Philly Goth/Industrial Events: The Dark Alternative To Philly After Dark

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Monday 01/16/12

Movie Monday: Zombieland
The Balcony (Trocadero), 10th & Arch Streets
21+, 6:30pm doors / 8pm show, $3
215 922-6888

Saturday 01/21/12

Dorian's Parlor Winter Ball
Doubletree of Center City, 237 South Broad Street
21+, 8pm-1pm

Saturday 02/04/12

Dracula's Ball
F/ The Drowning Season & Cryo-Mancer
Shampoo, Willow Street (between 7th & 8th)
All Ages, $16, 9pm-2am
215 922-7500

Friday 02/10/12 - Sunday 02/12/12

Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention
Philadelphia Convention Center, 1101 Arch St.
All ages, $20 per day / $40 for the weekend / Kids under 12 free
1-800-541-8239

Friday 02/17/12

Jimmy Gnecco (of Ours) with Free Dominguez (of Kidneythieves)
Both performing intimate acoustic sets
North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar Street
21+, $15, 9pm
215 787-0488

Saturday 03/03/12

Vixens & Vagabonds Queer & Kinky Cabaret
Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar, 200 South 12th Street
21(?), 8pm-1:30am, $8 in drag / kink or $10 not, $5 after 11pm
215 964-9675

Wednesday 03/07/12

Mindless Self Indulgence & Morningwood
Trocadero, 10th & Arch Streets
All ages, $25, doors 7pm / show 8pm
215 922-6888

Saturday 03/10/12

Dorian's Parlor March Madness
Doubletree of Center City, 237 South Broad Street
21+, 8pm-1pm

Season of Mourning & Thunderbrew
Tom n Jerry's, 1006 MacDade Blvd. (Milmont Park, PA)
610 586-1008

Sunday 03/11/12

Pretty Things Peepshow with Eddy Price
North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar Street
21+, $10 adv / $12 DOS, 8pm
215 787-0488

Thursday 04/26/12

Rammstein
Wells Fargo Center, 3601 South Broad $49.50-$92.50
1-800-298-4200

Saturday 04/28/12

Dorian's Parlor Amazing April
Doubletree of Center City, 237 South Broad Street
21+, 8pm-1pm

Thursday 05/31/12 - Saturday 06/02/12

Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference
Philadelphia Convention Center, 1101 Arch St.

Saturday 06/02/12

Dorian's Parlor June Ball
Doubletree of Center City, 237 South Broad Street
21+, 8pm-1pm

Every Wednesday

Nocturne Facebook
Shampoo, Willow Street (between 7th & 8th), Philadelphia, PA
$7 cover, All Ages
215 922-7500

Every Friday

Viral Assault Facebook
Every Friday except I Love Industrial nights
EDM, Industrial, Goth, EBM
HeadHouse, 122 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA
18+, 9pm-2am, $5 for 21+ / $7 under 21
215 922-1223

Every Saturday

BlaXaturdays
Feat. DJs Knobhead and Anorexotica
Ulana's, 2nd & Bainbridge, Philadelphia, PA
$5, 21+, 10pm-2am

Undertow Facebook
Weekly rotating DJs: DJ Mighty Mike Saga, DJ Totentanz, and DJ Pro.Freq
Bar Cibi, 448 N. 17th St, Allentown, PA
$7, 21+

First Friday of the Month

Sex Dwarf
Philly's Premier Nonstop New Wave Dance Party
With DJs Robert Drake and Marilyn Thomas
Fluid, 613 Sth. 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA
Doors open at 9pm, 21+ with ID, Free til 10/$5 after, drink specials til midnight

Second Friday of the Month

The Aviary
Note: Less dance, more play
The Arts Garage, 1533 Ridge Avenue
18+, 9pm-2am doors, $10 cover
215 765-2702

Third Friday of the Month

Kulture Shock!
Resident DJs Doctor Octo-Pussy and DJ Tanzenteufel
Spinning goth/industrial/ebm
(Seems to have a fetish tinge to it)
XO Lounge, 1436 South Street, Philadelphia, PA
9pm-3am, $5 / $10 after 10pm, 21+
215 735-2220

First Saturday of the Month

Shadowland Lancaster Facebook
With DJ Kiltboy and Dave Ghoul playing:
Goth, Industrial, Synth, Electro, 80's, & more!
Chameleon Club, 223 North Water St, Lancaster, PA
9pm-2am, 21+ with ID, $5.00 Cover
717 299-9684

