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That Guy by Kirk Williamson 9 pm. The adorable Paul is behind the bar and I’m behind the brains. BRAINS!!! Yay for boo! Halloween is beginning to creep upon the town. Consider this part one of our While away on my road trip (which was fucking big Halloween issue. More boo to come next amazing, by the way), I missed out on a few events. issue. Luckily, Jerry was able to cover Oktoberfest at Scot’s for me. Although I sure did miss getting my knuckles But yay for Anthony’s shot of the deadly hot Rob bruised during that vicious wooden spoon game Racine on this week’s cover. With the advent of they play. Not for the faint of heart ... or knuckle. the current season of American Horror Story, anything gay and Halloween-related this year will Also, Anthony was able to get Project Run-a-way undoubtedly take on a freakshow/sideshow feel. at Progress for me. David, you’re a gorgeous, You can get more of Rob’s sideshow at his special gorgeous man, even in Wicked-in-a-wifebeater drag. Naughty Little Cabaret at Mother’s. More details to Hope you raised tons of funds for Camp Heartland! come in future issues.

Considering dying my hair grey for my 40th birthday in a few weeks. Should make for a great DILF party, as I am hosting the November 1 DILF at The Sofo Tap, tentatively titled “Day of the DILF.” Get ready for some mature fun.

The big deal this week is Night of 100 Drag Queens, Sidetrack’s annual benefit for Equality IL. Look online for a special interview with special performer I leave you with my view for a good portion of last Dixie Lynn Cartwright. week in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Check out my travel article on this hidden mountain gem in next My trivia night at Shaker’s On Clark is really taking week’ s issue of Windy City Times. off. We had some pretty big brains there last week. [email protected] Come see if you can outbrain them each Tuesday at

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P!NK TURNS OVER NEW TREND WITH OLD WAYS I’m a voracious music history and biography reader, so I’ve observed that certain patterns pop up in music history to where you can almost predict sea changes in sound. The dry, soft rock/prog rock of the ‘70s gave way to punk; overproduced hair metal gave way to grunge; MC Hammer-style rap crumbled under the gangsta rap of the ‘90s; and a myriad of vocal trends, when played out, are soon overtaken by that exact opposite of the popular on a loop throughout pop history. Lately I was wondering when all the male/female duets that came to prominence from the late ‘70s through the ‘90s faded out of pop, soul, and even country, and gave way to the guest MC (think every Mariah or J-Lo single of the past 20 years or how Iggy Azalea pays the bills) or the female-only duet.

While girl-on-girl vocals are nothing new (Reba vs Linda Davis, Madonna vs Britney, Gaga vs Beyoncé) it seems like lately the only way to get a top ten hit is to pile one, two or three lady vocalists or emcees on top of each other. Looking at current hits like “Bang Bang,” “Fancy,” “Black Widow,” “***flawless,” and “Call My Name” (all of which feature any variation Rita- Ariana-Iggy-Nicki-Cheryl-Jessie-Beyoncé), I’m getting the feeling that this trend will need to crash soon, not just due to oversaturation, but also simply because they are all starting to blend.

Then, like a breath of fresh air through a Spring window comes a possible savior, P!nk. You+Me, her new collaboration with City and Colour singer Dallas Green, hit my desktop last night and it’s like she said, “If I put out a pure pop rock CD now, I’m no better than these ladies I’ve broken the ceiling for.”

You+Me goes 180 degrees from the current pop trends and pairs P!nk’s restrained, softer side with the counterpoint of Dallas’ equally pleasant but anchored harmony. To hear a man and a woman singing simple acoustic arrangements together (a bit similar to her duet with Nate Ruess last year), sounding more like ‘70s era Heart or ‘90s MTV Unplugged at its Alice In Chains/Nirvana best, sounds like they just stepped off a time machine from 20 years back, in a good way. Their album, Rose Ave., is the most refreshingly original CD to hit my ears since Beyoncé’s or Adele’s last release. It’s the type of album you drink in, then hit repeat, not skipping one track and retaining it all. The music equivalent of picking up a Cosmopolitan at the end of the Sex and the City movie and wondering, “Why did we ever stop drinking these?”. Drink up, kids. Hopefully we’re in for many new rounds of a new phase in pop.

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nightspots 13 Oct. 15, 2014 Nightspots Magazine: Hey, song but about a very skeptical album Taiga? Nika, calling you from the concept. The song is about how ND: That’s what this tour is, a big Midwest! I read you are we are getting fed more and traveling party! originally from Wisconsin. more information through the Nika Danilova: Yes, neighbor state. Internet, the news, media in Say hallelujah to Zola Jesus on general. There are so many things October 16 at Thalia Hall, 1225 W. NM: So explain the Zola Jesus floating around that we consider 18th St., beginning at 8 p.m. name. fact. We don’t know what is fact or Stardust presents Zola Jesus with ND: It is a band name. fiction these days. It makes for an a DJ set after the concert at Berlin, interesting time to be alive but at 954 W. NM: I thought people call you the same time you need to start Belmont Ave. Zola Jesus. questioning everything that you RSVP for ND: They do and it’s fine. I came read. Is something really true? reduced cover up with the name because when at Do312. I started in the music business all NM: Do you wish you could be com/ of my friends were in punk bands. back in the forest and forget stardust. I felt like going in with my own about this technical world? name was a little vain so I made a ND: Yeah, I think we are getting band name. to a point where the technology isn’t helping us. Technology NM: So you have a regular band is invented to make our lives that you are performing with on better, easier, or make things this tour? happen that we couldn’t do on ND: Yes, it is a new band that I just our own. I think now we are using put together. Most of the band technology as a crutch. In fact it are Midwesterners also. is using us. I mean technology in terms of not just computers but NM: You wanted to be an opera a statement of society. It is going singer in the past. What is your to get to the point where it is a favorite opera? heavy weight on our shoulders. ND: The Ring. Maybe we were better off before.

