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Like most people who of The Catty Corner (Ryan and have quit smoking, I’m still Andrew, I’m snarking at you), smoking. Just the occasional we now have the gorgeous one or two, I swear. In that vein, Nima. Methinks Nima has only thanks to Miztress Vana for bum- begun to be corrupted by me, ming me a whimsical Virginia Cyn, Amy and the whole crew. Ultra Slim outside of last Want to see what we’ll subject week. I guess the theory is that a him to next? See you at Wild Pug cigarette with 1/3 the diameter on Thu., April 29 and Scarlet on Cyn can handle the little of a normal cigarette will only Tue., May 4. ones all by herself. give 1/3 the cancer. You say that’s hogwash? OK, I quit for Don’t forget to sign up for Ride realz now. for AIDS, July 10 and 11. They need volunteers, crew and riders Windy City Gay Idol chugs along to help raise more money than nicely. You shoulda chugged ever this year. Go to rideforaids. what I chugged at Jackham- org for more info. mer and Spin this past week. Remember to bring your friends And if you’ve got any hors- to vote you into the next round. esense at all, trot it down to It’s the only way it works. Charlie’s this Sunday, May 1 for the derby with the ladies of the And Windy City Gay Idol Windy City Empire. Always a would be nothing without class act with that bunch. Ryan and Cyn have to work our ever-expanding circle of together on the really big [email protected] Idol groupies. Not only do we ones. enjoy the barbed commentary

PUBLISHER Tracy Baim ASSISTANT PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky nightspots Managing Editor #1016 • April 28, 2010 Kirk Williamson ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Terri Klinsky, Kirk Williamson, Amy Matheny MAIN COVER IMAGE NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE Aurora Sexton, CT Hedden and Rivendell Media 212-242-6863 friend at Glitter at Le Passage. DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA Photo by Kirk Jean Albright TOP RIGHT Office Photo by Ryan Kolodziej Meghan Streit Photography Mel Ferrand, Kat Fitzgerald, DJ Greg Haus, Kirk, Kizzy, Ryan Kolodziej, Anthony Meade, Steve Starr, DJ Res-5 CAST OF CHARACTERS Andrew Davis, DJ Res-5, Adam Guerino, Homer Marrs, Marc “Moose”Moder, Jennifer Parello, Peter Copyright 2010 Windy City Media Group/Lambda Publications Inc. All rights reserved. Pointers, Randy Pubert Reprint by permission only. Back issues available for $3 per issue (postage included). Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, drawings, and photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and no responsibility may be assumed for unsolicited materials. All rights to letters, art and photos sent to Nightspots/Windy City Times will be treated as unconditionally assigned for publication purposes and as such, subject to editing and nightspots comment. The opinions expressed by the columnists, cartoonists, letter writers, and com- mentators are their own and do not necessarily reflect the position of Nightspots/Windy 5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, IL 60640 City Times. Publication of the name, photograph, or likeness of a person or organization in articles or advertising in Nightspots/Windy City Times is not to be construed as any 773.871.7610, fax 773.871.7609 indication of the sexual orientation of such person or organization. While we encourage readers to support the advertisers who make this newspaper possible, Nightspots/Windy www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com City Times cannot accept responsibility for advertising claims. [email protected]

Happy 14th anniversary. We couldn’ta done it without you! COCKTAIL Photos by Kirk

Noah’s Arc’s Jensen Atwood likes it Ruff(y). URBANO Photos by Pierre Cameron

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*.'&D$8HE7:M7O MEHB:I=H;7J;IJ87H$9EC DANCING ABOUT BRACES ARCHITECTURE by Adam Guerino by Marc “Moose” Moder and All Her Opposites As a big music fag, nothing brings me as much joy as something new by Tracey Thorn. With a voice from heaven and biting and illustrative lyrics, Tracey never disappoints. Two years ago Tracey struck out on her own for the first time in 25 years with Out “So. Never trust a man with two of the Woods, an electronic masterpiece right in line with— but completely unique from—the last first names. Even if he’s, like... few . Logic would a teacher. Especially if he’s Mr. dictate that Tracey Thomas.” would continue on the dance/electro path with her follow up, Love and Its Opposite (Merge, 5/18/10), but she’s taken her biggest turn since going electric with EBTG’s Walking Wounded in 1996. With Love, she again collaborates with producer (remixer for Depeche, Goldfrapp, and Ladytron), who knows his dance. With the exception the late disco sound of Why Does the Wind, she seems to be getting “Well, the good news is... I back to a more stripped down, meaningful sound. totally passed 8th grade algebra. She’s tackling very grown-up-lady issues on such Like, yay.” tracks as the lead single, “Oh, The Divorces!,” “Singles Bar” (aging divorcee’s lament), or “Hormones,” a downright poppy handoff from a mom to her tween daughter. Also surprising is her embracing of co-vocalists. In the past, the only voice present was her husband Ben back in the day, but she’s not really taken on guests until now, with haunting tracks like “C’mon Home To Me” with Jens Lekman and the uplifting final track “Swimming” with the delicate Cortney Tidwell. Both cuts show Tracey’s voice, while always rising above any other living vocalist in range and uniqueness; she plays very well with and compliments others. As said to a parent friend of mine the other day, “But the bad news is, like, herpes “growing up is all about learning to play well with is incurable. And totally annoying.” others” and my little “Marine Girl” has certainly done that on her best release to date. For more of Adam’s demented sense of sassafras, check out Nightcaps--The Late You can follow Moose at www.writingaboutmusic.com. Night Cabaret. Next show is in just two days, April 30, 11 p.m. at Berlin. 10 nightspots April 28, 2010 Keeping you a breast of the situation. A hairy, mannish breast. BOBBY LOVE’S Photos by Kirk

