This short film was created by Kareem Black and Dust La Rock for La Rock’s 4.14.11 exhibition “Joking Victim” at HVW8 Gallery in Los Angeles.

At our last Switchboard in April, DJ Wonder came through and blessed us with the new Gold Standard for the “Switchboard Set”.  Wonder took our direction to “play some covers and stuff” and delivered an hour long, near 40 song journey made up entirely of covers from all genres.  Traveling from quiet storm miami bass, [...]

The Switchboard party is BACK with special guests Queen Majesty & Tanlines in a NEW VENUE – Hotel Chantelle!!

Good Peoples is proud to bring you the first collection of songs by our artist Maggie Horn. The Siren Mixtape features tracks with Teenwolf & Telli of Ninjasonik, Sujinho, Blaqstarr, Scottie B and Roxy Cottontail! GOOD PEOPLES PRESENTS: THE SIREN MIXTAPE – SONGS BY MAGGIE HORN MIXED BY BALTIMORE CLUB GODFATHER SCOTTIE B Maggie Horn [...]

If you are a creature of the night you know this girl. I will never forget the first time I ran into Jubilee in a dark back corner of LOVE nightclub by a speaker about 3 times her size. It was a night filled with bass that only those in the know would attend and [...]

Shouts to Banger, Rok One for showing us love and sharing the Purple Reign mixtape with us! The original & the best, Purple Reign is a unique union of PRINCE’s Dancefloor Classics & the Uptown Swagger of CAM’RON & DIPSET.

Vin Sol dives into his collection of soul & disco records to create this mix of rare & classic songs from Goria Ann Taylor, Unlimited Touch, Donald Byrd La She Ba, Tony Silvester & the Baheeja, Marini, Arthur King and many more mixed and re-edited for your delight.

Maggie Horn puts you on to HER values…A Foundation for A Better Life! Maggie is known as a vocalist but our girl is a force to be reckoned with behind the turntables as well. Check this mix – her DEBUT DJ MIXTAPE!!! Featuring 27 tracks from the likes of Amanda Blank, Dre Skull, Miike Snow, [...]

Musical Magic? Yes, that is what is inside. Wizard House is a sonic journey through the record collection of Vin Sol, a place where new, old, obscure, common and sometimes strange seamlessly intersect. Expand your mind time tunes from the likes of Nadie La Fonde, Jacques Renault, Nacho Lovers, Moodymann, CALiGULA, Cubic Zirconia, Sade, and [...]

*** SWITCHBOARD #2 has MOVED and will now be hosted at TAMMANY HALL (152 Orchard St) — SAME DATE, TIME & PLACE… new VENUE!  RSVP below for free entry! *** First Name * Last Name * Email Address * How did you hear about this party? * How many guests are you bringing? * Please [...]

If you have been coming to Good Peoples parties for awhile you are familiar with this cat. Gaslamp Killer last graced our presence at the 7th Korrupt party at The Studio at Webster Hall. His music mixes experimental, weird world psych with hip hop and a ton of other indescribable dope production. A resident at [...]

Friday, November 5th Good Peoples proudly presents the monthly party NEXTAH With resident DJs: Nick Hook (Cubic Zirconia/MenWomen & Children) Michna (Ghostly) And special guest & international buzz boy Lunice (LuckyMe/ Montreal) Alongside Kool Hersh (Chicago) An incredible party that’s FREE when you say “Nextah” at the door WHEN: 10pm – 4am WHERE: The Cove [...]

say Good Peoples at the door for entry!!

READY FOR ANOTHER ONE? TONIGHT we have a live PA from egyptrixx (night slugs) .. of course its fucking FREE again! Bring a friend. lets goooooo!

Check out fam Kareem Black and Nadja of Rouge 58 talking about the thoughts behind the Exhibit B show that Good Peoples supported a few weeks ago!

our partner on LuckyMe NYC – HiFi Cartel has posted photos of the party!  Check them out *here*

Good Peoples returns to its monthly at underground favorite haunt, subMercer on Thursday, October 14th! Resident DJs: Bed To Differ (My Cousin Roy & Nick Chacona) will be joined by legendary NiteDog of BlackDisco in LA!  And I heard a rumor its a DJs birthday…. expect a rager! want a sneak peak? check out Roy’s [...]

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LuckyMe NYC Showcase from LuckyMe on Vimeo.

