Back by popular demand! We present another evening of the hottest KPOP and JPOP sounds.With DJs Michael Diamonds (Blood Diamonds) and Genie (Easy Now, Re-Up). Featuring live Starcraft Visuals and a cosplay-friendly environment!

Sponsored by Schema Magazine

Doors at 10pm
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It’s time once again for The Famous and Fantastic Tropidelica! Take in alluring and exotic sounds at the city’s only alternative Latin Cabaret Night at a special Cinco De Mayo edition! Featuring Drummer, DJ and Producer Butchy Fuego from LA. Butchy plays and has played with the likes of the Boredoms, M.I.A. and Rainbow Arabia. He’ll be joined by the masters of the Cumbia rhythm, Operacion: Bikini (Mr. Pablo, Kut Gomez and El Garzita). As always, there’ll be tons of surprises like the hottest go go dancing chicas and our new and improved electric shock machine!

Sponsored by El Kartel

Doors at 10pm
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★ A Different Kind of Disco ★
Obscure gems and popular favourites. Guaranteed dance floor pleasers!

★ Incredible DJs ★
Maria in the Shower’s Bendon Hartley and Dandi Wind.

★ Live Go Go Dancers ★
Featuring the Stars of Babylon: The hottest dancers in the city.

Doors at 10pm
Admission is $12 before 11pm

Join us for the launch party for the Chosen Ones Group Vintage at a special night market edition on Friday April 20. Sip tasty drinks and shop from our carefully selected vintage vendors while DJs Cherchez La Femme and Mila Franovic spin. The Spring Edition Features Vintages Selections by F as in Frank, Trading Post, C’est La Vie, USED—House of Vintage, Hey Jude, The Fair, Coco & Co, Dandi Wind, River Vintage, Dig It, Sanaz + Rose, Some Product, Temple of the Modern Girl, Dead Union, Serafina and many more.

8pm-12am
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Chosen Ones Sale Runs
Saturday, April 21st — 11am to 6pm
Sunday, April 22nd — 11am to 6pm

Join us this Saturday for a dance party in the Tiki Bar featuring The Amigos from Endless Summer and Cherchez & Co’s Cherchez La Femme. Expect an eclectic mix of rock, surf, dance and club.

Doors at 10pm

MSH Sessions presents an evening with Mt. Eden. Ditching the Dubstep from their name hasn’t affected the juggernaut progress of Auckland production duo Jesse Cooper and Harley Rayner as they put themselves firmly on the map – 80 million youtube plays and counting, world tours, major hook-ups and an album release looming. They are taking it all in their stride as they ascend towards the pinnacle of international success. Out of their teenage bedrooms, Mt Eden are now working with some of the biggest artists and producers in the game. Expect them to fire up their trademark extended build-ups, drum solos, double and triple drops as Mt Eden take crowds to the peak and tip them over the edge again and again.

Doors at 9pm
Advance tickets are $25
Available at Beatstreet, Zulu and online
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On Friday April 27, join us for a multiroom drag show and dance party featuring Blow Pony from Portland and Roboteria!

★ Cabaret ★
Drag Show and Dance Party with Blow Pony
Queer Party Crew From Portland

Starring Peaches Christ
Featuring Double Duchess, Boy Funk, Airick X, Just Dave & Jay Douglas

★ Hideaway ★
Roboteria Dance Party
Retro Future Funk

Starring Taffi Louis (Truckerdisco & Thickset)
Featuring Manos & Waxwork

Doors at 10pm
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On Friday May 11, The Waldorf Presents the Surefire Sound Tour 2012 Spring Tour with Addison Groove, Doc Daneeka, Michael Red and Self Evident.

Addison Groove (50Weapons/Swamp81/Tectonic)
Live 808 / Serato hybrid set!

Back by popular demand. Vancouver loves Addison Groove. His set last year for Low Indigo was undeniably fresh and electric, satisfying both the dancefloor and the heads in the back. And things continue to move forward for AG, with his recent debut album “Transistor Rhythm” dropping to much critical acclaim.