Roundin’ up the cowboys for ILGRA. TOUCHE Photos by Kirk

nightspots 11 April 28, 2010 Ralphi’s beats are so good, they should be against the law. HYDRATE Photos by Anthony Meade

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1) Finalist Unkommon lives up to his moniker. 4 2) Ryan loves his new The Bird and the Bee CD. 1 3) Promo director Cynthia cuts loose after one helluva show. 4) (Above, L-R) Co-host 3 Sofia Saffire, finalists T and Unkommon, co-host Amy Matheny. (Below, L-R) Judges Kirk Williamson, Mitchell Fain and David Byrne.

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Ring Around the CocoRosie interviewed by Randy Pubert CocoRosie is an acclaimed musical group consisting of two sisters, Bianca “Coco” and Sierra “Rosie” Casady. In the middle of their European tour, Nightspots Magazine chased down Bianca on the road.

Nightspots Magazine: Hi, NM: How do you describe your NM: How do you describe your Bianca. Where are you on the music? show for people that have never tour right now? BC: I like to think of it as spiritual been to a CocoRosie show? Bianca Casady: , France. pop music. BC: It is multimedia. We have been making videos since the time we NM: You ladies have spent time NM: You have a new have been making music so the there before, correct? called Grey Oceans that is visual aspect of our show is not BC: Yes, back in 2003 we lived here coming out? just decoration. It is conceptual for a while. We have been here on BC: Yes, the record will be out May and is a big part of our project. and off ever since. 11 in the United States and May 3 in Europe. NM: You both sing throughout NM: That’s how the sisters got the show? back together and not in the NM: How is your following in the BC: Sierra is trained classically, United States. USA compared to the UK? which is very different from how I BC: Yeah, that’s true. BC: We haven’t toured the United sing. She studied opera. States as much. But it is not NM: When did they exactly start radically different. We are on tour NM: Well, tell your sister we calling you “Coco?” a lot. We prefer it that way. said hi and we look forward BC: Since I was a baby. to seeing you when you get in NM: How many tattoos do you town! NM: I heard you play have? with children’s toys in the BC: Maybe eighteen. There may be The Sisters will be doing it for background for your music. a few more but that sounds about themselves (and for Chicago) BC: Yes, a few toys. We use right. Some of them are in hidden June 18 at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St. electronic instruments, samplers places so I forget about them! Tickets are $26 and show begins at and stuff. [both laugh] 9 p.m. Visit metrochicago.com for more information.

14 nightspots April 28, 2010 Cute as hell, yo. INN EXILE Photos by Kirk Shiny bits of beauty every month at Le Passage. GLITTER Photos by Kirk

Will she suck or blow? Film at 11. THE CALL Photos by Kirk

16 nightspots April 28, 2010 THE CELEBRITY IMPRISONOUS

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Visit creaokekaraoke.com. For booking and hiring info: 773-720-7347 or [email protected] Get a buddy, a pen, and let the fun begin! You collect the MARRS ATTACKS! parts of speech in brackets by Homer Marrs from your friend first then read the whole passage out Fag Libs loud with his words inserted.

