Besides being jealous of San Francisco's Folsom Weekend, here's what folks will be up to in NY and LA. (Sorry, Cheyenne, we still may never get to you). Our heavily editorialized listings after the jump...
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.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frisky Fridays @ Sugarland 221 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday  The Big Time @ The Ritz 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 @ HK 523 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 @ Sugarland 221 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday Garden of Ono Labor Day Party @ Hotel Gansevoort 18 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cuckoo Club @ Hiro Ballroom 363 W 16th Street 10PM - 4AM It's getting a little mobbed after midnight at this glam weekly fete, but given that Sundays are for drinking ...read more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rendezvous @ The Ritz 349 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Friday Shits & Giggles @ Club 740 740 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 @ Fubar 7994 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swallow @ MJ's 2810 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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