Dead can dance

Photographs: Clown: Beth Levendis

Chris Santiago
Assistant manager, Hot Topic, Corona, Queens
“I put on my false eyelashes and most expensive heels and go to the Knitting Factory (74 Leonard St between Broadway and Church Sts, myspace.com/necromanticnyc) for Necromantics, which happens on the first Friday of every month. That’s the best old-school goth night in the city. They spin electronic music, but no new stuff—more like Sisters of Mercy.”

Photographs: Clown: Beth Levendis

Chris Martinez
Funeral director, Ruggiero & Sons Funeral Homes, Bronx
“I’m not only the funeral director; I do the embalming, makeup and even drive the hearse. I’m a homebody, but I do like a good laugh since it does get a bit depressing on the job. I like to hit a bunch of the comedy clubs in the Village, but my favorite is the Comedy Cellar (117 MacDougal St between Minetta Lane and 3rd St; 212-254-3480, comedycellar.com). I’m a big fan of their regulars Colin Quinn, Jim Norton and Louis C.K.”

Photographs: Clown: Beth Levendis

Voltaire
Goth singer-songwriter, Manhattan
“As a touring musician, I spend more than enough time in smoke-filled clubs. So when I’m back in town, I opt for a quiet night at the Bourgeois Pig (111 E 7th St between First Ave and Ave A; 212-475-2246, thepigny.com). I like its dark interior, baroque furniture and heavy velvet drapes. Tom Waits is on ludicrous rotation; they have a fantastic selection of fondues; and the sangria is to die for—despite its conspicuous absence of fruit. Maybe the fruit committed suicide, I’m not sure.”