Pictures from Tales of a Technogypsie
Fresh * 1 Crown Alley * Temple Bar * Dublin, Ireland * 2 * phone: (01) 671 8423 * http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fresh-Temple-Bar/ * One of Dublin’s little hotspots for fashion, club wear, and alternative garb … “Fresh” is in the heart of Temple Bar along Crown Alley, and boasts the best of alternative brands for vintage, punk, [...]
The Saturday March 17, 2012 St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade in Dublin, Ireland. Video clips of various Steampunk themed art and floats presented in the Parade.
Thursday, 22 May 2008 Washington, D.C. 11th annual D.C. Goth Prom “Under a Milky Way” * Town Danceboutique * 2009 8th Strett NW | Washington, DC 20009 * http://www.gothpromdc.com/ 11th Annual Goth Prom, Washington, D.C. 5/22/08 After the National Geographic Live and private reception, I headed over to my ‘first’, while DC’s 11th, Goth Prom [...]
*Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * Chrome Goth Night * Transit Bar * http://www.gothclublist.com/details/chrome.html * 7 AKUNA ST * Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * P 02 6162 0899 * http://transitbar.com.au/ * Eager for some darksome and divine music, I hunted out what could lie beneath the underground of Australia’s capital city … Canberra. [...]
Thunderdome / Death Guild * Burning Man * Black Rock City, Nevada * http://www.deathguildthunderdome.com/ * Every year many Burners look forward to the infamous “Thunderdome”, the interactive art project of San Francisco’s famed “Death Guild”. It is one of Burning Man’s most famous landmarks and one of its most exciting projects/theme camps. Operating for 6 [...]
NOTE: THE PURPLE ONION NO LONGER EXISTS. THE CLUB CLOSED DOWN. THIS IS NOW JUST A NOSTALGIC REVIEW PIECE FROM THE PAST. the Purple Onion Cabaret * 15 Water Street * Gas town -Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1A1 * 604.602.9442 * www.purpleonion.com * Mondays Vancouver’s only underground Brit Night – radiohead, blur, suede, bowie, clash. [...]
Faun @ Faerieworlds 2010, Day 2 & Finale* Faerieworlds 2010 * Sunday, 1 August 2010 * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * The pleasure of the German band “Faun” taking the afternoon stage for the final day of Faerieworlds 2010. The weather was perfect, sunny, and warm – the green was littered with faeries old and [...]
Faun * Performance on Saturday, 31 July 2010 * Faerieworlds 2010 * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon *One of my longest running favorite bands that I’ve had the pleasure of seeing live in Worms Germany (2009) as well as their North American premiere at Faerieworlds in 2009. I was introduced to them from a DJ Ferret [...]
Dominion Resurrection* Cellar of Murrays Bar * 33-34 O’Connell Street, Dublin 1, Ireland * Every Saturday from 9.30 pm – 2.30 am in the cellar of the sports bar called “Murrays” is Ireland’s premiere and only Goth night. Only €3 until 11, afterwards €6 to enter. Darksome and divine, this small little hole is comfortable [...]
Colorado Springs Hearseclub Goth Skate Night Skate City – Colorado Springs, Colorado Goth Skate Night is a newly formed hangout night for the Colorado Springs Hearse Club and local Goth Community that appears to happen every other month (alternated by a Gothic Bowling Night). While held during a general skate night on a saturday night [...]
VNV Nation, System Syn, Revolution State * Thursday, 8 April 2010 * 8 PM – 12:30 AM * The Black Sheep * 2106 E. Platte Ave * Colorado Springs, Colorado * While I’m not a big fan of the Black Sheep as a venue (too small, too grungy, the sound is often messed up, and [...]
Bad Faeries Masquerade Ball – Faerieworlds Winter Celebration 2010 Faerieworlds Winter 2010 * McDonald Theater * Eugene, Oregon * January 30, 2010 * 7:30-12:30 * An amazing night following the Good Faeries Night at the 2010 Winter Celebration of Faerieworlds was the notorious “Bad Faeries Night”. For this celebration, it was by far my favorite [...]
Abney Park Abney Park* Faerieworlds Winter 2010 Celebration * McDonald Theater * Eugene, Oregon * January 30th, 2010 * 9:00-10:30 * I’ve always been a fan from of Abney Park’s music, but this was an absolute pleasure to see them live, especially at Faerieworlds where the Faeries and otherworldly folk seasoned their outfits Steampunk style. [...]
Faun Faun – Day 3 @ FaerieworldsFaerieworlds * August 2, 2009 * 7-8:45 pm * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * Somehow I didn’t come to expect that I’d be blessed and lucky enough to see my favorite band twice at this festival. This time, for the finale for Faerieworlds, they played in the daylight as [...]
Faun Faun – Day 2 @ FaerieworldsFaerieworlds * August 1, 2009 * 9:30 pm – 11 pm * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * My current most favorite band remained ever-so-more my favorite after their amazing concert on the night of Saturday August 1st, 2009 during their premiere North American performance at Faerieworlds 2009. I have [...]