NM: What does the title of the NM: Do blondes have more album Taiga refer to? fun or do you prefer being a Nika Roza Danilova ND: It is the Russian name for brunette? (also known as the Boreal forest. There are Taiga ND: I definitely prefer being a Zola Jesus) returns forests in Siberia and Russia, brunette. [laughs] In Chicago I will with a new album also in North American such as be a brunette. titled Taiga. While northern Wisconsin where I grew the music has pop up in the top part of the US. It NM: What is your live show like? sensibilities, there relates to where I grew up and my ND: For this tour I will be is a dark side that ancestors in Russia. For me the performing with a brass appeases fans title represents the massive sense ensemble. It is going to be really throughout the of creative ambition. cool and special. I am working on world. a bit of a stage production. We This Wisconsin- NM: How long did you work on will see how that goes. raised singer the album and how does it feel to have it finally come out? NM: Have you spent a lot of returns to her ND: I worked on it for two to three time in Chicago being from northern roots on years. It feels amazing that it is Wisconsin? a tour that includes finally going to be out. I cannot ND: Definitely. It will feel like a a stop in Chicago. wait. hometown show. Nunn called Jesus when out on the NM: “Dangerous Days” is in NM: Have you noticed a gay road to learn a little constant rotation in my car. following at your shows? more about the What is it inspired by? ND: Oh yes, totally. We are talented performer. ND: I like the idea of trying to covered there. make a big triumphant pop NM: Are you throwing a big interview by Jerry Nunn 14nightspots party for the release of the photo by Jeff Elstone Oct. 15, 2014 Happy birthday, DJ Jim Belanger! MANHOLE Photos by Anthony Meade

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nightspots 19 Oct. 15, 2014 I Love You, Joan Crawford: Gay Men and Their Big Ladies, PART ONE by Madame Bubby

The other day while on the subway, I heard two male high school students (not sure if they were gay) debate the respective virtues of Beyonce and Adele. Diva worship is apparently still alive everywhere, not just in the gay community! But what’s the real scoop on the cliched gay obsession with Joan Crawford and other dead or superannuated movie stars, or as movie mogul Jack Warner put it more bluntly, “old broads,” the language he used when referring to Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in Whatever they could identify with in their own struggles Happened to Baby Jane? for individual identity and social respect. These larger than life ladies, and others like For gay men, Joan was the star and, for many, them, have always enjoyed large gay male still is the star—that luminous, glamorous followings. figure swathed in furs and jewels, kind of a fairy So my question is: Is the “big lady” and her queen, remote but also approachable. Joan gay entourage now a stereotype of a campy, was approachable, even if she did supposedly closeted culture of the past, in which diva get dressed up to go to the grocery store; she worship, according to many cultural critics, was answered every fan letter personally, sustained an elaborate “covering” dynamic for gay men’s relationships with fans, and she would even profound social and psychological insecurities? thank you for a thank you note! “Goodbye, The September/October 1977 issue of In Joan” is the title of the article, and the author Touch Magazine, in those early days when once again quotes the gay George Cukor, the magazine offered an array of cultural who expresses disbelief that the legend had features, offers a tribute to Joan soon after her actually died. death, and, most significantly, before the now- Joan, of course, lives on in the movies and notorious book and camp cult classic Mommie a caricature of her lives on, as well; the wire- Dearest came out. hanger- and can-of-cleanser-wielding monster This article pretty much rehashes many of the of Mommie Dearest becoming one of the claims made about the late movie legend, such biggest gay camp icons ... ever. And a new as director George Cukor’s paean to her face, generation can still see her (if they want to) on “that extraordinary sculptural construction of Turner Classic Movies, on DVD reissues, and on lines and planes,” her superlative (and some YouTube. might argue, obsessive) projection of stardom, But do the “old broad divas,” especially and her continual reinvention of her image. Crawford, with their larger than life personas, She was the vibrant jazz baby; the assertive over the top (to many eyes and ears these shopgirl who made good and got her man days) characterization and dialogue, and while fighting for her rights; the stylish, often striking personal and professional flaws glamorous, yet suffering and vulnerable and vulnerabilities, really appeal to today’s femme fatale; the Gothic horror queen. smoothly tech-savvy, more easily assimilated Gay men found in these personas something gay man?

