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Herbert’s Gigs
fridays - the freedom party! - star64 (64 east 1st b/w 1st + 2nd aves)
#1 LEGENDARY nyc friday night dance party - NOTHING comes close!
classic hiphop/80s/dancehall/classic r&b/disco/classic house/new soul
$6 peach punch - $4 beers - mojitos - 2 bars - cool folks - NO DRAMA
11 to 4 - $5 gals/$7 guys/g.a. = $10 - rsvp: djherbert@earthlink.net

saturdays - groove! - corner51 (966 second avenue + 51st street)
wild new saturday night affair at fun spot for party people only!
hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/classics/house/early soul by dj herberticus!
2for1 martinis/cosmos - $100 mo white star - $195 grey goose + more
10 to 4 - ladies free b4 1am/guys $15 - djherbert@earthlink.net

thursday, may 4 - tribeca film festival - tribeca cinemas (54 varick/laight)
robbie dinero’s big film hullabaloo needs a hullabaherbert to set it off!
soul/funk/old school/80s/house in the downstairs VIP lounge by the kiiid!
10PM till - free - no crazy door drama - rsvp djherbert@earthlink.net!

For The Love
apr 13 to may 4 - movement studio - paul robeson theater (54 Greene St/Clermont)
4 weeks of professionally taught classes in music, art and dance!
king britt/quest love/jean grae/violeta galgarza/craig smith/fuse green/ket/MORE
learn how to be ill like herbert! … http://www.smirnoffstudio.com/ … GO!

Herbert’s Hot Picks
wed(26): happy ending - JOHNNY OSBOURNE/deadly dragon sound - reggae/reggae
wed(26): cielo - kevin hedge/louie vega/guests - house - HAPPY 2 YEARS!
wed(26): show - cheri dennis/yummy bingham/self/big kap - hiphop/r&b/reggae
wed(26): m1-5 - dj wiz/old school luminaries - video mix party!
wed(26): apt - rich medina - afrobeat/soul/funk/old school/neosoul/classic r&b
wed(26): alibi - good house djs - good house music - cheap drinks
wed(26): lotus - ani quinn - hiphop/rock/80s
wed(26): sutra/downstairs - bruce tantum/sean q6/alex graham - electrosexyhouse
wed(26): aer - m.o.s./guests - hiphop/80s/rock/reggae/old school
wed(26): home - eli escobar - soul/funk/rock/hiphop/classics/80s
wed(26): green room - dj elle - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock
wed(26): afterwork/solomon’s porch/bk - live jazz - 718.919.8001

thu(27): 5 spot/bk - large professor - rap/classic soul/breakbeats/rare grooves
thu(27): triple crown/bk - ali shaheed muhammad (tribe) - “elton john 2 lil’john”
thu(27): karma - dj sweets/dj solo - hiphop/r&b/reggae/reggaton/soca
thu(27): sutra - reborn/selly/monica/chris logan - soul/house/old school/brazil
thu(27): madame x - jon oliver - rare groove/deep soul/b side hiphop/GREAT listen
thu(27): 84th + columbus - al boogie/guests - afrobeat/deep house/samba/salsa/pop
thu(27): canal room - rekha/guests/fictive live visuals - bollywood disco
thu(27): duvet - larry tee/live guests - new wave house/freaky mash-ups
thu(27): opus 22 - m.o.s./g brown!!! - classics/90s hiphop
thu(27): morgan’s bar - captain needles of clinton hill - r&b/rap/edible soul
thu(27): sugar bar - live, good backing band - open mic - check it out
thu(27): eugene’s - enuff/camillo/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/reggaeton
thu(27): soho 323 - guest djs - 80s/old school/psychedelic rock/house
thu(27): bobby trends/big kap - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
thu(27): sullivan room - adam x/dylan/enduser/9x/j fuse - techno/electro
thu(27): afterwork/jade terrace - lucho/wreck/ivan - hiphop/r&b/reggae/reggaeton
thu(27): afterwork/wish 26 - guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/classics
thu(27): afterwork/negril - music rocka/UNCLE LUKE? - hiphop/r&b/reggae/booties!

