Friday, May 24, 2013
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Atlanta Gears Up for Peach Party Weekend
Atlanta is gearing up for its big Peach Party Weekend on June 15-16, 2013. This year's DJ line-up includes Tony Moran, Manny Lehman, David Knapp, Paulo, Alyson Calagna and Twisted Dee. For more information on the event visit peachpartyatl.com.
RIP Pavilion's Memorial Day Weekend Opening
RIP this weekend's opening of the brand new Pavilion Nightclub in Fire Island. Unfortunately, the construction on the building is not complete but all is not lost as all the events will still go on at the pool deck and Blue Whale. Below is the statement released by Fire Island Pine Ventures who own the property.
Fire Island Pines
Ventures regretfully announces that the Pavilion nightclub will not be
open in time for Memorial Day weekend. All events have been moved to the
Pool Deck and the Blue Whale, which last year received an updated audio
and lighting system. We hope to open by next week, pending approvals
from the town. Below is the official statement from Matthew Blesso, CEO
of Blesso Properties:
“It is with great disappointment that we must announce the newly
rebuilt Pavilion nightclub in the Pines will not be ready to open this
weekend, as we had previously hoped. The rebuilding of this iconic
nightclub was a tremendous undertaking which has almost fully come to
fruition. Our patron’s safety is our top priority, and we will not open
the doors until we are certain the club is 100% ready to go. Although
people will need to wait a little bit longer to see it come alive, we
are excited for the moment we can share it with you all. We promise you
will not be disappointed! We will keep you posted on the details of the
opening date, which will not be far ahead.”
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Where is DJ Susan Morabito?
"The Queen of the Circuit" is coming back to Philadelphia after last appearing here in 2009 at the Trocadero. On Sunday, June 9th, she will be spinning my Triumphant Pride event at Brasil's Nightclub (112 Chestnut St - Phila.) immediately following the Mr. Gay Philadelphia competition. I asked Morabito about what she has been up to, her music and her future plans - below are her responses.
NLG: You have been quiet of late - what have you been up to?
Morabito: Over the past year, I’ve been in the process of rebranding myself. This includes dropping my first name and being billed as Morabito, along with a new logo, and website.
NLG: Why the change in name/rebranding?
Morabito: For the past several years I have been thrilled with the quality of new productions that are being released in the tech, tribal and progressive house music genres.I have been focusing on this exciting new music for quite a while, but I am often faced with preconceived and outdated notions about my sound. The reason for my rebranding is to re-introduce me to my audience, and a younger audience and to dispel preconceived notions. By dropping my first name, creating a new logo and website, it sends a visual message to support my new sound.
NLG: How do you think music has changed in the last 5-10 years?
Morabito: Music consistently evolves. We’ve gone from Funk, Soul, R&B, and Disco to various forms of house. We then heard Trance, Techno, TechHouse, Synth Pop, and the list goes on. As time progresses, all these genres take on a new life and incorporate elements from various other styles of music. With each passing year music has become more electronic. A part from pop, I think,there are less vocal tracks than ever before and more mash-ups.
NLG: How has the club scene changed?
Morabito: A part from the music, there seems to be less after-hours events. There also are more DJs playing on a bill during an evening, therefore; a DJ plays shorter hours than they once did. I prefer long hours so I can dabble in a multitude of musical moods and take the dancer to different places throughout the duration of an evening. There’s also more cell phone usage on the dance floor than there ever was.
NLG: Will your style and music be different under the new Morabito (only) name?
Morabito: Yes, my music style is different now. It’s hard, but not monotone, and it’s deep, without losing it’s soul at the core. Of course, the magic lies as it always does, in how it’s put together. My insight and ability to read a crowd and how to put it together hasn’t changed though, I think perhaps it’s even more fine-tuned. ;-)
NLG: What are your plans for 2013?
