One of Manhattan’s busiest DJs tells us how he got here, where you can find him, and where he’s going… it’s your Detroit daddy Eugene Edo! Thotyssey: Eugene, hello! OMG, we’re already in the second week of August, how has this summer been treating you? DJ Eugene Edo: Hello Jim and fellow Thotysseys! Can youContinue reading "On Point With: DJ Eugene Edo"
Tuesday (8.7.2018)
UPTOWN / BRONXWHISPERS: Bingo with Misty Mountains (6pm) 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: Kelly KaBoom (10:30pm)HELL’S KITCHENBARRAGE: Glow Party hosted by Nicolay (5pm)HARDWARE: Brita Filter with VIX (8pm); Pixie Aventura with Jasmine Kennedie (11pm) MR. BIGGS: Drag bingo with Chaka Khanvict & Ally Ganza (8pm) FAIRYTAIL LOUNGE: GogoContinue reading "Tuesday (8.7.2018)"
Monday (8.6.2018)
UPTOWN TOOLBOX: Charity bingo (9pm)SUITE: Glam Gavin’s karaoke (10pm) ALIBI: Gogo Mondays (10pm)WEST END: Open stage hosted by Poppy (10pm)HELL’S KITCHENTHERAPY: Marti Gould Cummings hosts STAGE FRIGHT with Isaac Powell (8pm) POSH: DJ Xavier Mazara (9pm) HARDWARE: Sutton Lee Seymour & Cacophony Daniels with Ray Norris (10pm) ATLAS SOCIAL CLUB: Musical Mondays (10pm)VSBU: “Reel Thirsty Mondays” movie viewing (10pm) RITZ: DJ John Marto withContinue reading "Monday (8.6.2018)"
Sunday (8.5.2018)
UPTOWN / BRONXSOMM TIME: Game night with Charmagne Aultra (5pm) 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 FilterContinue reading "Sunday (8.5.2018)"
On Point With: Chola Spears
This Texas tornado of a drag queen has lit up the city’s venues with funny numbers and fresh fashions. Making her mark via The Ultimate Drag Pageant and its All-Star season back-to-back, she’s since appeared practically everywhere else in the city… and soon she’ll be turning it beyond our borders! She’s not a girl, she’sContinue reading "On Point With: Chola Spears"
Bar Babe of the Week: David at Club Cumming
Bearing beauty and brains, it’s future bio technician and current Bar Babe David! Bar that I work at: Club Cumming How long I’ve worked there: Since October 2017 (9 months) What are my shifts: I bartend Saturday nights and Sunday Happy Hour What makes this bar great: The programming is out of this world. WeContinue reading "Bar Babe of the Week: David at Club Cumming"
Saturday (8.4.2018)
UPTOWN BOXERS UES: Golden Delicious (9pm); DJ JRoc (11pm)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) BEECHMAN: Alaska: On Golden Girls (7pm)LUCKY CHENGS @ STAGE 48: The Countess Mascara (7pm) HARDWARE: Tina Burner (7pm); QUEEN OF THE RIDE booze bus departure (9pm); DJ 2Face with Ruby Roo & LagoonaContinue reading "Saturday (8.4.2018)"
On Point With: Miss Ogeny
As Trent, he’s a dynamic performer who takes acting and stagecraft to the extreme. So there’s no reason why his lady persona, the delightfully batshit Miss Ogeny, shouldn’t do the same with drag brunch! Thotyssey’s gets the full Story of Miss O. Miss Ogeny, hello! Thanks for chatting with us! So, Tuesday night I poppedContinue reading "On Point With: Miss Ogeny"
Wake Up, Bitch! (8.4-5.2018)
Your guide to the weekend’s queerest brunches and early events.SATURDAYBLUE WHALE (FI): 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 & LemonDEEP END (RIdgewood Qns) BrunchELMO (Chelsea): BrunchINTERMEZZO (Chelsea): Brunch with Tina Burner LA PULPERIA EAST (UES): Brunch with RitzyContinue reading "Wake Up, Bitch! (8.4-5.2018)"
Friday (8.3.2018)
UPTOWNALIBI: Fetish Night (10pm)CASTRO: Dance party & gogos (10pm)SUITE: Brenda Dharling & Pattaya Hart (midnight)HELL’S KITCHEN POSH: DJ dance party (6pm) BEECHMAN: Alaska: On Golden Girls (7pm); Twisted Sisterz / Sickening Superheroes starring Brenda Dharling, Bootsie LeFaris, Pattaya Hart & FiFi DuBois (10pm)HARDWARE: MoMo Shade, Kandy Muse & Janelle No. 5 (7pm); DJ Mike Borowski with Bootsie LeFaris (11pm)DON’T TELL MAMA: Cacophony Daniels & Sutton LeeContinue reading "Friday (8.3.2018)"
