Photo: Washington, DC September 5, 2010 5:39 p.m.

Best Coast – Crazy For You

Photo: Washington, DC September 2, 2010, 3:20 a.m.

Oholics – Lose It

Photo: Washington, DC November 18, 2004, 3:04 p.m.

Voxhaul Broadcast – Leaving on the 5th

Photo: Washington, DC August 28, 2010 6:07 a.m.

School of Seven Bells – I L U

Internationally renowned deejay/producer/overall music impresario Stretch Armstrong has enjoyed a nearly two-decade career that has remained as diverse, eclectic and inspired as his home city New York. As a native New Yorker who grew up on the edge of Spanish Harlem, he began absorbing all of the underground sounds of the city – from early hip-hop to freestyle, disco, reggae and everything else – straight from his home streets at a very early age.

While already an established figure in the New York City underground dance circuit, Stretch’s true bridge to international notoriety came in 1990 via a humble college radio show that he began on WKCR 89.1 FM when the stale state of hip-hop radio led him to develop his own twist on the mix shows he was weaned on. Anchored by the voice and humor of friend Bobbito Garcia, THE STRETCH ARMSTRONG SHOW W/ BOBBITO THE BARBER quickly became the cornerstone for the burgeoning world of hip-hop, and was named the “Best Hip-Hop Show of All Time” by The Source magazine.

While much has changed since his early days, Stretch listens, works and loves with the same ears that drew him to hip-hop in the eighties, and remains focused on evoking passionate responses from live audiences. He plays a continually evolving, eclectic mix of club music, favoring the sounds that are most whimsical and violating of traditional genre boundaries to club goers both here and abroad.

Stretch is the co-owner of New York-based Plant Music, which is home to such talents as Clubfeet, Tittsworth, Eli Escobar, Will Eastman, The Glass, Dillon Francis, Kap10 Kurt, NROTB, Loose Shus, Smalltown Romeo and others. Catch him every Monday night on East Village Radio along with Eli Escobar for The Delancey Music Service.

Guest DJ: Fabiana (Garutachi, DC)

DJ Fabiana is a DC native who stepped onto the club circuit in 2009. Her sets reflect her eclectic taste ranging from electro, disco, house, & hip hop. She currently holds a monthly residency at the Garutachi party at Rock and Roll Hotel, and has performed alongside major acts at the 2009 and 2010 Winter Music Conference in Miami.

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It recently came to my attention that Les Savy Fav, one of my all time favorites, have yet to be posted on Blisspop.com. The quartet recently released “Let’s Get Out Of Here”, an addicting guitar-driven track that has been on repeat on my ipod all week. Oh, and if you’ve never seen Les Savy Fav live, stop whatever you are doing and buy tickets (I promise you will not be disappointed).

Les Savy Fav – Let’s Get Out Of Here (mp3)

Tennis‘ video for “Cape Dory”, the third track off their 7″, is a charming homage to summertime livin’. Mad props to these boat sailing indie-poppers…

NO SCRUBS: 90’s Dance Party began in 2004 as a one-off concept party by friends and DJ partners Will Eastman and Brian Billion. The idea was simple: play both guilty pleasures and underground classics you listened to growing up in the 90’s: Salt N Pepa and Nirvana. Ace of Base and Happy Mondays. The Prodigy and Biggie. By its third edition, the party quickly began to sell out the Black Cat back stage and, later, fill the Cat’s mainstage. Rather than host No Scrubs weekly or monthly, Eastman and Billion insist on keeping the party quarterly and as guilty a pleasure as they want it to be. After another 6-month hiatus, NO SCRUBS is back August 7th. We’re exercising our pleasure groove to Bell Biv Devoe, TLC, C&C Music Factory, Oasis and 2Pac at the spacious 9:30 Club whose sound and light systems are simply incredible. Back in August, the night nearly sold out, so be sure to get there at doors for this special event. Look forward to seeing you there!

9:00 PM | $15 | All Ages | Tickets Here

Party throwers and music blog Blisspop.com’s quarterly rager, BLISSPOP, returns with hometown heroes Tittsworth, Nadastrom, Will Eastman, Dmerit, special guest Le Castle Vania. Blisspop is a force to be reckoned with as it not only provokes it’s patrons to get intoxicated, in trouble and in love, it adds a fourth element: insanity. Blisspop showcases the best of D.C. electronic dance music, with the occasional addition of one or more international guests, guaranteeing a night of the most skillful of DJ sets alongside an insurmountable experience of peak energy and excitement.

10PM | $10 w/ RSVP $15 w/o | Ages 18+

RSVP HERE  FOR REDUCED ADMISSION

Painted Face – Undreamt (mp3)
One of my sisters debut tracks. The start of something great.

Zombies For Money – Sacanagem (mp3)
Gotta just pick one song at random cause I like all the stuff the
Zombies from portugal have been doing. Cannot loose.

Siriusmo – Einmal In Der Woche Schreien (mp3)
Hopefully this track inspires someone to create a video game based on
how good it is.

Uzi Octapus – Shantyman (mp3)
Cutting edge, fresh, musical AND street. Genius.

Four Four- The Eff We Do (mp3)
Why i LOVE soundcloud. Listen to this crazy shit!

The Radio Dept.  - Never Follow Suit (mp3)
Their latest album ‘Clinging to a Scheme’ is excellent from beginning
to end. Not one bad note.

Niki Minaj ft. Sean Garrett – Massive Attack (mp3)
Motion sick. So much swing it makes some people feel queazy. When the
bridge kicks in i do the rocky pose.

Computer Magic – Running (mp3)
The subtle sounds of a robot and her computer. Awesome.

I Crave Paris – Aeroplane vs Friendly Fires vs Flight Facilities (mp3)
One day… i hope to be as cool as listening to this song makes me feel.

Polkadots 2010 – Oliver Twitz Remix (mp3)
Im putting this track in because it’s responsible for the whole top
row of keys on my laptop no longer working. Never play this late at
night in a dark crowded room full of people.