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Welcome to our event archives!
Below you will find the timeline and pictures of all our past events
and collaborations. See what
you've been missing! If you have pictures from any of these events,
please email
us. For events for which we have pictures, the link is bold.
Click the event's image to view the
photo page.
2008
Important News • DnD email addresses spoofed
If you
receive spam or virus/worm-loaded email that
appears
to be from a demonsanddarlings.com address, it's NOT!
Our domain has
apparently become prolific enough on the 'net that nefarious spammers
have been able to grab and falsely send emails which appear to be from
our domain (this is known as spoofing),
including my own (Slash, DnD Director) personal address
slashATdemonsanddarlingsDOTcom.
There is nothing I/we can do
about this except to ask, remind and recommend that everyone get, and
keep updated, anti-virus
software and ideally a firewall
on their computer(s). Also note that
I, Slash, have experience and worked in the computer industry for 27
years, therefore we have exceptional security on our end, all the way
from our website
hosting company to my personal machine from which I now write this.
To
help you identify whether an email was actually sent from us (before
you open it): 1) We
do not send unsolicited email directly to anyone's personal account, 2)
our subject headers are rarely, if ever, misspelled and 3) most often
we are either replying to you with a subject you will recognize OR we
begin the subject with something in square braces, very often "[Demon
News]" or "[Demon Update]". To learn more, read this article by another
industry expert, "Why I'm not sending you viruses". |
Everyone who RSVP'd wound up cancelling last
minute. However, I picked up a couple of the vegetarian choices to take
home. I ordered a tofu curry, which which was served a small bag with
lettuce leaves and fresh basil sprigs (!) and a tofu "crepe" which was
tofu somehow fried up like an omelet with fresh broccoli, bean sprouts,
tofu and herbs. Both were very yummy AND I believe vegan. This place is
really inexpensive, staff were friendly and its definitely worth
trying! --Slash |
June 5, 12 & 19 • Die Maschine
Sorry, no photos taken
these
nights.
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Demons and Darlings sponsored Die Maschine.
Presented by DJs Noir
& Easy E,
in
partnership with Demons and Darlings, two rooms of favorite [and
requested!] dance
music! DJs Noir
& Easy E
and guests spun EBM, synthpop, industrial & goth in
the back room while DJ Momma Kitty
(Brianne) VJ'd 80's, New Wave and early 90's
faves in the front! Spin, 800 W
Belmont; NO COVER; 9pm - 2am; 21+.
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May 31 • Gothic Graze
Eight people showed up for this Graze and we
all had a good time. As always, one of Lakeview's very favorite Thai
restaurants was not a disappointment. Catering to vegans to carnivores,
Joy's flavors are often on the sweet side of Thai seasoning, but
nonetheless tasty, fresh and healthy-portioned. --Slash |
May 29 • Die Maschine (formerly Twisted!)
Sorry, no photos taken this
night.
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Demons and Darlings sponsored Die Maschine.
Presented by DJs Noir
& Easy E,
in
partnership with Demons and Darlings, two rooms of favorite [and
requested!] dance
music! DJs Noir
& Easy E
and guests spun EBM, synthpop, industrial & goth in
the back room while DJ Momma Kitty
(Brianne) VJ'd 80's, New Wave and early 90's
faves in the front! Spin, 800 W
Belmont; NO COVER; 9pm - 2am; 21+.
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May 22 • Die Maschine (formerly Twisted!)
Sorry, no photos taken this
night.
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Demons and Darlings sponsored Die Maschine.
Presented by DJs Noir
& Easy E,
in
partnership with Demons and Darlings, two rooms of favorite [and
requested!] dance
music! DJs Noir
& Easy E
and guests spun EBM, synthpop, industrial & goth in
the back room while DJ Momma Kitty
(Brianne) VJ'd 80's, New Wave and early 90's
faves in the front! Spin, 800 W
Belmont; NO COVER; 9pm - 2am; 21+.
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May 15 • Die Maschine (formerly Twisted!)
Sorry, no photos taken this
night.
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Demons and Darlings sponsored Die Maschine.
Presented by DJs Noir
& Easy E,
in
partnership with Demons and Darlings, two rooms of favorite [and
requested!] dance
music! DJs Noir
& Easy E
and guests spun EBM, synthpop, industrial & goth in
the back room while DJ Momma Kitty
(Brianne) VJ'd 80's, New Wave and early 90's
faves in the front! Spin, 800 W
Belmont; NO COVER; 9pm - 2am; 21+.
