nightspots #1063 • March 14, 2012
This St. Pat’s, may RIGHT IN you find Joey and THE CAN his shillelagh at your rainbow’s end. See our calendar for some other St. Patrick’s Day suggestions. page 26-27
Joan Rivers calls Happy 10th all the city’s gays anniversary to to St. Charles. @mosphere. page 14 page 8 PLUS
That Guy by Kirk Williamson Last time I saw Miss Lady Bunny at Spin, I Is it really the 13th annual Jack Daniel’s chili cook wasn’t fully prepared for the wave upon wave off at Sidetrack? The third annual was the very first of inappropriateness. Having had the proper event I ever covered for this magazine. That’s a lot of warning, this time I am quite looking forward to beans! Eat some of these aforementioned legumes seeing Lady and all her trampishness. See the Lady and help raise some funds for the Chicagoland Gay business on St. Patrick’s Day at Spin. & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Sat., March 24, 2-6 p.m. Come hungry and ready to judge. Celebrate 43 years of genuine class (anagram of Alec Guinness, of course) with the ladies of The Ba- Provided you haven’t overdone the beans (or if ton Show Lounge. Wed., March 14 - Sun., March 18, you conscientiously remembered your Beano), they will be giving the community three shows per head up to Clark and Devon later that night for two night. That’s a lot of glamour. The streets will flow not-to-miss parties. Touche brings back the beat at with sequins. It’s the glampocalypse, baby. Bear All, featuring Jeffrey Altergott, Scott Free, Erick Deshaun and recent cover-rapper Big Dipper. Then Wish happy birthday to the adorable Manny Capozzi take a nostalgic trip to scenic Lanford, Ill., or more at Out Rock’s special birthday show at Mary’s Attic, specifically, Parlour for The Qu’s Third and Delaware: Thu., March 15. Special guests include Stephen The Ultimate Roseanne Dance Party. With such a Leonard, Kyle Greer, and DJ Catnip. The night is also wonderfully confusing idea for a party, you can’t a birthday celebration for Amy Buckler, whom I’ve keep me and my chicken/egg-print T-shirt away. never met, but who I assume is equally as adorable It’ll be like you’re at The Lobo and a young George as her birthday mate. Clooney is trying to win sex with you over a game of pool. It’s called Nick at Nite people, look it up. Catch Erica Mena, star of VH-1’s Love & Hip-Hop, this Friday night at Circuit’s Urbano party. Hosted by Thu., March 29, 6-10 pm, catch last week’s cover the one and only Mz. Ruff-n-Stuff, this party will be stud Christopher Hongosh at DS Tequila Co. for chock full of the scandal and glamour with which Dine, Dance and DS Tequila, a Ride For AIDS TPAN Ms. Mena has become synonymous. You know you fund-raiser with Cyon Flare, Phil DaBeatz, Chitown like a bad girl! Ronnie, endless tacos and a performance by Cirque du Femme.
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An amazing first 10 years. Here’s hoping for many more! @MOSPHERE Photos by Dave Ouano
Roof raisin’. BERLIN Photos by Pubert
8 nightspots March 14, 2012 CHESTERFIELD’S RELOADED
6319 W. Roosevelt Rd. Berwyn, IL 708-317-4242 Antronios-Bar-and-Grill DANCING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE by Marc “Moose” Moder LET ME HAVE MY DISCO MOMENT!
I was recently giggling to myself at a DJ gig: While I played a smart remix of Adele’s “Someone Like You,” I realized some of the audience was really working it to what was basically the slit-your-wrist track of 2011- 2012, just remixed. What should be a freeing, spirited night out, was tinged with a bit of sorrow—the essence of drama queen.
As I look back on my upbringing, being reared on ‘80s and ‘90s stalwarts like Billy Bragg, Morrissey, Depeche Mode and Beautiful South, I was reminded that maybe, at least musically, I was a drama queen too. As I found my more traditional gayness, I always gravitated to the juxtaposition of dance and drama. From Erasure to Gloria Gaynor, ABBA to Yaz, some of the hottest tracks in history end with a broken heart.
