Celebrating Mod Subculture & Soul Music Across The Decades
For your Bank Holiday Weekend Treat JD is delighted to welcome a rare guest appearance from CURTIS TAYLOR, his partner in crime for many years at South London’s late lamented Shakeup Soul Club! Also guesting is the immaculate original modernist IAN HINGLE! With this team of Easter Bunnies your eggcups floweth over with super soul delicaciesl! Rare, Northern & Club …
March brings the sensational guest pairing of ALI BONGO GOBY + STRUTTER! Culture Care for Hep Cats for sure! Such fine sounding tunes should be illegal – fortunately we are in the libertarian embrace of the Mascara Bar where the exceptional is still allowed. Free entry to Hackney’s unique late night blast of a venue. Lay your hot feet on …
Laying down more of a good sounding time than the law allows & your feet can resist! For the February edition JD is delighted to welcome SHAUN ARNOLD (Walls of Heartache) + Midlands Maestro SAMMY DEE electrifying the dancefloor! Original Rare, Northern & Club Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Latin & Jazz Vinyl. If it don’t crackle, bump & jump – …
Swiftly into action in 2023 Steppin’ Out enters its seventh year full of itchy optimism. Born out of the Dugout Soul Club, Steppin’ Out has built up a strong following based on its solid delivery of the finest Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Latin & Jazz vinyl played by the some of the most excellent guest DJs on the scene. Our …
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The legendary Steppin’ Out NYE Allnighter was launched in 2016 . Since then it has become the must attend event of the night. The 2022 event features 3 of resident JD’s fun chums. All renowned promoters & ace DJs in their own right GLEN GOODWIN (Stax of Soul/Hole in the Wall) TINA & BRIAN LINDSAY (From the Floorboards Up/Spoonful). Unmissible. …
Steppin’ Out NYE Allnighter starring Glen & The Lindsays – 31/12/22 Read More
Culture Care for Hep Cats! For November’s show we have the choice pairing of Tomoko Kazekami aka El Tomo of Tropical Yard + Walls of Heartache’s Dave Duplock. And if JD is fighting fit the event will be an unrivalled festival of dancefloor soul, jazz & latin vinyl. Ain’t no doubt about it you’ll be having a mighty fine time! …
Steppin’ Out starring Tomoko Kazekami & Dave Duplock – 12/11/22 Read More
Festive Frolic or Bah Humbug Party? Whatever your denomination, let’s have some fun! Steppin’ Out continues it’s run of exceptional guest DJs: Jawa Jones (Dig It), delighted Jawa is making her Steppin’ Out debut! + Chinyere Inyama(DJ, Mixologist, Collector sans pareil), regular guest at Steppin’ Out & the Shakeup, always digging up the rare & exceptional! Plus resident JD restored …
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More of a good sounding time than the law allows! The nights are drawing in & the night people are heading OUT! For October’s show Steppin’ Out is delighted to welcome ROSALIND GLASGOW DJ about town & host of Thames FM’s Mo’ Love radio show + SEAN FEELEY who made a stunning debut at the club earlier in the year. …
Steppin’ Out starring Rosalind Glasgow & Sean Feeley – 08/10/22 Read More
iGathering momentum in 2022 following on from the sparkling events of January & February – for your dancing pleasure Steppin’ Out is delighted to present – Soul Prescription’s MARK TAYLOR & Filthy Soul’s ANDY JONES (returning from exile on the Algarve – boy did he have a tough lookdown!) Beat a track to the unique Mascara Bar – Hackney’s finest …
Steppin’ Out 2022 Starring Andy Jones & Mark Taylor – 09/04/22 Read More
We gotta thing going on! Following hard on the heels of our stompin’ March session, Spring bursts all over the House on Soul Hill when JD welcomes two of the scene’s most exciting innovators : the Mighty STRUTTER aka Paul Clifford Strutter Brown (No Room for Squares) + Mr Elegance IAN HINGLE (Fast way of Living). Dance, mix & mingle …
Steppin Out 2022 starring DJs Strutter and Ian Hingle – 12/03/22 Read More