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January 2008
1 January The X Group Munch The Back Room 48B Race St, San Jose, CA 8-10pm www.smodyssey.com The X Group of San Jose's smOdyssey offers adults 19-35 an opportunity to join an open topic moderated discussion forum, allowing people to explore issues relating to young people, SM/Leather/Fetish, and the community. This group aims to support people with the perils, pitfalls, and rewards of being involved in the SM/Leather/Fetish community. The are a pansexual group, open to everyone, regardless of role, gender or sexual preference. First Tuesday of each month. Cheap Meat Mack 1285 Folsom Street 6pm-6am Price: $8 www.mackfolsomprison.com It's eight-buck fuck night every Tuesday at Mack. They have slings, glory holes, a dry sauna, showers, internet lounge, smoking room, watersports area, big TVs with porn and, of course, lots of hot men. One of San Francisco's infamous destinations, Mack is sure to please guys who are looking for hot, sleazy action. Every Tuesday night. Trannyshack The Stud 399 9th Street at Harrison 10pm-3am, show at midnight Price: $7 www.heklina.com Trannyshack is part dance club, part burlesque, and altogether a totally fabulous time. The crowd (and we mean "crowd," as it tends to get packed) is a mix of transsexuals, transsexual admirers and people who show up just to have a blast. The music is equally eclectic and couldn't possibly be pinned down to one genre. Best of all, at midnight when the Muppet Show theme plays ("It's time to put on makeup, it's time to light the lights..."), it's show time! The vaudeville-style quips begin to fly, in between short drag show acts which can range from Cher to Madonna. Every Tuesday night. 3 January Club Blackmail 198 Church St @ Market Price: Free before 10, $3 after www.blackmailproductions.com San Francisco's only coldwave industrial club. Club Blackmail recently celebrated its one year anniversary and is going strong. The usual line-up of wonderful DJs includes matt.od, verablue, and netik (Meat). $1 drink specials! 21 and over only, please. Every first Thursday. 4 January Lucky Pierre The Stud 399 9th Street @ Harrison 10pm-4am Price: $5 www.myspace.com/clubluckypierre Lucky Pierre's homoelectric disco features DJ Donimo (Shadowplay, Substance) and DJ Party Ben (Bootie, LIVE 105). Hosted by Coco Canal, Miss Trannyshack 2005. Featuring hot go go boys. First Friday of every month. Club Fate The Blue Lagoon 923 Pacific Avenue Santa Cruz, California Price: $5 www.clubfate.net "Industrial, Gothic, Erotic Anthems" at the Blue Lagoon in downtown Santa Cruz. Features DJs Gobo, Stiletto, err0r, Meester, and Unit 77. Atmosphere provided by aphotic productions. Every first Friday. Trauma 2600 Watt Avenue Sacramento, California Door at 9pm Price: $5 www.myspace.com/sac_trauma TRAUMA is a Gothic Industrial and EBM dance party that started in the fall of 2004 at the venue most in the Sacramento scene know as the old Amazon. Originally it was intended as a one night event but due to the enthusiastic response and numerous inquries by those who attended, the project mutated into a series of club nights held every other month for the past year. After the second event the club was moved to the Country Club Event Center where it is currently still held. TRAUMA began and continues thanks to the cooperative efforts of many in our Sacramento scene who care about seeing it thrive and musically evolve for the better. The music of the night covers just about every sub-genre of the scene in an effort to offer something for everyone who visits. And while our DJs bring the latest and best in darker dance music, they also continue to remember the great bands that came before who made our scene what it is today. 18 and over only, please. Every Friday night. Club Nemesis King of Clubs 893 Leong Drive Mountain View, California Door at 9pm Price: Free before 10pm, $5 after www.myspace.com/clubnemesis Club Nemesis: Industrial, Electro, Futurepop, and Power Noise. The South Bay's Industrial Club and the rebirth of the industrial DANCE club. Resident DJs: :lynx:, Neshamah, Scar(lette), Scio, Silvercell, Void. 21+ with ID. Every Friday night. 