Keep cute with Kellen at Flaming Saddles Saloon! Bar that I work at: Flaming Saddles Saloon How long I’ve worked there: 2 YEARS (which is, like, 10 in gay bartender years) What are my shifts: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday NIGHTS starting at 8pm What makes this bar great: For me, it’s the highs and lows. This bar canContinueContinue reading “Bar Babe of the Week: Kellen at Flaming Saddles”
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Saturday (7.7.2018)
UPTOWN BOXERS UES: TBA (9pm); DJ JRoc (11pm)WEST END: Miz Diamond Wigfall with Muffy, Edie James & Chola Spears (9:30pm) ALIBI: Harlem Pride party (10pm)CASTRO: PAPI LATIN SATURDAYS (10pm)SUITE: Octavia Anyae (11:30pm)HELL’S KITCHENBOXERS HK: Butch Cordera’s Poker Tournament (6:30pm); CAFE CON CREMA Latin dance party (10pm) LUCKY CHENGS @ STAGE 48: Kimora Blac (7pm)HARDWARE: Tina Burner (7pm); QUEEN OF THE RIDE booze us departureContinueContinue reading “Saturday (7.7.2018)”
On Point With: Michael Block
The creator of the Theater in the Now blog and the Block Talk podcast (as well as Thotyssey’s fellow on-call judge for the Lady Liberty drag showdowns) is producing what will be one of Astoria’s most exciting new additions to weekly nightlife in quite a while. It’s Michael Block! Thotyssey: Michael, hello! How are youContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Michael Block”
Wake Up, Bitch! (7.7-8.2018)
Your guide to the weekend’s queerest brunches and early events.SATURDAYBLUE WHALE: Brunch with Roxy Brooks, Jada Valenciaga & Bootsie LeFarisBOXERS (HK): BrunchCARA MIA (HK): TBACAFETERIA (Chelsea):Brunch CHERRYS ON THE BAY (FI): BrunchCOWGIRL SEAHORSE (SSSeaport): Brunch with Blake Deadly & Nicky OttavDEEP END (RIdgewood Qns) BrunchELMO (Chelsea): BrunchINTERMEZZO (Chelsea): Brunch with Tina Burner LA PULPERIA EAST (UES): BrunchContinueContinue reading “Wake Up, Bitch! (7.7-8.2018)”
Friday (7.6.2018)
UPTOWNWEST END: 90s dance party feat.Tiffany Anne Coke & Nicole Onoscopi (10pm)ALIBI: Fetish Night (10pm)CASTRO: Dance party & gogos (10pm)SUITE: Brenda Dharling & Pattaya Hart (midnight)HELL’S KITCHEN POSH: DJ dance party (6pm) HARDWARE: MoMo Shade, Kandy Muse & Janelle No. 5 (7pm); DJ Mike Borowski with Bootsie LeFaris (11pm)DON’T TELL MAMA: Cacophony Daniels & Sutton Lee Seymour: Bedraggled Broadway (9:30pm)RITZ: DJs Dawson &ContinueContinue reading “Friday (7.6.2018)”
Thursday (7.5.2018)
UPTOWNLA AVENIDA: Lesbian cocktail party (6pm)TOOLBOX: Jack Daniels drink specials (8pm)BOXERS UES: Carlos the Uber Driver & Tiffany Anne Coke (9pm); TOMA! party (10pm)ALIBI: Caribbean Thursdays (9pm)SUITE: Karaoke with Jackie Dupree (10pm)CASTRO: TURN UP THURSDAYS (10pm)GIN FIZZ: THIRSTY THURSDAY urban party (10pm)WEST END: TBAHELL’S KITCHENRITZ: BEERS & BEARS happy hour upstairs (6pm); Morgan Royel & DJ Scotty Rox (11pm)ATLASContinueContinue reading “Thursday (7.5.2018)”
Wednesday (7.4.2018)
