DONT ASK DONT TELL: QUEER PRIDE PARTY

This month while the Boston PRIDE parade focuses mainly on GAY pride, we here at DADT are championing something a little different...

QUEER PRIDE!

As homosexuality becomes homogonized into hetereosexual culture more and more each day, we would like to take the time to focus on what makes us different. Being queer is about embracing those differences and an alternative lifestyle that lies even outside of mere sexuality and instead focuses on identity.

DADT's motto "ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL" will be more mainstage than ever as we gear up for our biggest drag show in years! Featuring...

SEVERITY STONE
SHAM PAYNE
BELLE BOTTOMS
MIRANDA WRIGHTS
JHONNY COCKRING
AND PORCHA LYNNE

PLUS

Special guest DJ sets by

VAEPORS
www.soundcloud.com/vaepors
When Vaepors spun at DADT back in January for our 5 year anniversary they absolutely SLAYED the dancefloor. This month will be no different. Prepare for high energy, trashy dance jams that will make you sweat!

Of course resident DJ/MC

COLBY DRASHER
www.soundcloud.com/colbydrasher
will also be in the mix with an emphasis on those special queer and homo tracks that turn the club out!

-Sickening DADT light show by the one and only Scott Hadley
-Projections and photography by Nick Day

Spend the day in ALLSTON!
During the afternoon and evening check out the POP ALLSTON markey and pride party co-hosted by DADT over at the Oliver Best Markets on Brighton Ave. Featuring a drag competition with a cash prize, dancing and much more! link below
https://www.facebook.com/events/578198019022897/

DADT: QUEER PRIDE PARTY
21+
10 bucks
fb event link---->https://www.facebook.com/events/104405249983198/
Come see why DADT has been critically acclaimed by boston and regional press for the last 5 years!
 

DONT ASK DONT TELL: TRIBUTE TO ROBYN w/ DJs Raq City and Colby Drasher

In 1997 Robyn dropped onto the scene with her smash hit 'Do You Know (What It Takes)'. Since then she has taken the world by storm with her revolutionary perspective on gender norms and what it is to be a female pop star. She even performed at the Noble Peace Prize concert in 2010!

On May 28, the same night as DADT, she will be performing live at Boston Calling. For those of you who cant bring yourself to spend 80 dollars on a ticket... come to Great Scott where we will be paying tribute to her!

Expect all your Robyn faves from her early catalogue to today! Plus all the banging club music that DADT serves you every month.

:Special Guest DJ:

Raq City (discwoman)
www.soundcloud.com/partyraq

:Resident DJ/MC:

Colby Drasher
www.soundcloud.com/colbydrasher
www.mixcloud.com/colbydrasher

The vibes will be flowing all night as we party into the early morning. But! not before our fearless and experimental drag show takes to the stage doing 3 stellar numbers that will have you calling your girlfriend. Line Up TBA soon.

Nick Day will of course be there to document your beautiful robyn inspired looks with his photography and daze you with his video mash ups of the lady herself.

Come see why DADT has been named Boston's most notorious queer night for the past 5 years!
(http://pleasedontaskdonttell.blogspot.com/p/press.html)

ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL
21+
10 BUX

DONT ASK DONT TELL: HEDWIG w/ GUESTS MS DJ LOTUS & VINCE CHIC

It is clear that I must find my other half
but is it a he or a she?
Can two people
actually become one?

As you may know DADT serves as a safe space to explore your identity.

So of course we should host an event that pays homage to one of the most legendary queer films of our time, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. This month more than ever we encourage you to push your own gender boundaries and express them with pride. Show the world and yourself all of your different sides.