Of course, the response to ‘Footcrab’ was phenomenal, receiving critical and commercial success in equal measure across the dance music scene. Getting plays not only from the dubstep DJs that Williams was used to reaching, it also found its way into the record boxes of techno and house heavyweights such as Aphex Twin, Surgeon, Ricardo Villalobos and Mr Scruff, bringing an enormous new audience to his music in the process. Taking influences from the Chicago ghetto tek and juke scenes, Addison Groove’s impact on UK bass music has been colossal and unprecedented, sparking a huge interest in these styles from his peers and the listening public alike.

Learn more here, here and here.

Doc Daneeka (50Weapons/Ramp/TenThousandYen)

It’s not common for an artist based in Wales to become the toast of underground music, but Doc Daneeka is just that. With releases on Ramp, Fabric, PTN, & Well Rounded in the bag, Doc Daneeka has started his own boutique label, Ten Thousand Yen, releasing other fresh artists like xxxy, Julio Bashmore as well as his own unique material. Bookings all around Europe at the end of last year solidified Doc Daneekas energetic DJ sets as one of the most sought after performances by clubs all around the world.

Delivering scorching mixes for the likes of Fact Mag & Xlr8r, trademark rattling drums and punchy low end characterise this producers unclassifiable DJ sets, as well as countless unreleased dubs.

Learn more here and here.

With Michael Red and Self Evident (Lighta!/LowIndigo/Wepa!)
Warming up the spot proper like.

Doors at 10pm
Advance tickets are $15
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After the comedy show with America’s Funnyman Neil Hamburger, stay for Babylon!

★ A Different Kind of Disco ★
Obscure gems and popular favourites. Guaranteed dance floor pleasers!

★ Incredible DJs ★
Maria in the Shower’s Bendon Hartley and Dandi Wind.

★ Live Go Go Dancers ★
Featuring the Stars of Babylon: The hottest dancers in the city.

Doors at 10pm
Admission is $12 before 11pm
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Join us Friday April 20 when Visit presents Mike Huckaby: tastemaker, educator, sound designer, and Motor City proponent. Being an integral part of the Detroit dance scene, Mike Huckaby was the man behind the legendary Record Time store and has such gathered an encyclopedic knowledge of music. Mike is one of those rare guys who know all the roots and culture of electronic dance music, who see beyond the hype and divisions in the scene and know exactly what this music is. Huckaby has produced for labels like Rick Wade’s renowned Harmonie Park outfit, Berlin’s Tresor, London’s Cross Section or his own ventures Deep Transportation and SYNTH respectively. Apart from his activities as a DJ and producer, he also works as a sound designer and a tutor for the software company Native Instruments, and Ableton teaching Reaktor and Live around the world, as well as for a special Detroit youth foundation project called ‘YouthVille’. Expect one of the best.

With Cedric and Scott W.

Download an XLR8R mix by Mike Huckaby

Doors at 10pm
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Join us Friday April 13 for the Facts Album Release Party. Local favourite Facts are an indie new wave outfit who are celebrating the release of their debut album Living Like a Being. They’ll be joined by Synthcake, Gang Signs and Tristan Orchard.

Doors at 8pm
Admission is $12. Advance tickets are $10.
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Join us Saturday April 7 for a special multiroom edition of Cherchez & Co. with Physical Therapy and Mykki Blanco in the Cabaret. With a Dancehall party in the Hideaway.

Physical Therapy (NYC)
If your bod is in need of a serious boost, check out New York’s DJ Physical Therapy (also known as Daniel Fisher) – his mixes (sessions?) are all about bringing some much-needed bodily wellbeing into your life.

Mykki Blanco (NYC)
Mykki Blanco (née Michael David Quattlebaum Jr.) is a beautiful cross-dresser, no doubt about that. Just look at her in her Opening Ceremony fashions, all tattooed and cinched tight with fringe and denim. She’s got star quality!

With Cherchez La Femme and Babe Rainbow.

With a Chosen Ones Vintage Fashion Show!
Featuring a selection of Chosen One brands.

