Friday
Juanita More! and Spank @ Mr. Black
27 West 24th St. (upstairs)
New York
The grand dame of SF descends on NY with Ana Matronic and the boys of Spank zine for what’s sure to be a late night full of great music.
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Frisky Fridays @ Sugarland221 N. 9th Street (Williamsburg)
10PM – 4AM
Acid Betty, fresh from her appearance on Project Rungay, hosts this weekly hoe-down for Billyburg queers, also starring DJs Corey Tut and Aaron Elvis.
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Saturday
369 W 46th Street
We think the name of DJ JonJon Battles new party at The Ritz is probably meant ironically, or it’s a reference to the Peter Gabriel song. Anyway, try to stay clear of that narrow-ass corridor and enjoy the electro-pop goodness while sipping that low-carb vodka soda.
Blocaholic @ Easternbloc
505 East 6th Street
This is one of our favorite gay bars in New York: the music’s good, the crowd is smart and cool, the bartenders are hot and it’s the kind of come-as-you-are, non-BnT booze fest Manhattan needs more of. DJ Gabe spins on Saturdays, and we like him. The end. …read more
Schmooze Saturdays @ HK523 9th Ave
10PM – 4AM
Marc Berkley’s come uptown with everyone else and hosts this weekly party featuring Ginelle Gordon singing her ass off and a bunch of hotties boozing it up and schmooze-talking their way into Sunday. Anyway, we always like a bar with a nice bathroom and multiple levels. We don’t like standing still …read more
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We love The Cock, except when they spray that glow in the dark shit on everyone. The East Village was ahead of the curve in bringing the dirtiness back to gay life in the late 90s …read more
Ticklyn @ Sugarland221 N. 9th Street (Williamsburg)
10PM – 4AM
Brooklyn: it’s where half the under-thirty gays live now anyway. DJ Emjay spins deep house, etcetera for the Manhatts party monsters and Billyburg homos alike. …read more
Garden of Ono Labor Day Party @ Hotel Gansevoort18 9th Avenue
6 PM – Midnight
Summer’s basically over! Josh Wood, DJ Vito Fun and host Matt Tratner bring you this special end-of-summer garden party, on the roof in the Meat Packing District. Reserve a cabana ahead if you want to be fancy like that.
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It’s getting a little mobbed after midnight at this glam weekly fete, but given that Sundays are for drinking …read more
Rendezvous @ The Ritz349 W 46th Street
4PM
It may not be as scene-y as the Garden of Ono fete downtown, but DJ Lina (and sometimes Adam Joseph) and the boys of Hells Kitchen rock out at this summer Sunday mixer with two outdoor patio decks and happy hour prices until 7PM. ... more.
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Friday
Shits & Giggles @ Club 740740 S Broadway
10PM
Expect drunken performances, a packed smoker’s patio, and boys with wiry armpit hair scraggling out from under tattered tank tops. Dancing and booze abounds, of course.
Stallion @ Fubar7994 Santa Monica Blvd.
9PM
Yes, this bar is trashy and wild. But it’s still technically located in West Hollywood, and the handful of snobby, watchful, pretty-people scenesters who come here prevent anyone from truly letting go. So the sleaze at Fubar is more of a piece of furniture in the corner than an all-encompassing vibe. Still, now that Hot Dog is woefully defunct, this is the best place to go for a dirty night west of Fairfax. …read more
–Gay Bar Culture
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Swallow @ MJ’s2810 Hyperion Ave
10PM
Speaking of Hot Dog… this party comes via the loins of Mario Diaz, creator of Hot Dog and Big Fat Dick, and features DJ Barbeau. From Gay Bar Culture: “While the music is sometimes so gay here we feel like hate-criming ourselves, on many nights the music is just lovely, and the crowd and the DJ hold hands and throb together until closing.” …read more
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Free Dance Night @ Akbar
4356 W Sunset Blvd
10PM – 2AM
From Gay Bar Culture: “On the weekends the boys elbow the pushy lezbots aside and take to the dance floor, which is arguably the most reckless, least judgmental dance floor in L.A. (It’s also about the least cruisy.)” …read more
