Category Archives: Music
Gay NYC Rapper CAZWELL at Hydrate September 23
CAZWELL
is coming back to Chicago this week!
Few new artists
embody the spirit of downtown
NYC more completely than Cazwell.
Sexy Gay New York City Rapper Cazwell is a leading figure in the renaissance of New York City nightlife that has taken place over the last five years.
Cazwell’s music—a ridiculously fun mix of electrified dance music and old school hip hop—is the perfect example of the new spirit of pop music. Says Caz, “When people ask me how to describe my style sometimes I say ‘Just imagine if Biggie Smalls ate Donna Summer for breakfast.’”
Watch his awesome GIVE ME TONIGHT remix.
Watch his new sexy ICE CREAM TRUCK mix.
CAZWELL will perform in Chicago this Thursday, September 23 at HYDRATE 3458 N. Halsted – Guarnateed Fun Times!
Billy Bragg at Dominican University Sept 10th
is an English alternative rock musician and left wing activist who blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes. Bragg has been an outspoken opponent of fascism, racism, bigotry, sexism and homophobia , and is a supporter of a multi-racial Britain.
This week, BRAGG will perform at Dominican Univeristy.
Friday September 10th.
Billy Bragg’s next album will be a collaboration with singer Rosanne Cash , he revealed this week. The English rabble-rouser has already started writing new songs, and plans to record with Cash and producer Joe Henry in Los Angeles this November.
Dominican University Performing Arts Center
7900 West Division St. River Forest, IL 60305
Directions can be found online, or directions can be given via the phone by calling the DUPAC Box Office 708-488-5000.
BUY BILLY BRAGG TICKETS ONLINE .
Amanda Lepore Comes to Hydrate Saturday August 14th
Amanda Lepore
is an American model, nightlife hostess, fashion icon and performer. She is a transsexual icon who has received attention for entertainment skills. She has been the advertising face for Heatherette, M.A.C. (cosmetics), Mego Jeans, Swatch, CAMP Cosmetics and more. Fashion design company Heatherette has used Lepore’s image on much of their clothing and has chosen her several times to model their brand during Fashion Week.
Lepore comes to Chicago this weekend to promote her CD COTTON CANDY. Saturday, August 14th at HYDRATE .
The first time I met Amanda she asked me, “Would you like to see my mouse tattoo?” purred America’s number one transsexual and owner of a fully functional vagina, placing her hand on my knee. I look tentatively across her silicone-augmented body, but none can be seen.
“Oh my,” giggles the outrageous club diva in shock, fingers covering her mouth. “My pussy must have eaten it!”
Lepore, considered New Yorks ‘it’ girl, has been busy launching her career in pop music. With the help of super sexy Cazwell , they created fun pop dance tracks like “I know What Boys Like”, “My Hair Looks Fierce” and “Champagne.” Catch her this weekend at Hydrate!
NOT The Best of Gay Chicago … DJ and Porn Star Arrested on Murder Charges
A club DJ who played gigs on North Halsted’s gay bar strip as recently as last fall was arrested last week in Tennessee for the brutal slaying of a tattoo shop owner in Florida in May.
Jason Andrews, 27, was known as DJ Veritas when he did gigs at Chicago clubs such as Circuit and Scarlet, where he was the regular Saturday night DJ for a while. He was also known as Addison when he starred in gay porn videos for Sean Cody.
Both he and girlfriend Amanda Logue, 28, are accused of brutally killing New Port Richey, Florida, tattoo shop owner Dennis “Scooter” Abrahamsen, 41, on May 15 after an all-night sex party at Abrahamsen’s home.
Police said the motive was robbery – the take by Andrews and Logue was about $6,000 in cash, a laptop, cameras and credit cards. The couple was caught after detectives obtained Twitters and text messages between the couple in which they talked about and plotted the crime. The girlfriend was in the house with Abrahamsen while Jason waited outside until all the guests left the party.
