Jessica 6 at Keep It Casual

Jessica 6 is back in Philly, courtesy of Keep It Casual. Here are the details and here's the Facebook event.

1/3 Magic Message, 1/2 Fish & Chips, and over 6 parts Jessica, KEEP IT CASUAL is all the party you need Saturday 6/24. Dressed down and unpressed, residents Jeffrey (The Magic Message) and Dave Tidey (Fish & Chips) welcome JESSICA 6 into the comfort cove at KFN for a night of pleasurable abandon with live shadow play by video artist Daniella Sansota. With a laid-back $5 general admission, and a free PBR drink ticket for the first 50 through the door, feel free to stop by, bust a button, or lose a loafer. Whatever, it's cool.

The NYC-based trio Jessica 6, made up of ex-Hercules and Love Affair members, have been traveling around the world for years, playing gigs in London, Miami, Santiago, Belgrade and Iceland, bringing new converts to the dance floor with their hybrid of house, soul and R&B. In celebration of their debut album, See The Light (released June 7 on Peacefrog) the band hits the road once again with their hypnotic live show, starting it off with two east coast dates in NYC and Philadelphia, before heading West for a run that includes a stop at San Francisco’s Gay Pride stage.

Jessica 6 - Prisoner of Love | Direct Download | 160 kbps

Jessica 6 - East West Funk | Direct Download | 320 kbps

Steppin Out Track of the Month

Here's an extended mix of Once In A Lifetime groove with a couple extra minutes of goodness. Expect to hear this and plenty of other classics at Steppin Out on Saturday.

New Edition - Once In A Lifetime Groove (Extended Version)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

New Edition - Once In A Lifetime Groove (Dub)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

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Steppin Out Track of the Month

Steppin Out turns one next week! We'll be jamming the finest in new wave, synth pop & freestyle, along with new visuals by Ordo Solido. Plus we have special guests to help us celebrate: Start Making Sense, a live 7 piece Talking Heads cover band! Oh hell yes!

And I can't forget the music! I actually don't have any Talking Heads for you today. Instead, here are a couple of dance mixes of a New Wave track done by François Kevorkian:

Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - My Bag (Dancing Mix)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - My Bag (Dancing Remix Dub)
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Steppin Out Track of the Month

Another club friendly rework from Bribane's Young Edits. This is gonna sound epic on Kung Fu Necktie's sound system. Check the Steppin Out Facebook event here.


Tears For Fears - Change (Young Edits Version) by Young Edits


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Let Me Tickle Your Fancy

Jermaine Jackson + Devo =

Jermaine Jackson - Let Me Tickle Your Fancy
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

If this leaves you craving more new wave funk fusion, Steppin' Out returns to Kung Fu Necktie this Saturday. Here's the lowdown: http://tinyurl.com/steppinoutmay

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This Saturday in Philly...

Steppin Out is back at KFN for more new wave fun: http://tinyurl.com/steppinoutapril

This Idjut Boys edit had the whole room feeling nice last month, especially when the groove really gets heavy after the 2 1/2 minute mark. I'm sure someone out there can guess who the original artist is...

Phantom Slasher - Noid Life | Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Steppin' Out at Kung Fu Necktie

Tomorrow's all 80's New Wave, Synth Pop, R&B, etc. party inspired me to finally do my Thompson Twins post. I've been meaning to share these tracks for like a year. So at last I bring you my favorite cuts from the Twins, in all of their freshly reripped and mastered glory.

Thompson Twins - Love On Your Side (No Talkin')
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Thompson Twins - (Long) Beach Culture
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Thompson Twins - The Gap (Club Remix Version)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Also, Philly heads come check out Steppin' Out tomorrow at Kung Fu Necktie. Here's the lowdown: http://tinyurl.com/steppinoutjanuary

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