The Drake Hotel has decided to make its Saturday (October 30) Halloween bash a music video-themed event this year, which should make it a bit more challenging to come up with a costume good enough to bring home the $500 prize. Headlining the party are the talented, eclectic Chicago DJ duo Flosstradamus.
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If you can’t deal with the crazy weekend lineup outside the Drake, you can always walk a bit west to Wrongbar, where UK electro house producer Boy 8-Bit throws down as part of the Disco Of The Dead party.
If your tastes run more toward techno than hipster dance sounds, you’re spending Saturday night at Footwork for the Speed Demon party, featuring a live performance by Dutch beat maniac Speedy J. If that’s too close to the club district for comfort, you could head out to the Keating Channel for the Bone Shaker party, where both Pezzner and Dub Gabriel will be performing live alongside a slew of DJs.
Pioneering Toronto rave promoters Destiny team up with Embrace for this year’s Freakout party at Sound Academy on Saturday, where you can dance the night away to drum ‘n’ bass, dubstep and other bass-heavy beats, with appearances by DJ Marky, Datsik and Gaslamp Killer. Not only is there a cash prize for best costume, the winner also gets on the guest list to every Destiny and Embrace event for a whole year.
If that mega-party isn’t big enough for you, the Guvernment is using its entire complex for Thriller (also on Saturday), featuring big names like Carl Cox and Steve Lawler (see interview, page 47).
