More Fantastic Pictures From Last Night

More fantastic pictures from our friends over at Majic Films-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26088890@N04/sets/72157606147791036

Thanks for the great photog-ingi and sharing your work with us!


Ashir (Theory)

Thanks for coming!

click either of the pics below to see the full set from Soundclash Theory July:

On Soundclash Theory:

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Soundclash Theory
The Leopard Lounge

(upstairs, 85 2nd Ave @5th Street, F/V to Houston St/2nd Ave)

Free 21up 9pm-4am
info: theoryevents.com

July's Theory: Around The World In 80 Minutes
with It's Overture (mashups) vs. 100 dBs (hip hop, soul, funk, electronic)



visuals by VJ Lau+1, fresh off the plane from Holland for their NYC Debut

$6 mojitos all night

Wall Photos 9pm-12am


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Theory Events is an arts collective based in the East Village. We throw
free parties that showcase groundbreaking local art and music, and we
are all deeply committed to making NYC a better and culturally richer
place each day.




'sup everybody?

I hope your summers are going well; we've been keeping busy here at Theory HQ. The whole crew's been making amazing art and making big things happen, which has really been the goal of Theory all along. Well, that and sharing it with all you awesome people ;-)


Speaking of which, we're all really looking forward to this Saturday night at the Leopard Lounge. This Saturday night is the premiere of our Soundclash Theory format, where we set up two DJs/DJ groups with a theme to spin on and two 1.5 hour sets, back and forth so everybody gets some early time and some later time on the decks. It's definitely not a battle, more like a bit of friendly competition between DJs who've enjoyed one anothers' work, with the only metric of success being how much all of you are feeling it.


To start off strong, this Saturday we've asked our veteran Theory resident DJs It's Overture and 100dBs to each take us around the world in 80 minutes, mixing domestic club bangers with less-known (but no less bumpin') international tracks in what's sure to be an evening to remember. Actually, since we've got fresh-mixed $6 mojitos all night, you might not remember the evening at all.


Adding to the international madness, we'll also be hosting the US premiere performance from VJs Lau+1 this Saturday night- Lau+1 are a couple of amazing visual artists from Holland who'll be projecting live visualizations all night, bringing styles that have only been seen in Dutch clubs like Odeon to the Leopard Lounge for our enjoyment. Expect some big things.


Like all Theory parties, our Soundclash Theory jam this Saturday night at the Leopard Lounge is free to the 21+ public. Unlike the Theory Prom, which jampacked both the upstairs Leopard Lounge and the downstairs Sin Sin, this Saturday is going to be a more low-key upstairs-only party. We've found that managing multiple rooms is a big pain in the ass, and it keeps us the Theory event producers from hanging out with all y'all as much as we'd like, so we're trying the one-room thing and publicizing this one a bit less than the last.


On the whole, this Saturday night is going to be amazing; a free party featuring great music, cool international art and cheap good cocktails in an awesome space. Hope to see you there!

Cheers,
Sam Cohen

Founding Organizer
Theory Events

SOUNDCLASH THEORY, Saturday 7/12 at Leopard Lounge, Free

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No Cover, $6 Mojitos All Night.

Science!

Prom Photos from Theory Prom 2008

(DJ Scallywag doing his best "Where's Waldo" impression with some partygoers)


We came, we saw, we prommed. Thanks for coming through and keeping it packed all night.

Prom Photos from the photobooth are all here for now, and Simon Lawrence's excellent shots from the night are here- stay tuned for more!

Theory Prom 2008, 5/31 @ Leopard Lounge & Sin Sin

'sup party people?

Theory HQ is still packed with banners and disco balls and such from the recent New York Dance Parade, but even among the clutter we're rolling out a party too big for one club to hold this weekend: Theory Prom 2008, Saturday May 31st at Leopard Lounge and Sin Sin:


(click either image to embiggen, or check out the superbig copies on flickr)

The front mosaic (left side) is all pictures from our past parties, and the back mosaic (right side) is all art from our past shows.

2 floors of great music, amazing art, fancy dress, prom photos and all sorts of interesting people from the Dance Parade in addition to all of the usual sexy suspects- this party's going to be our best yet. 21+, of course.

Come early for special surprises and a 9pm to 11pm drink special on ground level at Sin Sin and 10-11 upstairs at the Leopard Lounge- $6 Absolut Cocktails and $4 domestic bottles- then stay late for the 1am to 2am late happy hour on both floors, same great deal.

The dress for the evening is East Village Black Tie, and if you're wondering what that means, well, so are we ;-) We'll all find out on 5/31.

Music-wise, Sin Sin (the ground floor) will be more top 40 oriented, while the Leopard Lounge (upstairs) will house some more far-out sounds.

Due to a scheduling conflict, both the Sin Sin Artcrime Photo Retrospective *and* the Leopard Lounge Artcrime Mixed Media Retrospective Digital Art Shows will be curated by Meg Rorison.

If anyone asks you for a password, it's "Theory Events." Rep it.

Cheers,
Sam Cohen
Founding Organizer
Theory Events

Welcome to Theory Events!

Hiya!

If you're coming here from BoingBoing, welcome! Theory Events is an arts collective based in the east village. We throw free parties that showcase groundbreaking local art and music, and we are all deeply committed to making NYC a better and culturally richer place each day.

Now seriously, the vast majority of the NYPD are amazing, kind and heroic people, truly New York's finest, but the bad apples in the bunch, be they corrupt, overzealous or simply incompetent, make the entire city look bad. All we're saying is that the NYPD needs to take a note from the comic books and understand that with great power comes great responsibility. When officers' conduct in the line of duty is so outrageous as to shock New Yorkers, accountability must be called for.

Oh, and if you'd like to lock any of us up for saying this, we've got nine friends who say you can't. Take that, haters.

And so, with our First Amendment Cred established, on to business...






100dBs and Ryan-O'Neil spent Saturday in the lab, mixing records and writing rhymes to express their feelings about the Sean Bell verdict. The resulting mix featuring Ryan's 2008 update of the classic Dre/Snoop (and later Fat Joe) banger "Deep Cover" is free for listening or mp3 download at 100dBs.com.





On a less topical but nonetheless somewhat political tip, mashup monsters It's Overture have continued their genre-bending ascent into freeform fair use with their new 45 minute mix, The Magnificent Dance. All I can say is it starts out with a mash of Mos Def, Todd Terje and The Clash and gets wilder from there. The Magnificent Dance is available for free download from It's Overture's deceptively modest web outpost.



By the way, Voidstar's live set at our March party at midway's still blowing our minds. It's still available for free download, if you're into transgressive, groundbreaking live electronic remixes and mashups.

That's what we've got- stay tuned for our next party, coming at the end of May!

Cheers,
Sam Cohen
Founding Organizer
Theory Events