Shannon Blowtorch - Upcoming Gigs

Event Details

Thursday, June 20
Spring Beats
10:00 pm
Spring St Tavern, 355 N.E. Monroe St, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
Every Thursday night Dj Espada & Blowtorch play music to make your ears happy. Never a cover charge & Strong cheap drinks.
Price Info: FREE !!!
Age Limit: 21+

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Friday, June 21
SUMMER SOLSTICE BLUSH dance party @ Bar Lush
10:00 pm
Lush Bar, 990 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
IT'S THE OFFICIAL START OF SUMMER, SO IT'S TIME TO LOSE CONTROL... OR TAKE IT!

* 3-4-1's 4p-11p

* DJ SHANNON BLOWTORCH @ 10p

* FREE PARKING

* NO COVER!

Blush Friday's @ Lush! - the ONLY LESBIAN NIGHT in the Twin Cities with no cover.

Patio, food, pool tables, darts, free parking, dance and more

Check out the pictures from previous Blush Friday's - LTC - look, tag, comment:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189346936232.303768.58402561231

A night for the ladies every Friday at Lush.
EAT. DRINK. BE LUSHIOUS.

www.blushmpls.com
Price Info: FREE !!!
Age Limit: 21+

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Saturday, June 22
Pride Crawl 2013
10:00 pm
Spring St Tavern, 355 N.E. Monroe St, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
Pride Week Kick-Off Party! (Taking Over Minneapolis With Pride!)
Showing our pride and support by Partying together!!
(Advance Ticket $15.00/$25 Door Prices)
Tickets Includes: PARTY BUSES RIDES, ENTRY TO VENUES , DRINK SPECIALS, Party SWAG, A TC PRIDE DONATION & SO MUCH MORE!

Young, old, gay, straight, bi, trans, girl, guy, local or out of town.

Free Entry to the Top Minneapolis Venues, Great Drink Specials, Party Swag and Tons Of Activities including ,
Party Bus Rides, Free Games At Insert Coins 8PM-10PM, Red Carpet Photos and More….

Pride Crawl 2013

Taking Over Minneapolis With Pride

Featuring:

Free Admission To The Top Minneapolis Venues

508, Elixir, Gay 90s, Insert Coins, The Rouge At The Lounge, Lush & More TBA!

Exclusive Drink Specials At All Bars

$3 Bud Products, $4 New AmsterdamVodka Drinks & $5 New AmsterdamVodka Redbull

Many Fun Activities Including

Party Bus Rides, Free Games At Insert Coins From 8PM-10PM, Red Carpet Photos & More!

More Information Online At: www.pridecrawl.com

Come party with us & help us support TC Pride.

Pride Crawl is proud to support the efforts of TC pride.

Each ticket sale will allow us to donate directly to TC Pride. The mission of Pride is to create experiences that bring the greater GLBT community together to commemorate our diverse heritage, foster inclusion, educate and create awareness of issues, and celebrate achievements in equality.
Tickets: Buy tickets
Price Info: $15 in advance
Age Limit: 21+

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Sunday, June 23
Queer Prom
7:30 pm
Hells kitchen, 80 South 9th St, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
Calling all Theatre Artists and Queers!
(And lovers of theatre and queers!)

[Queer] PROM 2013 (2nd annual!)

This is the PROM you never had.
This is the PROM you want to have again.
This is THE EVENT you don't want to miss.
Kicking off Twin Cities PRIDE week!

WHEN: Sunday, June 23 from 730pm til bar-close!
WHERE: Hell's Kitchen: 80 S 9th Street, Minneapolis

EVERYONE WELCOME (18+)
Wear what you want. Be who you are.
Come solo or bring a date (or many dates).
There are no rules for this PROM.

FEATURING:

--Cash Bar with Specialty Cocktails and Drink Specials care of our event sponsor, Southern Comfort!

--Free food until its gone (and then HK will open its snack window)

--DJ Blowtorch spinning the best Dance Party with prom favorites from every decade - with guests DJ Glitz and DJ Becca G

--PROM Photos by Rebecca Lawrence Photography (check out the prom photo albums from last year on 20% Theatre's FB page!!)

