09.22.13 - TASTE WILLIAMSBURG GREENPOINT

TASTE Williamsburg Greenpoint is an outdoor celebration of North Brooklyn’s local flavor! Featuring over 40 of the neighborhood’s best restaurants, bars, breweries and wineries, along with live music and more all with beautiful views of the Manhattan skyline as the backdrop.

September 22nd, 2013 • 1pm – 6pm • The East River State Park

All proceeds from the event benefit the building of the Northside Town Hall Community and Cultural Center, and the renovation of the historic Engine 212 Firehouse on Wythe Ave.

Tastes are limited to quantity at hand, arrive early to ensure you’ll get to sample your favorites!

$25 advanced purchase / $30 day of — 4 food tastes and 2 drink tastes

$45 advanced purchase / $50 day of — 8 food tastes and 4 drink tastes

Music From:

Queen Majesty

Jonathan Toubin

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09.19.13 - DUB CHAMPIONS FESTIVAL at THE DELANCEY

Subatomic Sound presents
DUB CHAMPIONS FESTIVAL 2013
Opening Night in NYC with
Deadly Dragon Sound

Dub Champions Festival day 1! Warm up on the first night of the festival in NYC with a Thursday institution, Deadly Dragon Sound’s weekly rub-a-dub party, right around the corner from the Deadly Dragon record shop, is temporarily homeless with the closing of Happy Ending, so we will be throwing the opening party downstairs at The Delancey: dedicated vinyl selectors (aka DJs) with DJs (aka MCs) rocking the mic, preserving the Jamaican sound system culture from which dub originally evolved.

This will be the US debut of India’s first sound system crew, Reggae Rajahs out of New Delhi. Always expect surprise guests. Vibes come correct. The night will start bubbling early, 7pm, with Carter Van Pelt, radio host of Eastern Standard Time – WKCR 89.9 FM and the long running Coney Island Reggae on the Boardwalk summer beach parties.

                                                                               

Reggae Rajahs (out of India!)

plus

Carter Van Pelt

ADMISSION IS FREE!

Be sure to pick up a collectible festival program with great artwork and details of the full week’s events.

Get yourself in a dubwise state of mind for the rest of the festival events:

www.facebook.com/DubChampions/events

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The third annual Dub Champions Festival is a 5 day journey into the international musical phenomenon called “dub” a style characterized by heavy bass, drums, and copious use of effects, where the producers become the artists and the mixing board becomes an instrument. The festival features both performances & educational workshops to exhibit how the music is created and has evolved from the original roots in Jamaican reggae of the 1970s to becoming a cornerstone of the future of electronic bass music. Along the way it has redefined the role of producer and influenced and inspired countless artists and genres from rap to rock to punk to dance music.
Dub Champions Festival was founded in New York City by Emch from Subatomic Sound (www.SubatomicSound.com) and third annual USA festival takes place this year in New York City, Washington DC, & Philadelphia.

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09.12.13 - FINAL NIGHT AT HAPPY ENDING

With great great sorrow we have to report that tomorrow night SEPTEMBER 12th will be our final event at HAPPY ENDING LOUNGE. For 8+ years we here at Deadly Dragon have been hosting events at HAPPY ENDING. We have had artists from Shabba to Cornell Campbell to stalwarts like Johnny Osbourne and Screechy Dan come touch the mic alongside legendary sound-systems like DownBeat, Jack Scorpio, Earth Ruler, Supersonic and Mighty Crown. And for the past 4 years we have been hosting our weekly event, DOWNTOWN TOP RANKING every single Thursday with a huge variety of great guests plus the Brand New Machine NYC family bashment has been downstairs with classic dancehall as well as up to the time! Well...sad to say, this wonderful venue is closing its doors and this THURSDAY will be our last DownTown Top Ranking at Happy Ending so make sure to pass thru to commemorate 8 amazing years! STAY TUNED FOR INFORMATION ON OUR NEW VENUE!

+++ THE FINAL DOWNTOWN TOP RANKING / BRAND NEW MACHINE

 at HAPPY ENDING ++

Thursday, September 12th - come join Deadly Dragon Sound selectors Scratch Famous, JD, Mr. K and Queen Majesty as we bid farewell to our favorite NYC venue with serious music all night inna pure vinyl style!  With BRAND NEW MACHINE downstairs with Max Glazer (Federation) and DJ AUTOGRAPH

at HAPPY ENDING - 302 Broome St. NYC -- NO COVER!!!

10pm to 4am -- Pass thru early because it will be RAM!!!

Big ups: Selector, Five Star, Acapulco Gold & Shaw Promotion!

08.10.13 - JEWFRO RECORDS SUMMER JAM

Saturday, August 10th 2013

Jewfro Records Summer Jam

featuring:

Zongo Junction
New York Ska Jazz Ensemble
Queen Majesty
and resident DJs Spinach & Earthian

The Paper Box
17 Meadow Street
Brooklyn

10pm-til
$10 advance http://www.ticketfly.com/event/320421
$20 door



ZONGO JUNCTION ( Private Records ) 
http://zongojunction.net/

Generating a well-deserved buzz in NYC’s exploding afrobeat scene, Zongo Junction electrifies dance floors wherever they perform. The Village Voice describes their live show as “Sheer energy with the force of a tractor-trailer that roars with power and noise.” With five horns, and a six-piece rhythm section, audiences can’t help but move no matter where the band is playing.
If the Talking Heads produced a Fela Kuti record of Sun Ra’s music, the product would probably sound something like Brooklyn’s Zongo Junction, and in an industry where it has become commonplace to watch bands perform with laptops & backing tracks instead of live musicians, Zongo Junction takes the stage 11 strong. “The only thing Zongo Junction has to do to start a legitimate dance party is show up and plug in – anyone within a square block earshot of this Ford-tough funk factory would be hard pressed not to join in the hoopla” says the Bay Area’s SF Station.

