These are the Toronto-Goth event archives for the month of February 2005. For a current listing of events, visit http://events.toronto-goth.com. For Toronto's gothic community resource, visit www.toronto-goth.com

The Blue Moon, 725 Queen St. East (steps east of Broadview, south side) Doors at 8 pm sharp $5 19+ Tinfoil Hat creation begins at 8:30 pm Judging around 9:30 pm Followed by music from the amazing GOULAIS RIVER RATS IMPORTANT! Visit http://www.funkless.com for contest rules & tips a week before the party. Weird prizes & neat judges who should be bribed with beer. Really. Bring cool people. Have fun! Please Note: Due to allergies, no perfume, cologne, or scented chemicals are permitted at funkless events. Thanks!

Lee's Palace, 529 Bloor St. West, 9pm, cover TBA, 19+.

DARKRAVE v.60 now in its new home at Funhaus, 526 Queen St. W. Tonight features a live performance by Decoded Feedback along with DJs Lazarus, Phink, Drag N Fly, & Prospero in the mainroom. Backroom Psytrance with Stefan, Psycronik, Marysia, Shankar, & Plan B Doors 10pm, 19+, $5 before 11pm, $10 after. www.djlazarus.com

The revolution continues, With your host DJ Pale. Tons of totally free swag to giveaway, Including tatoos and piercings from Exotix Tatoos plus Rev bags, free glow sticks, TShirts, Dj Bags and of course $4.75 Rev ALL NIGHT!! Its cheaper than beer!! Doors 9pm, 19+, Savage Garden, 550 Queen St. W. more info

The Vatikan, 1032 Queen St. West. Featuring: ANVIL, Cheer Leadr, THKS, Side Projek, Trash Light Vision, Intensify All Ages, $12

Note: Return to The Catacombs is normally every Sunday night, but does not take place tonight to make room for the Cancer Benefit. Return to the Catacombs returns on February 13th (with bands, artshow, Dj, giveaways and more), see http://catacombs.toronto-goth.com
February 6th @ The Vatikan, 1032 Queen St. West Cancer Benefit Show Featuring: Trash Light Vision, Conerstone, Invitalis, Might As Well, Hassassin, Inveighsion All Ages, $5 Cover + donation.

During this season of ice and snow, the Savage Garden of Eden invites you bask in the flames of hedonism and desire. DJ SwissMiss and Sher Khan are very proud to present Fire & Ice: an evening of delicious interludes designed to set you aflame: from fire and wax play to ice torture; from the heat of the flogger to the sting of the flame.... Performances of these devilish arts will unfold over the course of the evening. Musical accompaniment provided by Swiss Miss and DJ DarQ. Ignite your passions! And come ready to experience EDEN 's descent into the tantalizing and erotic realm of fire and ice. Admission only $5, doors at 9PM. Visit www.savagegarden.ca for further details

Decompression Fridays at Savage Garden (550 Queen St. W.) is proud to host the 7th Anniversary Party for the immensely popular internet radio program "Real Synthetic Audio - RSA" hosted by DJ Todd. Todd has made a substantial contribution to Toronto's industrial scene, longtime DJ at the now defunct Sanctuary. Todd was instrumental in introducing Toronto to a large number of the bands currently heard throughout the scene. This will be a rare opportunity to experience DJ Todd spin at a live venue. Doors 9pm, 19+. http://www.synthetic.org http://www.savagegarden.ca/

@ The Vatikan, 1032 Queen Street West Featuring: The Mudmen, The First Time, Sifter, Boostersquad, Anti-Hero, Scarlet Sins 19+, $10

Megadance Productions is proud to present the Night of Dark Electronic Music vol.3 Come out to celebrate Valentine Day weekend with us and this time we got the best of local and foreign music producers in one place - the infamous VATIKAN nightclub,- the darkest and scariest venue in T.O. - something that we have been looking for a very long time. There will be no fake attitude, - just a pure,genuine vibe of live electronic music performance. Featuring: PALADIN 5.1 (hard trance), Dharma Lab (psy-trance), Predator-X (dark-trance), Bratan (hardstyle), N3wT (I.D.M)
Plus , this time we decided to bring our laser show for an ultimate visual experience,so you could finally visualize the real liquid analogue sound in full color. 9pm, $10 , 19+ The Vatikan, 1032 Queen St. W.

