Verboten has announced their string of New Year’s Eve events for the upcoming holiday. On NYE proper, Hot Since 82 will spin, but the party won’t stop for a good day after that. Apollonia will bring his brand of deep house to the club for a daytime set on New Year’s Day, along with a healthy roster of local cats in the Cabaret Bar including Taylor Shockley, Marco Petrazzi, Mary Yuzovskaya, Gaspara, and John Kofi. Then Damian Lazarus keeps the party going on New Year’s night b

Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival is back in 2015, bringing electronic music of all types to Williamsburg over the course of four days. There are a number of special sets that you won’t want to miss, and so we’ve highlighted them below. November 5 @ OUTPUT | BEMF PRE PARTY | 11PM LAIDBACK LUKE b2b GINA TURNER The husband-wife duo will bring their love to the decks. What could be more beautiful than that? The two did a tech house set on Boiler Room back in May, and if that’s

Photo curtesy of @verbotennewyork on Instagram There are not many people that can get me out of the house ready to party in the hot sun before 3pm, but David August is definitely one of them. From the moment we walked inside the skyline-front lot that is Verboten’s Stage One, a decent crowd had already assembled I’m sure with the same notion in mind. August threw down an awesome set with room for days to dance—well worth a little sun burn. While I still think music of his cal

This weekend, Verboten’s StageONE series returns with another killer lineup. Barcelona’s Maceo Plex and Berlin’s David August are some of the most-buzzed-about names in New York’s rising techno scene, and with DJ Tennis and DJ Koze in tow, this is not a party to miss. Taking place at the scene 50 Kent, the party will go through the day before moving to Verboten’s club location for the after party. There, Koze and Tennis will go back-to-back along with Maceo Plex and Rebolledo

Jamie xx proved himself on the decks last night. Not that he needed to, we all know he can spin, but over the course of two hour-and-a-half-long sets Jamie spun a tasteful mix of dancehall reggae, funky disco, and his own popular singles. The day was the second installment of Verboten’s 2015 StageONE festival series. Jamie was joined with a strong group of artists: Maya Jane Coles, Matador, Andhim, and more. Everyone brought their own little flavor to the mix with the common

MASSIVE! Verboten StageONE has Jamie XX, Maya Jane Coles, and Matador slated to perform outdoors on a beautiful summer day come August 23rd. What could be better than that? The fact that Maya Jane Coles will debut her dubstep alter-ego at following the performance at 50 Kent earlier that day. Jamie XX is also going to spin a set at the after party, and Matador will perform a live set. There’s a few of Maya’s Nocturnal Sunshine cuts below. Tickets for the after party are avail

Verboten may be best known as a top-ranked club in the north Williamsburg part of Brooklyn, but this summer they will continue to expand their brand with a trio of one-day outdoor festivals with huge lineups. Located at 50 Kent, StageONE allows New Yorkers to make the most of the warm weather and dance all day long with a stellar view of the city. The best part though, undoubtably, are the DJs and producers who will play the soundtrack for these special events. On August 23rd

After opening last year, Verboten has made the transition from NYC nightlife promoter to become one of the best clubs in the country. This summer, they’ll bring back their outdoor series StageONE to the East River shores of Brooklyn. The events have an all-star cast of artists who will undoubtably provide stellar beats for the NYC summertime. The legendary Sasha will join Scuba, who just put out a new album called Claustraphobia, and more for the 4th of July weekend celebrati

Deep, dark and sufficiently weird–just how I like it. Photo courtesy of © Mike Prieto 2015 That’s exactly what Miss Maya Jane Coles brought to the table last Saturday, for the most packed crowd I’ve ever seen at Verboten. Seriously though, the place was wall to wall slammed with hipsters getting hit hard, as the techno goddess went 4 hours strong. Naturally, I’ve gotta rep all the female DJs who are killin’ it out there, but MJC, all bias aside, is killin’ it. Your girl’s pla

Todd Terje is bringing his live show to Brooklyn this Thursday for what is sure to be an exciting celebration of disco and live electronica musical performances. Hot off the heels of his newest album It’s Album Time (which, by the way, made our list of 2014’s best records), Terje is expected to bring an array of musicians with him to perform the album and more. Verboten will play host to the party, as they continue their dominance of NYC club culture. Tickets are available he

