May 2013
4 posts
Social Set Summer Mixtapes #1
Summer is close, and it’s that time of year where the best way to spend a free afternoon is walking around the city with headphones on, iced coffee in hand. Here’s a few mixtapes from Brendan Fallis, Yuksek, and friend of Social Set, Vikas Sapra. Whether you want something chill, something upbeat, or something dancey, one or all three of these mixes have you covered!
Brendan...
August 2012
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July 2012
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June 2012
7 posts
Personality Profile: Shinnosuke Katsube &...
By: Kris
Shinnosuke Katsube
Keiichiro Nakajima
Were you friends in Japan, or did you meet in NYC?
S: We were classmates in first grade of high school in Numazu-shi, Shizuoka, Japan. We weren’t the closest of friends, but we both liked going to cafés, reading novels, and playing soccer, so we got along well. K: We became closer when we were studying to get into universities. We both...
Ete D’Amour with Tommie Sunshine & Populette @ Le...
By: Kris
Last Sunday was the triumphant return of Été D’Amour to Le Bain at The Standard. This is Été D’Amour’s third year at Le Bain, brought to New York from Paris courtesy of the Nouveau York team. Every Sunday this summer starting at 4pm, you’ll find the pool, dance floor, and grassy rooftop of Le Bain littered with Frenchies, francophiles, and half naked people of all nationalities. Tommie...
May 2012
3 posts
Miami Miami @ Le Bain
Simonez Wolf and Sebastian Puga have made the Wednesday party Mercury Nights at Le Bain a staple in the social calendars of the downtown social set. With past DJs including Elijah Wood, Jus Ske, local favorites like Kei Nakajima and MSB, Mercury Nights has brightened the otherwise dull meatpacking scene. Last Wednesday, the duo brought their second installment of their pop- up party Miami Miami...
5 Reasons Chinatown is the new Nightlife...
By: Kris
Apothéke (9 Doyers Street)
Apothéke is easily one of the most original bars in New York, and a Chinatown pioneer, opening in 2008, when none of the trend- setting jet set crowd would go south of SoHo. It may be hard to find, hidden in a small alley in a neighborhood that used to be turf for gang wars, the former opium den would be easily missed if not for the well- suited bouncer and...
Encore! Sessions #5 featuring Little Dragon at Le...
By: Kris
This past Thursday night, the line outside of Chinatown’s Le Baron extended a three blocks down Mulberry street, as crowds eagerly anticipated a live set by Swedish electro pop band Little Dragon. Encore!, Le Baron’s summer concert series, promoted the show on their Facebook page for weeks and hundreds of fans were waiting before doors opened at 7. Unfortunately, the door policy...
