It shouldn't really surprise anybody: almost everything is concentrated around New Year's Eve. Gates Ballard and I thought about writing another Party Volcano Consumer Report. But we probably would have repeated our Zen of Partying as expressed in our Halloween Consumer Report:
Try to get to a private party and avoid the big commercial parties. Most importantly, don't try to find the best party and hop around. Chances are that you will spend more time in your car than with your friends.
There are not too many other things going on this week. Even The Stranger's Recommendations for this week is a list of bars where you should get drunk at. Have you noticed that is a very special Stranger. Under the cover of expressing regrets for doing or not doing certain things in 2003 you'll find pretty impressive downgrades. For example somebody (Emily?) smashed an art event in 2003. This one is a gem:
"This show stank. The art was good--a pile of chewed-up and spit-out apples, for example--but after a week or two of rotting it really, really stank. Flies held court over the installation. Everyone else held their stomachs."
Also Charles Mudede dedicated a whole page for downgrading Zac Pennington, one of their former co-workers! Why isn't every week a The Stranger Regrets Week?
Saturday, 12/27
9:00 PM? Electrosmack @ Alibi Room.
Wednesday, 12/31 - New Year's Eve
8:00 PM JALWA (Bhangra & Bollywood) @ Chop Suey.
9:00 PM Naughty or Nice New Years @ Cat Walk.
9:00 PM The Surrealist Ball in Fremont.
9:00 PM NYW Party @ C.H.A.C.
9:00 PM Enchanted Affair in Georgetown.
Saturday, 12/27
Electrosmack @ Alibi Room.
Dan writes:
Hi Party Volcano Peeps,
I hope it's not too late to get up on this list. Just wanted to share with you a little free something or other that's happening downtown this Saturday (& every 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month).
Happy Holidays!
-Dan
Here are the details:
We love Saturdays and want you to love them too! A couple times a month our little downtown oasis will bring you Electroclash, DiscoPunk, Indietronica (is there really such a genre?), DanceRock, and Retro Techno/House while at
the same time shamelessly tossing in some pop muzik. WTF? It's Electrosmack
2003!
December 27th
The regular crew from Portland will be missed this Saturday so Misha has graciously agreed to step in and try to keep things in line...(she doesn't know what she just got herself into!)
Alibi Room, 85 Pike Street, FREE!
$0 (Save your $, buy yourself a drink...it's Saturday night after all!)
Wednesday, 12/31 - New Year's Eve
JALWA (Bhangra & Bollywood) @ Chop Suey.
Announcing "JALWA" the Biggest N Baddest party for New Year's Eve. Dropping the hottest Bollywood masala and Bhangra beats all night.
Enjoy sumptouos appetizers and the Kamasutra drink specials.
Let our Palmist unravel your destiny for 2004 and let the Henna artists enchant you with exotic tattoos.
DJ's:
>Peter Madrill
>Manpreet Singh
Live Music and Dance Performance:
>Ravi Singh
> Belly dance by Tribal Hypnotica
Advance Tickets $15:
> DJ booth on Mondays@Baltic Room and with Ike, Manpreet, Peter and Lawrence.
>Soon to be available online
Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison St
Day of show Tickets: $20
Be there by 8-9 pm to avoid the long lines and score parking.
(Unfortunately we had to turn away nearly 100-150 people last year as the venue was sold out by 11pm, in spite of the 650-700 people capacity)
Naughty or Nice New Years
This is all I know about the NYE's party at Cat Walk:
New Years Eve 9:00pm-2004 @ The Cat Walk in Pioneer Square
Vintage Jazz & Classic Burlesque!
Live Band - The St. Louis 5
Hostess Trixie Lane
Special Guest Star Candy Whiplash
doors open at 8:00pm
Formal wear encouraged!
$15.00 in advanced / $20.00 @ the door
Advanced Tickets http://www.catwalkclub.net/homepage.htm
BurningHearts Burlesque
www.seattleburlesque.com
The Surrealist Ball in Fremont.
Sandy writes:
The Surrealist Ball will not be the typical Seattle New Year's Eve party. Sure, we have a couple of full no-host bars to keep folks entertained, but we also offer astonishing performances by Circus Contraption (www.circuscontraption.com) - a Haute Trash Fashion Show - interactive, artist designed spaces to explore - and of course the most entertaining band and DJ you'll see this New Year's Eve: StingShark (former members of Phat Sidy Smokehouse) and DJ Shapeshifter. And we're probably the only party in town with a melting clock, complimentary champagne at midnight and a surprise treat at 2 AM. All this for only $20 advance or $25 at the door.
