Here we are, already in the first week of April, the sun is shining and the weather is sweet. There are a ton of parties happening this weekend in which you can shake your groove thang, post up in the back and nod your head, or just get plain silly and act a fool: Crossroads Theater is the sight of Slam Nuba Grand Slam, Noah Ray celebrates his birthday at Beauty Bar with DJ Soup, Africana Café hosts A Taste of Africa, featuring a night of reggae, dancehall and afro-beat by DJ Cavem, and DJ Bedz ushers in SINfluential, a new industry party at 24K on Sunday night.

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Concept One celebrates the release of his new album, Beautiful Disaster, tomorrow night at Casselman's.

Spring fever!! This is the best time of the year to step outside, get some fresh air, and party your face off. Catch Paul Wall tonight at Casselman's, or you can saddle up to the Electric Pony tonight at Appaloosa Grill with DJ Khalib and friends. Tomorrow night, meanwhile, Concept One is dropping his new disc at Casselman's with Raekwon and Freddie Gibbs, there's a Lucha-rama party at Beauty Bar with DJ Vajra and Cobraconda and a whole lot more this weekend. Page down to get the drop of the weekend's best party bets.

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Don't sleep on the Solution Showcase tomorrow night at the Meadowlark with Che Grand, 1984 and Dealz Makes Beats.

A wise man once gave credence to the whole idea of living for the weekend with one simple phrase, "party and bullshit." With that in mind, we've put together a rundown of the best roof-raising get downs the city has to offer this weekend, including Gold Standard at 24K tonight and the latest installment of the Solution Showcase with Che Grand, 1984 and Dealz Makes Beats tomorrow night at the Meadowlark. Page down for this weekend's best party bets, your guide to getting down.

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Check out HEADNOD tonight at the Meadowlark.

This weekend's best party bets come to you in the form of reggae and head noddin' beats courtesy of Peter Black, Mu$a and Nofrendo, who will be rocking the Meadowlark tonight, getting their groove on like they do. Govahment Promotions, meanwhile, will be keeping the reggae crowd moving this evening Africana Café, and tomorrow is looking pretty rhythmic as well with the '90s house party at Tooey's. Page down to get the drop on the weekend's best party bets.

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This weekend, the weather will likely be warm enough to incite visions of summer dresses and cool drinks. You can get started with your summer loving this evening with a slew of party swagger with Damn Gurl, Ty Lawson at 24K or, on the hip-hop tip, with Anxious at Oak Tavern. We've got a slew of things to guide you in your quest to getting down, including erotic poetry, a Brooklyn-themed party and more. Page down for this weekend's best party bets.

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If you're going to SnowBall Music Festival this weekend, we're guessing you're already amped, having read our Bassnectar profile, our piece on Wear the Party and the Q&A we did with Dave Simonett of Trampled By Turtles, and no doubt you're full prepared for the elements, having absorbed our handy SnowBall Survival Guide. Before you get on the road, though, we've got one last thing for you before we head up there ourselves, an after party tipsheet. You see, the party doesn't stop when the festival ends. With that in mind, we've compiled a comprehensive list of the after parties going down in the mountains this weekend, so you can keep the shimmy-shimmy goin' well into the early hours. Pick one for each night, or go to them all, either way, be safe and party hard!

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DJ Ktone's b-day celebration, The Greatest Show on Turf moves to Club Dreams tonight.

You wanna party? Oh yes you do. It's Friday and you don't have anything better to do! It's the third day of the Greatest Show on Turf celebrating DJ Ktone's birthday, the Analog Space crew is getting down at Meadowlark, there are tons of reggae parties tomorrow, as well as hip-hop house parties galore! Strap on your cool and check out the guide to getting down. Page down for this weekend's best party bets.

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Path One

#TheSolution5 continues tomorrow night with the Art of Records at Family Affair. Here's a sample of the dopeness that awaits you: Path One's take on Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

There's tons of fresh goodness for you to get into this weekend, including a dance performance at Dikeou, reggae galore, an As Nasty As They Wanna Be party at Beauty Bar hosted by Spencer Foreman of Cobraconda and the continuation of #TheSolution5 parties with Art of Records, a super dope art and music exhibit at Family Affair tomorrow night, and a #TheSolution5 Beat Battle at La Rumba on Sunday. Page down to get the drop on the weekend's best party bets.

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Tonight at Euphoria, DJ Mu$a celebrates Black History Month with four hours' worth of blues, jazz, soul, funk and R&B music.

This weekend is ready to grab you by the hand and whirl you around on a dance floor or three. The party lineup is looking gloriously funky and melodic, from DJ Mu$a's celebration of black music tonight at Euphoria to the one-year anniversary of the Massive Reggae party at Funky Buddha. Wait, there's more: A new funk/soul after-hours club will debut Saturday night, a slew of female MCs, artists, DJs and designers will join Nitty ScottMC on stage tomorrow night at Cervantes', So What!'s going down, and there's so much more. Page down for this weekend's best party bets.

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Don't miss Mile High Madness at Chance's Grill, live and local hip-hop.

What are you getting into this weekend? Might you be interested in a party or two? Thought you'd say that. You're in luck. There's a bunch of cool things happening. Tons of reggae, a live hip-hop soiree and even an anti-Valentine's Day themed party. There's a little something for everyone in this guide to getting down. Page down to the get the haps on what's happening this fine weekend.

Tonight DJ BloodPreshah will be rocking a Reggae Through the Years Black History Month celebration at Chances Bar & Grill. Drink specials galore ($2 Red Stripe) and all the reggae sounds and beats you desire.

If you're wanting to get snazzy, 24K's Gold Standard party hosted by 3Deep Productions and Kevin Kain is the place to be. There's no cover, and the attire is listed as "strictly upscale." KDJ Above will be on the decks holding down the sound.

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