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Houston MadonnaRama is still one of the best events of the year!

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Southbeach Nightclub in Houston has an event every year that is all about Madonna.  A night that you just dance, dance, dance, and dance.  You can barely get in a drink or even get in a breath because you are dancing so hard.  The drug is Madonna and her club music remixed by DJ Ed Bailey just makes a night like no other.

Here is a pic from the line outside of the club in Houston, TX where they throw the MadonnaRama event every Spring.  The cover was only $10 and the place was packed with lines outside and reasonable drink prices.  There was nitrogen filling up the sweaty dancefloor every now and then to cool things off and they did a few drag performances on the boxes surrounding the huge dancefloor.  Yes, this is one of the reasons we made this club the Club of the Year in 2008.

Read more about past Madonna parties.  Pics from 2008.

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Pulse Grand Re-Opening and Little Boots Live at Tigerheat

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

It is Thursday and it is time to start the weekend back up.  This is going to be a big weekend for those of you who will be in Houston because MadonnaRama kicks off again this Saturday and you do not want to miss that for ANYTHING!!

But tonight is the grand re-opening of Pulse nightclub in Orlando.  They have remodeled the White room.  I have to say that white room was kind of annoying and too bright and many people probably thought the same thing.  We do not like florescent like rooms and I am glad to see Pulse is doing something about it!!  They have done some secret work on the room keeping it closed while the rest of the club was open and no one knows yet what the room looks like.  It is supposed to have more of a dancing area though!  The new Ultra Lounge opens up tonight with Industry night at Pulse off Orange in Orlando, FL.  The club is 18 and up.

The British sensation is scheduled to perform tonight at Tigerheat in Hollywood, CA.  Yes, you will have to set your Tivo to record Madonna on the Marriage Ref to see Little Boots live! She will also be doing a meet and greet. Released last Tuesday in the U.S., “Hands” is her debut solo CD and features the Red One produced UK top 5 hit “Remedy”, “New In Town” and “Earthquake”. Be at the club this evening to meet Little Boots as she makes a special live appearance on the TigerHeat stage and then signs posters and CDs courtesy of her record company. You know you will already be pumped after watching the Lady Gaga video premier of Telephone on E! News tonight you better go dance it off!!

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Clubs that bully patrons into minimum bar tabs

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

This is illegal when it comes to MasterCard and Visa rules.  It is against their rules.  The club should not be allowed to take credit cards when they bully patrons into this.  Here is the problem… You go into a club and the bartender tells you he must hold your id and your credit card and you must buy a minimum of $60 in drinks.  This happens way too often in Miami at clubs like Discotekka .  The problem with this is not only will this be a quick way for the club to go out of business fast it will also be a way for the credit card companies to be contacted and stop any transactions in that club.  Discotekka should be seized of all credit card transactions for using this bait and switch tactic.

I was at Discotekka last night in Miami which is located downtown and is a 18 to enter gay club on Saturday nights with 3 rooms.  I walked in two different rooms which had a broken ATM machine.  The ATM in the front was down and the one by the bathroom was out of order.  This should have alerted the bartenders that hey they should not charge this minimum of drinks.  Listen you jerks… if your ATM is broke you should not charge us a minimum for drinks or require a minimum of a ridiculous $60 or so.  Living Room the bitchy club in Ft. Lauderdale also requires this and their ATM was broken as well.

The ironic thing is that one of the bouncers was outside at Discotekka having people sign this petition to stop the clubs from being closed at 3am instead of being open later.  Well who cares when your clubs are open if you cannot even get a drink because your ATMs and your credit cards policy is so scandalous.  You guys need to learn how to run a business better and treat your customers better.

I will say that Discotekka was a fun club once you get past all the rules of the bars.  They had three rooms with dancefloors and one semi-outside bar to break away from all the smoke.  They had a drag show performed by TP Lords and a nice VIP section.  It is located not far from ParkWest and Space in Downtown Miami.

We also noticed that Mansion did the same thing in Miami.  Their ATM machines were out of service and yet you had to have a $40 minimum tab to open a credit card.