Maya Jane Coles has exploded over the past few years, and for good reason. The charming, British 20-something has created a number of infectious deep house and deep tech anthems over the past few years, culminating in a success that has taken her from dark, underground clubs to the spotlight of Holy Ship!, Ultra, HARD and beyond. But this Saturday, the now-star will take it back to a place much smaller than the festivals and Ibiza clubs she frequents throughout the summer. Br

And the Dirtybirds strike again. This time, it was Justin Martin and J Phlip (whom just so happen to be my two favorite birds) taking over Verboten Friday night, bumping Dirtybird booty bass through the speakers until we couldn’t take it anymore. Verboten was decked out for the Holidays, with hundreds of red and white paper stars dangling from the ceiling. This was also my first time witnessing their two new LED-displays that now wrap clear across the dance floor. Justin Mart

Dusky is bringing an extended set for Brooklyn’s Verboten tomorrow night for what is sure to be a crazy soirée. The duo have really climbed to top-ranking over the past couple years due to a string of incredible releases on Aus, Dirtybird, 17 Steps and Anjunadeep. Their deep, techy, and often times soulful sound is truly its own, rendering them one of the premier acts in DJ culture today. A Friday night in Brooklyn is a fine stage to watch them do their thing. Tickets are ava

The Night Bass Tour, featuring Jack Beats, AC Slater, Kry Wolf and Hannah Wants, is slated to hit Brooklyn this Friday. Hosting the freakishly DOPE lineup is none other than Verboten, which has more or less hosted the only club nights worth attending in New York since opening 6 months ago. If that isn’t enough, it’s Trouble & Bass’ 8th Anniversary party, and as if this killer lineup wasn’t quite enough, they’re bringing in Swindle from the UK! To celebrate and anticipate, we’

Goldie, founder of the Metalheadz label, godfather to jungle, is bringing his legend to Verboten on Saturday along with Dieselboy. The night of drum ‘n’ bass, both old and new, is a part of an incredible run Verboten has put on since opening months ago. Tickets are available for just $20. Come take part in history. #goldie #verboten #music #NewYork #drumnbass #dieselboy #NYC #dampb #brooklyn #junglist #jungle

Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival will take over Williamsburg for a special weekend of forward-thinking electronic music come November. Artists like Booka Shade, Gaslamp Killer, Eats Everything, Bit Funk, Todd Edwards and Huxley are glaring me in the face, but a carefully curated line up like this demands attention to lesser-known artists and ones you’ve never heard of all together. Another careful step this festival takes comes in form of venues. This isn’t some random ware

You remember the first time you heard some bass music on a proper system? Hyperdub’s 10-year celebration at Verboten Thursday gave me a dose of nostalgia, recreating that vibe with mammoth footwork tunes and vintage dubplates. I walked in as DJ Spinn and Taso had just begun their b2b set. Footwork never sounded as fiery as it did on Verboten’s state-of-the-art sound system. Teklife’s involvement with Hyperdub leads mainly to DJ Rashad’s Double Cup LP, a seminole release for t

It isn’t every week Verboten hosts a platinum-selling artist, but Ben Pearce’s infectious “What I Might Do” was good enough to garner that type of success. On September 25th, the producer/DJ will take the decks at Brooklyn hot-spot Verboten alongside UK’s Redlight and Sweden’s Jonas Rathsman. It will be a soulful affair as the trio split time into the early hours of the morning. Tickets are available here. We’ll see you there. #verboten #music #whatimightdo #deephouse #benpea

Detroit’s Carl Craig will bring his legendary crate of records to Brooklyn’s Verboten this Friday for a very special night that celebrates techno and house music’s uprising through the 90s into today. I was lucky enough to catch Craig at a Red Bull Music Academy event in Miami last year, and it was one of the most interesting sets I caught all week during Winter Music Conference. This is definitely not one to miss. Tickets available here. #housemusic #techno #verboten #detroi

Hyperdub Records, a label acclaimed via seminole releases by Burial and DJ Rashad, is celebrating their 10 years with a run of American shows. Brooklyn is the subject this Thursday, and label founder Kode9 is bringing along og dubstep and Cuba-traveler Mala along with footwork’s DJ Spinn and Taso going b2b. Here’s some gems from the artists on the lineup. I really can’t wait to see what the influential and diverse lineup brings to this one. Tickets are available here. (upload