So if you like your big moments decidedly disco but are looking to the future, start out with the most addicting cut of the last year, Bright Light Bright Light’s “Disco Moment.” With a strong base in the vocal style of Erasure, singer Rod Thomas conveys the sadness of a man broken down, internalizing a fight with his BF and slowly realizing it’s over while his (former) man twirls the floor like he won the fight. As the song opens, you know its going downhill: “If this is just another awkward conversation that we have. Let’s leave it ‘til the morning, I want to go home ... .”
“Experimenting With Rugs” is not the most dramatic (or descriptive) title in dance history, but pop singer Florrie croons Kylie-style over the genius beats of Fred Falke: “My heart isn’t big enough, no more. And I forgot what I see in you. ‘Cuz we’ve gone too far. I’ve forgotten who you are. Enough’s enough. I’m over you.” Ouch. Hey, wait. I just got the Florrie/Rugs pun. Punny.
However, the queen of crying on the dancefloor is, of course, Robyn: The pitiful character study in one-way love, “Call Your Girlfiend;” the sci-fi (or is it) love letter, “The Girl and The Robot;” and the guide to beginning stalking, “Dancing On My Own.” Robyn’s taken some of the gleeful fun of Madonna and Kylie, added a touch of crazy, and dramatically revealed the wallflower cum drama queen crying in the corner. Because sometimes joy isn’t the reason we’re spinning our asses off at 3 a.m.
Spin/Cry to your disco favorites as Moose and DJ Voxbox revive an era with Glenwood’ monthy RetroTea Dance, starting March 25.
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12 nightspots March 14, 2012 THIS IS PLANET EARTH
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The legendary comedian Joan Rivers is bringing her act to the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles and filming it for Showtime. From The Ed Sullivan Show to the Fashion Police, Rivers is some piece of work and keeps the crowds entertained. She is looking forward to the gay community turning out in full force for her show.
Nightspots Magazine: Hello, Joan. We are excited year and films it. Showtime came to me and said about your upcoming Showtime channel taping, you haven’t done anything for years. It is nice to live and in person! get it down. I know that sounds stupid but my act Joan Rivers: I want every gay man in the area to get changes and moves so much that it is always fun out there. to have another document of what I am doing at the moment. So this will be my act or concert or NS: I heard you want the first five rows to be all whatever you want to call it. In England, it is my gay men. concert. JR: I want the first ten rows to be all gay, if possible. NS: I loved that special. They replay it on the NS: I have got my work cut out for me! [both Logo Channel all the time. So we have to pack laugh] What is your favorite drink? I have never out the house. asked you that before… JR: There are two shows, same night. I think of it like JR: Wine, usually a very simple pinot noir. I love a Chicago so I am playing Chicago. good dry wine. NS: Which show should I go to? NS: Have you been to Francis Ford Coppola’s JR: Both! It will be interesting to see. You never winery? know. You might think the first will be quieter and JR: No, I haven’t had a chance. the second wilder, but you never know. Last week I did a seven o’clock show in Milwaukee. I don’t know NS: His Oscars are all on the property. if they were hungry or what but they were just JR: So what is his big passion, movies or wine? You fabulous. can have both. NS: I am looking forward to seeing your show. I