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WEDNESDAYS Antronio’s $3 Malibu drinks, $5 Long Islands at 10:30 p.m. $5 Fireball shots Antronio’s Karaoke, $2 domestic, Cuervo shots, Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m. Antronio’s Got Leche? dance party with DJ Trini free appetizers Berlin STARDUST Thursdays, with live perfor- and hot go-go boys @mosphere Stripper Bingo with host Angelique mances and special DJs. 1st Thurs. is LQQKS. Berlin Cosmix: DJ Greg Haus, electro, progres- Munro, 7-9 p.m. Featuring special LQQKS, and performances, sive, and alternative, $3 Berlin Bombs, $6 Stoli. Berlin $2 PBR, $4 Fris Vodka Flavors, $4 Malibu with Resident DJ [X]P & special guests $5 and up cover starts at 11 p.m. Black monthly. Last Thursday is Total Therapy w/ Big Chicks $3 pints of Miller Lite, $4 pints of Blue Big Chicks Euchre Club 7:30 p.m., $1 off all local Teen Witch Fan Club. $2 PBR, $3 Berlin Bombs, Moon, $5.50 1/3 lb. cheeseburger craft brews, $12 Blue Moon pitchers, $5 Mak- $6 Stoli, $5+ cover Bobby Love’s Karaoke w/ Creagh 9:30 p.m. - er’s Mark Craft Cocktail, Quesadilla specials Big Chicks $3 pints of Miller Lite, $4 pints of Blue 1:30 a.m. ($5.50 veggie, $6.50 chicken, $7.50 steak) Moon, $4 Absolut Citron & mixer, 1st Thu.: FKA The Call Poppin’ Fridays with DJ Riley York, $5 Bobby Love’s $1 off domestic, $1 Pucker, $3 dance party, $2.50 PBR cans, $3 well bourbon Skyy Vodka cocktails Jäger shots and mixers, $5.50 turkey burgers, $6.50 Charlie’s Two-steppin’ lessons with Michael K. Bonsai $1 drinks chicken breast sandwich, $5.50 wings at 10 p.m., country with DJ Michael B ‘til 1:30 The Call Showtunes 9 p.m. Absolut & Skyy Bobby Love’s $1 off domestic & draft, $1 Pucker a.m., Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu martini specials The Call Bingo with Miss Foozie 7:30 p.m., Throw Club Krave Male dancers w/ bartenders Eric Cell Block Open 4 p.m. w/ Giani, All import beers Back Thursday videos with DJ Riley York after and Romey, $10 dom. buckets, $16 import (bottles & drafts) $3.50 Bingo, $6 Absolut cocktails buckets, DJ Brandi Wyne The Closet $5 bomb shots, $3 Miller Lite pints, Charlie’s Karaoke w/ Seth 9 pm-midnight. DJ Crew $2, P.B.R. cans $4 Goose Island 312 and Creaoke karaoke Ron Geronimo at midnight Seasonal pints, $4.50 Ketel Oranj Skinny Lem- Club Krave $5 Three Olive cocktails; $7 Three The Closet 4U Thursdays: music requests, $4 well, onades, 4th Friday-Frat Boy Friday, w/ Hot Jock Olive martinis, 1st & 3rd Wed.: Island Girls $4 Fireball shots, $3 Miller Lite pints Contest at 11:00 p.m. (sign up at 10) meetings with bartender Miss Brandi Wyne. Club Krave StarFinder Craig’s Karaoke with Downtown $5 Jack and Jäger shots, 1st & 3rd Fri. 2nd & 4th Wed.: So You Think You Can Drag bartender Andrew, $5 you-call-it top shelf - Downtown Lights w/ DJ Moose Crew Open for lunch 11:30a.m., $1 off all cans, Crew Karaoke at 10 p.m., $3.50 pints (except high DS Tequlia Co. Fishbowl Fridays 4-7p.m. includes 1/2 price Martinis ABV), $2.50 Bottomless Chips n’ Salsa ½ price apps, $10 Fiesta bowls, $4 4Rebels Downtown $3 Bud Light drafts, $6 Don Q Downtown $6 Tito’s cocktails, Trust Us DJs Vodka cocktails DS Tequlia Co. Team Trivia with Robin: Sign up downstairs, every 2nd Thu. is Clock Out/Rock Hamburger Mary’s $5 Mary’s Fruit Punch pints starts at 8 pm, free to play. $8 Bud Light pitch- Out 5-9 p.m. in Main Bar InnExile Karaoke ers, $3 Southern Comfort 8 pm-midnight DS Tequlia Co. $9.99 All-you-can-eat tacos at Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, Last Fri.-ManHunt. Hamburger Mary’s Rewind Wednesdays with $2 5-11 pm com party off Purple Rain and Pretty in Pink teases The Glenwood Q&A Trivia w/ Kwizmaster Kirk, Jeffrey Pub Guys All Night Out dance party, Hydrate #FACE Wednesdays drag show, hosted prizes and drink specials, 9 pm $3 cover by Shea Coulee Hamburger Mary’s $1 off home-brew pints Kit Kat $30 three-course prix-fixe menu includes Jackhammer Sing Your Ass Off Wednesday w/ Hydrate So You Think You Can DJ? Sign up to a martini, salad and entree live accompanist. Bring your own sheet music be one of 3 competing for $100 cash prize. Manhole Fetish Fridays : different fetish every or sing what they have. Showtunes, standards $5 Belvedere cocktails, $5 16 oz. Bud Lights, week (underwear, puppy, leather/rubber, etc.) and more. Hosted by Manny Capozzi. Spon- $5 Jamesons Mary’s Attic 1st Fri. - British Twinvasion w/ The sored by Nightspots Jackhammer $2 MGD/Miller Lite/Bud/Bud Byrne Twins. 