Author: Gareth Solan

Virtual Saturday: Gigsta & Minor Science

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Berlin-based DJs Gigsta and Minor Science often team up to host their party Fictions (also the name of Gigsta’s incredibly well-researched show on Cashmere Radio). Both DJs trade in hybrid sounds and extravagant textures, and we’re looking forward to seeing what they cook up for this stream.

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Welcome to Virtually Nowadays ☻ All streams can be found on our website, nowadays.nyc. To access the archive of these streams (and to help give us a chance to remain open through this crisis) please subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nowadaysnyc.

Additionally, we’ll be running a Venmo fund throughout our closure to support our staff. Drop a few bucks their way at venmo.com/nowahelp.

THANK YOU, AND STAY SAFE.

Virtual Friday: ADAB & Physical Therapy

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Nowadays resident and protean DJ Physical Therapy is joined by Pittsburgh’s ADAB, known for their world-building dj sets and kicking tonight off with free jazz, broken beat, and more.

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Welcome to Virtually Nowadays ☻

All streams can be found on our website, nowadays.nyc. To access the archive of these streams (and to help give us a chance to remain open through this crisis) please subscribe to our Patreon.

Additionally, we’ll be running a Venmo fund throughout our closure to support our staff. Drop a few bucks their way at venmo.com/nowahelp.

THANK YOU, AND STAY SAFE.

Virtual Thursday: A Tribute to Prince

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Just short of a week after what would have been his 62nd birthday, we’re dedicating tonight’s stream to all things Prince. Nowadays and Mister Saturday night resident Justin Carter will spend the first two hours walking us through Prince’s expansive discography. Following that, we’ll have writer, DJ, and longtime host of WFMU’s the Duane Train, Duane Harriott pay tribute to Prince with two hours of rarities, live recordings, Paisley Park affiliates and, of course, the hits.

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Welcome to Virtually Nowadays ☻

All streams can be found on our website, nowadays.nyc. To access the archive of these streams (and to help give us a chance to remain open through this crisis) please subscribe to our Patreon.

Additionally, we’ll be running a Venmo fund throughout our closure to support our staff. Drop a few bucks their way at venmo.com/nowahelp.

THANK YOU, AND STAY SAFE.

Virtual Sunday: Mister Sunday Season Opener

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While we still can’t be together in person, we have figured out a way to bring you at least one of our summer traditions. Every Sunday from this weekend until Labor Day, we’ll be broadcasting Mister Sunday on the Virtually Nowadays airwaves from 5pm to 9pm. All the sets will be streamed on our website, nowadays.nyc and archived later on our Patreon.

This Sunday, we’ll be broadcasting a four-hour video of Eamon and Justin from a full Mister Sunday in a summer past. Clear some space on your roof, find a socially distant spot in the park to set up a speaker, or at least open your window, and get down with us.

Throughout the season, AceMoMa, Aurora Halal, Four Tet, Lakuti, Peach, Powder, Russell E. L. Butler, Shaun J. Wright, Soul Summit and Theo Parrish will join resident DJs Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin. Stay tuned for exact dates for everyone listed, and tune in this Sunday to kick things off with Justin and Eamon.

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Welcome to Virtually Nowadays ☻ All streams can be found on our website, nowadays.nyc. To access the archive of these streams (and to help give us a chance to remain open through this crisis) please subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nowadaysnyc.

Additionally, we’ll be running a Venmo fund throughout our closure to support our staff. Drop a few bucks their way at venmo.com/nowahelp.

THANK YOU, AND STAY SAFE.

Virtual Saturday: Breakwave and Lee Gamble

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Lockdown Saturday night with two singular artists and some of the UK’s finest DJs: IUQ boss Lee Gamble and Meine Nacht label head Breakwave (accompanied by visuals courtesy of Leeza Pritychenko).

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Welcome to Virtually Nowadays ☻ All streams can be found on our website, nowadays.nyc. To access the archive of these streams (and to help give us a chance to remain open through this crisis) please subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nowadaysnyc.

Additionally, we’ll be running a Venmo fund throughout our closure to support our staff. Drop a few bucks their way at venmo.com/nowahelp.

THANK YOU, AND STAY SAFE.

Virtual Friday: Ash Lauryn and Musclecars

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Tonight’s virtual get together is soundtracked by native New Yorkers and Coloring Lessons founders Brandon Weems and Craig Handfield, aka Musclecars, plus a Detroit native/Atlanta resident and the founder of Underground and Black, Ash Lauryn.

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Welcome to Virtually Nowadays ☻ All streams can be found on our website, nowadays.nyc. To access the archive of these streams (and to help give us a chance to remain open through this crisis) please subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nowadaysnyc.