NS: He has sunk a lot of money into wine. So are will come say hi after. you still fighting with Chelsea Handler? JR: Please do, that would be lovely. After the show is JR: The network has asked me not to talk about it. always best. Before the show I am always a nervous Also, I like to fight only with people that I feel are my wreck. After I can relax and have some wine! equals. I really feel that. That is why I take on people like Jay Leno! Come get on TV! Shows are at 7 and 9 p.m. on Sat., March 31 at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., in NS: Tell me a little more about the show in St. St. Charles. Tickets range from $39 to $125, with Charles. purchasing and details at www.oshows.com, or call JR: It is just my act. Kathy Griffin does a show every 630-962-7000
14 nightspots March 14, 2012 Bye bye, Blago! SCARLET Photos by Kirk
Friday night is Grrrrrrrrreat! THE SOFO TAP Photos by Kirk
nightspots 15 March 14, 2012 Wednesday means one thing at Charlie’s: underpants! CHARLIE’S Photos by Kirk
The rich and the pour. SPIN Photos by Anthony Meade
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Obey the goodness. SIDETRACK Photos by Anthony Meade
Oh, the acrobatics! HYDRATE Photos by Anthony Meade
18 nightspots March 14, 2012 WINDY CITY MEDIA GROUP PRESENTS
COMING IN APRIL
For more, visit Facebook.com/WindyCityGayIdol or email [email protected] BEING CONTINUED by AK Miller KO’d
Just when you think that you’ve lived through the worst pain you could possibly feel, love comes up with a new punch. You learn to dodge most, but every now and then it lands one square in your jaw. Or sometimes you get struck with a sucker punch to the gut that takes your breath away. You can dance around these brutal attacks, which is exhausting, or you can just learn to take a fucking hit. Another option is to stay out of the ring altogether. But where’s the sport in that? If you get knocked down, despite what people have been telling you all of your life, you don’t have to get back up; you can stay down. You can lay there beaten and broken until you have the strength to actually stand up on your own and remain standing. That is what Brandon is doing now. Lying in his bed wishing the bruises on his heart would heal before his brain started poking at them. He’s fine through most of the night most of the time, but at some point or another he rolls over. That’s when he often realizes that he is in bed alone. He isn’t conscious enough to brace himself for this one, and it’s a smack in the face that wakes him with a sting. It’s the surprise attacks that get you and no one seems to warn you about them when a relationship ends. When he is awake and rational, this sort of thing wouldn’t bother him at all. It’s been over a year and he has moved on to bigger and better things. That’s when love knows to pull these sneaky maneuvers. Ones that leave you feeling helpless and sad when moments before you were lost in a dream. Brandon isn’t sure why this keeps happening, though, thankfully, with decreasing frequency. He thinks it may be a reminder of the love he felt for someone before he gets over the loss of it completely. Maybe it’s a sign that he is healing but just isn’t quite healed yet. Instead of getting up and shaking it off, he just lays there trying to make sense of it. Waiting and hoping for the day that a nightmare is no longer the part of bedtime when he is awake. He knows it has to come soon. It just doesn’t seem right that he still feels so bad what the other pillow doesn’t smell like anyone anymore. He holds that pillow like a shield and plays dead until he slowly falls back to sleep.