Voodoo Organist Voodoo Organisthttp://www.voodooorganist.com/ 4/22/09 Performance in Denver, Colorado at the Three Kings Tavern * 60 S Broadway * Denver, CO 80209 * A special treat, opening before Big John Bates and the Voodoo Dolls was “The Voodoo Organist”. Inspired by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, the Cramps, Nick Cave, and Tom Waits – Scott Wexton, a [...]
Diabolo Goth Shop, AmsterdamDiabolowww.diabolo-shop.nl* Oudezijds Voorburgwal 242 * 1012 GK Amsterdam, Netherlands * +31 20 6234506A great little gothic, club-wear, and fetish clothing shop with wonderful designs and gear available. Bringing great fashion to Amsterdam since 1988, one of the best shops of this type in the city. They also offer custom made clothing. Excellent [...]
FAUN * April 3, 2009 at the Lincoln Theater in Worms, Germanyhttp://www.faune.de/web/index.html I travelled long and wide to see “Faun” as they have become my most favorite band next to “Qnthal”. Timing was perfect as I was travelling to Germany in a adventure-packed modern-story-drama (a fantasical story tale concocted with some fantasy based on true [...]
Friday, 3 April 2009Worms, Germany The adventurers got off to a late start on their travels as they were taking a road trip in Lady Vanessa’s motor carriage to “Worms” to see the mythical band “Faun” in hopes that the music will shed some light about this “sacred” key they are questing for. Along the [...]
PULP* Wanheimer Strasse 231a, Duisburg-Hochfeld, Germany * +49 (0)203 363 7900 (Th-Sa from 6 PM) * http://pulp-duisburg.de/Each thursday is Goth/80s/Medieval/Industrial night at the Pulp Nightclub and Restaurant. Held in a large castle full with the ambiance of a medieval castle intact with decor and furnishings …mult-roomed normally with 3 club rooms. An 80′s/new wave court, [...]
Hittsville MusicHitsville Records, Altstadt, Düsseldorf 40213 * Dusseldorf, Germany * +49 211 328844 * www.hitsville.de One of Dusseldorf’s alternative used cd/vinyl/music stores in old town with great prices and deals. Also a great place to find out about local music and club happenings, events, concerts, and what-not. One of my favorite shops in Dusseldorf. Rating: [...]
Thursday, 2 April 2009Dusseldorf – Duisburg, Germany The adventurers slept in past noon, as they were up late and didn’t get to sleep but until the wee hours of the morning. Sir Thomas Leaf was up to 4:30 am alone. Around noon, the party did laundry and a late breakfast. Lady Vanessa off on an [...]
Seabound Seabound * (Germany) * http://www.seabound.de/ * A beat inspiring synthpop/futurepop duo from Germany. From a meeting of mutual friends, they decided to bound together their musical talents in 1995 bringing forth the band named “Seabound” and a slogan “Journey Into Your Mind”. With English lyrics that are meant to explore the human psyche and [...]
De/Vision De/Vision *(Germany) * http://www.devision-music.de/ An extroadinary synthpop band from Germany, on their 2009 North American tour, came to play at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom on January 22, 2009. Beginning in 1988 as a quartet consisting of Thomas Adam, Steffen Keth, Stefan Blender, and Markus Ganssert; they lost Markus in 2000; and another later; they became [...]
Requiem in BlackRequiem in Blackhttp://www.requieminblack.com/ One of Denver’s great music talents, Requiem in Black combine sound with artistry in their music and performances. A two person band: Aeren doing the Beats, Keyboards, Programming, Mixing, Promotions, and Booking; with Jessie as the sultry vocals, Lyrics, Keyboards, Engineering, Mastering, Merchandising. Starting in 2006, Requiem in Black can [...]
Requiem in Black, De/Vision, Seabound on January 22, 2009Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom * 2637 Welton Street, Denver, CO 80205 * 303.297.1772 * http://www.cervantesmasterpiece.com/ On the evening of January 22nd of 2009 came, rocked, and enamoured a perfect-sized audience from 8 pm until midnight. Great performances in a great concert hall. Overall, the combined bands were a [...]
Midnight D.C. * http://dcmidnight.com/ * Saturdays @ 9 pm until 2:45 am * The Meeting Place * 1707 L Street, NW, Washington, D.C. * $5 Cash cover at the door * 18+, 21+ to drink * Mardi Gras! – DJs Phae, DuJour, and Gleek; Vending of Gothic goodies by Silver Phoenix. Much more of a [...]
Spellbound D.C. * http://www.spellbound-dc.com/ * Saturdays @ 9 pm until 2 am * Recessions (below the Quincy Hotel) * 1823 L Street N.W. * Washington, D.C. * $7 Cash cover at the door * 21+ * Mardi Gras! – This particular club-going experience was decked all out for celebrating Mardi Gras. Costuming was highly encouraged [...]