Events

Basement hands its main room to Enemy Records boss Dustin Zahn, a paragon of uncompromising Midwest techno, joined by Berlin's Nastia Reigel and Georgian KHIDI resident NEUX. In the Studio, the Eau De Cologne crew run deeper and more experimental with Natuta, MVHY and Mutualism. Expect dark, hypnotic, peak-time techno across two rooms on one of Brooklyn's most serious sound systems, behind a strict phones-down door.

Nowadays resident and sound engineer Matas hosts a residency night built on precise, hypnotic curation. He is joined by Berlin's DINA, whose fast, ethereal trance pulls the floor into a swirling vortex, NYC favorite Connor Wrong with his punchy, leftfield edge, the live psy-techno of LDS, and Montreal's Liv K. The night runs long and hypnotic through psychedelic techno, trance and house. Entry is 21+.

From its origins as an intimate camp-out in the hills of Shizuoka, Japan, Rainbow Disco Club has grown over 17 years into one of the most sought-after dance events across Asia and Europe. For this Nonstop edition at Nowadays, the RDC crew takes the reins with a roster of selectors from near and far, weaving techno, house, and disco into one seamless run that carries deep into the following day. DJ Healthy opens with atmospheric, dub-tinged deep cuts, Tokyo RDC veteran Kikiorix handles peak-time disco, and the night moves through LADYMONIX, Kilopatrah Jones, and Isaac Carter before Detroit's Rick Wilhite closes it out. Doors are 21 and over, running overnight into the afternoon.

sound.wav is a daytime boat party from Elsewhere and Eavesdrop, sailing the Hudson from Circle Line's Pier 83 in Midtown Manhattan. Boarding is at 12pm with the boat sailing from 1pm to 5pm, and late arrivals are not accepted. UK garage pioneer Todd Edwards headlines with his signature chopped-vocal, soulful garage-house sound, joined by local selector Ptoe Soul. The event is 21 and over and runs rain or shine.

New York selectors 1morning and Very J share the bill at Good Room in Greenpoint. Both work in rolling, vinyl-leaning house and techno rooted in the city's underground, with 1morning leaning into harder, hardgroove-tinged territory and Very J drawing on deeper house and long-form mixing. The Good Room floor and sound system suit their patient, groove-first approach across a late-night set.

Magnetic returns to Good Room for a full club takeover, with the UK-born, New York based DJ and producer Artwork headlining. Across two rooms of programming, acid house pulses through the main room, where Magnetic co-founder Alex McCracken joins Artwork and rising selectors UMA DJ and Boat Neck warm up back to back. In the Bad Room, Lee Cash and whydan trade heavier, driving leftfield house and techno, with co-founder Victor Florescu opening and closing the second space. Doors run from 10pm to 5am, 21 and over.

B4B is a rooftop back-to-back session at Elsewhere in Brooklyn, with suavez, LEI, Daniro and MAMICANA trading selections through the evening. The bill draws from New York's baile funk and global club scene, moving across dembow, dancehall, Miami bass and Latin and Caribbean dancefloor sounds. The party runs on Elsewhere's open-air rooftop in the early evening. 21 and over.

ReSolute presents French DJ and producer Traumer for an all-night-long set at H0L0 in Ridgewood, Queens. Head of the get-traum label, Traumer is known for rolling, hypnotic minimal and deep-tech sets stacked with unreleased productions and secret edits. He plays open to close, roughly ten hours across the night. 21 and over.

Sofia Kourtesis, the Peruvian producer based in Berlin, brings her DJ set to the Hall at Elsewhere. Known for warm, melodic and emotive house that folds in Latin textures and personal, sample-driven storytelling, she has built a devoted following through releases on Ninja Tune including the 2024 album Madres. The set runs late in Elsewhere's main room. 21 and over.

House of Grooves returns to House of Yes with Eli Escobar playing six hours open to close, all night long. Now in its seventh year, the monthly first-Friday residency is Escobar's long-running New York City home for disco-leaning, soulful house. Sissies of Mercy play all night in the Onyx Room. Phones and photos are off on the dancefloor. 21 and over.

Yheti and Toadface are two of underground bass music's most distinct and enduring voices, and also brothers. Toadface launched his project in 2015, drawing inspiration from a lifelong passion for gaming culture and the virtual worlds he immersed himself in. His older brother Yheti has spent over a decade crafting a live experience for those open to the more experimental, surreal, low-end-heavy side of electronic music. Together they deliver a genre-defying live set with audio and visual elements run live from the stage. The Something Fierce Tour marks the brothers' most ambitious collaboration to date, an extended two-hour back-to-back AV set. Flintwick opens the night.

Underworld are Rick Smith and Karl Hyde, more than 30 years on from their landmark debut album dubnobasswithmyheadman and the generation-defining anthem Born Slippy (Nuxx). To celebrate Labor Day weekend they present Crazy, Crazy at Knockdown Center, performing two full sets with no support across September 3 and 4. Off the back of a sold-out 2025 US tour, this is billed as their only 2026 headline show in the United States. A recent Boiler Room debut drew over one million views in its first five days, and the reissue of their first seven albums sent all seven to the top of the charts. Expect a visceral, career-spanning live performance from one of electronic music's defining acts.

