Podcast: Tammy Spanx is the Queen of Fire, Kona & Manhattan Islands

Our hosts reunite to discuss the major topics of this past week's news cycle: Drake's flaccid serpent and Taylor's assault of Celine. Then it's time to play with one NYC's most treasured comedy queens, Tammy Spanx! She discusses her rise in the local drag scene, her long residencies in Fire Island and Hawaii, the tonsContinue reading "Podcast: Tammy Spanx is the Queen of Fire, Kona & Manhattan Islands"

Sunday (2.11.2024)

SUNDAY (2.11.2024) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Moxy Cillin (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) TOOLBOX: TBA HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN LA PULPERIA HK: Brunch feat. Misty Mountains (noon) CARLA: Brunch feat. Chara Confusion with Sheneeda Dickson, Lucie Screws, Toxic Shock & Diosa AuroraContinue reading "Sunday (2.11.2024)"

Saturday (2.10.2024)

SATURDAY (2.10.2024) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife. UPTOWN SUITE: Karaoke feat. Moxy Cillin (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) TOOLBOX: DJ Dave & Heidi N. Dix (10pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE LA PULPERIA HK: Brunch feat. Misty Mountains (noon & 2pm) THE SPOT: Brunch feat. Zeta Jones & Jasmine RiceContinue reading "Saturday (2.10.2024)"

Friday (2.9.2024)

FRIDAY (2.9.2024) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN BEACON THEATRE: Tina Fey & Amy Poehler: Restless Leg Tour (8pm) 181 CABRINI: Drag Race / Elise Navy-Dad (8pm) AT THE WALLACE: Drag Race / Marti Gould Cummings & Janae SaisQuoi (8pm) DIVE 106: Drag Race / Blacc Cherry (8pm) TOOLBOX: Drag Race / HeidiContinue reading "Friday (2.9.2024)"

On Point With: Patrick McNaughton

Given that he's bringing the worlds of art and queer eroticism together for popular recurring events, it's never a bad time to follow Patrick McNaughton to dandyland. [Cover photo: Kelly Grider] Thotyssey: Hi Patrick, thanks for chatting! How is 2024 treating you so far? Patrick McNaughton: It was a quite intense January, actually! I runContinue reading "On Point With: Patrick McNaughton"

Thursday (2.8.2024)

THURSDAY (2.8.2024) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife events. UPTOWN / BRONX BEACON THEATRE: Tina Fey & Amy Poehler: Restless Leg Tour (8pm) HARLEM NIGHTS: "Uptown Stripdown" feat. Stella Nova & friends (8pm) TOOLBOX: "Throwback Thursdays" (8pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: Karaoke (8pm) 4WEST LOUNGE: "Trappy Hour" (10pm) SUITE: Moxy Cillin with Novaczar (10:30pm) HELL'S KITCHENContinue reading "Thursday (2.8.2024)"

Wednesday (2.7.2024)

WEDNESDAY (2.7.2024) Your daily guide to New York nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX ININE BISTRO: "What Up Wednesdays" hosted by Chavis (6pm) BEACON THEATRE: Tina Fey & Amy Poehler: Restless Leg Tour (8pm) NOT A SPEAKEASY: Bingo feat. Saline Dijon (8pm) SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Lozano (9pm) TOOLBOX: Trivia feat. Holly Wood (10pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm)Continue reading "Wednesday (2.7.2024)"

Tuesday (2.6.2024)

TUESDAY (2.6.2024) Your daily guide to NYC nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX TOOLBOX: Karaoke (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (9pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN HARDWARE: Aria Jae & Angelique Stevens (7pm);Pixie Aventura & Essa Noche (10pm) ATLAS SOCIAL CLUB: "Level Up" geeky name night hosted by Thotyssey & Shane Cherry (8pm) BALCON: Svetlana Stoli & Zavaleta (8pm) SPOT:Continue reading "Tuesday (2.6.2024)"

Monday (2.5.2024)

MONDAY (2.5.2024) Your daily guide to New York City nightlife programming. UPTOWN SUITE: Standup comedy (8pm) TOOLBOX: TBA HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE HARDWARE: "Broadway Mondays" feat. VJ OhRicky playing musical clips (6pm);Jacklynn Hyde & Holly Box-Springs (9pm) BOXERS HK: Victoria Williams (8pm) ATLAS SOCIAL CLUB: "Musical Monday Madness" feat. VJ Tony Built (8pm) VERS: Pianist AndreContinue reading "Monday (2.5.2024)"

Podcast: Dev Doee is NYC’s Best Dance Performer, & Golfer?

guest and current Best Scene Queen Zeraiya returns to Thotlight, this time as a guest co-host, to tell us about her GLAM win (she's still carrying the trophy!) and all the "afties" she had to attend to win it, then keeps us abreast of all she's been up to since her last visit! Then it'sContinue reading "Podcast: Dev Doee is NYC’s Best Dance Performer, & Golfer?"

