San Francisco Bay Area burlesque for April 7 - April 13, 2011

There's a whole bunch of shows coming down the pike for the next few weeks, so I'll announce a change for the posting of events. Since there may be three or four shows for some nights coming up, I'll just post about one or two of them, depending on what seems appropriate. If you are a show producer or performer and would like your show highlighted with an individual posting, let me know via email, sfbr AT gmx DOT com. Thanks! And now on with this week's schedule!

Red Hots Burlesque is expanding their burlesque coverage this week, with their monthly "Go Deep" show starting at El Rio on Thursday, April 7. It'll be a lube wrestling show, with burlesque performances! Sounds fun! Then on Saturday, April 9, they'll mark the premiere of Dr. Sketchy's East Bay with an event at the Layover Lounge in Oakland. Their guests/models will be The Can-Cannibals! Woot! And, of course, their weekly show at El Rio will happen on Friday evening, as it usually does.

The Dangerous Curves Ahead vixens will be wrapping up their stay in this area of California on Thursday, before moving on to Mendocino and cities the very northern tip of the state. They'll be having a show Thursday night with Risk-A Cabaret at the Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol. It should be a great show in what used to be an abbey! Don't forget to wish Jodi of Risk-A Cabaret a happy birthday, too!

Curvicious Cabaret will be putting their second show together on Thursday at the Blue Macaw in San Francisco, which will be a tribute to George Carlin. This is a swell idea for a show with some very talented performers!

The High Rhythm Hustlers and Los Shimmy Shakers are having a couple of show this weekend that will highlight some of the local burlesque performers. So check out some of the shows in burlesque-friendly clubs!

Sunday will feature a show by the Naked Girls Reading San Francisco group which will highlight poetry and jazz. Their special jazz performer will be Ralph Carney! Check out their listing for a way to purchase advance tickets online. And remember that the Center for Sex and Culture has moved recently! The new address is in the event listing.

There's a lot of other shows happening this week. Bombshell Betty and Fromagique, The Mischievous Maidens, Séduction Féroce, and others will all be having shows. Check them all out below. Have a good time out there, and please be kind to one another. Have a good week! :-)

• Thursday, April 7: Red Hots Burlesque and El Rio present Go Deep: Let's Wrestle at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). The moment you've all been waiting for, Red Hots Burlesque SF's Best Bump and Grind and ONLY weekly burlesque show have been conspiring with your friends at El Rio to bring you an all girl monthly lube wrestling party! No one can resist hot babes covered in glistening sex slick writhing and wriggling in attempts of pinning each other. You can come and watch or be a part of the action. Make a reservation and get ring side seats! email redhotsburlesque@gmail.com. Sign-ups done through the above email and night of event. Celebrity wrestlers from Sisters of Honk, SF Girls of Leather, Hot Pink Feathers, The Lusty Lady and more! Burlesque by Bitter Waitress, Delilah and Lady Satan! DJ Ruby White spins (Panty Raid, Sugar Shack SF) The Menu- GinO is famous for her delicious dishes and for Go Deep! She promises to make them messy. Prizes from Good Vibrations, Red Hots Burlesque, Bacon and more. Doors at 8pm, show at 9. $10 to $15 sliding scale. 21+.


• Also Thursday: Curvicious Cabaret presents 7 Dirty Girls: A Burlesque Tribute to George Carlin at the Blue Macaw in San Francisco, 2565 Mission Street (map). Join us on Thursday, April 7th for a filthy, depraved, perverted, disgusting, and completely fucking uncensored burlesque homage to the greatest comedian of our time! Inappropriate, offensive, and completely indecent, this SF all-star striptease spectacle will pay homage to George Carlin's infamous "7 Dirty Words." Starring Sparkly Devil as S**T, Cupcake as P**S, Miss Honey Penny as C**T, Casey Castille as F**K, Honey Lawless as C********R, Lady Satan as M**********R, and Madame Chartreuse as T**S. Plus Wiggy Darlington presents an Operatic Tribute to George Carlin's Greatest Hits! With your MC Scotty the Blue Bunny! 9pm. $10. 21+.