4-5 January Power Exchange 74 Otis Street 9pm-6am Price: Friday, men $35-75, couples $20, women & transgender free www.powerexchange.com America's Naughtiest Night Club! The premier play space for all men, women, trans, & couples. The Power Exchange is open for mixed company every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night from 9pm-6am. This is the hottest safe-sex location in the city, open every weekend for your cruising pleasure. We offer, 30,000 sq ft of theme rooms, video, dance and lounge space. See website for details on admission, rules and special events. 5 January Delicious San Francisco (RSVP for location) 10pm (doors close at 11:30pm) Price: $60 per couple, single women $20 www.thedeliciousparty.com Delicious is an on-premise meet 'n' greet event at a luxurious space in the Mission District of San Francisco. They're sexy, flirty and fun. With great, booty shaking music, friendly hosts and plenty of space to meet and mingle in an absolutely no pressure environment! BayCouples.com members get half price entrance! Chez Badunkadunk Upstairs Lounge Cat Club 1190 Folsom at 8th 9:30pm - 3am www.lustyladyparty.com Every 1st & 3rd Saturday, enjoy SF's best alternative strip club + burlyQ. Join the Infamous Lusty Ladies, The Goth-Erotic Black Widows, Hostess Princess Pandora, MC: Fudgie Frottage, DJ's: D.I.E. and an assortment of BurlyQ Hotties for a wild evening of pole dancing, lap dancing, fan dancing, 2 for 1 dance specials and more at this tastefully steamy upstairs lounge. 21& up. July 21st features burlyQ artiste, Delilah from the UK's MOB (Ministry of Burlesque); Aug. 4 features burlyQ troupe The Damnettes. Past burlesque performers include: The Indra, Bombshell Betty, Isis Starr, Alotta Boutte', Kellita (hot pink feathers), Sparkle Diamond (from L.A.), Bottoms Up Burlesque, Lily LeRouge and Rose Pistola. Playboy The Stud 399 9th Street @ Harrison 10pm-4am Price: $5 before 11:30, $8 after www.juanitamore.com The successful bi-monthly club is now bringing all of its style every week to the Legendary Stud. Created by Ryan Robles and Juanita MORE!, Playboy has thrived on its recreation of the Stud. The chandelier lit dance floor, dark backroom and candle light lounge - together have transformed this legendary venue. A set of rotating DJ's pump out the beats weekly, while the crowd of boys, girls, punks, trannies, muscle queens, skaters, & above all, fashionistas dance till morning. The Stud is famous for their reasonably priced cocktails and Playboy throws in free shots at midnight -- just for your pleasure. Every Saturday night. Spunk The Cinch 1723 Polk Street 9pm-2am myspace.com/cinchbar Spunk is every Saturday, featuring SF's hottest male and female burlesque, circus, uniquely talented performers and gogo dancers throughout the night. Presented by Winona Juggs. Check the website for exciting theme nights like Boy Drag Night, Space Oddity, Polynesian Night, and more. Hot Pink Feathers & Blue Bone Express Cafe Van Kleef 1621 Telegraph Ave @ 17th Street, Oakland Doors 9pm, show 9:30 Price: $8 www.hotpinkfeathers.com If you're a fan of hot jazz and even hotter burlesque, you won't be disappointed by this monthly Saturday-night gig featuring the Hot Pink Feathers, San Francisco's own samba-burlesque troupe, and Blue Bone Express, an eccentric little combo mixing NOLA-style Dixieland with bop, blues and bachelor-pad improvisation. The Feathers, to oversimplify, are a brightly-costumed ensemble of burlesque dancers whose spirited samba is as funny and fun as it is outrageously sexy. With a playful mix of sultry moves and flirty sight gags, the Feathers, led by the captivating Kellita G, mingle feisty Latin moves with more traditional burlesque bumps. If you've never had the pleasure of seeing burlesque dancing performed to live jazz, then this is the place to start. It's like slugging down a pint of Uncle Peppy's moonshine after ten years of Nestea. It's sexy, spunky, sassy retro fun with all the heart and soul of Rio de Janeiro and the French Quarter, right there in downtown Oaktown. If you're looking for the perfect date, the perfect diversion, or just a chance to see an eminently sexy group of gifted hoofers grinding to hot jazz played by true enthusiasts, order a whiskey sour and settle into your seat for one of the best evenings the Bay Area has to offer. Read our full review here. Perverts Put Out -- The Hangover Edition! CounterPULSE! 