MONDAY (1.31.2022) Your daily guide to New York City nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Standup comedy (8pm)TOOLBOX: Bingo feat. Phoebe Jeebies (9pm) HELL’S KITCHEN HARDWARE: “Broadway Mondays” feat. VJ OhRicky playing musical clips (6pm);Jacklynn Hyde & Holly Box-Springs (9pm)410 W 47TH ST: “SCUM: Gush Mondays” (6pm)THE SPOT: Michelle Dowdy (8pm);Lexington Banks with Audrey Phoenix & Nani Tsunami (10pm)THE Q: [1st Floor]ContinueContinue reading “Monday (1.31.2022)”
Monthly Archives: January 2022
Sunday (1.30.2022)
SUNDAY (1.30.2022) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX CECIL STEAKHOUSE: Brunch feat. FiFi DuBois (2pm)TRYON PUBLIC HOUSE: Brunch feat. Sucia & Skrawberry (2pm)4WEST LOUNGE: Lounge party feat. Chavis (5pm)ALIBI: “Sin Sunday” gogo boys (9pm)SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase (9pm)LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ JD (10pm)IDENTITY: Latin night (10pm) HELL’SContinueContinue reading “Sunday (1.30.2022)”
Saturday (1.29.2022)
SATURDAY (1.29.2022) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife. *NOTE: There may be weather related cancelations or delays re: today’s events. UPTOWN / BRONX 4WEST LOUNGE: Lounge party feat. Chavis (5pm)IDENTITY: Misty Mountains (10pm)LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ Ivory Snow (10pm)TOOLBOX: DJ JRoc with Janae SaisQuoi (10pm)SUITE: Octavia Anyae & Divinity Banks (midnight) ALIBI: TBA HELL’S KITCHENContinueContinue reading “Saturday (1.29.2022)”
On Point With: Arya Klos
From college poetry slams to the Ultimate Drag Pageant to a Broadway-in-Brooklyn revue, Arya Klos’ drag journey has been truly unique. Thotyssey: Hello Arya, thanks for chatting with us today! So, how was your first month of 2022? It’s been a fun start for sure… I entered the year with a new weekly show thatContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Arya Klos”
Friday (1.28.2022)
FRIDAY (1.28.2022) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX 4WEST LOUNGE: “Flirt Fridays” feat. Chavis (5pm)AT THE WALLACE: Drag Race with Kiki Ball-Change (8pm) SUITE: Drag Race (8pm);Karaoke feat. Victoria Chase (9pm)TOOLBOX: Drag Race with Janae SaisQuoi (8pm);DJ JRoc (10pm)IDENTITY: Drag Race (8pm);Kelly KaBoom (11pm)LAMBDA LOUNGE: TBAALIBI: TBA HELL’S KITCHENContinueContinue reading “Friday (1.28.2022)”
Thursday (1.27.2022)
THURSDAY (1.27.2022) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife events. UPTOWN / BRONX 4WEST LOUNGE: “Trappy Hour” (5pm)KANU BAR & GRILL: Victoria Williams (7pm)TOOLBOX: DJ Nandi (8pm)LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ Poison Ivy / holiday party (8pm)IDENTITY: “Tidday Thursday” (10pm)ALIBI: TBA HELL’S KITCHEN MOM’S HK: Skye Walker & Peachez (8pm)RITZ: Digna (8pm);Morgan Royel & DJ K Styles (11pm)HARDWARE: Lola Ceilings & Lexington Banks (8pm);ShequidaContinueContinue reading “Thursday (1.27.2022)”
X-Rayed Sex: “Sex Space Behavior Post-Lockdown”
By LeNair Xavier Thotyssey presents a column by LeNair Xavier, a writer/poet who has worked in many levels of the sex industry, and has a lot to say about the social politics of sex, porn and sexual etiquette. Presently, a lot of gay male behavior in sexually permissive spaces shows that they lost whatever social skillsContinueContinue reading “X-Rayed Sex: “Sex Space Behavior Post-Lockdown””
Wednesday (1.26.2022)
WEDNESDAY (1.26.2022) Your daily guide to New York nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX IDENTITY: Karaoke (8pm)LAMBDA LOUNGE: Bambina the Don Diva with Lola Michele-Kiki (8pm) HELL’S KITCHEN THE Q: [1st Fl] Pissi Myles (7pm); [1st Fl] Pianist James Oblak (9pm);[3rd Fl] Diogo Ambrosio’s “LatinQ” (10pm);[1st Fl] Vix (11pm)HARDWARE: Elektra Lite, DD Fuego & Skye Walker (8pm);Boudoir LeFleur & Kimmi MooreContinueContinue reading “Wednesday (1.26.2022)”
Tuesday (1.25.2021)
TUESDAY (1.25.2022) Your daily guide to NYC nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke feat. Victoria Chase (6pm)TOOLBOX: Karaoke (9pm)IDENTITY: “Latin & Urban night” feat. DJ Max Damian (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN THE SPOT: Bingo feat. Paige Turner (6:30pm);Pissi Myles (10pm)THE Q: [1st Fl] Gloria Swansong with Phoebe Jeebies (7pm); [1st Fl] Brandon James Gwinn (9pm);[1st Fl] Lance HorneContinueContinue reading “Tuesday (1.25.2021)”
The tHOTlist 2021 # 50-1
previous 50. The Rosemont [Photo: Kyle Henderson] Not all venues jumped back into full capacity business post-lockdown like Covid never happened; bars in the outer boroughs especially struggled with trying to draw back their clientele, staff and programming. The Rosemont was Brooklyn’s favorite hotspot pre-Covid, housing many of the neighborhood’s top parties and drag showsContinueContinue reading “The tHOTlist 2021 # 50-1”
