Brooklyn club Paragon will host the free event on April 11th. A new nightlife conference, Beyond the Dancefloor, is coming to New York City. Taking over Brooklyn club Paragon on Saturday, April 11th, it consists of three panel discussions. The free event is described as a "public convening on sustainability, power and accountability" [...]
The New York event, featuring DJ Manny, Hiroko Yamamura and JADALAREIGN, takes place on March 28th. Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival (BEMF) is back for the first time in seven years. Taking over the 314 Scholes complex in Brooklyn, New York on March 28th, the one-day event is curated by seven local promoters. They [...]
At Brooklyn’s “hi-def dance club” Refuge, two mainstays of New York nightlife have joined forces to execute their vision of the perfect club, building on the city’s mighty legacy and carrying that inspiration forward into the future. Patrick Hinton headed out to the debut of legendary Detroit-meets-New York party No Way Back at Refuge [...]
The Brooklyn Mirage spent 2025 in bankruptcy court instead of hosting raves, but Pacha plans to revive the shuttered nightlife complex starting in June 2026 with a five-month programming push. The storied nightlife brand has announced its first season at the old Avant Gardner complex, where it will absorb operational duties for the embattled [...]
Happy New Year! It seems that 2026 will start with a bang, as BKMAG is reporting that on January 1, 2026 the now-infamous Brooklyn Mirage and its parent Avant Gardner were sold to the group behind Pacha, FIVE Holdings. Five Holdings, the parent company of Pacha, made its deal with Axar, the longtime lender that acquired most of the Mirage’s assets [...]
The event will go ahead on New Year’s Day, featuring a bill of Brooklyn DJs Words: | Photo: Kara McCurdy 16 December 2025 Brooklyn nightclub Paragon is set to host an inauguration party for the Mayor-Elect of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, on New Year’s Day. The venue will open its doors to the [...]
Housed in a 19th century industrial complex in Brooklyn, Refuge is a brand new venue that wants to revive the spirit of New York nightlife's golden age, using bygone spots like Paradise Garage and The Sound Factory, as well as iconic international hubs like Space Ibiza, as reference points for its 'hi-fi dance club'. With an [...]
The space's first event, an ambient night with sets from Madison Moore and Shaun J. Wright, takes place in early October A new not-for-profit music and community space, Queer Nightlife Community Center (QNCC), is opening in New York. Pronounced 'kink', the venue and team behind it have been established to dedicated to "empower queer, trans, and [...]
Mike Servito and Carlos Souffront are also listed to play the new venue in the coming months New Brooklyn club Refuge has revealed its opening season line-ups. DJ Seinfeld is set to open the venue on 21st September, after a daytime preview party featuring Analog Soul. A full opening marathon party will follow from 27th September [...]
The Brooklyn club has been fitted out with a custom-made four-point soundsystem, engineered by co-founder Craig ‘Shorty’ Bernabeu A new venue is set to open in New York next month. Established by US dance music veteran John Dimatteo and sound expert Craig ‘Shorty’ Bernabeu, Refuge will open its doors for the first time this September in [...]