These are the Toronto-Goth event archives for the month of August 2004. For a current listing of events, visit http://events.toronto-goth.com. For Toronto's gothic community resource, visit www.toronto-goth.com

Steven spins gothic/alternative and all your requests at the Pussy Cat Club, 304 Richmond St (across from the Paramount theatre). No cover, doors 10pm, 19+ only.

As part of the very first Live Event Sundays night at Savage Garden, two of Toronto's hardest electro acts will go head to head in a bloody battle to the finish. Re_agent will be appearing live on stage with Fractured, one of Toronto's newest and most promising artists. Both will go on stage...but only one will survive! After the show, be sure to stick around for the finest (and ONLY) noise night in Toronto with DJs Razorgrrl [TIK], Haz:mat [Das Bunker], and Prospero [sub.session records]. Ear protection recommended!!! ;] www.sub-session.com/live

Hosted by The Great Orbax, with music by The Legendary Klopeks & The Matadors, along with the pain antics of Pretty Polly, the mental feats of Swammi Davis Jr. and the hunger of Mme Harpie! location: The Palace Nightclub in Guelph. doos 8pm cost: $10 19+ jthomas@physics.uoguelph.ca www.fiendishcuriosities.com/circoloco.html

artists: Dj Karnage, Dj Darq, RRR(Ruby Red River) and special guests. location: The Big Bop ,Reverb Doors 9:00 pm cost: $13.00 at door, $10.00 w/flyer, all ages admitted 19 to drink. www.bitterheart.com

Toronto-Goth.com presents New Scream at Savage Garden, 550 Queen St. W. First Thursday of every month. Featuring Aphasia and Schema Factor, a special peformance by the Angels of Poverty, with DJ Synthetik. Doors 9pm, $3 cover with flyer or on reduced guestlist, $5 otherwise. Drink specials. Giveaways from Nocturnalia House of Dreams (gift certificates) and Yonge St. Tattoos (gift certificates) and Siren (goodies). http://newscream.toronto-goth.com/

Lollapalooza has been cancelled...
Morrissey, Sonic Youth, Modest Mouse, Le Tigre, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Broken Social Scene, Von Bondies The Walkmen, Wolf Eyes, Danger Mouse, Datsuns, Sparta, Mike Watt, Bumblebeez 81, and more. Molson Amphitheatre. Ticketmaster, $40-80. http://www.lollapalooza.com for full details.

Lollapalooza has been cancelled...
String Cheese Incident, The Flaming Lips, Wilco, Gomez, Polyphonic Spree, TV on the Radio, The Thrills, Elbow, more (Aug 6). Molson Amphitheatre. $40-$80 at TM, Molson Amphitheatre box office. Ticketmaster, $40-80. http://www.lollapalooza.com for full details.

At the Big Bop, doors 10pm, party until later. $12 at the door. Tonight features: main room: Lazarus, Phink, Hell Raver(NYC). Kathedral: Astronomican. Holy Joe's: Comic Babies. Backstage: merch w/Storming the Base. http://www.djlazarus.com

First Saturday of every month. Savage Garden, 550 Queen St. W. Revolution: Dj Pale spinning Industrial, Retro, EBM, Trance. REV specials. No cover before midnight, $3 after. 19+.

Come out to The Vatikan (1032 Queen St. W.) for another installment of Blackout Saturday! DJ VORTX will be on-hand to play his relentless assault of dark vibes and pounding beats, featuring the best in NEW and OLD Industrial, Harsh Electro, Synth and EBM. No Cover, doors 10pm, 19+. djvortx001@yahoo.ca

Convertible Robots Present: "Cleaning Out The Machine Shed" a party for the release of The Machine Shed zine, the launch of Convertible Robots new website, and the launch of The Machine Shed Radio. Musical guests include: Ruben Huizenga (micro maureen, glueleg) 10 ish Convertible Robots (electronic and acoustic set) 11 ish . At Mitzi's Sister in Parkdale. Located at 1554 Queen St W, Toronto Ontario. Doors after 9 pm. No Cover, limited seating avail. www.convertiblerobots.com

Steven spins dark/alternative and all your requests at the Pussy Cat Club, 304 Richmond St (across from the Paramount theatre). No cover, doors 10pm, 19+ only.

Curiosa Festival: The Cure, Interpol, the Rapture, Mogwai, Muse, Auf De Maur, Cooper Temple Clause and Head Automatica. At the Molson Amphitheatre, 5pm. Tickets from Ticketmaster for $25.50 - $85.50 plus surcharges.

