WEDNESDAY
9 pm Fear Street @ Sex Laser, 1369 Dundas St W. Horror/sci-fi movie scores/songs from soundtracks, or spooky/cool stuff every Wednesday. Maybe you’ll talk about movies. Maybe you’ll dance with some zombies. Maybe you’ll fall into the Hell Mouth. $3 PBR before 11pm.
10 pm Liquid Karaoke @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. Colin Bergh, James McDonough, Nadia Belerique, and Jeff Hayward are your hosts. $4 Jameson and $5.50 pints before midnight.
THURSDAY
7 pm “Animorph” Opening Reception @ Project Gallery, 1109 Queen St. E. “’Animorph’ will feature unique representations of the blending, overlapping and often loose barriers between animal and human settings, characteristics, and forms. The exhibition will showcase artists who are innovating concepts, perspectives, and forms in their juxtaposition of the animal and human. Artworks in the exhibit will explore and depict our tendencies to project human qualities, emotions and even environments onto animals, both symbolically and explicitly. As well as consider animals in human contexts, the role of evolution, and the inseparable nature of man and beast.” Until 11 pm. Exhibition runs until January 22nd.
10 pm #ThrowbackThursdays Launch Party @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. Clinton’s has a new baby! And the bottle upon which it suckles is filled with bombastic hits to drive you straight mental. Every Thursday, come get a taste of tunes from: J-Lo, DMX, Spice Girls, Will Smith, Aqua, Ludacris, Backstreet Boys, Snoop Dogg, S Club 7, Jay-Z, Hanson, Ace of Base, Savage Garden, Britney Spears, Destiny’s Child and many more. $5.
10 pm Twisted Thursdays @ Crawford, 718 College St. Hip-hop, RnB, reggae, trap, and old school with DJ Law. $5.
11 pm Sunscreen @ The Beaver, 1192 Queen St. W. Summer is back. One night only. DJ Noah McGillivray (Just Like That) spins the best ’60s surf rock and twist on rare vinyl to thaw your frozen soul. There will also be ’60s beach projections on the big screen! Watch your tan.
FRIDAY
10 pm Frkn Wknd @ Savoy, 1166 Queen St. W. DJ Caff runs the best in current and classic R&B, hip-hop, and dancehall. Cheap drinks + all-night menu in a dark room.
10 pm Fuzz Nugs @ Handlebar, 159 Augusta Ave. DJs Christoph Duft, Jeremiah Knight, and Evan Lewis play a collection of danceable ’60s pop junk from their record collections. Girl group, garage, psychedelica, beat, and surf!
10 pm Sweat Pants @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. DJ Coolin Cregg plays his/your favourite songs all night. ’95(ish) to ’05(ish) rap/RnB/reggae/dancehall, sexy tunes, new joints, old jams, sweat pants. $5.
10 pm Girl & Boy 90s Dance Party @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. A pulsating dance party rocking the retro sounds of the 1990s! All your favourite dance, pop, hip-hop, R&B, and so on and so on and so on. $5.
10 pm Rebel Hop @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. Soul, funk, reggae, hip-hop, and dancehall with DJs Linx and Double K + Dennis P on the sax! Free before 11 pm, $5 after.
10 pm Yes Yes Y’all @ Annex WreckRoom, 794 Bathurst St. The hottest, sweatiest, busiest queer hip-hop/dancehall/RnB jam around! Vybz meets A$AP meets Kendrick meets Cham meets Foxy meets Ciara. DJ Lissa Monet joins the YYY Crew this month. $6.
10 pm Shadows of Motown @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. Shadows of Motown is a dance party that plays the biggest and best Motown, doo wop, booty shakin’ hits! With DJs Slater, Well Said, and Ty. $5.
10 pm Brass Tacks @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. A night of hip-hop with Diggy The DJ of Down With Webster. Free before 11 pm, $5 after.
10:30 pm Filth @ Double Double Land, 209 Augusta Ave. DJs Emad Dabiri, Josh Voynovich, and Josh McIntyre play EBM, new beat, house, industrial, punk, and minimal wave.
11 pm Stuck On Stupid @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. DJs Fase and Dougie Boom throw a no-holds-barred, anything-goes, sky’s-the-limit, all-out dance-a-thon! Expect hits and not-so-hits, jams old and new. $10.
SATURDAY
10 pm Party & Bull$hit 1 Year Anniversary @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. Family Business celebrates one year of their raging hip-hop dance party! DJs FBomb and Ry-Fi play rap bangers and other trill $hit. Come prepared to rap/dance along all night! Free before 11 pm, $5 after.
10 pm Goldroom DJ Set @ Wrongbar, 1279 Queen St. W. DJ set by Goldroom (Los Angeles) with support from Natural Animal and Kings of the North. $12.50 advance tickets available online. For guestlist requests, email guestlist@wrongbar.com.
10 pm Chronologic @ The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W. A dance party through the ages! Pop and antipop from since the end of history (i.e. music from 1890 to 2014, played in chronological order). The Goin’ Steady DJs play the absolute best dance tracks from every era – unexpect the accepted except exceptional exceptions and DANCE! $5.
10 pm Flashbacks @ Two Bite Saloon, 840 Bloor St. W. DJ Caff plays old-school rap and hip-hop.
10 pm Get It Together: 4th Anniversary @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. Get It Together celebrates four years! All styles, all genres, all peoples welcome. $5.
10 pm Secret Models @ Northwood, 815 Bloor St. W. One big room, full of bad bitches! DJs Secret Models play hits straight from your high school semi-formal.
10 pm Love Handle @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. DJs Catalist and Famous Lee throw an all-vinyl boogie funk dance party! $5.
10 pm Shake, Rattle & Roll @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. Spend the night together with the Bangs & Blush ladies! ’60s pop, soul and rock ‘n’ roll to drink, dance, and get messy to. $5.
10 pm All Souled Out @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. DJs Big Jimmy Mills and Sylvermayne play hip-hop, funk, soul, R&B, make-you-wanna-boogie dance party music. $5.
10 pm BeastDJ 2K14 @ Crawford, 718 College St. BeastDJ serenades your ear drums with bangers from all genres all night long. From trap to retro and reggae to ghetto – everything goes. If it bangs, it will be played. $5 before 10:30 pm, more after.
11 pm Shake A Tail @ Sneaky Dee’s, 431 College St. A night of dancing to ’60s pop, rock, soul, funk, garage, ska, ANYTHING! Always humid. $5.
11 pm Racks & Bands @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. Racks & Bands is a monthly party focused on one thing and one thing only: bringing booty back to the Underground. Turn up with resident DJs Johnny Hockin and Vanity Muscles as they motivate the winin’ and grindin’, playing only the hottest in current rap and RnB. $10.
SUNDAY
10 am Leslieville Flea @ The Fermenting Cellar (Distillery District), 28 Distillery Lane. The Leslieville Flea features over 50 vendors selling vintage, salvage, up-cycled, and handcrafted designs – and now, food vendors to keep you fueled! Until 5 pm.
7 pm Brass Facts Trivia @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. Test your knowledge and win prizes! Hosted by Famous Kirk Hero. Until 10 pm.
~ For event submissions, email Caitlyn Holroyd at caitlyn_holroyd@hotmail.com