We think this one photo from TPAN’s Chicago Takes Off: Game On! prettty much covers it. Just barely. Photo by Kat Fitzgerald, www.MysticImagesPhotography.com
20 nightspots March 14, 2012 Cocktails and conversation. TAVERNA 750 Photos by Anthony Meade WHERE MY DRANK AT?
WEDNESDAYS with TOMAS the Magician. $3 well, $13 Cosmo Upright, DJ Eric Hall, $5 Stoli Blueberry, $13 3160 Paul Marinaro and His Jazz Trio pitchers Cosmo pitchers @mosphere Chicago Exclusive Male Dancers Antronio’s $3 Malibu drinks, $5 Long Islands Antronio’s Drag show at midnight from Fierce Casting, $5 Bacardi drinks Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m. Berlin Cosmix: DJ Greg Haus, electro, progressive, Antronio’s Karaoke, $2 domestic, Cuervo shots, Berlin STARDUST Thursdays, with live and alternative, $1 select shots, $3 Bacardi free appetizers performances and special DJs. 2nd Thu. is co- Bombs, $5 “Tropical Sex” pints, $5.50 42 Below Berlin $1 select shots, $2 PBRs, $5 Tropical Sex conspired by Pyramids of Pluto/ Jean Shorts, Vodka. $5 and up cover starts at 11 p.m. pints, $4 Malibu black. 1st Wed.—Electro- Sisterman, & Smooth & Delicious. Last Thu. is Big Chicks DJ and dancing 10 p.m., no cover, 1/3 house w/DJs Pete Augusta an Adam EL.; 2nd co-conspired by ratcatchers.com and CULT. $1 lb cheeseburger $5, $3 basket of appetizers Wed.—Dub Hangover with Jason Cox; 3rd select shots, $3 Bacardi Bombs, $5 “Tropical (zucchini, mushroom, onion rings, poppers) Wed.— GLO Euro pop night w/DJ Gabriel. Last Sex” pints, $2 Old Style Light, $5.50 Ultimat Bobby Love’s Karaoke w/ Creagh 9:30 p.m. - Wed.—Static Electroshock Therapy Vodka, $6.50 Patron Silver, $5+ cover 1:30 a.m. Big Chicks Euchre Club 7:30 p.m., $4 Stoli Big Chicks $10 Pitchers of Blue Moon, $2.75 Bucks $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps Martini, $6 Leinie Pitchers, $5 Quesadilla night Rolling Rock, $4 Cosmos, Chicken specials The Call After-work retro video cocktail party (Chicken or Veggie) night—$5 wing basket, $6 Chicken breast 6-9 p.m., TGIF Video hits after 9, $4.50 Stella Bobby Love’s $1 off domestic, $1 Pucker, $3 sandwich $5 chickenburger bottles, $1 Dekuyper shots Jäger shots Bobby Love’s $1 off domestic & draft, $1 Pucker Charlie’s Two-steppin’ lessons with Stina at 10 Bucks $3.50 Domestics drafts & bottles, $3.50 Bucks $3.50 Domestics drafts & bottles, $3.50 p.m., country with DJ Michael B ‘til 1:30 a.m., well well Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu The Call Curtains Up! Wednesdays with show- The Call After-work karaoke 7-11 p.m., $5 Abso- Circuit Flashback Fridays with inexpensive drink tune videos at 8 p.m., $3 off Absolut & Skyy lut cocktails, specials on Long Island pithcers specials and hits from the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s & martinis and cosmos and buckets of beers 2000s, Last week: Urbano hip hop party Cell Block Open 4 p.m. w/ Giani, All import beers Charlie’s $3 top shelf drinks and beer, ‘80s The Closet $5 Jose Margaritas (bottles & drafts) $3.50 flashback night Club Krave Male dancers w/ bartenders Eric and Charlie’s $2 Miller Lites, $3 Skyy cocktails Circuit La Noche Loca w/ DJ Fast Freddy & DJ Romey, $10 dom. buckets, $16 import buckets, The Closet $5 all fruit cocktails Rock-O-Mix, Miss Ketty’s show at 10 p.m. DJ Brandi Wyne Club Krave $5 Three Olive cocktails; $7 Three The Closet Karaoke with Creagh at 9:30 p.m., $5 Cocktail $3 16 oz. PBR, DJ at 9, open at 5 Olive martinis, 1st & 3rd Wed.: Island Girls Long Islands Crew Wanna Play Fridays with free ping-pong meetings with bartender Miss Brandi Wyne. Club Krave StarFinder Craig’s Karaoke with and darts. $2, P.B.R. cans $3.50 Goose Island 2nd & 4th Wed.: So You Think You Can Drag bartender Andrew, $5 you-call-it top shelf 312 Urban Wheat/Seasonal pints, $5.50 Mega Crew Open for lunch 11:30a.m., Monsoon pints Cocktail $3 16 oz. PBR, DJ at 9, open at 8 Mojitos, 4th Friday-Frat Boy Friday, w/ Hot Jock $4.25, 1/2 price Martinis Crew Karaoke Fun Time with Mr. Bill. $3 draft Contest at 11:00 p.m. Downtown $3 Bud Light drafts, $6 Don Q beers, $2.50 bottomless chips & salsa Downtown $5 Jack and Jäger shots, DJs DS Tequlia Co. Trivia and Black Out Buckets (4 Downtown $6 Tito’s cocktails, Trust Us DJs DS Tequlia Co. Happy Hours 4-7p.m. includes ½ bottle beers, 4 Jäger shots) downstairs, every 2nd Thu. is Clock Out/Rock price apps, $10 Rum Fishbowl, $15 Marg Fish Halsted’s $5.95 chicken fajitas, $3.50 Coronas Out 5-9 p.m. in Main Bar Bowl, bottle beer or draft special, $1 shots Hamburger Mary’s “Cabaret Project” at 7:30, $10 DS Tequlia Co. $10 Big Bottles of wine with Halsted’s $5 Stoli mixed & bombs, $12 Bud Light/ cover. MaryOke with HamyBear at 9 p.m. $4 plastic cups, $3 Jamo shots, $3 Soco shots Bar Miller Lite pitchers UV and Cruzan (all flavors) and $3 domestic Olympics at 10 p.m. with prizes Hamburger Mary’s $5 Mary’s Punch pints bottles. No cover after 9 p.m. Hamburger Mary’s $1 off home-brew pints Hunters $5 Sweet Tea, $3 Jager Bombs, $3 Miller Hunters $4 Skyy/Skyy Bombs, $4 Cruzan Rum Hunters HXD (Hot Extreme Dancers), $100 Stoli Lite, HXD (Hot Extreme Dancers), DJ Ron G Hydrate 1/2 price Martinis, Hy-Drag Review 9:30 bottle service, $5 Stoli Cocktails, $7 Long Hydrate TPAN’s Positively Aware party 8-11 p.m. p.m., also DJ Laura B Islands, $3 Bud Light bottles, $3 Cruzan on 2nd Friday of the month, Weekly DJs til 4 Jackhammer $1 well drinks, $5 buy-in, play Wii Bombs, DJ Kim a.m., no cover til midnight Jeffrey Pub Game night—Bid Whist, spades, Hydrate Effen Thursdays: DJ Phil DaBeatz, $5 InnExile Here’s the Beef male dancers 11 p.m. dominoes, darts, drink tickets for every win- Effen cocktails, $5 Effen bombs, Stage Door Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, 1st Fri.-The Flesh ning hand Johnnies perform Hungry Dog Show, Last Fri.-ManHunt.com Late Bar Staff spin their favorite punk, garage Jackhammer $2 MGD/Miller Lite/Bud/Bud party and rock ‘n roll, $4 Stoli flavors, $4 Sailor Jerry Light, $3 premium domestics and imports, Jeffrey Pub Guys All Night Out dance party, Mary’s Attic MaryOke with DJ Matador at 9 DJ Man Scott $3 cover p.m. $3 well cocktails and domestic bottles, Late Bar DJ Peroxide spins Dark Alternative, $4 Late Bar Soul, Mod and vintage rock ‘n roll, $3 sponsored by Nightspots Kir Royale or Mimosa, $6 Mini-Martinis PBR, $3 Schlitz Tall Boys minibar Mini University, Chicago’s hottest Mary’s Attic Big Red’s Cabaret with Meghan Krush KRUSH FRIDAYS @ Krush Nightclub, 1675 new college night, loaded with THE hottest Murphy (2nd & 4th Thurs), “Fatally Cool” (1st N. Elston Ave. SEXY MEN SEXY MEN SEXY bartenders, barbacks and boys! 9 p.m. Thurs), “Hedwig Unplugged” (3rd Thurs). No MEN. Local and national Artist. www.black- Parlour Indie Parlour with community and music cover. $1 off home-brew pints. stoneave.com for more info events. $3 PBRs Roscoe’s $10 Miller Lite Pitchers, $5 Three-O Mary’s Attic Feel Good Fridays with Rogue DJ at Roscoe’s You’re the Star Karaoke with Honey Bombs. Last Thu.: Wet Boxer Contest at 9 p.m. $5 Mary’s Punch pints. No cover West at 10 p.m., $3 off Martinis, $2.50 Miller midnight Parlour Lipstick: hot girls’ dance party, $4 cock- Lite drafts, Last Thu.: Wet Boxer Contest w/ Scarlet Frat Night, hosted by Kevin, $5 40s of tails, DJ Teri Bristol