One Miami alert from the weekend is that police are randomly stopping or profiling gay clientele at Club Aqua at 2991 coral way.  Someone made a rather dramatic post about this but we cannot confirm that this is going on at this Aqua Club (which I have never heard of).  Stick to supporting  the gay clubs!

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New Circuit Club in Big D

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

brick-nightclub-dallas-ledscreenIf you see most of the magazine reviews of Dallas, TX you normally hear about the gay strip where you have Station 4 and the Roundup across the street. These are two big mega-clubs one for mostly country/pop and the other for its big dance floor and drag queens upstairs. The big D lately has something else to brag about with one thing most other clubs are lacking… parking.

We visited the Brick twice so far. One time it did not have its dance permit yet so we got to take some pics of the place and got to really enjoy the atmosphere. The second time was a totally different scene that we had to put our Cha Cha Heels on for!

The second visit was more of the official grand opening of the place and it was busy and even with their big shopping center parking lot it was not easy to park unless you parked valet. DJ Michael Tank was in the house from Miami. It was great hearing his music again because it had been too long since I heard a good circuit beat mixed in with some new pop music.

The dancefloor was busy but it was too dark. I would have hoped to see a few things inside there. While I do not like things too cheesy or too much unneeded lighting inside a club you have to be able to see some. The sound system and lighting other than that were good.

We had a VIP pass to get into the club but it was not good for the Saturday night special event Michael Tank. Of course, it did not say this on the card and the place only takes cash at the door. We could not complain though because it was only $10 to see Michael Tank play.

brick-nightclub-dallas-newIt was not all that fast to get a drink inside the place. The bartenders did not seem prepared for a large crowd mainly because of the credit card machines not working. I hope these kinks can be worked out for the next big party. They also do not have a late night permit yet at this location so they closed at 2am which is unthinkable for a Circuit crowd. We like our afterhours but there are some places to go for afterhours when the Brick closes and those are 1. Station 4 (off Cedar Springs), only open until around 3:30am to 4am depending on the crowd; 2. Insomnia (off i-35 and Manana), a mostly straight afterhours beginning at 3am but the music will keep you moving around until 7am or so.

The Brick has a name in Dallas associated with its former location that was demolished off Maple and Throckmorton. The new location seems much safer and looks like it could really turn out to bring some people out clubbing that have been over the Dallas scene especially since he is bringing in big name Circuit DJ’s.

Valentine’s Day weekend (Saturday) they are bringing in DJ Kimberly S from Los Angeles. Saturday, March 6th my favorite DJ and remixer of 2009 Seth Cooper.
DJ Aqualight returns to the Brick on Thursdays. You may remember him from Village Station (the former club of s4). DJ’s Paul Kraft , Aqualight, Ric Herrington, and Mark Brack take over on Saturday nights unless there is a special night listed.

Sunday nights are retro nights where they follow at midnight with SIN or Service Industry Nights. The parking lot looked filled up when I drove by there Sunday. So it looks to be a big night as well! I assume this club will take most of the business of Mickey’s that recently closed down off of Cedar Springs. Mickey’s busiest night was on Sunday for their drink specials.

The Brick is located just a minute from the Oaklawn strip. Address is 525 Wycliff Ave. between Maple Ave. and the Tollway. If you are taking the tollway from the Galleria Mall you can exit right and just turn into the first shopping center parking lot and you are there.

Dallas,TX upcoming Events:
Sat. February 13 - Kimberly S. @ Brick
Sat. February 13 - Carnivale 5 (Caven ent.) Mardi Gras celebration @ Station 4, Sue Ellens, JR’s. TMC
Sat. March 06 – Seth Cooper @ Brick
Thursday April 1 – Rose Room presents Texas Entertainer of the Year Pageant
April 30 – May 2nd – Dallas Purple Party @ Various Locations in Dallas, top rated Circuit event of 2009

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Lady Gaga Contest

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

ladygaga-stageWho looks more like Lady Gaga?  Most of the nightclubs in the world are going Gaga crazy and not just for the drag queens that can dress up like Lady Gaga but the females impersonating the female Gaga within them.  People are doing it just for fun or to win prizes such as Lady Gaga concert seats.