OK ______, listen here. Me and ______and a twist of ______. slang for female prescription drug fruit your boy ______was out at the By round three, I was ______name of candy bar verb ending in -ing clubs last Friday. We started at ______, around with my ______on my sex position garment but it was ______busy so we left. ______, going up to every body and adjective body part Everyone was all up in ______about yelling, “Are you ______? God body part, plural dead celebrity ______canceling her concert. damn, it’s ______! Can I have female musician same dead celebrity What, does she think she’s Lady Gaga or your autograph?” something? Well, I guess that ______animal must be truly ______in the head for Well, I was slightly ______, adjective snyonym for drunk going out with ______. but ______was flat-out male celeb of questionable talent same candy bar as above Mmm-hmmm, not to say that I wouldn’t! ______! You should’a seen diff. snyonym for drunk ______like his? Day-um! your boy ______up and down the body part verb dance floor to “______” like he name of song Anyway, me and ______was ______, singing all the same candy bar as above musician went over to our favorite dive bar, words and making up some new ones. If ______. Girl, no one was there. ______actor ______adjective for penis porn company your middle name It was like ______had died ______hadn’t walked in, I don’t forgotten living celebrity ice cream flavor and no one told the fan club. Luckily, think your boy would’a stopped. Bobby the ______bartender religion, adjective form with the ______harelip was Hot ______! I was so stunned I hairstyle expletive there to hook us up with some crazy- felt my ______drop to the body part ass drink he created. He called it the floor. I ran right up to that porn star and “______.” screamed, “Oh my ______! It’s adjective euphemism for sex deity It was like a ______that ______!” alcoholic beverage one of the Seven Dwarves street you grew up on was half ______and half Of course, that was the worst person diff. alcoholic beverage ______, mixed with crushed I possibly could’ve confused him for. non-alcoholic beverage

18 nightspots April 28, 2010 MARRS ATTACKS! cont. PETER POINTERS

Thank ______crucified messiah, any Q: Bobby intervened. He went up to that What’s special X-rated stud and said, “You’ll have to about April? excuse my ______. He’s been relation The start of April brought ______all night and can’t even LGBT Health Awareness verb ending in -ing Week and STD Awareness remember his own ______.” Month. Why are these noun awareness campaigns necessary? “Actually,” said the porn star. “I’m There is a need to shine light upon the ______that your friend would realities of health, especially amongst the adjective LGBT population. As Simone Koehlinger, the make such a comparison. People usually Director of the Office of LGBT Health at the Chicago Department of Public Health points say I look like ______, and out, “ ...gays, bisexuals, and transgender people politician just don’t hear many positive things about that makes me ______. But I just ourselves. When someone is rolling out health verb news, rarely do we catch a glimpse of how it came in to use the ______. I applies to us. Our communities face a number room in house of health disparities that are not adequately have to sign videos over at ______addressed.” retail store in ______.” number unit of time, plural It’s important to keep disparities (for example, HIV and syphilis rates among gay men) in mind as we make decisions for ourselves. However, Then Captain ______-a-Lot health is not always bad news! Koehlinger synonym for fornicate reminds us, “there’s lots to celebrate, including did his business and was gone. the multiple ways in which we are thriving and taking care of ourselves and each other.” ______tried to buy him same candy bar, again Three simple things could make a difference a ______before he went, but this month: alcoholic beverage - Mention to three friends that this is STD ol’ boy said he didn’t drink. Personally, I Awareness Month and encourage them to get tested! think those types only do ______- Check out www.lgbthealth.net/ illegal drug awarenessweek10 and share it widely! and ______these days. I hear prescription drug - If you’re GLBT, commit to doing ONE thing they stick it in their ______to get that will improve your health. orifice Be well, high faster. But who am I to ______? Peter Pointers verb You know what they say: people who live Peter Pointers is an online, gay health educator and is assisted by a group of qualified health specialists in ______who work as a team to answer your health questions. building material place to live, plural Check out Peter’s Question/Answer forum at www. shouldn’t ______! lifelube.org/experts.php for more pointers and to verb noun, plural ask your own questions. nightspots 19 April 28, 2010 nightSPOTSMAFIA We’ll tell ya what ta think Special Guest: Windy City Times dance columnist Alicia Wilson

NYC--because there is a Dance Spirit Magazine Pamela Anderson and little bit of everything --everything is always Damian Whitewood, there! - Alicia about dance for me. - because Pam Anderson is NYC--with Des Moines Alicia great. - Alicia a close second. eBay. - Andrew Probably Lysacek, but I hope - Andrew AdultFriendFinder.com. Pamela “Boom-Boom” NYC--I grew up right - Pubert Anderson or Niecy Nash outside the city. No joke, Web sites does. - Andrew

- David re m e ber v isi t i n g devoted to music I can tell you who won’t win... New York. - Pubert makers Kylie Minogue Buzz Aldrin. - DJ Res-5 Seppuku. - Kat and Army of Lovers. Hopefully Pamela Anderson L.A.--at least it’s missing - David can pull this one out! Da n ci g wi th the St a r s ? snow. - Creaoke musicman.com. - Creaoke - David NYC or bust. - DJ Res-5 I’ve forgotten. - Kat Wh o wi ll n th is s e aso of Is Cloris Leachman still in it? NYC--ask me again One of the fi r s t w eb si te y o u arch6.magewar. - Creaoke

l if e, w h ic wo uld y o u c oos e? when I’m 50 and I com... now www. Nicole. - Pubert might switch it up to thereincarnation.com. Dancing With the what? This M oi ne s , I owa fo r the re t of y o ur

I f y o u h a d t l i ve n NY C, L .A. r D e s Des Moines. - Kirk - DJ Res-5 is another TV question, isn’t Something involving it? - Kat Frank Black. - Kirk Some loser. - Kirk

Are you special enough? If you want to be included as a special guest in Nightspots MAFIA, send an email to [email protected] and plead your case.

