i.Q. debuted december 2006 at willy street's mickey's tavern. Since it has become the hottest & most talked about dance party on the Isthmus, occurring regularly at the King CLub throughout 2007 looking ahead to 2008 with regular iQ DISCOTECHs every last Friday of the Month @ the MAJESTIC Theatre and the debut of iQ MEOW MIX, every 2nd Thursday: an all girl party @ WOOF's (the new Gay Bar that tookover the space the King Club!! can we say iQ success??).
It's been 10 years since Club de Wash and Hotel Washington burnt down to never be rebuilt, leaving madison queers with the darkest of options "the club?...too far. rays?...too shady(AND CLOSED AS OF APRIL 2007). the sham?...too slutty.(however beloved and cherished as it is our only haven)" then what? where?...it's time for local bars to start reaching out to madison queer folks!
With the unbelievable success of iQ nights, other madison bars and community members are seeing there IS A MARKET FOR QUEER BARS IN MADISON!
iQ Parties are every month in Madison, WI. The last FRIDAY of the month is iQ DISCOTECH plus other parties happening monthly around Madison. check out indieQueer.com for specific party info to see how we're spreading the iQ party over the isthmus like a coat of sweet homemade jam.
indie queer you manage to bring together such a vibrant and nice group of people through your monthly iQ DISCOTECH parties. Thank you for filling such an important need in our community.
We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own. --Ben Sweetland
October 10-12, 2008 Veteran's Memorial Coliseum at the Alliant Energy Center Madison, Wisconsin
Hosted by MAD ROLLIN' DOLLS
Get ready for three days of mind-blowing Roller Derby competition among the 12 top-ranked Roller Derby teams in the East. The top four teams at the end of this weekend go on to the National Tournament in Portland, Oregon, Nov. 14-16.
Here's who's going to mix it up at Derby in Dairyland: Gotham Girls Roller Derby, Carolina Rollergirls, Windy City Rollers, Philly Rollergirls, Detroit Derby Girls, Charm City Roller Girls, Boston Derby Dames, Mad Rollin' Dolls, Minnesota Roller Girls, Grand Raggidy Roller Girls, Cincinnati Rollergirls, Providence Derby Girls
Bouts run from 8 a.m to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Afterparties every night.
Tickets are available now.
VIP weekend pass, $100; weekend pass, $50; day pass, $20 brownpapertickets. com. Tickets will be on sale at the door.
Wisconsin Premiere July, 19 2008 @ Majestic Theater, King St.
Madison, Wisconsin Cost : $7.
Screening (8 PM) followed by performances by Mad Trucker Gone Mad (10 PM), The Skintones (11 PM), The Gusto (midnight) and Screamin' Cyn Cyn & The Pons (1 AM). All ages with bar w/ID and full sized movie screen. Let's party. Doors open at 7.
Directed by Natalie Hinckley Co-produced with Jake Shut
An inside look into the music of Midwestern label Crustacean Records, 14 years of ROCK and still going.
Film includes live footage and interviews of the Awesome Snakes, Screamin' Cyn Cyn and the Pons, Ouija Radio, Droids Attack, The Skintones, Drunk Drivers, John Kruth, Mad Trucker Gone Mad, The Gusto, Things Fall Apart, plus The Birthday Suits, Peelander Z and more.
12 Great Reasons to Visit Chicago this Spring and Summer
1.
Saturday, May 17 Alt Q at the Old Town School of Folk Music featuring: Cris Williamson, Coyote Grace, Mekole Wells, Edward Thomas-Herrera, and the Arin Waters show.
More info: www. altqfestival.
com Tickets still available!
2.
Thursday, May 22 HX Magazine Gay Travel Expo at the Center on Halsted www. gaylifetravelexpo.
com
3.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND May 22-26 INTERNATIONAL MR.
LEATHER / BEAR PRIDE WEEKEND 30-YEAR CELEBRATION! www. iml.
com
4.
June 5-8 Chicago Blues Fest
5.
Tuesday, June 10th CYNDI LAUPER'S TRUE COLORS TOUR featuring the Cyndi Lauper, the B-52s, Rosi O'Donnell and more.
Chicago Theater: www. truecolorstour.
com
6.
Friday, June 13 Windy City Gay Idol Finals at Circuit Nightclun www. windycitymediagroup.
com
7.
June 14 & 15 Andersonville Midsommerfest The Gayest Swedish Street Festival in the World!
8.
Friday, June 27 CHIX MIX PRIDE PARTY FEATURING GODDESS AND SHE at Circuit www. chixmixproductions.
com
9.
Saturday, June 28 Chicago Dyke March
10.
June 28 Saturday, Chicago Pride Fest
11.
June 29 CHICAGO GAY AND LESBIAN PRIDE PARADE steps off at noon.
For more info about the parade and other pride-related June events visit: www/ChicagoPrideCalendar.
org
12.
July 15 The Chicago Outdoor Film Festival in Grant Park features All About Eve.
hell no. imagine iQ going to highschool and getting a nickname, it just happens to be discotech. with the king club closing and the raging demand for hot dance parties, we're going to rock it discotech style for a while until we can settle into a cozy space for old fashioned iQ nights. if you haven't noticed our home base is in the midst of being gutted. so, for now we party iQ discotech style. dig?
