FRIDAY: STRANGELOVE - NO FUCKING REMIXES NIGHT!

On Friday, July 3rd, Strangelove presents a special night for anyone who's sick of remixes:

NO FUCKING REMIXES NIGHT!

In the back room, DJs Tomas Diablo (Strangelove) and Unit 77 (Attackhaus) play the original versions of all your favorite goth and industrial songs. And in the front room, DJs Prince Charming (The Pleasure Principle) and Andy T. (New Wave City) spin the best 80s and new wave.

Pay attention to WIN FREE DRINKS! In both rooms, each DJ will play 1 remix in each 45-minute set. The first person to come to the DJ booth and say "Hey - that's a remix!" will win a free drink ticket (don't take your drink ticket home - it's valid for that night only).

Drink special: the 12-inch



Details below...

STRANGELOVE
Friday, July 3rd: NO FUCKING REMIXES NIGHT!

- In the Back Dance Room
Dark Electro - Goth - Industrial
with DJs:
TOMAS DIABLO (Strangelove)
and UNIT 77 (Attackhaus)

- In the Front Lounge
80s - New Wave
with DJs:
PRINCE CHARMING (The Pleasure Principle)
and ANDY T. (New Wave City)

at THE CAT CLUB (Folsom and 8th)
21+. 9PM-3AM . $6. Free before 10
www.strangelovesf.com

FRIDAY:KRAFTWERK and GARY NUMAN tribute at Strangelove

On Friday, June 5th, Strangelove pays tribute to the pioneers of electro: Kraftwerk and Gary Numan.

DJs Tomas Diablo, Fact50 (Shadow Society), Prince Charming (The Pleasure Principle), and Otter (Dancing Ghosts) spin the best of Kraftwerk and Gary Numan, their contemporaries and those heavily-influenced by them, AND the best dark electro, industrial, goth and new wave!


Details below...

STRANGELOVE
Friday, June 5th: ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC?
Celebrating the music of
KRAFTWERK and GARY NUMAN

Dark Electro - Industrial - New Wave - Goth
with DJ TOMAS DIABLO
and guests
FACT.50 (Shadow Society)
PRINCE CHARMING (The Pleasure Principle)
and OTTER (Dancing Ghosts)
4 DJs in 2 Rooms!

at THE CAT CLUB (Folsom and 8th)
21+. 9PM-3AM . $6.
Free before 10
www.strangelovesf.com
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"In the beginning, there was Kraftwerk"
1974's "Autoban" broke the top-10 charts in Germany, England, and the US, and introduced electro to the world. Since then, their minimalist pop has continued to have a profound impact on more artists and genres than we could possibly name.

In 1979, Gary Numan turned away from guitars and embraced the cold new sound of synthesizers (combined with guitar effect pedals). In the span of just 6 months, he released "Replicas" (as Tubeway Army) and "The Pleasure Principle", and created a whole new genre: synth. Since then he has continuously re-invented himself, and in 1994, Gary embraced industrial and darkwave.

TONIGHT: The FINAL Rock This Town!

Friday, April 17th
ROCK THIS TOWN!
LAST CALL: OUR FINAL NIGHT!!!

Founder TOMAS DIABLO (Strangelove)
and guest DJs
SKIP (New Wave City)
and PRINCE CHARMING (Pleasure Principle)
play music that they would NEVER otherwise get to play

Rock. Pop. Punk. Ska. New Wave.
Electro. Motown. Glam. Goth. Dance.
Funk. Swing. Trip-Hop. Rockabilly...
Personal favorites and forgotten gems!

FREE all night!
9PM-2AM, 21+
at Julie's Supper Club
1123 Folsom Street at 7th

Visit the site: www.tomasdiablo.com/rockthistown.html
Join the tribe: tribes.tribe.net/rockthistown
Explore the venue: www.juliessupperclub.com

Since May 2006, Rock This Town has brought together San Francisco’s Goth and New Wave DJs and given them the chance to play anything and everything that they wouldn’t be allowed to play at their usual gigs. The roster of DJs is staggering. Their song choices – brilliant.

Even the schedule was designed to facilitate creativity and fun. Starting at 9PM, each DJ plays 1 40-minute set. At 11PM, they switch to 20-minute sets. The final hour is a three-way tag-team.

