Johnny Blazes’ Guide to Pride

A guide to where to find me performing or partying this week.  Inspired by (and some copy stolen from) Robbie Samuels!

Monday June 7
King and Queen of Pride Pageant
Machine, 1254 Boylston St, Boston
doors 7 pm, show 8 pm
$12

I’ll be celebrity judging, and pulling out a number that’s only been seen once before!

Then I’ll be heading over to see my favorite gals Katya, Becca d’Bus, Fried Fries and Miss Nicholle Pride at Perestroika: The Best Drag Show in the World!

Jacques Cabaretperestroikablanche
79 Broadway, Boston
10:30 pm
$7 21+

Wednesday June 9
wo(n)man show
OBERON, 2 Arrow St, Cambridge
doors 7:30 pm, show 8:30 pm, dancing 9:30 pm
Tickets $15 at https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/8079495

This is your ONE-AND-ONLY chance to see my one-person vaudevillian show in public performance in the Boston area in 2010!  NEW INFO: Afterparty tunes provided by DJ Chris Ewen!

Thursday, June 10
OPTIONZ: 4th Annual Pride Party from Queer Women of Color and Friends (QWOC+ Boston) co-hosted by MadFemmePride
9:00pm-2:00am // 21+
Underbar/Caprice, 275 Tremont Street Boston
Discounted & posse tickets available online until 5pm on the 9th.

You’ve got OPTIONZ! Get ready to celebrate pride to the international sounds of DJ Pup Dawg.. share a rant with a new neighbor… raise a glass or break a sweat in celebration of our queer, multicultural, trans-positive, and bi-friendly community! Read more on the Facebook event.

Friday, June 11
Dyke March

6pm gather, march steps off at 7pmGazebo in Boston Common near Boylston T stop

Even if, like me, you don’t exactly identify as a “dyke”, you’re still invited to join as an ally.  Dyke March is a community-focused, grassroots alternative to the larger, more commercial Boston Pride celebration. The main mission of Dyke March is to provide a dynamic and welcoming space for participants of ALL sexualities, genders, races, ages, ethnicities, sizes, economic backgrounds, and physical abilities. Read more on their Facebook event.


Saturday June 12
Boston Pride Parade and Festival
Check out the parade route here
Parade starts at 12 noon
Want to join the TraniWreck contingent in the Parade?  RSVP here!

Festival at City Hall Plaza
TraniWreck is performing on the Pride Mainstage at 4:30 pm! Don’t miss it!

The Neighborhood
The Midway Café, Jamaica Plain
9 pm – 2 am
$5 21+

Join me at the return of JP’s favorite queer and trans-inclusive dance party, The Neighborhood! Featuring sets from DJs D’hana, Sir Loins and Stella.  I won’t be performing, but you’ll definitely catch sight of me on the dance floor!

wo(n)man show’s TRIUMPHANT return to BOSTON!

Event info: June 9, 2010 &ndash 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm.

After 9 months of touring, wo(n)man show is finally returning to Boston!  So whether you missed in September, or if you loved it so much you couldn’t hardly wait for its return to the Hub– or if you just have nothing better to do on Wednesday of PRIDE WEEK– please please please come out and celebrate a successful full season of touring with me!

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And check out the sweet new graphic by sweetheart Katie Diamond!

wo(n)man show — Back in Boston!
Wednesday June 9, doors 7:30 pm, show 8:30 – 9:30 pm, drinks and dancing to follow
OBERON
2 Arrow St, Cambridge MA
Tickets $15 at https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/8079495

The Femme Show takes Brooklyn!

Event info: June 5, 2010 &ndash 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm.

Finally– The Femme Show is having is first official show in NYC!  We’ve been guest on other people’s shows, we’ve been to Staten Island and Queer Spirit Camp, but now we’re finally infiltrating the Big Apple itself!  I’m not even going to try to tell you how many Offs it is off of Broadway (given that’s it actually in Brooklyn)– but who needs Broadway?!  All we need is a platform in the corner and a room full of queers and allies to engage with!  So come one, come all, and see Madge of Honor, Gigi Frost, SPPSSM, Alicia Greene, Stella Swingline, the Bitches with Barrettes, Johnny Blazes and some exciting local guests at Collect Pond at the beginning of June!

The Femme Show
Saturday June 5, 9:30 pm
Collect Pond, Brooklyn, NY

Collect Pond is a space for trans/genderqueer/gender non-conforming artists to create and present work. www.collectpond.org  338 Berry St, (corner of S 5th) 3rd Floor
Transportation info: L to Bedford, G to Metropolitan, JMZ to Marcy Ave

Tickets $8-15 sliding scale at the door. No one turned away.

Boston Pride King & Queen Pageant

Event info: June 7, 2010 &ndash 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

Yes, you read correctly, I will be participating in a Pageant.  “But which category will you enter, Johnny?  How could you choose between those two options?”  I’m not competing, silly, I’m JUDGING!  And yes, I know those categories are limited, but Heywood Wakefield is already agitating for a Genderfuck category to be added for next year.

But in the meantime, don’t you think it would behoove you to get your little butts over to Machine at the beginning of Pride Week and see this year’s spectacle for yourself?  I can’t guarantee it yet, but I suspect you may be in for a little Honkytonk Badonkadonk if you do…

Boston Pride’s 2nd Annual King & Queen Pageant
Monday June 7, doors at 7, show at 8 pm
Machine
21+, Tickets $12 at the door

TraniWreck at Pride

Event info: June 13, 2010 12:00 pm &ndash 6:35 pm to 6:55 pm.