Brush up on your Hedwig knowledge below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedwig_and_the_Angry_Inch_(film)

We will have two fabulous guest DJs to help assist with your transformation:

DJ MS LOTUS
Queen of bass. Goddess of golden tracks. Genuinely good person.
www.soundcloud.com/msdjlotus

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VINCE CHIC
Proto pop party monster with extensive style and knowledge of jams.
Also the lead singer of Full Color.
www.soundcloud.com/trashychic

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Resident DJ / MC
COLBY DRASHER (DADT/Zuesday/Fascination)


Plus!
This months DRAG SPECTACULAR will be entirely a tribute to Hedwig herself. Expect to be singing along to the lip-syncs (so postmodern). Line up including:

VIOLENCIA EXCLAMATION POINT!
& more TBA

Live lighting design by Scott Hadley
Projections and Photography by Nick Day

Put on some make up and take that wig down from the shelf…
DADT is about to tribute Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

“All are welcome who welcome all”
Great Scott
10pm-2am
21+
10 Bucks
https://www.facebook.com/events/461062494102206/

Dont Ask Dont Tell: Prom Night in Allston w/ guest DJs Pink0 and manu.

This is a queer prom.
This is a prom in Allston Rock City.
This is a prom for the kids who dont give a fuck.
This is a Dont Ask Dont Tell Prom.

All the glitz and all the grime.

"All are welcome who welcome all" to DADT's 2nd prom ever!
This time we're strapping on our gowns and pulling on our faux fur coats with twice the audacity. Come as a single fox, with a date, or with a gaggle of party fiends you all have a place behind Great Scott's 'pearly' gates.

Wear what you ACTUALLY wanted to wear to your prom.
Bring who you ACTUALLY wanted to bring to your prom.
Dance with who you ACTUALLY wanted to get humpy with.

w/ luxurious guest DJs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pink0 (Resisdance)
www.soundcloud.com/resisdance
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

&

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
manu.
www.manumiran.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

and resident DJ
*********************
Colby Drasher
www.soundcloud.com/colbydrasher
*********************

PLUS a drag show that will remind you how fortunate you are not to be in High School anymore. Line up TBA. But itll be juicy as usual.

To HEIGHTEN your senses we are bringing the lovely Scott Hadley back to overload you with his precision crafted light show! Paired up with our house projection artist Nick Day, you wont be able to escape the fate of Carrie herself.

No Dress Code.
But it is a prom so interpret that as you will.
Cum early. Stay late.
21+
10 dollars
We love you. Love each other.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1154517014560142/

DONT ASK DONT TELL: WILD SIDE w/ Guest DJs Clickbait x A. Campbell Payne

 

Humans like to think that humans arent animals.

"No, no, no! How could something small and fluffy like a rabbit have ANYTHING in common with myself?"

Well I could tell you at least ONE thing we have in common with rabbits...

But in all seriousness, human beings are just animals that have larger brains. Ya know? So we can use them to make cell phones and build sky scrapers and tanks that kill each other! ....you can also see that just because we have biiiiggggerrr brains doesnt mean we ACUTALLY know how to use them. We just think we do. But have you ever really thought on a daily basis what your thoughts are composed of? Try it! Its hilarious. And very ANIMAL.

So lets show some love for our own animal nature and celebrate the multitude of amazing lifeforms that are walking, flying and are currently swiming around this planet!

This is gonna be a big 'un for dressing up, people.

We're talking kigurumi realness. We're talking furries. We're talking fluffy tails. We're talking facepaint. YOU GET IT. But you also get that its gonna be so, so cute.

So why not some cute guest DJs to go with the cuuute theme?

******

DJ CLICKBAIT

anti social, gender ambiguous, space royalty

www.facebook.com/djclickbait

www.soundcloud.com/djclickbait

First time spinning at DADT!

******

A. CAMPBELL PAYNE

Audiovisual artist and performer based in Boston, MA. Work meditates on chance, pattern, the mundane, and the transcendental.

http://music.acampbellpayne.com/#_=_

https://soundcloud.com/acampbellpayne#_=_

Also first time spinning at DADT!

Plus resident DJ/MC

******

COLBY DRASHER

Very close to primal.

Has hard time distinguishing between himself and other things.

^____________^ ^_______^ ^___________ ^

After already being informed of what some of the drag acts will entail i should warn you... it may get very animal if you know what i mean. Potentially even disgusting. But of course DADT loves that.... shit.

Featuring!

BELLE BOTTOMS

SHAM PAYNE

RAQUEL SUPREEZE

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Legends and queens new to the DADT STAGE!

Complete lineup to come!

() * ( * ) * ()

Wild projections and photography by Nick Day!

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WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE.

