Editor’s Picks!!!…09.12-09.14
Friday 09.12
Goldfrapp + Martha Wainright
The UK electro group best known for synthpop sensibilities and sideshow theatrics have endured a downward spiral since releasing Supernature back in 2005. Alison Goldfrapp’s latest effort Seventh Trade did hit the top of the charts, but it’s a bit of a downbeat bore. Luckily Rufus Wainright’s sister Martha is sharing the stage tonight.
Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Ave at 50th St, 212-247-4777, 8pm, $39.50-$75, www.goldfrapp.co.uk
Saturday 09.13
New Goth City One-Year Anniversary Party
The online gothic community website New Goth City celebrates its one-year anniversary with Salvation– a night of glorious doom and gloom. DJs Patrick and Cyn purify lost souls with a surreal mix of goth, industrial, synth, and deathrock.
Don Hill’s, 511 Greenwich St at Spring St, 212-334-1390, 11pm, $5, www.newgothcity.com
Ballroom Awards
Madonna might have brought the Ball culture to mainstream awareness, but it’s the strength and commitment of the LGBT community that keeps it going. Legendary House of Mizrahi presents the 16th annual Ballroom Awards with categories like Thugs in Spring, Pretty Boys in Pink, and The Wicked European Embassador vs The Classic American President. If this Ball world is a bit of a mystery to you, this is the night to see the best in show all under one chandelier.
The Lab, 1428 Fulton St bet Tompkins and Marcy Aves, Brooklyn, 347-575-9492, 2pm, $30, www.walk4mewednesdays.com