapphire every Tuesday for mainstay funksters the Soul Rebels and just about anything that’s got (outputclub.com). Subway: L to a night of house rhythms. return for their annual three-night the funk. This time round they’re Bedford Ave. 10pm; $25. Avey Tare NYC residency bookended by a joined by Blade Runners and Prince and Deakin of beloved avant-pop rotating roster of all-star disc Klassen. outfit Animal Collective hit Output to Wednesday 25 jockeys each night: Pharoahe deliver what is likely to be an Monch and Afrika Bambaataa P The Soul Rebels + Special expansive and intriguing selection P Roots Cielo, 18 Little W 12th St (tonight), Rakim and DJ Enuff (Fri Guests 8pm. See Thu 26. of sounds. between Washington St and Ninth 27) and Roy Hargrove and a special Ave (212-645-5700, cieloclub.com). set of D’Angelo and Marvin Gaye Subway: A, C, E to 14th St; L to Eighth (Sat 28). The Soul Rebels have Sunday 1 Ave. 10pm–4am; $20, before 11pm collaborated with artists ranging FIND MORE ONLINE free. House heroes Louie Vega from Joey Bada$$ to Big Freedia to P i Classic Album Sundays: TIMEOUT.COM/NEWYORK

84 TIMEOUT.COM/NEWYORK February 19–March 4, 2015