DADT: WILD SIDE

21+

10 BUCKS

10pm-2am

"ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL"

PLAY NICE

https://www.facebook.com/events/1554520294865427/

www.pleasedontaskdonttell.blogspot.com

www.greatscottrock.com

DONT ASK DONT TELL: 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

5 years of love. 5 years of music. 5 years of acceptance. 5 years of drag. 5 years of dance. 5 years of art. 5 years of DADT.

Yes, it has been 5 years since the inception of DADT in January of 2011... and we are as sassy as ever. Being a safe space for anyone and everyone who seeks something more out of their nightlife scene. Something alternative. Something bold.

We have played host to numerous musicians from Mykki Blanco, Le1f, Pansy Division to locals like Hunnie Bunnies and The Fagettes. We have changed the drag scene offering a different take on what drag is. Blurring the lines between just a lip sync and full throttle performance art. Winning 8 awards from local press ranging from Best Gay Night to Best Dance Party in the city DADT is proud to still be going strong- Thanks to you!

So for this 5 year anniversary we are bringing you a real treat!

*******Guest DJ's*******

IAN DIVER
OG DADT DJ
https://soundcloud.com/djdiver

DJ DAYGLOW (Pink Noise)
https://soundcloud.com/djdayglow

VAEPORS
https://soundcloud.com/vaepors

and of course resident DJ/MC COLBY DRASHER

PLUS

!!!!!SOME OF THE BIGGEST HITTERS IN DRAG!!!!!

FENA BARBITAL
COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IVY DRIPPE
and performing under the same roof for the first time in 3 years...

DIEYMENTIA BLACKWOOD
+
SEVERITY STONE!!!

Video + Photography by the same sweetheart who has been doing it for 5 years straight- NICK DAY!

ANNND
for the first time ever we will be broadcasing LIVE on the internet for the whole world to see! *link to come*

Dont forget DADT is a space for expression! Our 5 year is NO exception so come out as wild and bold as possible! This is a celebration of our community! We love you all so very much! Invite your friends! Invite your grandma!

ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL
DADT
21+
https://www.facebook.com/events/1000769409969204/

DONT ASK DONT TELL: MASQUERADE w/ live music by BLKBX and DJs SHIMODA, LYCHEE, and DRASHER

" And so we don our masks,
to pay homage to the night. "

Oh, sweet mystery.

Come wearing your own mask. Simple or complex.
Some masks will be provided.
The lure of a stranger is more enticing when you can only see their eyes.

:::: special guest DJ sets by ::::

LYCHEE
Author of Earmilk's Night Rumours column by day, Lychee thrives most as DJ and dancer after 3 am, seeking out the darkest basement beats to welcome the brightest sunrises.

www.mixcloud.com/notalyce
www.facebook.com/lycheefrut

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SHIMODA
Resident of Gayhead Mansion. (CVLT)

www.soundcloud.com/shimoda

:::: Live musical performance by ::::

BLKBX
BLKBX has been described as casting a type of “neo-soul alchemy” whilst performing, consequently leading him to be dubbed as a contender for “best kept secret” in Boston’s music scene. BLKBX has opened up for Doldrums, Moon King, and has shared the stage with Mal Devisa and Ruby Rose Fox on several occasions. In 2014 he performed at Boston’s first ever Illuminus new media arts festival, while also receiving a nomination for Artist of the Year on the New England Deli blog. Subsequently, HUBweek Boston also featured BLKBX as one of “Boston’s change makers” on their website.

www.blkbx.me
www.soundcloud.com/blkbx

:::: Resident DJ set by ::::

COLBY DRASHER
MC / Witch

www.soundcloud.com/colbydrasher
www.blogspot.com/djcolbydrasher

^^^^^^^^^^ !!!! DRAG SHOW !!!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^
============FEATURING=============

IVY DRIPPE

EMPHYSEMA MENTHOL ONE HUNDREDS

QYA CRISTAL


(((((VISUALS AND PHOTOS BY NICK DAY))))))

Come see why The Boston Music Awards nominated us for BEST DANCE PARTY IN BOSTON for the 2nd year in a row!

ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL
Play nice

21+
10 single bills.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1144562372239924/