Pulse in Orlando recently ran a contest for the best Lady gaga and they had lots of hot contestants.  One of them I swear was the real deal.  Everyone was stalking her at the club to get their pic with her it was like being backstage at a Gaga show because she walked, talked, and looked so much like her.

There were also some others that took everyone by surprise.  One was a Susan Boyle version of Lady gaga… how neat and creative is that!  Lots of fun this was and here are some photos of the event:

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Seattle Gay Scene

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Seattle is a beautiful city and has the most gorgeous mountains wrapped around it. The weather can be cold as hell freezing over but there is lots of shopping and good bakeries. The club scene is not so exciting.

We started out at a place called the Cuff that has kind of taken over as the club of choice for most on Sundays and Fridays. They close at 2am but let me tell you they close down the bar at a crazy 1:30 or so. What the hell happened to 2am liquor service. This place had bears and maybe 2 twinks and a few other guys and girls. I noticed more girls in the clubs in Seattle than any other city with some attitude. The drinks at Cuff suck they are big but not much alcohol that I noticed. Never seen a leather type bar or shall I say a wanna be leather bar have such weak drinks oh maybe that’s why its a wanna be bar.

We then went over to R Place and it was busy on Friday and Saturday nights and they close at 2am. The lesbian upstairs makes strong drinks. Good music and a fun dance floor with a pole. They have a view of the non existent neighborhood nearby from the windows of the dance room on the third floor. R Place charged $7 to get in which is kind of expensive for such a Harley Davidson looking place.

Then there was this club that Seattle gay scene is known for called Neighbours which is featured on sites such as GayCities and ClubFly. I noticed Neighbours was featured as the only gay dance club in Seattle which is not really true because there is R Place and Cuff but they are open until 4am on the Friday and Saturday. The admission to Neighbours was around $4 and the drinks kind of sucked but hey the music was good. The DJ was friendly and played some good stuff but the dancefloor was just not that happening even though they by far had the best club in town with the lighting and dancefloor. They have three levels but the bottom level is rented out to a goth club which can be fun when you are in the mood to get freaky – I used to love the Church in Dallas.

Neighbours was my favorite club on the gay strip in Seattle but only seemed busy after alcohol at 2am to 4am because at those times it was 18 and up so everyone knew to show up then. So basically its the afterhours club in Seattle, WA.

I recommend the restaurant at the bottom of the Westin Seattle off 5th street and the Belltown Pizza bar/restaurant.

Seattle is not much of an exciting city for those who are used to big clubs and nightlife. If you like small bars and more of a laid back atmosphere and maybe being high all day and night then I recommend it. The city smells like pot and there is nothing wrong with that but hey lets break out the vodka redbull and move on to a bigger dancefloor and more boys to make out with!

One note on the Neighbours website is that it is non-existent and that their myspace has not been signed onto in a long time. This led me to believe that the club was not open and closed down so I was actually surprised it was even open. They really need to work on a new web presence and maybe find a way that you do not have to walk into a dark alley to get inside their club.

Where is the Gay Scene in Seattle? You will find most of the gay friendly establishments in the Capitol Hill area near Belltown and Downtown Seattle. Capital Hill has recently seen restaurant closings of long-time known gay frequented places. They are currently updating the area but it is nice that the main gay clubs are just down the street form each other off Pine and Broadway in this Capital Hill area.

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Halloween and New Years 2010 are coming…Where will you be?

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Halloween and New Years are some of the biggest parties left out of the year but when you think about it this year should be a HUGE new years.  It should be like in 1999 when it hit 2000 or this decade that is ending of 2009 turning into 2010.  So we definitely need to party like its 2009 to have that better life in 2010 right?

We will be looking over every party site and taking emails from party promoters to find out what the BEST new years party will be this year.  Judging from last year it may be in Orlando, Miami, Los Angeles, or maybe in Europe.  We will let you know soon.  We are the most highly trafficted gay site online for New Years information the past 3 years!  So we know we should do our homework!