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MAIN: Sissy Spastik of House of Santana... DETAIL: ...has fans from all sides. 20 nightspots April 28, 2010 Oh, to be a drop of water at the Shower Contest... SPIN Photos by Anthony Meade

House of Santana shines for the monthly Drag Matinee. BERLIN Photos by Kirk

nightspots 21 April 28, 2010 DAILY SPECIALS AND SUCH WEDNESDAYS Berlin STARDUST Thursdays, with live perfor- lb cheeseburger $5, $3 basket of appetizers @mosphere $12 Stoli pitchers, $3 Bud Light mances and special DJs, $2 PBR, $3 Berlin (zucchini, mushroom, onion rings, poppers) drafts, 50¢ well in February bombs, brought to you by Outdanced Bobby Love’s Karaoke w/ Creagh 9:30 p.m. - Berlin “Get, Get Down,” DJs Zebo and special Big Chicks $10 Pitchers of Blue Moon, $2.75 1:30 a.m. guests, $1 select shots, $2 PBRs Rolling Rock, $4 Cosmos, Chicken specials Bucks $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps Big Chicks Euchre Club 7:30 p.m., $4 Stoli night—$5 wing basket, $6 Chicken breast The Call $4 Bacardi drinks, $1 Dekuyper shots, Martini, $6 Leinie Pitchers, $5 Quesadilla night sandwich $5 chickenburger dance video mix (Chicken or Veggie) Bobby Love’s $1 off domestic & draft, $1 Pucker Charlie’s Line dance lessons at 7 p.m., country Bobby Love’s $1 off domestic, $1 Pucker, $3 Bucks $3.50 Domestics drafts & bottles, $3.50 with DJ Michael B ‘til 1:30 a.m., Afterhours Jäger shots well dance with DJ LuLu Bucks $3.50 Domestics drafts & bottles, $3.50 The Call $3 Absolut cocktails, $5 Absolut Marti- Circuit 1st week-Versage Productions’ female well nis/Cosmos, Miss Foozie bingo (first Thur.) drag show, 2nd week-Lipstick and Lace The Call Curtains Up Wednesdays with show- Charlie’s $3 U-call-its, ‘80s flashback night women’s hip-hop night, 3rd week-Chix Mix tune videos at 9 p.m., $6 martinis/cosmos, $5 Circuit La Noche Loca w/ DJ Fast Freddy & DJ women’s dance parties, Last week-Urbano Jameson shots Rock-O-Mix, Miss Ketty’s show at 10 p.m. hip hop party Cell Block Open 4 p.m. w/ Giani, All import beers The Closet Karaoke with Creagh at 9:30 p.m. Club Krave Sarabia’s boyz with bartenders Eric (bottles & drafts) $3.50 Club Krave GLEE with bartenders Miguel and and Romie, $5 32oz Mason jar flavored Long Charlie’s $3 Miller Lites, $2 Skyy cocktails, gay Jerry, $5 you-call-it top shelf and beer specials Islands, $10 domestic buckets, VJ Touche movie night Cocktail Go-go boys at 10 p.m., DJ Michael Cocktail Go-go boys, DJ Freddie Bain, $12 Long The Closet $3 well, $1 Schnapps shots Serafini, hostess Lisa Lexus, $9 vodka cran/ Island pitchers, $5 Jägerbombs Club Krave Starfinder karaoke, 1st and 3rd vodka lemonade pitchers, $3 Miller Lite pints, Crew P.B.R. Cans $2, Goose Island seasonal pints Wednesday—Island Girls meetings with $4 Wild Turkey Honey shots $3.50, Fish Tacos w/choice of side $7.79, 4th bartender Miss Brandi Wyne and Jerry Crew All draft beer $3, All-U-Can-Eat pasta $9.99, Friday-Frat Boy Friday, w/ Hot Jock Contest Cocktail Teri Yaki’s & dusTy’s Twisted Trivia! Project Runway at 9 p.m. at 11:30 p.m. 10 p.m., $4 Svedka cocktails, $9 Miller Lite Encompass Drink & Drown Thursdays, $1 house Encompass Karaoke, $4 24 oz. Big Boy Lites pitchers wells, $1 dom. drafts, $1 wine, sponsored by Halsted’s $5 Stoli mixed & bombs, $12 Bud Crew Open for lunch 11:30a.m., Rolling Rock Miller Lite and Coors Light Light/Miller Lite pitchers bottles $2.75, Blue Moon pints $3.75, 1/2 price Halsted’s $5.95 Buffalo chicken wraps, all drafts Hamburger Mary’s $5 “Mary’s Punch” pints and desserts after 4 p.m. $3.50 $4 Shock Top pints Encompass All domestic bottled brews $1 Hamburger Mary’s $3.50 home brew pints Hideaway Karaoke 10pm, Men of Hideaway The Glenwood Grindr party: come meet local Hideaway Trailer Trash Bingo at 8:36 p.m., Men dancers at 11 p.m., $4 Bacardi and Skyy guys using the Grindr app, grinder sandwiches of Hideaway dancers 11 p.m., $4 Absolut cocktails, $3.50 Jäger Bombs, $5 Long Islands, served, 7-10 p.m. cocktails, $5 Long Islands, $2.50 bar shots $2.50 bar shots and Puckers Halsted’s $5.95 chicken fajitas, $3.50 Coronas and Puckers Hunters Video Dance Party, $2 Miller, $4 cover, Hamburger Mary’s $2 off all Mary’s “Special- Hunters Hunters Hunks 10 p.m., $2 import DJ Dan Tease” cocktail pints bottles, DJ Laura B Hydrate TPAN’s Positively Aware party 8-11 p.m. Hideaway Karaoke in the lounge at 10 p.m., $4 Hydrate Hot Hydrate dancers, sponsored by on 2nd Friday of the month, Weekly DJs til 4 U-Call-Its, $2.50 bar shots and Puckers Nightspots Magazine, DJ Phil DaBeatz, $5 a.m., no cover til midnight Hunters $3.50 Smirnoff Martinis, $2 well, $1 Effen cocktails, $5 Effen bombs, $3 Bud/Bud InnExile Here’s the Beef male dancers 11 p.m. drafts, $4.50 beeer pitchers, DJ Ron G Light bottles, members can win cash prize Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, 1st Fri.