Barbie Bertisch & Paul Raffaele
Barbie and Paul are highly ambitious and successful people but extremely humble to the point of self-deprecating, despite being the preeminent documentarians and torch-bearers of the scene. Their current projects include producing the well-curated and beautifully designed (by Paul) zine on a roughly monthly basis for the past four years; hosting monthly sessions of the NYC arm of Classic Album Sundays, an international series of hi-fi vinyl listening events; holding down a weekly radio show at T
Spinna
DJ Spinna holds the distinction of being a world-class record collector, DJ, and producer, known for his lifelong dedication to all three.
Jonny Go Figure
I'm sorry I didn’t pretty this up for you guys,” Jonny Go Figure says, walking into the center of his Flatbush, Brooklyn living room which is littered with records. “I know it looks like a clusterfuck in here, but this is just how it is. And I know where everything is.” Jonny closes his eyes and thinks of a record he hasn’t played in a while before digging into a stack and pulling out reggae breakbeat LP by Paul Nice and DJ Wisdom called Beef Patty Breaks. He explains the history of
Vinyl Stories NYC
Dust & Grooves & Sonos Presents: Vinyl Stories NYC: Meet. Swap. Listen with Talib Kweli and DJ Natasha Diggs We’re really excited to partner with Sonos for this special event to celebrate Record Store Day 2018. Hoping to trade a few records? Bring them in and join us for a happy hour record swap […]
What’s Playing @ Dust & Grooves HQ – March 2018
Thanks again for sticking with us and supporting our work. Here’s what’s been playing in the Dust & Grooves HQ in March 2018 For full playlist, visit our Patreon page. While you’re there, consider supporting us by becoming a Patron. https://www.patreon.com/posts/17938249
Binky Griptite
For more than a decade, Binky Griptite was the voice of the Dap-Kings, the hard-hitting funk and soul eight piece behind the incomparable Sharon Jones.
Lexis
Montreal-based collector Alexis Charpentier is nothing if not eclectic. He’s equally comfortable digging for fusion jazz records in Serbia as he is vibing to Quebec hip-hop. With a voracious appetite for musical knowledge, DJ Lexis’ collection spans genre and medium to create the best collection in the world—for him, anyway.
Carlos Vera
Carlos Vera, a.k.a DJ Turmix, has always been interested in mashups. From his early days spinning breakbeats, house and acid jazz in Spanish clubs, to sharing the stage with Latin soul and boogaloo legends in New York, sonic combination has been his jam.
What’s Playing @ Dust & Grooves HQ – May/June 2017
What’s been spinning at the Dust & Grooves headquarters on May & June 2017. This is a long one! Three and a half hours of our favorite tunes. Driving from NYC to your summer house in East Hamptons? Stuck in traffic? bummer. Hope this will make your traffic jam more manageable. Keep supporting Dust & […]
What’s Playing @ Dust & Grooves HQ – April 2017
Here’s what’s been playing at the Dust & Grooves HQ in April 2016. Same deal still… If you nodded your head at least once during this playlist, or looked at the tracklist to know what’s playing at least twice, is that worth enough to be part of the Dust & Grooves group of patrons? Tell […]