Marketing Queen Katie Longmyer Brings Disco to the Hudson River from Oresti Tsonopoulos on Vimeo.

a very special Nextah will be happening this coming TUESDAY, September 7th.  Check the flyer…can you tell who is who?  If you can… you’ll be VERY EXCITED and won’t miss it!!

he LAST of the Disco Boat series is this Friday, August 27th! This is the 4th in the series and your last chance to dance the night away on the water with Vin Sol and Lloydski playing all vinyl sets. Vin Sol has been road tripping around the US digging through crates and finding some [...]

THE GRAND OPENING OF THE CHROME STORE is TOMORROW – AUGUST 26TH, 2010 (Tomorrow)238 MULBERRY ST. BET PRINCE AND SPRING 7P.M.- 12A.M. HOSTED BY: ALEX CORPORAN AND MATT SHARKEY DJ: LEGENDARY SKATEBOARDER JOHN CARDIEL PHOTOS BY: DAVID “SHADI” PEREZ DRINKS BY: BERETZEN AND BARCARDI TIKI RUM MUST RSVP AT: sharkey@chromebags.com

Shout out to our boy Kassiano killin the game with his track with Lil Jon Machuka . The video for the track recently came out! Check it: Machuka

An experimental short film/music video surrounding “mexican dubstep”. Want to hear more? Click *here* Dame Lo – Mexicans With Guns from System D-128 on Vimeo.

check out my girl Bijules showcasing her new swimwear line – Nyked…coming soon!

Rave music creator Digital Boy, joins forces with our boy and Mishka NYC’s music man, badman Shark. Together they have created music that they call “the rebirth of Techno through Rave, Hardcore and decades of blood, sweat and tears spent on hoarding the best parts of dance music genres blending it into one, sounding like [...]

The White Rabbits are playing the East River Ampitheatre tonight at 7pm. Its FREE and OUTSIDE! come hang! Confused where to go? Check out the map below…. View Larger Map

SUMMERSTAGE – Central Park – The xx from Paweł on Vimeo.

The xx at Summerstage was an incredible show. Thank you to everyone who came out! Check out a sneak peak of the photos below, and view them all *here*

For the past few summers, MeanRed Productions has been presenting the best and brightest stars of dance music to Central Park Summerstage. Previous MeanRed shows have included Santigold, Diplo, A-Trak, Kid Cudi, Boys Noize, Drop The Lime, Canyons, and other young musical influencers. [Photos HERE & HERE] On Sunday, August 8th, we are returning to [...]

LIONSHARE has released a new mixtape: Shareholders R.E.P.O.R.T. Vol. 1 Part 2: Orphan Acronym which you can check out and download HERE The title – an orphan acronym is one whose letters don’t stand for anything. Expect to hear a little dubstep and other genres of electronic music, but there’s still a sense that they’ll [...]

Stylist extraordinaire Valissa Yoe is showcasing her DJ skills with her first mixtape! check it out, download, and comment! V-Mix by Valissa

Check out the video recap of the Full Bleed book and party! books will be available world wide on August 10th at all of your regular outlets! VICE:FULL BLEED NYC SKATEBOARD PHOTOGRAPHY + PARTY RECAP from TIZZY on Vimeo.

Nina Sky took some B Roll at their video shoot for their upcoming new project: The Other Side. Check it out and hear from them about the project and get a sneak peek of the shoot! want some more music from them? Download:  Nina Sky – Only You (Take Me Away) feat. Kidz In The [...]

Holmes & Co present…. selected works from: DERMOT REDDAN Saturday July 31st 7pm – 10pm 203 Brunswick St Jersey City, NJ

3 huge parties tonight! can you keep up? First we’ll be sailing around the harbor on the Disco Cruise with DJ Lloydski Then the after party in Williamsburg with the Nextah crew – Nick Hook &  Michna with guest DJ Sega of Mad Decent! and for those of you who can handle the madness… Gaslamp [...]

our favorite photographer, Texas, just put her blog up. Check it out and keep up with her!

Check out Keys & Krates practicing in the studio! KEYS N KRATES REHEARSAL FOOTAGE MAY 2010 from KEYS N KRATES on Vimeo.

