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Plastic People & Optimo

We’re taking the Mister to the UK this week. For those in London town, here’s our message in advance of the party at Plastic People on Friday:

This is Mister Saturday Night. We’re a party from New York City. Brooklyn to be precise. Twice a month we roll our soundsystem out of storage, take it to a secret loft, hang a disco ball, invite some friends and get down until the sun comes up. Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter, the Mister’s residents, often play all night. Occasionally a guest will play alongside them. No matter who’s playing, though, it’s about as no-nonsense a good time as you can have.

Until now, Mister Saturday Night has always happened in New York City. It’s the only place we’ve ever felt fully at home (it being our home and all). But last year, when Eamon and Justin were invited to play with Floating Points at Plastic People, we fell in love.

The reason why we host our party in Brooklyn lofts is because there’s no New York City club that really does it right. When we stepped into Plastic People, though, we found lovely people at the door, the bar and behind the scenes; cosy corners for chatting and a perfect dancefloor; and a pristine sound system. Check, check and check.

So now, we are elated to say that we’ll be hosting the first ever Mister Saturday Night outside of Brooklyn at Plastic People on Friday, January 27. (Yes, you heard that right. Mister Saturday Night will be on a Friday Night.) Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter will be playing vinyl all night long, and Plastic’s got all the other bits and pieces covered. Except one. That’s you.

We’re hoping you’ll come and make it complete.

Love,

Mister Saturday Night

Mister Saturday Night
On A Friday Night in London Town

with Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin All Night

at Plastic People / 10p – 4a / 147-149 Curtain Road, London, EC2 / Friday, January 27 / £7 before 11pm / £10 otherwise / advanced tickets here


And then on Sunday the 29th, we’re at Sub Club all night long, playing for our Optimo friends. It’s gonna be a good weekend.

Unfinished Business

It’s rained (or we were told it would rain) on every single Sunday in August this year. It’s actually been the wettest August in history in New York. Pretty bad luck for us all who’ve gotten used to Mister Sunday at Gowanus Grove as a highlight of the summer (although we still made the most of it).

Well, that’s all behind us now, and we intend to go out with a bang. Justin and I will take things home at the Grove next Sunday for the closing party, playing back-to-back from 3pm to 9pm. Surely it can only be a bright and sunny day… And then, once the sun sets, we’ll have an afterparty with Optimo, the gents who should have played with us on the weekend just past, before Miss Irene paid a visit. We’ll have details of the afterparty up on the site this week. For now, rest up, take it easy, and plan for a big day and special night from the Mister next Sunday.

Mister Sunday Closing Day with Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin / Sunday, September 4 from 3pm – 9pm at Gowanus Grove (400 Carroll St between Bond and Nevins, Brooklyn) / $10 in advance at residentadvisor.net/mistersaturdaynight / $10 before 5pm with RSVP to mister@mistersaturdaynight.com / $12 otherwise

Mister Sunday Closing Day Afterparty with Justin Carter, Eamon Harkin and Optimo / Sunday, September 4 from 9pm – 4am at Littlefield (622 Degraw St between 3rd and 4th Ave, Brooklyn) / $10 with stamp from daytime party / limited $15 tickets in advance from residentadvisor.net/mistersaturdaynight / $20 otherwise

Here Comes The Story of the Hurricane


August. What a wash. As you probably figured, this weekend’s festivities are no-gos. There’s the hurricane, yes, but there’s no way you could get to us. Now that the MTA is shutting down everything at noon tomorrow AND all the car companies that we’ve called have said that they’re closing up shop, you’d have to walk, and walking in the wind and the rain is a bummer.

The good news, though, is that we’ve already got makeup dates scheduled. Pépé Bradock will play Mister Saturday Night at 12-turn-13 on September 17, and Optimo will join us for a special nighttime party after the final Mister Sunday of the season next Sunday night. We’ll have info about both of those parties soon, but for now, go to the grocery store, and buy some milk and eggs, because when Irene hits, you’re gonna want some breakfast.

Two Misters, Twenty-Four Hours


Rest up. We’re doing back-to-back parties this weekend. First at 12-turn-13 with Pepe Bradock on Saturday and then at Gowanus Grove with Optimo on Sunday. No sleep ’til Brooklyn.

Saturday, August 27 / Mister Saturday Night with the Mister Saturday Night boys and Pepe Bradock / at 12-turn-13 (172 Classon Ave between Park and Myrtle, Brooklyn) / 10pm – the end / tickets / RSVP to mister@mistersaturdaynight.com to get in for $15 before midnight / $20 otherwise

Sunday, August 28 / Mister Sunday with the Mister Saturday Night boys and the Optimo boys / at Gowanus Grove (400 Carroll St between Bond and Nevins, Brooklyn) / 3pm – 9pm / tickets / RSVP to mister@mistersaturdaynight.com to get in for $10 before 5pm / $12 otherwise

Shakes On

Today sees the release of a second Throne of Blood EP from Eamon’s production project with studio partner Steve Raney.

Harkin & Raney‘s ’Shakes On’ EP explores a version of deep and broody house which has caught the ears and gained the support of The Revenge, Mark E, Neville Watson, Soul Clap, Spencer Parker, Hunee and Craig Richards. They’ve also pulled in a top drawer remix from JG Wilkes of Optimo under his Naum Gabo guise.

Review’s from Resident Advisor, xlr8r and Little White Earbuds can be found here and here and here respectively.

Workin’ & Steamin’

Shakes On

Shakes On (Naum Gabo Remix)