1310 Mission Street Price: $10-15 (no one turned away for lack of funds) www.simonsheppard.com Holidays got you down? Need a bit of the hair of the dog? Something naughty to make up for the endless admonitions to be nice? Then join us for the first Perverts Put Out of the new year -- the sexiest, perviest, most hungover spoken word smut salon ever! Whether it's foot fetish fiction, true-life sex worker tales, reviews of bad sex toys, or cut-up pornographic poetry, it's always easy going down. Performers will include Trebor Healey, Gina De Vries, horehound stillpoint, Lori Selke, and Mattilda aka Matt Bernstein Sycamore. Emcees are the fabulous Simon Sheppard and Carol Queen. 7 January Erotic Open Mic Night One Taste San Francisco 1074 Folsom Street 7:45pm www.onetastesf.com Love erotica? Turned on by sharing your sensual escapades? Then come share you turn on with the world at this Erotic Open Mic Night. First & third Monday of the month. Visit website for more info. 1st & 3rd Monday of the month. The Box The Blue Lagoon 923 Pacific Avenue Santa Cruz, California Price: $3 (free before 10pm) Goth/Industrial dance at the Blue Lagoon in Downtown Santa Cruz, every Monday night. Death Guild Glas Kat 520 4th Street at Bryant 9:30pm-2:30am Price: $3 before 10pm, $5 after www.deathguild.com Local DJ's Melting Girl, Decay, Joe Radio and Merrick play a range of industrial, alternative '80s, darkwave dance and gothic in the main room and upstairs. If the swirling lights and the elegantly darkly dressed dancers make you a feel a bit woozy, drift gracefully and pensively to the bar where you will find offerings of wine, beer, and mixed drinks for $5 and up. Every Monday night. 10 January Little Minsky's Burlesque Club Deluxe 1511 Haight at Ashbury Doors 9pm, show 10pm-2am Price: $5 www.myspace.com/little_minskys Little Minsky's is brought to you by the Flying Fox and Douglas Good of Cabaret Verdalet. It is a re-imagining of the Minksy Brothers' classic burlesque show inspired by the Folies-Bergere and the Moulin Rouge. "Today, as Little Minskys, we try to capture this little bit of history. Bringing to the public quality burlesque and variety entertainment at an affordable price, just as the Minsky Brothers once did." Every second Thursday at the classic retro-styled Club Deluxe in the heart of the Haight-Ashbury district. 12 January Kiss San Francisco (RSVP for location) 10pm (doors close at 11:30pm) Price: $60 per couple, single women $20 www.clubkiss.us Club Kiss is a private party of hand-selected couples and women looking to explore and engage in a more open aspect to their relationship. A woman-centric vibe and a careful pre-screening process ensures that you will be surrounded by the hottest and sexiest party-goers all night long and well into the morning. Because this is a private venue, there are no restrictions on nudity or sexual behavior. All that is asked is that you are always mindful and respectful of your fellow guests and heed their boundaries. Cosponsored by BayCouples.com. 16 January Club Tyranny The Lucky 13 Bar 4113 W. Swift Ave Fresno, California www.thefresnounderground.com Holding down the dark side of the Central Valley underground, Club Tyranny features garage trash, psychobilly, industrial, gothic, punk and EBM, held every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at The Lucky 13 in Fresno. 17 January SPUNK! Eros 2051 Market Street at Church 4pm-Midnight Price: $10 membership, $13 regular entry, $10 before 7:00pm www.erossf.com A world of pleasure…San Francisco's acclaimed safe sex club for gay/bisexual men! Bringing together men of all ages, colors, shapes and sizes. Spunk! is held every Thursday taking pride in creating a hot yet casual environment for your safe play! Comfortable, clean, luxurious, great music, and friendly hot guys. Join their S.F. regulars and visitors from all over the world in this extraordinary club for gay and bisexual men. Every Thursday night. Die Maschinen Glas Kat 520 4th Street 9:30pm www.diemaschinen.com Superior Industrial Music from this century and the last. Two Dance Floors! Main Floor Resident DJs: SHATTER (Bondage-A-Go-Go) & MAKITA; Resident Front Bar DJs: Rabbitron and Mechagojira. Note new location. Third Thursdays. 