Paul Smith Sale, Blowoff, Fixed: Little Boots, Girls & Boys, Beirut
FRIDAY 6
Paul Smith 75% Off
Brit designer Paul Smith is slashing prices for the last 3 days of sale at the Soho and Fifth Ave stores (London as well). Men’s P.S. and Jeans lines are 75% off. Women’s Black Label and Paul are 75% off…and all London Line suits and Mainline Collection 50% off. Get there early…the sale whores will be out in full force!
Paul Smith, 142 Greene St bet Houston and Prince Sts, NYC, 646-613-3060, 11am, www.paulsmith.co.uk
Blowoff
The burly boys are back in town! House producer Richard Morel and Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü fame are in NYC for another night of man-play. Hairy homos and their cubs come together in a den of indie rock, electro and house.
Highline Ballroom, 431 W 16th St bet Ninth and Tenth Aves, 212-414-5994, 11pm, $20, www.highlineballroom.com
Fixed: Little Boots
UK electro-pop singer Victoria Hesketh, aka Little Boots, brings her italo-synth sound to Gotham tonight at the Fixed party. As part of the nu-girl disco sound coming from cross the pond, Little Boots is at the top of the BBC list, slightly grazing over La Roux, VV Brown, and Passion Pit. Djs JDH and Dave P grind the TTs.
Studio B, 259 Banker St bet Calyer St and Meserole Ave, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, 718-389-1880, 10pm, $12, www.myspace.com/fixednyc
Girls and Boys
DJ One Man Party of Soulwax
GBH brings French progressive-electro DJ Danger and Belgium’s One Man Party, aka Steve Slingeneyer of Souwax, to Webster Hall for a nite of tronic tweak in the Grand Ballroom with Alex English. Plus, legendary hip hop DJ Afrika Bambaataa in the Marlin.
Webster Hall, 125 E 11th St bet Third and Fourth Aves, 212-353-1600, 10pm, $10, www.gbh.tv
Beirut + Kaki King
European-style folk band Beirut is really just one guy named Zachary from New Mexico. But depending on the show, there could be a whole gang of mystical types inspired by Balkan brass on stage. Tonight they’ll be playing songs from upcoming EPs March of Zapotec and Holland at the AMAZING Brooklyn Academy of Music!…Crazy!!!! Kaki King open.
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 Lafayette Ave bet Ashland Pl and St Felix St, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, 8pm, www.myspace.com/beruit