Andrew Akanbi has been throwing parties for over a decade. His event series, GROOVY GROOVY, has a simple yet expansive ethos. Ticking each phrase off...
Nowadays
Moving effortlessly through a range of tempos and flavours, the NYC-based, Lagos-raised DJ Akanbi demonstrates his party-starting sound with a live recording from New Year’s Day at Nowadays, and speaks to Michael McKinney about the evolution of his GROOVY GROOVY events, and taking the dancefloor somewhere new with his anything-goes approach
In early 2009, Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter launched Mister Saturday Night. The party formed the roots of what would eventually become the beloved nightspot Nowadays, a “by us, for us” club that’s become a community hub for NYC’s nightlifers. Following the release of a sprawling box-set to mark the party’s 15th anniversary, and alongside a mix recorded live from the club, Harkin, Carter and a few of the compilation’s featured artists fill us in on what makes Mister Saturday Night so special
Kevin Saunderson, Ryan Elliott, quest?onmarq and ISAbella are scheduled to perform at Nonstop's first 24-hour party of 2024
In the fabric of New York's club scene, Kristin Malossi is a crucial thread. As DJ Voices, her sets favour "energy and drama over genre". As one of the bookers at underground institution Nowadays, she champions artists who imbue their selections with authenticity and adventure. Alongside her 90-minute Recognise mix, she tells Eoin Murray how a devotion to community and integrity informs everything she does
Floating Points' first ever US gig and a 2010 Optimo set also feature
The Zumbador, founded by a husband and wife duo who are longtime Nowadays staffers, will serve up Pueblan cuisine at the Ridgewood space
With the imminent release of her debut LP, ‘Rhythm Is Memory’, New York’s Ayesha goes further than ever in establishing her status as one of the city’s top practitioners of envelope-pushing club music. The Nowadays resident chats with Bruce Tantum about her music, self-doubt, and the similarities between gardening and producing an album
Brooklyn’s Ayesha blazes through a selection syncopated club sounds, thunderous techno and twisted breaks in her high-velocity Fresh Kicks mix, and chats to Eoin Murray...
Cherie Hu looks at how the paid membership platform Patreon is helping electronic artists and clubs sustain themselves, especially through the COVID-19 pandemic
The newly formed association is taking part in a day of action in support of the Save Our Stages Act and RESTART Act
Over 150 venues in New York have banded together to form New York Independent Venue Association.
The association is Intended as a regional sub-group to...
All streams will be free and openly accessible to the public
New York club Nowadays will host live-streamed “virtual parties”.
Virtually Nowadays is a new, nightly livestream from the Ridgewood club, which launched with some broadcasts...