• Also Thursday: Risk-A Cabaret and Juke Joint present Dangerous Curves Ahead: Burlesque on the Go-Go at the Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol, 230 Petaluma Avenue (map). The Juke Joint and Risk-A Cabaret are joining wonder twin powers to bring you the best burlesque from the Big Apple! The super-star team of Anita Cookie, Clams Casino, Darlinda Just Darlinda, GiGi La Femme, and Minnie Tonka are hitting the road for DANGEROUS CURVES AHEAD: BURLESQUE ON THE GO-GO! The performers will bring the tour's killer moves, sexy glam and hilarious hijinks to Sebastopol’s Juke Joint at Hopmonk Tavern on Thursday April 7th at 9PM. The ladies will be joined by local superstars, Joweh and Jellyfish Kiss Burlesque! It's only $10 folks! It's the Juke Joint and Risk-A Cabaret combined! Dancing, beautiful women, bawdy jokes...you can't get any better than this Sonoma County!!! Aaaaand...come on out and help celebrate Jodi's birthday as well! 9pm. $10. 21+.
  
  
• Friday, April 8: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Please welcome Bay Area favorites and a debut from the Pacific Northwest! The show has so much more including surprise guests and a raffle where the proceeds go to the place of your choosing (fingers crossed for Tsunami Relief). Come hoot and holler for our performers this week Dottie Lux, Simone Campbell, Delilah, The Empress, Cyanide Cyn, Vixen Valentine (Seattle), and Lowa de BoomBoom (Seattle). 7:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. 21+.


• Also Friday: The Mischievous Maidens Show at the Skylark Bar in San Francisco, 3089 16th Street (map). Join the Mischievous Maidens burlesque troupe for a fun start to your weekend at the Skylark Bar with live burlesque and stand-up comedy! Every second Friday of the month. 8pm. No cover, but donations are welcome. 21+.


• Also Friday: The Hi-Rhythm Hustlers/Texas Steve & the Git Gone Trio/Los Shimmy Shakers at the Uptown Club in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). Join some of the area's premiere rockabilly and swing bands as they also welcome some of the best burlesque dancers to dance! 9pm. $10. 21+. Also join Los Shimmy Shakers at the Benders Bar in SF on Saturday for their CD release party!
  


• Saturday, April 9: Dr. Sketchy's East Bay (Premiere!) at The Layover in Oakland, 1517 Franklin Street (map). Red Hots Burlesque brings the premiere of Dr Sketchy's East Bay with The Can-Cannibals! 4pm to 8pm.. $12 at the door, or $10 if you are a student, teacher, or purchase online at drsketchy.com/branch/eastbay. 21+.


• Also Saturday: Le Boy at the White Horse Inn in Oakland, 6551 Telegraph Avenue (map). They have Drag kings, queens, singers, belly dancing and more! Queer performances by Lady Monster, Chi Chi Delfuego, Saranaqued, Lorenzo Silva, Ooh LaLa, Cemora, Lilia Naia, Rebel Kings, and Mitch and Dicky of Fella-Fem! Happy hour drink specials until 10pm and dance party after. Doors open at 7:30pm, show at 8:30. $10. 21+.


• Also Saturday: Burlesque n' Brass at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland, 1621 Telegraph Avenue (map). Come join the Hot Pink Feathers with their musical cohorts Blue Bone Express at Cafe Van Kleef with sets and sets of not only live, but exceedingly lively music and dance! Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:30. $10. 21+.


