It is official.

[Tara Tempalski]

On behalf of Th Night Shift it is with great sadness that I have to
officially announce Pittsburgh's longest running dark dance night, Ceremony,
is being shut down. The last night will be Saturday November 29th.

The Pegasus Lounge has suffered a significant profit loss on Saturdays in
the past year partially due to declining attendance at Ceremony. This is the
primary reason for the management ending the night.

The Night Shift is grateful for all of the support by Ceremony's loyal
patrons over the course of the past twelve years, especially during the past
two since the night moved from The Upstage to The Pegasus Lounge.
Unfortunately, the support was just not enough to sustain the night. It has
been decided to lay Ceremony to rest and not seek another venue at this
time.

However, there are several other options and opportunities for you to enjoy
dark alternative music in a club setting. Nemesis (
http://www.myspace.com/nemesispgh): an all ages dance night at Club Zoo in
the Strip District will launch this Friday 11/7 and will continue every
Friday after that. Upstage Nation (http://www.myspace.com/theupstagenation):
the free, 21+ dance night every Sunday at The Smiling Moose in the
Southside.

In addition, Distortion Productions (http://www.myspace.com/distortionprod)
will continue to provide the same quality goth / industrial shows at Pegasus
and other local venues for the foreseeable future.

Don't forget, this month DP is bringing in these great shows at Pegasus...

*THIS SATURDAY 11/8 – 8PM*
DJ Acucrack
Acumen Nation
Cyanotic
Plus Special Guest: Sachem
& Fetish Performance by Cleveland's Acid Rain
$12 adv / $15 door
(Dj TFS)

*NEXT SATURDAY 11/15 – 8PM*
The Cruxshadows
The Azoic
iScintilla
$15 adv / $20 door
(Dj PhOenixxx)

*TUESDAY 11/18 – 8PM*
*Distortion Production's 30th Show!*
Nachtmahr
SAM
AlterDerRuin
$12 adv / $15 door

As always, advance tickets and more information can be found at Eide's
Entertainment, Slacker, Dave's Music Mine and at Pegasus.

Thank you to all who have supported and continue to support the local dark
alternative music scene. As you know, without enough support, continually
providing dark alternative entertainment is just not possible. Please do
your best to support the scene as it continues to evolve.

Details regarding the final night at Ceremony will be announced soon. I can
tell you that the event will be free; as in, no cover will be charged that
night.

--Dj Mass Hysteria (Tara)