What’s your obsession? What’s the thing you can’t live without? We’ve all got something.
It might be a pair of shoes, your fave t-shirt, a certain track you play on repeat; on the other hand it might be a coffee and a fag or perhaps something stronger… I’m about to get obsessed over M Lamar, a New York based performer and counter tenor who started out studying to become an artist. M Lamar, the twin brother of actor Laverne Cox is in London town this Thursday 6th August to do a very intimate show at VFD, formally known as Vogue Fabrics, (66 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XB) entitled M Lamar’s Destruction, to see what it’s all about. Check in at 7:30pm.
DJ come obsessive archivist Jeffrey Hinton continues his explorations this Thursday 6th at Hoi Polloi Lates (Hoi Polloi, Ace Hotel, 100 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6QJ) with his Dreamscape series and #3-Kinky Rio. Jeffrey orchestrates film projected across the restaurant with accompanying and specific music. Starts at 10:30pm ‘til 1am. Free entry.
Gay Garage (UKGAY) could be the night you’ve been waiting for on Saturday 8th August. Is RnB, Garage the dance music you can’t get enough of? Join Mischa Mafia, Oyinboy and Jerk plus Pure Silk R’n’B with Randy and Monica downstairs from 9pm at The Glory (281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS) for Old Skool classics, UK Garage and twerk your arse off ‘til 2am.
Up at Dalston Superstore (117 Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB) this weekend Twirl presents… Shaun J Wright on Friday 7th August. Shaun used to be in Hercules & Love Affair and now has his own record label Twirl. He’ll be joined by Hannah Holland and Josh Caffe while in the upstairs bar Jamie Bull from Homoelectric takes over duties with the Meat boys. On from 9-3am. And then SorryNotSorry Sundays VII is always the perfect way to round off the weekend at Superstore on the 9th August. Catch residents Elles, Rob-Denis, Chris Cuff & Sen pull out your fave ‘beach bae jamz’ and play a summer selection apt for a night out on the Dalston strip! 8pm-2am.
Something for midweek…Wednesday 12th August and Baby Lamé: Don’t Call It A Comeback at The Glory. Baby Lamé treads the stage to showcase her relentless, outrageous and twisted underground performance! Showtime 8.30 prompt.
And something to look forward to on Saturday 15th August. Sink The Pink: Around The World In 50 Gays! Get in early, starts at 9pm and it’s mayhem with the crème de la crème of international superstar DJs; JVP, Josh You Are and Joan Oh, plus hostess Ginger Johnson and a showcase of the most energetic dance routines and show stopping numbers from the Sink The Pink gang! #OBSESSED!