Second Saturday of the Month

Collapsing New People Facebook
Coldwave, post punk, minimal, dark electronic
Feat. Passable Plastic, Von Gehl, Mighty Mike Saga, and Straw Man
HeadHouse, 122 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA
$5 cover, 9pm-2am
215 922-1223

Last Saturday of the Month

Bravissimo Burlesque
F/Lil' Steph
WineO, 447 Poplar Street
10:30pm, $10
215 925-0999

First and Third Sunday of the Month

Schematics
80s New Wave, Post Punk, New Romantic, and Synth Wave
Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N Front St
11pm-2am, no cover
215 291-4919

Monthly

Dorian's Parlor Facebook
Monthly steampunk/neo-Victorian event
House DJs Dave Ghoul and DJ Kiltboy
Doubletree of Center City, 237 South Broad Street
8pm-1pm; $25 gets admission, drink ticket, and hors d'oeuvres

Local Bands / DJs

Black Ring Facebook
Brainclaw Facebook
Carfax Abbey
Cesium 137
Dave Ghoul Facebook
DeathMaschine Facebook
DJ Blackwidow Facebook
DJ Chas Paris Facebook
DJ Kiltboy Facebook
DJ Marilyn Thomas Facebook
DJ Mighty Mike Saga Facebook
DJ Robert Drake
DJ Totentanz Facebook
Panzer Division Facebook
Season of Mourning Facebook
Syrenn
Viktim
The Young Werewolves Facebook

Local Venues

Chameleon Club - 223 North Water St, Lancaster, PA, 717 299-9684 Facebook
Crocodile Rock Cafe - 520 W. Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA, 610 434-4600
Electric Factory - 421 N. 7th St, Philadelphia, PA, 215 627-1332 Facebook
Fluid - 613 Sth. 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA Facebook
John & Peter's - 96 S. Main Street, New Hope, PA, 215-862-5981
Johnny Brenda's - 1201 N. Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 215-739-9684 Facebook
Keswick Theatre - 291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, PA, 215-572-7650 Facebook
Khyber Pass Pub - 56 South Second Street, Philadelphia, PA, 215 238-5888 Facebook
North Star Bar - 2639 Poplar Street, Philadelphia, PA, 215 787-0488 Facebook
Shampoo - Willow Street (between 7th & 8th), Philadelphia, PA, 215 922-7500 Facebook
Silk City - 435 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, PA 19123, 215 592-8838 Facebook
Starlight Ballroom - 460 N. 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 215 769-2780 Facebook
Theatre of Living Arts - 334 South St, Philadelphia, PA, 215 922-1011
Tin Angel - 20 South 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA, 215 928-0770
Tritone - 1508 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 215 545-0475 Facebook
Trocadero - 1003 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA, 215 922-6888 Facebook

Museums/Historical Sites

American Swedish Historical Museum Facebook
1900 Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
215 389-1776

Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site Facebook
532 North 7th Street, Philadelphia, PA
215 597-8780

Eastern State Penitentiary Facebook
22nd & Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
215 236-3300

Independence Seaport Museum Facebook
211 South Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA
215 925-5439

Laurel Hill Cemetery Facebook
3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
215 228-8200

Mütter Museum Facebook
19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA
215 563-3737

National Liberty Museum Facebook
321 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
215 925-2800

Pennsylvania Museum of Fine Arts Facebook
118 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
215 972-7600

Philadelphia Magic Gardens Facebook
1020 South Street, Philadelphia, PA
215 733-0390

Philadelphia Museum of Art Facebook
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA
215 684-7822

Please Touch Museum Facebook
4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA
215 963-0667

Shops, Etc.

Delicious Boutique & Corseterie Facebook
1040 N. American St. #901, Philadelphia, PA
215 413-0375

Delicious Sideshow Facebook
1050 N. Hancock St #64, Philadelphia, PA
267 318-7402

Digital Ferret CDs
732 S 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA
215 925-9259

New Hope Facebook
Shops, restaurants, etc.
General tourist trap in Bucks County, PA
Tourism Info Phone: 215 862-5030

Ghost Tours of Philadelphia, Lancaster, and Gettysburg Facebook

Le Chateau Exotique Ltd. (Link NSFW) Facebook
27 W. Mechanic Street, New Hope, PA
215 862-3810

Passional Boutique (Link probably NSFW) Facebook
704 South 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA

Sexploratorium (Link NSFW) Facebook
620 South 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA
215 923-1398

South Street Headhouse District Facebook
Directory of shops, restaurants, and venues in the South St. region of Philly
215 413-3713

South Street Hats
810 South Street, Philadelphia, PA
215 829-1600

Spirits of '76 Ghost Tour of Philadelphia Facebook
meets at Così® Restaurant
325 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
215 525-1776

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