Pride Weekend
NightLife
QUEER NIGHTLIFE THAT REALLY PACKS A PUNCH OF
MULTIPLE CHOICES FOR ALMOST EVERY KIND OF QUEER.
-A. HECTOR
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GAYCATION
Portland’s longest currently running queer monthly takes a Friday
slot for a sort of all-star Gaycay DJ reunion featuring BoyJoy (for-
merly DJ Girlfriends) and Equestrian up from LA, Chelsea Starr
and residents Mr. Charming and Snowtiger. The ladies from new
Tumblr dedicated to showcasing local lezzies, LIPDX, will be run-
ning the photo booth so expect some really great portraits to come
out of your drunken snapshots. Helluva deal so get there early.
$5 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. at Holocene (1001 SE Morrison)
BLOW PONY’S QUEER MUTINY
Blow Pony may have started out underground (quite
literally when it took over the basement at Casey’s, it’s for-
mer venue) but the word has been out for awhile now
so expect long lines and others’ sweat all over your own
sweaty body by the end of the night (lucky for you the
outdoor patio will be open to grab a little air).
Alterna-go-gos will be accompanied by wide ranging va-
rieties of queer performance including Boy Funk, Magic
Mouth, Christine, and Pink Slips.
$10 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. at Rotture/Branx (315 SE 3rd Ave)
Vockah Redu
HOTT
New to the scene for the ladies, Hott will host a night of
free appetizers, girlie go go’s, and DJ Danny D. Hopefully
they can also capitalize on the departure of much missed
lady party, Crave, which was also at Crush.
$8 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. at Crush (1400 SE Morrison)
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HEY, GIRL, HEY
DJ Roy-G-Biv, the powerhouse behind NoPo’s successful Bent party, has put
together an epic lineup of performers and DJs for Pride’s biggest night out.
The biggest draw for this indoor/outdoor party will be New Orleans bounce
legend Vockah Redu (Javocca Davis). Being dubbed the “crown prince” of
sissy bounce (second only to “Queen” Freedia I imagine) Davis traces his
roots to Magnolia Housing Projects, considered birthplace of that ass-shak-
ing, ground-breaking genre.
In a place at once so alternative and yet so reserved as Portland can be,
bounce has quickly caught on as a way to infuse the scene with some flavor
and diversity we sorely lack while keeping in mind the need for an all-inclu-
sive queer space that is still all about dancing and fun. Backed up by soul,
funk, bounce pusher DJ BeyondaDoubt, who is almost always behind the
turntables when Nola comes to town, Hey Girl promises to be all about the
sweat and the moves. Add in DJs LA Kendall (Seattle), Freddie Says Relax,
Mr. Charming and Roy-G-Biv and a photo booth by Bloodhound Photogra-
phy you’ve got yourself a perfect down and dirty storm.
$10 9 p.m. – 2:30 a.m. at Plan B Bar (1305 SE 8th Ave)
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June 2012