--Special Performances throughout the night - featuring Esme Esmé Rodríguez, Randy Dandy, Queenie von Curves, Sweetpea Tawnya Konobeck, Dahlia Dulce, and The GentlemanKing!

COST:
--$10-$100 Sliding Scale
--Space is limited - buy tickets in advance here:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/368851
(any remaining tickets will be sold at the door - cash/check only - on prom night!)

All proceeds from this event will go to support 20% Theatre Company Twin Cities and the important work that we do. For more information visit www.tctwentypercent.org.

QUESTIONS ABOUT PROM? Email info@tctwentypercent.org

SPONSORED, IN PART, BY Southern Comfort!
Price Info: $10 - $100 sliding scale
Age Limit: 18+

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Thursday, June 27
Berlin - Pride kickoff !!!
10:00 pm
Hells kitchen, 80 South 9th St, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
BERLIN

Calling all queer grrrls, boyzzz, & everything in between!

The Twin Cities QUEER INDIE revolution is here!!!

Every last Saturday of the month at Hell's Kitchen !!!

DJ Shannon Blowtorch will have you shaking your ass all night long with special guest MC, Tea Simpson of L' Assassins!!!!!

Guest DJ WZZ WNSHP!!!!!!

We mix your favorite indie dance tracks plus 80’s, 90’s, and current jamz that deserve to be played because they fit. Rulz aren’t meant for parties. Let’s roll with a good time and hear music that’s not overplayed at every other club night! Our focus is not top 40, but we reserve the right to be goofy and get “toxic” when we feel like it.
Berlin is for all of us queers that don’t want to hear the radio playlists you always hear in the clubs. You may just hear something new that you like with DJ Shannon Blowtorch. We’ll be playing everything from the classics to new music. Riot girl, moombahton, punk rock, nu disco, dubstep, dancehall, mash-ups, and bounce music are just a few of what we got to get you moving on the dance floor.
If your expecting to hear radio jams by Rihanna, Gaga, Katy Perry, you are looking at the wrong party. NO TOP 40 REQUESTS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

21+
$6 at the door

Hell's Kitchen
80 S 9th St, Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 332-4700
Price Info: $6
Age Limit: 21+

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Friday, June 28
Grown & Sexy Pride edition - & my bday !!!
9:00 pm
First Avenue Nightclub, 701 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
Grown & Sexy PRIDE - Featuring RAJA! - Season 3 Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race!

Also Starring:
Ray Gunn - 2013 King of Burlesque - Burlesque Hall of Fame!
Bazuka Joe - of 2011 Best Burlesque Group (BHoF) - Stage Door Johnnies !
Iva Handfull - 2013 Queen of Kansas City Burlesque Festival
The cast of Dyke.s Do Drag - Longest Running Drag King Show in the Country!

And of course, special performances from your hosts-
Sweetpea - 2013 Most Dazzling Dancer - Burlesque Hall of Fame
& Nadine DuBois!- 2012 World's Top Burlesque Performers - 21st Century Burlesque Magazine

Music spun by the one and only DJ Shannon Blowtorch - Voted Best Club DJ 2013 - City Pages

Check out our incredible sponsors (visit them & more in G&S Alley):
Studio Betties Pinup & Boudoir Photography
Bryant Lake Bowl & Theater
The Current
My Scene City Magazine
City Pages Minneapolis
The Smitten Kitten
Price Info: $15
Age Limit: 21+

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Saturday, June 29
Soul Friday White Party on Saturday !!!!!!
9:00 pm
Hells kitchen, 80 South 9th St, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
**Soul Friday is a monthly dance party created for queer women of color and friends.**

Celebrate PRIDE in soulful style - on SATURDAY!

The Pride WHITE PARTY!!! We wanna see your brown (dark chocolate, mocha, cappucinno, honey, caramel, cream & powdered sugar) selves dressed in your finest white digs! (not necessary for entry, but it sure is fun!)

This night will be on FIRE - you will NOT want to miss it! The only night of its kind during Pride weekend... Music in TWO rooms. Food all night. 4 DJs. The hottest Queers around. What else can we say?!

Going down on SATURDAY June 29th. Yup, Saturday.

...