Andrews’ true background remains a mystery. At times, he’s told people he was from Kalamazoo, Mich. He’s often claimed to be an Iraq War veteran and told the Chattanooga Billiard Club owner that he was in the Marines for 10 years. In Chicago he told people he was from London and talked with a British accent. Club ads for his DJ gigs here billed him as a hot London DJ. People who worked with him briefly in Chattanooga, though, said he didn’t use a British accent there.
SCARY!
Gay NYC Rapper CAZWELL at Berlin June 15th
Few new artists
embody the spirit of downtown
NYC more completely than Cazwell.
Sexy Gay New York City Rapper Cazwell is a leading figure in the renaissance of New York City nightlife that has taken place over the last five years.
Cazwell’s music—a ridiculously fun mix of electrified dance music and old school hip hop—is the perfect example of the new spirit of pop music. Says Caz, “When people ask me how to describe my style sometimes I say ‘Just imagine if Biggie Smalls ate Donna Summer for breakfast.’”
Having collaborated over the years with a who’s who of downtown New York and abroad— including Amanda Lepore, Larry Tee, Boy George, David Lachapelle, The Ones, Chris Joss, Peppermint, GoodandEvil, Karl Giant and Lost Daze—his ”Watch My Mouth ” CD is the natural next step for a performer schooled in clubland, pulling together some of Cazwell’s most effortlessly catchy singles and pushing things forward with new tracks perfectly-suited to bring the party.
Club bangers like “All Over Your Face” (which first tore up the Top 40 dance charts in ‘06) and the recent viral video sensation “I Seen Beyonce At Burger King” sit nicely next to new party jams like “Give Me Tonight” (featuring the classic Shannon chorus hook) and “Get Into It,” a funky fashion-hop duet starring Amanda Lepore. “All I wanna do is party and have a good time! I think everyone can relate nto that right about now,” explains Cazwell.
Watch his awesome GIVE ME TONIGHT remix.
CAZWELL will perform in Chicago this Thursday, JUNE 15th at Berlin . 954 W. Belmont.
After Gay Pride T-Dance with Matthew Harvat at Max Bar
When the Chicago gay pride parade
is over, then what?
How about a T-dance to
continue the Pride Celebration?!
Fresh off the sold out International Mr Leather “Victory Party” event at House Of Blues featuring DJ Matthew Harvat, Circuit MOM Productions , Inc brings you “T-Licious”, a classic T-dance immediately following the Gay Pride Parade on Sunday, June, 27, 2010 from 4p-10p.
Join us at the super sexy MAXBAR in Lincoln Park for an awesome set of classic tracks and hot beats keep you moving well into the night. Once again, Chicago’s hometown DJ Matthew Harvat will spin you into a frenzy!
If you have never been to a Matthew Harvat party, Pride day will be the perfect time to hear him spin and keep your energy up. By working with top name DJ’s in the business, Matthew has developed a synergy of tribal, house, anthems, vocals and classics that keeps everyone’s hands in the air and the dance floors packed.
He has gathered rare mixes from personal collections of some of today’s hottest producers to use in his own sets to keep his audiences wanting more.
MAX BAR is located at 2247 N. Lincoln, near Fullerton, just a short hop, skip and jump from Boystown!
$10 at the door
Guaranteed LICKABLE GO-GO GODS.
Steven Brinberg IS Barbra Streisand – Chicago’s
“When you first hear Steven’s Simply Barbra CD, for the first brief moment, you almost think, ‘My God! Is that really her?’ [Streisand] It’s so captivating! Not only does he have a wonderful take on her — not at all mean-spirited — and this ability to imitate her, he also captures a lot of moments and nuances that are terrific. It was very impressive.” – Marvin Hamlisch
Me too! When I first heard Steven sing Barbra, I was quite impressed. He was just in Chicago and I had the chance to see and hear him perform live.
LAKESHORE SALON SERIES , an intimate event held in private homes in Chicago, which just finished their second annual season and going into it’s third.
Co-founded in 2008 by Thomas Hensel, Andrew Delicata and Kristopher McDowell , Kmp Artists , – they have presented quality entertainers in some of Chicago and Evanston’s most elegant homes. Food and champagne is provided along with stimulating conversation and live entertainment.