-The Flesh Hydrate 1/2 price Martinis, Hy-Drag Review 9:30 weekly Hungry Dog Show, Last Fri.-ManHunt.com p.m., also DJ Laura B Jackhammer $2 MGD/Miller Lite/Bud/Bud party Jackhammer $1 well drinks, $5 buy-in, play Wii Light, $3 premium domestics and imports, Jeffrey Pub Guys All Night Out dance party, Jeffrey Pub Game night—Bid Whist, spades, DJ Man Scott $3 cover dominoes, darts, drink tickets for every win- Jeffrey Pub No cover, free entry pass to first 35 Mary’s Attic Feel Good Fridays with Rogue DJ ning hand guests to be used Friday or Saturday at 9 p.m., $3 Bama-Slamma shots, $5 Mary’s Mary’s Attic MaryOke with DJ Matador at 9pm. Mary’s Attic $2 Jello shots, $3 Miller Lite draft Punch pints $3 well cocktails and domestic bottles Pie Hole Karaoke with Creagh Roscoe’s $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade pitchers, Pie Hole All-You-Can-Shove night, $9.99 for Roscoe’s Alternative Sounds in front bar, $12 $3 off Martinis, $3.50 Peroni bottles, $5 all-you-can-eat slices and a soda, Poetic Hole Three-O Pomegranate Cosmo pitchers; $3 off Bacardibombs open mic poetry reading 10 p.m. Martinis, $2.50 Miller Lite drafts, $10 Miller Lite Scarlet The First Ward Ball, $4 Well Drinks, $4 Bud Roscoe’s You’re the Star Karaoke with Honey Pitchers, $5 Three-O Bombs. Last Thu.: Wet Light, $5 Stoli-flavored Throttle Bombs West at 10 p.m., Free Pool all day, $12 Smirnoff Boxer Contest at midnight Sidetrack Showtunes 5-9 p.m., Best of Sidetrack Raspberry Twist Tidal Wave pitchers, 1/2 price Scarlet Frat Night, hosted by Kevin, $5 40s of 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. wine bottles, $3 off Martinis, $2.50 Miller Lite Miller Lite, Corona and King Cobra; $5 Long Spin Shower contest, 1st week: Boy night; 2nd drafts, $10 Miller Lite pitchers, $5 Smirnoff Island mini-pitchers week: Girl night; 3rd week: Bear night, $150 Bombs. Last Thu.: Wet Boxer Contest w/ Friday Scot’s $4 all drafts first prize, sign up by 11:30 p.m., contest at Lay at midnight Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3 - 8 midnight, $5 Absolut cocktails, $4 Magic Hat Scarlet Workgroup Wednesdays, with up and p.m.,Comedy Night videos 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. #9 drafts, DJ Luis M, go-go boys, $5 Absolut coming DJs, $3 PBR Tallboys, $4 Svedka Spin Project Runway at 9 p.m., Fierce Drag cocktails, $7 Martinis, $4 draft beer cocktails Cabaret, $5 Pink cocktails, $7 Martinis, $2.50 3160 POP Goes the Gio! Scot’s $2 off all Cosmos Miller Lite/MGD bottles Touché 1st week - MAFIA; 2nd week - Full Moon Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Classic Touché Handballer Night, red/white hanky party and contest; 3rd week - ONYX Club Sidetrack, 8 p.m.-2 am specials, club room open night, Club Room open at 10 p.m. Spin What the Fuck Wednesdays, $1 well drinks, Velvet Rope Half off Martinis & Margaritas, Velvet Rope Karaoke with Creagh, $6 Grey Goose $5 cover, DJ Chris Eterno monthly local LGBT band performances Wild Pug DJ Voxbox spins ‘80s, $6 Martinis Touché Bear-Chested night Wild Pug $3 Sapporo pints, $6 Cosmos, DJ Steve Uncommon Ground 4 Women Only series- four Henderson at 10 p.m. SATURDAYS female performers showcase their talents @mosphere Hot male dancers at 10:30 p.m., DJ Velvet Rope $6 pizza specials, $3 drafts FRIDAYS Timmy Loop, DJ Juno, hostess Anique Wild Pug Live Game Show night, 7 p.m., $5 cover @mosphere Hot male dancers at 10:30 p.m., Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m. goes to actors, $3 Fuller’s London Pride pints, DJ Eric Hall Berlin Twisted w/ DJ Chester or DJ Larissa, $5 VJ Bobby Marley at 7 p.m. Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m. after 11:00 p.m. / $7 after 1 a.m., 3rd Sat: Drag Berlin Cosmix: DJ Greg Haus, electro, progres- Matinee with House of Santana 9-11:30 p.m. THURSDAYS sive, and alternative, $5 after 11:00 p.m. 4th Big Chicks Euchre Club 6 p.m., DJ and dancing @mosphere “Hot Mess” Thursdays with male week: Nightcaps: variety show with Adam 10 p.m., no cover dancers, $7 Bud Light pitchers, $5 martinis Guerino and Puterbaugh Sisters Bobby Love’s Featured artist nite, trivia shots & Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m. Big Chicks DJ and dancing 10 p.m., no cover, 1/3 giveaways w/ DJ Tim

