We’ve been teasing it for a while, but the Мишка x Das Racist Relax Snapback is finally here! Well, almost. It won’t go on sale in our stores until Monday, but if you just can’t wait that long then come out to the Knitting Factory tonight to see a lineup of Greedhead artists and get a chance to but this awesome snapback before anyone else. Exclusivity! Presale! Excitement! Superiority!

You’ll be able to see performances from Le1f, who’s recent Dark York mixtape is one of my favorite of the year thus far, as well as Big Baby Gandhi (who had a winner as well in No 1 2 Look Up 2), and finally Lakutis, who’s debut EP I’m In The Forest came out on Мишка Records late last year. But wait, there’s more: DJ sets from Das Racist in house producer Mike Finito and the man himself, Ashok Kondabolu AKA Dapwell from DR. Plus hats! Be there!

Friday May 25th, 2012, Midnight
Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn, NY
$10/All Ages

Tonight’s Retard Strength is going to be good and I wouldn’t try to put one over on you. It’s starting off with three bands playing, starting at 8:30 sharp. First there’s Monozid from Germany. Then there’s the Bootblacks playing their premiere show.

Finally there’s YOU. After they’re done around 10pm I’ll be DJing up some rocking’ rollin’ songs with J.R. from Jailbait and Jonathan Toubin from being a famous guy that people love. Also there’s free vodka drinks from 9pm to 10pm so come early for some low cal booze. Here are some photos from last week’s thing.

Thursday May 24th, 2012, 8PM
The Flat
308 Hooper
Brooklyn, NY

Last week, quickly rising New York producer and artist Hot Sugar dropped his new EP Moon Money on Ninja Tune. With song titles like “The Girl Who Stole My Tamagotchi” and “The Choking Game” plus samples of Hurrican Irene, traffic cones, amplified silence, and more, Hot Sugar’s 9 track release of self-described “associative music” is a strange trip that nonetheless aims right at the brain’s pleasure centers. This super excellent EP is getting its own coming out party this Thursday night at Littlefield in Brooklyn, which will feature performances from Hot Sugar plus a whole bevy of great artists.

Stemming, I’m sure, from his consistent production work with Greedhead artists, there will be musical appearances from both Dapwell of Das Racist and Big Baby Gandhi (who had numerous tracks on his recent mixtape produced by Hot Sugar). Additionally, there will be sets from rapper/producer J-Zone, Xaphoon Jones from Chiddy Bang, and perpetual experimentalists Extreme Animals. This party is sure to be chock full of .gif’s, friends, freaky shit, and fun. See you there!

Thursday May 24th, 2012, 9PM-2AM
Littlefield
622 Degraw Street
Brooklyn, NY
$5 Tix/21+

Let’s face it: most Memorial Day weekend parties are whack. All the hot dogs are gone within the 1st hour of grilling because your annoying neighbor ate 7 of them before anyone even arrived. Insects you didn’t even know existed bite you directly between the eyes while playing football. And just when you thought you could use the pool for the first time this year, your little cousin peed in it before anyone could even test the waters.

No longer. People of New York, Shiftee and I (Rx) bring you the first annual Hot Mom USA Memorial Day weekend party. We’re celebrating the release of our first single “Act Out!” which dropped this past Mother’s Day and of course, AMUR-IC-AH! There will be babes, bass, gators and ATV riding indoors is encouraged. It all goes down this Friday at Glasslands. Peep the MILFCAST to get a feel for what we play, and check the facebook event for more info.

With the CYP2 parties continuously hitting a crest, I’m starting to feel that each new party has only it’s last one has it’s only real competition. Franki, Media Contender, The Echo and the rest of the team behind the party stacked this past Tuesday’s Echoplex bill to the brim with female-fronted power, all of which of the gloomier, Bloglin-approved variety: Light Asylum, Tearist, Chelsea Wolfe and Violet Tremors. Oh my, what a bill. Greg Мишка even showed up, in town from NYC.

All of these acts have recent releases all worth your ears, I suggest you get on it and fill up that iPhone, dude.

The CYP2 crew’s next event goes down June 5th and features sets from Crystal Fighters, Is Tropical, Gothic Tropic and Dream Panther. Buy tickets here.

The Holloweyed‘s photos from the impacting night are above, with more after the jump.

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We already told you about tonight’s party in Philly, but you don’t really believe that Trouble & Bass would leave out New York, do you? Silly rabbit, bass is for everyone. This Friday NYC will be host to a low-frequency showdown between Trouble & Bass and Body High, with each label/collective/whatever bringing the best of their best. It’ll be the perfect thing to go to after checking out the new art show, Stolen Souls, at 350 Broadway

Body High is the new label started by Samo Sound Boy, and he’s taking along DJ Slink and DJ Nadus to introduce Body High to the Big Apple right proper. Not to be outdone, T&B is squadded up with Star Eyes and The Captain. No matter who comes out on top, we win. Reverse Alien Vs. Predator.

