These are the Toronto-Goth event archives for the month of August 2006. For a current listing of events, visit http://events.toronto-goth.com. For Toronto's gothic community resource, visit www.toronto-goth.com

Note: As of July 18th, the venue for this show as changed from The Circa to The Mod Club (722 College St.)
Gary Numan with Liquid Architecture. Tickets on sale now $20+ via Ticketmaster & Ticketking or $25 at the door. Doors 8pm, show 9pm, 19+.

Tonight the Djs are Human Clone and Darq spinning EBM, dark synth and industrial.
Friday August the 4th will be the last Cyber-Fetish @ Savage Garden. The play room area will be hosted by Sher Khan and will be in the front area of the club and includes; wood horse, Wrist stocks on chains, Spreader bar Suspension chains St. George Cross with wrist straps. Special Performance for tonight only: Techno-Goth Illusions by Gil.
Also sponsors of the night include Toronto-Goth.com and Posepod. Cyberdancing people, lots of giveaways… and so much more.. Dress to impress! Free before 10pm, $5 afterwards, 19+, doors 9pm, Now with $2.50 bar until midnight !! Savage Garden, 550 Queen St. W. www.savagegarden.ca www.cyberfetish.ca

bands: Bride Of The Monster, Behind Closed Doors, Tagnet, Downer St. The Kathedral, 651 Queen W @ Bathurst, doors 8pm, 19+, only $5, get a FREE COPY of the new Bride Of The Monster CD with purchase of advance ticket. tickets@brideofthemonster.org http://BrideOfTheMonster.org

Industrial Metal night featuring Amphibious Assault, Nanochrist, and Sangsara. Playing at The Bovine Sex Club 542 Queen St W, doors at 9pm, 19+, $5.

DARKRAVE @ Funhaus - 526 Queen St West. launch 10pm. *this is a special all ages darkrave*. $5 before 11pm, $10 after. Mainroom: Interface (live) Djs Lazarus, Phink, Echo Void, more. Backroom by Astronomicon with Osaze, Ruby Red River, Spice. www.djlazarus.com

bands: Virtigo with Silent Narcotic. djs: Morsekode,Letro and Ravenfyre. The Dungeon, 44 Bond St.E,Oshawa, doors 7pm, $5, all ages. For more info: john.verhoeven@bellnet.ca or www.viirtigoband.com or www.thedungeon.ca 905.728.7242

Retro 80's & 90's, alternative, new rock, & indie at Funhaus - 526 Queen St West. launch 10pm. 10pm-3am 19+ event **NO COVER** $2.50 drinks until midnight. Mainroom: DJ's Lazarus & Woodstock Backroom: Electro & EBM with DJ Phink & Jimi Lamort www.djlazarus.com

Come out for another night of the best in the harsher and heavier side of Industrial and Electro with your host DJ Vortx. And be sure to arrive early to escape the outdoor heat, cool off with $2.50 drink specials before midnight and chill out in the air conditioned environment. No cover, plus free goodies thrown in to add to the fun! This event takes place every second Friday of the month at Savage Garden (550 Queen St. W.). For more details, including pictures and playlists from past events, visit http://www.myspace.com/cold_fusion_friday

The EBM PARTY series continues with number 4. Don't miss this chance to hear a progressive blend of EBM on a pounding sound system on a Saturday night. At FUNHAUS - 526 Queen St West 10pm-4am 19+ event **NO COVER** Mainroom: DJ Lazarus playing a beat driven set of EBM that will rattle the foundations of your soul.

bands: Disgust, Heaps Of Dead, Bride Of The Monster, Sparky, Blast @ Reilly's Bar & Grill (3rd floor) 340 Yonge St. (just north of Dundas). Doors 6.30pm, $10, all ages.

A night for all those who love old school gothic, new wave and industrial music! Occurring on the third Friday of each month - an actual DARK Retro night. None of that mainstream Madonna or U2 BS you hear at other retro nights. Dark Retro is just that: expect to hear Nick Cave, The Sisters Of Mercy, Skinny Puppy, The Cure, The Cult, New Order, Nitzer Ebb, Joy Division, Portishhead, Cubanate, Ministry, FLA, Bauhaus, Siouxsie, etc... etc... DJ Human Clone will be returning for this very special August edition! Alongside DJ Pale. Dark Retro is a no cover event, featuring $2.50 bar specials B4 midnight. venue: The Savage Garden Nightclub address: 550 Queen St. W. www.savagegarden.ca http://www.myspace.com/dark_retro

Fetish Masquerade at Funhaus- 526 Queen St West . Theme: 1001 Arabian Nights. Doors 10pm, 19+, $10 in theme, $12 without. Mainroom: Lazarus & Phink (electro, retro, ebm, synth) Backroom: Play Dungeon with 10 pieces of equipment. For more info please visit: . www.fetishmasquerade.com www.djlazarus.com