2nd Fri. - Old Skool House Party: Jeffrey Pub Game night—Bid Whist, spades, Light, $3 premium domestics and imports, ‘80s and ‘90s with DJ Moose at 9:30 p.m. dominoes, darts, drink tickets for every win- DJ Man Scott 3rd Fri. - Grrrlesque w/ a featured burlesque ning hand Kit Kat Half-price martinis and $5 mojitos, tarot dancer. No cover Lucky Horseshoe Oh Hot Damn, That’s My Jam! card readings by Therese Murphy minibar Kinetik Dance Party hosted By Pep featuring yesterday’s jams Late Bar DJ Larissa spins electric funk classics, $4 Moretti in the Below Bar: Top 40 and club Manhole Dollar drink flashback in The Den Kir Royale or Mimosa, $6 Mini-Martinis music with guest DJs weekly, rotating drink Mary’s Attic Kamikaze Karaoke w/ Jason Apollo, Lucky Horseshoe Industry Night specials, $100 Bottles of 42 Below, 9 pm-2 am $4 well drinks, $3 dom. bottles Manhole CockPit Thursdays, gear dress code Phoenix $5 Fireball shots, $4 Three Olives flavors minibar Pumped - Dancers and more hosted by enforced, hosted by Collin, Keith and Ryan, Progress Bar Resident DJ Smokey Koby Grant. Bottle service. weekly armpit contest, DJ Harry Cross R Public House $12 fish and chips special Phoenix $4 Skyy vodka flavors Mary’s Attic Acoustic night (1st Thu.), BBB Bur- Roscoe’s $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade pitchers, Progress Bar $3 Coronas, $4 Three Olives drinks. lesque (3rd Thu.), $1 off Home-brew pints $3 off Martinis, $3.50 Peroni bottles, $5 Last Wed: Progress Bar Gives Back from 6-9 pm minibar The White Party: Bottle service specials Bacardi bombs (a portion of the proceeds go to TPAN and a weekly, 5 pm-2 am Scarlet $5 well drinks, DJ Dolo different charity each month) Phoenix Hot go-go dancers, $4 Bacardi flavors, Shaker’s on Clark $3 Bud bottles, $4 Fireball R Public House Q&A Trivia w/ Kwizmaster Kirk, $4 Patron Cafe shots shots, $5 Appletinis prizes and drink specials, 8:30 pm Progress Bar $3 Miller Lite drafts, $4 Fireball Sidetrack Showtunes 5-9 p.m., Best of Sidetrack Roscoe’s You’re the Star Karaoke with Honey shots. Rotating DJs AviSic and Brian X. 1st Thu: 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. West at 10 p.m., $3 off Martinis, $2.50 Miller 1llum1naughty, a queer dance party with DJs The Sofo Tap Customer Appreciation Happy Lite AllTheWayKay and Swaguerilla Hour 3-7 p.m. with $2 PBR cans, $6 big Miller Scarlet Red Cup party with DJ Cooper Thomas Roscoe’s $10 Miller Lite Pitchers, $5 Three-O Lites, $4 Fireball shots, free darts and free food Scot’s $2 off all Cosmos Bombs. Last Thu.: Wet Boxer Contest at 3:30-7. Followed by Grrr, It’s Friday bear party Shaker’s on Clark $3.75 Corona, Stella & Sam midnight at 10 with $4 Red Stag shots and cocktails, Adams bottles, $1 off Long Islands and Scarlet Frat Night, $5 40s of Miller Lite and 24oz plus earlier drink specials flavored teas Corona; $5 mini Long Island mini-pitchers, Taverna 750 $5 late-nite menu, 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Sidetrack #MEN (where masculine is not a dirty DJ NMF Touché 1st week - MAFIA; 2nd week - Full Moon word) with hosts Edwin & Don. $3 Fireball Scot’s $6.50 premium drafts party and contest; 3rd week - ONYX Club shots, $10 PBR buckets (4 12oz. cans), $3 cans. 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22 nightspots Oct. 15, 2014 10 p.m., no cover Crew Open at 11 am, brunch menu until 3. $11 male entertainment and DJ Timmy Loop, $5 Bobby Love’s Karaoke featured artist nite, trivia Miller Lite pitchers, $6.50 well Bloody Marys, Jameson, $3 Blue Moon drafts shots & giveaways w/ DJ Tim $13 Mimosa pitchers, $4.75 Beergarita pints, Roscoe’s You’re the Star karaoke with Honey The Call Ashley Morgan Presents ... drag show Downtown $4 Stella, trivia w/ Craig @ 9 & 11 West, 10 p.m., $3 off all Martinis, $2.50 Miller 3rd Saturday, 9:30 p.m. $6 Absolut cocktails DS Tequlia Co. Brunch 11 am-3 pm, in-season Lite Drafts, $10 Miller Lite Pitchers; $5 Smirnoff Charlie’s Country with DJ Michael B 9 p.m.-1:30 sports coverage all day, $9 liquor yards, $6 Bombs a.m., Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu beer yards Scot’s $3.50 all domestic bottles Club Krave Club Krave Divas drag show, bar- Hamburger Mary’s Brunch served ‘til 3 p.m., Shaker’s on Clark $13 mix-n-match buckets tenders Romie and Markie, $10 mixed drink HamBingo w/ Velicity at 8 (domestic bottles), $4 Jäger shots pitchers, DJ KY Jackhammer $7 Long Islands, Amy Armstrong Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Show- Crew Open at 11 a.m., brunch until 3. $3.25 Bud and Lloyd Young Open Mic Night tunes, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Light pints, $6.50 well Bloody Marys, $13 Jeffrey Pub Ol’ Skool dance party, no cover The Sofo Tap S.I.N. (Service Industry Night) $5 Mimosa pitchers Kit Kat Divalicious Brunch starring Madame X, 11 Jameson shots, $3 drafts, $3 well & select call Downtown $8 Vodka and Red Bulls, Scandalous a.m. - 3 p.m. (a la carte menu and $25 prix-fixe cocktails, $2 featured cocktail. Bring in the Karaoke w/ Weston, 9 p.m. - 3 a.m. menu available), half-price martinis most coworkers and win Sofo Tap gift card DS Tequlia Co. Brunch 11 am-3 pm, $5 16oz UV Lucky Horseshoe Sunday Funday Taverna 750 $5 Chef’s choice gourmet pasta vodka mugs (all day) Manhole Beer Beard Blast, $3 drafts and cans bowl, $5 quartinos of wine Halsted’s $6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Bud in The Den Touché Big Game Mondays -7 p.m., sports on the Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch Mary’s Attic Maryoke with Tara Hyman at 10. $4 TV and euchre club Hamburger Mary’s Brunch served ‘til 3 p.m. well, $3 dom. bottles Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, 1st Sat.-Great Lakes minibar Brunch Gone Wild: $20 food and cham- TUESDAYS Bears with DJ Chris Eterno, 2nd Sat.-Bear pagne package, $10 Bloody Mary carafes, 11 @mosphere Bored Gaymes with Wii, cards, Dance Party with buffet, 3rd Sat.