Damon Dash is the co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records and former owner of RocaWear (sold it to HOVA for $22 million).  And now he’s got this space in Tribeca with a recording studio (BlakRoc was recorded there), an art gallery and all sorts of nooks and crannies where he’s gonna make a television show and a magazine.

Dash Gallery Grand Opening… yeah, look yr best!

The Grand Opening exhibition features artists:
Isaac Fortoul
Heather Gargon
Bobby Castaneda
Jeremy Wagner
Hector Ruiz

Live music by DJ Sucio Smash.

Hosted by Gallery Director Nyssa Frank and Guest Curator Gabriel Fortoul.

Dash Gallery Grand Opening
Friday, Feb 19th
@ 172 Duane St.
7pm-11pm

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Imagine a free love 1970s Scandinavia, full of 24-hour summer sunshine and tons of tall, sexy sirens. Paola Ivana Suhonen lives and creates this world in her fashion, artwork, films and now asks you to join her at the IVANAhelsinki + Love Contemporary Pop-up Store. Live performance by Alexa Wilding.

Expect some fashion, some booze, some art and a shit ton of Finish girls. You know, if you’re into that sort of thing.

Grand Opening IVANAhelsinki Pop-Up Store
IVANAhelsinki Runway Show “Copper Chain Collection”
@ 238 Mulberry St.
7pm

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The MotherFuckin’ Death Set! I fuckin’ love you guys. Johnny, Dan and Jahphet are some serious lurkers. If you like to drink till you’re drunk and dance and scream with a bunch of other drunkards to Brooklyn/Baltimore/Gold Coast Spaz-Core, well then… The Death Set at 11ish.

We had them at the KnifeFight.org Sounds Like Brooklyn shows a couple weeks back – watch the interview preview!

The Death Set
@ Lit Lounge
93 2nd Ave.
with
Fresh Kills
Spiderfang
Hulk Smash
9pm

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DJ Full Time Fun and DJ Dirty Finger are throwing another aNYthing goes Ice Cream Dance Party!

Now you know.

PS- Conrad, good to see you Rubulad last weekend! I was fuckin’ wasted.

DJ Dirty Finger – http://twitter.com/dirtyfinger

DJ Full Time Fun – http://twitter.com/djfulltimefun

DJ Full Time Fun
DJ Dirty Finger
Ice Cream Dance Party
@ Arrow Bar
85 Ave A

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SATURDAY LISTINGS AFTER THE JUMP!

SATURDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY!

Rogan Records Presents Gin N Juice 2010
Sponsored by Amplify Clothing Co., Forbidden Planet, Kates Joint, Ratt Bones Pittwear, i57ny.com

They say it best:

ROOM 1: PUNK ROTT SHOW
Olde York (Back from europe)
Big Gunz (Parkslope’s finest)
The Mugs (hometown heroes)
Zombie Vandals (nyc punk roTT leGends REUNION)

ROOM 2: BOOTY SHAKING BLUNT PARTY
DJ’S MAXWELL57
& SPECIAL GUESTS SPINNN MUSIC 2 MAKE THAT BOOTY GO CLAP

MIDNIGHT FEMALE OIL WRESTING!
4 rounds of wrestling in a kiddie pool of tofu and olive oil
Winners receive cash prizes, all competitors get something
(contact email to ginnjuice2010@gmail.com)

@ The Lake Johnson
258 Johnson Avenue
9pm-4am
$6, all-ages

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MKNG FRNDS is the trashy, Lo-Fi love song duo of Tami Hart and Daniel Scott Erickson (watch the interview). This jam, with DJ Kingdom in the mix, is gonna get yr dicks hard and yr pussies wet.

Oh, grow up.

Stay tuned! Upcoming MKNG FRNDS release on Last Bummer Records.

Men
MKNG FRNDS
DJ Kingdom
DJ Tikka Masala
@ Bellhouse
149 7th Street
10pm
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I once saw These Are Powers at some house party in Arkansas. And those kids had never heard some shit like this. And really, I hadn’t either.

MyOpenBar.com says it best.

In fact, MOB’s own Rebecca Smyene took the photo above. And she went to China with the band. Check out RebeccaSmeyne.com

These Are Powers @ Coco 66
w/
MNDR
Blondes
JDH
Dave P
@ Coco 66
66 Greenpoint Ave.
9pm
18+

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