Additionally, we’ll be running a Venmo fund throughout our closure to support our staff. Drop a few bucks their way at venmo.com/nowahelp.

THANK YOU, AND STAY SAFE.

Virtual Thursday: Planetarium with Davis Galvin and Father of Two

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Planetarium is a special event series at Nowadays where we clear the floor between our speakers, add pillows and blankets, welcome listeners to zone out and invite djs to play beyond the dancefloor spectrum. The deep listening continues virtually for now, with Pittsburgh in the house via gentle selections from Davis Galvin and In Training’s Father of Two.

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Welcome to Virtually Nowadays ☻ All streams can be found on our website, nowadays.nyc. To access the archive of these streams (and to help give us a chance to remain open through this crisis) please subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nowadaysnyc.

Additionally, we’ll be running a Venmo fund throughout our closure to support our staff. Drop a few bucks their way at venmo.com/nowahelp.

THANK YOU, AND STAY SAFE.

 

Virtual Thursday: A Panel with New York’s Democratic Socialists on State Assistance for Tenants & Small Businesses

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, tenants and small business across New York City have been struggling with little help from the federal of state government. With primary elections four weeks away, we don’t need to settle for inaction in Albany: on June 23rd we have the chance to elect advocates for a better New York.

Tonight, we’re hosting four Democratic Socialist of America-backed candidates for State Assembly and State Senate, who will be discussing their vision for how our state can help small businesses and tenants.

The DSA-backed candidates include union nurse and assembly candidate Phara Souffrant Forrest (AD-57), public school teacher and state senate candidate Jabari Brispot (SD-25), eviction lawyer and state assembly candidate Zohran Mamdani (AD-36), and immigrant rights activist and assembly candidate Marcela Mitaynes (AD-51).

Panelists:

→ Phara Souffrant Forrest (AD-57: Prospect Heights, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, parts of Crown Heights & Bedford-Stuy)

→ Jabari Brisport (SD-25: Fort Greene, Boerum Hill, Red Hook, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Sunset Park, Gowanus, and Park Slope)

→ Zohran Mamdani (AD-36: Astoria / Ditmars-Steinway / Astoria Heights)

→ Marcela Mitaynes (AD-51: Sunset Park, Red Hook and parts of South Slope, Bay Ridge and Borough Park)

June 23 is election day. Request your absentee ballot here: https://nycabsentee.com/

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Welcome to Virtually Nowadays ☻ All streams can be found on our website, nowadays.nyc. To access the archive of these streams (and to help give us a chance to remain open through this crisis) please subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nowadaysnyc.

Additionally, we’ll be running a Venmo fund throughout our closure to support our staff. Drop a few bucks their way at venmo.com/nowahelp.

THANK YOU, AND STAY SAFE.

Virtual Sunday: Sweat Equity All Night

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Sweat Equity is a record label and party series helmed by Daniel Creahan, aka Alien D. He’s assembled a special crew of friends and affiliates for this one, including Doctor Earth, Plebeian and Overland, whose next release arrives June 2020 via Sweat Equity.

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Welcome to Virtually Nowadays. Even though our doors are closed for the foreseeable future, we want to stay connected with our community and give Nowadays a chance of surviving through these unprecedented times.

Virtually Nowadays is a nightly live stream from Nowadays that’ll run between 8pm and midnight. We’ll feature DJ sets, gear tutorials and/or discussions on topics relevant to our world (or a combination of all three). They’ll be broadcast live and direct at nowadays.nyc/stream.

All live streams will be free and openly accessible to the public. To access the archive of these streams (and to help give us a chance to remain open through this uncertain time) please subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nowadaysnyc.

Additionally, we’ll be running a Venmo fund throughout our closure to support our staff. Drop a few bucks their way at venmo.com/nowahelp.

THANK YOU, AND STAY SAFE.

Virtual Saturday: Lydo and Juliana Huxtable

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New York dj and X-TRA.SERVICES founder Lydo joins forces with artist, theorist and dj Juliana Huxtable to set cyberspace on fire from 8pm – 12am.

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Welcome to Virtually Nowadays. Even though our doors are closed for the foreseeable future, we want to stay connected with our community and give Nowadays a chance of surviving through these unprecedented times.

Virtually Nowadays is a nightly live stream from Nowadays that’ll run between 8pm and midnight. We’ll feature DJ sets, gear tutorials and/or discussions on topics relevant to our world (or a combination of all three). They’ll be broadcast live and direct at nowadays.nyc/stream.

All live streams will be free and openly accessible to the public. To access the archive of these streams (and to help give us a chance to remain open through this uncertain time) please subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nowadaysnyc.

Additionally, we’ll be running a Venmo fund throughout our closure to support our staff. Drop a few bucks their way at venmo.com/nowahelp.

THANK YOU, AND STAY SAFE.