Features
Darrell Berry
Some people have been part of the fabric of Dalston Superstore since the very beginning. Our friends, our DJs, our patrons. One such person is photographer Darrell Berry who was here for our launch party and has snapped the bold, beautiful and the downright trashy that have passed through our doors for the last three [...]
10 Superstore Memories
With our third birthday almost upon us we’ve been reminiscing about our favourite times. Here are 10 Superstore memories that will never leave us! Hot Boy Dancing Spot Construction Party We had no idea what we were letting ourselves in for when we opened our doors for the very first time for a ‘secret’ construction [...]
Tasty Tim
One of the original innovative trailblazers who shaped London’s disco and alternative gay scene in the early ’80s, Tasty Tim has been an integral part of everything fun and flamboyant going on in the capital since. He’s seen it all, done it all, and played at all the most pioneering club nights and been a very welcome [...]
Record Store Day 2012
This Saturday get down to your local record emporium and show them some love. Our record shops are a cornerstone of London’s musical heritage – not only are they stocked with amazing sounds they are also full of amazing specialist knowledge and a personal touch that you will never get from iTunes. Saturday April 21st [...]
Digs & Woosh
Nottingham in the late ‘80s is an unlikely sounding place for the genesis of one of Britain’s first ever house sound systems but that’s exactly where seminal DJs and promoters Digs & Woosh began their DiY Sound System. Battling against the Criminal Justice Act and adept at putting on free parties and legit club nights; [...]
States by Jacob Love
NEW PHOTOGRAPHY WORKS FROM JACOB LOVE 20.04.2012 – 3.06.2012 PRIVATE VIEW THURSDAY 19th APRIL 7pm Through images of stunning natural America and a group of unique mysterious characters, Dalston Superstore presents States a new body of work by artist Jacob Love. In Spring 2011, Love embarked on a road trip across America that culminated at [...]
Farr Festival
This summer sees our favourite Thursday night acid house party Society team up with one of favourite websites The Ransom Note to host a stage at Hertfordshire’s Farr Festival. They’re in good company as they’re joined by Bristol based night Just Jack, long-running north London party Sancho Panza and Leeds night Flux. The line-up boasts [...]
TrannyTrash In Pictures
Last Sunday, being a Bank Holiday blow-out, saw the wig-spinnin’ spectacular that was TrannyTrash! With the legendary Chloé from Kill The DJ headlining and our favourite ladies Hannah Holland, Michelle Moist and Alexandra Parade from Trailertrash, Nicola Fisher of Gutterslut, Josheline Caffe, Dame Squeaky and John Sizzle all getting down and dirty in the lazer pit; you know [...]
Super-8 Cam Private Viewing
Tonight, before the girls get jerkin’ in the basement, we’ll be hosting a very special viewing of Super-8 Cam, a series of six intimate portraits by local artists Antonio da Silva, Keem, Konstantinos Menelaou, Marie Schuller, Jason Bradbury and Mei Chan, all shot in Super 8 for Fringe! The London Gay Film Festival. The festival’s curators [...]
El Harvo
Bristol based Futureboogie began 10 years ago as a club night and over the years developed into an agency and is now an up-and-coming label with releases from west country champions Julio Bashmore, Waifs & Strays, Christophe and more. Founding Futureboogie member El Harvo joins us in the lazer basement next weekend for wonky-house night Wet [...]
Positive East
We’ve been working closely with local HIV charity Positive East for some time now – we’ve run events on two consecutive World Aids Days as well as a successful collaboration with our flagship night Body Talk. We thought it was about time we caught up with our friends at the organisation for a chat about [...]
Jeffrey Hinton
This Thursday sees night of girl-heat JERK! expanding into the lazer basement as they takeover the two floors of Dalston Superstore for the first time ever. Not only have they created (in their own words) “farsh garms to be distributed (thrown) at the best krumpers, boglers, two steppers, dutty winers and general fierce bitchizzz” but they’ve [...]