Sunday (2.4.2024)

SUNDAY (2.4.2024) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Moxy Cillin (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) TOOLBOX: TBA HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN LA PULPERIA HK: Brunch feat. Misty Mountains (noon) TITO MURPHY'S: Brunch feat. Inita D & Tina Twirler (1pm) LAURIE BEECHMANContinue reading "Sunday (2.4.2024)"

Saturday (2.3.2024)

SATURDAY (2.3.2024) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife. UPTOWN SUITE: Karaoke feat. Moxy Cillin (9pm) TRIAD: Pam Ann: First Class Queen (9:30pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) TOOLBOX: DJ Dave & Heidi N. Dix (10pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE LA PULPERIA HK: Brunch feat. Misty Mountains (noon & 2pm) 54Continue reading "Saturday (2.3.2024)"

Friday (2.2.2024)

FRIDAY (2.2.2024) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN 181 CABRINI: Drag Race / Elise Navy-Dad (8pm) AT THE WALLACE: Drag Race / Marti Gould Cummings & Janae SaisQuoi (8pm) TOOLBOX: Drag Race / Heidi N. Dix (8pm);Janae SaisQuoi & DJ JRoc (10pm) SUITE: Drag Race (8pm);Karaoke (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) HELL'S KITCHENContinue reading "Friday (2.2.2024)"

Thursday (2.1.2024)

THURSDAY (2.1.2024) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife events. UPTOWN / BRONX TOOLBOX: "Throwback Thursdays" (8pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: Karaoke (8pm) 4WEST LOUNGE: "Trappy Hour" (10pm) SUITE: Moxy Cillin with Janae SaisQuoi (10:30pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE BALCON: DJ Mike Borowski & Bubbles D’Boob (6pm);Pixie Aventura (10pm) 54 BELOW: Countess Luann de Lesseps (7pm) RITZ: LanyéContinue reading "Thursday (2.1.2024)"

On Point With: Cheeks Voila

An eclectic multimedia nightlife artist with tons going on in the next few months, Cheeks Voila is slapping! Thotyssey: Hi Cheeks, Happy Weekend! We're done with January, how did the month treat you? Cheeks Voila: I've had a really productive month, creatively! There's always that weird expectation to "measure up" in a certain way inContinue reading "On Point With: Cheeks Voila"

Wednesday (1.31.2024)

WEDNESDAY (1.31.2024) Your daily guide to New York nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX ININE BISTRO: "What Up Wednesdays" hosted by Chavis (6pm) NOT A SPEAKEASY: Bingo feat. Saline Dijon (8pm) SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase (9pm) TOOLBOX: Trivia feat. Holly Wood (10pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN RED EYE: "ThotLight" podcast live tapingContinue reading "Wednesday (1.31.2024)"

Tuesday (1.30.2024)

TUESDAY (1.30.2024) Your daily guide to NYC nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX TOOLBOX: Karaoke (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (9pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN HARDWARE: Aria Jae & Angelique Stevens (7pm);Pixie Aventura with Valtsu - finale (10pm) ATLAS SOCIAL CLUB: "Level Up" geeky name night hosted by Thotyssey & Shane Cherry (8pm) BALCON: Svetlana Stoli & Zavaleta (8pm)Continue reading "Tuesday (1.30.2024)"

On Point With: Mercury

The newly GLAM-winning door queen of the newly GLAM-winning party ZOO, Mercury is everything but retrograde. [Cover photo: @pictureplastic / Mambiché] Thotyssey: Hello Mercury, thanks for chatting with us today! First off, congrats on your GLAM win for Best Door Goddess! Did the win come as a surprise to you, or did you predict it? Mercury: Hi!Continue reading "On Point With: Mercury"

Monday (1.29.2024)

MONDAY (1.29.2024) Your daily guide to New York City nightlife programming. UPTOWN SUITE: Standup comedy (8pm) TOOLBOX: TBA HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE HARDWARE: "Broadway Mondays" feat. VJ OhRicky playing musical clips (6pm);Jacklynn Hyde & Holly Box-Springs (9pm) BOXERS HK: Victoria Williams (8pm) ATLAS SOCIAL CLUB: "Musical Monday Madness" feat. VJ Tony Built (8pm) VERS: Pianist AndreContinue reading "Monday (1.29.2024)"