Please join us for 1 final installment of one of San Francisco’s most original and liberating events. Last call!

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'Rock this Town' is a chance for DJs to let their freak flags fly.
3 different DJs from 3 different clubs play music that they would NEVER otherwise get to play.

For instance:
- Tomas Diablo would never have played 'Mr. Wendel' or Stevie Wonder at Strangelove.
- Dangerous Dan would never have played Kylie Minogue or Chipmunk Punk at 1984.
- LowLife would never have played 'Baba O'Reily' or Camper Van Beethoven at 1984.
- Merrick would never have played 'Smack My Bitch Up' or David Bowie at Death Guild.
- Skip would never have played 'Girls Girls Girls' or She Wants Revenge at New Wave City.
- Shindog would never have played Desmond Dekker or the Cramps at New Wave City.
- DJ John would never have played 'the Timewarp' or NWA at New Wave City.
- Andy T. would never have played an industrial vs. disco set at the Stud or 1015 Folsom.
- Starr would never have played Kris Kross or Nancy Sinatra at Bondage-a-Go-Go.
- Shatter would never have played 'Whoop There it is' or Public Enemy at Bondage-a-Go-Go.
- Prince Charming would never have played ABBA or the Beastie Boys at the Pleasure Principle.
- Orko would never have played Morris Day and the Time or Debbie Deb at Shark Attack.
- Otter would never have played “Der Kommisar” or Technotronic at Dancing Ghosts.
- Unit77 would never have played Eazy-E or “Break My Stride” at Die Maschinen.
- Rabbit would never have played Fishbone or the Cure at Die Maschinen.
- Voodoo would never have played Scissor Sisters or 'Gangsta's Paradise' at House of Voodoo.
- Party Ben would never have played 'Enjoy the Silence' or Run DMC at Bootie.
- Mysterious D would never have played the Knife or Reverend Horton Heat at Bootie.
- Fact50 would never have played 'All the Young Dudes' or Barry White at Dark Sparkle.
- Candy would never have played the Rolling Stones and Ce Ce Peniston back-to-back at Decade.
- Donimo would never have played 'Let the Music Play' or Van Halen at Shadowplay.
- Persephone would never have played Nick Cave or the 'Pink Panther Theme' at Tributum Noctis.
- Femme Mystique would never have played Soul Coughing or A Tribe Called Quest at Swirl.
- Makita would never have played 'Master and Servant' or Thievery Corporation at Neurosix.
- Julian DeStrukt would never have played 'Atomic Dog' or Sheena Easton at Pop Roxx.
- Junkyard would never have played 'Eye of the Tiger' or Laura Branigan at Glitterbox.
- Wastemaster would never have played the Happy Mondays or AC/DC at Sadisco.
- Blau would never have played Queen Latifah or Liz Phair at RetroActive.
- Vandal would never have played 'Blister in the Sun' or AC/DC at Apocalypse.
- pHreaki bOi would never have played 'Electric Avenue' or Siouxsie at SpinTHIS

...and 'Rock this Town' is FREE. There's no admission charge.

The Pleasure Society. The Shadow Principle.

TWO GREAT EVENTS YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS...

Thursday, Feb 26: Shadow Society - OPENING NIGHT!
Friday, Feb 27: Pleasure Principle - FREE!

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On Thursday February 26th,
You are cordially invited to attend the grand opening ceremony of:

Shadow Society... An Eldritch Phantasmagoria.

Featuring:

A live performance and record release party for Steamwave pioneers; Vernian Process at 11:30 pm.
www.myspace.com/vernianprocess

Live Japanese Rope Bondage ritual by Mike West's; Rope::Burn at 10:00 pm.
www.tiedoutwest.com

Step into the halls of a 1920's Lovecraftian Secret Society hosted by your Master of Ceremonies: Brother Kingfish.
Dance to an eclectic blend of the darkest atmospheric dance music with DJs: FACT.50 and Tomas Diablo.
Bask in our period appropriate visuals and decor.

For more info and to hear a sample set list go to:
www.shadowsocietysf.com

At The Uptown 1928 Telegraph Ave.
Oakland Ca. 9pm - 2am / 21+ / $5
www.uptownnightclub.com

Ia! Ia! Cthulhu F'thagn!

