Eli Escobar goes all night at House of Yes

The New York DJ's monthly House of Grooves residency, now in its seventh year, takes over Bushwick for six hours on Friday, Nov. 6.

Six hours, one DJ, no phones on the dance floor. That's the deal at House of Grooves, and on Friday, November 6, Eli Escobar is back behind the decks at House of Yes to do it again. The night runs from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. at 2 Wyckoff Avenue. Escobar plays open to close in the main room, and Sissies of Mercy run the Onyx Room.

It's a first-Friday ritual. House of Grooves happens on the first Friday of every month, and its organizers say it's in its seventh year. The 2026 season opened on March 6 and was billed as the new season of Escobar's longest-running New York residency. The next one after this is already on the calendar for December 4.

Our records show Escobar playing Brooklyn more than anywhere else, 73 shows, which is what a residency does. But the bigger point is what a six-hour set allows. Most club DJs get ninety minutes and a peak-time slot. An all-night set lets Escobar start slow and warm, build the room over hours, and take the kind of detours you only get when nobody's waiting to go on next.

An all-night set lets a DJ take detours you only get when nobody's next.

Escobar has been a fixture in New York nightlife for more than two decades. He's a DJ, a producer and a committed vinyl guy, and the House of Grooves name tells you where his heart is: disco, house and records with a groove you can lean on. On the production side, 2024 brought the *Fixed Our Love* EP, a collaboration with Queenie, and *The Airplane Album* that October. We didn't find a new release tied to this date. This summer he also took the residency's spirit on the road, making his Portland, Maine, debut in July with Ben Spalding, per SPACE.

The no-phones policy matters more than it sounds. House of Grooves asks people to keep phones and cameras off the dance floor, and the night is billed with performances and "activations," in true House of Yes style. The result is a room that dances instead of filming. For a six-hour set, that's the right crowd to be in.

A few practical notes. This is a long night, so pace yourself. If you want a break, the Onyx Room with Sissies of Mercy is the change of scene. And if you miss this one, there's another first Friday in December.

Eli Escobar plays House of Grooves at House of Yes on Friday, Nov. 6, from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Tickets are through DICE and Shotgun.

Sources: Shotgun: House Of Grooves: Eli Escobar All Night + Sissies Of Mercy, Nov 6, 2026 (shotgun.live); Shotgun: House Of Grooves, March 2026 season opener (shotgun.live); Shotgun: House Of Grooves, Dec 4, 2026 (shotgun.live); SPACE: Eli Escobar + Ben Spalding 2026 (space538.org); DICE ticket link (from brief) (link.dice.fm)