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DanceFest Lineup Announced!  Unparalleled Celebration of "Unity Through Dance" Electrifies Tompkins Square!

DanceFest Lineup Announced! Unparalleled Celebration of “Unity Through Dance” Electrifies Tompkins Square!

Tompkins Square Park, the destination of the parade at Avenue A and Saint Marks Place, comes alive with choreographed performances, workshops and social dance–all free to the public. This year there will be a total of 3 stages of carefully curated expressions of dance: A Performance Stage, A Family Friendly...
2nd Annual Queer Music Festival Returns to Rock Bar Saturday, June 1st! #QMF2013

2nd Annual Queer Music Festival Returns to Rock Bar Saturday, June 1st! #QMF2013

QMF 2013 was envisioned by Rockbar NYC and Monarch Presents as a platform for the best that queer music has to offer! The roster includes a dizzying variety of acts from rock to hip-hop, punk to electro and everything in-between. This Year’s Line Up: I AM LIGHTYEAR AB SOTO JOGYO...
Czech It Owt! Classic Madonna and Gwen Stefani Reinvented In True Coby Koehl Style!

Czech It Owt! Classic Madonna and Gwen Stefani Reinvented In True Coby Koehl Style!

Last Wednesday, May 1st, we had the pleasure of witnessing the newest evolution of the Coby Koehl live experience in the cabaret room of Don’t Tell Mama in NYC. Along with his fantastic, soulful cover of Madonna’s “Secret”, a track that has become a staple in Coby’s recent live performances,...
Seeking New Columnists & Contributors as The House Of Dandridge Ventures Further Into Its 4th Year!

Seeking New Columnists & Contributors as The House Of Dandridge Ventures Further Into Its 4th Year!

  The House of Dandridge is still on the hunt for blog contributors as it ventures further into its 4th year in business!   Do you have something to say but need a platform? Do you see a lot of live shows and/or off Broadway theatre you’d like to review? Do...
2013 HOWL Festival Art Around The Park June 1st and 2nd : Artists!  Submit Your Proposals!

2013 HOWL Festival Art Around The Park June 1st and 2nd : Artists! Submit Your Proposals!

Art Around the Park Howl Festival 2013 is coming this Summer to Tompkins Square Park!   A live action weekend-long event involving 140 artists of all ages turns an 8 foot high, 900 foot long blank “canvas” encircling the exterior of Tompkins Square Park into an explosion of color and...
H.O.D. Flashback : Chauncey Chat : Reintroducing The Legendary Coby Koehl!

H.O.D. Flashback : Chauncey Chat : Reintroducing The Legendary Coby Koehl!

H.O.D. Flashback : Chauncey Chat with Coby Koehl (originally posted in late January of 2011) Chauncey has been on a roll lately,  interviewing some of the most fascinating creatures of the New York City Art and Entertainment world.   It was only fitting that he sit down and have a...
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Introducing The DVAC (Dandridge Visual Arts Collective) a growing population of H.O.D. Galleries!

Introducing The DVAC (Dandridge Visual Arts Collective) a growing population of H.O.D. Galleries!

The newly named and christened DVAC Gallery is and will be a growing population of a Visual Arts Collection curated by The House of Dandridge consisting of photography taken by members of the house as well as featured artists, series’ by graphic artists, cartoonists and much more…stop back in for some DVAC Gallery-vanting whenever you...
DO SOMETHING : March in Response To Hate Crimes Against The LGBT Community Monday, May 20th

DO SOMETHING : March in Response To Hate Crimes Against The LGBT Community Monday, May 20th

  A lot of attention and energy is surely focused on same sex marriage and marriage equality but just because members of the LGBT Community are able to profess their love legally, it certainly does not mean we are invincible.  Early this morning, the third tragic hate crime against a member of the LGBT Community...
@DanceParadeNYC Virtual Flash Mob Friday, May 17th at Noon!   Instructions Within! :)

@DanceParadeNYC Virtual Flash Mob Friday, May 17th at Noon! Instructions Within! :)

Pass this on. OK Everyone!   After one attempt at making a splash across social media and Facebook,  we are at it again.   Friday, May 17th at NOON we will have another DANCE PARADE VIRTUAL FLASH MOB! Copy and paste this link onto your facebook timeline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQa1fyvacQY It is the 2013 Dance Parade Trailer…....
Flashback: An Entirely Different Kind of Mother Love Professed in 1998 Goldie Opus

Flashback: An Entirely Different Kind of Mother Love Professed in 1998 Goldie Opus

