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Monday (6.13.2022)

MONDAY (6.13.2022) Your daily guide to New York City nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Standup comedy (8pm)TOOLBOX: Bingo feat. Phoebe Jeebies (9pm)IDENTITY: Industry night (10pm)4WEST LOUNGE: TBA 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)HUSH: “Rainbow Lullaby Album Release Party” hosted by BritaContinueContinue reading “Monday (6.13.2022)”

On Point With: Vanessa Vanjie Mateo

Her run on “Rupaul’s Drag Race” did not fit that show’s model for success from her very first episode, when a quirky outro during her early elimination on Season 10 led to the remaining queens and judges discussing her the rest of the season. Then she returned to the franchise with much more success andContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Vanessa Vanjie Mateo”

This Week in Thotyssey Events!

Besides listing everyone’s events and interviewing folks in the scene, Thotyssey also produces acclaimed events of her own! You can find us in two places this week: Tuesday, 6/14. It’s a Pride Week installment of our game night LEVEL UP at Atlas Social Club, featuring gamesmaster Shane Cherry! It’s a laid back affair featuring boardContinueContinue reading “This Week in Thotyssey Events!”

Sunday (6.12.2022)

SUNDAY (6.12.2022) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX RIVERDALE NIGHBORHOOD HOUSE: Riverdale Pride feat. Kelly KaBoom, Alexa DuMont, Jahiyrah McQueen & Jasmin Van Wales (11am)CECIL STEAKHOUSE: Brunch feat. FiFi DuBois with Jahlisa A. Ross (2pm)4WEST LOUNGE: Lounge party feat. Chavis (5pm)ALIBI: “Sin Sunday” gogo boys (9pm)SUITE: Karaoke hosted by VictoriaContinueContinue reading “Sunday (6.12.2022)”

Saturday (6.11.2022)

SATURDAY (6.11.2022) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX TRYON PUBLIC HOUSE: Bingo feat. Goldie Lox & Ona Louise (4pm)4WEST LOUNGE: Lounge party feat. Chavis (5pm)ALIBI: DJ dance party (8pm)TRIAD: Killer Queen Cabaret starring Lala Wiggy with Pup Treble & LeRoy Taylor (9pm)IDENTITY: “Spanglish Saturdays” (10pm)LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ Ivory Snow (10pm)TOOLBOX: DJ Thomas Trinity withContinueContinue reading “Saturday (6.11.2022)”

Friday (6.10.2022)

FRIDAY (6.10.2022) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX 4WEST LOUNGE: “Flirt Fridays” feat. Chavis (5pm)ALIBI: DJ dance party (8pm)TOOLBOX: Drag Race / Janae SaisQuoi (8pm); DJ JRoc with Janae SaisQuoi (10pm)SUITE: Karaoke feat. Victoria Chase (9pm)IDENTITY: Kelly KaBoom (10pm)LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN THE Q: [1stContinueContinue reading “Friday (6.10.2022)”

On Point With: DJ ARRA

This gorgeous new queen of the DJ booth is spinning in New York’s hottest spaces this summer… so go get your ARRA on! Thotyssey: Hello DJ ARRA, thanks so much for chatting with us today. Happy June and Happy Pride Month! How are you enjoying it all so far? DJ ARRA: I’m ecstatic! This monthContinueContinue reading “On Point With: DJ ARRA”

Thursday (6.9.2022)

THURSDAY (6.9.2022) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife events. UPTOWN / BRONX 4WEST LOUNGE: “Trappy Hour” (5pm);”MOBIFest: Official Kick-Off Party” feat. Harmonica Sunbeam (10pm)BROADWAY BAR @ NORDSTROMS: Bingo feat. Linda Simpson (6pm)TOOLBOX: DJ Nandi (8pm)LAMBDA LOUNGE: Karaoke (8pm)ALIBI: “Thugged Out Thursdays” (10pm)IDENTITY: DJ Poison Ivy (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN THE Q: [1st Fl] “Cheers Queers” happy hourContinueContinue reading “Thursday (6.9.2022)”

X-Rayed Sex: “Sex Is A Celebration”

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. I have long said that sex is both a physical and spiritual connection. Well, the same duality canContinueContinue reading “X-Rayed Sex: “Sex Is A Celebration””

Wednesday (6.8.2022)

WEDNESDAY (6.8.2022) Your daily guide to New York nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX NEXT HARLEM: “Trappy Hour” (5pm)IDENTITY: “Boyzzz Night” (8pm)NORTHEND FOOD HALL: Kiki Ball-Change & Janae SaisQuoi (9pm)TOOLBOX: Trivia feat. Holly Wood (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN FEINSTEINS 54 BELOW: Marilu Henner: Music & Memories (7pm)THE Q: [1st Fl] Vix (8pm);[3rd Fl] Diogo Ambrosio’s “LatinQ” (10pm)HARDWARE: Elektra Lite, DD Fuego &ContinueContinue reading “Wednesday (6.8.2022)”

