FASCINATION STREET returns to the East Room on Saturday, June 14th, and DJs Ichabod + Baron von Birk would like, if they may, to take you on a strange journey through Goth, post-punk, deathrock, darkwave, coldwave, and batcave dance...
That's right, this month, we salute the 50th anniversary of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"! Originally released in the summer of 1975, the film adaptation of what began as a queer-glam-horror-rock-opera confused mainstream movie-goers upon release, but it eventually found its people through repeated midnight screenings, which birthed a wave of unprecedented audience participation with call-backs, props, costuming, and even shadow-casts. The resulting phenomenon would come to define the term "cult film," and attending such screenings has since become a rite of passage, giving generations the courage to embrace who they really are, within a community of wild and untamed things.
Naturally, we will be playing musical numbers from the film throughout the night, along with artists and bands that embody the spirit the film represents, all within our signature mix of dark dance anthems. Have a request? Feel free to post it here, or simply save it for the in-person request sheet that night. In the meantime, invite your unconventional conventionists, and we'll see you in the fog!
"Don't dream it, be it."
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WHERE:
The East Room: 2412 Gallatin Avenue in East Nashville, TN, 37206. Located diagonally across the street from The Cobra, next to Subway, and in the same building as HAIL, Dark Aesthetics and The BE-Hive. The entrance to the East Room is on the right side of the building, down the alley. Just follow the fog...
DETAILS:
Doors open at 9pm and close at 3am. $10 cover. Cards and cash accepted. 18+up welcome!
Parking is free in the club's front lot and on the surrounding side streets at any time. There is also a pay lot around the corner on Chester Ave, and the Cobra has a pay lot across the street as well (but they will validate their lot for their customers).
We do not recommend parking at the Walgreens down the street, the Subway next door, the school across the street, or the barber shop around the corner, as they have all been known to tow at times. It varies, so park there at your own risk.
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ABOUT FS:
We are faithful to the post-punk sounds the goth scene was built on, but this is not simply a retro night. Plenty of classics, club favorites, and even deep cuts will be heard, of course, but mixed with new & current artists that carry that spirit and expand on it today -- from the intentional revivalists, to the dark punk underwave, our mission is to bridge the past and the future, the icons with the new blood.
WHAT YOU WILL HEAR:
the cure. bauhaus. siouxsie & the banshees. the sisters of mercy. killing joke. christian death. joy division. clan of xymox. the wake. rosetta stone. dead can dance. fields of the nephilim. the mission. new order. the smiths. she past away. kælan mikla. cold cave. horror vacui. altar de fey. a projection. sopor aeternus & the ensemble of shadows. drab majesty. scary black. light asylum. david bowie. nick cave. cocteau twins. the chameleons. peter murphy. bella morte. the last dance. echo & the bunnymen. the church. portishead. switchblade symphony. new model army. nox novacula. twin tribes. vision video. ritual howls. secret shame. faith and the muse. praise of folly. corpus delicti. pink turns blue. en†er†ainmen†. depeche mode. london after midnight. specimen. mephisto walz. red lorry yellow lorry. alien sex fiend. astari nite. seraphim shock. samhain. bloody dead and sexy. swans. cinema strange. screaming dead. siekiera. attic eyes. nosferatu. virgin prunes. 45 grave
...and so many, many more -- but no 00ntz, futurepop, techno, trance, aggro, cyber, or nu-metal. Graves not raves; Bauhaus is the only house we need.
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