At the Horseshoe Tavern (370 Queen St. W), band on at 10:20 19+/$5 without guestlist. free with guestlist, email for details

Dark metal every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Thursday at the Vatikan, 1032 Queen St. W. Doors 10pm, no cover (if there are no bands), 19+ only. Bands tonight? More info at http://asenath.com/evil

Savage Garden opens the gates to EDEN, Toronto's newest fetish experience. Mistress Jezebel, DJ Swiss Miss and friends unveil an evening of delightful decadence and sensuous seduction. Come frolic in our garden! Eden entices and teases the senses through play and exploration set to a delectably devilish soundscape. This evening, We will twist, tease and torment your sense with dark, macabre carnival-inspired burlesque and performance art. Shows throughout the evening. Can you resist the forbidden fruit? Play area. Prizes. Doors open at 9pm Admission $5. Dress Code in effect. Please see www.savagegarden.ca for further details."

SPECIAL EVENT: Live performance by The Divine and Nanochrist with DJs from ASET (DJ Morgana will take this month off and return in September.) The Vatikan, 1032 Queen W. Doors at 10pm. 19+, $5 cover.. Ticket contest at http://contests.toronto-goth.com

MACHINE Presents Social Code, The Spicolis, and TBA at Third Floor Reilly's, 340 Young Street. Doors 8.30, cover TBA, all ages. As usual there will be giveaways and MACHINE merchandise available. www.machineclothing.ca

Cosmic Babies presents... Uriel of WIZZY NOISE with a special 3-hour DJ set full of fresh material from the prolific Wizzy studio (www.wizzynoise.gr). Wizzy Noise is one of the most briliant and dynamic production teams in the global trance scene. Serious electronic music fans will not want to miss this event. Expect a night of complex and compelling psychedelic techno-trance brought to you by one of the global trance scene's most respected production units. Additional Musical Guidance provided by: Generator Pharmakon Urban Aliens Chill-Out room featuring ambient and down-tempo by Marz and guests. Psychedelic Fluoro Deco provided by Neil Gibson (see www.neilgibson.ca). Funhaus, 526 Queen Street West. Admission: $25 before midnight - $30 after midnight (get there early!) www.geocities.com/cosmicbabies

Mens and Womens fashions from spring,summer 2004. 363 Sorauren Ave. Studio #1. Cash only. http://www.plastikwrap.com

bands: Penetrator, Reckon With One, The Hellz Kitchen Show, The Micheal J. Miller Band venue: RAXX, 370 Main Street North, Brampton doors: 9PM cover: $7, 19+ www.metalqueenmgmt.ca

Steven spins dark/alternative and all your requests at the Pussy Cat Club, 304 Richmond St (across from the Paramount theatre). Comfortable lounge atmosphere, smoking area. No cover, doors 10pm, 19+ only.

Funhaus- 526 Queen St West Doors 9pm, all ages, $10 at the door Admission includes a free CD from Storming the Base. The night features: PSYCHE(germany) : www.psyche-hq.de and AYRIA(can/usa) : ayria.com Ticket contest at http://contests.toronto-goth.com courtesty of DJ Lazarus. For more info: www.djlazarus.com

Presented by Inertia Entertainment at the Guvernment, 08:00 PM. (Note change of location to Guvernment from Opera House). Ticketmaster, all ages.

Dark metal every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Thursday at the Vatikan, 1032 Queen St. W. Doors 10pm, no cover (if there are no bands), 19+ only. DJ Steven and Rev. Pig F*ker and guests. More info at http://asenath.com/evil

At the Molson Amphitheatre. Tix from ticketmaster. http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/

Rue Morgue Magazine Presents CineMacabre An Advance Screening of Julian Richards' THE LAST HORROR MOVIE at 9:30 PM exclusively at The Bloor Cinema 506 Bloor Street West. www.rue-morgue.com

DJ Flipps + Guests administer an extremely volatile dosage of neuro-psychosis by means of severe and precise electro-therapy applied to various nodes within the human brain. e Vatikan (1032 Queen St. W) Treatment to Begin @ 10pm 19+, $5 Cover Tons of free giveaways and samples ;) courtesy of Jagermeister & friends. www.geocities.com/liquid_sky692003

Universal Love Attack will be playing at the Bovine Sex Club (542 Queen St., Toronto). Doors 10pm, no cover, 19+.

