Email Author Tricia Romano

2003 Stories by Tricia Romano

• Clubs

  published December 30, 2003

  When a famed French director asked me for a tour of New York nightlife, I had to break it to him gently: New York's club scene is in the toilet.... More >>

• Listings

  published December 30, 2003

  Here at Club Crawl headquarters we don't want you to pay out the nose for New Year's Eve, so we've picked some parties that will be as easy on... More >>

• Making a List

  published December 30, 2003

  Because we are still hung over from last week, Fly Life has enlisted some of New York's notables to supply their New Year's resolutions. Ours? To... More >>

• Absolutely Fabulous

  published December 23, 2003

  There might be a man more fabulous than Casey Spooner. The Fischerspooner frontman's "special friend," Adam Dugas, is tall,... More >>

• Listings

  published December 23, 2003

  In the event that you've been spared the requisite family fare this week, you're in good company. There are a surprising number of Christmas week... More >>

• Freak Show

  published December 16, 2003

  Crobar is open. Can we talk about something else now? Seriously, though, people have been hoping that the megaclub is going to save New York... More >>

• Music

  published December 16, 2003

  Kevin Saunderson has a guaranteed place in techno history as one of the Belleville Three, but these days he doesn't just stick to hard-as-nails... More >>

• Double Trouble

  published December 9, 2003

  It's only 11 o'clock on a Tuesday night and already I'm seeing double. No, I am not drunk, I'm at iParty, the iPod open-turntable event thrown by... More >>

• Music

  published December 9, 2003

  To get into the holiday spirit, go now to the second annual CHAOS & CANDY—hosted by glam guy Adam Dugas. Mr. Dugas and his merry band... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published December 2, 2003

  Everyone was all smiles at the knitting factory two weeks ago when gretchen dykstra, the commissioner of the department of consumer affairs,... More >>

• Music

  published December 2, 2003

  It's not Christmas until Murray Hill puts on the red Santa Claus outfit and molests the aging club children. The annual A MURRAY HILL CHRISTMAS... More >>

• Dance! Dance! Dance! (Yowza! Yowza! Yowza!)

  published November 25, 2003

  Say goodbye to the cabaret law and hello to the nightlife license. That's what a grinning Gretchen Dykstra, commissioner of the Department... More >>

• Music

  published November 25, 2003

  Get a head start on all the weight you're gonna gain after stuffing your face with turkey and mashed taters. The night before Thanksgiving finds... More >>

• Siiiiiimonnn!

  published November 18, 2003

  If there is one opportunity in life not to be missed, it is the opportunity to go to Atlantic City to see all five original members of Duran... More >>

• Music

  published November 18, 2003

  My name is Tricia Romano and I am a technoholic. Yes, it's true. I have no imagination and will cover only minimal techno, except when I write... More >>

• Beer Babe

  published November 11, 2003

  Who cares about the Miss America pageant—all those stuffy contestants with frilly costumes and shellacked hair—when you can see the real... More >>

• No No Nos

  published November 11, 2003

  Here's a good way to piss off the hipster cognoscenti: Host a party for the release of Yeah Yeah Yeah Nick Zinner's photography book; invite... More >>

• Listings

  published November 11, 2003

  Two new parties fronted by some of the old-school East Village crowd may breathe some life into the stale New York nightlife scene. KITTEN... More >>

• Dress You Up

  published November 4, 2003

  Every day is Halloween for Motherfucker's Michael T, but that didn't stop him from getting dressed up as Dr. Frank-N-Furter of... More >>

• Club Crawl

  published November 4, 2003

  Most DJs can't claim to be novelists, but Tony Fletcher, who already has one book under his belt, DEAR BOY: THE LIFE OF KEITH MOON has... More >>

• Cool Like That

  published October 28, 2003

  Interpol are officially cool. Not that the slickly dressed neo-post-punk New York band wasn't already cool, but when Ric Ocasek... More >>

• Music

  published October 28, 2003

  If it seems like we're in Kansas because every week the same promoters and venues are getting picks, don't blame me, blame the folks at APT and... More >>

• Prey for Gina

  published October 21, 2003

  Gina Gershon is a hit with the ladies—not surprising, as the lusty lady had Sapphic roles in Bound and Showgirls. So I... More >>

• Listings

  published October 21, 2003

  It's CMJ time, and that means total madness for clubgoers. This is the week when you have to wait in line with people from fly-over country to see... More >>

• Wink, Wink

  published October 14, 2003

  For proof that people are fools, look no further than the common staring contest, the bored beer drinker's game that takes place in every watering... More >>