• May 7: 2 Shows, 1 Night

    April 21, 2011 /

    Saturday, May 7th
    First Show:
    NYC
    DROM
    7pm doors, 8pm show
    “Don’t miss this sassy and swinging dinner show at Drom restaurant and lounge, featuring the best in burlesque in a classy cotton club style showcase!
    Starring: The Italian Stallionette Angie Pontani, The Mystical Mistress of Tease MsTickle, The Maine Attraction, The Tappin Tornado Helen Pontani, with special guest Corn Mo and your hostess the Frankfurt Fraulein Miss Astrid. PLUS DJ MomoTaro and pick up artist, Bianca Dagga”
    More info and tickets

    Second Show:
    BROOKLYN
    Brooklyn Bowl
    61 Wythe Ave (bet N 11th/N 12th st)
    Classic Album Night
    .357 Lover covers the first Van Halen album in its entirety.
    More info and tickets

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  • Upcoming Dates (including a Van Halen Tribute)

    April 11, 2011 /

    April 19
    NYC
    Pitch!
    7 PM $5.
    Under St. Marks Theater
    94 St. Mark’s Place (between 1st Street and Avenue A)
    Pitch! is a show hosted by Greg Walloch and Mark Allen. Each show has a guest editor and the performers pitch ideas to the editor. The first one I went to was with the editor of Fangoria Magazine. I got an issue that contained their pick of the top 300 horror films ever made. This one will have guest editor Francesco Sedita of Penguin Young Readers Group. Not sure what I’ll do, yet. Also performing is Erin Markey, Mike Albo and David Commander. I like this town.

    April 21
    NYC
    DEALING WITH MY FEELINGS
    The Pit
    123 E. 24th St.

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  • Getting into Feldman

    April 10, 2011 /

    I went to see Monodramas on Friday night. My friend Duckmandu came to town and scored free tickets. The director took 3 one person/one act operas and beautifully pieced them together. The first two were written by John Zorn and Arnold Shoenberg respectively. The third one was written by someone I’d never heard of – Morton Feldman.
    A man who looked like a clownish version of Einstein (in a good way) sat in front of me. I couldn’t hear what he was saying after Feldman’s opera was finished but Duck told me that he was complaining that nothing good ever came from Feldman, railing and railing on about how much he hated the composer.
    I like an artist who brings this much hate to the listener. So now, I’ve been listening to more Feldman.
    Duck just sent me this interview Feldman did with Iannis Xenakis:
    http://www.vorden.no/becoming/?p=221
    It’s a good interview.
    I also like Marty Feldman.

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  • Le Squeezebox Cabaret Tonight

    April 4, 2011 /

    Monday, April 4
    Brooklyn
    Le Squeezebox Cabaret
    Public Assembly
    70 N. 6th Street
    9:30pm
    $10
    Accordions, magicians and dancers: Corn Mo (.357 Lover), Benjamin Ickies (This Ambitious Orchestra, The Ja Ja Jas), Juliet Jeske (Wham Slam Bam Variety Hour, Hard Candy Burlesque), Matt Dallow (Amour Obscure), Bobbie Horowitz (Horowitz & Spector), The Great Dubini (The Love Show), Evan Laurence (Sexahol, Carne Musica, Evan Laurence Presents), Julie Smith (The Love Show, Nutcracker: Rated R), Valton Jackson (The Love Show, Nutcracker: Rated R), Kalen (Ladybug Stingray), Jennifer Carlson (Axis Danz, The Love Show, Nutcracker: Rated R), Dangrrr Doll, Sarah Conrad (The Love Show, Group Hug, Nutcracker: Rated R), Lola “Luscious” Monroe (Silky Sirens Burlesque), Group Hug, Steve Dworkin, Amazing Amy (Yoga Contortion Dancing) and your host, David F. Slone, Esq. (cleverly disguised as Un Garçon Named Suzette)

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