NY Night Train SOUL CLAP & DANCE-OFF returns to OAKLAND August 12, 2010

Panache Booking and The Uptown present...

GET UP!
... for North America's most popular soul party! New York Night Train's Soul Clap (http://newyorknighttrain.com/soulclap/) returns to Oakland THE SECOND THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH!

......GET DOWN!
... til 2AM to the raw 45rpm soul excitement of New York Night Train's world (in)famous DJ MR JONATHAN TOUBIN (http://newyorknighttrain.com/soulclap/jtbio.html)!

GET IN!
... the 12AM DANCE CONTEST for a $100 GRAND PRIZE!
determined by a panel of judges comprised of the following distinguished members of the greater Oakland community:
- GRACE BARTLETT (Amoeba Records)
- HEIDI SCHMIERER (Pirate Cat Radio)
- MARIE ORTEGA (East Bay Express newspaper)
- NAOMI BRADSHAW (Mod Lang Records)
- SETH BOGART (Hunx and his Punx)

$5 admission

DON'T FIGHT IT! FEEL IT!

"The mid-'60s to early-'70s r &b and funk will have you dancing with the stars." - Sharyn Jackson, Village Voice

"New York's premier dusty 45 party" - Time Out Chicago

"Genius"
- Josiah Hughes, Exclaim!

"An eve of 45-rpm soul sizzlin' and expressive dance." - Lina Lecaro, LA Weekly

"Ridiculous and fun" - Jennifer Maerz, SF Weekly

" Jonathan Toubin is a local DJ with a penchant for two things: soul obscurities and making people move. Expect even more music, dancing, and rambunctiousness than usual." - The Onion

"DJ Mr. Jonathan Toubin is known for single-handedly revamping NYC nightlife with his fun/sweaty New York Night Train Soul Clap dance parties" - William Steven Humphrey, Portland Mercury

Official Website: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103224393069819