Archive for April, 2010

Taylor Mac in Seattle WA on 12/18/10

April 7, 2010

Taylor Mac - photo by Lucien Samaha

Taylor Mac

“One of the most exciting theater artists of our time.”

-Time Out New York

For one night only, downtown New York’s darling Taylor Mac comes to share his very own intimate and extremely personal style of performance that has the press talking and gushing around the world. He will share songs and stories and his own brand of magic with us at West Hall on December the 18th the closing night of the first season of Thee Wild Herring Cabaret. Happy Holidays!

Tags: Taylor Mac, Thee Wild Herring Cabaret, West Hall

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Our Lady J in Seattle WA on 10/23/10

Filed Under: Cabaret, Gospel, Our Lady J, Thee Wild Herring Cabaret, Transgender by The SHW — 1 Comment

April 7, 2010

Our Lady J

“Gospel for The Godless”

OUR LADY J’s “Gospel for The Godless” is a musical celebration of original music, penned by the Lady herself. Inspired by traditional Gospel music services, this show is anything but traditional: Our Lady J promises to deliver a new testament of post-religious gospel music with a rousing set that promises to deliver you from your woes, sans the usual dogmatic baggage. A self-proclaimed transexual spiritualist, Our Lady J is
revitalizing the genre one song at a time, while remaining true to what gospel music was intended to be- powerful, uplifting music for
all of humankind.

Testimonials from the congregation:

“Stunning!” - New York Magazine

“A fierce diva!” – Perez Hilton

“ Virtuosic! Our Lady J is a big, brassy blond, with an abiding love of gospel… Don’t dismiss Our Lady J as a transgender novelty act! The critics’ favorite bowls the audience over with her gospel stylings and pianistic skills.” – Time Out New York

“Powerful! Our Lady J knows how to rock the house. She will have you singing her praises long after the show is over.” – The Village Voice

“The sultry vocals of Our Lady J are a regular presence on the New York City and London underground music scenes. From beautifully arranged covers of songs by Dolly Parton, Nine Inch Nails, and Alanis Morissette, to stellar, sometimes haunting, self-composed works, the transgender sensation is truly genre-bending.” – Joseph Hassan, OUT.com

“Divine. A dazzling affair of seductive songs. Fabulous.” – Next Magazine

“Our Lady J is a monster musician and a great soul. A great huge heart with a great talent. I must confess: she knocked me out. I adore her.” - Diamanda Galas

Tags: Cabaret, Gospel, Our Lady J, Thee Wild Herring Cabaret, Transgender, West Hall

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Scotty The Blue Bunny in Seattle, WA on 07/10/10

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April 7, 2010

Scotty the Blue Bunny

“Where Do I Begin”

An all new original experience by Scotty the Blue Bunny

Scotty the Blue Bunny’s first solo experience in over 5 years, filled with Music! Song! and Dance! The Bunny will guide you through a 60 minute laughing affirmation that preaches to the choir and helps us to transcend the Zeitgeist in a return to the real cabaret from the Lapine P.O.V.

Clad in his signature interspecies power suite of spandex our vaudevillianous guru delivers meditations via Rap, Modern Dance (and possibly a few asanas) and Fiddle !

Let us PRAY!

What the press has had to say about The Bunny;

“Strange and Magical” - SF Weekly

“You don’t get that every day” - International Tattoo Art Magazine

“A seven-foot tall tower of shimmery spandex and attitude” – DNA Magazine, Australia

” The ubiquitous comedian and M.C.” – The New York Times

Tags: Cabaret, Scotty The Blue Bunny, Thee Wild Herring Cabaret, West Hall

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Nick Garrison in Seattle WA on 06/05/10

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April 7, 2010

“Night, Sleep, Death and the Stars: an Evening with Nick Garrison”

(thank you Walt Whitman)

Darkly comic and sweetly heartbreaking, an evening with Seattle chanteur and performance artist Nick Garrison will take you on a rocking musical journey that mixes original songs, classic covers from Weimar-era cabaret tunes about plucky whores to stadium sized rock anthems about gender warriors, and horrifying, hilarious true stories to create a truly mind-bending and deeply entertaining musical extravaganza.

Tags: Cabaret, Thee Wild Herring Cabaret, West Hall

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The Triple Door Speakeasy Series! Vol. 2 San Francisco!!!

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April 6, 2010

Check out this fun FREE event on Tuesdays at The Triple Door!

Lushy will be playing in the Musicquarium at the Triple Door starting March 30 and then every Tuesday in April as part of SIFF’s Speakeasy film series San Francisco. NO COVER!

Remy, SIFF and the Triple Door are pleased to announce the second edition of our Speakeasy series that will run each Tuesday from 3/30 to 4/27, this time celebrating the lovely city of San Francisco.

SIFF has chosen two more outstanding films: Ray Harryhausen’s vintage Sci-Fi classic It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955) and the Bogart/Bacall noir thriller Dark Passage (1947).

