September 2, 2010 – 6:55 am
Event info: September 21, 2010 &ndash 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm.
Boston's most investigative performers, Prof. Honor and Dr. Blazes
On Tuesday, September 21, 2010 Johnny Blazes and Madge of Honor present:
HYPOTHESIS
a night of inventive performance
From the minds of two of New England’s oddest and most ingenious variety performers comes an event that blends intelligent art-making with high-glam kitsch. Johnny Blazes and Madge of Honor take a Bunsen Burner to the Boston performance scene with Hypothesis, a new monthly show premiering at The Midway on Tuesday September 21, 2010. Each month, a new group of artists will present work based on a challenge posited by fellow scientists Prof. Honor and Dr. Blazes. These challenges will provide an opportunity to ask questions, test new approaches, and make work that fascinates.
In the premiere installment of Hypothesis, art/scient-ists will explore the notion of “re-invention.” They will present a classic work of theirs paired with a re-invention of that same work: a shift in mood, a different perspective, identity, or media, or any other method that the performers might find to subvert themselves.
The night will feature experimental results in the form of burlesque and drag from the sensuous and savvy Kirby Bits (Bitches of Destiny), object manipulation from the dashing and dexterous Ben Reynolds (The Boston Circus Guild), moving music from the potent and passionate Simón Rios, poetry and dance from the cool and commanding Alicia Greene, as well as performances from Hypothesis’s lead investigators, Johnny Blazes and Madge of Honor. The presentation of findings will be followed by a dance party to the smashing sounds of Boston’s own Audio Chemists. Feature drinks, appropriately fluorescent and elixir-evocative, will be available at the bar for those scientists over 21.
HYPOTHESIS
Date: Tuesday September 21, 2010
Venue: The Midway, 3496 Washington St, Jamaica Plain 617-524-9038
Admission: $7 at the door, 18+
Doors: 8pm
Show: 9pm
Dancing: 10:30 pm onward
Website: www.HypothesisShow.wordpress.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/HypothesisShow
Questions: contact.hypothesis (at) gmail (dot) com
August 28, 2010 – 5:02 pm
Event info: September 17, 2010 &ndash 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
The lovely ladies of Rogue Burlesque have kindly asked me to emcee one night of their fabulous two-night run of Best in Show!, a showcase of the performers’ favorite numbers.
Come see Kitty Spanks, Jenny Jewels, Lilly Bordeaux, Ms. Sassypants, Busty Keaton, and Dixie Douya!
Two great nights! Two amazing emcees! One kick-ass show!
Thursday, September 16: Emcee Liz Fang
Friday, September 17: Johnny Blazes
Club Cafe, 209 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02116 (Back Bay)
Doors at 7:30, Show at 8:00 PM
Tickets: $10 advance/$15 at door Buy tickets now!
August 28, 2010 – 4:46 pm
Event info: September 19, 2010 &ndash 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm.
TraniWreck: GOLD V is on International Talk Like a Pirate Day! We’ve lined up
the most amazing group of wenches Cambridge has ever seen! Prizes will be awarded to Best Pirate Drag and Best Pirate Joke! TraniWreck is an all gender, all genre variety cabaret mess. A raucous rabble-rousing exhibition of genderbending irreverence; Drag, Burlesque, Aerial and Performance Art. Since 2004 TraniWreck has been bringing the best over-the-top, boundary-busting talent to the stage. Enjoy the show and then dance until 2am to Boston’s best established and up and coming DJs.
Featuring:
Host and MC Heywood Wakefield
Becca D’Bus
Johnny Blazes
Madge of Honor
Katya
Sapphira Cristàl
Meff
and maybe even Frieda Fries will join us
Dancing until 2am with DJ Chris Ewen
Sunday September 19, 2010
at OBERON
2 Arrow Street Harvard Square Cambridge, MA
doors: 8pm show: 8:30pm 18+
Tickets up soon! Make sure you’re on the my mailing list to get discount codes!
http://www.truthserum.org
Facebook event: http://bit.ly/traniwreckV
Featuring new cabaret seating options! Front and center of the stage reserved VIP cabaret seating and Mezzanine (balcony) seating, both with cocktail service. And of course standing room! Plenty of room for dancing all night long!