On the decks:
DJ Naughty Boyy returns for Pride!!!
DJ Lady L
DJ Blowtorch
DJ Soul-Lushus (formerly known as SymOne) who will spinning old school vinyl in the back room all night.

Late night food specials from from 9 p.m.- 1 a.m.

Drink specials! $3 Michelob Golden Light, PBR, and Miller tap; $5 Jameson; $4 Soul Friday shot; $7 Any beer special and shot of Jameson or SF shot.

9 p.m. to close - ARRIVE EARLY to avoid lines
21+
$5 at the door

Hell's Kitchen
80 South 9th St
(just 1/2 block east of the Nicollet Mall), downtown Mpls.
There is a parking ramp adjacent to Hell's Kitchen and it's just four blocks from the Nicollet LRT

Join the Soul Friday Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/soulfriday

Planning a birthday party or large group for Soul Friday? Call the Hell's Kitchen banquet coordinator at 612-238-1427 to make reservations and find out about our party package.See More
Price Info: $5
Age Limit: 21+

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Thursday, July 4
spring beats w/DJ Espada
10:00 pm
Spring St Tavern, 355 N.E. Monroe St, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
Every Thursday night DJ Espada & Blowtorch play music to make your ears & feet happy. You can either sit around with friends with kick ass music in the backround, or get up and dance. Never a cover charge & Strong cheap drinks.
Price Info: FREE !
Age Limit: 21+

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Saturday, July 6
MONDO TIKI-A-GO-GO! with L'Assassins
8:00 pm
Lees Liquor Lounge, 101 Glenwood Avenue, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
Freewheelin' Jackson Buck presents, the first annual
MONDO-TIKI-A-GO-GO!
A Hawaiian Cookout and Dance Party hosted by L'Assassins!

Music by L'ASSASSINS
And the rockin' tiki goddesses of:
SOUTHSIDE DESIRE
KISS OR KILL
and DJ SHANNON BLOWTORCH

with emcees Jackson Buck and Angie Pykonen!

8PM - Doors, Dinner, & DJ!
$7, 21+

We will transform Lee's into a full on TIKI PARTY!

Dress in your finest retro Tiki/Hawaiian attire iif you got it. If you ya' don't got it, wear your favorite summer duds and come party anyway - it's 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND!!

Sponsored by:
Pabst Twin Cities
Glam Doll Donuts
KFAI Freewheelin'
Price Info: $7
Age Limit: 21+

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Thursday, July 11
spring beats w/DJ Espada
10:00 pm
Spring St Tavern, 355 N.E. Monroe St, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
Every Thursday night DJ Espada & Blowtorch play music to make your ears & feet happy. You can either sit around with friends with kick ass music in the backround, or get up and dance. Never a cover charge & Strong cheap drinks.
Price Info: FREE !
Age Limit: 21+

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Friday, July 12
Jellies & Jams w/King Otto
10:00 pm
First Avenue Nightclub - Record Room, 701 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
Jellies & Jams
10:00 pm
First Avenue Nightclub - Record Room, 701 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
[Description]
King Otto & Shannon Blowtorch present a new dance night in the Record Room at First Avenue every 2nd Friday of the month!

18+, only $3

It’s the perfect mix of preserves and confections, two Djs that mix berries and sugar to create the tastiest Jellies and Jams! It’s a night of jelly shakin’ and boogie breakin’ to the sounds of DJs Shannon Blowtorch and King Otto! Each hold a degree in dance-floor Jamology and sweet sound mixology. Grounded in Hip Hop, created in-House, mixed with sweet Soul and Electronic, bionic and Super Sonic Funk! Jellies and Jams is every second Friday at the legendary Rec Room at First Ave! Bring a spoon!
Price Info: $3
Age Limit: 18+
Price Info: $3
Age Limit: 18+

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Saturday, July 13
** Private Event **
7:00 pm

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Thursday, July 18
spring beats w/DJ Espada
10:00 pm
Spring St Tavern, 355 N.E. Monroe St, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
Every Thursday night DJ Espada & Blowtorch play music to make your ears & feet happy. You can either sit around with friends with kick ass music in the backround, or get up and dance. Never a cover charge & Strong cheap drinks.
Price Info: FREE !
Age Limit: 21+

