Tight

(Peppermint @ the Waldorf-Astoria)

 CLOSING

• Mike Dreyden’s once monthly Booty Call at Paddles has come to an end with the simple explanation that, “it’s not working out” but stating that they had a “good run.” 

DEAD IN THE WATER

• It seems Cupcake at Red Velvet, which had a preview night featuring Charles Winters birthday, is now over before it even officially opened.
• The few that haven’t already jumped ship on Tight at Amnesia (including Chris Ryan, Dina Marie and King Ralphy) will most likely be forced out as the party is rumored to have been put out of its misery after last week’s Red Party featuring superstar DJ Junior Vasquez. 

MOVING

• As we had previously reported, The Blonde Leading The Blonde had left its home at Vlada and is now moving to the Ritz’s Tuesday night. No word on if it will be a replacement of Malebox which takes place at that time. 

DANCING QUEENS

• Producers of the international megahit  Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical are holding an open call for experienced drag queens to fill the dancing shoes in their Broadway production. Friday February 19th at 11am at Pearl Studios (500 Eighth Ave) is the time and place, you just have to bring the face! 

BRAND-SPANKING NEW

• East Village haunt dTox is no more. In its place will rise a renovated space called Woody’s. The new bar promises “great DJs, strong drinks, over 20 draft and bottled beers” as well as a host of different Happy Hour opportunities (complete with food!).
  

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(Roze Black & One Half Nelson @ Amnesia)
 
At Friday's F Word one might have thought they stepped back in time—and into mr.Black—as DJ Nita spun a Tubway style party, Black To The Future, inside Mickael Formika Jones and Mark Nelson's new night. Originally  a staple of mr.Black's Saturday night, “Black To The Future was a baby of ours,” said door gal and promoter Roze Black when we bumped into her at Sunday's Tighht at Amnesia. “It was probably one of the most successful parties that [mr.Black] did. There was a high demand for it so we didn’t see a reason why we couldn’t do it even though mr.Black was currently on hiatus,” she said at the new west side spot.
 
“We got together and said that it wasn’t going to be Tubway, but instead a subsidiary of Tubway and then subsequently took it on tour. We have done parties in Washington D.C and we’re doing something soon in Boston,” said Roze of bringing the party under the mr.Black name on tour.
 
“The response on Friday night was amazing. The décor was delicious and the DJ booth was set up like a real arcade machine with a joystick and all. On the ceiling we painted Space Invaders in neon for the black-light and it all looked so major. We also had a performance by En Subtitles which consists of Clifton Brown, One Half Nelson and Erikatour Aviance,” said Roze excitedly. “We have to start doing it monthly because we had an amazing turnout and a great response. It was our busiest night so far and I only heard good things back about it!” —Christopher Dilley

(Amanda Lepore @ Rebel)
 
 

• As we had previously reported,Vlada is taking on a brand new schedule which will not include The Blonde Leading the Blonde with Sherry Vine and Epiphany. Vine tells us the show will continue but they are currently moving to a different venue. Part of the new lineup will be a Tuesday night party hosted by Dina Marie commencing January 26th with Greek DJ Styliano.

• Sources involved with Tight at Amnesia which previewed this past weekend said that the party suffered in attendance due to the insistence of having gimmicks such as aerial artists. Our tipster said they felt that the money spent on securing the artists would have been better spent on promoting the nearly-West Side Highway club's party. As we hear it, in this period between preview and opening on February 7th, a handful of the party's long list of prominent promoters have already dropped out.

• Amanda Lepore herself assured us that there has been a complete turnaround at Bonbon which has relieved the owners of Juliet over their bar-return woes and helped Susanne Bartsch avoid implementing a cover at either of her parties.

• MORE ROXY RUMOURS! The long rumored re-opening of the famed club is edging closer toward a new life. Our sources claim that the return of Roxy could really give parties like Club 57, who were able to scoop up a lot of the Chelsea boys left without a club, a run for their money. That's if these rumors ever come to fruition...

(Mike Dreyden & Sherry Vine @ Amnesia)
 

One of nightlife's newest offerings, Tight, blew on to the scene last night with an myriad of hosts and DJs covering every demographic of gay nightlife. Hosted in the spacious and gorgeous new West Side spot Amnesia, hosts such as Chris Ryan, Dina Marie, King Ralphy, Jane Lane, Yuhua Hamasaki and Mike Dreyden crowded around the plush circular booths adorned with a hot go-go each dancing to the electro tracks of Sammy Jo and Ricardo.

Above the crowd, aerial performers soared (video below).

The weekly party will have its official opening on February 7.

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 (Amnesia)

 CLUB CONTROL: Gays want to dance again; at least you’d think that when talking with Ricardo Torres Ortiz, a.k.a. DJ Ricardo, about his new party, Tight, held at the newly opened Chelsea clubland hot spot Amnesia (where Sol use to be). We chatted with Ricardo, who helped start Kurfew events at Tunnel back in 1997 and more recently mixed and produced Out Anthems 1–4, about his exciting new party and why he thinks it’s worth trekking out in the cold for. CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY>>>