DISEMBODIED RETURNS

1000 Knives + Chronic Youth + Santos Party House present
THE ACACIA STRAIN, DISEMBODIED and more!
January 16, 2010
[More Info + Tickets]

"In the late '90s every hardcore band started their set the same way. The band prepped up gear and stretched for the exercise ahead of them while the singer jumped around like a motivational speaker with its head cut off, squawking about the scene and their major crush for each band that played before them. But not Disembodied, they were the odd band out in the era of zines and distros. Their sets began with a swelling, a growling of the bass, and when the whole band came in there was nothing positive screamed - DISEMBODIED were the dark side of hardcore"





+ The reunited Disembodied is coming to NYC (playing Santos) [Brooklyn Vegan]

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Santa

SANTOS WINS BIG AT 2009 PAPER AWARDS 2ND YEAR IN A ROW!

You did it New York City! The amazing night owls of our lovely Island have voted Santos Party House the BEST CLUB for the 2nd year in a row at PAPER'S 2009 NIGHTLIFE AWARDS! Our OPEN party also won BEST PARTY IN NYC! Thank you New York! Santa loves you!

"THANK YOU NEW YORK CITY! And LOVERS OF Santos Party House!!! WE DID IT! YES!!!!" - Andrew W.K.



More photos to come as last night's party makers start their day today. EDIT: Below photos added.




Field trip Pictures to the awards courtesy of Miss Glenn Aya Lovrich!










Much Love!
Santa
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Happy Holidays from Santos

Santos would like to thank all our fellow party people for such a mind-blowing year. There were more highlights then we can even name (and probably a few we don’t remember so well). We feel so fortunate to be privy to the music, art, dance, laughter, love and togetherness that has taken place at Santos over the last year, it really has been a magical.

Santos is growing, and like any organism we’re developing and changing as we get older (wait until you see our new lights!). However, our mission has not changed. We’re still chasing the platonic ideal of the perfect party. We’re still promoting the ecstatic feeling of oneness that rhythm creates, gathering people of diverse backgrounds under one roof. We’re still presenting music and art that challenges, inspires and unites. And, of course, we’re still serving delicious ice-cold beers.

As the excitement of the New Year approaches we can’t help but look back over the last year with a bittersweet nostalgia. So many amazing people, amazing smiles, amazing dancers, amazing musicians, and most importantly amazing moments. Moments that made our hair stand on it end, moments that you knew everyone in the room was feeling the same magic we were. What a year.

2009 was not without its sadness and hardship we lost a lot of great people, people who will live in our memories forever. Whether due to drugs, accidents, or old age, death is always painful, but it also reminds us to live everyday to the fullest.

On a less metaphysical level, the tough economic realities of 2009 forced us make a number of difficult decisions, none harder that letting go of nights and talent that we support and love to the fullest. Santos operates as a family, and when we are forced to let go of someone for economic reasons, it feels like selling a limb (it sucks). This was especially the case letting go of Rich Medina. Rich tore the roof off of Santos on many occasions over the last year and a half. We all love and respect what he is, as an artist and a man. Times being what they are financially, we were forced to trim back our roster on Fridays and re-appropriate resources to other areas. This was solely the decision of the club; its owners and managers. For the record, Q-tip was not involved at all in the decision to let rich go, despite rumors to the contrary. We were also forced to switch up our Saturday residency with Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter (which brought us, in many way our dream line up- I mean Moodyman and Egyptian Lover on the same night, what???) and Thursday with DJ Spinna, maybe the best DJ in NYC. Both Journey and Mister Saturday Night were in-house staff favorites, unfortunately they just weren't economically feasible.

For 2010, we've got a lot of surprises in store for NYC. Santos Party House, has only begun its journey. Stay Tuned. Happy Holidays and best of luck to everyone in the new year.

Love,
Santos

CHOICE C*NTS LAST SATURDAYS AT SANTA'S + PHOTO RECAP

CHOICE C*NTS LAST SATURDAYS
@ SANTOS PARTY HOUSE
A rare party for raw queers going into her 3rd year!

December 26, 2009 @ 11pm | [rsvp]

Hosted by THE GAYSHA + celesbian guest hosts with DJ LESBIAN VAN HALEN + guest DJs packing the south pole dance floor.

2-4-1 drinks 11p-12a

Door whore Madame Rouge
Photography by MARO

Bar bitch Sir Sabrina
Girl + Boi Gogos of shake it hard!

Straights welcome with queer chaperones...keep it CHOICE!

PHOTOS BY MARO - 11.28.09 @ SANTOS
[Click Here for more]

Santa's own FIONA SILVER

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SOUL KITCHEN tonight with special guests FREE WINGS and COLT 45

The get-down that's been tearing it up in New York City for decades brings the funk to one of the best sound and light systems in the city. Known for slanging Colt 45, free chicken wings and offering no special treatment to the models and celebs who frequent, Frankie Jackson's Soul Kitchen invites aspiring hoods, hipsters, and old-school party people alike to take over the room and harmoniously tip their bottles while grooving to a soulful soundtrack provided by Frankie Inglesse.

BLACK SHEEP, SHINOBI NINJA (new video) and more tomorrow night!

Black Sheep, Shinobi Ninja, Rad Out Crew, Nacirema
7:00 PM 18+
Tickets
RSVP for reduced price at FACEBOOK

BLACK SHEEP:

This Classic Alternative Hip Hop group best known for 1991's "The Choice Is Yours" is bursting at the seams with new music. Fresh off tour in Europe and the West Coast, Dres will be performing songs from his new EP "From The Black Pool of Genius: The Prelude" dropping Dec 1st. Party rocking brilliance live and in person.....TAKE NOTES and check the new music:

Black Sheep homepage

Audible Treats

SHINOBI NINJA:

Party Rocking Beasts from Brooklyn NY....if you're not a sweaty mess after dancing and moshing at one of their sets, you probably weren't at the show! Shinobi will Officially release of their new music video BROOKLYN TO BABYLON with a screening before their set.

Shinobi Ninja homepage

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RAD OUT CREW!!!!

Underground party rockers Anton Glamb + Fam are no strangers to packed secret parties in warehouses in BK and exclusive joints in manhattan. He and the Lurkers will be in the house for your audible enjoyment and your custom "Real Life" experience. LURKERS STAND UP!!!!!

Rad Out Crew homepage

NACIREMA:

Nacirema is an alchemy of played parts and found elements, combined old and new sounds in rhythm instruments, synths and samples; a mixture of hip hop, rock and old school R&B. Combining skate/snowboard culture and hip hop, their live show is full of energy and party rocking tendencies. CHECK IT!

Nacirema on Myspace

--Anton Glamb

URB Magazine poll - VOTE FOR SANTA!

We are amazed and honored to be nominated for "Club/Venue of the Year" in the URB Magazine 2009 Readers Poll! Also up are other incredible nightlife forces and friends of Santos including Kid Cudi, Brooklynvegan,Lady Gaga, Miike Snow, Raekwon, Hype Machine, Stereogum, Turntable Lab and many more! Much respect to URB for showing us love and for allowing us to do the same for others. We support dope s#!+.

Also, don't forget the ballot for Paper's 2009 Nightlife Awards People's Choice Awards ENDS TOMORROW! So get the family involved! Let's make it happen!