Key Club

In these transitional times, it wouldn't be right if we didn't saddle up and do some intensive clubbing for you all--first-hand knowledge is the best-hand knowledge, I always say. So we corralled a few pals and spent Friday night hitting up some new joints on the Sunset Strip (see Club Hoppin'), and my, my, my, there's a lot happening out there. . . .

The Key Club hit all the right notes last weekend, with the smashing opening of Friday's Club Rubber (which left lines lingering around the block all night) and Saturday's benefit show by the Artist, who performed at the West Hollywood nightclub for more than three hours, jamming with legendary bassist Larry Graham (Sly and the Family Stone) and Fishbone's Angelo Moore.

The swarm of desperation surrounding the doorman at A Quick Fix, the Thursday-night dance club at the 360 restaurant in Hollywood, looked like something out of Vertigo (not the movie, silly, the '80s downtown dance spot). Something about the combo of Madonna (who was seen hanging out last week) and a visit by the fire marshal kept many from getting their weekly Fix. But hey, if it ain't broken--surely, the same crowd'll be angling to get in tonight. . . .

Rolling home after a hard night's work, t'was a package at my door topped off with a cork. The champagne bottle adorned in pleather corset was an invitation to Deep's first anniversary party Nov. 6. I ran past the steamy Hollywood nightclub recently and learned my favorite rock star was caught in a compromising position. Yo, that's deep.... The Coffee House on Sunset Boulevard is showcasing acoustic performers every Tuesday, and that's exactly what the Strip needs right now--a folk-ish love-in .