Friday May 18th, 2012, 11:30
Glasslands Gallery
289 Kent
Brooklyn, NYC
$10 Tix/ 21+

Trouble & Bass have been really bringing the noise with their monthly partys recently, not only in NYC but also down in Philly too. Philly is down from New York right? My East Coast geography is really pear shaped. This pear. Anyway, this Thursday Philly will be host to a low-frequency showdown between Trouble & Bass and Body High, with each label/collective/whatever bringing the best of their best.

Body High is the new label started by Samo Sound Boy, and he’s taking along DJ Slink and DJ Nadus to introduce Body High to the City of Brotherly Love right proper. Not to be outdone, T&B is squadded up with Star Eyes and The Captain. No matter who comes out on top, we win. Reverse Alien Vs. Predator.

Thursday May 17th, 2012, 10PM
The Barbary
951 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA
$5 Tix/21+

Hey Everybody, I do a weekly party and it’s called Retard Strength and if you’re not an asshole I invite you to come on down. Each week I DJ with friends of mine who are almost all in popular bands. This week I’m joined by Alix Brown for the third week in a row. She was in the Angry Angles with Jay Reatard, Golden Triangle, and she’s currently in Bosco Delrey. Then there’s Will Berman who’s also in Bosco Delrey but is also in MGMT.

Then there’s J.R. from Jailbait and the Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black. Finally there’s Thomas Morton from Vice who you will be seeing/have seen on Vice’s shows for MTV and HBO. And there’s me too, who you may or may not know about. Here are ten photos from last week’s party when the DJs were Me, DIIV, Cassie Ramone, Mikey Hodges and Thomas Morton. Honor Titus from Cerebral Ballzy also showed up which was fun.

This is Mike De Leon with his girlfriend hanging out in the corner.

This is DIIV during their DJ set. Check out all that shit they’re using.

I rode this thing down the hill. It was awesome.

Ben Pier showed up in his khaki colored 1964 Valiant and he let me and that girl in the green shirt ride around with him which was awesome.

Honor Titus and pal.

This girl flashed me when I played Mazzy Star.

Look at how cute this lady is.

Here’s Cassie Ramone DJing with some guy.

Dave Tassy from Night Manager smoked a cigarette with his belly button.

Cool Kids Club For Thirty Year Olds. 

Thursday May 17th, 2012, 9PM
The Flat
308 Hooper St
New York, NY

Bass Fueled Mischief is returning to New York, and your experience of this Thursday will never be the same! Or, it won’t be the same as it would have been had you not gone to Bass Fueled Mischief. Or something. I was never good with time paradoxes. Nevertheless, Drom on Ave A is gonna get packed with the full spectrum of bass culture. I swear, it says it right there on the flyer.

Distance from Chestplate and Cluekid from Bullfrog Beats will be headlining and lining up their subs right with your head, ready to spit vibrations that’ll crack your knuckles for you. They’ll be backed up by Hellfire Machina, Bakir, and Max Mischief, and host MC Posi-D. Tickets are only $15 if you grab’em in advance, so clear out your schedule and get ready for Thursday night!

Thursday May 17th, 2012, 10PM-2AM
Drom
85 Avenue A
New York, NY
21+/$15 Adv Tix/$20 @ Door

Hey West Coast friends, are you ready to party down in a gothic sort of way? Check Yo Ponytail 2 rides again tomorrow night, taking over the Echoplex for one of LA’s best shindigs. Franki Chan and the rest of the CYP2 Crew really went all out this time, assembling a lineup of female fronted dark/goth acts with enough raw power to cause a cataclysm in the City of Angels.

I know it’s probably hot, but it’s still early enough that you can break out your skinny black jeans, leather books, and fingerless studded gloves to go brutalize the night with headlines Light Asylum, who’s recently recently self titled album is a thing of beauty. Frightening beauty. I’ve seen Shannon Funchess do her thing live before and… yeah, you don’t wanna miss this.

Not to be outdone, there’ll also be a performance from Chelsea Wolfe, who’s Apokalypsis album from later last year was a doom-folk (trust me) sucker punch straight to the jaw of Baal. The waifish girl wields an axe like its nobodies business, swirling together sinister walls of sound that come straight from R’lyeh.

But wait, there’s more! LA based duo Tearist will be bringing the glum ruckus, as well as Violet Tremors, PLUS the Slow Motion DJ’s (who you may know as the Killing Spree DJ’s). Now that’s what I call a lineup.

Tuesday May 15th, 2012, 9PM
Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
18+/$12 Tix Here