Frida Lay at midnight Miller Lite, Corona and King Cobra; $5 Long Roscoe’s $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade pitchers, Scarlet Sorry For Partying: featuring Hi-Life DJs, Island mini-pitchers, DJ Katy R $3 off Martinis, $3.50 Peroni bottles, $5 Bacardi $3 PBR tall boys, $4 Svedka drinks and $4 Scot’s $4 all drafts bombs shot menu Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3 - 8 p.m. Scarlet $4 Well Drinks, $4 wine glasses, $4 Scot’s $2 off all Cosmos The Sofo Tap Happy Hour Thursdays with $3 domestics, DJ Dolo Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Classic Miller Lite draft pints, $4 well, $5 Jameson Sidetrack Showtunes 5-9 p.m., Best of Sidetrack Sidetrack, 8 p.m.-2 am shots, 5-9 p.m. 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. The Sofo Tap The LIVE Game Show ($25 Pyramid; Spin Dollhouse Drag Revue with Debbie Fox, The Sofo Tap Grrr, It’s Friday bear party, $6 Miller Family Fightin’ or Win, Lose & Drink) at 9, $4 PhiPhi O’Hara and special guests, $5 Skyy Lite big beers, $2 PBR cans, $4 Red Stag shots Hofbrau drafts, $6 Hofbrau big beers cocktails, $6 Skyy bombs, $4 Coors Light drafts and cocktails Spin Dollar Drink Night, $1 42 Below and well Touché Handballer Night, red/white hanky Spin The Shower Party, sign up by 11:30 p.m., cocktails, wine and Miller Lite and Coors Light specials, club room open contest at midnight, 1st prize $150, lots of drafts, as well as $5 Corzo shots, $1 Jameson Velvet Rope $3 Sapporo pints, $6 Cosmos, swag from Next Door Studios ice cream cones monthly local LGBT band performances 3160 POP Goes the Gio! Touché Bear-Chested night Touché 1st week - MAFIA; 2nd week - Full Moon Velvet Rope $6 pizza specials, $3 drafts FRIDAYS party and contest; 3rd week - ONYX Club 3160 Pop Goes the Gio show night, Club Room open at 10 p.m. THURSDAYS @mosphere Bi-Polar Fridays with male danc- Velvet Rope Karaoke with Creagh, $6 Grey Goose 3160 Arnie Lanza ers from Sarabia (7-9 p.m.) and Exclusive @mosphere Pants Off Dance Off: Male Dancers Manwatch of MI (11- close). Hosted by Regina 22 nightspots March 14, 2012 SATURDAYS $2.50 vodka lemonades Hunters Service Industry Night, $2 all beers, $3 @mosphere Male Dancers from Sarabia and Bobby Love’s Open at noon with Connie U-Call-Its, $4 top shelf Exclusive Manwatch of MI with DJ Timmy Bucks Sunday cookout, $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Hydrate $1 drinks all night, no cover before Loop, $5 Stoli Blue Schnapps midnight, DJ Laura B. Antronio’s Drag show at midnight The Call $12 Long Island pitchers, $5.50 Pinnacle Jackhammer $3 U-Call-It (excluding Long Islands Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m whipped vodka, After-beach party until 9 and Martinis), free pool Berlin $1 select shots, $3 Berlin Bombs, $5 Tropi- p.m., showtune videos after 9 Mary’s Attic Live soap opera “The Ville” at 8 cal Sex, $5.50 Ultimat. Twisted w/ DJ Chester Charlie’s Euchre 6 p.m., karaoke with Man Fag at p.m., $10 or DJ Larissa, $5 and up cover starts at 11 p.m. 9 p.m., $10 top-shelf pitchers Parlour Karaoke with Creaoke 9 p.m.-1 a.m., $5 1st & 3rd Sat: House of Santana drag show 9 The Closet Free darts, $5 Jose Margaritas Miller Lite pitchers p.m.-midnight Club Krave Drag Bingo @ 7 p.m. with Brandi Roscoe’s You’re the Star karaoke with Honey Big Chicks Euchre Club 6 p.m., DJ and dancing Wyne, karaoke with Star Finder Karaoke at West, 10 p.m., $3 off all Martinis, $2.50 Miller 10 p.m., no cover 9:30 p.m., $2 drafts, $5 draft pitchers Lite Drafts, $10 Miller Lite Pitchers; $5 Smirnoff Bobby Love’s Karaoke featured artist nite, trivia Cocktail $3 16 oz. PBR, $2 well, DJ and go-go Bombs shots & giveaways w/ DJ Tim boys at 9, open at 5 Scarlet Live Music Mondays, $5 select Martinis, The Call $5 Absolut cocktails, video dance party Crew $10 Miller Lite pitchers, $6.50 Double $5 wine glasses, $3 PBR tallboys Charlie’s Country with DJ Michael B 9 p.m.