LoverGirl
Saturdays; Pacha, 618 W. 46th St., nr. Eleventh Ave.; 212-209-7500
LoverGirl boldly declares itself "NYC’S HOTTEST Dance Party for Women," and we can’t really argue. Now at Pachita, the penthouse lounge at Pacha, it boasts a sexy, high-energy crowd cutting it up to DJ Mary Mac. August features appearances from scene celebs like the female MCs Kin4Life and video vixen Syn Moulin. The Anti-Underwear Go Comanda party will also stop by.

U.N.I.T.Y.
First and third Saturdays; Hugs, 108 N. 6th St., nr. Berry St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn; 718-599-5959
Finally, a dance party after our own hearts: U.N.I.T.Y.’s M.O. is a steady flow of the choicest radio jams from the halcyon days of the nineties. We’re talking Keith Sweat segueing seamlessly into some Local H before jumping on Ginuwine’s “Pony” and riding over to Luscious Jackson’s “Naked Eye,” with everyone’s sing-along instincts kicking in at an extremely high volume. You no longer have to listen to Collective Soul only in the comfort of your own home.

The Rub.   (Photo: Ian Meyer)

The Rub
First Saturdays; Southpaw, 125 Fifth Ave., nr. Sterling Pl., Park Slope, Brooklyn; 718-230-0236
The D.J. trio and hip-hop historical society collectively known as the Rub have long since been a welcome local presence at a multitude of one-off parties, and they have their own program on BrooklynRadio.net. But their monthly Saturday-night jam at Southpaw, around since 2002, is still the trio’s natural habitat. A no-pretense bash where Souls of Mischief, Digital Underground, and old-school Ice Cube rule the speakers? Damn, today was a good day.

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