The winner of each show will advance to the finals. The winner of the finals will receive $500 in cash, 20 hours of studio time, a submission to one of the following labels: Warner Bros., Rotten, Geffen, Prosthetic, Metal Blade, Universal, or Columbia. The band will also receive a headlining gig at the featured concert club.

Judging will be based on audience response/applause at the end of the show. Note: The more people you bring, the better your chances of winning. Don't forget to tell your fans to stick around until the end of the show.

Visuals from Altered Images include vintage video, 80s movies and TV, slide shows of 80s icons, posters and club flyers from 1979-1984, and original concert photos.

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Launched in 2003 in San Francisco by DJs Adrian & the Mysterious D, Bootie was the first club night in the United States dedicated solely to the burgeoning artform of the bootleg mashup -- and is now the biggest mashup event in the world, with monthly parties in nine cities on three continents. Mixing and matching every conceivable musical genre, era, and style into one big dance party where everyone feels welcome, Bootie provides the soundtrack for the A.D.D. generation -- with free mashup CDs given away like candy!

Bootie's DJs and house band Smash-Up Derby, as well as guest mashup DJs from around the world, keep your brain guessing and body dancing with creative song combinations, celebrating -- and satirizing -- the many different forms of music. Bootie also presents the infamous Midnight Mashup Show, featuring local drag and burlesque performers. Bootie showcases the best mashup productions from around the globe ... because one song at a time just isn't enough!

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For more than 7 years, Meat has been serving up hearty doses of heavy Industrial beats and BBQ treats. Created to be more than just another dance club, Meat aims to constantly raise the bar for creative nightlife experiences. Meat has extensive abattoir-themed decor, highly skilled DJs, costumed blood-splattered go-go dancers, video, and free fresh BBQ meat. Satisfy your primal hunger.

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Join Kingfish, Eddie and Hubba Hubba's burlesque all-stars as they stuff your stocking with two, two, TWO Holidays in one! It's Chrismanukkah, Baby! What do you know from egg nog?!

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Hostesses Heklina and Peaches Christ created the event to be a local talent search for new drag superstars. Over the years many of the event's past contestants have gone on to become significant performers on the local drag circuit including Metal Patricia, Holy McGrail, Pollo Del Mar, Rayza Burn, Anjie Myma, and many more. Witness a brand new crop of fresh-faced contestants compete for the Miss Star Search crown and be there to say "I saw her first".

Trannyshack, SF's infamous drag performance nightclub, has been shocking and delighting packed audiences for over twelve years. Defying all expectations, Trannyshack incorporates everything from low brow trash to high brow performance art, and became famous (or infamous) worldwide as the quintessential SF experience. No visit to the City is complete without a stop at Trannyshack.

The club has been featured in Out (which named it one of the top ten reasons to move to SF), Genre, Instinct, and Paper magazines, has won numerous Best of the Bay awards, and was filmed for an independent feature length documentary ("Filthy Gorgeous: The Trannyshack Story").

Trannyshack is now branching out it's empire, with shows in LA, London, Waikiki, Seattle, Portland, New Orleans, and Reno enjoying great success.

The winner of each show will advance to the finals. The winner of the finals will receive $500 in cash, 20 hours of studio time, a submission to one of the following labels: Warner Bros., Rotten, Geffen, Prosthetic, Metal Blade, Universal, or Columbia. The band will also receive a headlining gig at the featured concert club.

Judging will be based on audience response/applause at the end of the show. Note: The more people you bring, the better your chances of winning. Don't forget to tell your fans to stick around until the end of the show.

Join the Death Guild group on Facebook!

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Launched in 2003 in San Francisco by DJs Adrian & the Mysterious D, Bootie was the first club night in the United States dedicated solely to the burgeoning artform of the bootleg mashup -- and is now the biggest mashup event in the world, with monthly parties in nine cities on three continents. Mixing and matching every conceivable musical genre, era, and style into one big dance party where everyone feels welcome, Bootie provides the soundtrack for the A.D.D. generation -- with free mashup CDs given away like candy!

Bootie's DJs and house band Smash-Up Derby, as well as guest mashup DJs from around the world, keep your brain guessing and body dancing with creative song combinations, celebrating -- and satirizing -- the many different forms of music. Bootie also presents the infamous Midnight Mashup Show, featuring local drag and burlesque performers. Bootie showcases the best mashup productions from around the globe ... because one song at a time just isn't enough!

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An extremely limited number of "early bird" tickets will be available through Tue, Dec 15 (or until those sell out). The price goes up after that, and goes up again after Mon, Dec 28, so get your tickets early!

To help you celebrate the New Year, Smash-Up Derby, Bootie's award-winning house band, will be doing a special "Greatest Hits" set, counting down to midnight and ringing in 2010 with a pirate balloon drop, champagne toast, and a mashed-up version of "Auld Lang Syne!" Resident DJs Adrian, Mysterious D, and Dada will be playing the best mashups from the past year, and The Indra's Go-Go Dancers will help you party like it's a brand-new decade ... because it is!

Upstairs in the Fair Use Lounge guest DJs Freddy, King of Pants (from Seattle's FrankenBoot) and Jells Mayhem (from LA's The Illuminoids) will be spinning a mix of mashups, electro remixes, and bootlegs. There will be many other surprises as well, including free "Soak Up Your Drunk" hors d'oerves served at 2 AM, and and we'll be giving away 500 "Best of Bootie 2009" CDs throughout the night!

Launched in 2003 in San Francisco by DJs Adrian & the Mysterious D, Bootie was the first club night in the United States dedicated solely to the burgeoning artform of the bootleg mashup -- and is now the biggest mashup event in the world, with monthly parties in nine cities on three continents. Mixing and matching every conceivable musical genre, era, and style into one big dance party where everyone feels welcome, Bootie provides the soundtrack for the A.D.D. generation -- with free mashup CDs given away like candy!

Bootie's DJs and house band Smash-Up Derby, as well as guest mashup DJs from around the world, keep your brain guessing and body dancing with creative song combinations, celebrating -- and satirizing -- the many different forms of music. Bootie also presents the infamous Midnight Mashup Show, featuring local drag and burlesque performers. Bootie showcases the best mashup productions from around the globe ... because one song at a time just isn't enough!

Join the Bootie group on Facebook!