Come out, say whatup to the Mishka crew, and get up to 50% off on your favorite gear!

my BFF lives in Boston so, of course, I have to bring my brand when I come to visit. Tomorrow night, I’ve partnered with the best in Boston – Karmaloop – to throw you a BANGER of a party for the new Toyota Matrix car.   All your favorite local Boston peoples: Hot Pink Delorean, Red [...]

or.. um.. my favorite club… but it should be yours too. The home of the longest running Good Peoples monthly party, subMercer might be closed for the summer, but its going to be back in September (and so will Good Peoples)! in the meantime… check out the new site

I love Kingdom’s Mindreader track… and now there’s a video!! check it out! Scion A/V Video: Kingdom ft. Shyvonne – Mind Reader from Scion A/V on Vimeo.

If you haven’t been hiding under a rock, then you know Greg Nice of the legendary Nice & Smooth is back on the scene and doing his thing.  His new record comes soon and (of course) Good Peoples has a sneak peek for you!  Check it out — and stay tuned! there’s more where this [...]

yea… this is how we do…

This Monday [July 19th] 24KINGS will be at Sway. You should be there. If you can’t, you should think about teleporting. R.I.P. Basquiat

A MODERN ADVENTURE IN TRENDSPOTTING featuring live performances by: DANIEL MERRIWEATHER GORDON VOIDWELL CHIDDY BANG and special guest DJs THE CHAINSMOKERS presented by: HYUNDAI * ANTENNA * GOOD PEOPLES Wednesday, July 14th EARLY! 10pm – 1am Brooklyn Bowl 61 Wythe Ave (btwn N. 11th & N. 12th) Williamsburg, BK ** all guests must be 21+** [...]

FREE with RSVP: http://meanredproductions.com/2176

shout out to the Nina Sky Girls! download their new track You Ain’t Got it (Funk That) It’s house, funk and soul and samples Sagat’s 1994 hit “Funk Dat,”produced by New York’s DJ Yonny. The first tidbit we get from the upcoming Nina Sky EP, The Other Side coming out later this Summer!

“Skateboarding in New York City is a singular experience. It is impossible not to feel the magnitude of the landscape, and with the city in constant motion, skateboarding is both exhilarating and extremely dangerous. There is no right or wrong way to navigate this vast terrain. Only one thing is certain—the skaters and images produced [...]

Eli’s new EP Love Thing feat. Amanda Blank just dropped on Beatport. Grab it *here* And hear what Eli has to say…. A DJ’s Tale from Charlie Hoxie on Vimeo. and listen here: LOVE THING E.P. by EliEscobar

our last one at 88 Palace with The Martin Bros! FRIDAY JULY 2nd Mean Red & Good Peoples present FLASHING LIGHTS with special guest THE MARTIN BROTHERS (Christian Martin + Justin Martin / dirtybird / SF) and residents DJ AYRES (The Rub / T&A) NICK CATCHDUBS (Fool’s Gold) JUBILEE (Nightshifters) 88 PALACE 88 East Broadway [...]

This is the newest Dutch House project by Cobra Krames and Dactel — The New York Dutch Masters! Formed after a night of heavy smoking, in the vapor trails was a sign that read “people gotta know & y’all gonna tell em.” Baffled by this message Cobra & Dactel pondered the sign until they came [...]

Mark Ronson featuring QTIP and MNDR. Bang Bang Bang out in the UK 11th July taken from the forthcoming album The Record Collection.

Check out the new video for Drop The Lime‘s track Sex Sax! Cameo’s from all your favorite Good Peoples fam! Drop the Lime — Sex Sax from Trouble & Bass on Vimeo.

Kathy Grayson and Meghan Coleman’s upcoming inaugural show “Not Quite Open For Business” at their new gallery, The Hole, in NYC. Grayson and Coleman are former directors at Deitch projects, and are branching out with a new venture, in the interest of filling the void that was created when Deitch ditched to sunnier shores. The [...]

do you know Jahdan Blakkamore?  His recognizable vocals is that reggae hook on Smif N Wessun’s Sound Boy Burial, and most recently makes an appearance on the Major Lazer album. Well he’s just dropped a new mixtape (courtesy of Large Up – shout out DJ Gravy!) DOWNLOAD *HERE* and check out the video of behind [...]

3 events – all Bangin. If you have it in you, you can do all three!! First – an early party! 9pm – 1am:  Dance Right NY @ Puma Social Club Then, Good Peoples Disco Cruise from 12-2:30! And then the after party for all awesome things NEXTAH @ The Cove – until 4am!! can [...]

we’re back this Friday on the boat! DJs Vin Sol & Lloydski will be spinning all vinyl on a rotary mixer all night as we cruise around the New York Harbor! There are only 20 tickets left… grab yours *here* while you still can. WHEN: Friday, June 25th DOORS: board at 11:30, sets sail at [...]

