zoe zThis veteran drag king has been a staple of the vital Brooklyn collective Switch n’ Play for a decade now, and he’s still finding ways to wow us with his fun, sexy and smart performances. While shy and introspective off-stage, there’s nothing quite like the manly magic of K. James when it’s showtime! Thotyssey:ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: K. James”
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Tuesday (4.24.2018)
UPTOWN / BRONX TOOLBOX: TRL with singer Carla Bordonada (8:30pm)BOXERS UES: Standup comedy hosted by Justin Zirilli (9pm) ALIBI: Take It Back Tuesdays (9pm) EVO LOUNGE: Brava Tuesdays (10:30pm) HELL’S KITCHENBARRAGE: Glow Party hosted by Nicolay (5pm)BEECHMAN: Joey Arias & Sherry Vine: Cherchez La Femme (7pm) THERAPY: JanSport hosts “You Tried It” singing competition (11pm) HARDWARE: Brita Filter with Cellah Doore (8pm);ContinueContinue reading “Tuesday (4.24.2018)”
On Point With: DJ P_A_T
One of Brooklyn’s hottest young dance floor and drag show DJ’s dabbles in Queendom himself, and is beginning his takeover of all the city’s gigs as we speak. Paul A. Tomasiello, aka DJ P_A_T, is where it’s at! (Come on, that was a cute rhyme) Thotyssey: Hello P_A_T! Thanks for chatting with us today! YouContinueContinue reading “On Point With: DJ P_A_T”
Monday (4.23.2018)
UPTOWN BOXERS UES: Karaoke with Rosé (9pm)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 & Cacophony Daniels (10pm) THERAPY: Marti Gould Cummings’ STAGE FRIGHT with Antoni Porowski from Queer Eye (10pm) RITZ: Kizha Carr *new show* (10pm)ATLAS SOCIAL CLUB: Musical Mondays (10pm) VSBU: “Reel Thirsty Mondays” movieContinueContinue reading “Monday (4.23.2018)”
On Point With: Precious Envy
Rockbar’s resident Silver-Foxy Bubblegum Goth Princess has a birthday invitation for you! Thotyssey gets the deets from Precious Envy. Thotyssey: Precious, hello! Thanks for chatting with us! Enjoying this first spring-like Weekend? Precious Envy: Yes, I don’t think I can stand the cold any more! I’ve been wandering about, and it is such a niceContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Precious Envy”
Sunday (4.22.2018)
UPTOWN SOMM TIME: Game night with Charmagne Aultra (6pm) BOXERS UES: Open bar hour (6pm); 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)HELL’S KITCHENRITZ: Bingo with Sherry Pie & Pissi Myles (4pm); DJs David Michael & Eugene Edo (10pm) ATLAS SOCIAL CLUB: ShugaContinueContinue reading “Sunday (4.22.2018)”
Saturday (4.21.2018)
UPTOWN ALIBI: Impacto Saturdays (10pm)CASTRO: PAPI LATIN SATURDAYS (10pm)SUITE: Octavia Anyae (11:30pm)HELL’S KITCHENHARDWARE: VJ OhRicky’s Eurovision party (3pm);Monet X Change Tina Burner (7pm);QUEEN OF THE RIDE booze bus departure (9pm);DJ 2Face, Ruby Roo Vita Summers & Lagoona Bloo (10pm)BEECHMAN: Love Connie: Fade to Connie (7pm)STAGE 48: Yuhua Hamasaki @ LUCKY CHENGS (7:30pm);U-NITE (11pm)BOXERS HK: Butch Cordera’s Poker Tournament (6:30pm);CAFEContinueContinue reading “Saturday (4.21.2018)”
Bar Babe of the Week: Jackson at the Albatross
Whether pouring spirits at Albatross or giving you life on the stage there or at Icon as Jacklynn Hyde, Jackson has become a staple of Astoria nightlife! Bar that I work at: I work at Albatross Bar in Astoria! How long I’ve worked there: I think I’m approaching two years now. What are my shifts:ContinueContinue reading “Bar Babe of the Week: Jackson at the Albatross”
Wake Up, Bitch! (4.21-22.2018)
Your guide to the weekend’s queerest brunches and early events.SATURDAY BIZARRE (BK): Baby Tea Brunch with Tyler Ashley & Charlene BOXERS (HK): BrunchCAFETERIA (Chelsea):Brunch LA CARBONARA (WV): Brunch with Honey Davenport CLOSED ELMO (Chelsea): Brunch INTERMEZZO (Chelsea): Brunch with Tina Burner LA PULPERIA EAST (UES): Brunch with Ritzy BitzTAQUERIA MEZA (WV): Brunch with Honey Davenport SUNDAY BAR GONZO (MidT): Brunch with Chelsea PiersContinueContinue reading “Wake Up, Bitch! (4.21-22.2018)”
Friday (4.27.2018)
UPTOWNCASTRO: Dance party & gogos (10pm)SUITE: Brenda Dharling & Miz Cracker Pattaya Hart (midnight)HELL’S KITCHENPOSH: DJ Kamil (6pm); DJ Alex Mendez (9pm)HARDWARE: MoMo Shade & Kandy Muse (7pm); DJ Mike Borowski with Bootsie LeFaris (11pm) RITZ: DJs Xavier & TBA (10pm)THERAPY: DJ AJ Sanchez (10pm)RISE: dance party (10pm); Jada Valenciaga does a number (midnight)VSBU: DJ 2Face & Chaka Khanvict (10pm)ATLAS SOCIALContinueContinue reading “Friday (4.27.2018)”
On Point With: Princess Sequoia