18 January Shadowplay The Stud 399 9th Street 10pm Price: $5 cover, free till 10:30 www.studsf.com www.shadowplaysf.com From the producers of the Shadowplay Stage at the SF Pride festival, Shadowplay plays the latest danceable indie, as well as classic new wave and post-punk, and edgy electro and discopunk from producers like the DFA, Whitey, Mylo, and Headman, which have been lighting up the dance floors of London clubs like Nag Nag Nag, Electrogogo, the Cock, and Trash. Join the mail list and get in free until 11:30pm. Every third Friday. 18-19 January Power Exchange 74 Otis Street 9pm-6am Price: men $35-75, couples $20, women & transgender free www.powerexchange.com America's Naughtiest Night Club! The premier play space for all men, women, trans, & couples. The Power Exchange is open for mixed company every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night from 9pm-6am. This is the hottest safe-sex location in the city, open every weekend for your cruising pleasure. We offer, 30,000 sq ft of theme rooms, video, dance and lounge space. See website for details on admission, rules and special events. 19 January Chez Badunkadunk Upstairs Lounge Cat Club 1190 Folsom at 8th 9:30pm - 3am www.lustyladyparty.com Every 1st & 3rd Saturday, enjoy SF's best alternative strip club + burlyQ. Join the Infamous Lusty Ladies, The Goth-Erotic Black Widows, Hostess Princess Pandora, MC: Fudgie Frottage, DJ's: D.I.E. and an assortment of BurlyQ Hotties for a wild evening of pole dancing, lap dancing, fan dancing, 2 for 1 dance specials and more at this tastefully steamy upstairs lounge. 21& up. July 21st features burlyQ artiste, Delilah from the UK's MOB (Ministry of Burlesque); Aug. 4 features burlyQ troupe The Damnettes. Past burlesque performers include: The Indra, Bombshell Betty, Isis Starr, Alotta Boutte', Kellita (hot pink feathers), Sparkle Diamond (from L.A.), Bottoms Up Burlesque, Lily LeRouge and Rose Pistola. 21 January Erotic Open Mic Night One Taste San Francisco 1074 Folsom Street 7:45pm www.onetastesf.com Love erotica? Turned on by sharing your sensual escapades? Then come share you turn on with the world at this Erotic Open Mic Night. First & third Monday of the month. Visit website for more info. 1st & 3rd Monday of the month. San Jose smOdyssey Munch Denny's 1140 Hillsdale Ave, San Jose 7:30-9:30pm www.smodyssey.com The smOdyssey offers an opportunity to join an open topic moderated discussion forum, allowing people to explore issues relating to SM/Leather/Fetish, and the community. This group aims to support people with the perils, pitfalls, and rewards of being involved in the SM/Leather/Fetish community. The are a pansexual group, open to everyone, regardless of role, gender or sexual preference. First and third Mondays of each month. 23 January Guided Stroke Clinic One Taste San Francisco 1074 Folsom Street 6:15-7:25pm www.onetastesf.com We will lead a clinic for men and women who are interested in deepening their Orgasmic Meditation practice. This will include instructions and facilitation of two Om-ing sessions for those who have completed a course that included stroking instruction. This is an excellent opportunity to take what you learned in the course(s) to the next level.If you are coming as an individual, please reserve in advance by calling 415-503-1100 so we can match you with a partner. Each Wednesday. Dress Up I Love It I Love It Girl 45979 Warm Springs Boulevard #7, Fremont 7 - 11pm Price: $15 donation, $10 with food or drink www.iloveitgirl.com Join them for the fun of dress-up night. Enjoy a great social environment, snacks and a fantastic selection of clothing for the woman in you! Transgender girls, cross-dressers and first-timers are all welcome. Get fashion tips, try on tons of beautiful clothes and socialize with the girls. They have a 5,000 square foot closet with thousands and thousands of outfits, and you are encouraged to play. It's a great time. They will love to see you there! By invitation only so check their website. Every Wednesday night. Bondage-a-Go-Go Glas Kat 520 4th St @ Bryant 9pm www.bondage-a-go-go.com BAGG has been a sanctuary for the tattooed, pierced, scarified and misanthropic since 1993 -- a haven to those who wish for a dance on the dark side of life. Interactive BDSM, cocktails, dancing and unspeakable forms of socialization are the driving force behind this event, the City's premiere underground dance party. Every Wednesday night. 