It's Halloween week, so you know that there will be lots of themed shows this week in San Francisco burlesque!
There's the big Lucha VaVOOM (
www.luchavavoom.com) show at the Fillmore on Friday, October 30. Lucha VaVOOM is a combination of burlesque and Mexican wrestling, and this year they have a Halloween-themed show featuring burlesque acts performed to the music of The Cramps. Among the burlesque performers will be L.A.'s Moana Santana, Lux La Croix and the famed tassel-twister Lucy Fur. Miss Exotic World 2005, Michelle L'amour, will join the Buxoticas along with San Francisco's own Roky Roulette, the world's only pogo striptease artist! Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob Squarepants among others, will be one of the ringside commentators along with former San Franciscan Blaine Capatch. And with Los Crazy Chickens battling the venomous Mexican goatsucker Chupacabra and his new hatchlings, the Chupacabritas, you've got yourself a unique entertainment proposition!
Also on Friday, Hubba Hubba Revue (
www.hubbahubbarevue.com) is teaming up with Death Guild, Meat, and the DNA Lounge for All Hallow's Eve, a night of electro, gothic, industrial, and 80s music along with burlesque from Miss Balla Fire, Madam Chartreuse, and Ariyana La Fey. And don't forget that Monday starts off with Uptown Hubba Hubba in Oakland where the special guest burlesque troupes will be Jellyfish Kiss and the Devil-Ettes!
Also, on Thursday, October 29, Hubba Hubba Revue's Kingfish will be hosting Rock, Strip, and Roll at Rouge in San Francisco. There will be rock with Live Evil, Electric Vagina, and Gods of Rock. Providing the burlesque will be Honey Lawless, the Hot Pink Feathers, Tiger Von Claus, and Kiss Me Kate!
Thrillville (
www.thrillville.net) is bringing their Halloween show Gore 'n' Snorefest on Thursday to the Balboa Theater. Lady Monster will be the burlesque entertainment, while The Deadlies will provide live music. The two films on the bill are
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988) and
Zontar, the Thing from Venus (1966). Sounds like a full evening of entertainment with Will the Thrill and Monica Tiki Goddess!
And although I don't have the show update yet, I'm sure Red Hots Burlesque will have a special Halloween show on Friday. The twisted minds behind
FEED have got to have an equally twisted, yet sexy, show for all of us burly-q thrillseekers!
And that's your Halloween week burlesque calendar review. Enjoy! And check back later in the week, as I may get some last-minute calendar entries. Enjoy, and Happy Halloween! :-D
- Monday, October 26: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. It's time for... the Devil-Ettes! Yes, San Francisco's Go-Go Sweethearts will be gracing the Uptown stage with their unique moves. The troupe Jellyfish Kiss will be the other troupe tonight, along with Electrikat and Marigold & Betty. Will your emcees Kingfish and Eddie be able to handle all this burly-goodness? Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.
- Thursday, October 29: Thrillville's Halloween Gore 'n' Snorefest at the Balboa Theater in San Francisco, 3630 Balboa Street. Will the Thrill and Monica Tiki Goddess will preside over a double-bill of Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988) and Zontar: The Thing from Venus! (1966). The Deadlies will provide live music, and Lady Monster will bring the fiery burlesque sizzle! 7:30. $12.
- Also Thursday: Rock, Strip n' Roll at Rouge in SF, 1500 Broadway Street. Join emcee Kingfish of Hubba Hubba Revue for a night of rock and burlesque! See and hear live music from Live Evil, Electric Vagina, and Gods of Rock. Thrill to the burlesque performances of Honey Lawless, the Hot Pink Feathers, Tiger Von Claus, and Kiss Me Kate! Doors at 9:30pm, show at 10:00. $10, 21+ w/ID.
- Friday, October 30: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in SF, 3158 Mission Street. Dottie Lux brings you a different show every single week! Each event promises the seductive and spicy, absurd and amusing all from local and visiting talent. Show at 7:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID.
- Also Friday: All Hallow's Eve at DNA Lounge in SF, 375 11th Street. Brought to you by Hubba Hubba Revue, Death Guild, Meat, and the DNA Lounge. Electro, gothic, industrial, and 80s music with Decay (Death Guild), BaconMonkey (Meat). Joe Radio (Death Guild), Melting Girl (Death Guild), andNetik (Meat). Plus performances by Miss Balla Fire, Madam Chartreuse, and Ariyana La Fey. 9pm. $13, advance tickets available at www.dnalounge.com. 18+ w/ID.
- Also, also Friday: Lucha VaVOOM at The Fillmore in SF, 1805 Geary Blvd. Mexican wrestling meets burlesque! For this special Halloween-themed show there will be four exciting matches featuring Las Calaveras, Dirty Sanchez, Cassandro “Queen of the Ring,” and Los Crazy Chickens who will battle the venomous Mexican goatsucker Chupacabra and his new hatchlings, the Chupacabritas! As a special tribute to The Cramps legendary run of Halloween performances that began at The Fillmore in 1987, the burlesque acts will perform to the music of the late frontman Lux Interior and his seminal psychobilly band. L.A.’s buxoticas Moana Santana, Lux La Croix and the famed tassel-twister Lucy Fur will be joined by burlesque superstar, Michelle L’Amour (“the ass that goes pow”) for some raucous rock ‘n’ roll stripteases. S.F.’s own Roky Roulette, the world's only pogo striptease artist, will wow with his aerial antics. 9pm. $32.50, advance tickets available at www.livenation.com.18+.
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 and late additions to this schedule. And if you have a burlesque show or information about a show you would like to add to the calendar, please email me at sfbr AT gmx DOT com.