-Underwear am-3 pm. Retox Dance Party: DJ Tony Tone, Jenga, Scrabble and more. $3 well, $5 electric Party with DJ Phil DaBeatz $10 bottles of champagne, $4 Rumple Minze, lemonade, $3 Bud Light/Miller Lite drafts Jeffrey Pub Girls All Night Out dance party, $3 $5 42 Below, $5 Long Islands, 4 pm-10 pm Antronio’s $2 domestics and Jimador shots cover, show with host Indigo Blue Phoenix $5 Ultimate Bloodys, $15 unlimited Berlin MAJR Tuesdays w/ DJ MAJR. $1 well and Kit Kat Divalicious Brunch starring Madame X, 11 Mimosas, $4 Modelo bottles, Latin Heat night PBR, $5 cover a.m. - 3 p.m. (a la carte menu and $25 prix-fixe starting at 9 p.m. Big Chicks $4 Dark & Stormy, $3 bottles of Co- menu available) Progress Bar $3 Miller Lite drafts, $10 bottles of rona and Corona Light, $3.50 well vodka cock- Late Bar DJ Dave Roberts spins New Wave club champagne, DJ Turbin It Up in the afternoon tails, veggie and omnivore kitchen specials classics, $3 PBR, $3 Schlitz Tall Boys, no cover R Public House $12 lasagna special after 5 pm Bobby Love’s $2 domestic, draft and well drinks. Manhole Code: Gear on, shirts off Scarlet Liquid brunch with DJs Dolo, Shawna, The Call Music Videos Thru The Decades, $5 Skyy Mary’s Attic 1st, 2nd, 4th Sats. - Party in the Attic Step and Koncept; $12 champagne bottles; Vodka cocktails with resident DJs $5 Stoli drinks Club Krave College Jock Night: first drink 50% minibar Top 40 and club music with guest DJs Shaker’s on Clark Karaoke with Alma Mendoza, off w/college ID, $2 well, $1 draft beer, $4 weekly, 9 pm-3 am $6 Bloody Mary bar, $5 chocolate Martinis, $13 dom. pitchers Phoenix $5 Fireball shots, $5 Pumpkin Ale drafts mix-n-match buckets (domestic bottles), Crew $4.75 Beergarita pints, $1 tacos (beef, Progress Bar Resident DJ Jesse Hoz and a special Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., chicken tinga, grilled chicken), $2 tacos guest DJ one Sat./month Showtunes 4-9 p.m., best of the 60s-80s, 9 (shrimp, BBQ pork) Roscoe’s No cover before 10 p.m., $5 cover p.m.-2 a.m. Downtown $5 Jäger, Talentless Tuesday Karaoke after, $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade pitchers, The Sofo Tap $5Jameson shots and PBR. $3 with Off-Key Kenny $3 off Martinis, $3.50 Peroni Bottles, $5 Miller Lite drafts. Untapped music series DS Tequlia Co. Starving Artist Industry Night Bacardibombs hosted by Stephen Leonard, 7-10 pm, $ 5 PBR $5 create your own burger + $1 toppings Scarlet Crossfader Kings DJ Group and Li’l Mikey, & Jameson shot combo, $3 Miller Lite drafts 5-11pm, $3 Jameson, $3 Slammers (shots), $2 $5 imports Taverna 750 Martini brunch 11 a.m.-3 p.m. ($25 Select cans Shaker’s on Clark $3 Goose Island bottles, $5 for two courses; $2 martinis and champagne) The Glenwood Botylicious Bingo w/Velicity Me- Jäger shots Followed by $15 standard taster menu and tropolis, support a number of charities, 9 pm Sidetrack Sidetrack Classics 3 - 9 p.m., Best of $18 premium taster menu at 6 p.m. Hamburger Mary’s ‘Tini-Tuesday with $2 off all Sidetrack 9 p.m. - 3 am Touché Open at noon, beer bust, 50¢ Bud & Bud Mary’s specialty martinis, “Pop Quiz” trivia The Sofo Tap 1st Sat.: DILF party for men over Light drafts, pool tournament at 7 p.m., movie night in with Keven Pipkens in Rec Room, $2 35 and men who want them. Hosted by Jason night in club room at 10 p.m. PBR cans Hendrix, DJ Marc ‘Moose’ Moder. Hot Daddy Jackhammer $3 Bacardi and Finlandia (all Contest at midnight. 3rd St.: OTTER party, MONDAYS flavors) hosted by Gary Gangi, DJ Moose. Last Sat.: Big Chicks $2 off all pitchers of draft beer, $4 Kit Kat Half-price martinis, tarot card readings by GEAR party: get your fetish on. 9 pm-3 am, $4 Absolut Mandarin Crushes, Buck Burger, $1 for Therese Murphy Stella drafts, $4 Fireball shots quarter pound burgers or veggie dogs, with Lucky Horseshoe Buff Night with the biggest Taverna 750 $5 late-nite menu, 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. choice of salad or fries and beefiest boys Touché Open 3 p.m., 1st week-Great Lakes The Call H.O.T.T. Drag show hosted by Thomas & Manhole Z Report with $10 PBR & Jameson shot Bears, Weekly fetish parties @ 10 p.m. Club Tori, 10 p.m., $3 well, $3 Miller Lites, $12 Long combo in The Den Room open Island Tea pitchers. minibar Tapas Tuesdays: Half off all tapas at the Charlie’s $2 well, $3 Bacardi, $10 Absolut pitch- minicafe 5-11 pm SUNDAYS ers, line dance lessons 7 p.m., It’s Just BINGO Phoenix Karaoke with Jake starting 9 p.m., $3 @mosphere 1st and 3rd Sunday: DIVA starring Bitch with Man Fag at 11 p.m. Miller Lite drafts, $4 Sweet Revenge shots Angelique Munro. $4 Hornitos Lime shots Crew Pub Stumpers trivia at 8 pm, $50 bar tab Progress Bar $4 Fat Tire drafts, $5 Jack Daniel’s Antronio’s $5 Margaritas for winning team, $5 Absolut cocktails, 1/2 and Jack Honey, request your fav music videos Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m., price flatbread pizza (7 varieties to choose R Public House $12 fried chicken special 2 for 1 admission with coupon available at from) Replay Tat-Tuesdays with artists of Pink Rhino, www.thebatonshowlounge.com. Downtown Industry night with ‘80/’90s music