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Love is in the air (and broken hearts, too) as The Pleasure Principle presents the Night of a Thousand Love Songs! On Friday, February 27th, DJ Prince Charming and guest DJ Tomas Diablo (Strangelove, Rock This Town!, Danse Macabre) will be playing all love songs, all night. Be it good love or bad love; puppy love or deep love; broken hearts or mending hearts; you'll hear what all the best New Wave and Synthpop artists have to say about it. You'll see Depeche Mode's world in their eyes, fall head over heels for Tears for Fears', and sink deeply into Soft Cell's tainted love. You're bound to fall in love with some of your forgotten favorite love songs and walk away with some new ones too. Best of all, there's NO cover charge! Why not come on down and treat your feet to a great night of dancing?

Additionally, all proceeds from the night will go to DJ Prince Charming's “Funds for Feathers,” (www.pebby.net) a fundraiser to support Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue (www.mickaboo.org), a Bay Area volunteer-run organization committed to rescuing, fostering, and rehabilitating abused, neglected, injured, and surrendered companion parrots. For every dollar raised, DJ Prince Charming will be matching it.

If you missed out last month or just want to come back for seconds, you can always check out prior set lists and listen to recordings at www.clubpleasureprinciple.net or join the tribe (see below) for every night's recording. See you there!

Details:

The Pleasure Principle
Night of a Thousand Love Songs
Friday, February 27th
9pm - 2am
w/ DJ Prince Charming
and guest DJ Tomas Diablo (Strangelove, Rock This Town!, Danse Macabre)
21+ w/ ID
NO COVER - FREE all night
www.clubpleasureprinciple.net

Catalyst Cocktails
312 Harriet St. (off Bryant between 6th and 7th)
www.catalystcocktails.com

Join us on tribe.net to access every month's setlist and recording!
tribes.tribe.net/thepleasureprinciple

Get on the guest list for Temptation - THIS SATURDAY!

TEMPTATION
Saturday January 24th, 2009
Electro, Goth, Indie, New Wave, 80's ++
at The Cat Club 4th Saturdays
Hosted by Randy Maupin

Get in FREE:
Sign up on the guest list at temptationsf@gmail.com
You must arrive before 10pm Saturday Night to get it free on the VIP list.
You must be added to the list by 7pm the day of the event.
Please give us your first and last name,
and a plus one(or more, make it a plus 10 if you want) if you're bringing a friend(s)
First name alphabetical please.
Being on the VIP list gets you in for $5 between 10 and 11pm
After 11pm, it's $7.

Back room DJ's spinning the New Wave/80's remixes + more
Resident DJ's:
Dangerous Dan (The Bar, 1984)
Skip (New Wave City)

Front Room DJ's spin Electro/Indie and vintage Goth/80's + more
Guest DJ's:
Tomas Diablo(Strangelove)
Orko (Dancing Ghosts)

$3 draft beer special until 10:30, ask your bartender
Door Chick Adrianne takes your big cash money
21+ always and without exception

The Cat Club
1190 Folsom @ 8th
9:30pm - 3am
Saturday January 24th, 2009
-VIP list - Free from 9:30 - 10:00-
-VIP list - $5 from 10:00 - 11:00-
-Everyone- $7 after 11:00-

Contact Randy Maupin at:
allstars66@hotmail.com
for party area reservation or bottle service

Join our Tribe
tribes.tribe.net/temptationsf

Temptation is on MySpace, too!
www.myspace.com/clubtemptationsf

TONIGHT - Rock This Town! with Tomas Diablo, Shatter, Unit 77

Friday, December 19th
ROCK THIS TOWN!

DJs
UNIT 77 (Die Maschinen)
SHATTER (Bondage-a-Go-Go)
and TOMAS DIABLO (Strangelove)
play music that they would NEVER otherwise get to play

Rock. Pop. Punk. Ska. New Wave.
Electro. Motown. Glam. Goth. Dance.
Funk. Swing. Trip-Hop. Rockabilly...
Personal favorites and forgotten gems!