The Creators Project descends unto New York’s Milk Studios in a mere three days on Saturday, June 26. It will be an epic day of art and performances worth trekking across the globe for. Tickets are long since gone, but of course, GOOD PEOPLES is here to offer one really special chance for you to [...]

Check out Bijules – having an exclusive sale at Panda tonight!

new video! Check it out.  shout out to French Lopez Records! GONZO LOPEZ – PYJAMA from Romain Cieutat on Vimeo.

Shout out to 77 Klash who dropped the video for his track with AC Slater  & Drop The Lime on Trouble & Bass- Asphalt Jungle. Check out a download an more from FACT Magazine *here* 77 KLASH – “ASPHALT JUNGLE” from Trouble & Bass on Vimeo.

New York is one of those places you randomly walk into amazing experiences every day… as long as you keep your eyes open for them. I was never a huge Drake fan, but when stylist-extraordinaire-turned-DJ Valissa told me she was opening for A-Trak who was then opening for him at ALIFE the night before his [...]

I’ve been put on to a lot of good stuff from my peoples lately, so today is the day to share. Check it out and enjoy. also: Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s out there — especially mine!  Also shot out to my little sis – its also her birthday today! FIVE DEADLY VENOMS [...]

Well, apparently you party people like Dance Right! I’m not surprised, it’s an amazing party and I’m so excited to be part of bringing this LA staple to the east coast! Tonight, Good Peoples and MFG Presents bring you the first of a Dance Right mini series… for Puma!  We will be hosting four events [...]

A modern day titan, Peanut Butter Wolf leaves a sonic footprints that most followers would have trouble climbing out of. After an early career with young MC Charizma ended suddenly and tragically, PBW formed Stones Throw Records – a creative refuge for producers, DJs and MC’s that has since come to be known far and [...]

Summer is here, and our favorite basement haunt – subMercer closes for the summer until Fashion Week. We’ll be back in the fall, and (of course) throwing bangers in the meantime, but this party was very special. Come out tomorrow and we can all send this party off right! Want to know what its like?  [...]

Its Juan’s birthday!! This kid is everyone’s cheerleader, and a person with a big heart that always supports everyone around him. Its about time we all threw down for him! Come out for a party by the fam for the fam. This monday to celebrate the birthday boy! We’ll be at Fat Baby all night [...]

yup, thats right!! the legendary LA party Dance Right is back yet again – we’re monthly!! you probably remember, that last month we launched with a party of epic proportions  — the after party for May Day featuring celebrity DJs A Trak & Shepard Fairey. Check out the photos here Well this month we are [...]

who loves Cubic Zirconia?? I DO!! And so do you, because we have now popped off 4 events with them that you all have sold out and danced to until the wee hours. Lets do it again! Your favorite band has a new single out called Black & Blue coming out on their very own [...]

Did you know that Brunch happens to be my favorite meal EVER?  What can be better than rolling out of bed to your favorite spot in the hood, eating amazing food and drinking with friends while you figured out what happened last night at that crazy Good Peoples party? Well, lets do it together! Good [...]

more to come…

So this weekend is Memorial Day weekend. Are you ready?? I’ve got something for you… a very special mix at the bottom of this post…. Good Peoples is VERY excited to present our summer boat series – Summer Sail. All Disco, all Vinyl, all awesome.  The last Friday of every month come join us on [...]

Ay yo!  Just wanted to drop a quick note and let you all know that the MRI photos from Friday’s Flashing Lights are UP at the MRI Lightpainting Site.  Head on over to check em out.  We definitely got some great stuff.  Big thanks to the Good Peoples, MeanRed, and Flashing Lights crew(s), we had [...]

At this point I’m sure you’ve heard all the twitter and press buzz, that last week’s subMercer was pretty off the hook.  Maybe you even saw the photos! On top of the usual Good Peoples & subMercer fam, we celebrated my homeboy Kareem Black’s Birthday and hosted an after party for the Witzenhausen gallery…but the [...]

thank you for your voice musically, and politically. You’ve inspired this woman (and many more) to embody strength, class and beauty by incredible example.