Event Details

Thursday, July 25
spring beats w/DJ Espada
10:00 pm
Spring St Tavern, 355 N.E. Monroe St, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
Every Thursday night DJ Espada & Blowtorch play music to make your ears & feet happy. You can either sit around with friends with kick ass music in the backround, or get up and dance. Never a cover charge & Strong cheap drinks.
Price Info: FREE !
Age Limit: 21+

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Friday, July 26
Ladies night at bar Lush
10:00 pm
Lush Bar, 990 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
www.lushfoodbar.com

Lush Bar, 990 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
* 3-4-1's 4p-11p

* Shannon Blowtorch @ 10p

* FREE PARKING

* NO COVER!

Blush Friday's @ Lush! - the ONLY LESBIAN NIGHT in the Twin Cities with no cover.

Patio, food, pool tables, darts, free parking, dance and more

Check out the pictures from previous Blush Friday's - LTC - look, tag, comment:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189346936232.303768.58402561231

A night for the ladies every Friday at Lush.
EAT. DRINK. BE LUSHIOUS.

www.blushmpls.com
Price Info: free
Age Limit: 21+
Price Info: free
Age Limit: 21+
Price Info: FREE !
Age Limit: 21+

Event Details

Saturday, July 27
Berlin - The queer indie revolution is here !
10:00 pm
Hells kitchen, 80 South 9th St, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
BERLIN

Calling all queer grrrls, boyzzz, & everything in between!

The Twin Cities QUEER INDIE revolution is here!!!

Every last Saturday of the month at Hell's Kitchen !!!

DJ Shannon Blowtorch will have you shaking your ass all night long with special guest MC, & guest DJ.

We mix your favorite indie dance tracks plus 80’s, 90’s, and current jamz that deserve to be played because they fit. Rulz aren’t meant for parties. Let’s roll with a good time and hear music that’s not overplayed at every other club night! Our focus is not top 40, but we reserve the right to be goofy and get “toxic” when we feel like it.
Berlin is for all of us queers that don’t want to hear the radio playlists you always hear in the clubs. You may just hear something new that you like with DJ Shannon Blowtorch. We’ll be playing everything from the classics to new music. Riot girl, moombahton, punk rock, nu disco, dubstep, dancehall, mash-ups, and bounce music are just a few of what we got to get you moving on the dance floor.
If your expecting to hear radio jams by Rihanna, Gaga, Katy Perry, you are looking at the wrong party. NO TOP 40 REQUESTS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

21+
$6 at the door

Hell's Kitchen
80 S 9th St, Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 332-4700
Price Info: $6
Age Limit: 21+

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Sunday, July 28
The Chiang Banger
Chiang Mai Thai, 3001 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
Chiang Mai Thai is bringing back its popular Block Party.. THE CHIANG BANGER.

Join us for an afternoon and evening celebrating our continuing commitment to being Uptown's premiere Thai restaurant, AND resident noise makers.

Featuring music on our outdoor stage from 2-8pm:

Haphduzn & Dimitry Killstorm
Kill The Vultures
Botzy (of Culture Cry Wolf)
Bethany Larson and The Bee's Knees
L'assassins
Taj Raj
Shell

Then join us inside from 8pm - 1am for music and dancing, Featuring DJ Shannon Blowtorch, plus possible special appearances by other artists.

Drinks and food outside and inside.

All this for $1.
This event is All Ages, 21+ to drink

Get to know our Chiang Banger Performers:

Haphduzn & Dimitry Killstorm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18qn70Jswi8
If you've been to a hip hop show in the last 2 years, then you've probably seen rapper Haphduzn tearing up stages with the best local and national talent. On a lot of those same shows, you'd hear beats by producer Dimitry Killstorm supporting the vocals of his crew Wide Eyes, as well as collaborative tracks with Atmosphere. Handpicked by Slug to join him on Atmosphere's "Welcome to Minnesota" tour along with Brother Ali and Carnage, Haphduzn and Dimitry Killstorm made their presence felt, night after night, to rave reviews and lots of new fans.

With an upcoming slot at Soundset 2013, and tons of support for their debut record "Whittier Alliance", this may be your last chance to catch these South Minneapolis boys made good in such an intimate setting.