  Back in 1998, during the illicit heyday of the rhtymically and sonically gorgeous drum n bass era of electronic music,  the man that everyone wished they could be but could never touch was Goldie.   I certainly didn’t own every release that bore his name, but his double CD Saturnzreturn had an epic track on...
Big Ragoo & Chauncey D Push SYNERGISM West to Rock Bar 5/25 with special guest Austin Downey

Big Ragoo & Chauncey D Push SYNERGISM West to Rock Bar 5/25 with special guest Austin Downey

DJ Big Ragoo and DJ Chauncey D move their sardonic soiree from the EV to the WV with the help of DJ Austin Downey on Saturday, May 25th! The party, like it did, features eclectic electro, classic house and new wave seasonings along with cult film screenings and queers of all shapes and sizes….it’s our...
The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame : Master of Gay Erotic Manga Book Signing @ The Standard 5/15

The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame : Master of Gay Erotic Manga Book Signing @ The Standard 5/15

Chip Kidd, The Standard, ARTBOOK | D.A.P. and PictureBox invite you to join Gengoroh Tagame in celebrating the release of his new book.  Thanks to our friend Ricardo for the heads up about this event!   Gay.   Erotic.  Manga?   We shall soon see what those three things together will bring. The Passion of...
A Tribute to the Late, Great Peter Rauhofer by DJ Eddie Andrews

A Tribute to the Late, Great Peter Rauhofer by DJ Eddie Andrews

This week, the world lost an icon. Peter Rauhofer, DJ and producer and fixture in the gay club scene and beyond for almost two decades, lost his battle with brain cancer and left the world peacefully at home. DJ Eddie Andrews has compiled a mixset featuring some of his favourite Rauhofer remixes and has woven...
Armand Deluxe and SIRPAUL Release The LGBT Pride Anthem of the Summer! #OneLove

Armand Deluxe and SIRPAUL Release The LGBT Pride Anthem of the Summer! #OneLove

  What do you get when you mix producer Armand Deluxe and queer electropop icon SIRPAUL together?  You get “One Love” the LGBT Pride anthem of the Summer! One Heart, One Mind, #OneLove! OUT NOW – Worldwide!   Spotify Amazon iTunes   Video coming soon! Czech owt… Flashback American Life : Madonna “Run” Demo Quicker Than...
H.O.D. Flashback : The Closer You Get To Intimacy : Studio Roosegarde and V2 Create Fashion That Becomes Transparent When Approached

H.O.D. Flashback : The Closer You Get To Intimacy : Studio Roosegarde and V2 Create Fashion That Becomes Transparent When Approached

We have all heard the term ‘fashion forward’ but this takes that term to an entirely new height.  the days of the android and the cyborg have certainly begun to enter our reality and it is wonderfully inspirational that designers are pushing their own mental and creative walls and taking that which decorates our bodies...
On H.O.D. TV : My Rights as a Gun Owner by Liberal Bias Video

On H.O.D. TV : My Rights as a Gun Owner by Liberal Bias Video

        Sean Zevran reminds us what is most important in the debate about gun control, in this Public Service Announcement.  He also reminded us here at The H.O.D. what it means to be a hot blooded homosexual haha!  Yes…he’s close to perfect AND a porn star…just google his name   I wonder...
HOT RABBIT @Queerocracy Edition Downstairs at The Monster Friday May 10th!

HOT RABBIT @Queerocracy Edition Downstairs at The Monster Friday May 10th!

HOT RABBIT – Queer Dance Party – QUEEROCRACY EDITION !!! FRIDAYS @ THE MONSTER (Downstairs) 80 Grove St (W 4th/7th Ave) 10pm-4am The H.O.D. tries to support Queerocracy in any way it can…it is one of the newest evolutions of queer activism to take over the LGBT Community and the group is our very own...
Do Something : Join The INSPIRED BY MADONNA TEAM at NYC AIDS WALK 2013!

Do Something : Join The INSPIRED BY MADONNA TEAM at NYC AIDS WALK 2013!

