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The Prom You Wish You Had

johnny — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:48:41 +0000

How weaksauce was your high school prom? Dishing out hundreds of bucks for a limo to puke in at the end of the night, the bad DJ playing every obscure Venga Boys song, no one wanting to be the first one on the dance floor, your dream date turning you down and then showing up with some tool, the general awkward sensation of being a teenager…

Don’t you wish you could have another go, except with live music that you love, and real cocktails instead of fruit punch and SoCo?

Now’s your chance! Tomorrow night, Friday June 14, ORG: Prom gives you the chance to make peace with your inner high schooler and turn this bizarre American tradition into the party you also wished it had been.

Org goes formal in this one-night event, produced by Singer Mali (of Jaggery). Local performers revisit the proms of their past and transform this teenage rite-of-passage via music, dance, storytelling, and film. Witness Oberon transformed into a high school gymnasium, complete with prom photobooth, Prom Queen & King ballot casting and voting, and plenty of other opportunities for awkwardness and excess. Formal ~ and creative ~ attire highly encouraged, as are dates (we dare you to ask out that special someone this time around). Audience participation is a given, so bring your dancing shoes.

Performers include:

Nuda Veritas
Sara June
Katie Liesener
Jaggery
Ben Cunningham

live artist Kristilyn Stevenson

And to finish the night out with DANCING, GRINDING, MAKING OUT, AND GENERALLY GETTING YOU OFF LIKE A PROM DRESS:
Johnny Blazes & the Pretty Boys!

18+
doors 7:30pm, prom gets started at 8pm
Oberon
2 Arrow St, Cambridge MA
Tickets here

2nd Annual North Shore Pride!

johnny — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:55:01 +0000

After last year’s fabulous premiere, North Shore Pride is back for its sophomore year, and they’ve asked me to emcee again. And The Pretty Boys will be joining me for a set!

Saturday June 29, 2013
Parade, then live music on the
Salem Town Common
1-5 pm
FREE and all ages!

Stay tuned for details on what time we play!
www.northshorepride.org

Johnny Blazes and The Pretty Boys back at Johnny D’s!

johnny — Sat, 11 May 2013 19:31:39 +0000

I’m thrilled that our first show back, after more than a month of rest, will be at Johnny D’s - ’cause what could be more perfect than Johnny B at Johnny D’s?… I’ve put together a wonderful lineup of people I love, and I know you will as well!

Friday May 31, 2013
Johnny D’s
17 Holland St, Davis Sq, Somerville, MA
$12 at the door
21+

8:30 pm Molly Zenobia
9:30pm The Groove’s Moons
10:30 pm George Woods Band
11:30 pm Pretty Boys!

Brendan Boogie’s Roadhouse

johnny — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:36:45 +0000

Join us for another great night of rock and soul with:

8:30 pm Rotary Prophets
9:30 pm Brendan Boogie & The Broken Gates
10:30 pm Us! — Johnny Blazes & The Pretty Boys

And some very special news — we’re premiering two new tunes: a new cover, and a BRAND NEW ORIGINAL TUNE! That’s right folks, we’re breaking new ground here… our first original (of many to come!)

Radio
379 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA
$5
21+

Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/367071260072046/

Sparkletown Productions presents Pretty Young Things

johnny — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:27:26 +0000

PRETTY YOUNG THINGS: A Burlesque Tribute to Michael, Janet, and the Jackson 5

TWO NIGHTS!
Sunday March 24
Thursday March 28
8pm @ OBERON

CAN YOU FEEL IT? Boston’s brightest burlesque stars are about to get NASTY with a tribute to pop music’s most talented family: The Jacksons. Excited? YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Sparkletown’s favorite performers are pulling out out the stops for this THRILLER — ALL FOR YOU. IF you find you can’t CONTROL yourself, just BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE.

Babes in Boinkland
Claude Kitten
Femme Brulée
Glitter Bombs
Isiah “Zay” Beasley of Phunk Phenomenon
Jane Doe
Kid Vicious
Lolli Hoops
Slaughterhouse Sweethearts
Johnny Blazes

PLUS
March 24: Pamela Passion
March 28: Paco Fish and UnAmerika’s Sweetheart Karin Webb

with music by
Johnny Blazes and the Pretty Boys

and host
Mehran Khaghani

Facebook event here
Tickets available here

Pretty Boys // Sarah RabDAU // What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? // Madame Psychosis

johnny — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:22:02 +0000

I’m beyond excited for the show we have coming up in January — the bill is amazing, it’s at a great venue with lots of room for dancing - it’s going to be the best way to kick off 2013!

Saturday January 12, 2013
9 pm - 1 am
Johnny D’s, Davis Sq, Somerville, MA
$12
21+

Madame Psychosis
What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?
Sarah RabDAU & Self-Employed Assassins
Johnny Blazes and The Pretty Boys

Johnny Blazes and The Pretty Boys at Sally O’Brien’s!

johnny — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:45:50 +0000

Come out for a fabulous night of music, celebrating the birth of the 30 years young Meghan Chiampa! If you’ve never met Meghan, come out anyways - buy her a shot and dance the night away with us!

9:30 pm — Steve Walther Orchestra
10:30 pm — Opposite People
11:30 pm– Johnny Blazes and The Pretty Boys

Sally O’Brien’s
Friday November 2, 9 pm - 1 am
$5 cover

RSVP on Facebook here!

Help! Our Bands Are On Fire!

johnny — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 01:11:26 +0000

Johnny Blazes and the Pretty Boys are deeply grateful to have the opportunity to support some amazing members of the Boston music community who lost their house in a fire recently. And I know that all of you out there are deeply grateful for this incredible, rare opportunity to see so many of the luminaries of the Boston scene, at three different venues, all for one amazingly cheap ticket!

Help! Our Bands Are On Fire!
Sunday September 9, 2012
4:30 - 11 pm
Precinct, PA’s Lounge and Sally O’Brien’s in Union Square
$10

Facebook event with full listing of bands and times here: http://www.facebook.com/events/434107403295006/?ref=ts

Johnny Blazes and The Pretty Boys go on at 10 pm at Precinct. Last slot of the night, so stick around!

North Shore Pride

johnny — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:14:30 +0000

Johnny Blazes and the Pretty Boys are playing at the first ever North Shore Pride on Saturday June 30 in Salem, MA!

The festivities kick off at noon with a parade and continue on from 1 pm til 5 pm with live music on Salem Common, emceed by Johnny Blazes hirself, and including The Pretty Boys and our BFF band Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band. Stay tuned for more precise times to expect to hear us play!

For info on the parade route and more, check out: www.northshorepride.org

Bohemian Bacchanalia

johnny — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:17:15 +0000

Enter a world of debauchery, drunken revelry, and wild and mystical festivities! The Bacchanalia is back with new performers, new acts, and a new band! Enjoy the soul stylings of Johnny Blazes and the Pretty Boys and dance along to the vivaciousness of Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band. For two magical evenings you are invited to come experience some of the most talented artists in New England, including aerialists, jugglers, dancers & burlesque performers. Come for the carousing and merrymaking and have a sexy, uproarious good time! Last year’s event sold out so get your tickets today!

TWO DATES!
Thursday February 23 and Friday February 24, 2012
Doors at 8 pm, show starts at 8:30 pm
18+

Tickets are available now at http://www.cluboberon.com/events/bohemian-bacchanalia-0