The salon series produces an event once per month (usually on Sundays) from Fall to Spring each year. For more information on the next season, please visit…..
Back to Babs! Steven Brinberg is the premier Barbra Streisand impressionist, performing his incredible show, Simply Barbra, to international acclaim both on stage and television (and performing twice with none other than Marvin Hamlisch!) as he pays homage to all that is Streisand!
Steven does not lip-sync his performances but accurately portrays Streisand with his own voice! With over a decade of performing experience, his amazing show has Steven in demand literally worldwide!
We chatted briefly in Chicago, then Steven was headed off to Ireland. His career started quite by accident as he tells DEEP DISH …”I was performing cabaret shows as myself, and I would sing snippets of other voices – Cher, Katharine Hepburn, Billie Holiday – but my Barbra was the most popular. One day a friend suggested that I do an entire Barbra show, but I was like “I don’t even look like her and I don’t know anything about makeup.” But I finally booked a couple of weeks to perform as Barbra in New York – and the show just took off.”
Singing Streisand is a rarity. “Other than the veteran performer Jim Bailey, I am the only other male Barbra (that I know of) who sings live. Hers is such a unique voice that it is very hard to do properly. I was inspired when in an interview Barbra was asked what she thought of all the men who do her and she said “I wish they’d do me better!” and I thought I am going to be the first one to do her justice and NOT cross my eyes and be mean…I wanted to be flattering to her because I am such a fan…..I have never met Barbra…..but she knows me. Her manager hired me to sing at Donna Karan’s birthday party – and through her stage director, she told me what to say at the party. We almost met when she was at the same play I was – but I lost my nerve to go over to her. She later learned that I was there and said, “Why didn’t he say hello?” But I just wasn’t ready to meet her…”
Steven has been able to see Babs perform on several occassions – giving him an opportunity to study her up close.
He tells Barbra news …
“I had a friend in Los Angeles who knew someone who knew someone who could get tickets for the 1986 ONE VOICE concert. There were only 500 seats and it wasn’t easy. When he said yes, then I had to convince my parents to give me the money… a lot for a kid to spend! Even then, people were saying this might be her last concert. It was well worth it. We were served dinner on her tennis court. I saw Bette, Whoopi, Goldie,Walter Matthau (they must have made up from DOLLY) everyone seemed to be famous except my party. It was amazing to hear her sing live for the first time and think “This is not a record!”.
More recently, I was in Australia while she was there also, and Marvin got my pianist and I great seats up close (the concert in the rain in Sydney). It was wild. I did my show one night, saw her show the next night, did my show the next night, and people in the audience waved the flashlights they got at her show! I did a lot of TV while I was there and am told that she saw me on one of the shows! I hope it was the one where the lighting was so beautiful (The Bert Show) cause that’s important to me, and to Barbra. The brief scene I have in the new movie CAMP (after the very end credits) is also lit beautifully. I think she’ll be pleased at how I look as her.”
What’s next for Steven Brinberg?
“Continuing to tour all over the place – and I’m hoping to perform again as myself. My real voice and look are so different than Barbra – but I’m not giving up Barbra. I would just like to be a boy also. I’d love to be a CSI killer and have people go, “Guess what else he does.” “
Steven will perform Milwaukee PRIDE FEST June 11-13 –
Check their site for details or the Simply Barbra Facebook page, as the date gets closer.
follow Simply Barbra on Facebook
Steven Brinberg IS Barbra Streisand – Chicago’s
“When you first hear Steven’s Simply Barbra CD, for the first brief moment, you almost think, ‘My God! Is that really her?’ [Streisand] It’s so captivating! Not only does he have a wonderful take on her — not at all mean-spirited — and this ability to imitate her, he also captures a lot of moments and nuances that are terrific. It was very impressive.” – Marvin Hamlisch
Me too! When I first heard Steven sing Barbra, I was quite impressed. He was just in Chicago and I had the chance to see and hear him perform live.
LAKESHORE SALON SERIES , an intimate event held in private homes in Chicago, which just finished their second annual season and going into it’s third.
