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Saturday Night Picks
UPTOWNRight after her Boots & Saddle show, Prada G. Major will head uptown to join Divinity Banks for a midnight show at Suite.HELL’S KITCHENDj OhRicky’s hosting a Eurovision viewing party at Hardware, from NOW until 8pm!Check out DJ Susan Levine at Boxers HK tonight!Slightly-tweaked lineup at the Ritz tonight.Trade upgrades to the main, giant dancefloorContinueContinue reading “Saturday Night Picks”
Friday Night Picks
UPTOWNBad Apple Boylesque returns to the Triad, with Marti Cummings!HELL’S KITCHENFriday night at the Ritz!CHELSEACheck out Gym Bar!WEST VILLAGEUrban Bear weekend continues at Rockbar with the underwear party!There’s a one-up urban party tonight at 49 Grove.Sutton Lee Seymour is Stonewall’s Diva tonight!Monthly underwear party at Pieces in full effect!EAST VILLAGENight of a Thousand Stevies atContinueContinue reading “Friday Night Picks”
Thursday Night Picks
UPTOWNHaus of Mouth at the West End!HELL’S KITCHENPattaya Hart guest stars with Shequida at Hardware!Queen does Movies at Industry tonight, with guest Jasmine Rice!CHELSEAThe Urban Bear invades Kink.Code at the Eagle!WEST VILLAGE Happening now: Ty’s is celebrating the arrival of the Bears! Also happening now: Maddelynn Hatter is guesting with Scarlet Envy at Boots &ContinueContinue reading “Thursday Night Picks”
On Point With: Susan Levine
Summer is the season of Queen Susan Levine, one of Fire Island’s most prolific and respected DJ’s. But on top of the several nights a week she spins at Cherrys and a few special gigs elsewhere on the Island, Susan’s got gigs in Manhattan, a stint with a Melissa Etheridge Cruise to prepare for, anContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Susan Levine”
Wednesday Night Picks
UPTOWNAt the Toolbox tonight, here’s a special round of bingo to benefit AIDS Walk, right before karaoke.HELL’S KITCHEN Alexis Michelle guest stars with Paige Turner at Hardware. Come check out the debut of TURNt Wedesndays at the Ritz, starring Maddelynn Hatter, Judy Darling, Holly Box-Springs, Pedro Rangel & Nikco!CHELSEAMattachine’s Angela DiCarlo hosts A.D.D. Cabaret at SidContinueContinue reading “Wednesday Night Picks”
On Point With: Maddelynn Hatter
Rocking gothic glamour in a way few drag queens still can, and amassing a huge portfolio of gorgeous nightlife photography, Maddelynn Hatter is a busy, brilliant bitch. And tonight (Wednesday) at the Ritz, she’ll be showrunning the troupe of TURNt Wednesdays, Hell’s Kitchen’s newest supergroup of entertainers that includes queens Judy Darling and Holly Box-Spings,ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Maddelynn Hatter”
Tuesday Night Picks
UPTOWNSing along with Delethia, tonight at the Townhouse!HELL’S KITCHENSteve Sidewalk’s birthday and Gay College Night at the Ritz!Monet’s giving you $100 to turn it at Industry!CHELSEAAnother Cracker/Judy showdown at Barracuda!WEST VILLAGEPattaya Hart starts off the Boots & Saddle Tuesday lineup at 7pm!Check in with Terra Hyman’s weekly show at Stonewall!EAST VILLAGEAnother Strut! at ACME. StopContinueContinue reading “Tuesday Night Picks”
On Point With: Yuhua Hamasaki
Nobody puts Yuhua Hamasaki in the “pretty little Asian queen” corner! She’s a fierce dancer, a fan-favorite NYC nightlife entertainer since she was 16 years-old, a business-savvy costume designer and a multimedia presence with her very own annual calendar! Yuhua’s Friday night show at Boots & Saddle is a mandatory stop for anyone looking for aContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Yuhua Hamasaki”
Monday Night Picks
Bianca Del Rio’s Rolodex of Hate comedy special is airing on Logo during the usual time slot for RuPaul’s Drag Race tonight (9pm). Most of the venues in the city that have been airing Drag Race will be showing this. In the meantime, here’s what else is going on!UPTOWNSugga Pi Koko has several guest performersContinueContinue reading “Monday Night Picks”