fri(28): STAR64 - FREEDOM - NYC’S #1 DANCE PARTY - SEE “GIGS” ABOVE
fri(28): 149 wooster b/w house+prince - q tip/lloydski - hiphop/80s/soul/funk
fri(28): pepper’s lounge - spinna - prince VS. michael jackson!
fri(28): sputnik/bk - statik/phillee blunt (oy vey) - reggae/afro/classics/samba
fri(28): 5 spot/bk - sabine/santiago/mkl - african/soul/deep house/funk/serious
fri(28): knitting factory - A TRAK!!!/eleven/cosmo/ayres - ill sh*t only!
fri(28): m1-5 - loot live!!! - 9PM - some new wordswork for that as*!
fri(28): apt - qool marv - soul/funk/house/international grooves/old school
fri(28): roxy - camilo/s&s/ty boogie/mc frank jugga - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
fri(28): crobar - junkie xl - hard house
fri(28): frying pan - nickodemus/mariano - house/world beat - LEGENDARY party!
fri(28): black betty/bk - emskee/monkone - soul/funk/rare grooves/b sides
fri(28): 6s and 8s - neil nice/chris landry/rob flow/kech - hiphop/rock/80s
fri(28): element/downstairs - bruce tantum/sal principato - house/electro/techno
fri(28): gypsy tea - dj soul/dj degree - hiphop/r&b/pop/80s/rock/reggaeton
fri(28): aspen - life walks in (and herbert’s shut down at the door) - soul!
fri(28): blvd/pink room - dj k swift - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/old school
fri(28): duvet - guest djs - hiphop/rock/80s/house - i found you, tanaka-san!
fri(28): pacha - guests - hard house
fri(28): lotus - angola/naomi/michael t/guests - house/hiphop/rock
fri(28): eugene’s - kulcha/fame fortune - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
fri(28): pm - dj m.o.s. - hiphop/80s/rock
fri(28): show - FAT FINGAZ/prostyles - hiphop/r&b/reggae/reggaeton/80s
fri(28): strata - self/goldfinger/kaos - hiphop/r&b/reggae
fri(28): canal room - kast one - hiphop/rock/80s/pop/latin
fri(28): spirit - guests - hard house
fri(28): supper club - goldfinger/s&s/snatch 1 - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
fri(28): b.e.d. - ted dillinger/kenny summit/guests - hiphop/house/80s/soul
fri(28): sol - big ben - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock/pop
fri(28): jade terrace - ty boogie - hiphop/r&b/reggae/reggaeton/80s
fri(28): ida mae - snatch/will/bobby trends/legend sounds - rap/r&b/reggae/soul
fri(28): afterwork/sequoia’s - derrick spaulding/willie rodriguez/don juan - !
fri(28): afterwork/bliss - dj sweets - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/classics
fri(28): afterwork/lq - jinx paul/lucho/live guests - latin/hiphop/reggae

sat(29): CORNER 51 - DJ HERBERT - SEE “GIGS” ABOVE!
sat(29): north cove/world financial center - word.life the hiphop project!
sat(29): 236 east 3rd - kervyn mark/chris annibel - house/funk/brasil/afrobeat
sat(29): movida - alex english/dj wool/guests - rock/punk/hiphop/soul
sat(29): capone’s/bk - language/balis/cho/maghen - soul/underground/stuffudonknow
sat(29): bungalow 8 - dj eli - soul/rock/classics/rap/80s
sat(29): pacha - guests - hard house
sat(29): rock candy - kast one/m.o.s. - hiphop/rock/80s
sat(29): crobar - boris - hard house
sat(29): underbar - jvc - hiphop/r&b/80s/rock/soul
sat(29): the city - sizzla live!!!!/los - reggae/reggae/reggae/just one of …
sat(29): strata - big ben/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock
sat(29): apt - qool marv/emskee - soulful music across all genres
sat(29): sutra - obah/cato - hiphop/soul/funk/afrobeat/reggae/classics
sat(29): spirit - goldfinger - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classic
sat(29): star64 - dj cosi - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sat(29): canal room - live 80s one-hit wonders - dj - 80s all night
sat(29): reign/bk - clark kent/obsession - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sat(29): sol - chachi/alex creed - hiphop/rock/80s/house - CHACHI IS NIIICEE!
sat(29): arlene’s grocery - kristin mainhart - live trip hop soul - 8:30PM
sat(29): quo - riz/theo/frank esposito/sebastian - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/house
sat(29): roseland ballroom - chris love/e-kim - hiphop/r&b/reggae/soul/classics
sat(29): sullivan room - justin martin/kyu/holosound/sleepyface+boo - hard house
sat(29): savannah’s - kaos - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sat(29): ida mae’s - bobby trends - hiphop/r&b/reggae - HAPPY BDAY, DERRELL!