So when you head to the Pride Parade in a few weeks, I know you’ll mostly be expecting politicians waving, Delta Airlines and the like handing out Mardi Gras beads, and the occasional truck full of muscle boys dancing to house music.  And while I have nothing against muscle boys, I know you’ve been longing for something else this year, something trashier, glitzier, campier — something to confuse both your minds and loins…

Well, pine no more!  TRANIWRECK IS COMING!  We’ll be on very own float– it’s tiring to walk in those heels, trust me– AND we’ll be performing on the mainstage for a fleeting 20 minutes around 4:30 pm.  So get on your rainbow striped everything, bring your iPhone camera and we’ll see you at PRIDE!

Boston Pride March
Saturday June 13, 12 noon
Downtown Boston
see www.bostonpride.org for parade route

TraniWreck Performance on the Festival Mainstage
Saturday June 13, 4:35 – 4:55 pm
City Hall Plaza

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TraniWreck GOLD II

Event info: May 30, 2010 &ndash 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm.

Yes, it’s a dumb name.  But bear with us!  We’re still getting used to our new digs over at OBERON, so we’re taking things one step at a time…

TraniWreck Gold II
Sunday May 30, doors 9 pm
OBERON, 2 Arrow St, Harvard Sq, Cambridge MA
18+ $20
Get a $5 discount if you contact me and get on my mailing list!
Tickets available here.
More goodies at www.truthserum.org

JB Stickers!

Johnny Blazes stickers have finally arrived!  Get yours at the next show!

Stickers!

May Tour Dates

Event info: May 2, 2010 May 5, 2010 May 6, 2010 May 7, 2010 May 8, 2010 May 10, 2010 May 11, 2010 May 12, 2010 May 14, 2010 May 15, 2010 &ndash 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

Here they are– the official May tour dates! If you know folks in these cities, please, please, please invite them! Facebook invite links are at the bottom of each listing.

Dr. Sketchy’s South Jersey
Sunday May 2, 2-5 pm
Artist’s Consortium
129B N. High St, Millville, NJ
$10 at the door
http://www.facebook.com/dssouthjersey
FB invite: http://bit.ly/c6klQm

wo(n)man show – Richmond
Wednesday May 5, 8 pm (doors at 7 pm)
Richmond Gay Community Center Event Hall
1407 Sherwood Ave, Richmond, VA
$10 (pay as you’re able), cash bar available
www.gayrichmond.com
FB invite: http://bit.ly/9lmo7s

wo(n)man show – DC
Thursday May 6, 8 pm
The DC Center
1810 14th Street NW
$10 in advance, $15 at the door
http://thedccenter.org/supporters_johnnyblazes.html
FB invite: http://bit.ly/cszxad

“Transforming Text” Workshop
in conjunction with the WORMS reading series
Friday May 7, 7 pm
The Annex
419 E. Oliver St, Baltimore, MD
$5-10 sliding scale at the door
FB invite: http://bit.ly/9zjWDX

wo(n)man show – Baltimore
Saturday May 8, 8 pm
The Annex
419 E. Oliver St, Baltimore, MD
$5-15 sliding scale at the door
FB invite: http://bit.ly/9zjWDX

Dr. Sketchy’s Baltimore
Monday May 10, 7 pm
The Wind-up Space
12 W. North Ave, Baltimore, MD
$8 at the door
http://drsketchysbaltimore.wordpress.com/

wo(n)man show – Philadelphia
Tuesday May 11, 8 pm
The Rotunda
4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
$5-10 sliding scale at the door
www.therotunda.org
FB invite: http://bit.ly/9Z4vo5

wo(n)man show – Hudson Valley
Wednesday May 12, 8pm
BEAHIVE
314 Wall St, Kingston NY
$12 at the door
http://beahivekingston.com/

Giddy Multitude Vaudeville Co. Show
Friday May 14, Saturday May 15 8 pm
WOW Café Theater
59-61 E. 4th St, 4th floor, Manhattan, NY
$10
www.wowcafe.org

Clowning Workshop
Saturday May 15, 3-6 pm
WOW Café Theater
59-61 E. 4th St, 4th floor, Manhattan, NY
$25 (financial aid available, contact johnny@johnnyblazes.com)
www.wowcafe.org

Tranny Roadshow Merch Now Available

The Tranny Roadshow has some hot new merch for 2010, with a logo designed by… guess who?  That’s right, folks, not only can I shake my glittery badonkadonk like there’s no tomorrow, I can also scribble out t-shirt and sticker worthy designs!  The design I created was based on the bird puppets Katie Diamond and I made for my Papageno/a self-duet– one has a bow on their head and a mustache, and the other has a bow tie and eyelashes.  I used rabbits for the Tranny Roadshow to evoke a traveling magician’s act– PRESTO!  IT’S A GIRL!  I MEAN A BOY!  I MEAN…. A NON-BINARY TRANSRABBIT!

Check out the merchandise offerings here: http://trannyroadshow.com/merchandise.html

And while you’re at it, check out The Tranny Roadshow tour schedule!  I’m unable to be on tour with them this week, but if you’re in the Pacific Northwest, you should definitely try to catch one of their shows.

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Rogue Burlesque presents: “Rogue the Casbah”: An All 80s Burlesque Experience

Event info: April 14, 2010 &ndash 10:00 pm to 11:59 pm. 10:00 pm to 11:59 pm.

I will be making a guest appearance on Rogue Burlesque’s tribute to the 80s through bawdy humor and sexy striptease– bringing my alter ego Swizzle Styxx and his infamous hula hoop number… you know the one…

Wednesday April 14, 10 pm
Middlesex Lounge
315 Mass Ave, Cambridge

(c) 2008 Anh Dao Kolbe

(c) 2008 Anh Dao Kolbe