NEW YORK SKA JAZZ ENSAMBLE
http://newyorkskajazzensemble.com/

The New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble (NYSJE) is an internationally renowned recording and touring group. Since the bands inception in 1994, they have released ten CDs and they have performed regularly throughout Europe, Canada, USA, and South America.

NYSJEs recordings and performances have garnered them critical acclaim for their high energy, creative originals, kinetic ska interpretations of jazz standards, as well as their potent mix of dance hall, reggae, rock steady and jazz. Performance highlights include: The North Sea Jazz Festival, the Montreal Jazz Festival, The Quebec Festival de Musique, Musiques en Ete (Geneva), The Bob Marley Reggae Festival with Israel Vibration and Sister Carol, and The Discover and Bell Atlantic Jazz festivals in the U.S. In addition, NYSJE has the singular distinction of being the first American Ska band to play in Poland after the wall came down.

The band had been featured in Downbeat, Reggae Nucleus, The Beat, Ragga and Jazziz magazines. NYSJE s music can be heard regularly on television– on the Nickelodeon network, MTVs Road Rules, as well as two nationally airing Campbells Soup Commercials. In Italy, their video, Properly, airs on MTV.

08.08.13 - DTR with SCREECHY DAN and BOBBY IRISH

Deadly Dragon Sound Presents

++ DownTown Top Ranking++

With selectors:
Scratch Famous, Queen Majesty,
MR. K and JD playing the finest in Foundation Sounds inna strictly vinyl style!

This week we're celebrating the Earthstrong of our good friend and mega-talent
SCREECHY DAN!




Plus we have a very special guest selector, Manchester's own BOBBY IRISH!

Yes, our good friend Eoin aka Bobby Irish is a recent NYC transplant, and he will be bringing some of his favorite 45s to the party. Eoin is a founding member, selector and art director of the infamous Hot Milk bashments in Manchester, England. Deadly Dragon was lucky enough to be a part of the fun a few times and it was great music, hospitality and vibes all night. Looking forward to having him!


Happy Ending Lounge

302 Broome St. NYC
10pm to 4am
NO COVER

Big ups: Selector, Five Star, Acapulco Gold & Shaw Promotion!

Guys, sorry about this but try to bring a girl after 1am or say you are with DEADLY DRAGON...

Downstairs every week is the Brand New Machine NYC party 

with Max Glazer, Dj Autograph, DJ Mountain Doo & more!

08.03.13 - THE ROOTS OF SOUND SYSTEM

DUB-STUY Records & DEADLY DRAGON SOUND present: 

[[ THE ROOTS OF SOUND SYSTEM ]]
A Jamaican Independence Day Celebration

Saturday | August 3rd, 2013 | 9pm to 3am

@ The Paper Box
17 Meadow Street, Williamsburg

/// Dub-Stuy Records and Deadly Dragon Sound are teaming up to present The Roots of Sound System, a Jamaican Independence Day celebration of Ska, Rocksteady, and Early Reggae. The event will feature Tony Screw (Downbeat the Ruler), Tommy Far East, and Jah Wise (Tippatone Sound), a group of selectors whose knowledge of Jamaican Music and collections of original Jamaican 45s are unparalleled.

They will be digging deep into their vaults, playing some of their most vital and rare records through the “Tower of Sound”, Dub-Stuy’s custom-built hi-fidelity sound system - making The Roots of Sound System the first-ever proper Revive Dance to be held in New York City. ///

Featuring:

+ Tony Screw, a.k.a. Downbeat the Ruler
+ Tommy Far East (Solid Rock)
+ Jah Wise (Tippatone Sound)
+ Deadly Dragon Sound System

$15 advance / $20 door
Ticketing: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/321609-dub-stuy-records-deadly-brooklyn/

Transportation:
L Train to Grand

map:
+ google: http://goo.gl/maps/SQ82b

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CHECK SOME PICTURES HERE.

07.22.13 - TheGoodLife! x Queen Majesty present: Slow Burn

via TheGoodLife! blog:

NYC has been hotter and wetter than the tropics this summer, so rather then fight it, we’re joining it with the release of Slow Burnby Queen Majesty. A deep roots reggae mix perfect for no shoes and slow motion, Slow Burn will bring back your irie summer vibes, trust us. To accompany the mix, we’re also releasing a super limited edition hot sauce collaboration with Queen Majesty (yes she’s not only NYC’s 45″ Vinyl Queen but also a hot sauce impresario with her own Brooklyn-based brand.) TheGoodLife! x Queen Majesty hot sauce is handmade by Queen Majesty in Brooklyn, NY and carries a refreshing yet spicy taste that is the perfect finisher for margaritas, micheladas and Bloody Mary’s. A special tasting event and listening party at Family Dinner x Domino Tuesday is coming soon so stay tuned and keep burning slow. Check out the hot sauce label after the jump.