Have you been put on to Prince Terrence’s new project Hussle Club yet? I’ve always admired Prince Terrence for embodying his music at every level of his lifestyle and his band Hussle Club is no different. He rolls through downtown NY like a rockstar, and actually backs it up. The Hussle Club live show is [...]

as a cellist, lover of Dilla, and a person who wouldn’t be anywhere in the world with out her mom, I can’t think of anything better to post on Mother’s Day. Check out the video for Suite For Ma Duke’s – Untitled/Fantastic – an orchestral tribute to Dilla and the amazing woman who supported him. [...]

Good Peoples is back at subMercer Thursday! this special night at the amazing underground bar subMercer is created for you by Good Peoples. Teaming up with resident DFA DJ and producer Jacques Renault (Runaway/On The Prowl), and supported by Anthem Magazine, this monthly event is created especially for you, the creators – artists, DJs, designers [...]

Just making sure that everyone is up on the crazy/genious coming out from the fam internationally. Shout out to Teki and his new video Dinosaurs With Guns… Teki Latex – “Dinosaurs With Guns” Uploaded by Institubes. – Watch more music videos, in HD!

whats better than a weekly LA banger being taken over by New Yorkers??  How about bringing that party to NYC with a killer lineup? yup. bicoastal realness. Tonight in LA – the well known Dance Right party hosts Telephoned for their 2nd LA gig!  Then on Saturday, we are throwing their crew on a plane, [...]

come out to see Telephoned tonight! Its FREE if you RSVP *HERE*

Theophilus London has released his new mixtape – I WANT YOU. Download it for free *here* and check out the new video for Life of a Lover, a track off the mixtape! Life Of a Lover from Theophilus London on Vimeo.

LA…are you ready to be TELEPHONED?  Come out tonight to the long running Dim Mak Tuesday party for the first date of the west coast leg of the Off The Hook Tour…which also happens to be the Telephoned LA debut!

MIA…true to her rebel background, is always saying what she has to say in a way that gets everyone’s attention. I love that. For her most recent video, she teamed up with director Romain Gavras, who has taken the likes of her “song” and made it even more powerful with his controversial visuals – he [...]

Shout out to my London crew, who will be touching down in NYC next week. Protein has been around for 12 years, but they will be here in NYC on the 29th for the opening of their NY office! I’m very excited to be a part of it. For those of you who don’t know, [...]

What up LA. Good Peoples has touched down in your town. Telephoned will be at Dim Mak Tuesdays and Dance Right next week. But for now, catch the crew out and about! Come get up with us! First stop, Known Gallery for the Phil Frost show…

Roxy and her Cottontails continue to make your jaws drop. check out the video for “Lets Make Nasty” Roxy’s track with Larry Tee – featuring all kind of scandalous bunny activities!

Everyone’s a DJ these days, but everyone is definitely not a musician. I always hold an extra special level of respect for people who read music, practice in the studio, write, perform AND DJ. There is a special element to a DJ set when a trained artists ear is involved. One of the few in [...]

RIP Guru. Gang Starr is such a huge part of my introduction and love for hip hop and his words ring truer than ever these days as I listen to his music and work within nightlife. Its a shame that it takes the passing of a legend to have people revisit music like this on [...]

This Friday at Lit Lounge (when was the last time you were there??) Daniel(s) will be playing some wild live 8-bit glitched-up freakiness (when was the last time you checked out something like that?).  You might recognize him from a post on this blog a while back… Well he’s finally made it out to NYC [...]

yup thats right. Good Peoples girl Maggie Horn and Fools Gold’s Sammy Bananas are hitting the road on tour! Tonight they tear up Webster Hall in NYC before jumping to the left coast to hit LA, San Francisco, Hawaii and Portland!  If you look closely…you might catch a Queen Bee at a show or two [...]

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For those of you who have not been there, subMercer is located under the Mercer Hotel. You enter through the service elevator, are taken downstairs past the maid station, through a red door, through the wine & whiskey cellar, and end up in a beautiful underground room with an amazing sound system. come as you [...]

Shout out to a longtime friend of mine, Ayler Young. His debut record, Back In the City is out and hes got a bunch of amazing FREE shows to celebrate! Ayler Young & The Reason will be performing TONIGHT at Brooklyn Bowl from 6pm – 9pm He’s at The Box on Tuesday April 13th with [...]

tonight is party hopping time. For all of you who love dubstep, Rusko is going to be doing it up at Webster Hall with Kid Sister. you can RSVP *here* for $1 entry! for those of you who are Brooklyn bound and into the more left of the music spectrum like yours truly, you can [...]