Here are more details:
NEW YEAR'S EVE EXTRAVAGANZA WITH A SURREAL TWIST
The Surrealist Ball: Truth is Stranger than Fiction
December 31, 2003-9 PM - 3 AM
At the fabulously decorated "World Famous Essential Chocolate Factory" in Fremont North 34th St & Phinney Ave North (former home of the Redhook Brewery)
MUSIC: StingShark • DJ Shapeshifter
PERFORMANCES: Circus Contraption • Haute Trash Fashion Show
Complimentary Champagne toast served at midnight • Two Full No-Host Bars •
Complimentary Surprise Treat at 2 AM • Costume Encouraged
$20 in advance, $25 at the door
Advance ticket sales online through TicketWeb, and at the following locations: Sonic Boom and Fremont Coffee Co.
QUESTIONS AND RESERVATIONS: (206) 675-1208
Truth is stranger than fiction at this year's spectacular Surrealist Ball in Fremont. You are invited to COUNT DOWN TO 2004 with hundreds of groovy folks who, like you, want to whoop it up in style. The World Famous Essential Chocolate Factory in Fremont (formerly the Redhook Brewery) has been transformed into a surrealist fantasyland. Great music, outrageous entertainment, and spectacular ambiance will make this a New Year's Eve party to remember.
StingShark, (featuring former members of Phat Sidy Smokehouse) has been called "a mutant mix of rock, reggae, and soul." Led by long-time Phat Sidy guitarist Brian 'StingShark' Ray, the group features top musicians from the Seattle club scene and a new sound that is "elevating Northwest dance floors to a frenzy." Dance Music by DJ Shapeshifter (Specialist Clan/Static Factory) keeps things hopping through the night, bending the layers of sound and space, reality and light. With a multidimensional musical _expression sure to elicit uncontrollable bouts of dancing.
Wild performances entertain guests throughout the night. The notorious Circus Contraption thrills audiences with twisted manipulations, harrowing tight rope walks, feats of masterful juggling, and swinging trapeze stunts. Their performance is a lyrical cacophony, a raucous circus cabaret. The Haute Trash fashion show promises to delight, with glamorous attire fashioned entirely from recycled materials.
Zany décor and stunning interactive spaces have been designed by Robin Worley, Lee Robinson, and Josh Brown, with visuals by VJ Pablo. Installations by visual artists Kim David Hall and Peter Toms make for a festive landscape.
The evening includes a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, a complimentary sweet treat served at 2:00 AM.
www.surrealistball.com/invite.htm.
NYW Party @ C.H.A.C.
Fortune Kiki writes:
This is the party not to be missed!
3 full bars to get the juices flowing,
2 floors of great music,
1 new place to get your freak on!!!
Room 1:
Deep House Showcase with
WESLEY HOLMES (Exclusive Set - Casa Del Ritmo)
JACOB LONDON (Classic Rec. / Double Down Rec.)
BRIAN LYONS (Flammmable)
CHARLES LINHOSS (Wake Forest - NC)
Room 2:
Future Soul featuring
SUNTZU SOUND DJs (www.suntzusound.com)
aka AC LEWIS, J-JUSTICE, ATLEE, DR. J, & MIKEY
KIM NAUMAN & DJ COLLAGE on vocals
JAYSON POWELL on congas
Arts Installation and Decor by:
JAY MASON & JOSEPH SUEFERLING (Forgotten Works)
Visuals by: PixelFlip
Fashion Show by: RedAnt
21+ w/ID. 3 Full Bars. 9pm Doors
Best Party for Your Bucks!
Only $12 Adv. at www.capitolhillarts.com
Look forward to see you there and ring the new year together....
Cheers!
Capitol Hill Arts Center
1621 12th Avenue
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=NMVZCCNMSTPGMBXPTKLG
Enchanted Affair in Georgetown.
This email apologizes for creating any confusion from their previous announements. But I am more confused now. Read for yourself:
Hello all~
As you know, we are part of an event this new years called
"Enchanted Affair". It will be a night to remember, and an excellent way to ring in the new year. The flyer is out and displays the marks of several communities from Seattle and beyond. The name of "Seelie Court" was chosen to represent this event as a whole. Some of you may remember Seelie Court from legendary events from back in the day here in Seattle.
The reason this name was chosen to represent this event is that we wanted a neutral ground, where many groups can feel at home in a single gathering. This is an opportunity to cross-pollinate the greater Seattle artist community, for many of the groups to come together to just kick back and have fun. This is not an Oracle Gathering, nor a Mass:ive or Space Virgins event, however many members of those who work hard to bring those events to life are represented.
We hope you do attend, meet many other fantastic members of our individual communities, and see ourselves as part of something larger than our own creations. We apologize for any confusion, and look forward to celebrating with you, conspiring to inspire our dance into the new year.