This time around, local 10 piece ‘progressive cocktail pop’ outfit Lushy will provide the musical accompaniment, laying their horn & percussion driven compositions over the dynamic visuals of both films.

Our resident mixologist Brian McKay has updated the vintage cocktail list for this series with some outstanding new additions, as well as retaining the favorites from the Chicago edition.

In addition, Seattle’s purveyor of all things classy, Paula the Swedish Housewife, will be curating some additional atmospheric nods to everyone’s favorite city by the bay: Tippy Hedron in the flesh, sashaying flower girls and other delightful eye candy shall abound.

Please join us for the exclusive launch of Speakeasy SF on Tuesday 3/30. Films show at 8 and 10PM: ‘It came from beneath the sea’ at 8 and ‘Dark Passage’ at 10.

The Triple Door
216 Union Street
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 838-4333

Tuesday, March 30
8:00 PM (21+)

Tuesday, April 06
8:00 PM (21+)

Tuesday, April 13
8:00 PM (21+)

Tuesday, April 20
8:00 PM (21

Tuesday, April 27
8:00 PM (21+)

Tags: The Triple Door

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Thee 2nd Annual “Cornucopia Cabaret” Fundraiser for Treehouse in Seattle, WA on 11/18/10

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April 6, 2010

It was so much fun last year , we are doing it again and just in time for the Holiday Gift Giving Season!

Our Horn of Plenty is filled with the inexhaustible and celebratory talents of an All Star Studded Seattle cast!! Hand plucked by The Swedish Housewife from various creative Seattle communities collectively making one heck of a cross pollinated line up as never seen before and never to be seen again!

For one night only!!!! The Basements, Lushy, and The Witness will be doling out the soul filled beats and accompanying the various talents of Aerialist and Rope Artist - Martha Enson, The Temptress from Taipei – The Shanghai Pearl, The Man! The Myth! The Mustache ! - Ernie Von Schmaltz, A Modern Heathen of The Burlesque World- Iva Handfull, The Swedish Housewife and Bertie, with Special Guest Vocalists- Barbara Ireland and Mark Pickerel of The Praying Hands and The Tripwires. Co hosted by Kaleb Hagan Kerr and The Swedish Housewife.

This event will benefit Treehouse‘s “Little Wishes Program”*. As Performing artists and musicians we will be purchasing as many Dance Classes and Music Lessons as possible with the funds raised. We are also seeking volunteers for Teaching as well donations of functional Musical Instruments, please contact The Swedish Housewife directly about this paula@swedishhousewife.com

Bring your Check Book and Cash! You will have plenty of opportunities to GIVE to Treehouse!
Treehouse is a 501(c)(3) organization; 100% of all check and cash donations are tax deductible, ticket sales are not. We will be joined by a representative from Treehouse who will be collecting all cash and check donations at the event.

*All performers will receive a small honorarium for their participation in this event, as artists need financial support too!

Tags: Barbara Ireland, Burlesque, Ernie Von Schmultz, Iva Handfull, Live Music, Lushy, Mark Pickerel, The Basements, The Shanghai Pearl, The Triple Door, The Witness, Treehouse

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Joey Arias and Eliot Douglass in Seattle, WA on 10/12/10

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April 6, 2010

“Strange Fruit”

A dear friend’s 80-year-old mother sums it up best…. ” I never thought I would live to see Billie Holiday perform live!”

Legendary underground entertainer-turned international cabaret sensation Joey Arias returns to Seattle’s historic Triple Door theatre once again, for an evening of signature song and banter, accompanied by his longtime pianist and creative co-conspirator, Eliot Douglass. Fresh from a five-year run as emcee/”Mistress of Seduction” for Zumanity: the Sultry Side of Cirque de Soleil, a role created expressly for him, Arias is the 2009 recipient of GLAAD’s “Off Off Broadway” Award for Arias With a Twist, an intimate “cabinet of curiosities” melding Arias’ legendary voice with puppeteer Basil Twist’s lavish, ecstatic visual creations.

For one night only, Arias and Douglass will appear at the Triple Door, performing original works alongside the material of Ms. Holiday–as only Joey Arias can conjure her. A two-time “Critic’s Choice” and “Pick of the Week” (Los Angeles Times), Seattle Gay News writer Sara Michelle Fetters said this of his last Triple Door performance: “To say he left victorious would be something of an understatement… the only thing strange about this particular fruit is just how darn brilliant he really is.” -SGN, April 9 ’08

Outrageous and avant-garde, Joey’s one-of-kind voice and thoroughly modern take on the music of Ms. Holiday continues to bend minds, winning over music and theatre lovers all across the planet. He has been featured at such diverse spaces as NYC’s hallowed Carnegie Hall and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and has collaborated with countless influential artists, including David Bowie and the late Klaus Nomi.