6th annual valentine's spectacular at Lee's Palace. $10-$12 from Ticketmaster. http://www.thescandelles.com

Where: Blue Moon Lounge, 725 Queen St. East at Broadview, 416-463-8868 When: Saturday, Feb. 12, Show Time is 9:pm sharp, $7 at door Why: To express sex in paintings, photography, performance, comedy, music and more Who: Caberet Show: Host: Burger Music: EvelynN Dance: Naima Comedy: Tasha Cheese Girl Taylor Songs: Rahi High Words: Anya Magic: Jeff Hill Rock'n'Roll: The Parkdale Hookers Art by Menno Krant, Tracy Horvath, Richard Preston, Robert Farmer, Dorota, Judy Zap, Angela Lessard, Michael Lax, and an orgy of others until Feb.26. Contact: Glen Guerin NOXIOUS ART 416-469-2384

To help heat things up, the staff at SIREN invite you to join them for a LIVE Burlesque Window Modeling Extravaganza featuring Miss Mitzy Cream! (www.missmitzycream.com) Come see the fun, frolic and frivolity between 2:30 and 5:00pm! ...for all your dark desires... SIREN 463 Queen St. W., Toronto tel:416-504-9288 http://www.sirenweb.com

Fetish night at the Kathedral, 651 Queen W. Doors 9pm, $10, 19+.

toronto-goth.com presents return to The Catacombs every Sunday night at The Vatikan, 1032 Queen St. W. Doors 8pm, no cover, all ages (ID required to drink). Steven (from Perdition) and Ocean spin classic gothic and all your requests.
Tonight, Feb. 13th, is a special event.
It features DEMONS!, an artshow by Crimson Avellone, who will also be giving away two of his paintings. Reaperz Ripperz merch booth (goth resin figures) and giveaways. Live performance by Nanochrist and Perdition (feat. special blood soaked performers). Special DJ: DemEntia (and maybe Steven too!). For more info visit: http://catacombs.toronto-goth.com

Valentine Dinner Theatre at Cadillac Lounge. 1296 Queen W. Featuring Skin Tight Outta Sight burlesque and dinner. $50 416-536-7717. website

Eros - The Party. A Celebration of Sexual Diversity, with DJ Th'Elf. Funhaus, 526 Queen St. W. Doors 8pm. 19+. Body Painting, Play Dungeon, Party Favours, Furry Yiffy Twister Game. Best Costume Contest, with prizes worth up to $100 for every taste (Sexy Lingerie, Hardcore Dungeon, Comfy Flannel & more!) A Wiccan Church of Canada benefit - proceeds go towards legal costs in our drive for legal recognition and charitable status, to better serve you as a voice of reason in the din of intolerance. We advocate complete freedom of sexual conscience between consenting adults, tempered by personal responsibility. $10 in lingerie, fetish/kinkwear, sleepwear or other exotic/erotic costume. $20 in street clothes For more info, house rules, etc: http://www.wcc.on.ca/eros/

Rue Morgue Magazine Presents CineMacabre. An Advance Screening of Takashi Miike's ONE MISSED CALL. Thursday, February 17, 2005 @ 9:30 PM exclusively at The Bloor Cinema 506 Bloor Street West. www.rue-morgue.com

Band showcase featuring 6+ bands. Featuring Metal, Punk, Industrial, Alternative and more! Incl. Protokult. The Kathedral, 651 Queen St West. Doors 6.30pm, $10 adv (from bands, Kathedral) $15 door. 905-738-9226

At the Opera House. Tickets are $10 at Ticketmaster, Rotate This, etc.

