nightspots Peace out, #1033 • December 22, 2010 2010 nightspots #1033 • December 22, 2010 1 From the June 9 cover. Photo by DJ Res-5. 2 From the March 17 cover. Photo by Kirk. 3 From the June 23 cover. Photo by Kirk. 4 From the Sept. 1 cover. Photos by Kristofer Reynolds. 5 From the Aug. 18 cover. Photo by Harlan 1 Vaughn. 6 From the March 3 cover. Photo by Dan Paterno. 3 7 From the May 12 cover. Photo by Anthony 2 Meade. 8 From the Nov. 10 cover. Photo by Kirk. 9 From the April 28 cover. Photo by Kirk. 4 10 From the Aug. 4 cover. Photo by Kirk. 11 From the Feb. 3 cover. Photo by Kirk. 6 5 12 From the Sept. 29 cover. Photo by Kirk. 13 From the Oct. 27 cover. Photo by Kirk. 14 From the Oct. 13 cover. Photo by Rick Aguilar. 7 9 15 From the March 31 cover. Photo by G. 8 Thomas Ward Photography. 10 16 From the May 26 cover. Photo by Chester Munro. 13 17 From the Dec. 8 cover. Illustration by 11 14 Heather Barstow. 12 18 From the July 7 cover. Photo by Kirk. 19 From the Nov. 24 cover. 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Thanks for enjoying our Nightspots exploits this year and we’ll see yer ass in 2011! With Ms. Cleo at With Aurora at Spin. With Jake Shears at Sidetrack. Berlin. With Ruben at Inn With Viviana at With Jamie at The Exile. Cocktail. Call. With Chaz at With Lorenzo at Sofo. With Leon Andrew at Jackhammer. Parlour. With Ronnie Kroell at Doing an ungodly With TJ at Wild Pug. Roscoe’s. shot at Scarlet. 6 nightspots December 22, 2010 Photo by Harlan Vaughn BERLIN PARLOUR Photos by Kirk CREW Photo by Kirk Photos by Kirk Photo by Kirk MARY’S Photo by Kat Fitzgerald ATTIC CLUB KRAVE Photos by Kirk 8 nightspots December 22, 2010 HOLIDAY WEEKENDS ARE SIDETRACK WEEKENDS. Christmas Eve • Friday, Dec. 24 • Open 3pm - 2am. Christmas • Saturday, Dec. 25 • Open 5pm - 3am New Year’s Eve • FRI, DEC. 31 $25 tickets available from your bartender or online @ EQIL.org NYE WELCOME 1.1.11 ® 3349 N. Halsted Sidetrack Chicago.com Limted Valet Parking Available We’re Giving Away a trip to NYC & Two trips to Palm Springs! Friends & New Year’s Babies A benefit for Equality Illinois PAC START THE YEAR WITH A SPLASH! Saturday, January 1st A sparklliing,, ffresh start to the NEW YEAR. OOppeenn aatt 33ppmm.. Giive-aways allll day iinclludiing Spa Treatments!! DANCING ABOUT THE MOOSIE ARCHITECTURE by Marc “Moose” Moder Awards 2010 Since I was a little gay I used to watch and critique US award shows. I can’t say I’ve ever seen a roster of award winners on any of them that made sense commercially or artistically. I’m still stinging from Taylor Swift’s Grammy win last year. So, if only to balance things out karmically in my musical world, I present the 2010 “Moosies.” Why does that sound dirty? Best New Artist: While Florence + The Machine’s Best Comeback: Kelis hit it strong this year after a Lungs came out overseas and crept into the US career of hits and misses. Getting dumped by NAS market in 2009, it was officially released and broke and having a baby would make most women get all big in 2010. Florence’s voice hearkens back to Lilith Fair, but Kelis amped up the energy and love vintage Sarah McLachlan (see Vox) or later Siouxsie on her Flesh Tone collection. It’s what we’ve always Sioux but does better known she could do. than both. Along with Most Overhyped: Predictably, Taylor Swift: okay Beth Ditto, she ushered songwriter; cute girl; just can’t sing. In the real world in new era of girls who she’d be writing hits for better singers. can REALLY sing. I mean Most Overrated: Katy Perry. Since her first album, REALLY. If you’ve not yet, I’ve been waiting for her to show us how good she make sure you get “Dog can be but this is two overhyped, pitiful albums in a Days” or “Rabbit Heart,” row. In fact, Teenage Dream is worse than the first so two of the best songs of she’s sliding downhill this—or any—year. artistically. Outside Best Album: Tracey Thorn and Scissor Sisters made the title track, it the two best CDs of their careers this year, but I have sounds like she wrote to give this one to Robyn for Body Talk. More than this album with a any artist in my lifetime she blends pop, dance and drunken Ke$ha and intelligence, breaking down this hardest hipster a few five-years- heart into a whirling dance dervish. olds. “Show me your Best Remake: “Not In Love” by Crystal Castles Peacock, cock, cock”. featuring Robert Smith takes an obscure Canadian Really? hit by Platinum Blonde and transforms it into a Biggest Letdown: manic, urgent and moving synth-pop masterpiece. So many things I was looking forward to this year Also best workout song of the decade. just sucked after all the hype, but none as badly as Best Remix: For a year in which dance music the David Byrne/Fatboy Slim double-CD concept seems to have died, it was one of the hottest years album Here Lies Love. Done as a story of Imelda for remixes. Robin, Gaga and Kylie put out some Marcos, it featured guest vocals by some of the brilliant mixes by up and comers Aviici, Alphabeat biggest names in the business: Cyndi Lauper, Tori and Monarchy respectably, but the most addicting Amos, Natalie Merchant and more. But every last remix of the year was by genius Fred Falke for The track was horribly campy and poorly written. It’s as Gossip’s “Heavy Cross.” He completely rethought the big of a joke as the theme song into an early Duran Duran fantasy that built indicates. and built until it erupted in a luscious synthgasm. Artist of the Year: Robyn. Best Live Show: a-ha--while Robyn’s show should See album of the year. She probably win, I have a soft spot in my heart for did no wrong. a-ha and this year was their farewell tour and only time we’ll have had to see them live ever again. Get links to all It was a joyous and moving sold out show at the Moose’s picks at www. Riviera. If you missed it, you missed it, and you danceaboutarc. should be sad. Their 25-year career yielded far more wordpress.com groundbreaking stuff than “Take On Me.” And Robyn will be back soon anyway if you’re a fan of hot Scandinavians. 10 nightspots December 22, 2010 HYDRATE Photo by Anthony Meade Photo by Kirk @MOSPHERE Photos by Kirk THE CALL Photos by Kirk SOFO Photos by Kirk NORTH END Photo by Kirk 12 nightspots December 22, 2010 MARRS ATTACKS by Homer Marrs have to shave. Doctor: Do you get what I’m trying to say here? Santa’s Last Visit Santa: I think so. I should be a comedian and Garth Algar should deliver toys to kids Santa: I’m having trouble people want you to be? once a year. getting motivated this Santa: Yes. I have to dress Doctor: Not exactly, but go year, Doc. I don’t believe in a certain way, laugh a with that. myself anymore. certain way, travel by Santa: Garth Algar is a Doctor: I believe in you. certain methods … it’s all fictional character, Doc. Santa: Thanks. You’re being prescribed for me. It’s like Doctor: So are you, yet paid. my whole existence is pre- here we are having this Doctor: True, but I don’t have determined.