Vinyl Nights at the ICA

FREE, no tickets required! This summer kick back with waterfront vinyl DJ sets from some of Boston’s boldest nightlife and cultural cliques. Boston boasts a thriving scene of innovative subcultures, bringing together communities eager to share their craft. This year’s Vinyl Nights lineup showcases a small slice of these various pockets, showcasing genres from disco and house to hip-hop and electro.&nbsp; Enjoy refreshments from the&nbsp;ICA Wine + Coffee Bar&nbsp;with natural wines selected by nationally recognized sommelier Lauren Friel of&nbsp;Rebel Rebel&nbsp;and&nbsp;Dear Annie. In case of inclement weather, vinyl nights will move indoors. LINEUP: July 12&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/keeponboston/" target="_blank">Keep On</a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/therealcakewalk/" target="_blank">CAKEWALK</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/briannapaon/" target="_blank">Brianna Paon,</a>&nbsp;+&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jedarmour.tripreport/" target="_blank">Trip Report</a><ul><li>Tasting notes: disco, house, funk, soul, techno</li><li>For fans of: Kaytranada, Donna Summer, Disclosure</li><li>Keep On is a dance party held twice a month at Middlesex in Cambridge. Our aim is to build community through dance music.&nbsp;</li></ul>July 19&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/staysilentpvd/" target="_blank">Stay Silent</a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/djlefty401/" target="_blank">Lefty</a><ul><li>Tasting notes: reggae, dancehall, vintage NYC hip-hop</li><li>For fans of: Prince, Notorious B.I.G., New Edition</li><li>Stay Silent comes from the close cultural quarters of New England. As children of immigrants, we were shaped by the traditions of our homes, but what connected us culturally to the word outside was hip-hop. Since 2012, we’ve been a defining voice of New England’s diasporic and hip-hop communities through arts, music, and fashion.</li></ul>July 26&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/yungvinyl/" target="_blank">Music Research Library</a><ul><li>Tasting notes: jazz-funk, boogie, electro, Balearic dance</li><li>For fans of: Alan Hawkshaw, Dam Funk, Nu Genea</li><li>Music Research Library is a Beacon Hill record store that started as a passion project by two longtime friends and record fiends who wanted to share the music they found on their worldwide digging excursions. Specializing in library, jazz, hip-hop and world curios, MRL is an internationally recognized destination for crate diggers and seasoned collectors.&nbsp;</li></ul>August 9&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kickbackboston/" target="_blank">KickBack</a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/djrealp/" target="_blank">ReaL P</a>,&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/djknife/" target="_blank">DJ Knife</a>&nbsp;+&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/djbasib/" target="_blank">Basi B</a><ul><li>Tasting notes: Baltimore club, R&amp;B, boogie</li><li>For fans of: Evelyn Champagne King, Herb Albert, SWV</li><li>KickBack Boston is a brother-and-sister collective that is deeply committed to creating good vibes through music experiences for Boston’s young, vibrant, and creative. The idea was straightforward: create a setting that would welcome like-spirited people to vibe, sip and kick it.&nbsp;</li></ul>August 16&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/socialstudiesnight/" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px;">Social Studies</a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/design.by.alfredo/" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px;">Alfredo</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/smadadian/" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px;">Sacha</a>, +&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/azz_ela/" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px;">Azzeddine</a><ul><li>Tasting notes: street soul, global disco, dance rarities</li><li>For fans of: Moodymann, Omar Souleyman, Fela Kuti</li><li>Social Studies has been a staple of the Boston dance music scene for eleven years, holding a special place at the heart of the underground for the heads and providing a gateway to the music we love for upcoming generations of dancers in a city where cultural preservation is vital.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul>August 23&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/theslowgemz/" target="_blank">Slow Gemz</a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/knszwrth/" target="_blank">KNSZWRTH</a>&nbsp;+&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mez.wav/" target="_blank">Mez Wav</a><ul><li>Tasting notes: hip-hop, R&amp;B, soul, funk</li><li>For fans of: Frank Ocean, Rihanna, Aaliyah, Hall &amp; Oates</li><li>All genres! #AsLongAsTheTempoIsRight. Slow Gemz is curated by The B-Sidez, an intimate party series highlighting the hidden gems in all genres from old school to new school: “Yo, we have to be at The B-Sidez.”&nbsp;</li></ul>August 30&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/infraboston/" target="_blank">Infra</a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/_angelattack/" target="_blank">Angel Attack</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ntmowen/" target="_blank">Ntmowen</a>&nbsp;+&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/x.am76/" target="_blank">Xam76</a><ul><li>Tasting notes: deep house, electro, Detriot techno</li><li>For fans of: Omar S, Frankie Knuckles, Jeff Mills</li><li>Infra is perpetually and unconditionally cultivating the underground experience in Boston.&nbsp;</li></ul>

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