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Good news everyone!!!!!!  Sunday Best will return this summer at BKLYN Yard! Residents Justin Carter, Eamon Harkin & Doug Singer will be joined by special guests every Sunday from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend.

More details coming soon.

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My favorite place to be during the summer months is the Brooklyn Yard.  What was once the home solely to Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter’s killer party, Sunday Best, shared the wealth with the MeanRed girls last summer.  MeanRed confirmed they will be back again this summer, but no word if ‘Sunday Best‘ will return to The Yard for their long running weekly party.   I sure effing hope they do.  Sunday Best is by far the best party slash ultimate hang session BK’s ever seen.  People be getting DOWN at The Yard.

PS: There is also no word if MeanRed will be letting me host a party there this summer, but I sure as hell hope so!

For those of you Anti-VDay and Anti-Fashion Week, but want to be a little festive, here are some Valentine’s Day themed events for a special edition of this week’s Weekend Lineup.  Prepare to drown your sorrows properly or just get your hookup on.

I will be covering all of Fashion Week and then some.

Be in the loop.

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Thursday

Valentine’s Day Pajama Party Meatup @  The Bell House // 149 7th Street @ 2nd Ave [Gowanas] // 7:00PM + // Cover Alert! $12 advance, $15 door, $20 with speed dating, $7 after 10pm

Non Vday Event: Circa @ The Darkroom (Open Vodka Bar 10-11PM) //  165 Ludlow [LES] //  11:00 PM+

Friday

F♥CK YOU x F♥CK ME by Seasick Mama and Casey RAnderson  @ INVEN.TORY // 237 Lafayette Street @ Spring [Soho] // 7:00PM -8:00PM// RSVP

Nyle’s Fuck Valentines Day Party @ Lake Johnson @ 258 Johnson Ave nr. Bushwick Ave [Bushwick] // 8:00PM +  // Cover Alert! $7

Saturday

Candy Hearts and Saucy Tarts @ Surreal Estate // 5 Thames St btwn Morgan and Bogart [Bushwick] // 8:00PM+ // Cover Alert! $10

Valentine’s Day Massacre @ Savalas // 285 Beadford Ave bwtn S1st and Grand [Wburg] //  11:00PM+

Non Vday Event: Discovery @ Santos // 96 Lafayette St @ Walker [Chinatown]// 11:00PM+ // RSVP

Sunday

Champagne and Lingerie Show @ Agent Provocateur // 133 Mercer Street @ Prince [Soho]// 4:00PM-7:00PM // RSVP

Valentines Dance for Misfits @ Beauty Bar Brooklyn (Open Vodka Bar 10-11PM) // 921 Broadway @ Melrose [Bushwick] // 9:00PM +

St. Valentine’s Day Massacre by Michael T and Justine D @ LPR // 158 Bleecker St @ Thompson [WVill] // 10:00PM+ //  Cover Alert! $10

Looking for more? The Skint has a long list of all sort of VDay shit.

Tis the season once again.  Check out this new event that BK Hookup is hosting.  Get your swag on.

via BK Hookup

Come dressed in your finest PJs for the most off the hook Valentine’s party E-V-E-R. If, and only if, you buy an advance ticket, we’ll match each and every one of you up with your one true lurv (or someone close) upon arrival.

Comedian Sara Schaefer will be back with some sexy bedtime stories and other crazy shenanigans (remember the wet T-shirt contest??). Outrageous hook up games by special guest performance artists (including Blizzard the Bunny of Club Animals) will guarantee you seven minutes in heaven. Plus, DJ French Toast, Jason Baker, DJ Workhorse (AKA Jonny Con Carne) and DJ Just Iz will keep you dancing well past bedtime, and we’ll have FREE Lillet cocktails and Smuttynose IPAs from 7-8pm, and $3 Busch beers the rest of the night to keep the slumber party in full swing.

For those who are up for some extra down-n-dirty matchmaking, we have specially priced tickets for speed dating, hosted by Miss Jinners from Union Hall’s I Heart Nerds Speed Dating. (you know…for peeps who are REALLY serious about finding a Valentine before the big day). We’ll have three 45 minute sessions, where we get busy hookin all your asses up in the front lounge, but you’ve got to be in it to win it! Make sure you choose the 7:30 time slot when you purchase your tickets, for a guaranteed speed dating slot.

And if cheap dates are more your thang, you can join in on the fun for just $7 at the door after 10pm.

We want to even up the playing field, so to guarantee an even ratio, men’s tickets are on sale here, and ladies’ tickets are on sale here.