hosted by Ruby Dee, free tattoo raffle weekly Berlin $2 PBRs, $3 Heinekens, $4 Malibu Black. DS Tequlia Co. Half off all food 5-11pm Scarlet DJ Luna, $5 mini vodka lemonade 1st Sunday: Madonnarama w/ DJ Riley York; Halsted’s $5.95 burgers, $4 22 oz. Bud Lights pitchers 2nd Sunday: GLO Europop night w/ DJs Hamburger Mary’s ‘Margarita Mondays, $5 Scot’s $2 off all Martinis Gabriel and Adam El; 3rd Sunday: Polar Music Sauza Margarita pints, HamBingo with Velicity Shaker’s on Clark Q&A Trivia w/KWizmaster Party w/DJ Greg Haus; Last Sunday: Bitter- Metropolis at 8 pm Kirk, 9 pm, $4 Svedka/Capt. Morgan/Jim sweet DJ Peroxide & Greg Haus play ethereal, Hydrate $2 drinks, Mz. Ruff and Stuff at 11 pm, Beam/Bombay drinks, $3 Coors Light/Bud dreampop, shoegaze, goth, darkwave, post- no cover before 10, DJ Laura B. Light bottles punk, coldwave, hosted by Ruby Dee Jackhammer $3 U-Call-It (excluding Long Sidetrack Divas night, celebrating the female Big Chicks Free BBQ/inside picnic at 4:30 p.m., Islands and Martinis), free pool, Delmaria’s voices we love $2.50 vodka lemonades Drag Show at 1 a.m. The Sofo Tap Tringo (part trivia, part bingo) at 9, Bobby Love’s Open at noon with Connie Lucky Horseshoe Industry Night $5 Absolut cocktails The Call Bloody Mary Sundays, plus $5 Margari- Kit Kat Half-price entire menu (food and drinks) Touché Hard Core Tuesdays, club room open tas, $12 Long Island Tea pitchers Manhole Monday Mass, $3 bombs in The Den at 10 p.m. Charlie’s Euchre 6 p.m., karaoke at 9 p.m., DJ Mary’s Attic Charity HamBINGO with Velicity Me- Whiskey Trust MTV Tuesdays w/ VJ Adam Black D-Too 1-4 am tropolis at 7 and 9 p.m., $5 Sauza Margaritas Club Krave Drag Bingo @ 7 p.m. with Brandi Phoenix $5 Vodka Redbull, $4 Apple Pucker Wyne, karaoke with Star Finder Karaoke at shots 9:30 p.m., $2 drafts, $5 draft pitchers Progress Bar Progress Bar Undressed with sexy nightspots 23 Oct. 15, 2014 WHERE MY BAR AT? NORTHSIDE 23 Circuit DOWNTOWN 1 @mosphere 2.0 3641 N. Halsted St. 46 The Baton 5355 N. Clark St. circuitnightclubchicago.com 436 N. Clark St. atmospherebar.com 24 The Closet TheBatonShowLounge.com 2 The Anvil 3325 N. Broadway Ave. 47 Downtown 1137 W. Granville Ave. theclosetchicago.com 440 N. State St. 3 Big Chicks 25 D.S.Tequila Co. DowntownBarandLounge.com 5024 N. Sheridan Rd. 3352 N. Halsted St. 48 Second Story Bar BigChicks.com dstequila.com 157 E. Ohio St. 4 The Call 26 Elixir 1547 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. 3452 N. Halsted St. The OUTSKIRTS CallBarChicago.com ElixirChicago.com 49 Club Escape 5 Crew 27 Halsted’s 1530 E. 75th St. 4804 N. Broadway Ave. 3441 N. Halsted St. ClubEscapeChicago.com WorldsGreatestBar.com HalstedsChicago.com 50 EM Lounge 6 The Glenwood 28 Hydrate 4247 W. Armitage Ave. 6962 N. Glenwood St. 3458 N. Halsted St. em-lounge.com TheGlenwoodBar.com HydrateChicago.com 51 InnExile 7 Hamburger Mary’s/Mary’s Attic 29 Kit Kat 5758 W. 65th St. 5400 N. Clark St. 3700 N. Halsted St. InnExileChicago.com HamburgerMarys.com/Chicago KitKatChicago.com 52 Jeffrey Pub 8 Jackhammer 30 Late Bar 7041 S. Jeffery Blvd. 6406 N. Clark St. 3534 W. Belmont Ave. 53 La Cueva Jackhammer-Chicago.com latebarchicago.com 4153 W. 26th St. 9 Joie De Vine 31 Little Jim’s 1744 W. Balmoral Ave. 3501 N. Halsted St. The Burbs 10 Man’s Country LittleJimsChicago.com 54 Antronio’s 5017 N. Clark St. (bath) 32 Lucky Horseshoe 6319 W. Roosevelt Rd. MansCountryChicago.com 3169 N. Halsted St. Berwyn, IL 12 R Public House LuckyHorseshoeLounge.com antroniosbarandgrill.com 1508 W. Jarvis Ave. 33 Manhandler 55 Club Krave RPublicHouse.com 1948 N. Halsted St. 13126 S. Western Ave. 13 Rogers Park Social 34 Manhole Blue Island, IL 6920 N. Glenwood Ave. 800 W. Belmont Ave. ClubKrave.com RogersParkSocial.com manhole.com 56 Forest View Lounge 14 Scot’s 35 minibar 4519 S. Harlem Ave. 1829 W. Montrose Ave. 3341 N. Halsted St. Berwyn, IL ChicagoScotsBar.com minibarchicago.com forestviewlounge.com 15 The Sofo Tap 36 North End 57 John L’s Place 4923 N. Clark St. 3733 N. Halsted St. 335 154th Pl. TheSofoTap.com NorthEndChicago.com Calumet City, IL 16 Spyners 37 Progress Bar 58 Maneuvers 4623 N. Western Ave. 3359 N. Halsted St. 118 E. Jefferson St. Spyners.com ProgressBarChicago.com Joliet, IL 17 Touché 38 Replay JolietManeuvers.com 6412 N. Clark St. 3439 N. Halsted St. 59 Phoenix Bar ToucheChicago.com ReplayLakeview.com 1932 E. Higgins Rd. 39 Roscoe’s Elk Grove Village, IL BOYSTOWN 3356 N. Halsted St. PhoenixBarChicago.com 18 Berlin Roscoes.com 954 W. Belmont Ave. 40 Scarlet indiana BerlinChicago.com 3320 N. Halsted St. 60 Dick’s R U Crazee? 19 Bobby Love’s ScarletBarChicago.com 1221 E. 150th St. 3729 N. Halsted St. 41 Shaker’s on Clark Hammond, IN BobbyLoves.com 3160 N. Clark St. DicksRUCrazee.com 20 Bonsai Bar and Lounge ShakersOnClark.com 3503 N. Halsted St. 42 Sidetrack BonsaiBarChicago.com 3349 N. Halsted St. 21 Cell Block SidetrackChicago.com 3702 N. Halsted St. 43 Steamworks www.CellBlock-Chicago.com 3246 N. Halsted St. (bath) 22 Charlie’s 44 Taverna 750 3726 N. Broadway Ave. 750 W. Cornelia St. CharliesChicago.com Taverna750.com 45 Whiskey Trust 800 W. Belmont Ave. 24 nightspots Oct. 15, 2014 ANDERSONVILLE/ROGERS PARK /UPTOWN

