The weekend is nearly upon is and not just any ordinary weekend, but a mother friggin’ long one. To celebrate Victoria Day long weekend, the boys over at Big Roger Events are going BIG… like HUGE.

In the past, they’ve brought world renowned DJ Dave Aude and dance diva Wynter Gordon to our fair city. This time around, Grammy award-winning DJ Peter Rauhofer is in town to spin some amazing dance tracks for us to dance to til the early morning.

“…the hot Go-Go boys, dressed in funky wild custom made “GLITTER” themed outfits, will take over the Vancouver’s Five Sixty nightclub on Saturday, May 19th, even the staff of the club will put “glitter” on and it will be a night to shine…” – Roger Esperon, Big Roger Events.

GLITTER!!! Count me in. Who doesn’t want to feel like Ke$ha one night? Jack Daniels and all. If you find you’re not tired from partying til 4 am at Club 560 Saturday night, head over to the boys’ party UNITED over at Gorg-O-Mish on Sunday May 20. That party goes til 7 am.

For tickets for either event, head over to ClubZone.com, BigRogerEvents.com, Priape or Little Sisters in Vancouver.

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Ali and I were stoked to take in the opening night performance of Rock of Ages the musical, premiering at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts. The show is currently running May 8 through 13th, and there are still tickets available! I’ll be honest, we’ve seen our fair share of musical theatre over the years and this is the first stage production that I whole-heartedly recommend people see in a long time. I really didn’t know what to expect going into the show as I had heard very little, with most of my knowledge stemming from the upcoming movie adaptation starring Russell Brand. Needless to say, I was effing stoked by all the amazing 80s and 90s rock music that made up the performance’s soundtrack.

I happened to bump into a coworker at the show who grew up listening to this genre of music and was so unbelievably excited to see the show with her sister that her energy instantly rubbed off on me. I went in with an open mindset, and a few memories of the songs she listed off that I figured I would enjoy myself. The show’s premise is relatively simple, and follows the template of most of today’s musicals. A young girl, Sherrie, played brilliantly by Shannon Mullen, moves to Los Angeles in hopes of making her dreams of becoming a star come true. He parents don’t approve, and as expected Sherrie has to fend for herself in this big, new, Rock n’ Roll-infused city. She finds herself in a local bar on The Sunset Strip, and meets a lowly worker, Drew, played incredibly by Dominique Scott, who is also trying to achieve his dreams of becoming a legendary rock star. That’s the basic premise and setting for the majority of the musical. Granted, the set is EPIC and provides the perfect backdrop, including a live rock band on stage for the entire show!

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As you probably already know, the NOH8 Campaign is a “photographic silent protest” created by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska in response to Proposition 8. Since it began, there have been over 20,000 faces that have shown their support for the cause. One of these faces is Mary Zilba (shown in the above photo) who is a well known singer and one of the stars of The Real Housewives Of Vancouver. She and friend and TV personality Fiona Forbes have been working together with Bouska to help bring the campaign to Vancouver.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 8, the NOH8 Campaign will set up a mobile studio at the Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside Hotel, bringing the NOH8 Campaign to the Vancouver area for the very first time, and the second one ever in Canada! The open photo shoot, done by NOH8 Campaign founder Adam Bouska will take place from 5:00pm and end at 8:00pm.

A while back, I spoke with Mary from RHOV and confirmed with her that she is indeed going to be there on the day to help out and she will also be getting a family photo done with her sons. “I believe it is so important that teenagers and young adults learn early the importance of equality and no hate in our world. It all goes hand in hand with anti Bullying,” she said to me. “It is such an important message despite sexual preference, race and religion. Its about LOVE and loving each other.” Homorazzi is going to be at the shoot as well and we certainly hope you can make it too. More details below.

More details after the jump…

If you didn’t make it out to the last bear-stravaganza in Vancouver, then where the hell were you: Mars?? Bearracada- for the 8 of you still out there who haven’t heard of it yet- is an everyone-allowed, bears MOST assuredly welcome, internationally touring party of dancing and drinking that spreads Canada, the States and Australia and appeals to all types. Most definitely, this is the party to go to if you enjoy the harrier, handsomer, and builkier side of things as bears are the quintessential attendee of this fun night- but, take a look at me and know that even us non-furballs do JUST fine. This February we got a real (juicy) taste of this epic event as they SOLD OUT and packed Club Five Sixty busier than I’ve seen it… well, possibly ever. It was hands down the sexiest night I’ve spent in Vancouver this year as the boys MEN were out in full force and couldn’t have been in better moods- I was goldilocks in the bears’ den and ALL the beds fit juuuuuust right.

I’ve hands down adored the new branding that Club Five Sixty has offered us this year under the direction of scruffy stud and good friend DJ Adam Dreaddy as he’s attempted to appeal to all factions of gays by pulling in big name DJs, international parties and talent from all walks to ensure that no one group or type of guy is solely pleased. If you’re like me and like to try out different themes, spaces and concepts, you’ll know that every event we gays get facebook tagged into offers a different feel, a different look and more often than not a different type of man to flirt with: I have to say, Bearracuda is without a doubt my bailiwick and I can’t wait. This Saturday, May 5th from 9PM till late at Club Five Sixty (560 Seymour Street) is catering to the bearish brutes in town and pulling out all the stops; you gotta be there.

