GAYLETTER

The official definition for the term THOT is: THAT HOE OVER THERE. It basically refers to a man’s side chick... it’s a derogatory term for a loose woman. Of course many gay people have embraced the term. We root for side chicks, we celebrate the slut. We even named a party after the term. Thotlandia is one year old! Congrats for keeping a party alive for 12 months. That’s no easy fete in this city, trust. Music for the night is by Mister Vacation, DJ DJ Dese (love her, girl knows how to carry — I just clocked her yesterday on V Magazine — #Slaysian), Tigga, Calore and Vyle. The party is hosted by a boat load of people so I’m not going to list them all. I have a feeling it’s gonna be a good night. When the weather’s this lovely the THOT’s come out in full force. Have fun!  —tom

Young + Evil is on my list as one of the best party names I’ve come across since we started writing the newsletter. After seeing it on Facebook, I spent a few hours googling the party to figure out where it was coming from and finally the Y+E’s FB page for the party responded to me, Yay! I chatted with one of the organizers, Matt Pieknik, and he told me more about this newish weekly event. This week is the third time they are doing it at Lonewolf which is usually a “straight” dive bar in Bushwick — “truly a gutter.” The party is “inspired by Charles Henri Ford’s old novel, The Young and Evil, about wicked amoral homosexuals and artistes in 30s Greenwich, it’s one part salon, one part dance party. Filth and unapproved behavior is encouraged.” About the music: “it’s classic gay dancefloor vibes — true to the spirit of 70s era disco.” This week the music is by DJ Joey D. The party is still new, so it’s up to all of you homos to make it hot.  —Abi

It has been too long since anyone at GAYLETTER has carried at The Carry Nation — we used to go and carry so often, we really miss carrying. I was getting a little sad ‘cos I thought by “season finale” they meant that the party was coming to an end. They are clever with that name it’s just their final installment before they leave NYC for the Summer. They will be at the Good Room and this is your last chance to see them for a while. Music for the night is by the Carry Nation (of course), with a special guest DJ Gavin Russom “who is taking a break from touring with LCD Soundsystem, just to DJ with us.” There’s gonna be “Bad Room takeover with the Factory Girls.” Hosts for the night are The Culture Whore, Gage of the Boone, Bobby Clemens, Sam Banks, Nicholas Contrera, Queen Sateen & Exquisite. Call Molly she’d love to attend, sweat her out, dance the blues away. And remember, if you can talk you can sing, if you can walk you can dance, and if you’re alive you can carry!  —Abi

It’s been a year since the first edition of Cruise. Cruise 2 is brought to us by GAYLETTER contributor Tanner Cohen, and his friend Ivan Dutton. This Friday they will be celebrating their one year anniversary with a “tropical, nautical, cute-fest at one of Brooklyn’s most special hidden gems...” I found the venue, The Call Box, super interesting. It seemed like the bar had not changed in decades — it was a good contrast with all the young queers at the event; lots of them probably weren’t even born when the bar opened. Here’s what they are promising besides the fact that it’s gonna be “catered by McDonald’s” (seriously). “Everyone will get laid. We just want to celebrate the fact that we’re stuck together in the city by drinking as much rum as possible and pretending we’re on a yacht. A sad, old, but cute yacht filled with LITERAL hunks and babes and queens and extremely fun music for you all...” OK!  —Abi

We wrote about this a while back but it feels like the right time to mention it again — it’s finally getting warmer, (I guess at least for now, NYC weather is not coming thru). This is a super chill party, it happens at Metropolitan Bar, on the last Thursday of the month. Here’s what to expect: “Pulling out the freshest of their collections, we give you the treatment of deep disco, with a touch of soul, funk, house & techno…” DJs for the night are Madam Baran, Porkchop and David Sokolowski (from the parties Psychic and Hot Fruit). The performance for the night is by Elizabeth James, and it’s hosted by Sparklez. $4 drafts, get to know dive bar, yassss.  Also, maybe unrelated, but super important, we’ll be hosting another Pride Ball on June 25th, at the Wythe Hotel, so mark your calendars. It’s gonna also be 70’s theme. Disco!!!  —Abi

Another weekend, another new party. Keep them coming! Sean B. from the Spank and Xanadude parties told us about the launch of this new night called POWERHOUSE. “If you’ve been to Xanadude or SPANK or Paradisco that will give you a good idea of the crowd and vibe — arty, cute and ready to dance all night.” It’s going to take place at Analog which has an amazing sound system and a great layout, I’ve enjoyed partying there many times. Sean told me how the party came about, “We had such a blast spinning at Wrecked’s 5-year Anniversary party at Analog BKNY, so we decided the gays deserve to dance in a space like that more often...and bring back all that energy to the dancefloor in ways New York is historically well known for since the 70s.” For the first edition of the party they invited Vin Sol (Clone Records/Club Lonely) to DJ and visuals will be provided by Deputy. Sean added: “We want everyone to arrive with their energy levels fully charged and only leave late in the morning when their batteries run out.” I’m glad it goes late, I always hate it when a party ends early. Get tickets here.  —Abi

You know we treat you well and never let a new party slip by. Here’s a new one and it sounds very promising for the summer. It’s called MARGOT, and I don’t know why, but whatever. I chatted with the lovely Paul Iacono who is one of the organizers and he told me to expect a “sexy, subversive, and stylish” event. It’s “a new weekly Sunday daytime rage on the luxurious rooftop of STK Meatpacking. Brought to you by the creative team from HUMP.” It’s nice to see some of these people during the day. It’s outdoor, and starts at 3:00PM which means you can be completely wasted by 6:00PM if you are smart. Paul also told me that the party is a group effort  and that he’s very excited about the others involved. Some of them include Shoshana Fisher (who we looooove), Jake Greene, Rachel Wark, Andrew Shute, McCade Smith, Michael Cohen, Serichai Traipoom and so many more. The special performance for the opening night will be by Blake Deadly (pictured) — plus music for the night will be provided by DJs Chapman and Michael Cavadias. Bring a good face and a good attitude, remember the party starts during the day and people can see everything. Maybe bring a big hat just in case.  —Abi

I know, I know, I know, you have to work on Monday. And I’m sorry about that, but you chose to live in New York, a city with a nightlife scene that could give two shits that you have to be at your desk at 9:00AM each morning with a stupid smile on your face. Suck it up homo. Pour yourself a strong coffee, pop an Adderall, do whatever you have to to make it to work, work, work because it’s time to go out. This Sunday, May 8, at Ladyfag’s much needed (it’s gonna be poppin this Spring/Summer), and still kind of new party, Battle Hymn, GAYLETTER is hosting! We haven’t hosted a party in a hot minute so we are super excited and can’t wait to see you all there. I was at the first Battle Hymn a few weeks back and was super impressed. It’s at the Flash Factory which is a really big, comfortable space with an intense sound system. You can expect music by Kim Ann Foxman and Honey Dijon and a launch celebration for the Berlin and London based fashion magazine King Kong. Let the battle begin. See you Sunday!