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May 8 • Die Maschine (formerly Twisted!)
Sorry, no photos taken this
night.
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Demons and Darlings sponsored Die Maschine.
Presented by DJs Noir
& Easy E,
in
partnership with Demons and Darlings, two rooms of favorite [and
requested!] dance
music! DJs Noir
& Easy E
and guests spun EBM, synthpop, industrial & goth in
the back room while DJ Momma Kitty
(Brianne) VJ'd 80's, New Wave and early 90's
faves in the front! Spin, 800 W
Belmont; NO COVER; 9pm - 2am; 21+.
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April 24 • Twisted!
Sorry, no photos taken this
night.
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Twisted!
Presented by DJs Noir
& Easy E,
in
partnership with Demons and Darlings, two rooms of favorite [and
requested!] dance
music! DJs Noir
& Easy E
and this week's guest Pretty
Pistol spun EBM, synthpop, industrial & goth in
the back room while DJ Momma Kitty
(Brianne) VJ'd 80's, New Wave and early 90's
faves in the front! Spin, 800 W
Belmont; NO COVER; 9pm - 2am; 21+.
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April 11 • WTF?!
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For this special April 11 edition of WTF?! to introduce
our sponsorship of this night we offered FREE COVER for current Demons and Darlings
Card holders when bringing a paying friend and for anyone we
offered the first 10
cover-paying individuals one FREE well drink (tap beer, house-choice
liquor) paid for by DnD!
DJ Pretty
Pistol & Momma Kitty (Brianne),
along with guest DJ Mike Spatula spun a huge variety
New Wave, Goth, Industrial, EBM, Electro, Techno,
Retro, Synthpop, Shoegazer, Indie Rock, Metal, Punk, and More!!! This
is a highly request-driven night! Since DnD is now sponsoring this
night, so Demons
and Darlings
Cards will be available here.
Occurs 2nd Friday every month @ Underground Lounge,
952 W Newport;
$2.00; 9PM-2AM; 21+.
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April 10 • Twisted!
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Twisted!
Presented by DJs Noir
& Easy E,
in
partnership with Demons and Darlings, two rooms of favorite [and
requested!] dance
music! DJs Noir
& Easy E
and this week's guest Pretty
Pistol spun EBM, synthpop, industrial & goth in
the back room while DJ Momma Kitty
(Brianne) VJ'd 80's, New Wave and early 90's
faves in the front! There were great drink
specials and Demons and Darlings Cards were available. Spin, 800 W
Belmont; NO COVER; 9pm - 2am; 21+.
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April 3 • Accessory
March 29 • Gothic Graze
Gothic
Graze occured at 7:00PM at Icosium
Kafe, 5200 N Clark St, 773-271-5233.
Icosium was suggested by one of our regular
Grazers and a great suggestion it was! This place specializes in
everything crepe from main course to dessert. Suggested combinations
for your crepe filling are on the menu, but you can also choose your
own from an amazing list of high quality ingredients - veggie or
carnivore. You can even get crepe fillings as a salad if you don't want
the crepe. So, food was awesome, but service was only "okay". They
don't take reservations, so I was worried we wouldn't have a table...
luckily I convinced them to at least make an effort to make room for us
and it turned out we had precisely the number of seats we needed. All
in all, I don't think I would make a special trip to Icosium, but
whenever I'm in the neighborhood again they'll be one of my top choices
to dine. --Slash |
March 27 • Twisted GIRL Party!
Twisted
GIRL
PARTY!, a special women's night in
partnership with Lambda
Legal and
Demons and Darlings, highlighting female musicians, was
presented by DJs Noir
& Easy E
Two
rooms of your
favorite dance
music! DJs Noir
& Easy E
and Kinetic's
DJ
Gremlin spun EBM, synthpop, industrial & goth in
the back room while DJ Easy E (who took over for the ill Momma Kitty
(Brianne)) VJ'd 80's, New Wave and early 90's
faves in the front! There were great drink
specials and Demons and Darlings Cards were available. Spin, 800 W
Belmont; NO COVER; 9pm - 2am; 21+.
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Click flyer image to view
pictures.