JOIN The H.O.D. as we walk with the team that is “INSPIRED BY MADONNA” at the 2013 NYC AIDS WALK. Please visit MYMDNA.COM for information on how to register and donate. A great event to meet and connect with fellow Madonna fans and walk for a cause. RSVP and Invite your friends to this event...
{Your Name Here} Presents "FIGMENT" at TADA Youth Theater Thursday, May 30th

{Your Name Here} Presents “FIGMENT” at TADA Youth Theater Thursday, May 30th

Figment is an experimental dance-theater piece that asks questions surrounding death. What does it mean to contemplate what is inevitable for us? Is death the end? What comes after? Why do so many queer youth turn to suicide as a resolution and how does it affect the community? Two queer bodies will explore this spiritual...
CUTLOG Art Festival Takes Over The Clemente on the LES May 9-13

CUTLOG Art Festival Takes Over The Clemente on the LES May 9-13

The Clemente 107 Suffolk St New York, NY 10002 USA Become a fan on Facebook and check out updates and photos cutlog NY 2013 After four successful years in Paris, cutlog art fair is pleased to announce the launch of its first New York edition from May 9-13, 2013. Approximately 45 galleries and curators will...
Untapped Capital : Catch @ArtinOddPlaces 2013 NUMBER Previews at IDEAS CITY StreetFest

Untapped Capital : Catch @ArtinOddPlaces 2013 NUMBER Previews at IDEAS CITY StreetFest

We have never heard of The NEW IDEAS Festival until we were invited to the event by the fine folks over at Art in Odd Places.  The festival takes place from May 1st through the 4th culminating with a overload of the artsy at their annual StreetFest on the Lower East Side. Art in Odd...
"FATE" Drives Coby Koehl Back To Don't Tell Mama May 1st With New Show, New Band

“FATE” Drives Coby Koehl Back To Don’t Tell Mama May 1st With New Show, New Band

“Fate”. New York City Legend Coby Koehl returns to Don’t Tell Mama with a brand new show and a brand new band on Wednesday, May 1st. The show follows in true Coby Koehl tradition and will feature some original works as well as startlingly magical reinventions of classic soul and imperfect pop songs that we...
WWTTON : KaleidoPope, A Sacred Interactive Website by Michael Silber

WWTTON : KaleidoPope, A Sacred Interactive Website by Michael Silber

  WWTTON : What Will They Think of Next? We were going to save this for Sunday, The Lord’s Day, but some things are just too good to wait for.   Thank you to Laughing Squid, one of our favourite blogs and hosting provider, for posting this brilliant Laughing Squid Tip amongst all the other...
FUND(ance)RAISER for WBAI Radio Liquid Sound Lounge 20th Anniversary Kickoff at ShapeShifter Lab!

FUND(ance)RAISER for WBAI Radio Liquid Sound Lounge 20th Anniversary Kickoff at ShapeShifter Lab!

A powerful supporter of Dance Parade and the arts, NYC talent and the magic of house music in general, WBAI Radio needs your help!    Kicking off the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Liquid Sound Lounge, +LSL and Groove Collective present a fundraiser for WBAI Saturday, May 11th at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn!   Click to...
#DanceEventi to Continue @DanceParadeNYC IDD Celebration with DJ Huggy Bear on Monday, April 29th

#DanceEventi to Continue @DanceParadeNYC IDD Celebration with DJ Huggy Bear on Monday, April 29th

#DanceEventi Rain or shine, celebrate International Dance Day April 29 @ 5-7pm Put on your dancing shoes and join the party. We are getting our “Psy” on April 29 in conjunction with International Dance Day and ALL are welcome! Free entry. With music by DJ Huggy Bear from 5-7pm and all day long dance moves from Under...
Go KA-BLOOM! with Visual AID's Spring Art Auction in San Francisco!

Go KA-BLOOM! with Visual AID’s Spring Art Auction in San Francisco!

  KA – BLOOM! Visual Aid’s Spring Art Auction Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 hosted by Temple Nightclub and Mirus Gallery, 540 Howard Street, SF     L-R: art by Andrew Belshner, Jamie Brunson, Derek Lynch, Ferris Plock Click here for an online preview of featured art   Purchase tickets now and bid on great art to...
Flashback American Life : Madonna "Run" Demo Quicker Than a Ray of Light!

Flashback American Life : Madonna “Run” Demo Quicker Than a Ray of Light!

 * Reposted from April 21, 2011 in honour of the 10th Anniversary of American Life…happy birthday!! There were a lot of leaks of demo and b-sides from a huge chunk of Madonna’s career last Summer.  It seems we are in yet another wave of leaks!   This time we have “Run”,  a song that was...
Happy Record Store Day 2013 : Go Downtown and Buy Some Vinyl!

Happy Record Store Day 2013 : Go Downtown and Buy Some Vinyl!

    Thanks to Chauncey’s recent stint at a thrift shop and the gigantic wall of vinyl in his housemate, The Q-Raider‘s bookcase, we have recently gotten much further acquainted with the magic of vinyl and rare pressings of brilliant house and new jack swing tracks from the 90′s, quirky 80′s new wave, vintage soundtracks...
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