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Nightspots #1135 • Jan nightspots #1135 • Jan. 21, 2015 CREATURE COMFORT Crawl over to Berlin for Jojo Baby’s creature installation. Page 12 NOW PLAYING BY LIsa D’AMOUR DIRECTED BY JOE MANTELLO “Fascinating… very few playwrights have “A hugely ambitious play, the acute sense of streaked with much humor American place you find and heartfelt talk” in D’Amour’s beautiful – Chicago Sun-Times writing” – Chicago Tribune “Filled with wit and humanity and plenty of energy stemming nonstop from an ensemble that doesn’t have a weak link” – Variety Going to Broadway in Spring of 2015, see it here first! Corporate Production Sponsor TICKETS START AT $20 | steppenwolf.org | 312-335-1650 2014/15 Grand Benefactors 2014/15 Benefactors GETTIN’ ALL UP IN YOUR SOCIAL MEDIAZ Yes, we realize that “media” is already plural, but we’re going for a style thing here. But we digress... nightspotschicago Photo updates from LGBT events all around Chicago, plus event notices to keep you in the know. /nightspots Links to website content, photo spreads from the magazine and special Classic Nightspots archives. nightspots “Click!” WELCOME, LEATHER FOLK! 25% off any regular priced item in the store with this ad. Not to be used on any sale item. Good through Mon., Jan. 26, 2015. 6410 N. Clark St. • 773-508-0900 Visit Leather64TEN.com for our store hours and to register for up-to-date store info That Guy by Kirk Williamson I lived through the ‘90s. I was there in the on Friday night of the anniversary weekend. Holy trenches with Color Me Badds and the crowded! I ran into Robbie and told him that I loved Hansons and the flannels and the Rachel him but for me, dealing with that packed crowd was haircuts. I know what the definition of “is” is. So basically a near-death experience. Not for the faint when I walked into Progress Bar this past Friday of heart ... or the old of calendar. and Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” came on, my first memory of it was that it was a mid-grade, syrupy Make sure to get your fill of beans at two—count radio hit that came and went with the advent of ‘em, two—very important chili events coming up. the baby doll dress. But if you saw what I saw—the Crew’s 10th annual chili cookoff for Care For Real sheer reverence and lovingly-detailed lip-sync of starts at noon on January 24. A $100 prize awaits the so many of the 20-something patrons—you’d be best chili and for the low, low price of $12, your taste as confused as I was. I don’t want to detract from buds can be the ones to bestow that prize. Then on their experience, but I just found it intriguing how February 2, Scot’s has their 16th annual “Slap My nostalgia can take a so-so song and make it into a Ass and Call Me Sally” chili cookoff during the Super cultural moment. That’s just how I feel. Game Bowl football extravaganza (or something like that). Judging takes place at half time. See who will For those who remember the sweaty crush of last win the coveted chili pepper tiara this year. I usually year’s Mr. Chicago Leather contest at Touche, know get at least one good large sausage photo at this that this year the contest itself has been moved to event and I expect this year to be no exception. the theater at The Leather Archives & Museum, 8 pm, Sat., Jan. 24. So now you can have a seat and Finally, Cher out at Sidetrack, Wed., Jan. 21, at Cher see the contest clearly. But directly after that, flock and Cher Alike, featuring Cher-formances from Coco back with the boys to Touche and sweat it out on Sho-Nell, Angel LeBare, Saya Naomi, Kelly Lauren the dance floor all night. and more. I’ll be there with all the other gypsies, tramps and thieves. Happy 7th anniversary to Scarlet. I missed the brunch party with Aubrey O’Day, but I did squeeze [email protected] (and I mean that quite literally) into the crowd MAIN COVER IMAGE One of Jojo Baby’s creatures at Berlin. Photo by nightspots Kirk #1135 • Jan. 21, 2015 PUBLISHER DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA Tracy Baim Jean Albright ASSISTANT PUBLISHER OFFICE Terri Klinsky Ripley Caine MANAGING EDITOR PHOTOGraphY Kirk Williamson Kirk, Kizzy, Kyle Henderson, Anthony Meade, DJ Res-5 ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES COLUMNISTS Terri Klinsky, Kirk Williamson, Amy Matheny, Marc “Moose”Moder, Jerry Nunn, Steven Toushin Christopher Cheuvront, Gretchen Hammond NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE Rivendell Media 212-242-6863 Copyright 2015 Windy City Media Group/Lambda Publications Inc. All rights reserved. Reprint by permission only. 