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March 16 • Gothic Stitch n Bitch - a craft & coffee
meet
March 13 • inaugural Twisted!
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Twisted!
began March
13, 2008! Presented by DJs Noir
& Easy E,
in
partnership with Demons and Darlings, two rooms of favorite [and
requested!] dance
music! DJs Noir
& Easy E
and Cytokine spun EBM, synthpop, industrial & goth in
the back room while DJ Momma Kitty
(Brianne) VJ'd 80's, New Wave and early 90's
faves in the front! There were great drink
specials and Demons and Darlings Cards were available. Spin, 800 W
Belmont; NO COVER; 9pm - 2am; 21+.
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February 22-24 • Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Join Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors on MySpace
Fangoria's
Weekend of Horrors: Three days of "horror-ific" fun with
celebrities, vendors, movies &
movie previews, panels, parties and lots of other activities. This year
a FRIDAY THE 13TH REUNION!
FRIDAY February 22:
Pre-Registration for Weekend Patrons: 1pm to 2pm; Vendors Room/Theatre
Open/Registration Continues: 2pm
to 8pm
SATURDAY February 23:
Pre-Registration 10 am to 11am; Vendors Room/Theatre Open/Registration
Continues: 11am to 7pm; Celebrity Creepy Cocktail Party [Our
own DJ
Brianne spun a mix of horror-rock, goth and more - she totally
ROCKED this party!]
(complimentary for Gold and Silver Weekend Patrons only): 9pm to 12M
SUNDAY February 24:
Pre-Registration 10 am to 11am; Vendors Room/Theatre Open/Registration
Continues: 11am to 7pm
Just some of the guests we met and hung out with this weekend:
FRIDAY THE 13TH REUNION guests BETSY PALMER, ADRIENNE KING, ARI LEHMAN,
and HARRY MANFREDINI plus ROBERT ENGLUND (Freddy Krueger!); KANE HODDER
(Jason Voorhees! HATCHET); SID HAIG (The Devil's Rejects, Halloween);
RAY WISE (Reaper, Twin Peaks); ADRIENNE BARBEAU (The Fog, Swamp Thing);
TONY TODD (Candyman, Final Destination, Hatchet); NEIL MARSHALL
(Director: Dog Soldiers, The Descent), CARTER SMITH (Director: The
Ruins); GHOST HUNTERS Steve Gonsalves & Dave Tango from the hit Sci
Fi Channel series; DEBBIE ROCHON - FANGORIA RADIO hostess and actress
(Tromeo & Juliet, American Nightmare, Chicago Massacre); EILEEN
DALY (femme fatale from Razor Blade Smile, Cradle of Fear and more);
CRAIG SPECTOR (Screenwriter/Splatterpunk author: Animals, The Light at
the End, The Bridge, Book of the Dead) and many more!
Special previews and/or panels: DIARY OF THE DEAD, THE RUINS, PROM
NIGHT, THE HAPPENING, MOTHER OF TEARS, THE MUMMY 3, HELLBOY II,
ANIMALS, DOOMSDAY, THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN, A TALE OF TWO SISTERS,
TRICK ’R TREAT, SCAR, 100 TEARS, FEARMAKERS, ALONE IN THE DARK 2 and
more!
Wyndham
Chicago O'Hare, 6810 N Mannheim Rd, Rosemont, IL; Tickets
$20 and up; all
ages.
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Check out video clips from
the Celebrity Creepy
Cocktail Party
Dancing to Thriller |
Dancing to "Baby Got Back" (song
requested by Harry Manfredini!) |
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February 17 • Gothic Stitch n Bitch - a craft & coffee
meet
February 16 • Gothic Graze
The plan was to dine at Alice & Friends Vegetarian Cafe, 5812 N
Broadway; 773-275-8797, but we all wound up going to Ethiopian Diamond, 6120 N Broadway, 773-338-6100
instead.
Alice's doesn't take reservations, even though they're a rather small
restaurant. I and my partner Michael showed up at 6:45PM to attempt to
get us a table(s) for the 6 RSVP's, but was told they didn't know how
long it would be before we could be seated. The staff were polite, but
were rather vacant and didn't appear terribly interested in finding a
way to accomodate us. As it turned out, our party increased to 10 while
we were waiting outside - meanwhile smaller parties were being seated.