FREE all night!
9PM-2AM, 21+
at Julie's Supper Club
1123 Folsom Street at 7th

Visit the site: www.tomasdiablo.com/rockthistown.html
Join the tribe: tribes.tribe.net/rockthistown
Explore the venue: www.juliessupperclub.com

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'Rock this Town' is a chance for DJs to let their freak flags fly.
3 different DJs from 3 different clubs play music that they would NEVER otherwise get to play.

For instance:
- Tomas Diablo would never have played 'Mr. Wendel' or Stevie Wonder at Strangelove.
- Dangerous Dan would never have played Kylie Minogue or Chipmunk Punk at 1984.
- Party Ben would never have played 'Enjoy the Silence' or Run DMC at Bootie.
- LowLife would never have played 'Baba O'Reily' or Camper Van Beethoven at 1984.
- Merrick would never have played 'Smack My Bitch Up' or David Bowie at Death Guild.
- Shindog would never have played Desmond Dekker or the Cramps at New Wave City.
- Andy T. would never have played an industrial vs. disco set at the Stud or 1015 Folsom.
- Starr would never have played Kris Kross or Nancy Sinatra at Bondage-a-Go-Go.
- Prince Charming would never have played ABBA or the Beastie Boys at the Pleasure Principle.
- Orko would never have played Morris Day and the Time or Debbie Deb at Shark Attack.
- Mysterious D would never have played the Knife or Reverend Horton Heat at Bootie.
- Shatter would never have played 'Whoop There it is' or Public Enemy at Bondage-a-Go-Go.
- Fact50 would never have played 'All the Young Dudes' or Barry White at Dark Sparkle.
- Candy would never have played the Rolling Stones and Ce Ce Peniston back-to-back at Decade.
- Donimo would never have played 'Let the Music Play' or Van Halen at Shadowplay.
- Skip would never have played 'Girls Girls Girls' or She Wants Revenge at New Wave City.
- Persephone would never have played Nick Cave or the 'Pink Panther Theme' at Tributum Noctis.
- Femme Mystique would never have played Soul Coughing or A Tribe Called Quest at Swirl.
- Rabbit would never have played Fishbone or the Cure at Die Maschinen.
- DJ John would never have played 'the Timewarp' or NWA at New Wave City.
- Makita would never have played 'Master and Servant' or Thievery Corporation at Neurosix.
- Julian DeStrukt would never have played 'Atomic Dog' or Sheena Easton at Pop Roxx.
- Junkyard would never have played 'Eye of the Tiger' or Laura Branigan at Glitterbox.
- Wastemaster would never have played the Happy Mondays or AC/DC at Sadisco.
- Blau would never have played Queen Latifah or Liz Phair at RetroActive.
- Voodoo would never have played Scissor Sisters or 'Gangsta's Paradise' at House of Voodoo.
- Vandal would never have played 'Blister in the Sun' or AC/DC at Apocalypse.
- pHreaki bOi would never have played 'Electric Avenue' or Siouxsie at SpinTHIS

...and 'Rock this Town' is FREE. There's no admission charge.

Win tickets to see Ohgr, movie passes, and more at Strangelove's Repo! Release Party!

On Friday, November 7th, Strangelove is proud to throw an official release party for REPO! The Genetic Opera - a futuristic tale of horror that fuses Rocky Horror Picture Show with Blade Runner.

Contrary to what was previously announced, members of the cast will not be able to attend. But we're making up for that with some incredible prizes for the winners of our COSTUME CONTEST. Dress in your finest goth/dead girl/medical fetish/futuristic ware, and you could be taking home CDs and poster flats autographed by members of the cast, passes to see Repo! at the Lumiere Theatre (California at Polk), or tickets to see OHGR (of Skinny Puppy and Repo!) at Slim's on November 21st! Photos of the winners will be posted on Repo! website, as well as in the Strangelove photo gallery.

In the back room, DJs Tomas Diablo and Joe Radio (Death Guild) will be spinning the best Dark Electro, Industrial, New Wave and Goth. And in the front room, Strangelove is thrilled to reunite DJs Fact50 (Debauchery) and Lexor (most recently he filled in for Intoner at the last Death Guild at the Glas Kat). The last time they spun together was at a Strangelove back in December of 2006!

Make sure to check out the trailer: www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/repo/

Strangelove is every first Friday at the CAT CLUB (Folsom and 8th), with different themes and guests every month. There's lots of room to dance and socialize, and if you keep dancing, we keep the party going until 3AM!