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Trikone- Bed Show begins at com Club Krave Annual Hal- Chicago’s annual Hal- 9 pm, featuring Janie Big Chicks Bear’s Den loween spooktacular. loween costume party. An Stamm, Bruised, Bea Halloween Dance. DJ Costume contest with evening of revelry; show Sullivan-Knoff, Lucas Chris Zachos. No cover. cash, prizes and more. off your most creative Baisch, Ashley-Marie Drink specials. 9 pm, 5024 The bigger the crowd, the Halloween costumes for Quiano, Ester Alegria, N. Sheridan Rd., www. higher the prize amounts. a chance to win fabulous Nire Nah, Suzy Bottando, bigchicks.com 13126 S. Western Ave., prizes. Special perfor- Bex Erhmann, Kate Healy, ProgressBar Costume Blue Island, www.club- mances at midnight and Eileen Tull, Rough House, Contest hosted by krave.com a lineup of Best Costumes Joey Nicholas & Emily Mercedes Tyler. $700 in The Sofo Tap Find Your for all to see. 1547 W. Bryn Nejad, and Andrew Year- cash and prizes. Sign up Hero Halloween. An over- Mawr Ave., www.face- ick & Sarah. Beauty Bar by 11:30, contest at 11:30. charged Superhero Hal- book.com/thecallbar Chicago, 1444 W. Chicago Free ShutterBooth photo loween. Masterful tunes Ave., http://do312.com/ booth brought to you by by DJ Dennis Murray and Saturday, Oct. 25 events/2014/10/27/sal- Miller Lite to capture all of more than a few heroes, Sidetrack Sideshow: Carni- onathon your Halloween looks. $3 sidekicks and supervil- val of Curiosuty & Chaos. Miller Lite drafts, $4 Fire- lains on hand for all your Roaming performers from ball shots. 3359 N. Halsted Halloween entertainment. Tuesday, Oct. 28 4923 N. Clark St., www. the Carnival of Curiosity & Sidetrack Sideshow: Diva St., www.progressbarchi- Chaos. Photograph your cago.com thesofotap.com Tuesdays. A spellbinding Phoenix A Nightmare at costume by our Sideshow Annie Lennox Nostalgia backdrop. 7 pm, 3349 Phoenix. DJ Ron G and album release party. 8 Friday, Oct. 31 host Sorraya Dash Lopez. N. 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Heart Foundation and night. Wear what you www.roscoes.com Freakshow entertainment wear to bed (if anything). Broadway Youth Center. starts at 6. Parade begins 10 pm, 6406 N. Clark St., Also, a costume contest Wed., Oct. 29 at 8. Boystown (Belmont at midnight, 1st place www.jackhammerchi- & Halsted), www.northal- cago.com The Baton Costumes on $100 Visa gift card. Music Revue. A Halloween sted.com by the Byrne Twins. 6962 party and contest. Two Sidetrack Sideshow: $500 N. Glenwood Ave., www. Sunday, Oct. 26 different contests for Best Costume Contest. Watch theglenwoodbar.com The Glenwood Halloween Costume and Best Drag. the parade through the Big Chicks Devil’s Night: Pet Costume Contest Prizes $300/$200/$100 windows and on video A Big Chick’s All Hallows’ hosted by the fabulous for 1st/2nd/3rd. Judging screens starting at 8. Eve Party. Hosted by DJ Velicity Metropolis. 1st at midnight. 8 pm, 436 N. Live sideshow and circus Don B and Kyle Wood. place is a $100 Visa Gift Clark St., www.thebaton- performers all night. $500 No cover, free costume Card. The contest will be- showlounge.com costume contest begins contest, cash prizes, drink gin at 4 pm so come early Sidetrack Sideshow: Ameri- at 10. 3349 N. Halsted St., specials. 5024 N. Sheridan to sign up. Treat bags will can Horror Story. Watch www.sidetrackchicago. Rd., www.bigchicks.com be available. Weather per- American Horror Story com mitting, a possible Pets with other freak show The Rogers Park Social on Parade outside will fanatics at 9. Followed by Masque Your presence is follow the contest. 6962 AHS costume contest (any requested, with ‘eyes wide N. Glenwood Ave., www. season), live perfor- shut,’ for this evening of nightspots 27 Oct. 15, 2014 JUDGING A Confessions of a Nunn PORN BY ITS by Jerry Nunn COVER Jerry Nunn: Their heads looked photoshopped on the cover. Diablo: Maybe it’s just bad shadows and Horseplay lighting. by Hot House Entertainment JN: They aren’t playing with horses in this Starring Steve Stiffer and video, are they? Ray Han D: Hopefully we find someone who is horse hung.