Kill The Vultures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySea9ZQZ7VY
Kill the Vultures have a nocturnal, urban sound, which is undeniably avant garde, yet rooted in the traditions of hip-hop. In addition to their American audience, vocalist Crescent Moon and producer Anatomy have cultivated a sizeable fan base in Europe, where they headlined four successful tours, garnered praise from Rolling Stone and had a “Hip-hop Album of the Year” cover story in respected Italian music magazine, Blow Up. Before KTV, Moon and Anatomy were part of hip-hop group Oddjobs, a member of the Third Earth crew along with Jean Grae, Mr. Len (Company Flow), and Juggaknotts. They have toured with rap acts De La Soul, Talib Kweli, DJ Shadow, Buck 65, Lyrics Born and more. Kill the Vultures recently returned from tour with Atmosphere and are currently working on a new album.

Botzy
http://youtu.be/Jc0lsMYkXBw
Botzy is the consummate Minneapolis rap hustler, recognizing that work ethic extends into every facet of his musical journey. You'll see it on stage and off, the hungry approach to both his craft and his movement, and the passion behind his art from all sides culminates in an impressive final product.
While cutting his teeth since 2009 rapping in the genrebending live band Culture Cry Wolf, Botzy's been able to fine tune his voice and energy enough to handle both solo and group creative efforts. When he attacks tracks on his own as he has on 2010's Deaf to the Static, various mixtapes, and his upcoming release Buck Fotzy the songs bear his individual signature, spinning tales of soured relationships and personal struggle with a grin and a sense of humor.

Bethany Larson and the Bees Knees
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7urGNJb_HM
As "One of the Twin Cities’ best-kept secrets" (Twin Cities Metro Magazine), These country/indiepop darlings bring so much more to the table than your typical girl with a guitar writing love songs. As anyone who witnessed their performance at First Avenue during the 69 Love Songs tribute could tell you, Bethany Larson brings a fire that is only tempered by her unbending raw talent. Whether they're playing a soft, delicate number or a more uptempo stomper, there's a palpable raw emotional connection between her and the crowd. Backed by her always solid rhythm section, Bethany is a force to be reckoned with, and we can't wait to see the smiles she brings to our party.

L'assassins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f7tDEwE6bU
Hide your booze and keep your boyfriend under lock and key when L'assassins hit the stage, because these leather n cheetah print clad girls aren't just here to look pretty. They're gonna kick your ass, steal your car, smoke your cigarettes and still leave you smiling at their party-time garage rock. Fresh off a European tour, L'assassins are gonna put the banger in The Chiang Banger.

Taj Raj
http://youtu.be/rFJnEJEIGrU
Have you seen Taj Raj yet? If you haven't, then this is your year. They're releasing a new ep "Fine Hearts Alive" on June 1st at the Turf Club which has already been receiving airplay at the Current. The boys are then bringing their country tinged dreamy indie rock to our stage. Unafraid to wear his heart on his sleeve, vocalist Ben Burwell uses his classically trained pipes to take you on soaring emotional journeys. Don't miss out on hipster points.. You're gonna want to be able to tell your friends that you saw them way back when, so be sure to get to the banger early so you don't miss this!

Shell
We're gonna kick off the Chiang Banger with a ruckus, and that's where Shell comes in to help. This primarily instrumental three piece brings a stoner rock mentality, and mixes it with complex polyrhythms to keep your heads banging in time.They're gonna be playing lots of material from their new self titled tape, and it's all about volume and it's all about the groove. We're gonna turn it up from the get go, so come down early, grab a PBR and come up front so Shell can melt your faces.
Price Info: $1
Age Limit: 21+

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Wednesday, July 31
** Private Event **

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Thursday, August 1
spring beats w/DJ Espada
10:00 pm
Spring St Tavern, 355 N.E. Monroe St, Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
Every Thursday night DJ Espada & Blowtorch play music to make your ears & feet happy. You can either sit around with friends with kick ass music in the backround, or get up and dance. Never a cover charge & Strong cheap drinks.
Price Info: FREE !
Age Limit: 21+

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Saturday, August 3
The Smitten Kitten 10 year Bday !!!
Details t.b.a.