On Point With: Ariel Italic
Although she’s one third of the nightlife collective known as The Nobodies, drag queen Ariel Italic is making her mark as a Somebody in a major way. She turns heads with her creative looks, which may not have won her any crowns or sashes yet… but it hasn’t kept her and the Nobodies from creatingContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Ariel Italic”
Sunday Night Picks
UPTOWNAnother Sunday mixer at Hogshead Tavern!HELL’S KITCHENIt’s the finale of the Rising Star competition at Rise Bar!It’s a Mother’s Day Slurp at Hardware, with Paige & special guest Jackie Cox.CHELSEA TBS at Gilded Lily! Erect at Taj!Battle Hymn at Flash Factory.MEATPACKINGDeep House Sundays at Cielo.WEST VILLAGEDetoxx Busti-ae heads this charity showcase at Stonewall!Then right after,ContinueContinue reading “Sunday Night Picks”
On Point With: Bradford Wakefield (Don Chipotle)
Two bright-eyed dreamers from South Dakota and North Dakota respectively, Bradford Wakefield and his boyfriend Justin Heim–aka Don Chipotle and Apollo Dioni–are now New Yorkers heading Bad Apple Boylesque, a sexy and talented troupe of performers thirteen-strong. Bradford dishes with Thotyssey about how all this sexiness came about, and what’s in store for them… andContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Bradford Wakefield (Don Chipotle)”
Saturday Night Picks
UPTOWNOctavia Anyae’s birthday show at Suite!HELL’S KITCHENSee Tammy Spenks with Epiphany and a hot gogo boy at Atlas Social Club.And as always, new DJs spin at UNDR’s weekly Trade.And, there’s a new urban party called Saturday Night Lituation at Stage 48.CHELSEAIt’s Flippe Kikke’s birthday at G Lounge’s GLOW Saturday!WEST VILLAGEAt the St John’s Episcopal ChurchContinueContinue reading “Saturday Night Picks”
On Point With: Detoxx Busti-ae
This Jamaican-born dancing queen can school all of us on how to be Everything: she keeps it as real as it can possibly be, she puts 100% of her creativity and effort into her drag, and somehow is able to devote tons of time into charity and fundraising for LGBT issues–including a showcase she’s presentingContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Detoxx Busti-ae”
Friday Night Picks
UPTOWNMiz Cracker & Brenda Dharling slay at Suite.HELL’S KITCHENTonight’s a SkinTight USA/Marvel event at Atlas Social Club, featuring DJ Susan levine & LeNair Xavier!Bootsie LeFaris hosts Pop Fridays at Hardware!CHELSEACatch Fridays at Boxers Chelsea!WEST VILLAGEIt’s comedian Ike Avelli’s birthday show at the Duplex, with special gusts Ari Kiki, Miz Cracker & more!Marti Cummings performs atContinueContinue reading “Friday Night Picks”
On Point With: Delighted Tobehere
One of this city’s most beloved female celebrity illusionists, South Carolina-born drag queen Delighted Tobehere made her mark very quickly here in NYC. This was thanks in part to a memorable spot on “America’s Got Talent,” and to immediately winning a flashy new pageant just ten days after she got here! Now part of the Hardware/PiecesContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Delighted Tobehere”
Wednesday Night Picks
UPTOWNHoney Davenport at the Hamilton Lodge.HELL’S KITCHENPixie & Monet are The Help at Therapy!Epiphany joins the Real Deal Wednesday girls at the Ritz!CHELSEAAt G Lounge, find Marti with The Countess Mascara & Petra Fried!WEST VILLAGEBefore Petra heads to Chelsea, catch her special birthday show at Rockbar!Then later at Rockbar, it’s the return of DJ Jene’sContinueContinue reading “Wednesday Night Picks”
On Point With: Skyla Versai
This lovely queen and dancing machine has been gracing NYC venues for over a decade, is a staple of the Lips drag dining experience and has been a member of the Queen revue at Industry since its original run with Shequida. Thotyssey checks in with the luminous Skyla Versai before her final NYC gig ofContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Skyla Versai”
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