Being a Jersey queen can be rough… even when you’re a fierce talent with pageant and ball scene pedigree. Princess Sequoia catches Thotyssey up on the challenges of New Jersey drag, and the amazing new showcase she has in store for us this weekend in Trenton! Thotyssey: Princess Sequoia, thanks for chatting with us today!ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Princess Sequoia”
Thursday (4.19.2018)
What’s happening before, during and after Drag Race.UPTOWNTOOLBOX: Jack Daniels drink specials (8pm)ALIBI: Caribbean Thursdays (9pm)SUITE: Karaoke with Jackie Dupree (10pm)CASTRO: TURN UP THURSDAYS (10pm)BOXERS UES: TOMA! party (10pm)GIN FIZZ: THIRSTY THURSDAY urban party (10pm)WEST END: Ultimate Drag Pageant All-Stars (11pm);Vanna Deux (midnight)HELL’S KITCHENRITZ: BEERS & BEARS happy hour upstairs (6pm); Morgan Royel & DJ Scotty Rox (11pm)HARDWARE: Shuga Cain (7pm);ContinueContinue reading “Thursday (4.19.2018)”
Where to Watch Drag Race Ep. 5
A list of the city’s viewing parties and their hosts. Showtime 8pm! This season, it seems each episode is 90 minutes and followed by a 30-minute post show “Untucked.”UPTOWNAT THE WALLACE: no hostBOXERS UES: Brita FilterHARLEM NIGHTS: Madison BanksSUITE: no hostTOOLBOX: Jacqueline DupreeWEST END: Anthony PaparelliHELL’S KITCHENATLAS SOCIAL CLUB: Zeta Jones BARRAGE: no hostBOXERS HK: Marti Gould Cummings DBL:ContinueContinue reading “Where to Watch Drag Race Ep. 5”
Wednesday (4.18.2018)
UPTOWNALIBI: Extended happy hour with DJ Poison Ivy (6pm) TOOLBOX: Karaoke with Jackie Dupree (9pm)KAZZA: HAMILTON LODGE happy hour (8pm) WEST END: Lagoona Bloo (9pm); Golden Delicious with Didi Cumswell, Carlos the Uber Driver & Tucker (11pm) CASTRO: GET TWISTED WEDNESDAYS (10pm)HELL’S KITCHENBEECHMAN: The Hell’s Kitchenettes starring Jackie Cox, James Mills & Michael Lamasa (7pm) FEINSTEINS 54 BELOW: Alexis Michelle: Alexis,ContinueContinue reading “Wednesday (4.18.2018)”
On Point With: Daddy Ersin
As we approach Black Party Weekend, the leather / fetish / bear gods of NYC nightlife take over… and we submit! One of the newest such gods in the scene happens to be the Turkish-born creator of a major Chelsea monthly gear night– and he’ll be a presence at the actually 2018 Black Party as well.ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Daddy Ersin”
Tuesday (4.17.2018)
UPTOWN / BRONX TOOLBOX: TRL with singer Carla Bordonada (8:30pm)BOXERS UES: Standup comedy hosted by Justin Zirilli (9pm) ALIBI: Take It Back Tuesdays (9pm) EVO LOUNGE: Brava Tuesdays (10:30pm) HELL’S KITCHENBARRAGE: Glow Party hosted by Nicolay (5pm)BEECHMAN: Joey Arias & Sherry Vine: Cherchez La Femme (7pm) THERAPY: JanSport hosts “You Tried It” singing competition with guest Holly Box-Springs (11pm) HARDWARE:ContinueContinue reading “Tuesday (4.17.2018)”
On Point With: Rhiannon Nichelle
Previously unknown to many in NYC nightlife, the bearded beauty Rhiannon Nichelle came out of “nowhere,” slayed each of the three weeks of this year’s run of the lauded Miss Barracuda pageant, and in the end took home the crown. But the truth is this Arizona native has actually been doing drag for most ofContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Rhiannon Nichelle”
Monday (4.16.2018)
UPTOWN BOXERS UES: Karaoke with Rosé (9pm)TOOLBOX: Charity bingo (9pm) SUITE: Glam Gavin’s karaoke (10pm) WEST END: Lagoona Bloo & Jake McKenna host Open Mic Night (10pm)ALIBI: Gogo Mondays (10pm)HELL’S KITCHENGREEN ROOM 42: LGBTea variety show feat. Phillip Henry, Nedra Belle, Jaime Cepero, Jada Valenciaga & Jarvis Derrell (9:30pm)POSH: DJ Xavier Mazara (9pm) HARDWARE: Sutton Lee Seymour & Cacophony Daniels withContinueContinue reading “Monday (4.16.2018)”
X-Rayed Sex: “What Not To Wear – LeNair’s Sex Party Edition”
By LeNair Xavier Thotyssey presents a bi-monthly 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. Attending sex parties and backrooms as much as I have over the years, I have definitelyContinueContinue reading “X-Rayed Sex: “What Not To Wear – LeNair’s Sex Party Edition””
Sunday (4.15.2018)
UPTOWN SOMM TIME: Game night with Charmagne Aultra (6pm) BOXERS UES: Open bar hour (6pm); 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)HELL’S KITCHENRITZ: Bingo with Sherry Pie & Pissi Myles (4pm); DJs David Michael & Eugene Edo (10pm) BARRAGE: FIESTA LATINA (5pm)ATLASContinueContinue reading “Sunday (4.15.2018)”
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