NYLON - February 2008 - (Page 104) Pubs no longer have to close at 11pm, but if you want to party till the break of dawn, you still need to know where you’re going. Here, the best ways to outlast last call. By Kim Taylor Bennett. Illustration by Mat Maitland BOOMBOX AT HOXTON BAR AND GRILL, HOXTON EVERY SUNDAY Sunday is the new Thursday which is of course the new Friday at Boombox. Dress to the nines or you won’t stand a chance of getting in. Kylie has been known to drop by to dance on the bar, and club kid glitterati rub shoulders with scene stars such as Agyness Deyn and Gareth Pugh. myspace.com/familylondon be crowned Prom King or Queen. Worth it alone to watch cute-as-a-button DJ duo the Broken Hearts spin their ’50s 7-inches. myspace.com/workingmensclub and plenty of angular kids hitting hip bones and smooching till sun-up. myspace.com/smashandgrabnight THE NIGHT SHIFT WHITE HEAT AT MADAME JO JO’S, SOHO EVERY TUESDAY One of London’s most established indie nights. Live bands and kids in sharp threads wig out to CSS, Pavement, and the Faint on the sunken dancefloor of this red velvet-lined club. whiteheatmayfair.com BOSH AT THE OLD BLUE LAST, SHOREDITCH FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH Held upstairs at Vice Magazine’s pub, Bosh nabbed Klaxons and Kate Nash before they broke out, and it continues to thrill those up for a genre-bending night out—Hadouken!, Slayer, Weezer, anything goes. The dancefloor gets so busy it sags in the middle. myspace.com/boshclub DIRTY CANVAS A monthly night that flits between venues so you never know where you’re going to be, but club honchos DJ Magic and Reecha have their fingers firmly on the pulse of London’s grime scene. Underground urban London is wherever they are. myspace.com/dirtycanvas CREAM REVUE AT THE BETHNAL GREEN WORKING MEN’S CLUB, BETHNAL GREEN MONTHLY The BGWMC is always a guaranteed good time. At the monthly Cream Revue you can learn how to lindy hop and swing to as much old-time rock ’n’ roll as you can shake a well-lacquered, petticoat-clad, corsage-wearing stick at. Plus there’s free tea served at all times and the chance to SMASH AND GRAB AT PUNK CLUB, SOHO EVERY THURSDAY Party-starter stalwarts Queens of Noize have brought the fun to Soho. Punk has only been open since August, but it’s already become a haunt for the likes of Kate Moss, Kelly Osbourne, and Lily Allen. Expect prancing around in the video booth THE LIP SINKERS AT BISTROTEQUE, BETHNAL GREEN THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS WEEKLY Camp cabaret from a troupe of lip-syncing drag queens. Alternately silly, fun, and jaw-droppingly dramatic, this night in a converted warehouse down a dark East End alleyway is a hidden gem. bistroteque.com YOYO AT NOTTING HILL ARTS CLUB, NOTTING HILL EVERY THURSDAY Lily Allen started her career here with a month-long residency and Mark Ronson can frequently be found on the decks. The music: hip-hop, soul, reggae. myspace.com/yoyouk DURR AT THE END, CENTRAL LONDON EVERY MONDAY When the legendary indie dance party Trash photo of prince harry by camera press/r. stonehouse/retna http://myspace.com/smashandgrabnight http://myspace.com/workingmensclub http://myspace.com/boshclub http://myspace.com/familylondon http://myspace.com/dirtycanvas http://whiteheatmayfair.com http://myspace.com/yoyouk http://bistroteque.com
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