Elsewhere hosts a two-room night on September 5, pairing its Hall and Loft with contrasting parties. In the Hall, Perreito brings a reggaeton and perreo dance floor of Latin classics and current hits. Up in the Loft, the Anarcho party leans into deep and hypnotic house from New York's Lauren Ritter, sound engineer and DJ Dundar, and Bea Trinidad, whose sets move through house, deep house, and tech house. The two rooms give the night a wide range, from perreo energy to late-night underground grooves. Doors are 21 and over.

Elsewhere Rooftop hosts a sunset session on September 5 with Swiss Afro house figure Sparrow (CH) and Brooklyn producer CISUMMI. Sparrow, the architect behind Sparrow & Barbossa and founder of Tortuga Records, plays warm, percussive Afro and Latin house he calls Caribbean House. CISUMMI brings vibrant grooves rooted in African and Latin culture, a natural fit for the open-air floor. The rooftop runs its seasonal outdoor program of frozen drinks, food pop-ups, and a phone-free dance floor. Expect soulful, organic house from late afternoon into the evening.

House music icon David Morales brings a solo set to Refuge in Brooklyn on September 5. A Grammy-winning DJ and producer from New York City, Morales helped shape modern house through his Def Mix work, countless remixes, and classics like Needin' U. His sets move through soulful, deep, and classic house drawn from four decades behind the decks. Refuge, a Bushwick club known for its custom analog sound system and long-format parties, is a fitting room for his marathon style. Expect timeless, groove-driven house from one of the genre's founding figures.

David Morales brings his soulful, groove-driven house sound to Refuge in East Williamsburg for a long solo set running from early evening into the early morning. A Grammy-winning producer and Def Mix co-founder who came up through Paradise Garage and Red Zone, Morales is a foundational figure in New York City house music, known for classic, vocal-heavy, disco-rooted sets. The night unfolds in Refuge's intimate warehouse room on the club's custom analog sound system. Presented by GigatoneGroup.

Mister Sunday returns for its Labor Day long weekend edition, the long-running daytime outdoor party from Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter, the pair behind Nowadays. Eamon plays from 3pm to 6pm and Justin from 6pm to 8pm before the two close the day with a back to back set. The party runs across the venue's open-air yard with sun and shade, Mexican food throughout, a full bar and free water, and a strict phones-away policy on the dance floor. Doors close at 8:30pm.

Gabriel & Dresden open their NYC Weekender with an open-air daytime set at Refuge in Brooklyn, running from mid-afternoon into the night. Rather than their trance canon, the American duo promise a genre-spanning soundtrack of techno, house and old-school New York classics under the open sky. The date marks Josh Gabriel's return to New York City alongside Dave Dresden, presented by Trance, Bro!. It is the first of two Labor Day weekend events, followed on Sunday, September 6 by a separate Gabriel & Dresden Classics Only boat party on the Circle Line out of Pier 83 in Manhattan, which is a distinct listing and ticket.

Gloria Danger is a queer party at Good Room in Brooklyn, spread across the venue's two rooms. The Good Room floor brings Berlin-based selector Budino alongside New York mainstays Mike Servito and the synth-driven Very DJ duo, with a live set from Blue Hands. In the Bad Room, Gee Dee and Berlin's Liad Krispin handle the second floor, and Kandi Milk hosts the night. The bill leans into hypnotic, percussive house and techno built for a late, dancefloor-focused Sunday.

Plant Bass brings its plant-shop party series to Elsewhere for a night of open-format club music across the venue's Zone One and Loft rooms. The bill gathers New York and New Jersey selectors Bea Trinidad, Cocoa Sensei, Lotso, Perlas, Taina Enikeyi, and Woah Nelliee, whose sets span soulful and deep house, latin and afro house, jersey club, UK garage, R&B edits, and afrobeats. Rooted in the city's DIY scene, Plant Bass leans on original edits, warm grooves, and community over big-name headliners. Doors are 21 and over.

DJ Lex headlines a free outdoor day party in the 99 Scott yard presented by Elsewhere. The Bay Area open-format selector moves across hip-hop, R&B, throwbacks and top-40 edits, keeping the crowd moving through constant genre switches. Doors run from the afternoon into the early evening, with additional guests joining the bill.

Satin Jackets brings his nu-disco and Balearic project to the Elsewhere Rooftop for a sunset-into-evening set. The golden-masked German producer, real name Tim Bernhardt, trades in warm, sun-kissed grooves and vocal-led disco house. Atlanta selector YSHESO opens with deep, soulful house. Elsewhere is one of Satin Jackets' most-played venues.

Elsewhere's Moving Company party splits across two rooms. Rotterdam DJ LAMMER headlines the Hall with 90s rave, euro trance and hard house built for long, high-energy sets. In Zone One, footwork and juke producer DJ Paypal, a member of the Teklife crew, delivers hyperactive club edits at 160 BPM.

SILO Brooklyn hosts Baauer for The 'U' Experience, a late-night set from the New York producer behind Harlem Shake. His sets run high-energy and bass-forward, spanning trap, club, and hybrid electronic sounds, and this one runs from 10pm to 4am. The door is 21 and over.

Elsewhere hosts a rooftop party with Dublon and Arianna Danae in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Dublon brings his warm, jazz-inflected house, while Arianna Danae layers in driving, underground deep house. The open-air set runs early, from 6pm to 10pm, and the door is 21 and over.