-2 Bloody Marys, $12.50 Beergarita or Mimosa Scot’s $3 all domestic bottles a.m., Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu pitchers, $4 Jager shots, $5 Jager bombs, Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Show- Circuit Urbano hip-hop/house night, DJs Kenae, VJ Ven from 3 - 9:30p.m., VJ Bobby Marley tunes, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Anton and Corona, $10 9:30 p.m. The Sofo Tap $4 well cocktails The Closet $5 Jose Margaritas Downtown $4 Stella, trivia w/ Craig @ 9 & 11 Spin RuPaul’s Drag Race viewing party at 8, Club Krave Club Krave Divas drag show, bar- DS Tequlia Co. $10 Mimosa mugs, $1 Kick the karaoke with Phoenix O’Hara 10 p.m.-2 a.m., tenders Romie and Markie, $10 mixed drink Keg $4.50 Absolut cocktails, $4 Miller Lite & Coors pitchers, DJ KY Halsted’s $6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Bud Light drafts, $4.50 Absolut cocktails Cocktail $3 16 oz. PBR, DJ at 9, go-go boys at Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch Touché Barstool Jocks - WWF wrestling & sports midnight, open at 5 Hamburger Mary’s Mimosa Brunch served ‘til 3 at 8 p.m., free pizza Crew $3 Bud Light drafts and $3.75 Shiner Bock p.m., first mimosa free, then $2 Velvet Rope Chicagoland Gay & Lesbian Singles drafts, $6.50 double Bloody Marys, $12.50 Hunters $3 Tallboy PBR, $5 24oz Miller Lt, Meet-up sponsored by OPLAGA, $4 Martini Mimosa pitchers, $4 Jameson shots, VJ Ven $5 26oz Corona, $5 Skyy Bloody Mary, $2 flights spinning from 6 - 10 p.m., VJ Bobby Marley Mimosas, Lilly Presents Sinful Sunday (2nd and 10 p.m. last Sundays) TUESDAYS Downtown $8 Vodka and Red Bulls, Scandalous Hydrate DJ Jeannette 3160 Cabaret open mic Karaoke w/ Weston, 9 p.m. - 3 a.m. InnExile Karaoke by Mariah Productions @mosphere $1 well, $1 Miller Lite and Bud DS Tequlia Co. $1 shots Jackhammer $7 Long Islands, Amy Armstrong Light drafts Halsted’s $6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Bud and Lloyd Young Open Mic Night Antronio’s $2 domestics and Jimador shots Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch Jeffrey Pub Ol’ Skool dance party, no cover Berlin Sinful Circus with DJ Chester, $1 well and Hamburger Mary’s Mimosa Brunch served ‘til Mary’s Attic MaryOke with Velicity Metropolis PBR, $5 cover 3 p.m., first mimosa free, then $2, $4 Leinie 9 p.m. $4 UV and Cruzan (all flavors) and $3 Big Chicks $5.50 Golden Margaritas, $4 Mar- bottles domestic bottles. No cover after 9 p.m. garitas, $5 Chicken burger night, $3 Meatball Hunters $3 Miller Lite bottles, $5 Skyy Cocktails, Parlour Kick-Ass Karaoke with Sue Heggeland, Sandwiches (dine-in only) $100 Skyy bottle service, Hunters Hunks, DJ $5 Miller pitchers Bobby Love’s $2 domestic, draft and well drinks. Ron G. Roscoe’s Male Call hosted by Frida Lay at 5 p.m., The Call Top 10 Tuesdays (watch Billboard top- Hydrate DJ Ralphi Rosario 11 p.m. - 5 a.m. $12 Absolut Long Island pitchers, $2.50 Bud ranked videos), $5 Skyy cocktails, $12 Long Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, 1st Sat.-Great Lakes Light bottles, $5 Bacardibombs Island pitchers Bears with DJ Chris Eterno, 2nd Sat.-Bear Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Charlie’s $10 Absolut pitchers, $2 Bud/Bud Light, Dance Party with buffet, 3rd Sat.-Underwear Showtunes 4-9 p.m., best of the 60s-80s, 9 $4 Jäger & bombs, karaoke 9 p.m-1 a.m. Party with DJ Phil DaBeatz p.m.