Calling all Children of the Night! Black Trillium presents, "The Hunger" Featuring DJ Th'Elf and guest DJ Zanzi bringing you the best in dark underground entertainment. To satiate all tastes, the night will begin with 'The Vampire' martial arts performance by Kageyama Dojo. A succulent fashion show by To Die For Designs. And a 'Thought provoking horror show' of artwork by Daemona. Imbibe on one or more of our custom drinks. Free prize giveaways and so much more! The Vatikan, 1032 Queen St. W. Doors 10pm, 19+, $5. http://www.blacktrillium.com

Fetish Masquerade at Funhaus- 526 Queen St West . Tonights theme: Gothic Lolita Dead Doll. Doors 10pm 19+ event $10 in theme $12 without. Mainroom: Lazarus & Phink (electro, retro, ebm, synth) Backroom: Play Dungeon with music by Human Clone & Prospero. www.fetishmasquerade.com www.djlazarus.com

Members of Martha and the Muffins will be returning to their Queen St. W. roots when Martha Johnson and Mark Gane perform "reinterpretations" of the Martha and the Muffins songbook as a duo in The Underground at Toronto's Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen W. more info

THERE WILL NOT BE A RETURN TO THE CATACOMBS ON SUN. FEB. 20TH !! The Vatikan will be hosting a wedding reception. DO NOT COME TO THE VATIKAN TONIGHT!!
CATACOMBS returns on SUN. FEB. 27th with the MINX/DELICA SHOW.

toronto-goth.com presents return to The Catacombs every** Sunday night at The Vatikan, 1032 Queen St. W. Doors 8pm, no cover, all ages (ID required to drink). Steven (from Perdition) and Ocean spin classic gothic and all your requests.
.For more info visit: http://catacombs.toronto-goth.com

Join local gothic surf pioneers Ricky Las Vegas and Vegas Beach as they preview new songs from their upcoming CD "Share The Sand". www.vegas-beach.com The Cadillac is great little club, with awesome food and drinks (www.cadillaclounge.com). All ages welcome, 1296 Queen St. West , PWYC.

Air Canada Centre, 40 Bay Street. 8pm, original 4 members. $59.50-$84.50+ from ticketmaster.

Danzig with support acts: Kataklysm, Trivium, Eyes of Fire. At the Guvernment, The Guvernment 132 Queen's Quay E. The show will feature a set of old Misfits songs. $30+ from ticketmaster

A Different Drum is widely known as the premier label for modern synthpop, releasing the cornerstone bands of the genre ie: De/vision, Neuroactive, T.O.Y., and Echo Image. The last few years have seen A Different Drum broaden their lineup to include a diverse range of Trance, Futurepop and Darkwave acts like Syrian, Voice Industrie, Nevarakka and Virtual Server. This will be a great opportunity to hear some of your favourite acts as well discover some awesome new music. Giveaways courtesy of A Different Drum. Doors 9 pm, 19+, at Savage Garden, 550 Queen St. W. hosted by DJ Human Clone.

bands: the blameshifter, c64, skeeter, furor, parul, the thug of love, talixzen venue: club 56 address: 56 kensington (basement) doors: 9.pm. cover: 5$ (pwyc) ages_admitted: 19+

PANIC - the ultimate retro party Funhaus - 526 Queen St W Launch 10pm-4am 19+ event FREE before 11pm ONLY $5 after Mainroom: DJ Lazarus plays the coolest retro mix Backroom: gothic/retro .http://www.djlazarus.com

@ The Vatikan, 1032 Queen Street West .Doors at 9, 19+, $7

At Delphi Hall, 4414 Portage Road, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Doors 8pm, cover $15 at the door or $10 in advance from Sassi (6395 Lundy's Lane, 905-371-0611 for credit card orders).

toronto-goth.com presents return to The Catacombs every Sunday night at The Vatikan, 1032 Queen St. W. Doors 8pm, no cover, all ages (ID required to drink). Steven (from Perdition) and Ocean spin classic gothic and all your requests.
Tonight, Feb. 27th, is a special event.
It also features the 2nd anniversary party for Minx Clothing http://www.minxclothing.com presenting "The History of Minx, a fashionable walk down memory lane" - A fashion show showcasing a few new styles, as well as the Minx team's personal favourites. Live performance by Delica. There will also be door prizes and tasty snacks, courtesy of Minx Clothing. Not to be missed!!! For more info visit: http://catacombs.toronto-goth.com