UPTOWN / BRONXALIBI: Extended happy hour with DJ Poison Ivy (6pm)KAZZA: HAMILTON LODGE happy hour (8pm) TOOLBOX: Karaoke with Jackie Dupree (9pm)WEST END: Lagoona Bloo (10pm)CASTRO: GET TWISTED WEDNESDAYS (10pm)HELL’S KITCHENATLAS SOCIAL CLUB: Men of Adonis Lounge (10pm)POSH: Kristy Blaze & Octavia Anyae with DJ John Marto & Valeria Sparks (10pm) THERAPY: Pixie Aventura & Kizha Carr (11pm) RISE: Brenda Dharling, Bootsie LeFaris & Marti GouldContinueContinue reading “Wednesday (7.4.2018)”
Tuesday (7.3.2018)
UPTOWN / BRONXTOOLBOX: TRL with singer Carla Bordonada (8:30pm)BOXERS UES: Standup comedy hosted by Justin Zirilli (9pm) ALIBI: Take It Back Tuesdays (9pm) EVO LOUNGE: Kelly KaBoom (10:30pm)HELL’S KITCHENBARRAGE: Glow Party hosted by Nicolay (5pm)HARDWARE: Brita Filter with Lemon (8pm); Pixie Aventura & Ruby Fox (11pm) MR. BIGGS: Drag bingo with Chaka Khanvict & Ally Ganza (8pm) FAIRYTAIL LOUNGE: Gogo boys all nightContinueContinue reading “Tuesday (7.3.2018)”
On Point With: Flower Tortilla
This Latinx Texas-born queen is a big time Broadway belter at heart, and has taken to wowing NYC audiences with showstopping live sung sets and fully realized pageantry. And while she’s currently finding her groove in the Brooklyn scene, she still pops up in her breakthrough neighborhood the West Village from time to time, like recentlyContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Flower Tortilla”
Monday (7.2.2018)
UPTOWN TOOLBOX: Charity bingo (9pm)SUITE: Glam Gavin’s karaoke (10pm) ALIBI: Gogo Mondays (10pm)HELL’S KITCHENPOSH: DJ Xavier Mazara (9pm) HARDWARE: Sutton Lee Seymour [her birthday] & Cacophony Daniels with Gabe Violett (10pm) THERAPY: Marti Gould Cummings’ STAGE FRIGHT with Jay Armstrong Johnson (10pm) ATLAS SOCIAL CLUB: Musical Mondays (10pm)VSBU: “Reel Thirsty Mondays” movie viewing (10pm) RITZ: DJ John Marto with Nick Gaga (10pm) RISE:ContinueContinue reading “Monday (7.2.2018)”
On Point With: Merrie Cherry
One of the Brooklyn scene’s most important and pioneering queens and event makers, a mentor to legions of artists on and off stage, and just an all-around nightlfe icon, San Francisco-born Merrie Cherry has been in a constant state of creation, production and performance for over half a decade now. She’s lived as fast andContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Merrie Cherry”
JULY 28th! Hosted by @ikeavelli & @ihatevikivillainess, with DJ @galindomusic! Performer lineup TBA! #nightof1000thots (at Stonewall Inn)
Sunday (7.1.2018)
UPTOWN / BRONXSOMM TIME: Game night with Charmagne Aultra (6pm) BOXERS UES: Poker tournament with Butch Cordora (7pm) SUITE: Karaoke Sundays with Glam Gavin (10pm) CASTRO: Latin dance party (10pm)GIN FIZZ: SET IT OFF urban party (10pm)EL MOROCCO: BOYZ NIGHT (10pm)HELL’S KITCHENRITZ: Bingo with Sherry Pie & Pissi Myles (4pm); DJs David Michael & Eugene Edo (10pm); HARDWARE: Brita FilterContinueContinue reading “Sunday (7.1.2018)”
Bar Babe of the Week: Dustin at Therapy
Call off the Amber Alert… the adorbs Dustin is safe and sound at Therapy, being your Bar Babe! Bar that I work at: Therapy How long I’ve worked there: 3 years What are my shifts: Wednesday (”The Help”), Thursday (Brita Filter), Friday Happy hour (men who only drink Grey Goose), Slurp Sundays (Paige Turner) What makes this barContinueContinue reading “Bar Babe of the Week: Dustin at Therapy”