Thursday (8.2.2018)
UPTOWNBOXERS UES: Carlos the Uber Driver & Tiffany Anne Coke (9pm); TOMA! party (10pm)SUITE: Karaoke with Jackie Dupree (10pm)CASTRO: TURN UP THURSDAYS (10pm)GIN FIZZ: THIRSTY THURSDAY urban party (10pm)WEST END: ULTIMATE DRAG PAGEANT (10pm); TBA (11pm) HELL’S KITCHENRITZ: BEERS & BEARS happy hour upstairs (6pm); Morgan Royel & DJ Scotty Rox (11pm)BEECHMAN: Alaska: On Golden Girls (7pm & 9:30pm)VSBU:Continue reading "Thursday (8.2.2018)"
On Point With: The Haus of Sterling
This drag sisterhood materialized out of thin air not too long ago, and before you knew it their Saturday party at the Rosemont was one of Brooklyn’s favorite nightlife destinations. They even won a Brooklyn Nightlife Award for Best Party! Here’s what Thotyssey readers need to know about the formidable Haus of Sterling, from theContinue reading "On Point With: The Haus of Sterling"
Wednesday (8.1.2018)
UPTOWN / BRONXALIBI: Extended happy hour with DJ Poison Ivy (6pm)KAZZA: HAMILTON LODGE happy hour (8pm) TOOLBOX: Karaoke with Jackie Dupree (9pm) CASTRO: GET TWISTED WEDNESDAYS (10pm) WEST END: Lagoona Bloo (10pm); Miz Diamond Wigfall with Edie James, Viva Vidalia, Bambina & more (11pm)HELL’S KITCHENBEECHMAN: Alaska: On Golden Girls (7pm)ATLAS SOCIAL CLUB: Men of Adonis Lounge (10pm)POSH: HoneyContinue reading "Wednesday (8.1.2018)"
Tuesday (7.31.2018)
UPTOWN / BRONXWHISPERS: Bingo with Misty Mountains (6pm) TOOLBOX: TRL with singer Carla Bordonada (8:30pm)SUITE: Leg Up On Life benefit feat. Nicky Ottav, Didi Cumswell, Bambina, Sierra Misst & more (9pm)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 withContinue reading "Tuesday (7.31.2018)"
On Point With: Black Widow
This relatively new queen is already a part of two of the biggest drag shows in the city. And thanks to her electrifying dance moves and lewks, there are even bigger things to come. Thotyssey gets caught in the web of Black Widow! Thotyssey: Thank for talking to us… Black? Widow? Lol, what do friendsContinue reading "On Point With: Black Widow"
Monday (7.30.2018)
UPTOWN TOOLBOX: Charity bingo (9pm)SUITE: Glam Gavin’s karaoke (10pm) ALIBI: Gogo Mondays (10pm)HELL’S KITCHENTHERAPY: Marti Gould Cummings hosts STAGE FRIGHT with Danny Franzese (8pm) POSH: DJ Xavier Mazara (9pm) HARDWARE: Sutton Lee Seymour & Cacophony Daniels with Janet Krupin (10pm) ATLAS SOCIAL CLUB: Musical Mondays (10pm)VSBU: “Reel Thirsty Mondays” movie viewing (10pm) RITZ: DJ John Marto with Nick Gaga (10pm) RISE: Jasmine Rice &Continue reading "Monday (7.30.2018)"
Sunday (7.29.2018)
UPTOWN / BRONXSOMM TIME: Game night with Charmagne Aultra (5pm) 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); HUDSONS (PIER 81):Continue reading "Sunday (7.29.2018)"
Bar Babe of the Week: Carlos at Cherry’s on the Bay
He’s quenching your thirst at Hardware and Pieces for most of the year, but summertime you have to come to Cherrys of Fire Island for a taste of Carlos! Bar that I work at: I spend my spring / summers on Cherry Grove, Fire Island at Cherrys On The Bay and my fall /Continue reading "Bar Babe of the Week: Carlos at Cherry’s on the Bay"
Saturday (7.28.2018)
Tonight: It’s NIGHT OF 1000 THOTS: THE SEQUEL at Stonewall (6pm), starring over a dozen nightlife all-stars!UPTOWN BOXERS UES: TBA (9pm); DJ JRoc (11pm)WEST END: Les Femmes Fatales burlesque (7pm)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); Continue reading "Saturday (7.28.2018)"
Wake Up, Bitch! (7.28-29.2018)
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): Brunch with Brunch with AndorgyNY CAFETERIA (Chelsea):Brunch CHERRYS ON THE BAY (FI): BrunchDEEP END (RIdgewood Qns) BrunchELMO (Chelsea): BrunchINTERMEZZO (Chelsea): Brunch with Tina Burner LA PULPERIA EAST (UES): Brunch with Ritzy Bitz, Lola Michele-Kiki &Continue reading "Wake Up, Bitch! (7.28-29.2018)"
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