You’re old enough to dance the night away.

1. Baraza (East Village) - Dark and sexy and chockfull of Latin beats, sweet caipirinhas, and sticky sweat.
2. S.O.B.’s (Soho) - Latin beats and jazz, not to mention samba, hip-hop, reggae, freestyle, funk, and flamenco. Oh yeah, and basement bhangra.
3. Element (Lower East Side) - Former bank and Jasper Johns studio sheds strip club incarnation to host the glittery club kittens.

Saul Williams couldn’t make it to last night's S.O.B.'s, so he sent Niggy Tardust in his place. Saul’s inventive and controversial character, the basis of his new album The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust, took the stage clad in sparkly war paint and feathers in front of a large painted backdrop. While the band all wore feathers as well, they maintained distinct personae, with touches like Willy Wonka shades and indescribably sculptured hair. “All I tell the band members," says Saul "is, ‘you know that thing you’ve always wanted to do? Go there.’ We’re on a stage, which is an elevated platform above the audience. They don’t need you to be onstage acting like you fit in with the audience.” And as far as his own costume, he explains, "Before I go onstage I’m looking in the mirror trying to not recognize myself. So I keep adding until I don’t see Saul. And when I no longer see Saul I know Niggy’s present.”