Sincerely,
Osiris and Diem
Here are more details:
Uptempo Room (in order of appearance)
DJ Diem (mass:ive, lunasol)
DJ ML (space virgins, lunasol)
Michael Manahan (starborne, oraclegatherings)
Osiris Indriya (seelie court, oraclegatherings)
Downtempo Room (in order of appearance)
Triple Ring LIVE
Derek Mazzoni (KEXP's WoPop, Planet Beat)
Lara (my silly rabbit, ex-inertia labs)
Dakka (oraclegatherings)
more info, links etc. @ www.seeliecourt.org
tickets available online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/185
3100 Airport Way South, 9pm, $15
Cold Lava
Doug Haire @ Polestar (12/12/2003)
Pat was right when she was pointing out that the Doug Haire event had been a week earlier. C.D.O. Andrew subconsciously decided to go on a day when there wouldn't be a show. I told you he hates music shows like root canals!
Christmas Eve (12/24/2003)
When I came home from work I found a big package in front of my door. I opened it and found 12 hand made pork tamales and this note:
Merry Christmas!
Love,
Hank and Cathy.
I don't know who these nice people are. I assume they are friends of the previous owners of my house. But they can't be close friends, because they moved to Florida over two years ago.
The philosophical question that has been torturing me since is not whether it's wrong to open packages that are not addressed to me (the answer to that question would be "no"). I have been wondering: Shall I eat those tamales?
I shall add that I am a recent survivor of a hefty food poisoning. I pretty much spent last weekend between bed and bathroom. Vomiting when performed "behind your back" is an interesting experience - even though it gets old after a few hours. Once the oldest part of your brain decides to get rid of the contents of your guts it orchestrates an impressive exercise on your body. Starting from the center of your belly cascading muscle contractions wring out your guts until it's time to get more oxygen. I didn't know I was able to do that. It is like a trick performed on you.
Going back to the initial question I haven't decided yet whether I want to take the risk of having another of those Cirque de Vomit nights over the toilet bowl. On the other hand, what are the odds of Hank and Cathy sending spoiled pork tamales to their friends?
Jewsmas (12/25/2003?)
I don't even know when Jewsmas exactly is. But I do know that it is being celebrated religiously every year - somewhere here in Seattle:
In a well-meaning but misguided attempt to be "inclusive", Christian society has cast Chanukah in the role of the "Jewish Christmas". To liberate our ancient holiday from this false role, we introduce a new holiday, the true Jewish Christmas, Jewsmas. Now leave Chanukah the hell alone!
GMP #10: Sleazy Santas, Evil Elves, & Raunchy Reindeer (12/20/2003)
Hey Guerrillas!
When you introduce a camera crew and dozens of drunken santas, elves, reindeer, and snowflakes into unsuspecting bars, you should expect some chaos. But we weren't prepared for just how crazy Sleazy Santas, Evil Elves, and Raunchy Reindeer got.
It seemed as the night went on, costumes slowly peeled off. Our birthday boys, Kurt and Paul, in particular, went from fully dressed to nearly nothing in a matter of hours. This had to be the most bare-bottomed GMP ever! And it's all caught on film.
Some truly creative (and some very frightening) Holiday themed costumes were on parade Saturday nite: From lecherous Santas, to Elf ravaged drag queens, to a single, lonely shepard. Snowflakes and ice queens kept things cool, while several reindeer cast their red-nosed light over the crowd -- including one clad in rubber! The stunning Swedish Housewife arrived wearing little more than christmas lights and garlands. And representing the oft-forgotten holiday, the Hannukkah Fairy was on hand to make sure everything was Kosher.
But is an elf in a chain harness, on all fours in the middle of a pool table, union suit gaping open in the back, being poked by pool cues really Kosher? We may have to check with a Rabbi on that one -- we have a feeling the Hannukkah Fairy was a little too tipsy to make the call.
In addition to the photos captured by Dirty Bunny, we've also received gorgeous photos from the GMP documentary photographer - Bebet - and some pics from that dirty boy Stu. He seemed to capture the more, um, personal moments of the nite.
Dirty Bunny's Photos: http://www.gmpseattle.com/031220/photos/A.html
Bebet's Photos:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/gmpseattle/lst?.dir=/Sleazy+Santas+12202003/Bebet%27s+Pics
Stu's Photos:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/gmpseattle/lst?.dir=/Sleazy+Santas+12202003/Stu%27s+Pics
As always, anyone who captures some pictures at GMP is welcome to add them to the Photos section of the GMPSeattle Yahoo group website:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GMPSeattle/lst
Info about the GMP Documentary will be sent out when available, and an invitation to the next GMP is forthcoming. Stay tuned!
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