Clearly, this restaurant wasn't going to make an effort to hold tables
to make room for us. Therefore, once the last of our expected guests
arrived, we all agreed to go to the Ethiopian Diamond a few blocks
north.
Hopefully no one else showed up at Alice's after 7:15. I called Alice's
to request that they steer any late-comers over to Ethiopian Diamond,
and they said they would, but of course they're under no obligation to
do so.
At Ethiopian Diamond, with a party of 10 and no reservation and despite
the fact that the place was quite packed, we were seated very quickly!
We received water and napkins right away, menus shortly thereafter, but
alas, service declined from that point on. I must comment that I've
been to Ethiopian Diamond many times, often with large groups, and
never had such slow service. While they're usually quite busy on the
weekends, they seemed overwhelmed by what appeared to be a larger than
normal crowd for that time of night on a Saturday. The owner himself
was our server (a rare occurrence on weekends, so I assume they were
short-staffed) and eventually, about 20 minutes after being seated he
came by to let us know he'd be back shortly to take our orders. We then
waited another 15 minutes before one of our party flagged down another
staffer who then reminded the owner to come take our orders. Once
orders were finally placed, we waited extraordinarily long for our
food, although we were visited twice during our wait with apologies
that it was taking so long.
Regardless of our long wait, I personally excuse the restaurant - we
were a large party without reservation and were treated politely and
with apology. The food was consistent with my own previous experiences,
quite exceptional! Sadly, while my own previous experience has shown a
great deal of respect for vegans/vegetarians, two of our party received
the wrong order - a fish dish as opposed to the tofu alicha (a new
item) they ordered. With such difficulties, as one would expect, we
weren't charged for the extra dish and they left the wine orders and a
couple of other beverages off of our ticket.
Overall, some of our party may not return to Ethiopian Diamond, but
most enjoyed the food they received and knowing that such mistakes are
rare for this restaurant, I would encourage people to return. --Slash
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February 9 • Ritual Noise: a belly dance "Gothla" showcase
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Click flyer image to see
the photo album
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Cafe
Lura,
3184 N Milwaukee | $5.00 [$4.00 w/ DnD Card] | 9pm - 2:30am | 21+.
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January 20 • Gothic Stitch n Bitch - a craft & coffee
meet
January 12 • Winter Carnival Masquerade
We
are very proud to have hosted Voltaire with,
rarely seen live, full
orchestral "gypsy pirate" band at
our 3rd
annual Winter
Carnival and
Masquerade
Thanks to all of the 350
people who attended!
Click either flyer
image to see pictures!
The
festivities included:
Costume
contest with prizes provided by Projekt
and Voltaire.
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Gothic clowns Sizzle
&
Drizzle; Party favors and
carnival games; and fantastic
shopping:
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January
12, 2008 | 8PM-2AM | 18+ | Abbey
Pub |
3420 W Grace | $20.00 adv | $25.00 dos
Our
largest, most amazing event yet!
Click here to see the original
Press
Release.
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Thanks to everyone
who helped make this event a rousing success:
• Demons
and Darlings staff, volunteers
and other individuals and
groups who
helped spread the word
• Fantasy
Costumes,
4065 N Milwaukee for providing a 20%
discount to all customers mentioning "Winter Carnival" at
check-out
through January 12
• 99th
Floor,
3406 N
Halsted for helping with advance
ticket sales
• Projekt
Darkwave, Dancing
Ferret, Invisible
Records, and Failure
to Communicate Records for
providing FREE CDs for early
visitors to the
Demons
and Darlings
table
• Projekt and Voltaire for
providing costume contest prizes
• Neo,
2350 N
Clark for hosting the official
after party with FREE cover to Carnival attendees
• The Abbey staff who
worked
wonders
• Vendors CyRen Gear, Fitzgerald's
Realm, Jewelry
by Simin, Mistress
Jewelry, prodeviant.com,
Simin
& Baris Art, and Tarot
reader Laurie
Eastman who shared their
talents, creations and wares
• Chicago gothic clown
duo, Sizzle
&
Drizzle
• DJs Gill T, 'Licious
& Brianne
for their skills in successfully spinning from Slash's collection of
music
• Film star and gothic
illusionist Master
Ron
Fitzgerald, and of course
• Sheriff
Scabs, The
Gothsicles and certainly not
least, Voltaire
with his
"gypsy pirate" band!
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