Tonight, the Flesh Hungry Dog Show, one of the city's premiere queer music showcases, celebrates its fifth anniversary of monthly musical mayhem at Jackhammer in Rogers Park. And owing to the birthday boys' and girls' generosity, they're the ones who'll be bringing the gifts. more ›

With temperatures beginning to dip and the snow starting to fall, the holidays are officially upon us, and the city offers many opportunities to get into the spirit of the season: Christkindlmarket, the Lincoln Park Zoo's array of lights, ice skating on Millennium Park... But let's face it: Life isn't a Hallmark greeting card and sometimes you just need more drag queens to spice things up. This month, the city has more gay-centric holiday extravaganzas going on than you can shake a stiletto at. more ›

Do you know where to find the boys, AND the booze? Do you have an aversion to wire hangers? Do you think most people are under-reacting? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’ll likely dig the debut CD, We Are The Joans, by local outfit The Joans—the only band we’ve ever heard of dedicated to giving Hollywood icon Joan Crawford a rock and roll voice. more ›

"No wire hangers! Ever!" more ›