Click through to here the pricing deets and check out the DJ talent

By popular demand, Foodsluts at Doll & Penny’s Café , the serial is now a book!

When Tony Correia moved to Vancouver in 1988 with the return portion of plane ticket purchased from a classified ad, he didn’t think he would last six months in the city. Twenty years and a popular newspaper serial later, comes Foodsluts at Doll & Penny’s Café, his memoir about the notorious drag cabaret located on Davie Street in the heart of Vancouver’s sleepy West End.

Set in the late 80’s and early 90’s, Foodsluts follows Tony as he explores Vancouver’s counterculture during the height of the AIDS crisis. With a cast of characters that include drag queens, prostitutes, go-go boys and the religious right, Foodsluts revisits a period in Vancouver’s history that has all but been erased. With queer spaces in Vancouver disappearing faster than developers can build glass towers, Foodsluts paints a portrait of a vibrant gay enclave in the heart of a conservative stronghold that you have to read to believe.

Check out the full book cover and some sample illustrations on the next part of the post.

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May 1st marks the return of the “You’ve Bought Him Enough Drink’s Boy” and local talent Peter Breeze, when he releases his new album Bonnie & Clyde.

Two years after PB’s premiere album “Send In The Robots” killed it on the download ring, the blonde bombshell rises again with a sound reminiscent of his first album, but with more of a backbone this time, giving us a lot of beats, and some dance music we can actually chew on. From front to back, Bonnie & Clyde does not disappoint.

Telling a story of fame, fortune and fabulousness as we could expect, right from the opening Interlude of Forever Wild we’re thrown into the surreal world that Peter and his team paints. Produced by fantastic local DJ Nick Bertossi and co-written by boy wonder and local hidden talent Michael Gordon, we’re given a cast of characters highlighted by completely relevant dance beats and a handful of hooks and lyrics to sing along to. What more does one want from a club album? It’s a fun feed all around.

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Attention Vancouverites!!! It’s time for the city’s Academy Awards honoring the best in nightlife entertainment. In other words, the 2012 ClubVibes Nightlife Awards are here. Once again, Vancity’s most popular venues, theme nights and bar staff are being honored at one big ol’ party. But before the big night arrives, nominees have to be narrowed in each of the categories.

A few of us from Homorazzi.com attended the awards last year, and it was disheartening to see none of the LGBT nominees walk away with the glory. So this year, I suggest we change that. Whether or not you’re a bar star, lounge lizard or casual binge drinker, we’ve all had great nights out on the town thanks to the following venues and people. If you enjoy hip-hop nights at the Cobalt, pumping dance beats at Club FiveSixty, Top 40 at Junction, those Dieux du Stade movies at 1181 or the outdoor patio at Oasis, make sure you cast your vote. Sure, it’s a frivolous honor, but an honor nonetheless. Even if you don’t live in Vancouver but visited our fair city, go and vote. It’s your gay civic duty *wink*.

All you have to do vote is head over to Clubvibes.com and support all your favorites. Speaking of which, I know I should probably be unbias but I’m not. I’m going to give my endorsement to two of my friends up for nomination- Todd Hoye for Bartender of the Year and Yannick Desautels for Manager of the Year. Not only are both great at their jobs, but both are super sexy as well. Get a look at Todd’s “assets” when he posed for a cancer fundraising calendar last year. And of course I have to plug our very own Tommy D. He’s up for Best Electronic Promoter. His Rapture parties are legendary. Another Homorazzi favorite, Adam Dreaddy is also nominated in the category. Vote for both.

Disclaimer. I quickly scanned all the categories and might’ve missed some of our nightlife friends. If I did, my bad :)

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I know what you’re thinking: it’s usually Madonna that does the riding, right? But, this weekend it’s the sexy boys of YVR that will be riding the Material Girl into the wee hours as Vancouver’s best gay talent takes to the stage at Club 560 to perform and spin their biggest and best remixes of Madonna’s greatest hits this Saturday, March 31st at 560 Seymour Street in the heart of downtown.

PONI- for those who haven’t heard- is Saturdays revamped at Club 560 as they refuse to let the gays go gently into that good night and continue to offer us week after week of the newest and greatest talent out there with big names, touring parties at one of Vancouver’s biggest venues. Three floors to accommodate any vibe and all customers, this weekend promises to be a damn good one for anyone who loves the endless song book of Madonna as remixed by DJ Adam Dreaddy and DJ Nick Bertossi: possibly Vancouver’s sexiest DJs if not some of the most talented (no joke, click on the links to realize I’m not just makin’ it up). Not only that, but we’ll be getting a performance by my FAVOURITE fishy drag queen (thanks RuPaul for that vocab): Raye Sunshine. This girl is sex personified as she dresses to the nines, lip synches like a dream and puts her all into every single performance. She’ll be done up better than Madge herself and there’s a rumour the hirsute DJs will be supporting her LMFAO style!

Click through to get the deets on how to get in free and hear these boys’ latest tracks!