We are delighted to announce the return of Offline, powered by Giant Step. Grammy award-winning, music icon Q-Tip will be spinning a weekly mix of supreme funk, jazz, hip hop, salsa, and Latin for your dancing pleasure.

Q-Tip has been throwing some of the best parties in Ne w York for a long, long time and we are delighted to team up with him again. So tuck your phones out of sight and get ready for a party that will take you back to the real New York with real music.

Q-Tip Presents Offline, Powered by Giant Step

Thursday, June 6th
Stage 48 - 605 W. 48th St. @ 11th Avenue New York NY
Doors: 10:00 PM / More Info and Tickets

Is today the end of the world? We, at Giant Step, make no guarantees. But even if it is, we're pretty sure there is no better way to celebrate than dancing at  Offline with music legend Q-Tip. 

Now in its seventh installment, Q-Tip's party has been packing Irving Plaza every month, bringing out the very best in what New York nightlife has to offer. The dance floor heats up with a diverse crowd of real New Yorkers and music lovers.  This is the last Offline party of 2012. So tuck your phones out of sight and get ready to celebrate the best parts of 2012 with Q-Tip's "old skool" throwback of supreme funk, jazz, hip hop, salsa, and Latin records.

Tickets are still available here.

Offline with Q-Tip Powered by Giant Step
Friday, December 21st
Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Plaza
Doors: 11:00 PM / More Info

As 2012 comes to a close, there is no better way to celebrate the holidays than attending music legend Q-Tip's Offline party. Now in its seventh installment, Q-Tip has been packing Irving Plaza every month and bringing out the very best in what New York nightlife has to offer. On 12/21, Q-Tip will once again pump his eclectic collection of jams ranging from funk, jazz, hip hop, salsa, and Latin records. So tuck your phones out of sight and get ready to celebrate another night full of real music and dancing.

Don't be surprised to see such celebrities as J.Cole, Mark Ronson, Grandmaster Flash, Just Blaze, DJ Cassidy, Busta Rhymes, Gabrielle Union, but whoever you are, the emphasis is all about dancing to Q-Tip's eclectic selections of great music.

Tickets are selling quickly, grab yours here.

Offline with Q-Tip Powered by Giant Step
Friday, December 21st
Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Plaza
Doors: 11:00 PM / More Info

Save your energy on Black Friday as the next epic New York Dance party will be on 11.23. Q-Tip's last Offline edition in September was the biggest one yet. Past attendees included celebrities such as J.Cole, Mark Ronson, Grandmaster Flash, Just Blaze, DJ Cassidy, Busta Rhymes, Gabrielle Union, and many more.

Tickets are selling quickly, grab yours here.

Offline with Q-Tip Powered by Giant Step

Friday, November 23rd
Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Plaza
Doors: 11:00 PM
More info

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We met bassist and singer Gizmo last year at HarlemStage when he was part of the Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble shredding it up. To our surprise, we recently also found that homeboy is also a singer - and a pretty good one, at that. The 21-year old does a marvelous job above at covering Meshell Ndegeocello's "Love Song #3." Quite rad to see a dude singing her parts - it works well. Big kudos to Gizmo.

Gizmo also recently released his Derrick Hodge (Robert Glasper Experiment) produced debut album, Red Balloon, which features a gang of dope artists including Casey Benjamin (Robert Glasper Experiment / Q-Tip), Jamire Williams, Anna Wise of Sonnymoon, amongst several others.

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