On Point With: Dawn

Emerging from bedroom drag to become one of Brooklyn’s most creative queens on the scene today… we all must rise for Dawn! [Cover photo: Sass] Thotyssey: Happy Pride Month, Dawn! We’ve got Brooklyn Pride right around the corner, and NYC Pride in just a few weeks. Are you ready for all this? Dawn: Y’know what?ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Dawn”

Tuesday (6.7.2022)

TUESDAY (6.7.2022) Your daily guide to NYC nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke feat. Victoria Chase (6pm)TOOLBOX: Karaoke (9pm)IDENTITY: “TBTuesdays” (9pm)LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ Byrell the Great (9pm) HELL’S KITCHEN THE SPOT: Bingo feat. Pissi Myles (7pm);Gigi Cutina (10:30pm)THE Q: [1st Fl] Nani Tsunami & Janae SaisQuoi (8pm);[1st Fl] Brandon James Gwinn (9pm);[1st Fl] Live band karaoke hosted by Lance HorneContinueContinue reading “Tuesday (6.7.2022)”

On Point With: Jamie CD

Relatively new to the scene, the athletic fashionista Jamie CD is already making huge waves in NYC drag. Thotyssey: Hello Jamie, thanks for chatting with us today! I understanding you were doing a gig last night, how did it go? Jamie CD: Hi Thotyssey! Yes, I had a gig last night and it went veryContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Jamie CD”

Monday (6.6.2022)

MONDAY (6.6.2022) Your daily guide to New York City nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Standup comedy (8pm)TOOLBOX: Bingo feat. Phoebe Jeebies (9pm)IDENTITY: Industry night (10pm)4WEST LOUNGE: TBA 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 Q: [1st Fl] Trivia feat. Christopher Metzger-Timson (7pm);ContinueContinue reading “Monday (6.6.2022)”

Bar Babe of the Month: Ian at C’mon Everybody & Good Judy

Shake it like a Polaroid with Brooklyn bar babe and disco darling Ian! [Cover photo: Rude Polaroids] Bar(s) that I work at: C’mon Everybody and Good Judy! How long I’ve worked there: Since the summer of last year. What are my shifts: Friday upstairs at Judy, Saturdays and some Sundays at C’mon. I also usuallyContinueContinue reading “Bar Babe of the Month: Ian at C’mon Everybody & Good Judy”

Sunday (6.5.2022)

SUNDAY (6.5.2022) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX CECIL STEAKHOUSE: Brunch feat. FiFi DuBois with Jahlisa A. Ross (2pm)OSTERIA LAURA: Brunch feat. Cicatrix (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)ContinueContinue reading “Sunday (6.5.2022)”

Saturday (6.4.2022)

SATURDAY (6.4.2022) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX 4WEST LOUNGE: Lounge party feat. Chavis (5pm)ALIBI: DJ dance party (8pm)IDENTITY: “Spanglish Saturdays” (10pm)LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ Ivory Snow (10pm)TOOLBOX: DJ Thomas Trinity with Heidi N. Dix (10pm)SUITE: Octavia Anyae & Divinity Banks (midnight) HELL’S KITCHEN LA PULPERIA HK: Brunch feat. Misty Mountains with RoquéContinueContinue reading “Saturday (6.4.2022)”

Friday (6.3.2022)

FRIDAY (6.3.2022) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX 4WEST LOUNGE: “Flirt Fridays” feat. Chavis (5pm)ALIBI: DJ dance party (8pm)TOOLBOX: Drag Race / Janae SaisQuoi (8pm); DJ JRoc (10pm)SUITE: Karaoke feat. Victoria Chase (9pm)TRIAD: Pam Ann: Looking Busy (9:30pm)IDENTITY: Kelly KaBoom (10pm)LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN THEContinueContinue reading “Friday (6.3.2022)”

On Point With: Emily Maresca

The creator and boss behind Hot Rabbit–one of New York nightlife’s most popular and inclusive brands of kiki–Emily Maresca balances business, pleasure and family life like few others in this field can. And this Pride Month will be one of the Rabbit’s most prolific and fun AF yet! Thotyssey: Hello Emily! It’s summertime, which meansContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Emily Maresca”

Thursday (6.2.2022)

THURSDAY (6.2.2022) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife events. UPTOWN / BRONX 4WEST LOUNGE: “Trappy Hour” (5pm)TOOLBOX: DJ Nandi (8pm)LAMBDA LOUNGE: Karaoke (8pm)ALIBI: “Thugged Out Thursdays” (10pm)IDENTITY: DJ Poison Ivy (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN THE Q: [1st Fl] “Cheers Queers” happy hour feat. Aveq Moi (6pm);[1st Fl] The Cake Boys – Richard, Junior Mintt, Chicoraro & HughContinueContinue reading “Thursday (6.2.2022)”