Those in the know, stamp their feet in the East. But of late, the real parties are kicking off deep in Hackney.
Top marks goes to Club Night Bloodbath, a monthly night held in a basement in lovely Dalston.
The intimate underbelly of a friendly Jamaican restaurant, Passion (251 Amhurst Rd, N16 7UN) features the monthly Disco Bloodbath until 6am. On Saturday ace DJ Touché heads up their Hollywood horror-themed night, Living In A Disco.
Check out their website for the latest n greatest. http://www.myspace.com/discobloodbathdisco
Also worth a mention are:-
Dalston basement club Bardens Boudoir (36 Stoke Newington Rd, N16 7XJ) is already established with a wealth of ace nights like the fortnightly Club Motherfucker to choose from, but daring promoters are taking lesser-known dives hostage, too. You can’t miss the neon-signposted Pier One Nightspot (93 Kingsland Rd, E8 2PB) which gets properly freaky on Wednesday 31 (the dress code is Tron Trash vs Hammer Horror) to electro house whoppers at Ultra Violent Gets Ultra Violet.
For impromptu parties, the Kingsland Road area is a hotspot; keep your ears peeled for happenings around Ridley Road Market. Above the shops in the old shopping centre is the Max Wigram Gallery Temporary Exhibition Space (not to be confused with their premises on New Bond Street) that’s used for art shows and after-parties. Another exhibition space-cum-party place resides on Shacklewell Lane.
Fancy throwing your own law-jumping shindig? Investigate the council blocks on Cambridge Heath Road. (Anbody know how you can contact the owners?!). Apparently you can rent the scummy 250-capacity penthouse of one of them and hire bouncers to guard the back-door lift, where you’ll need a password to get in. Fewer risks await at sophisticated Broadway Market pubs the Cat & Mutton and The Dove, which are relaxed spots to sup at. Or make for the Jazz Bar (4 Bradbury Street, N16 8JN) for vintage vinyl and £4 cocktails. Its never-ending smoking area, outdoor table service and 3am licence make it a hip magnet. Venture past this cosy joint however, and there are open-all-hours speakeasy-style spaces where you can smoke indoors.
There are more kicks over in Hackney Wick. Blaise Belleville, the 22-year-old behind All Ages Concerts, throws the crunk ’n’ bass danceathon Joyride at the Whitepost Lane Warehouse (formerly the Lord Napier pub) and the African Centre (286-290 Cambridge Heath Rd, E2 9DA). For a bargain £3 you can get down to local legends Faggatronix, Ronojoy, Skull Juice and Prancehall. Check myspace.com/joyridelondon for their next party.
Would love to know if you have been to any other club nights in and around Hackney / Shoreditch, espically gay nights. As much as I love the breeders, ya can't beat a gayboy night out ;)
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