Featuring a Dancehall Party in the Hideaway

Doors at 10pm
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With a knack for guiding mystical journeys from behind the decks Maxmillion Dunbar will be joining us in the Hideaway for a Friday night session. Head of Future Times Records he curates and produces for the label which has so far touched on a lot of different vibes all coloured with a streak of psychedelic experimentation that leaves a tingly feeling in your ears. His own productions open a door to a rhythmic dream world where no one works a day job and ebullient house music pours out of flying cars. Last year saw a series of 12′s from Maxmillion Dunbar following his debut album and this year he’s riding the tide with more 12′s on Future Times as well as some remix work as Beautiful Swimmers. Check out their underwater take on Mo Kolours Mini Culcha below and keep an eye out for more news and releases from Future Times below. With support from Love Dancing.
www.soundcloud.com/maxmilliondunbar

Doors at 10pm
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You Only Live Once is a new monthly party in the Hideaway at the Waldorf Hotel curated by Cameron Reed AKA Babe Rainbow (Warp Records). Enjoy rap music and other danceables with rotating local guests and friends from out of town (Grimes, d’Eon, CFCF, Blood Diamonds, Teen Daze). For this instalment of YOLO, Cam will be joined by special guest Shad (DJ Set)! Shad is one of the most exciting and versatile young rappers in Canada right now, and he has the acclaim to back it up. With two Polaris-nominated albums and one Juno Award under his belt, Shad has earned a well-deserved place in the history of Canadian music.

Doors at 10pm
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Sealed with a Kiss presents Gauntlet Hair on Saturday May 5. Hailing from Colorado, Gauntlet Hair is the project of Andy R. and Craig Nice, who began making music together when they were 15. The pair’s shifting, epic avant pop caused a stir in 2010 even before they released their first single, drawing favorable comparisons to Yeasayer, Animal Collective, Surfer Blood, and Passion Pit. That spring, they played the MtyMx festival in Mexico as part of a block of bands curated by Denver venue Rhinocerpolis. One of their songs, “I Was Thinking…,” was featured on a mixtape by local producer Pictureplane, increasing the buzz around Gauntlet Hair on indie rock blogs. One such blog, Gorilla vs. Bear, released the band’s debut 7″, I Was Thinking…/Our Scenery, on its Forest Family imprint as a limited edition of 500 copies in summer 2010. After several other short releases, including the Mexican Summer single Out, Don’t/Heave, Gauntlet Hair released their self-titled debut album on Dead Oceans in October 2011.

Doors at 8pm
Advance tickets are $12
Tickets are available at Ticketmaster, Redcat and Zulu.

Come get down with resident DJ Cherchez La Femme and friends every Saturday in the Hideaway. Non-stop dance hall, rap, club bangers and more! This week Cherchez welcomes special guest Genie (Easy Now, ME&U).

Doors at 10pm
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Join us early on Saturday March 31 for the LP release party for Octoberman! Octoberman are celebrating their brand new Jim Guthrie co-produced release Waiting In The Well, inspired by a Haruki Murakami book. They’ll be joined by The Abramson Singers are who coming off their SXSW hangover with a slew of lovely new tunes! Starting the evening off right with his Sexmitheshque songwriting is J.J. Ipsen.

Doors at 7pm
Admission is $8
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This Friday at Babylon…

Dance Party ★ Performance ★ Sleaze ★ Spectacle

★ Early Show ★

Rick Valiant
Experience the sounds of this incredible Sinatra-style crooner.

Devin McKenzie
Witness the funnyman transform himself into hilarious and unbelievable characters before your very eyes!

Hosted by Paul Anthony

★ Late Show ★

Stars of Babylon Go Go Dancers
The hottest dancers in the city!

Rock n Roll with Mandy-Lyn
The Wild Child will light the dancefloor on fire!

Doors at 10pm
Admission is $12 before 11pm
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Come get down with resident DJ Cherchez La Femme and friends every Saturday in the Hideaway. Non-stop dance hall, rap, club bangers and more! This week Cherchez welcomes special guest Cam Dales.

Doors at 10pm
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Join us Saturday April 21 for an evening with founding member of N.W.A. and electro rap legend Arabian Prince. Arabian Prince’s story is undeniable. He has been making robots shake their shit since the early ’80s, producing early electro classic like “Innovator” and “Strange Life” and playing live with The Egyptian Lover and the World Class Wreckin Cru. His early electro-rap experiments got him serious attention from L.A. contemporaries, and his innovation in the studio and dedication to partying led him to work in N.W.A. alongside Dr. Dre.

Doors at 10pm
Admission is $12 before 11pm
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