-2 a.m. Club Krave College Jock Night: first drink 50% Jeffrey Pub Girls All Night Out dance party, $3 Scarlet Liquid Brunch: DJs Nick Phoenix and DJ off w/college ID, $2 well, $1 draft beer, $4 cover, show with host Indigo Blue Dolo, $12 bottles of champagne, $4 Mimosas, dom. pitchers Late Bar DJ Dave Roberts spins New Wave club $4 Bloody Marys, $3 domestic beer The Closet $3 well, Trivia Tuesdays classics, $3 PBR, $3 Schlitz Tall Boys, no cover The Sofo Tap $5 “Sofo Marys”, $6 Miller Lite Cocktail $2 tacos, $12 El Jimador carafes, $6.50 Mary’s Attic Dance Party with DJ Oskar & John big beers Infusion vodka cocktails, $3 PBR tallboys, Murges at 9 p.m. $5 Frozen Slushies. No cover Spin Super Size Me Sundays with $10 Absolut Karaoke with Nolan in the Garden Bar at 10, Parlour DJ Luis M., $4 well pitchers and $10 beer pitchers. Game Show go-go boys 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. Roscoe’s No cover before 10 p.m., $5 cover trivia, 10 p.m - midnight, hosted by Mercedes, Crew $4.25 Beergarita pints, Taco Tuesdays with after, $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade pitchers, $30 1st prize. Real Housewives of Atlanta view- $1 tacos $3 off Martinis, $3.50 Peroni Bottles, $5 ing party at 9, $1 Jameson ice cream cones Downtown $5 Jäger, Talentless Tuesday Karaoke Bacardibombs Touché Open at noon, beer bust, 50¢ Bud & Bud with Off-Key Kenny Scarlet Crossfader Kings DJ Group, $5 well, $5 Light drafts, pool tournament at 7 p.m., movie DS Tequlia Co. $2 beer cans (including 16 oz. imports night in club room at 10 p.m. PBR) Sidetrack Sidetrack Classics 3 - 9 p.m., Best of Velvet Rope Mean Girls Brunch: $25 for unlimited Hamburger Mary’s ‘Tini-Tuesday with $3 off all Sidetrack 9 p.m. - 3 am mimosas, buffet brunch and a show, beer Mary’s specialty martinis, “Pop Quiz” trivia The Sofo Tap Doggy Days dog party 3-6 p.m. bucket specials night in Rec Room, $3 off all Mary-tinis and Spin Dance party with DJ Riley York and go-go $2 PBR cans boys, second Sat. of month is Fish Tank by MONDAYS Hunters $1 Wells, $1 Drafts, DJ Willyum Dummy Corps, $10 20 oz. Bacardi fishbowls, 3160 Open-mic comedy showcase Jackhammer Karaoke with Creagh 10 p.m., $3 $1 Jameson ice cream cones Big Chicks $2 off all pitchers, $1 1/4lb burgers, $5 Bacardi and Finlandia (all flavors) Touché Open 3 p.m., 1st week-Great Lakes Veggie Burgers (dine-in only) Parlour Grüve@Parlour: house music with DJs Bears, Weekly fetish parties @ 10 p.m. Club The Call RuPaul’s Drag Race @ 8 w/ Ashley Butch Duncan, Psycho Bitch, Freddie Bain and Room open Morgan. All-request video night, $2.50 well, $3 Michael Serafini, $4 u-call-its Velvet Rope Guest DJs, $5 bombs Miller Lite bottles, $12 Long Island pitchers Scarlet ‘90s Night, DJ Heather Doble, $6 vodka Charlie’s $2 well, $3 Bacardi, $10 Absolut pitch- lemonade mini-pitchers, $3 domestic beers SUNDAYS ers, line dance lessons 7 p.m., It’s Just BINGO Scot’s $2 off all Martinis @mosphere 1st and 3rd Sunday: DIVA starring Bitch with Man Fag at 11 p.m. Sidetrack U-Video, all request night Angelique Munro. $2 well, $10 Miller Light Circuit Mondays with Mz. Ruff-n-Stuff & the The Sofo Tap Tringo (part trivia, part bingo) at 9, draft pitchers Rocketts, DJ Stoney $5 Absolut cocktails, $6 big beers (excluding Antronio’s $5 Margaritas Crew Pub Stumpers trivia, $50 bar tab for win- Guinness) Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m., 2 ning team, $6.50 Absolut Ruby Red/Mango Spin Glee viewing party at 7, $4 you-call-it beer, for 1 admission with coupon available at www. 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