A staple of New York’s queer piano bar scene, Noah Landry has new original music to share; and might just be a first time Glam Award winner this month! [Cover photo: @sippycuppx] Thotyssey: Noah, hello! Thanks for chatting with us! Noah Landry: Hi! Thank you so much for having me. How is 2026 treating youContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Noah Landry”
Monthly Archives: January 2026
Thursday (1.8.2026)
THURSDAY (1.8.2026) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife events. UPTOWN / BRONX UES BAR: Bingo or Karaoke feat. AndrogyNY (8pm) TOOLBOX: “Throwback Thursday” (9pm) SUITE: Moxy Cillin with Matzah Belle Soup (10pm) 4WEST LOUNGE: “Trappy Hour” (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE 54 BELOW: Matthew Morrison (7pm) RITZ: Jam Eden (7pm);Octavia Anyae &ContinueContinue reading “Thursday (1.8.2026)”
Wednesday (1.7.2026)
WEDNESDAY (1.7.2026) Your daily guide to New York nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase (9pm) TOOLBOX: Trivia feat. Elle Barto (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE 54 BELOW: Matthew Morrison (7pm) RED EYE: Poker hosted by Butch Cordora (7pm);”Stage Fright” feat. Marti Gould Cummings withContinueContinue reading “Wednesday (1.7.2026)”
On Point With: Defacto Obsolete
Having recently won an epic local horror drag competition, Defacto Obsolete will be haunting us throughout the New Year. Thotyssey: Hello Defacto! I think it’s too late to say Happy New Year now, but how is 2026 treating you so far? Defacto Obsolete: Well, the night before last I tripped on the subway platform intoContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Defacto Obsolete”
Tuesday (1.6.2026)
TUESDAY (1.6.2026) Your daily guide to NYC nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Moxy Cillin (9pm) TOOLBOX: Karaoke hosted by Matzah Belle Soup (9pm) 4WEST LOUNGE: “Strip Teaz” (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE RISE: Bingo feat. Paige Turner (6:30pm);Karaoke feat. Emily McNamara (10pm) 54 BELOW: Matthew Morrison (7pm) VERS: Jacklynn Hyde & SherryContinueContinue reading “Tuesday (1.6.2026)”
On Point With: ShamanLove
Music pulled him out of a dark place and into one of Brooklyn’s most sexy and popular recurring events. Freak out to the beats of DJ ShamanLove! Thotyssey: Hi Shaman, Happy New Year! So how did you ring in 2026?ShamanLove: I had a great new year. I went to a nice dinner, then met upContinueContinue reading “On Point With: ShamanLove”
Monday (1.5.2026)
MONDAY (1.5.2026) Your daily guide to New York City nightlife programming. UPTOWN SUITE: “Femmes & Friends” standup comedy (7pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: Movie night (8pm) TOOLBOX: Bingo feat. Virgo Rising (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE 54 BELOW: Matthew Morrison (7pm) RED EYE: Melisma, Castrata & Norma Tears (7pm);”Comic Cabaret” hosted by Charles Osborne (9pm) ATLAS SOCIAL CLUB:ContinueContinue reading “Monday (1.5.2026)”
On Point With: Echinacea Monroe
Bringing positive energy and performance mastery to the often cutthroat NYC drag competition scene, Echinacea Monroe Sidora is one we should all be watching in the new year. Thotyssey: Happy New Year, Echinacea! How did you celebrate the weekend? Echinacea Monroe: Happy 2026! I performed at Good Judy with my sister Ella Fartzgerald and SwissContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Echinacea Monroe”
Sunday (1.4.2026)
SUNDAY (1.4.2026) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX TOOLBOX: “Music Bingo” (5pm) SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase (9pm) HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE LA PULPERIA HK: Brunch feat. Misty Mountains (noon) RISE: Brunch feat. Zeta Jones & Kamilla Kockman (noon & 2:30pm); DJs Steve Sidewalk & PaulContinueContinue reading “Sunday (1.4.2026)”
Saturday (1.3.2026)
SATURDAY (1.3.2026) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke feat. Victoria Chase (9pm) TOOLBOX: Virgo Rising (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) 4WEST LOUNGE: DJ dance party (11pm) HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE RISE: Brunch feat. Izzy Uncut and / or Skye Walker and / orContinueContinue reading “Saturday (1.3.2026)”
Friday (1.2.2026)
FRIDAY (1.2.2026) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX HAMILTON HALL: Drag Race / Vivacious (8pm) LE CHEILE: Drag Race / Elise Navy-Dad (8pm) AT THE WALLACE: Drag Race / Janae SaisQuoi (8pm) TOOLBOX: Drag Race / Heidi N. Dix (8pm) SUITE: Drag Race (8pm);Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase (9:30pm)ContinueContinue reading “Friday (1.2.2026)”
X-Rayed Sex: “Where Is Our Gay Intimacy?”
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. [Cover photo: Nadzeya Haroshka / Getty Images] Recently, I saw a video clip on Twitter/X of an interview with Darryl Stephens of Noah’s Arc fame. InContinueContinue reading “X-Rayed Sex: “Where Is Our Gay Intimacy?””
New Years Day (1.1.2026)
THURSDAY (1.1.2026) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife events. UPTOWN / BRONX UES BAR: Bingo feat. AndrogyNY (8pm) TOOLBOX: “Throwback Thursday” (9pm) SUITE: Moxy Cillin Amanda Pörq with Eddie Estrada (10pm) 4WEST LOUNGE: “Trappy Hour” (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE RITZ: Jam Eden (7pm);Octavia Anyae & DJ Nesto (11pm) BOXERS HK: Christine Dior & BrieContinueContinue reading “New Years Day (1.1.2026)”
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