Tags: Cabaret, Joey Arias, The Gilded Stage 2010

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House of Thee UnHoly #4 in Seattle, WA on 09/23/10

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April 6, 2010

A 90 minute epic psychedelic 70′s trip down memory lane of nonstop sex, drugs and rock & roll, this collaborative production draws from a kaleidoscopic disciplinary range of virtuoso actors, singers, musicians, and talented modern, ballet and burlesque dancers. The incredibly accomplished cast of 22 vanguard contributors each bring unique magic to this landmark Rock-lesque extravaganza. Now in it’s 4th year!!
“Broadway Level Burlesque”- The Seattle Weekly
8:00PM on Thursday +17
7:30PM +17 and 10PM 21+ on Friday and Saturday

Tags: Lily Verlaine, Lou Henry Hoover, Miss Indigo Blue, The Triple Door, Waxie Moon

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The First Annual Seafarer Follies in Seattle, WA on August 6th & 7th!

Filed Under: Bambi The Mermaid, Burlesque, Cabaret, The Gilded Stage 2010, The Shanghai Pearl, Trixie Little and The Evil Hate Monkey, Waxie Moon by The SHW — 2 Comments

April 6, 2010

The First Annual “Seafarer Follies!”

The Swedish Housewife Presents the first annual Seafarer Follies! An aquatic cabaret to make Flo Ziegfeld fall off his boat. Just like in the olden days when “The Aqua Follies” rocked Greenlake, the Seafarer Follies! is the perfect Seafair antidote to loud boats, loud planes and suburban parades.

For our first commemorative year, performance artist Bradford Scobie (NYC) will be at the helm. With acts by Moisture Festival favorites: Trixie Little and The Evil Hate “Sea”-Monkey (Baltimore) and debuting Bambi The Mermaid (Coney Island), Seattle all stars Waxie Moon as King Neptune, The Shanghai Pearl, The Swedish Housewife, and introducing Thee Bearded Clam Chorus!!! Of course, a Real Live Band will be rockin’ the boat!

Come dressed to the nine fathoms in your most outrageous nautical, aquatic, flyboy, flygirl, sailor, sea captain, mermaid, merman, or “you make it up” costume to win prizes and the prestigious year long title of The Royal Sea Urchin!

That’s right, more flotsam and jetsam than you can shake a stick at… more crustaceans than you can put in a pot! You can’t throw a catfish on this stage and not hit a mermaid! Packed full of Sardines and Sailors!!! Blue Angels, Red Devils, and not your average Chicken of the Sea!

Guaranteed to be Off The Hook!

Press about The Seafarer Follies!

Seafarer Follies makes Seattle Magazines August Must List!

The Stranger’s Burlesque Box

Blogs about The Seafarer Follies!

Burlesque Press Seattle – Charms City’s Trixie Little: a Q & A

Burlesque Press Seattle – The Crab-Clawed Attack of Bambi The Mermaid

Tags: Bambi The Mermaid, Cabaret, The Gilded Stage 2010, The Shanghai Pearl, The Triple Door, Trixie Little and The Evil Hate Monkey, Waxie Moon

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Joey Arias and Sherry Vine in Seattle WA on 05/05/10

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April 2, 2010

Looking Back At The Future!

Joey Arias (Legendary performer and star of Cirque du Soliel’s Zumanity) and Sherry Vine (International drag darling and founding member of Theatre Couture) present their newest cabaret collaboration – Looking Back At The Future! The dynamic duo of drag have performed their other smash show; SINsation and StarLust, all over the world; including Berlin, Vienna, Manchester, Helsinki, Tallinn, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, Montreal and New York City. Looking Back At The Future is sexy and funny with songs from The Andrew Sisters, Guns and Roses, Billie Holiday, Lady GaGa and more.

Tags: Joey Arias, Thee Wild Herring Cabaret, West Hall

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Archive for April, 2010

Taylor Mac

“One of the most exciting theater artists of our time.”

“Gospel for The Godless”

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“Where Do I Begin”

An all new original experience by Scotty the Blue Bunny

“Strange and Magical” - SF Weekly

“You don’t get that every day” - International Tattoo Art Magazine

“A seven-foot tall tower of shimmery spandex and attitude” – DNA Magazine, Australia

” The ubiquitous comedian and M.C.” – The New York Times

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“Night, Sleep, Death and the Stars: an Evening with Nick Garrison”

(thank you Walt Whitman)

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“Strange Fruit”

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The First Annual “Seafarer Follies!”

Come dressed to the nine fathoms in your most outrageous nautical, aquatic, flyboy, flygirl, sailor, sea captain, mermaid, merman, or “you make it up” costume to win prizes and the prestigious year long title of The Royal Sea Urchin!

That’s right, more flotsam and jetsam than you can shake a stick at… more crustaceans than you can put in a pot! You can’t throw a catfish on this stage and not hit a mermaid! Packed full of Sardines and Sailors!!! Blue Angels, Red Devils, and not your average Chicken of the Sea!

Guaranteed to be Off The Hook!

Press about The Seafarer Follies!

Blogs about The Seafarer Follies!

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Looking Back At The Future!

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