Mysterion the Horror Mentalist is appearing at Dave and Busters (120 Interchange Way), summoning the spirits of the dead and reading the minds of all. This is going to be a prelude for a Halloween Ghost show run this Oct. Tonight is all ages, $10- $27 with dinner , doors 5pm and features Mysterio and Dave Curran Comedy Magic. Tix at Im With Stupid T-Shirts 1300 Queen w , more info @ mysterionthemindreader.com 647-838-7248

Wilket Creek Park, firepit #1 From 12 noon till after dusk . At harvest time, our pagan and pagan-friendly communities come together to celebrate the rich heritage and diversity of Paganism in Toronto. With workshops, children's activities, bardic competition, and more - it's an event for everyone! Bring a blanket or a chair, sunscreen, comfortable footwear, and an open mind. Come to celebrate our Community, come to Dance and come to Enjoy. For more info www.torontopaganpride.com

D.C. Music Presents another LIVE & LOUD CONCERT EVENT! Bands: Bride Of The Monster, Womb, Wrekked, Life Theoretic, New Flesh, Lost Subject. Kathedral (Big Bop, downstairs, 651 Queen W). Cost: $7 advance (Get a FREE COPY of Bride Of The Monster's new E.P. with purchase of advance ticket), ? at the door, doors 9pm. For more info: http://BrideOfTheMonster.org ckets@brideofthemonster.org 416-222-1292 (leave contact info,someone will return your calls)

Starting Aug. 25th the fourth Friday of the month will feature EBM-Assault with DJ's Pale & Prospero + the occasional live band as well! This Friday prepare yourself for an all out sonic assault with a special performance by Weave + DJ's Pale & Prospero keeping you dancing all night long. Whether you love to dance the night away or cach a live show this is -the- night for you! EBM-Assault features $2.50 bar specials B4 midnight and is a no cover event. Savage Garden, 550 Queen St. W. doors 9pm, free, 19+

PANIC - the ultimate retro party. Funhaus - 526 Queen St W. Launch 10pm-4am, 19+ event, FREE before 11pm, $5 afterwards. Mainroom: DJ Lazarus (classic alternatives, new wave, brit pop, manchester, industrial, dance, original remixes, and more). Backroom: Retro Rap Fest. For more info on PANIC please visit http://www.djlazarus.com

Vampire Beach Babes at the legendary Bovine club - $5 at the door, with rawk sensations Slute opening the night. www.vampirebeachbabes.com and www.myspace.com/vampirebeachbabes

Live Wire proudly presents Ayria! Kicking off the new live band night @ The Savage Garden is a live performance by world renowed, Toronto based talent Ayria! Live wire also features DJ's Shok and Flipps spinning the best and heaviest in Industrial, EBM and Synth. Cover is $5 and the event features the usual Savage Garden Friday $2.50 bar specials B4 midnight. Live Wire takes place on the first Friday of every month. www.savagegarden.ca Ticket contest at http://contests.toronto-goth.com

The revolution continues, With your host Dj pale. Music from EBM to retro and synth with a lot of stuff thrown into the pot, with Toronto's most eclectic DJ Pale spinning the mix. $4.75 REV all night long. No cover. B4 12 $3 after, doors 9pm. avellone@Mail.com Free glowsticks and other giveaways!www.savagegarden.ca

Canadian National Horror Exp 2006, presented by Rue Morgue at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Many guests, including Alice Cooper, Guillermo Del Toro, Jeffrey Combs, Linda Blair and many more. For more info see http://www.rue-morgue.com/festival.php

DARKRAVE @ Funhaus - 526 Queen St West. launch 9.30pm. $5 before 11pm, $10 after. ALL AGES. Mainroom: Phink (psy trance) DJ Biohazard (hardcore) Prospero (noise/industrial) www.sub-session.com DJ Lazarus (ebm/electro). Backroom by Backroom: Statistic (Drum N Bass) B7 (industrial/hardcore) www.thenameisembryon.com Chris 10 (dark jungle).
the doors will open at 9:30pm rather than 10pm and there will be two lineups - one for all ages and a rush line for those that are 19+. This way our drinkers do not have to way in a long lineup. This will be the last ALL AGES Darkrave until January. So if you are underage then get your ass to DARKRAVE while you can. :)
For more info see www.djlazarus.com

EBM presents a night of breakcore, drum 'n bass and electronica. Ad Noiseam 2006 the 5th anniversary celebration of german electronica label Ad Noiseam. Featuring live performances by Enduser (NYC), Belladonnakillz, Larvae, Mothboy(UK), Detritus (UK) and Naw. Nokami. Sunday September 3,2006 at The Rivoli, 332 Queen Street West, Toronto, Doors open at 7:30pm and a 19+ show. Tickets are $19 advance and $23 at the door and are available at Penguin Music and online at noisefactoryrecords.com/adnoiseam.htm or http://www.tikdistro.com/locations.html . For more info contact ebm@ciut.fm