Archive for May, 2010

Aw, Honey, Honey

Honey Soundsystem continues to churn out groovy lovable music mixes each Sunday at the Paradise Lounge, and at multiple other venues. The collective of DJs came together through a shared love for similar sounds and influences. “We all met through the gay club scene here in San Francisco,” said Ken Woodard [...]

May Blossoms

by Coy & Sal
Sometimes, to find something beautiful, different and downright titillating, you have to step away from your comfort spot. We’ve talked to everyone we know and have come up with picks for May that will remind you why the Tenderloin is called the “theatre district” and that gay life is alive and well [...]

Nob Hill Theatre

San Francisco’s only adult male burlesque that goes all the way. Upstairs in the lobby is an array of DVDs and sex toys. Off to the side are the amusing shower booths, but the stage is the main event, with young male strippers getting naked.
Downstairs has dozens of video booths with pay-per-view porno, a few [...]

Mack Folsom Prison

this intimate South of Market sex club cuts to the chase for the direct-cruise-oriented gay male. Conveniently located amid SoMa gay bars, its entrance also includes an ATM.

Club 21, Oakland

Elegant nightclub run by the Bench and Bar team. Frequent drag shows, DJ dance events.
Mondays: Latino Lunes – 9pm-2am
Tuesdays-Wednesdays: Closed
Thursdays: Happy Hour 2pm -8:30pm
Tasty 9:00pm-2am
Fridays: Happy Hour 4pm -8:30pm
Saturdays: La Bota Loca – 9pm-2am
Sundays: Special Events – 9pm-2am
Club Amenities include six full bars, large dance floors, billiards table, VIP bar, VIP seating areas, state of [...]

BARchive: The Tool Box

In BARchive, we’ll step back in time to visit the early days of gay San Francisco nightlife. Although then-undefined downtown bars that catered to queer sailors and crossdressing entertainers and prostitutes go back to the late 19th century, the starting gun for a national identity of San Francisco as a town with a growing gay [...]

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Country Girls

Russian River celebrates 30 years
of women partying in the woods
by Heather Cassell
The third weekend in May,  women will descend upon the sleepy resort town of Guerneville ready to sunbath around the pool in their bikinis, cocktails and tanning lotion in hand, as they enjoy wet T-shirt contests, dating games and more for the annual [...]

Mango’s Ripe

The party goes on at El Rio
by Heather Cassell
photos courtesy Carol Hill
Without missing a beat, Mango, the popular women’s afternoon dance party hosted at El Rio, returned after its annual winter hiatus, but under new leadership and with a new mission: to party with a cause.
An estimated 600 women danced the afternoon away [...]

Soma Do: Leather/Kink. May I, Sir?

Leather/Kink Happenings in May
by Scott Brogan
There are always a lot of events going on in the various watering holes of the SoMa district (see below). The newest event is called Wednesday SOMA Men’s Club, brought to you by the SoMa Bar & Business Guild (the same folks who created the popular Folsom [...]


 

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