Looking at some party calenders I see that Masterbeat may be doing some New Years shows.  But you would think something big should happen for 2010 such as Lady Gaga or Kristine W singing in the new year somewhere.  Maybe somewhere in Miami or Ft. Lauderdale.  The P-House in Orlando had some shows last year that were great out by the pool area.

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We recommend the block party the weekend before Halloween normally off of Cedar Springs and Oaklawn in Dallas, TX.  West Hollywood also has a huge block party but its just too many people and the bars are too small to pack everyone inside its like a riot more than it is a fun event.  Even if you are on the VIP list you still have to get through the mob to get to a table.  Or stand near a table.

That leaves us with Atlanta this year for Halloween because they moved their Pride to Halloween.  Talk about festive.  This may blow away all the other Halloween shows when Atlanta has theirs.  My votes go to Atlanta this year!

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Mega Gay Club In Austin

Monday, July 20th, 2009

We were on a visit to Austin, TX USA last night and thought it would be a sort-of-quiet Sunday.  We were in town to see the Sordid Lives creator Del Sores and his husband Jason Dottley over at OCH (Oil Can Harry’s).  Which was lots of fun by the way.  Jason sung his new single that will be released in September and he even had a cold and did a great job dancing and performing (pics to come). They had $4 wells over at OCH, $3.50 wells at Rain if you can handle the Karaoke on Sundays.  But get this we found out they had $2 wells over at a place down the street and you won’t believe where because I was sure amazed.

Station 4 in Dallas and Southbeach in Houston are no longer the biggest gay clubs in Texas with the biggest dance area anyway.  The throne now has a new Queen because Austin also known as the music capital and the capital of Texas now owns the dance floor.

Walking by the club you see a neon looking butterfly with a gay pride flag on the top of the building but I was telling everyone in my entourage that it was not a gay club that it was straight or mixed crowd.  I was wrong we walked by and it had two hotties working the door and they said no it’s now gay.. the gays have moved in!  If I remember correctly this used to be called Polly Esther’s a 70s and 80s fad nationwide chain that had a VW bug on top of the building and it was three stories of different music.  They only had the patio and the main dance floor open last night when we went to see the drag show at Midnight but it has three floors.

Thursday nights they have a Amateur stripoff contest with Rachel Mykels.  The winner will be selected to dance in the cages hanging from above the dancefloor on the following Friday and Saturday nights.    This club is different from the other mega clubs in Texas because it offers VIP tables and has three levels.  You will not find that at Station 4 or Southbeach.

Sunday nights are French Kiss Sundays which feature Layla Larue, Vanessa Gordon, Rachel Mykels, Erica Andrews, and Taryn Taylor who are all known as the Fly Girls.  There is no cover and the drinks are outrageously cheap at two bucks.  Earlier in the day on Sunday 5-8pm they have a cookout with $1 mimosas.

Strange name for a nightclub “Kiss and Fly” but hey its so nice inside you just forget about the name.  I am not sure what the street name will be for the club.. were going to Kiss tonite.. or K-FLY… or Disco Fly.  They again Oil Can Harry’s is a pretty strange name too but they abbreviate it now to OCH – I Prefer to call it Oil Can’s.  So a night out in Austin is going to Kiss Charlie (who is really Harry) and fly around with Oil get wet from Rain then play the Love Game.  That’s if you are lucky!

This coming weekend they plan on holding a Studio 54 party to launch a new Belvedere IX vodka product.  You can reserve VIP seating for the event and listen to disco style music with VJ Havoc.  Another big coming event is the Splash party on Labor Day weekend which is the hottest weekend of the year in Austin.  So there is now another club to pack yourself into during Labor Day after you ride on the party boat all day at Hippie Hollow.

So whats the catch?  If you are under drinking age you better just stay home or plan a trip over to Oil Can Harry’s. Kiss and Fly nightclub is 21 and up.  They call it Austin’s only gay nightclub but for those 18-21 you can find another “gay nightclub” just down the block at OCH which also offers great house/dance music.

Kiss and Fly is located just a few blocks from the popular 6th street and across from OCH at 404 Colorado street in Austin.  If you are driving out to the club from out of town just get a hotel down the street because Austin is known for a high rate of DWI’s coming from people leaving gay bars on 4th street.

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