David Lambert and Armond Rizzo toss a football shamrock tattoo on his belly. outside before engaging in a wrestling match. D: I don’t think that’s a problem for him.

JN: I feel like I just saw Armond yesterday at Connor Maguire and Ray Han douse each other the Lucky Horseshoe. with water bottles, leading to blowjobs. D: I didn’t know he did safe-sex videos. JN: Now we have some tights-wearing JN: He’s going with big companies now I buddies. guess. D: Those are Spandex gym clothes. D: He dyed his hair to let go of his bare past. JN: All I see is no underwear. JN: He’s finger lickin’ his own hole. D: Maguire is quite a good-looking, dark D: Is that Astroturf? ginger. JN: Lambert has an interesting tool. It’s got a JN: Han is a hottie in his own right. big head and curves downward. D: It’s curved down Armond’s throat right now Stiffer starts off solo in the pool when lawn boy ... Logan Vaughn spots him over the bushes. JN: Lamberts just keep pumping out the hits. There’s Miranda Lambert, Mary Lambert, and D: Steve Stiffer can self suck! the gay one, Adam Lambert! JN: The leaf blower Logan doesn’t even need D: This Lambert may be just full of hidden to blow him. talent. D: Talk about jumping the fence, nothing was JN: I think Armond likes that foot-long weenie going to get in Vaughn’s way. at this football game. JN: Logan is shaved down to the nubbin. D: Wow, Lambert just sniffed Rizzo’s jock after D: Did he really say, “Do you blow anything stripping him. besides leaves?” JN: I want a tan like Riz’s. JN: What a pick up line! D: Maybe you should play outdoors more. D: I like the overall sportsmanship and team It’s soccer time as three jocks kick a ball, and the building contained in this film. loser strips to a jock. JN: This flick is to celebrate the last bit of summer with a little Horseplay. JN: The soccer ball seems to be last thing on their minds. Nunn’s Golden Rule: D: Just like that the jocks lose their jocks. Always play fair in love and sex. JN: They really need to practice soccer more. D: I think they have the ball practice down pat. Final Judgment: JN: My name’s not Pat. Jerry Nunn: Crucifix up. D: He’s here all night, folks! Diablo: Pitchfork up. JN: This video is for those tall sock fetishists. D: Who hates a tall sock? Look for more play at www.hothouse.com. JN: Maybe he will get lucky with that

28 nightspots Oct. 15, 2014 Grrr and so forth. THE SOFO TAP Photos by Anthony Meade

Hocus Pocus, bitches! HYDRATE Photos by Anthony Meade

nightspots 29 Oct. 15, 2014 SPOTTED: Apple Brown Betty makes a deposit. The interest is growing! Photo by Kirk

30 nightspots Oct. 15, 2014 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 Noon-4 p.m. Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago ! This free job fair is a followup event to the ! Windy City Times LGBTQ Homeless! Youth Summit held in May 2014. ! All members of the community can attend, with a special focus on ! LGBTQ youth. Entry-level to advanced positions available.! Snacks and beverages provided to attendees, ! plus lots of fun give-away! prizes and gift cards.! Booths just $75 for businesses, $50 for non-profits and schools.! For details on exhibiting, contact: [email protected]! Both Chicago House TransWorks and TransTech! are providing advance trainings. ! Chicago House: 773-248-5200 ext. 109! TransTech: [email protected] or at 773-372-3363! ! Sponsored by: ! ! ! !