• Also Saturday: Los Shimmy Shakers CD Release with Thee Swank Bastards at Bender's Bar & Grille in San Francisco, 806 South Van Ness Avenue (map). Are you ready to bump-n-grind the night away with two great bands? What about a surf band from Vegas and a strip/show-girl band from San Francisco? A show like this would have to happen in the Mission! Thee Swank Bastards: A surf rock trio hailing from land-locked Las Vegas and accompanied by their fabulous hoola-hoop twirling lady. Los Shimmy Shakers: A "Vegas Bump-N-Grind" quartet based in San Francisco celebrating the release of their debut CD, "Shake 'em If You Got 'em". Los Shimmy Shakers will be accompanied by four burlesque and go-go kittens (Red Velvet, Pickles Kintaro, If-N-Whendy, & Boostie La Rue). Doors at 9pm, show at 10. $10. 21+.
  


• Sunday, April 10: Naked Girls Reading San Francisco presents Jazz and Poetry at the Center for Sex and Culture in San Francisco, 1349 Mission Street (map).
  April is National Poetry Month and National Jazz Month. What goes better with jazz and poetry than baring it all, fancy-free and letting it be with beautiful, intelligent women? Joining the regular cast for Naked Girls Reading will be the vivacious stunning Cherry Galette. Each reader will choose their favorite poetry to read. Poets to be included: Shel Silverstein, Rainer Maria Rilke, Paul Eluard, etc.Regular cast will include Carol Queen, PhD, Lady Monster, and Ophelia Coeur de Noir. Ralph Carney, master jazz musician. This will be a very special engagement featuring Ralph Carney in a solo free-form jazz explosion after the reading. Doors at 8pm, show at 8:30. $15 general sitting, $20 front row. Tickets available online at ngrsf.eventbrite.com. 18+.
  


• Monday, April 11: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown Club in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). This week will feature a lot of guest performers from out of town! The lineup will include Rizzo Rogue, Lowa de BoomBoom (Olympia, WA), Kitty Victorian (Washington, DC), Fever Blister (Los Angeles), magician Hernan Cortez, Dorian Faust, and Babraham Lincoln! The show will be hosted by Kingfish & Zip the What-Is-It?! Doors 9:00pm, show 10:15. $5. 21+.


• Tuesday, April 12: Séduction Féroce at Era Art Bar and Lounge in Oakland, 19 Grand Avenue (map). Séduction Féroce is a burlesque cabaret variety show that happens every second Tuesday of the month! Join MC Isis Starr as she welcomes Chi Chis del Fuego, AJ Molecular, Francine Dead, Prometheus, Darla Lush, T-YUH, Joie de Vivre, Eve Devlin, Mimi DeMure, and Rasa Vitalia!. Doors at 8pm, show at 9. $5. 21+.


• Also Tuesday: Bombshell Betty and Fromagique present "Too Many F&%#ing Bunnies!" at the Elbo Room in San Francisco, 647 Valencia Street (map). Join in the show that is a burlesque benefit for the Bombshell Betty All Kinds of Sexy scholarship fund! With burlesque performances by Bombshell Betty, Red Velvet, If-N-Whendy, Mint Julep, Summer Fling, Dangerous Delilah, Pickles Kintaro, Nirvanah Bliss, Eva D'Luscious, and Pyro Pantera! With solo performances by Bombshell Betty's most recent Burlesquercise graduates Buttercup La Beaux, Candy Pie, Cookie Crumbles, Cosette L'Amour, Imogen Sparkles, Laura Borealis, Luci Fur, Poundcake Dee Light, Scarlet O'Shame On Me, Tipsy Daisy, and Yve Jobs! With your hosts for the evening, A. Randy Johnson and Patina DeCopper. With live musical accompaniment by San Francisco's cheesiest band:
  FROMAGIQUE (Bombshell Betty, Patina DeCopper, A. Randy Johnson, B.J. Johnson (no relation), Colonel Lingus, & Lipp Styx). Doors at 9pm, show at 9:30. $10 general admission, $35 table for two, advance tickets available at www.bombshellbetty.net/shows.html. 21+.
  

As always, for more information, please check the calendar above. Also, you may want to check back during the week to see if there are any late additions on the blog. And if you have a burlesque show or information about a show that you would like to add to the calendar, please email me at sfbr AT gmx DOT com.