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While we encourage readers to support the advertisers who make this newspaper possible, Nightspots/Windy City Times cannot accept responsibility for advertising claims. /nightspots Hey, cousin! PROGRESS Photos by Kirk Seven years of cosplay in Boystown. Happy anniversary! SCARLET Photos by Kirk 8 nightspots Jan. 21, 2015 DANCING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE by Marc “Moose” Moder STARTING FRESH WITH MADONNA, BJORK, KELLY AND MORE 2014 wasn’t a dismal year in music, but it wasn’t the best. Sales were down over 10% in all formats except vinyl, and only three albums (Frozen, Sam Smith and Taylor Swift) went platinum. Not even beloved acts like Iggy, Nicki or Beyonce sold a million on their new CDs. Hopefully this year, with possible new albums by Adele, Duran Duran, Giorgio Moroder, No Doubt and the queen of pop, Madonna, will improve. While none of these artists have firm dates yet, let’s look at ones we can rely on (maybe) for early 2015. February looks iffy for a few veterans. Bob Dylan releases his Sinatra covers album, Shadows in the Night; Diana Krall goes pop with the criminally bad Wallflower album; and Kid Rock releases something (we’ll leave that there), so let’s look to the kids. The powerful, award-winning, pop/rock band Imagine Dragons releases Smoke + Mirrors, their follow up to Night Visions. Even if it’s not as great, we can be happy they won’t be playing “Radioactive” on every TV show as they’ve done for the last two years. February also sees Ricky Martin releasing a new Latin album A Quien Quiera Escuchar, and from the sound of the first single, “Adios,” he’s really back with a Bang Bang. If we’ve gotten to mainstream for you, UK folk rocker Frank Turner is set to release his sixth album. For those not familiar, Frank can only be compared to peak era Billy Bragg: powerful, humorous, political and brilliant. And a bit sexy as well. Worth looking into for a change. March is looking much brighter with new full lengths promised by Madonna (Rebel Heart), Kelly Clarkson (Piece by Piece) and Bjork (Vulnicura). The latter could be the most exciting as she’s been working with ground-breaking producer Arca (along with Haxan Cloak) who’s worked on Kanye’s Yeezus and just put out an amazing solo album as well. Hopefully they can get her sound a bit more accessible than the last decade of work. As for Madonna and Kelly, we’ll see. So far the pre-releases have been fine and familiar, but nothing exciting or ground-breaking for either, but we have hope. It’s too early in the year to give up hope on a musical turnaround in 2015 for all! 10nightspots Jan. 21, 2015 nightspots 11 Jan. 21, 2015 Read the sign. BERLIN Photos by Kirk Bear season! BIG CHICKS Photos by Kyle Henderson 12nightspots Jan. 21, 2015 New Year’s Eve ain’t no game ... but it sure is fun! REPLAY Photos by Anthony Meade Starting fresh in 2015. @MOSPHERE Photos by Jerry Nunn Friday feels. HYDRATE Photos by Kirk 14nightspots Jan. 21, 2015 $10 OFF PER TICKET! Use Promo Code WINDY by BRUCE GRAHAM directed by BJ JONES A candid and surprising perspective on the racial and socioeconomic divide. Lots of big tops at the Freak Show New Year’s party. MARY’S Photos by Jerry Nunn The lovely ladies of the New Year. HALSTED’S Photos by Anthony Meade 16nightspots Jan. 21, 2015 New Year’s fun-raiser for TPAN. CREW Photos by Jerry Nunn New Year’s at the Tracks. SIDETRACK Photos by Anthony Meade nightspots 17 Jan. 21, 2015 Photo by Kyle Henderson MAIN: Which hot new designer are all the cool kids at Berlin wearing these days? DETAIL: Dolce & Yamama. 8pm WEDNESDAYS & with KWizmaster Q TEAM Kirk Williamson ATRIVIA I gotKWESTIONS You got answers? 9pm THURSDAYS 6960 N. Glenwood Ave. QA_Trivia QATrivia Gettin’ it up at The Eagle Rises party for the Leather Archives & Museum.
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