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Oh Sunday Best how I love you, with your fabulous DJs, imported food carts from the Red Hook Ballfields and lazed relaxing under the trees with other likeminded Brooklynites. For those of you who haven't been, Sunday Best is at The Yard (just before you cross the Gowanus Canal on Carroll Street). It starts on May 24 and runs through September 6, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. It's all ages, with enough dancing kids to keep things cute. Pony up $10 without an rsvp, $8 with (rsvp@sundaynestnyc.com) or before 4 p.m.

Here's the lineup:

May 24 - QUENTIN HARRIS, the master of soulful house
May 31 - MR. SCRUFF, a UK-based illustrator, tea vendor and eclectic DJ
June 7 - LUKE SOLOMON, Rekids and Cajual producer
June 14 - JUS-ED, Bridgeport, Connecticut’s finest
June 21 - RUB N TUG, crazy but true
June 28 - JUSTIN MARTIN, the dirtiest Dirtybird of them all
July 5 - LOSOUL, maker of European dance music with big nods to soul and jazz
July 12 - KYLE HALL, the 17-year-old, Detroit-based producer who's never played New York
July 19 - I:CUBE, a forefather of French house and one half of Chateau Flight
July 26 - OMAR S blows our minds every time
August 2 - MAURICE FULTON, the funkiest DJ we've ever heard
August 9 - MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE, a young German paying homage to Detroit
August 16 - TIM SWEENEY, the ever-eclectic Beats In Space man
August 23 - THEO PARRISH, a true master playing a long set
August 30 - JUSTUS KOHNCKE, a Kompakt artist playing a live set
September 6 - DJ HARVEY, closing it out crazily and properly

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Happy summer drinking!

So, in case you missed it, there's this little thing called a presidential election tomorrow. Do make sure you check your status before you vote so you know you're registered and where to vote.

THEN, figure out where to party. My two suggestions: The Red and the Blue party at the Bellhouse, featuring Brooklyn's own Blue Album Group cover band (the blue) and Red Hook vendors (the red, duh). Oh, and it's free. Also, for something that's totally in stumbling distance to my front door, Abilene has a brand spankin'-new flatscreen that will be tuned to election coverage, alonside a brand spankin'-new menu that debuts tomorrow. Check the website for menu goodies like pulled pork sandwiches, fried chicken, smoked ribs ... yum.

If you've been to The Yard yet this summer, you know it's a great venue for listening to good music and chilling out by the Gowanus while nibbling on a Red Hook-approved huarrache. August is officialy kids month there (not that there weren't cute young things there all summer long), meaning kids get in free and get free popsicles. Everyone else pays $8 for the summer vibes.

Up this week: Daniel Wang

The food speaks for itself, and then there's the rooftop, and the music. FUN!

I came across these fantastic mixes over at The Sweet Fix this morning. They're from the DFA Party at Moma back in March. I'm sad now that I missed it.

1. Justin Miller & Jacques Renault
2. Holy Ghost!
3. T&T (Tim Sweeney & Tim Goldsworthy)
4. Juan Maclean

Go check them out, I'm sure they'll make your day too.

Lineup for the Yard (Carroll Street on the Gowanus) Sunday parties has been released and it looks to be a super fun summer--and all within walking distance:

Sunday Best! takes over The Yard, a leafy waterside lot on the Gowanus Canal for a nice, mid-afternoon barbecue. It's no ordinary weenie roast, though. The bar-b's organic and resident DJs Justin Carter, Eamon Harkin and Doug Singer play alongside some of the finest DJs to ever take on a back yard…

May 25
Roy Davis Jr – Chicago house legend playing his first New York set in years

June 01
King Britt – This party with the former Digable Planets member is FREE!

June 08
Trusme – A Manchester man walking in the very large shoes of Moodymann

June 15
Stefan Goldmann - Innervisions artist who makes jangling, melodic dance music

June 22
Afrika Bambaataa – The hip-hop progenitor and legend who still keeps it eclectic

June 29
Rick Wilhite and Jerome Derradji – Three Chairs member with Still Music founder

July 6
Riton – UK re-rubber on Berlin's Get Physical imprint

July 13
Kevin Saunderson – The Detroit legend plays a special house set

July 20
Move D – Former Warp Records ambient artist now making super deep house

July 27
The Wurst BBQ – My Cousin Roy and Doug Lee serving up sausages!

August 3
Danny Wang – The prodigal progenitor of disco house returns to New York!

August 10
John Tejada – Maker of the lushest and bumpiest techno of the past decade

August 17
Pilooski – Paris' edit-maker of the moment

August 24
Joakim – The Tigersushi and !K7 artist brings weird, organic dance jams

August 31
Metro Area – Hometown disco heroes close out the series nice and easy

Molly, former owner and bartender of the new defunct Lido Bar, will be rockin' with her bandmates at Bar Matchless in Greenpoint this Thursday night. If Superdragon's sound is anything like Molly's antics, you will be outrageously entertained.

Every time I pass the vacant Lido on Columbia St., I'm filled with fond memories and shed a tear.

I came across this Cut Copy mix a couple of days ago and I've had quite some mileage out of it so far. You should head over to the Anthem Magazine <<<MP3 HERE blog and check it out! It's full of all the wholesome disco-italo-cosmic DJ goodness you might expect for an ABL:Radio podcast mix.

Update: Music For Robots has the track listing.

On a somewhat related note, Cut Copy hails from Melbourne, AU where one of our ABL:Radio Djs, Spankie Hazard, originates. You might remember his tribute to Brooklyn's own Environ Records we posted a while back. Spankie will be appearing this Friday on "A Downtown Affair," (10:30pm 89.1FM/wnyu.org), a radio show hosted by Mike McGill (works at Environ) another ABL DJ. Be sure to check it out! If you miss the show, the mix should be posted over at Mike's blog, "Let's Get Serious" at some point next week.

Cobble Hill resident, Bethany of ABL:Radio and Cybernetic-Broadcasting System fame, will be joining our friends Attitude City in Montréal this Friday for a DJ extravaganza. If you happen to be anywhere near, do not miss this event!

Happy Thanksgiving!!! That said -- What are you up to on Friday?

Consider this: we're throwing a party at Le Cagibi (formerly Esperanza) and wanted to know if you were free. Music courtesy of ABL Radio and Cybernetic Broadcasting System's BETHANY BENZUR (NYC, USA), who in our opinion is as good as it gets for electronic disco. This one has been three years in the making, and we've even booked extra sound to fill the joint out.

Minneapolis DJ of the Year JEFF DUBOIS (MN, USA) gets things started in style with his signature brew of italo, boogie, and down-to-earth dance music. Only 5 bucks to party all night long.

While you're there, check out our merch table: we've got Loose Joints t-shirts, mix CDs, and other handcrafted delights at ridiculously low prices.

Loose Joints presents:
Bethany Benzur (ATL/NYC, USA)
Jeff Dubois (MPLS, USA)
David Shaw (MTL)
Friday, November 23rd
Le Cagibi, 5490 St. Laurent (corner Saint-Viateur)
$5 10-3am

SKYLAB @ Sputnik
262 Taaffe Place (@Dekalb)
10pm - upstairs
FREE!

G train to Classon Ave