22 nightspots April 28, 2010 Bucks $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps Spinazzola wings 5 p.m. ‘til close. The Call $4 Absolut cocktails, $5 Jameson shots, Charlie’s Euchre 6 p.m., karaoke 9 p.m., Resur- Dick’s RU Crazee? Free pool video dance party rection Sunday @ midnight with club classics Halsted’s $5.95 burgers, $4 22 oz. Bud Lights Charlie’s Country with DJ Michael B 9 p.m.-2 by DJ LuLu, $2 Miller Lites, $10 32oz. Absolut Hamburger Mary’s Charity HamBINGO with a.m., Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu pitchers, karaoke Velicity Metropolis at 8 p.m., $5 Sauza Margari- Circuit Urbano hip-hop/house night, DJs Kenae, The Closet $5 Bloody Marys, buckets of beer tas & frozen slushies Anton and Corona, $10 Club Krave Bingo @ 7 p.m. with Brandi Wyne, Hideaway Movie night 9 p.m., $3 U-Call-Its, $2.50 Club Krave Smirnoff Divas drag show, bartend- Theresa Dawn, and Tina Roberts, karaoke with bar shots and Puckers ers Romie and Mark, $3 well, $10 mixed drink Star Finder Karaoke at 9 p.m. Hunters Karaoke with DJ Glen, $2 Bud, $4 pitchers, DJ Catalyst Cocktail $1 well drinks, Country Sunday with Absolut Martinis Cocktail DIVA DJs—rotating DJs include dusTy, Derek & Johnathin Florida 2-8 p.m., Hydrate $1 drinks all night, no cover before Dhanna, Miss Michaela, Tracy Tobey, Heather DJ Dealer & Chris Eterno at 8 p.m., DJ Pete 10 p.m. Doble & Carla Starla, Go-go boys at 10:30 p.m. Augusta at 11 p.m, go-go boys at 8 p.m. Jackhammer $3 U-Call-It (excluding Long Crew Bud Light pitchers $9, Bud Select bottles Crew Miller Lite pitchers $9, Beergarita/ Mimosa Islands and Martinis), free pool $2.75, Double Bloody Marys $6, Mimosa pitchers $12, Double Bloody Marys $6, VJ Ven Maneuvers Karaoke Mondays w/ Miss Bobbi pitchers $12, VJ Ven spinning from 6 - 10 p.m., from 3 - 9:30p.m., VJ Bobby Marley 9:30 p.m. Mary’s Attic Live soap opera “The Ville” at 8 VJ Bobby Marley 10 p.m. Halsted’s $6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Bud p.m., $10 Encompass Resident DJ Tiff 11 p.m. Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch Roscoe’s You’re the Star karaoke with Honey Halsted’s $6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Bud Hamburger Mary’s Mimosa Brunch served ‘til 3 West, 10 p.m., $12 Bacardi Razz-Berry Lemon- Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch p.m., first mimosa free, then $2 ade pitchers, $3 off all Martinis, $2.50 Miller Hamburger Mary’s Mimosa Brunch served ‘til Hideaway Bitch bingo 6 p.m., Sex, Cubs and Lite Drafts, $10 Miller Lite Pitchers; $5 Smirnoff 3 p.m., first mimosa free, then $2, $4 Leinie Rock & Roll 7 p.m. in the loft , karaoke 10 p.m. Bombs bottles $2 dom. bottles, $5 Long Islands, $2.50 bar Scarlet Live Music Mondays, $5 Cosmos, $3 PBR Hideaway Dinner and a Movie 5 p.m., Men shots and Puckers tallboys of Hideaway dancers 11 p.m., $4 Stoli and Hunters Karaoke 7-11 p.m., Boys Night 11 p.m., Scot’s $3 all domestic bottles Tanqueray cocktails, $5 Long Islands, $2.50 bar $1 drafts, $4 Martinis, DJ Lawrence K Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Show- shots and Puckers Hydrate DJ Jeannette tunes, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Hunters Ascent Saturdays with DJ Laura B., $3.50 InnExile Karaoke by Mariah Productions Spin RuPaul’s Drag Race at 8 p.m., Karaoke with Bacardi mixers, $4 cover Jackhammer $7 Long Islands, Amy Armstrong Phoenix O’Hara 8 p.m.