Monthly Archives: April 2019

  TUESDAY (4.30.2019):  At Rockbar, Coco Taylor & Nicole Onoscopi host a country-themed show featuring several queens benefiting The Center; the monthly Leg Up On Lif edrag benefit at Suite Bar; Ariana ticket giveaways at The Ritz; BEEF at Bizarre; Chauncey Dandridge’s FREAK OUT at Stonewall followed by Polish The Queen; and more! UPTOWN EVOContinueContinue reading “Tuesday (4.30.2019)”

SUNDAY (4.28.2019):  It’s the Brooklyn Nightlife Awards at 3 Dollar Bill, followed by Thotyssey’s unofficial afterparty edition of Viva Vidalia at the nearby Vault! Meanwhile: the Miss Gay NY United States pageant at Offside Tavern; the Cherrys on the Bay Stonewall Invasion; Battle Hymn at Flash Factory; Cakes Da Killa at Kings Beer Hall; SchwaContinueContinue reading “Sunday (4.28.2019)”

Also a brilliant, award-winning visual artist and animator, this fairly new drag performer has taken both Brooklyn and Manhattan by storm as a distinct character with a very specific (but still evolving) point of view. Thotyssey gets their Creep on with the delightfully perverse nebbish Sweaty Eddie! Thotyssey: Eddie, hello! Thanks so much for talking toContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Sweaty Eddie”

SATURDAY (4.27.2019): BRUT at 3 Dollar Bill; RAM at Rebar; LABORATORY at Chelsea Music Hall; Misty Meaner & Mocha Lite perform at The Ritz; special shows from Kiki Ball-Change, Miz Diamond Wigfall & Chola Spears at The West End;  Miz Jade’s birthday show at Macri Park; Fake Nudes at The Rosemont; and more! UPTOWN /ContinueContinue reading “Saturday (4.27.2019)”

A longtime resident beatmaster of both super-successful partymakers Hot Rabbit and the newer, all-inclusive brand XOXA, DJ Kandylion gives Thotyssey an origin story, an account of today’s nightlife scene and a taste of things to come. Thotyssey: Kandylion, hello! Thanks for chatting today! So, recently you were spinning an Earth Day party at Jupiter Disco…ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: DJ Kandylion”

Your guide to the weekend’s queerest brunches and early events. SATURDAY BIZARRE Brunch with King Ivy (BK): CAFETERIA (Chelsea): Brunch DEEP END (Ridgewood Qns) Brunch ELMO (Chelsea): Brunch FRESCO’S CANTINA (Astoria): Murderino podcast brunch with Gloria Swansong & Golden Delicious INTERMEZZO (Chelsea): Brunch with Tina Burner LA PULPERIA EAST (UES): Brunch with Ritzy Bitz TAILFEATHER (BK): Brunch with Flower Tortilla, Patsy InDecline &ContinueContinue reading “Wake Up, Bitch! (4.27-28.2019)”

For decades, NYC counterculture has traditionally made superstars out of performers like Kentucky-born Kay Day. The template is there: sexy yet-silly screaming punk princess, willfully goofy provocateur, filmmaker on the rise, and just all around fun as fuck. And while it’s true that most of today’s gay-bies only acknowledge drag queens as recognizable nightlifers… well,ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Kay Day”

Your guide to the weekend’s queerest brunches and early events. SATURDAY BIZARRE Brunch with King Ivy (BK): CAFETERIA (Chelsea): Brunch THE DAKOTA (UWS): Brunch with Vivica Galactica & Whendy Whaxwood DEEP END (Ridgewood Qns) Brunch with Magenta ELMO (Chelsea): Brunch FRESCO’S CANTINA (Astoria): Brunch with Gloria Swansong & Golden Delicious INTERMEZZO (Chelsea): Brunch with Tina Burner LA PULPERIA EAST (UES): Brunch with Ritzy Bitz SUNDAY BIZARREContinueContinue reading “Wake Up, Bitch! (4.20-21.2019)”