Drink Special: The Zydrate

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Repo! The Genetic Opera is a Victorian Gothic tale of tragedy, greed, corruption and revenge, given the structure of a classical Italian opera and then set in a grim near-future worthy of Blade Runner. Widespread organ failure plagued human society until GeneCo arrived to provide the salvation of financed organ transplants. However, GeneCo retained the right to repossess organs that were defaulted on, paving the way for legal murder by GeneCo-employed "repo men." And the introduction of an addictive surgical painkiller (Zydrate) and massive advertising propaganda ensured that people would continue to receive surgeries, even those they did not need or could not afford them.

Repo! The Genetic Opera features Ogre (from Skinny Puppy), Anthony Head (Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Sarah Brightman, Paris Hilton, Paul Sorvino, Alexa Vega (the young cutie from the Spy Kids movies is now 20!), Bill Moseley (who's resume includes Army of Darkness and all of Rob Zombie's films) and writer Terrance Zdunich.

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STRANGELOVE
Friday, November 7th: An Official Release Party for 'REPO! The Genetic Opera'

- In the Back Room
Dark Electro - Industrial - New Wave - Goth
with DJs TOMAS DIABLO
and JOE RADIO (Death Guild)

- In the Front Room
Dark Electro - Industrial - New Wave - Goth
with DJs FACT50 (Debauchery, Less Than Zero)
and LEXOR (Adrenochrome, Neurosix)

Dress in your finest for a
REPO COSTUME CONTEST
and win autographed swag,
movie passes, or
tickets to see OHGR at Slim's!

at THE CAT CLUB (Folsom and 8th)
21+. 9PM-3AM . $6. Free before 10
www.strangelovesf.com

Weekend at Julie's: Rock This Town and Swing Goth

Friday, October 17th: ROCK THIS TOWN!
Saturday, October 18th: SWING GOTH


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Friday, October 17th
ROCK THIS TOWN!

DJs
Orko (Dancing Ghosts)
Prince Charming (The Pleasure Principle)
and Tomas Diablo (Strangelove)
play music that they would NEVER otherwise get to play

Rock. Pop. Goth. Glam. New Wave.
Electro. Indie. Funk. Ska. Dance.
Punk. Swing. Trip-Hop. Rockabilly...
Personal favorites and forgotten gems!

..and up on the big screen:

Hello Mary Lou, Prom Night II
Mr. Vampire
and Russ Meyer's Supervixens

FREE all night!
9PM-2AM, 21+
at Julie's Supper Club
1123 Folsom @7th

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Swing Goth presents: EMBRACE

Swing, waltz, polka, and sway to dark modern music
with DJ Tomas Diablo (this month DJing solo)

No partner required! Beginner lessons in Gothic Swing from 8-9 ($5)
Open dance at 9

3rd Saturdays
at Julie's Supper Club
1123 Folsom Street at 7th
San Francisco, CA

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Tonight: Strangelove pays tribute to DEPECHE MODE

TONIGHT (Friday, August 1st) Strangelove pays homage to our patron saints, DEPECHE MODE. Tomas Diablo and very special guest MELTING GIRL (Death Guild, 1984) spin the best of Depeche Mode and like-minded Dark Electro, Industrial, New Wave, and Goth.

Expect to hear artists like Depeche Mode, Depeche Mode, and yet more Depeche Mode, as well as solo work from Dave Gahan and Martin L. Gore, music from former bandmates Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder, and DM-inspired artists like De/Vision, Covenant, Camouflage, Mesh, and Seabound.

Strangelove is every first Friday at the CAT CLUB (Folsom and 8th), with different themes and guests every month. There's plenty of room to dance around and if you keep dancing, we keep the party going until 3AM! The DJs play music in the back room, and it's piped through to the front room at a lower volume, giving you the chance to chat at the bar without losing your voice.

Drink Special: the Personal Jesus

Details below...

STRANGELOVE: tribute to Depeche Mode
Dark Electro - Industrial - New Wave - Goth
Friday, August 1st
with DJs TOMAS DIABLO
and MELTING GIRL (Death Guild, 1984)
at THE CAT CLUB (Folsom and 8th)
21+. 9PM-3AM . $6. Free before 10
www.strangelovesf.com