Seduction Saturday/ Toronto-Goth.com / Asenath.com present live performances by Delica and Amphibious Assualt and Pulse Plant. DJ Nathan Plastic. Doors at 9pm. 19+, $5 cover. Ticket contest at http://contests.toronto-goth.com More details at http://www.asenath.com

Tonight's theme is "Tattoos and Piercings". At the The Reverb- 651 Queen St West . Doors 10pm, $10 in theme, $12 not in theme, 19+. Dresscode strictly enforced. With DJs Lazarus, Phink, Darq, Human Clone and Prospero. Backstage Lounge: play room.more info

Bands: Tripchord, Busted Muzzle, Screwtape. venue: The Black Swan at Broadview & Danforth. doors: 8pm cover: $5 19+

Steven spins dark/alternative and all your requests at the Pussy Cat Club, 304 Richmond St (across from the Paramount theatre). Comfortable lounge atmosphere, smoking area. No cover, doors 10pm, 19+ only.

Steven (ASeT, Perdition, TG) w guest. Doors 10pm, NO COVER cover 19+. Alternative, retro, dark, all requests.Smoking areaPussy Cat Club, 304 Richmond W. (Just west of John, across from the Paramount)

Dark metal every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Thursday at the Vatikan, 1032 Queen St. W. Doors 10pm, no cover (if there are no bands), 19+ only. Bands tonight? More info at http://asenath.com/evil

Toronto-Goth.com presents Absinthe Friday, an ultra goth and retro 80's night. Tonight also features a special Cure tribute performance by Perdition and friends (from Delica, The DiViNE, Pooter, A Random Exit, & Scarlet Fever). Also the celebration of DemEntia's birthday. With DJ Th'Elf spinning all your favourite goth classics. The Vatikan, 1032 Queen St. W. Doors 10pm, bands starts around 11pm, $5 cover. 19+ only. Prizes from Siren, To Die For Designs and toronto-goth.com. http://absinthe.toronto-goth.com

Rue Morgue's Festival of Fear Canadian National Horror Expo 2004 at Metro Toronto Convention Centre 255 Front St. W - North Building. With Guest of Honour George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Creepshow), and special guests Tom Savini (From Dusk Til Dawn, Day of the Dead), Doug Bradley (Pinhead from Hellraiser), Kane Hodder (Jason from Friday the 13th), Bill Mosely (House of 1000 Corpses, Texas Chainsaw Massacre Pt. 2) and many more. For more info visit http://www.rue-morgue.com/flash/content/fof.html

bands: RPO, Mavis Drive, and Faithdown. At Third Floor Reilly's, 340 Young Street. Doors: 8:30, cover: $5 at the door, 19+ info@machineclothing.ca www.machineclothing.ca There will be giveaways and MACHINE Merchandise available

Warehouse sale, mens and womens fashions. 11am-7pm. 363 Sorauren Ave, Studio #1 (one block west of Landsdowne, south of Dundas W). Cash only, no debit/credit. www.plastikwrap.com

The ultimate retro party withThe Cure Fest 2004 . Funhaus - 526 Queen St W. Free before 11pm , only $5 after. Two rooms of retro madness, retro video games and projections. Tonight is The Cure Fest 2004.http://www.djlazarus.com

Also featuring release party for Malhavoc's new CD at The Reverb, 651 Queen St. W.. Presented by http://www.rue-morgue.com/

A fetishplay night brought to you by Rev, Lady Superior and the Playkitten Choir. Musical Director DJ Dzar Services begin @ 10 PM on the last Saturday of the month. $10 per person, $8 with pass. At The Vatikan ( 1032 Queen St. West ) Dress code in effect. No street clothes. All are welcome to join the congregation from the curious fetero-sexual to the deliciously deviant. Quality playspace with truly hot players. Choice equipment, killer atmosphere, art, fashion, music, raffles, door prizes and much much more. website

Join "Dizzy" Dick Nowakowski in his musical tribute to the mystical magic of menopause. Fresh from a successful stint at Moss Park performing Sounds and Songs of the Sherpa, Dick and the A. Dick Nowakowski Folk Singers are prepared to dazzle you with their musical homage to menopause as they attempt to dispel many myths and misconceptions about this wonderous right of female passage. The show will include Dick's soon to be hits "I've got the estrogen therapy blues", "Mood swing mamba" and "Hot Flash Dance". As always, audience participation is welcome. 19+ only, Bottoms Up Cabaret 260 Queen St. East. doors 9pm, $10. dicknowakowski2003@yahoo.ca (416) 595-2300

Singlethreat, Charlena Russell, The Spicoli's, Breathe, Mary5E, K-Pet, and more. Churchill Park, Cambridge, ON, free show all ages, 12pm-9pm. Sponsored by MACHINE Clothing. Giveaways! for more more info go to www.machineclothing.ca http://www.singlethreat.com/exit.html