The tHOTlist 2021 # 100-51
previous 100. Castrata [Photo: Anthony Cunanan] Lagoona Bloo’s live singing daughter and GLAM Breakthrough Artist nominee is probably the only girl in the biz who can realistically come close to hitting those insane Mariah notes. She’s also just so vivacious and joyful that it’s literally impossible to not, at the very least, smile your wayContinueContinue reading “The tHOTlist 2021 # 100-51”
The tHOTlist 2021 # 150-101
previous 150. Miz Jade [Photo: Mettie Ostrowski] The dance teacher and Drag Queen Story Hour activist doesn’t always have the time to be one of Brooklyn’s legendary dancing drag divas, but you can bet that when she does it’s always appointment viewing for the children. These days she’s part of Phoenix Bar’s weekly cast ofContinueContinue reading “The tHOTlist 2021 # 150-101”
The tHOTlist 2021 # 200-151
previous 200. Richard JMV [Photo: Warren Piece] Being honored with a Best Gogo Dancer GLAM nomination this year was just one of many moments that made 2021 a big year for Richard. Other such moments were hosting a December benefit for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS (an organization they’ve long worked with) at TheContinueContinue reading “The tHOTlist 2021 # 200-151”
The tHOTlist 2021 # 250-201
previous 250. Klondyke Winner of The Cake Boys’ massive “Takes the Cake” king and thing drag competition, the compelling Klondyke’s drag repertoire often involves untraditional song choices, burlesque elements and detail-obsessed cosplay costuming. This year they performed quite frequently in Brooklyn, Queens and the East Village, and even turned a number at Bushwig. 249. GigiContinueContinue reading “The tHOTlist 2021 # 250-201”
The tHOTtlist 2021 # 300-251
previous 300. Amanda Pörq [Photo: David Serrano] Cheers to this tasty local comedy queen, who was crowned the new Miss’d America in Atlantic City back in October. Throughout the year Amanda also hosted shows in venues like The Chelsea Bell and Katch Astoria. 299. Privilege [Photo: Jeff Eason] Also known as GLAM-nominated photographer Bryan Clavel,ContinueContinue reading “The tHOTtlist 2021 # 300-251”
The tHOTlist 2021 # 350-301
previous 350. Sitanya Face Actor and writer Alex Scelso brings the body hair along with intensely personal poetry slam performances onstage as Sitanya, paying homage to the creative Golden Age of bohemian drag and reminding the younger generations that splits, dips and stoned tights aren’t the only way to gag the gig. Right now youContinueContinue reading “The tHOTlist 2021 # 350-301”
The tHOTlist 2021
Much like start times of the drag shows we promote every day, the 2021 tHOTlist is late. We’re sorry about that: between personal issues, Covid, and having an unusually difficult time working out what we were going to include on this extra long list, it was kind of inevitable. The fact that it’s late makesContinueContinue reading “The tHOTlist 2021”
Monday (1.24.2022)
MONDAY (1.24.2022) Your daily guide to New York City nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Standup comedy (8pm)TOOLBOX: Bingo feat. Phoebe Jeebies (9pm) HELL’S KITCHEN HARDWARE: “Broadway Mondays” feat. VJ OhRicky playing musical clips (6pm);Jacklynn Hyde & Holly Box-Springs (9pm)410 W 47TH ST: “SCUM: Gush Mondays” (6pm)THE SPOT: Michelle Dowdy (8pm);Lexington Banks (10pm)THE Q: [1st Floor] Selma Nilla, Skye Walker & Peachez (8pm);ContinueContinue reading “Monday (1.24.2022)”
Sunday (1.23.2022)
SUNDAY (1.23.2022) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX CECIL STEAKHOUSE: Brunch feat. FiFi DuBois (2pm)4WEST LOUNGE: Lounge party feat. Chavis (5pm)ALIBI: “Sin Sunday” gogo boys (9pm)SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase (9pm)LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ JD (10pm)IDENTITY: Latin night (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN LA PULPERIA HK: Brunch feat. MistyContinueContinue reading “Sunday (1.23.2022)”
Saturday (1.22.2022)
SATURDAY (1.22.2022) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX 4WEST LOUNGE: Lounge party feat. Chavis (5pm)IDENTITY: Misty Mountains (10pm)LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ Ivory Snow (10pm)TOOLBOX: DJ JRoc with Janae SaisQuoi (10pm)SUITE: Octavia Anyae & Divinity Banks (midnight) ALIBI: TBA HELL’S KITCHEN LA PULPERIA HK: Brunch feat. Misty Mountains with Catrina Lovelace (noon) THE SPOT:ContinueContinue reading “Saturday (1.22.2022)”
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