Saturday (6.30.2018)
UPTOWN BOXERS UES: TBA (9pm); DJ JRoc (11pm)ALIBI: Harlem Pride party (10pm)CASTRO: PAPI LATIN SATURDAYS (10pm)SUITE: Octavia Anyae (11:30pm)HELL’S KITCHENBOXERS HK: Butch Cordera’s Poker Tournament (6:30pm); CAFE CON CREMA Latin dance party (10pm) DON’T TELL MAMA: Cacophony Daniels: Wanna Bette? (7pm)HARDWARE: Tina Burner (7pm); DJ 2Face with Ruby Roo & Lagoona Bloo (10pm)RITZ: DJ Scotty Rox (7pm); DJs Bill Coleman & Eugene EdoContinueContinue reading “Saturday (6.30.2018)”
On Point With: Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule, an acclaimed singer / songwriter, is known for a school of musicianship that’s pretty rare these days: story songs about the lives of other people, factual or fictional. One such song about a suburban lesbian courtship–1995′s “I Kissed a Girl” (long before that OTHER song of the same name)–was a massive radio and MTVContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Jill Sobule”
Wake Up, Bitch! (6.30-7.1.2018)
Your guide to the weekend’s queerest brunches and early events.SATURDAYBLUE WHALE: Brunch with Roxy Brooks, Jada Valenciaga & Bootsie LeFarisBOXERS (HK): BrunchBUDDHA BAR (UWS): Brunch with Ari Kiki CARA MIA (HK): TBACAFETERIA (Chelsea):Brunch CHERRYS ON THE BAY (FI): BrunchCITY BEAR (BK): Brunch with Mikey DallasDEEP END (RIdgewood Qns) BrunchELMO (Chelsea): BrunchINTERMEZZO (Chelsea): Brunch with Tina Burner LA PULPERIAContinueContinue reading “Wake Up, Bitch! (6.30-7.1.2018)”
Friday (6.29.2018)
UPTOWNWEST END: 90s dance party feat.Tiffany Anne Coke & Nicole Onoscopi (10pm)ALIBI: Fetish Night (10pm)CASTRO: Dance party & gogos (10pm)SUITE: Brenda Dharling & Pattaya Hart Divinity Banks (midnight)HELL’S KITCHEN POSH: DJ dance party (6pm) HARDWARE: MoMo Shade, Kandy Muse & Janelle No. 5 (7pm); DJ Mike Borowski with Bootsie LeFaris (11pm)RITZ: DJs Felipe Lira & Dawson (10pm)THERAPY: DJ AJ Sanchez (10pm)RISE: danceContinueContinue reading “Friday (6.29.2018)”
On Point With: Miz Diamond Wigfall
Sporting some killing terror / fantasy looks, slaying dance moves and a truly witchy pedigree, this Goblin Queen will have you under her spell in no time. From a brush with Reality TV child stardom to the Pridefest Stage, here is the West End’s bewitching Miz Diamond Wigfall! Thotyssey: Hello, Diamond! How was your Pride?ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Miz Diamond Wigfall”
Thursday (6.28.2018)
What’s happening before, during and after Drag Race.UPTOWNINDIAN ROAD CAFE: Bingo with Goldie Lox & Ona Louise (8pm)TOOLBOX: Jack Daniels drink specials (8pm)BOXERS UES: Carlos the Uber Driver & Tiffany Anne Coke (9pm); TOMA! party (10pm)ALIBI: Caribbean Thursdays (9pm)SUITE: Karaoke with Jackie Dupree (10pm)CASTRO: TURN UP THURSDAYS (10pm)GIN FIZZ: THIRSTY THURSDAY urban party (10pm)WEST END: WhendyContinueContinue reading “Thursday (6.28.2018)”
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