ONE DAY SALE! Tuesday August 31, get front’n'center cabaret seats for only $20– that’s HALF OFF the door price!
August 27, 2010 – 5:17 pm
Event info: September 21, 2010 &ndash 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm.
I’ll be joining the lovely Geppetta and ever-dashing A.J. Bryce on their National Tour to celebrate the release of “Trans-Fusions II.” This compilation CD brings together transgender artists from around the world and showcases their talent– as well as representing them on A.J.’s marvelous site, Trans-Genre.
September 29th 9pm
The Milky Way, 284 Amory St, Jamaica Plain, MA
$5 (suggested donation)
all ages, but not intended for kiddos
Featuring:
Modern Day Pinnochio- techno/folk/rock fusion
Johnny Blazes – gender blender extraordinaire
Geppetta - whimsy-core puppeteer/ punkelele
Jamez Terry – humorist & storyteller
Liam Bechen - poet & guitarist
August 23, 2010 – 11:22 am
Event info: August 27, 2010 &ndash 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
What happens when a steel-fisted and muddy-mouthed former cabaret singer is forced to take her deplorable husband and their no-good relatives on a summer vacation? She puts them to work!! Coming to Toronto, the Schlapentickle Family presents theatrical cabaret-burlesque that’s so over the top you’ll want to take yours… off! Mixing drool-inducing, smart strip-tease, stinging comedy, the magic of sideshow, and live ragtime music…, the Schlapentickle Family promises an evening that will make you swear your family’s normal.
The cast includes the wildest acts straight from the East Coast’s most respected burlesque and sideshow houses, including the raunchy ragtime revivalist SABRINA CHAP, the devilish undulations of burlesque star PACO FISH, hot new cherry-bomb burlesque siren, MARLA MERINGUE, and the sideshow stylings of MISS PUSSYKATT! Featuring Boston’s own genre-bending, gender-blending vaudevillian rockstar, JOHNNY BLAZES!
$12 includes admission to the Boston’s longest running weekly dance party!
August 22, 2010 – 11:30 am
Event info: August 25, 2010 &ndash 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
Duæling Scorpio Studios presents
The Skewed & Screwed Revue II
Featuring live & silent auctions with items from All the Kings Men, MTPC/the Neighborhood, and Rogue Burlesque.
Performances by:
Rob Crean [stand-up comedy courtesy of an aging hipster]
Ben Reynolds [contact juggling and possibly other circus-y goodness]
Melsen Carlsen [classical piano ala keyboard]
Christina “Cricket” Barretti-Sigal [guitar & vocals]
Bri Broken [often-sexy spoken word]
Th’ Bones and Roses Circus Sideshow [freaky awesomeness]
Bex duSunshine
From Rogue Burlesque:
Lilly Bordeaux
Jenny Jewels
Ms. Sassypants
Emceed by Johnny Blazes [gender-blendin' fabulousness!], who will also be wearing hir auctioneer hat this evening!
Wednesday, August 25th | 6:30-9:00 PM
at All Asia | http://www.allasiabar.com/
332 Massachusetts Avenue | Central Square | Cambridge, MA
Just $5!
19+
Event info: August 13, 2010 10:30 pm &ndash
Friday August 13
OBERON, 2 Arrow St, Harvard Sq, Cambridge MA
doors 10:30 pm • 18+
Tickets: here
More info: http://www.truthserum.org
Featuring Heywood Wakefield (and his ex-wife Sela Morehouse), Becca d’Bus, Frieda Fries, Madge of Honor, Johnny Blazes, resident DJ Kat Fyte and guest performers Systyr Act.
WIN FREE TICKETS!
Tag @TraniWreck in a post on Facebook and you’ll be entered to win 2 free tickets. Winners notified on Thursday August 12. Make it interesting: tag your favorite TW star (me, of course) and give a shoutout!
Join the JOHNNY BLAZES MAILING LIST or become my fan on FACEBOOK to get the discount code for get $5 off any ticket price, redeemable any time!
Event info: August 14, 2010 August 15, 2010 August 17, 2010 August 18, 2010 August 19, 2010 August 20, 2010 August 21, 2010 &ndash 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm. 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm. 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
It’s that time of year again, when all us femmes, fagettes and fem-allies load into our Subarus and trek all over the East Coast to bring you the best burlesque, poetry, spoken word, puppetry and performance art about queer femininity.