-midnight, $4 Jameson, Hydrate DJ Ralphi Rosario 11 p.m. - 5 a.m. and Lloyd Young Open Mic Night $10 Finlandia lemonade pitchers, free pool Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, 1st Sat.-Great Lakes Jeffrey Pub Ol’ Skool dance party, no cover and games Bears with DJ Chris Eterno, 2nd Sat.-Bear Mary’s Attic Cabaret Show at 7:30 (cover varies). Touché Barstool Jocks - WWF wrestling & sports Dance Party with buffet, 3rd Sat.-Underwear Gong Show MaryOke with Velicity Metropolis at 8 p.m., free pizza Party with DJ Phil DaBeatz 9 p.m., $3 well cocktails and domestic bottles Velvet Rope Chicagoland Gay & Lesbian Singles Jeffrey Pub Girls All Night Out dance party, $3 Roscoe’s Male Call hosted by Miss Foozie at 5 Meet-up sponsored by OPLAGA, $4 Martini cover, show with host Indigo Blue p.m., $12 Absolut Long Island pitchers, $2.50 flights Maneuvers DJ Sit-n-Spin, dancing, Jello shots Bud Light, Bud Light Lime, Bud Light Golden Wild Pug Chill-Ax with the Motown sounds Mary’s Attic Dance Party with DJ Oskar & John Wheat bottles, $5 Bacardibombs, $3 off of Justin & Joey, $2 Bud Light & Lite drafts, Murges at 9 p.m. $2 Jello shots, $5 Frozen Double Bloody Mary’s, $3 off Martinis free pool Slushies Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Roscoe’s No cover before 10 p.m., $5 cover Showtunes 4-9 p.m., best of the 60s-80s, 9 after, $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade pitchers, p.m.-2 a.m. TUESDAYS $3 off Martinis, $3.50 Peroni Bottles, $5 Scarlet Liquid Brunch: DJ Nick Phoenix, $12 @mosphere $1 well and Bud Light drafts Bacardibombs bottles of champagne, $4 Screwdrivers, $4 Berlin Sinful Circus with DJ Chester and Jay Jay, Scarlet Crossfader Kings DJ Group, $5 well, $5 Bloody Marys, followed later by The Brothel $1 well and PBR, $5 cover imports with DJ Veritas Big Chicks $5.50 Golden Margaritas, $4 Marga- Sidetrack Sidetrack Classics 3 - 9 p.m., Best of Spin Team trivia, 10 p.m - midnight, hosted by ritas, $5 Chicken burger night, $3 Meatball Sidetrack 9 p.m. - 3 am Debbie Fox, $4 Skyy cocktails, $5 Skyy bombs, Sandwiches (dine-in only) Spin Dance party with DJ Riley York and go-go $10 Miller Lite & High Life pitchers, Foxy’s Bobby Love’s $2 domestic, draft and well drinks. boys, second Sat. of month is Fish Tank by Basement 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. Bucks $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps Dummy Corps, $10 20 oz. Bacardi fishbowls Touché Open at noon, beer bust, 50¢ Bud & Bud The Call Two-Steppin’ Tuesdays: dance lessons 3160 Join Luther & Will for Sexy Senior Satur- Light drafts, pool tournament at 7 p.m., movie at 8 p.m., followed by video music mix at days, 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. night in club room at 10 p.m. 11 p.m., $3 Beam and SoCo cocktails, $4.50 Touché Open 3 p.m., 1st week-Great Lakes Velvet Rope Mean Girls Brunch: $25 for unlim- Shiner beers Bears, Weekly fetish parties @ 10 p.m. Club ited mimosas, buffet brunch and a show, beer Charlie’s $10 Absolut pitchers, $2 Bud/Bud Light, Room open bucket specials $4 Jäger & bombs, karaoke 9 p.m-1 a.m. Velvet Rope Guest DJs, $5 bombs Wild Pug $2 well, $9 Bud Light pitchers, $12 Club Krave Queer As Folk with bartender Miguel, Wild Pug Dog Day Afternoon (bring your pooch) Long Island pitchers $2 well, $1 draft beer, $4 dom. pitchers. 