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Peter Gatien Steps Back Into the Limelight

Peter Gatien, who created controversy with giant club Circa, is profiled in the new documentary Limelight.

The new documentary Limelight provides a look inside the legendary nightclubs of New York City “club king” Peter Gatien (in addition to Limelight, Gatien owned the Tunnel, Palladium, and Club USA) and the nasty legal battles that killed the clubs and resulted in Gatien’s deportation to his native Canada. The film marks a bid by [...]

Shy Captain and the Nightlife of Tomorrow

Photo by JaMmcat from the Torontoist Flickr Pool Shortly after a series of shoot-outs and drug busts in Clubland last year, Councillor Adam Vaughan made a stout-hearted attempt to allay citizens’ fears: “There’s a light at the end of the tunnel. And it’s not a strobe light coming from the next club, but a better [...]

The Road To Twestival

CiRCA, meet Twitter. Twitter, meet CiRCA. Photo by Karim Kanji. Erin Bury and Sarah Prevette have had a very long month. The two women were the chief organizers behind the Toronto version of Twestival benefiting charity: water, which builds wells in impoverished nations. The event, held last Thursday at CiRCA, included live video streaming of [...]

Playgrounds for the Future

Photo from Tynan Studio. Fact: All kids like playgrounds. Also a fact: Though it may seem to take forever, kids grow up. In just a few short years, innocent days of monkey bars and spiral slides turn into nights of double vodka-sodas and cocaine. Enter CiRCA―a virtual jungle gym for adults. So what happens if [...]

Halloween-ist

Photo by Bytepusher from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. Happy Devil’s… Day? Big night’s tomorrow, FYI, in case you haven’t been getting mass texts about it all week. On the year’s most over-hyped holiday, we understand if you’re tempted to skip the line-up of ALL-CAPITALIZED Facebook invites and just, you know, role-play at home. But wouldn’t [...]

Urban Planner: October 24, 2008

MUSIC: Toronto electro-punk-nintendo-beep-and-bloop duo Crystal Castles are sure to kick ass tonight at CiRCA (copyright infringement issues aside). These guys put on one hell of a show, and their hipness peak is probably approaching fast given that they’ve gone from performing in Parkdale to rocking the Harbourfront Centre and CiRCA in just eight months. So [...]

L’Oreal Fashion Week: The Preview

Photo by Henry Roxas. Already? Seems like just last week we watched the great white tents fall in Nathan Phillips Square, but today, a new L’Oreal Fashion Week is upon us. Our outfits are planned and clutches packed (black lipgloss, band-aids). Media passes, the price of three pairs of platforms at Forever 21, are at [...]

Urban Planner: October 17, 2008

FILM: More than a week of blood, guts, and gore begins today as the Toronto After Dark Film Festival kicks off. The festival features a slew of highly anticipated horror films, including the hilarious-looking I Sell The Dead starring Ron Perlman of Hellboy fame. Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor Street West), October 17–24, $12 and up. [...]

Urban Planner: August 3, 2008

SPORTS: The Toronto FC are playing FC Dallas this afternoon. The team’s had a week to rest since their loss to Real Salt Lake last Monday, so hopefully a victory is in store. BMO Field (170 Princes’ Boulevard), 4 p.m., $21–$85. “SPORTS”: In case soccer’s too sissy a sport for you, you better head over [...]

Urban Planner: July 31, 2008

DANCE: German electrohouse duo Booka Shade returns to Toronto for what will undoubtedly be a sweaty, sweaty dance party at CiRCA tonight. Hey, remember when CiRCA first opened and everyone was being all “Yeah right, I’m never going to CiRCA!”? Looks like the joke is on you, if you’re a Booka Shade fan. CiRCA (126 [...]

The Rump Shaker: May 15–21

It’s May 24 long weekend, and you know what that means: clash of the mega-parties. On Sunday, the Guvernment complex will be hosting Freedom 08. Two-time DJ Mag anointed No. 1 DJ Paul Van Dyk will be rocking the Koolhaus. Electro lovers should not miss Chicago’s Felix da Housecat and local favourite Nasty Nav spinning [...]

Villain: Peter Gatien

Torontoist is ending the year by naming our Heroes and Villains of 2007––the people, places, and things that we’ve either fallen head over heels in love with or developed uncontrollable rage towards over the past twelve months. Get your dose, starting Boxing Day and running into the new year, three times a day––sunrise, noon, and [...]