24 January Planet Big The Stud 399 9th Street 9pm-2am Price: $5, free before 10pm www.studsf.com www.planetbig-sf.com Big men, big music, big fun! Featuring DJ Amadeus, Planet Big is a party for big men and their admirers. Second and fourth Fridays. Strangelove UndergroundSF 424 Haight at Webster www.strangelovesf.com Queer Open Mic is hosted by Cindy M. Emch and co-hosted by Sherilyn Connelly. Open mic sign up begins at 7:30, readings start at 8pm. Anyone with special needs should contact Cindy the night of the event for any specific accommodations. Donations benefits Bitch Magazine; no one turned away for lack of funds. Open mic readers get 5 minutes, one poem or 3 pages of prose, whichever fits the material best. Second and fourth Fridays. Queer Open Mic Three Dollar Bill Cafe LGBT Community Center, Third Floor 1800 Market Street @ Octavia 7:30pm sign-up, 8pm reading Price: $1-5 donation benefits Bitch magazine www.threedollarbill.com Queer Open Mic is hosted by Cindy M. Emch and co-hosted by Sherilyn Connelly. Open mic sign up begins at 7:30, readings start at 8pm. Anyone with special needs should contact Cindy the night of the event for any specific accommodations. Donations benefits Bitch Magazine; no one turned away for lack of funds. Open mic readers get 5 minutes, one poem or 3 pages of prose, whichever fits the material best. Second and fourth Fridays. 25 January Adrenochrome King of Clubs 893 Leong Ave Mountain View, California 9pm-2am Price: $4 (free before 9:30) www.clubadr.com Adrenochrome at King of Clubs in Mountain View brings you goth industrial dance every month with the penninsula's best dark DJs including rEdOx, Lexor, Fugitive AI, and club promoters error and Apex. The 4th Friday of every month. Planet Big The Stud 399 9th Street 9pm-2am Price: $5, free before 10pm www.studsf.com www.planetbig-sf.com Big men, big music, big fun! Featuring DJ Amadeus, Planet Big is a party for big men and their admirers. Second and fourth Fridays. Queer Open Mic Three Dollar Bill Cafe LGBT Community Center, Third Floor 1800 Market Street @ Octavia 7:30pm sign-up, 8pm reading Price: $1-5 donation benefits Bitch magazine www.threedollarbill.com Queer Open Mic is hosted by Cindy M. Emch and co-hosted by Sherilyn Connelly. Open mic sign up begins at 7:30, readings start at 8pm. Anyone with special needs should contact Cindy the night of the event for any specific accommodations. Donations benefits Bitch Magazine; no one turned away for lack of funds. Open mic readers get 5 minutes, one poem or 3 pages of prose, whichever fits the material best. Second and fourth Fridays. 26 January Fauxgirls! Deco Lounge 510 Larkin Street @ Turk 10pm Price: No cover www.fauxgirls.com Presenting drag cabaret at its best, showcasing both glamour and camp! The Fauxgirls! revue features San Francisco's finest female impersonators: Victoria Secret, Alexandria, Anjelica Devarox, Davida Ashton, Daffney Deluxe, Mini Minerva, Shelly Wilde, Pinky Bubbles, Chanel and special guest stars, plus our very own "boy toy," Bobby Ashton! Showtime is always at 10pm. Never a cover charge for Fauxgirls! Reservations are recommended, and may be made at 415-621-3158, or online at fauxgirls.com. 28 January Pleasure Bound Munch Sacramento, California RSVP for location 8pm-1am www.pleasurebound.org Pleasure Bound is a Sacramento-based lifestyle group specializing in erotically themed BDSM parties and events with an up-scale atmosphere. They have a no-host Munch on the last Monday of the month. Munches are a vanilla event, which gives our patrons a chance to socialize in a friendly setting and gives newcomers a comfortable place to meet and get to know the members of their group. Munches are held at a well-known vanilla establishment (a restaurant) so dress and act accordingly. For details regarding our next Munch, go to their site, click on the contact page and send email to PleasureBoundParties. Ask for Munch Information. Last Monday of the month.
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