RSVP on Facebook too if you want to see some pics of the hotties that will be there.

The Bell House
149 7th Street @ 2nd Ave [Gowanas]

This weekend is the weekend of all weekends.  Map out your schedule because there are a lot of parties to hit up.

Thursday

WHIPPED: Hot Chip Album Release Party with BOY CRISIS vs. DAS RACIST DJ Set @ Baddies // 20 Greenwhich Ave @ W10th St // 10PM+

OBLITERATI: Social Media Week @ R Bar // 218 Bowery btwn Prince and Spring // 6PM-10PM

RethinkPopMusic Presents: B-Sides Live @ The Village Lantern // 167 Bleeker // 8PM-12AM

BAM “Sounds Like Brooklyn” Music Festival presents Kelli Rudick @ The Knitting Factory // 361 Metropolitan Ave // 8PM-12AM //  Cover Alert: $10

Almost Famous Presents: Dash Speaks’ Geography Album Release Party @ Gallery Bar // 120 Orchard btwn Rivington & Delancey // 10PM+

Good Peoples x Runaway (DFA) with Vin Sol @ subMercer  // 147 1/2 Mercer St // 10PM+

Circa @ Darkroom (Open Bar 11-12) // 165 Ludlow btwn Houston and Stanton // 11PM+

Friday

Girls and Boys: Kill The Noise, Klever, Nick Catchdubs, Alex English, and rekLES [TRASH in the Basement] @ Webster Hall // 125 E 12th Street btwn 3rd & 4th Av //10PM+ //  RSVP

Germs: Cubic Zirconia, Jesse Jamz, Danzie, and more @ Europa (Open Bar 11-12)// 98 Meserolve Ave [Greenpoint]  // 10PM+ // Cover Alert $10 or FREE with RSVP

Sup Mag Issue Release Party @ subMercer // 147.5 Mercer St // 10PM+ // RSVP

GalaGalatic @ Hudson Terrace // 621 W 46th St // 10PM+

Saturday

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Nick Baxter and Fred Harper Opening Reception @ Last Rights Gallery // 511 W. 33rd St  // 7PM-11PM

The Loom Party @ The Loom // 100 Thames St nr. Knickerbocker [Bushwick] // 10PM+

Donuts are Forever @ The Bell House // 149 7th St [Gowanas] // 10PM+ // Cover Alert $5 minimum donation

Cheap & Dirty @ Savalas // 285 Bedford Ave [Williamsburg] // 10PM+

Mardi Gras @ The Grace Hotel // 125 W45th St [Up there]// FREE with RSVP (put “Mardi Gras Pool Party and number of people coming” in the subject line)

Cleverly Clothed @ Trinity Place // 115 Broadway // 11PM+ //  Cover Alert $5 & You Must RSVP

Hot Chip Afterparty: DJ Set by Hot Chip and We Are Wolves Live @ Brooklyn Bowl // 61 Wythe Ave btwn N11 & N12 (Wburg) // Cover Alert $10 WITH RSVP

Late Night Loft Party @ Terminal // 343-B Broadway // 2AM+ // Cover Alert $10

Totally Freakin Awesome @ House of Yes //342 Maujer St [Wburg] // 8PM+ // Cover Alert $10-20

Sunday

Thrillist Superbowl Bash @The Bentley Hotel Penthouse // 500 E 62nd St [Way up there] // 5:30+ // RSVP – maybe you will be lucky to get in.

The Blocgroup Super Bowl Party @ Johnny Utahs // 25 W 51st St [Way up there] // 4PM+ // RSVP

Superbowl Sunday @ Pop Burger MePa // 58-60 9th Ave // 6PM-9PM

The late James Yancey aka J Dilla was one of the most influential producers and beat makers of hip hop music since. He was a pioneer in his field since the late nineties and has worked with Common, Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest, and my fave Erykah Badu, just to name a few.  His life was cut short when he died in 1996 from complications from Lupus. Every year Rare Form and Ladies Love NYC throw a huge tribute party to honor the life and this Saturday marks the fourth anniversary.  Long time Dilla friend and fellow Soulquarian founder, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson with be headlining,  It’s going to be a dope show and is sure as shit going to filled with good music and good people.

The Bell House
149 7th St [Gowanas]
$5
www.donutsareforever.com

Fall In Love // Slum Village

So Far So Good // J Dilla, Common, and D’Angelo

Homage to J Dilla // Slum Village

The Healer // Erykah Badu

Music for Life // Hi Tek ft. J. Dilla, Nas, Common, Busta Rhymes & Floetry