3-6 p.m., DJ Oskar at 9 p.m., Bombs Away: Cocktail Go-go boys at 10 p.m., DJ Timmy Loop, choose from a menu of bombs for $4.50 $9 vodka cran/vodka lemonade pitchers, MONDAYS Foozie Gras with Miss Foozie (last Tues. of Berlin Manic Mondays w/ DJ Adam EL, feel-good month) SUNDAYS music from all eras, $2 PBRs, $3 Heinekens The Closet $3 well, $1 Schnapps shots @mosphere Sabbath Strippers— hot male danc- Big Chicks $2 off all pitchers, $1 1/4lb burgers, Crew Bud pints $2.75, Bud Light Lime bottles $3, ers 9 p.m., $5 Martinis, $1 well $5 Veggie Burgers (dine-in only) Taco Tuesdays with $1 tacos Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m., The Call RuPaul’s Drag Race at 8 p.m., $2.50 well, Halsted’s $5.95 entrée salads, $4 22 oz. Bud 2 for 1 admission with coupon available at $3 Miller products, $4 import and microbrew Lights, $5.50 glasses of pinot grigio or merlot www.thebatonshowlounge.com. bottles Hamburger Mary’s ‘Tini-Tuesday with $3 off all Berlin $2 PBRs, $3 Heinekens. 1st Sunday: Charlie’s $2 well, $3 Bacardi, $10 Absolut Mary’s specialty martinis, “Pop Quiz” trivia Madonnarama w/ DJ Riley, 2nd Sunday: True pitchers, line dance lessons 7 p.m., BINGO night in Rec Room, $3 off all Mary-tinis and Faith ‘80s night w/ DJ Chester, 3rd Sunday: at 11 p.m. $2 PBR cans Disco Obsession w/ DJ Pervy, Last Sunday: ‘90s Circuit Mondays with Mz. Ruff-n-Stuff & the Hideaway Free games all day, $2 off call and top Night w/ DJs Chester & Greg Haus Rocketts, DJ Stoney shelf, $1 off beers, $2.50 bar shots and Puckers Big Chicks Free BBQ/inside picnic at 4:30 p.m., Club Krave True Blood with bartender Jerry, $5 Hunters Retro Re-wind—$2 Miller bottles, $2 $2.50 vodka lemonades you-call-it top shelf and beer specials Mike’s Hard Lemonade, DJ Brad Bobby Love’s Open at noon with Connie The Closet $3 well, $1 Schnapps shots Jackhammer Karaoke with Creagh 10 p.m., $3 Bucks Sunday cookout, $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Cocktail Monday Madness with half off all Bacardi and Finlandia (all flavors) Schnapps drinks, tender reX 4-9 p.m., BOY CRAZY with Roscoe’s “Drag Race 2010” with Frida Lay, $12 The Call $3 Sauza Margaritas, $3 Miller products, host Joey 10-2, DJ Boxxxcutter with your Absolut Mandrin Cosmopolitan pitchers, $3 $4 import and microbrew bottles, videos from bartender Peter off Martinis, $2.50 Miller Lite Drafts, $10 Miller ‘60s to today Crew Pub Stumpers trivia, $50 bar tab for win- Lite Pitchers, $5 Three-O Bombs Cell Block Open 2 p.m., $1.50 pints Miller Lite ning team, $6 Ruby Red/Mango Margaritas Scarlet Decade Tuesday, DJ Heather Doble all day and night, DJs Freddie Bain and Chris 1/2 Price wings six $3/twelve $4.50,1/2 priced Scot’s $2 off all Martinis

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12 Scot’s 3169 N. Halsted St. 7301 W. Roosevelt Rd. 18 32 1829 W. Montrose Ave. 33 Manhandler Forest Park, IL ChicagoScotsBar.com 1948 N. Halsted St. 53 Hunters 13 SoFo 34 minibar/winebar 1932 E. Higgins Rd. 33 4923 N. Clark St. 3341 N. Halsted St. Elk Grove Village, IL SofoBar.com minibarchicago.com HuntersNightclubs.com 14 Spyners 35 North End 54 John L’s Place 4623 N. Western Ave. 3733 N. Halsted St. 335 154th Pl.

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