Morabito: More exciting events around the bend and I’ll be diving into more music production and remixing!
www.djMorabito.com
Podcasts: http://soundcloud.com/s-morabito
Man Arrested Charged With Dan Contarino Attack
Gornell Roman was charged Wednesday with assault and aggravated harassment after a hate crime against former Philadelphia promoter Dan Contarino. The attack was one of two hate crimes authorities announced Tuesday following the killing of a gay man over the weekend.
ABC 7 interviewed Dan and has more on the story:
RIP Grub Street Philadelphia
GrubStreet.com made an announcement today that they are closing all their local blogs outside on New York City. The below statement is from their website.It’s with regret that Grub Street announces the closure of our local blogs outside of New York, in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Boston. We thank Hadley Tomicki, Michael Gebert, Jay Barmann, Collin Keefe, and Kara Baskin for the excellent work they’ve done over the last few years. Later this evening, those blogs will redirect to Grubstreet.com.
This doesn’t mean that Grub Street won’t be covering these cities anymore: We’ll continue to write about openings and other news from there and, indeed, the rest of the country. That's because Grub Street is expanding its scope. Over the past year, we’ve turned our attention more and more often toward food and drink stories of national interest, and the time is right to make that approach official. You can expect the same devotion to breaking food and restaurant news, in-depth features, large-scale national roundups of the food you need to be eating, plus profiles of food-world movers and shakers, expanded product and cookbook coverage, and plenty more. (Our offices — and our parent, New York Magazine — remain in New York, so we’ll be continuing plenty of coverage on the five boroughs and beyond.) Check back tomorrow morning to see what we mean.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
New NYC Gay Bashing Has Philly Ties
I talked with Dan last night and this morning and he is very shaken and as you can see by the photo banged up pretty good. I am thankful it was not worse as NYC's hate crime spree continues. In fact, a massive march & rally was held last night in NYC to raise awareness and hopefully result in more police on the streets.
Update @ 12:20pm:
Monday, May 20, 2013
Photos: New Hope, PA Gay Pride Parade
New Hope, PA held its annual pride parade over the weekend on Saturday. Below are a few photos of the event.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
New Hope Pride at The Raven
Gay Pride kicked-off earlier this week in New Hope, PA with the parade on Saturday. The Raven will be the hot spot over the weekend and below is their schedule for the weekend.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Minneapolis lights bridge in rainbow for marriage equality
The I-35W bridge in Minneapolis was lit-up in rainbow colors last night to recognize marriage equality in Minnesota.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Preview for Art of the Cash Poor 14 - June7th
Details:
Date: June 7th
Time: 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Special Hosts:
Maria Papadakis + John Wind
Music provided by Feed the Muse
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
$30 for a single ticket or
$50 for two tickets – date night special
InLiquid 1400 N. American Street, #314, Philadelphia, PA 19122
7th Annual Broadway Beauty Pageant on May 20th
The 7th Annual Broadway Beauty Pageant will return on Monday, May 7th at the NYU Skirball Center of Performing Arts. The annual extravaganza benefits the Ali Forney Center, NYC’s primary housing resource for homeless LGBTQ youth. For more information click here.
Minnesota's Senate Votes for Gay Marriage - Governor To Sign Into Law
Minnesota is set to become the 12th U.S. state where gay couples can get married after a final legislative vote Monday that will let the weddings start on August 1st. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton has pledged to sign the bill, and scheduled a ceremony at 5 p.m. Tuesday on the front steps of the Capitol in St. Paul to do so.Minnesota is now the first state in Midwest to legalize gay marriage by legislative vote, and the third nationwide in just 10 days, joining Rhode Island and Delaware. Thousands of gay marriage supporters thronging the Capitol erupted into deafening cheers after the Senate's 37-30 vote; the House passed it last week on a 75-59 vote.
Photo: St. Paul's Mayor Chris Coleman issued a proclamation temporarily renaming the city’s landmark Wabasha Street Freedom Bridge the “Wabasha Street Freedom to Marry Bridge.”
Monday, May 13, 2013
Spirit Airlines to give 1,000 people a free flight in Philly
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