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nightspots #1047 • July 20, 2011 Is that Britney in your pocket or ... They Britney-ed into the night at the Britney Spears afterparty at The Call. page 17 The final party Pubert interviews at Encompass Owl City’s in Indiana. Adam Young. page 25 page 14 WWW.WORLDSGREATESTBAR.COM That Guy by Kirk Williamson Someone’s been a busy boy! With a crop of pictures like this, I’ll let them do most of the speaking. Get ready for our next issue of August 3, which will be extra plump, thanks to this year’s Market Days festivities. Rest up. Gettin’ dirty to get clean at Stonewall Inn’s foam party. It’s actually a moustache- shaped cake lollipop at the Chicago IRL release One last shot at party at Parlour. Encompass. Boxer bangin’ [email protected] with Adam at North End. PUBLISHER Tracy Baim ASSISTANT PUBLISHER nightspots Terri Klinsky Managing EDitor #1047 • July 20, 2011 Kirk Williamson ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Terri Klinsky, Kirk Williamson, Amy Matheny, Dave Ouano, Kirk Smid NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE MAIN COVER IMAGE Rivendell Media 212-242-6863 A Britney Spears fan (and his DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA dolly) at The Call Jean Albright Photo by Kirk OFFICE BOTTOM LEFT Meghan Streit Photo by Kirk Photography BOTTOM RIGHT Mel Ferrand, Kat Fitzgerald, Kirk, Kizzy, Ryan Photo by Stunt Company Kolodziej, Anthony Meade, Dave Ouano, DJ Res-5 CAST OF CHARACTERS Andrew Davis, Homer Marrs, Marc “Moose”Moder, Copyright 2011 Windy City Media Group/Lambda Publications Inc. All rights reserved. Jennifer Parello, Peter 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 nightspots as unconditionally assigned for publication purposes and as such, subject to editing and comment. The opinions expressed by the columnists, cartoonists, letter writers, and com- 5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, IL 60640 mentators are their own and do not necessarily reflect the position of Nightspots/Windy City Times. Publication of the name, photograph, or likeness of a person or organization 773.871.7610, fax 773.871.7609 in articles or advertising in Nightspots/Windy City Times is not to be construed as any indication of the sexual orientation of such person or organization. While we encourage www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com readers to support the advertisers who make this newspaper possible, Nightspots/Windy City Times cannot accept responsibility for advertising claims. [email protected] Black Pride Party at The Metro! URBANO Photos by Peter Miekina Mr. Frankie Knuckles and Jamie Principle! CIRCUIT Photos by Pierre Cameron 8 nightspots July 20, 2011 DANCING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE by Marc “Moose” Moder THE GROOVE IS IN THE HEART: MOOSE’S SUMMER JAMS I can’t be the only who changes out their music like their sweater/shorts drawers as the seasons change. Toward fall I get very rootsy with kd lang, Neil Young, and Tom Petty; winter gets more morose with Casey Stratton, David Sylvian, Tori Amos and Damien Rice; while spring brings Pet Shop Boys, Saint Ettienne and Girl Talk. Then summer comes with a sound all its own. Currently I’m sitting here writing this loading all three Deee-lite albums into my iPod and chair dancing to NORTH END “Picnic in the Summertime.” Deee-lite, way due for a It’s a package deal. Photos by Kirk reunion/comeback, are the overlords of happy beats from the ‘90s. They ruled the gay clubs at the tail end of the ‘80s and into 1990 with “Groove Is In the Heart,” off World Clique, but then never really captured that same vibe again. Luckily we have others from that era just as joyous: Cece Peniston, Soul II Soul and Betty Boo all come to mind. Or if you need to get more current, get The Gossip’s Beth Ditto’s EP or the new full-length by Hercules + Love Affair, who’ve both made incredible homages to that house sound recently. We’re gay, so dance music is our go-to for summer tunes, but also consider getting sexy with some Sade or Tracey Thorn as well. They are, in my book, the two best vocalists of our time and both just take you away on a small cumulus cloud of joy with anything they do. Finally, if rolling down the windows and cruising boys is your thing, Sade may not work. Give them something that says butch cool like Def Leppard’s Pyromania album (the only real Def Lep CD) or De La Soul’s classic hip hop masterpiece 3 Feet High and Rising. Both have great speaker power and say, “He might be straight; I bet I can have him though.” Whatever your groove is, make sure you groove responsibly and with many, many others. Summer music is all about getting it on with others, just like life. Come check Moose’s grooves at two new gigs at Downtown Bar and The Glenwood this summer. 10 nightspots July 20, 2011 .5 +00%!.)+10$ Karaoke by Creagh MON TUES WED Welcome WED WED back! 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Weekly raffles for prizes at Bobby Love’s - The Closet Jackhammer Pot increases each week until someone wins. Visit creaokekaraoke.com. Now contact us at 773-720-7347 or [email protected] This is some high-class shizz. ELIXIR Photos by Kirk All the foamy goodness of the Foam Party. STONEWALL INN Photos by Kirk 12 nightspots July 20, 2011 foam party Sat. July 23 On the Patio Starts at 8 p.m. $5 cover gets you a drink ticket at the door Drink specials throughout the night. Stonewall Inn “BOYSTOWN in the ‘burbs!” 8143 W. 47th St., Lyons, IL 708-442-0234 www.stonewallchicago.com OWL on the prowl Interview by Randy Pubert The musical project known as Owl City was created by Adam Young in 2007. His electronic music made him a Platinum performer with the hit single “Fireflies” on the album Ocean Eyes. His new record, All Things Bright and Beautiful, continues that trend and brings him back to Chicago this month. Nightspots Magazine: Hi, Adam. Do people call you Adam or Owl? Adam Young: My parents call me “Bugs,” my friends call me Adam and my fans call me “Hey dude” or “Excuse me, Mr. Owl Man.” NM: Where did the name Owl City get its start? AY: A great question. My sister once had a pet owl when she was in 5th grade and it got loose in her Sunday school room at church. Somehow the poor bird found its way into the air ducts and ultimately wound up flapping around the ceiling of the sanctuary during old Pastor Anderson’s epic sermon. People cheered and clapped until the owl got tired and landed on a pew back where my Dad took a flying football leap over four rows of pews and made an amazing tackle. It was just one of those priceless memories that has never left me. NM: Your music grew out of Myspace.com? AY: I happened to be in the right place at the right time when Myspace.com was booming and labels suddenly started calling and everything just kind of happened. It was pretty surreal for someone who never expected or necessarily wanted musical success. NM: Were you musically inclined growing up? AY: I was more of a skateboard guy. That was my dream. Out of boredom, I mowed lawns all summer and bought my first synth and that’s what ultimately kindled my passionate love for creativity. NM: Do you like doing movie projects such as Alice in Wonderland or Legends of the Guardians? AY: I absolutely adore them and it’s always been my dream to have a hand in the composition/recording/editing of film scores. Working in film is where I want to end up someday whenever the electronic pop thing ceases to amuse me. NM: What inspired the new album? AY: My imagination played the biggest role. I grew up an only child so I had to invent my own entertainment and ways to keep busy. That carried over into music writing and so I merely just let my imagination run wild. There are some quirky things in the new record that even I don’t know where they came from.
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