Check out our tour schedule and see if we’re coming to your town! And be sure to check www.thefemmeshow.com for updates and last-minute-added shows!
Saturday August 14: Worcester, MA
Lucky Dog Lounge, 89 Green St
3 pm• $10
Guest Artist: Corinna Bain
TWO SHOWS IN ONE NIGHT!
Albany, NY
Steamer 10 Theatre, 500 Western Ave
9:30 pm • $10
Guest Artist: Corinna Bain
Sunday August 15: New York City, NY
JUST ADDED!
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St
7 pm • $5-10 suggested donation
Guest Artists: Kit Yan and Lea Robinson
Tuesday August 17: Pittsburgh, PA
Shadow Lounge, 5972 Baum Blvd
6:30 pm • $5-10 sliding scale
Guests artists: Bekezela Mguni, Nichole Faina, inFERNo, and
Brawlwitdabra
Wednesday August 18: Philadelphia, PA
Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave
9 pm • $10
Guest Artist: Lesbian Dorkestra
Thursday August 19: Philadelphia, PA
Giovanni’s Room, 345 South 12th St
7 pm
Guest Artist: Meil Rose
*a special evening of femme smut and other readings to benefit Giovanni’s Room, a queer Philly bookstore!
Friday August 20: Washington, D.C.
JUST ADDED!
The DC Center, 1318 U St NW
8 pm • $10
Guest Artist: Natalie Illum
Saturday August 21: Baltimore, MD
The Windup Space, 10-12 W. North Ave
8 pm • $8
Guest Artists: Roma Mafia and Femme 6
Event info: August 6, 2010 &ndash 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School SKETCHSTRAVAGANZA
August 6 – 5 pm to 8 pm
sponsored by Sanctuary Tattoo and Artist&Craftsmen
We’ll be taking over First Friday in Congress Square with models, artists, music, prizes, and more!Featuring Lord Byron, Madge of Honor, Johnny Blazes, Augustine York, Mistress Scarlette, and Victoria Von Tisdale!
Win a $50.00 Gift Certificate to our sponsor, Sanctuary Tattoo! Win other amazing prizes! Eat delicious snacks! Art supplies available from another event sponsor, Artist and Craftsmen!
What IS Dr. Sketchy’s?
Dr. Sketchy’s is a life drawing session that takes life drawing to a whole new level!
Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School is taking life drawing out of the art school and into the streets–or into the bars, or the gutters, or–you get the picture. Come draw drag performers, burlesque dancers, street dancers–get settled and watch the kinky, the sexy, the dirty, the downwardly. Just bring some drawing materials and rock on!
Event info: July 24, 2010 &ndash 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
Come One Come All!! It’s the Summer Revival that only Vadalna Tribal Dance Company can produce! In honor of the All Mighty and Ever Lovin’ Squirrel, and MC’d by the fabulous JOHNNY BLAZES, we are hosting the benefit of the ages! This to raise money for our beloved studio, THE VADALNA TRIBAL DANCE STUDIO in Jamaica Plain. Home to the students of the Boston Tribal scene and Vadalna Tribal Dance Company!
Saturday, July 24th
7:00PM-10:00PM
Cambridge Y Theatre, Cambridge MA
Donation: $13-$50
Savor the goodness…
*FAIRY and ANGEL CARD READINGS by the gifted Cat Waltzer
*CHAIR MASSAGE
*A SILENT AUCTION featuring local wears and services by the area’s most talented healers and artisans.
Featuring Performances by:
*The gender-bending genius JOHNNY BLAZES
*Tribal Fusion goodness of JESI (producer of Super Sassy!)
*A sword dance by TROUPE MOIRAE (these ladies are ridiculous)
*TH’ BONES & ROSES SIDESHOW CIRCUS (needs to be seen to be believed)
*ROGUE BURLESQUE (burlesque + humor = AWESOME!)
*Solo by NARAYA (a rare and wonderful thing!)
*VADALNA TRIBAL DANCE COMPANY
*Living Statue work by the stunning SAMARA
…….and much more!
RSVP to the Facebook event here
