Tuesday, November 24.
10pm. Inclined to Grind? @ Strangelove. This will be the first installment of a new hip hop/guilty pleasures party series in which you will drink too much and get low. 587 College St.
10pm. Time Bomb Tuesdays @ Tattoo Rock Parlour. $3 drinks until midnight. 657 Queen St.
Wednesday, November 25:
10pm. Bloor Street Entertains: The Party. The Party is an elegant evening held at the ROM to support CANFAR, with vintage glamour, a stylish guest list and a silent auction. Tickets to this black tie event are $100. For more info, visit bloorstreetentertains.com.
Thursday, November 26.
10pm. Slang Damage @ The Ossington. All rap, all the time, and it’s all circa-1998. What more can I say? 61 Ossington.
10pm. Wild Horses @ 751. All-vinyl classic rock (everything from CCR to The Clash) and some of the most appealing drink deals around ($6 for a bottle of PBR and a shot of bar rail booze, unbeatable!) 751 Queen St. W.
10pm. Guilty Pleasures @ 751. If you aren’t feeling the classic rock vibe downstairs at 751, head upstairs for an 80’s dance party and all the same drink deals.
10pm. Slow Pitch @ The Red Light. Your favourite party with panty-droppin’ slow jams only returns to The Red Night this Thursday. 1185 Dundas St. W.
Friday, November 27:
5pm. Stache Bash @ Marben, 488 Wellington St. W. Start the night off with a prix fixe dinner from 5pm-11pm, where $5 from every $37.50 plate will go to the fight against Prostate Cancer. Then, $1 from every $5 drink will go to the same! Plus, the whole staff will be rockin’ the mo. Sexy.
10pm. Kid Sister @ The Mod Club. Oh shit – did you see the way she got her toes did? Our favourite lady rapper will be coming from Chi-town to tear it up in Toronto. Tickets available from Rotate This and Soundscapes. 722 College St.
10pm. All Souled Out @ The Ossington. Soul is good for your health. 61 Ossington.
10pm. Fuck the Internet @ Clinton’s. Go back to a simpler, pre-1994 time, with tracks that prove 93 was the place to be. 693 Bloor St. W.
10pm. Blondie Beats @ Blondie’s, 1378 Queen St. W. Hosts Fritz Helder and the Phantoms will preview new music and DJ the night away. Dress fierce, ladies.
10pm. Arcade Fridays presents Mod Club’s 7 Year Anniversary @ Mod Club, 722 College St. St. Mandrew and Vaneska will DJ, and there will be special celebratory surprises. http://www.myspace.com/eastyork1980 http://www.vaneska.com
Yacht Rock @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. Feel like dancing without U of T kids getting underfoot? Head to The Boat, bring $5, dance the night away.
Saturday, November 28.
9pm. Kid Cudi @ The Kool Haus. Cudi is one of the best rappers out right now, so this show will be huge. Tickets are $27.50, available at Ticketmaster, Rotate This and Soundscapes. 132 Queens Quay E.
9pm. A Motown 50 Celebration @ Revival. You can’t go wrong with a Motown party at Revival. There will be old classics as well as motown-inspired tunes. 783 College St.
10pm. Def Jam 25th Anniversary @ Peridot. Celebrate the legacy of one of music’s most important labels. Pay your respects to Public Enemy, Foxy Brown, and, of course, the Jiggaman himself. 81 Bloor Street E.
9:40pm. There Goes The Neighbourhood: Lady Gaga Afterparty @ The Barn, 722 College St. $2 Cran Vodkas-celebrate our favourite fame monster.
9:30pm. 90’s Party@Neutral, 349A College St. Yeah, whatever, who cares. 90’s music all night long for $5. Prizes for the best 90’s costume. Don’t get nervous.