Our 10th year anniversary was everything we could have wanted it to be. Just Blaze and Mike the Gaff were our special guests on a night that saw record crowds at The Bell House. It was DJ Ayres’ birthday to top it off and his birthday cake was pretty much the greatest thing ever. The crowd in the front room was treated to not one but two sets from Just Blaze, as he mixed from one classic he produced to another. It really was sing-a-long hour as one of the great producers of our time got down and sweaty with us. Rahnon looked beautiful as ever holding down the door, as she has for the past 10 years now. It was a real family feeling all night. We thank everyone for coming out and celebrating an anniversary that still seems surreal. 10 years and counting!!!
Big shout to Kenny Rodriguez for taking the pics for us. Check out the photo album HERE
We’re getting all emotional here now that we are preparing for our 10 year anniversary party this Saturday, so why not take a dip into the archives of photos from our bud Ian Meyer? Ian chronicled our debauchery for a few of our years at Southpaw, so take a look at some of his galleries below. Maybe you’ll see yourselves in it!
July 2007 – 5 year Anniversary Party
‘Summer of The Rub’ continues this Saturday as we return to The Bell House for our monthly blow-out. This month, we bring in one of our favorite DJ’s from Canada, DJ Marvel of The Freshest crew.
The Bell House
149 7th St
Brooklyn, NY
Doors Open at 10pm
$10
21+
“Summer of The Rub” Mix and Fool’s Gold Podcast
Posted: June 21, 2012 Filed under: Flyers, MP3, Rub Dates, Rub Radio, The Rub
“Summer of The Rub” is officially here!!!! What better way to get this celebration started than releasing a new mix as apart of our buds over at Fool’s Gold Records’ “Foolcast” Podcast series?
Our kick-off party is this Saturday at Dekalb Market and it is going to be an absolute throwdown. We’re bringing out the big guns with DJ Neil Armstrong as well as Rich Medina to ensure your evening becomes a sweaty sing-a-long.
As for the podcast, well this is not your typical mix at all.
DJ Ayres explains: “There is a grocery store in Brooklyn called Food Town where they have a station that plays tons of 60s music and there is a lot of overlap with Vietnam movie soundtracks from when we were kids, like Platoon, Full Metal Jacket and the TV show Tour of Duty (its opening credits were to Paint it Black by the Stones). It’s a weird filter but it’s really powerful music. So anyway we came up with a big list and then narrowed it down to 1967-1973, took out the obvious “UBB Rock Breaks” (In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida) and the stuff which was too soft (Strawberry Letter 23), then we each mixed for 30 minutes and boom! Summer of The Rub Foolscast!”
Go download it (right click + save link) or stream it over HERE. Make sure you subscribe to Fool’s Gold “Foolcast” cause these guys are light years ahead of the curve with their artist curations.
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The Rub Opens for Dam Funk – This Sunday!!!
Posted: June 13, 2012 Filed under: Flyers, Rub Dates, The Rub
This Sunday we hope you join us as we go party with one of our favorite live acts around, Dam Funk. We open up for him at Brooklyn Bowl. Doors open at 8pm. The show is a part of the Northside Festival but you can go buy tickets HERE
$10 to party with Dam Funk??? That’s the biggest no-brainer ever.
Hope to see you all there!!!
Oh yea! We’re bringing in a heavy hitter this month as DJ Marvel from The Freshest DJ’s comes into town. We cannot wait for this one!
New Mix for May 2012 & Special Guest Announcement
Posted: May 16, 2012 Filed under: Rub Radio, The RubBig day as we bring you a brand new mix for May as well as proudly announce our good friend Nick Catchdubs as our special guest at this month’s Rub. Needless to say, Nick is hard-wired to play this party so you can guarantee this is going to be stupid fun.
Our new mix for the month of May is a real heavy one with a ton of new rap from the likes of Young Dolph, Big K.R.I.T, and Iggy Azalea. Check it out below!
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Whew! Now that was a fun party Saturday night. We thank all of you for coming out to celebrate our first official residency at The Bell House. It was a great success! You guys kept that place packed!
You can see the entire album on our Facebook page
Time Out New York recently interviewed DJ Ayres and DJ Eleven about the latest happenings with The Rub as well as thoughts on our new home at The Bell House.
TONY: When you found out that Southpaw was closing, was there any thought of going on hiatus, or even shutting the party down?
Eleven: No, not at all. We’ve actually known for a while—several years at least—that we had sort of outgrown Southpaw, but we definitely never wanted to stop doing the Rub. What happened was, Southpaw told us they were closing down about ten days before the last party we did there. And Ayres and I literally left that meeting, walked a couple doors down to a coffee place and began to figure out what we were gonna do next. We didn’t skip a beat. You know, the Rub pays our bills, but it’s also something that’s near and dear to our hearts. It’s not something we want to walk away from because we have to. When we do walk away someday, it’ll be because we want to.
TONY: Does being in Brooklyn help?
Ayres: Definitely. When we started, there weren’t very many big parties at all in Brooklyn, and I think that let us have the Rub develop in a more natural way. We always wanted it to feel like a house party.
TONY: It’s always had the reputation of being a very unpretentious affair.
Eleven: That’s very important—probably the most important thing about the Rub. We know we have to take care of our friends, but we’ve always avoided creating a feeling of elitism. If you’ve got ten bucks and you’re okay with waiting in line for a bit, then we want you. Just be ready to party.
Read the full interview on Time Out New York
No rest for the weary as we drop a new mix for you guys today with our friends over at Brooklyn Radio. Take a listen as we feature tracks by Oliver $, Jay Fay Ft. G-Eazy, Azealia Banks, Cee-Lo Green, Sticky Ft Natalie Storm and more…