Doka

DOKA, another squat success story, is housed in a former newspaper building. After its squatting days ended, it served as a work place for the city’s artistic community. Today, it’s mostly occupied by a chic-industrial hotel, but still retains its artsy heritage by means of rooftop club CANVAS and basement club DOKA, a dark and moody underground club that hosts anything from DJ sets to thrash parties and leftfield performances. DOKA hosts a variety of music styles ranging from the experimental sounds of krautrock to post-punk and psychedelic. Their regularly hosted ‘Amsterjam’ nights unite local heroes with the city’s hidden talent through lively jam sessions. You can bring your instrument and join in, or feel free to opt to watch the action from your blue water pump table. Weekend-fun kicks off at midnight and sees DJs such as Psycho-Jones and Phil Ross deliver their electronic swagger. Jones is loved for his addictive rock-n-roll, disco, indie, soul mix, and for the fact that he brings mad decorations and bingo, yes bingo, to the turntable while Ross’ deep house never fails to sweep the crowd off its feet. DOKA is also celebrated for its reasonably priced and well-crafted cocktails. What’s not to like about that?