sun(30): bkny/bk - guest djs - reggae superstar tributes!
sun(30): langston’s/bk - ruben toro/guests - soulful house - the latin bull!
sun(30): guesthouse - m.o.s./peter paul - hiphop/rock/80s
sun(30): lotus - goldfinger - hiphop/80s/soul
sun(30): pm - ani quinn/guests - hiphop/old school/rock/reggae
sun(30): opus 22 - evil d/mr walt/butta l - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sun(30): deep - camillo/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/reggaton/latin
sun(30): rock candy - sussone/hot day - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sun(30): tny - self - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sun(30): the city - bobby konders/jabba/steelie bashment/nitro sounds - reggae

mon(01): sin sin - obah/qool marv/chris annibell - soul/funk/ill shite/go!
mon(01): apt - prince paul/jazzy jeff/bobbito (rotate) - soul/funk/classics/rap
mon(01): cielo - francois k/guests - deep house/space vibes
mon(01): sway - guests - hiphop/reggae/rock - real nyc underground heads

tue(02): hotel qt - “prince” language (ruler of zamoonda) - soul/swimming?
tue(02): union square coffee shop - emskee - b sides/old school/neo soul/soul
tue(02): marquee - dj reach - hiphop/rock/80s
tue(02): happy valley - guest djs - electro/hard house - big hullabaloo over dis
tue(02): sapphire lounge - eman/lola - house
tue(02): cain - d nice - rap/rock/80s/house/old school
tue(02): home - cassidy/guests - hiphop/rock/80s/pop stuff
tue(02): afterwork/soho 323 - snatch one - hiphop/soul/r&b/reggae/classics

Herbert’s Heard
1. “Freeze” — LL Cool J feat. Lyle Jennings (I’m REALLY not mad at this song.)
2. “What Am I Gonna Do” — Tyrese (You heard me. Try some romance, dog.)
3. “Swing” — Camp Lo (Ooooh. I forgot about this joint here. Friday?)
4. “More Punanny” — Dr. Evil (Tsunanananananmi.)
5. “Sugar Hill” — AZ (”I wanna chillll …”)

Word To Herbert
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Warning: My email distribution has been wacky. MSN and Hotmail addresses are not being successfuly transmitted for some reason. My company’s working on it now.—

I really have to give it up to Kenaar, Joo-lee-to and the whole crew at Corner51. I mean, they took over this random, 2-floor Irish drinking lounge in Midtown, on the East Side, the white boy capital of the planet, and freaking CRUSHED it with one of the illest hip-hop crowds I’ve ever played for. All the way up in freaking bumblefu*k, IN THE POURING RAIN, we were packed. TREY SONGZ was there, prolly hating Herbert because I didn’t play his record (I do like the song a lot, but it just wasn’t the right time), and legendary hip-hop mc superstar AZ was there with his peoples, and they stayed almost all night. Big up to BABY PAUL, too!

Crazy. I’m downright proud to be a part of it. Herbert would like to officially thank the Hood for welcoming me and making me feel at home and allowing me to fill their Saturday night with incredible sounds. Todah Rabah!

Of course, Freedom was packed AGAIN (yeah, Joe, what!!!). This past week we had a really nice crowd, a good mix, and Cosi tore it down while I did the MC thing. I know I’m not that great on the mic, but at least I’m better than Francois K!!!
Probably the only thing in the booth I can do better than him, though. He was down-right EVIL on Monday night at Cielo, their weekly party that pulls a funky mix of Euros (blame the neighborhood), yuppies, House heads, lofters and dancers. I mean … he was a mad scientist. The dance floor was his petrie dish where bodies danced and wriggle like excited strands of chromosome. THOUGH he didn’t seem to be actually working any pitches to match beats, though it seemed his laptop did it all except for sound effects and selection (I’m telling you, I didn’t even see the CD players going OR vinyl for that matter, which still has me a little perturbed; I think he just selected the BPMs to blend via his laptop), he still crushed it and did so in a way that made me fall in love with music all over again.

Who cares how you do that, I guess? Right? I don’t know. I’m confused. Help.

Big up to Benny Soto for the comp and the Corona (with grenadine, biotch!!). Big up to Bruce Tantum, too, and Joann Jimenez of Alma, and Manchild Black at the door.

Last but not least, I am getting an increase in numbers of sleazebag emails looking for the “next biggest star” or “hot actresses” or America’s “hottest new supermodel.” Ladies … let me help you out with this one here. If you see these emails, or these ads in the back of the Village Voice, or even in Backstage … IT IS A CROCK OF SH*T. It’s some fuc*ing scumbag trying to get laid. NO LIE. Do not be fooled by these monsters. You are just going to end up with photos of yourself on websites where horny dudes go to … you know … beat up their little brothers.

Okay?

Good health, true happiness,

DJ Herbert

PS — And then this electro kid came on who everyone’s talking about, and he did the same thing! No pitch blending! No manual speed adjustment. Just entering in the correct BPM or whatever into his computer and letting it do all the work. How much of the art is lost when there’s really no challenge of “live” beat matching involved? I don’t know. Now ANYONE can do it. Your grandma can set her BPMS digitally, and she doesn’t even have to have rhythm! At least with the Serrato laptop program, you still have to be on point with your blends! Somebody hit me back with your thoughts, please. I’m losing my mind here!

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