Co-founded in 2008 by Thomas Hensel, Andrew Delicata and Kristopher McDowell , Kmp Artists , – they have presented quality entertainers in some of Chicago and Evanston’s most elegant homes. Food and champagne is provided along with stimulating conversation and live entertainment.
The salon series produces an event once per month (usually on Sundays) from Fall to Spring each year. For more information on the next season, please visit…..
Back to Babs! Steven Brinberg is the premier Barbra Streisand impressionist, performing his incredible show, Simply Barbra, to international acclaim both on stage and television (and performing twice with none other than Marvin Hamlisch!) as he pays homage to all that is Streisand!
Steven does not lip-sync his performances but accurately portrays Streisand with his own voice! With over a decade of performing experience, his amazing show has Steven in demand literally worldwide!
We chatted briefly in Chicago, then Steven was headed off to Ireland. His career started quite by accident as he tells DEEP DISH …”I was performing cabaret shows as myself, and I would sing snippets of other voices – Cher, Katharine Hepburn, Billie Holiday – but my Barbra was the most popular. One day a friend suggested that I do an entire Barbra show, but I was like “I don’t even look like her and I don’t know anything about makeup.” But I finally booked a couple of weeks to perform as Barbra in New York – and the show just took off.”
Singing Streisand is a rarity. “Other than the veteran performer Jim Bailey, I am the only other male Barbra (that I know of) who sings live. Hers is such a unique voice that it is very hard to do properly. I was inspired when in an interview Barbra was asked what she thought of all the men who do her and she said “I wish they’d do me better!” and I thought I am going to be the first one to do her justice and NOT cross my eyes and be mean…I wanted to be flattering to her because I am such a fan…..I have never met Barbra…..but she knows me. Her manager hired me to sing at Donna Karan’s birthday party – and through her stage director, she told me what to say at the party. We almost met when she was at the same play I was – but I lost my nerve to go over to her. She later learned that I was there and said, “Why didn’t he say hello?” But I just wasn’t ready to meet her…”
Steven has been able to see Babs perform on several occassions – giving him an opportunity to study her up close.
He tells Barbra news …
“I had a friend in Los Angeles who knew someone who knew someone who could get tickets for the 1986 ONE VOICE concert. There were only 500 seats and it wasn’t easy. When he said yes, then I had to convince my parents to give me the money… a lot for a kid to spend! Even then, people were saying this might be her last concert. It was well worth it. We were served dinner on her tennis court. I saw Bette, Whoopi, Goldie,Walter Matthau (they must have made up from DOLLY) everyone seemed to be famous except my party. It was amazing to hear her sing live for the first time and think “This is not a record!”.
More recently, I was in Australia while she was there also, and Marvin got my pianist and I great seats up close (the concert in the rain in Sydney). It was wild. I did my show one night, saw her show the next night, did my show the next night, and people in the audience waved the flashlights they got at her show! I did a lot of TV while I was there and am told that she saw me on one of the shows! I hope it was the one where the lighting was so beautiful (The Bert Show) cause that’s important to me, and to Barbra. The brief scene I have in the new movie CAMP (after the very end credits) is also lit beautifully. I think she’ll be pleased at how I look as her.”
What’s next for Steven Brinberg?
“Continuing to tour all over the place – and I’m hoping to perform again as myself. My real voice and look are so different than Barbra – but I’m not giving up Barbra. I would just like to be a boy also. I’d love to be a CSI killer and have people go, “Guess what else he does.” “
Steven will perform Milwaukee PRIDE FEST June 11-13 –
Check their site for details or the Simply Barbra Facebook page, as the date gets closer.
follow Simply Barbra on Facebook
Barbra Streisand In Chicago – Up Close and Personal Concert with Steven Brinberg
HOW COOL IS THIS EVENT?!
On Barbra Streisand’s birthday weekend…
celebrate with us at the home of one of Chicago’s popular gay couples, Bill Buchman and Lee Lichamer, both of the Chicago Symphony Orchetsra on Sunday, April 25th. 4-6pm.
This once-in-a-lifetime event will leave you awed and amazed as Steven Brinberg looks and sounds like the legendary Barbra herself. No lip-sync here!
Lakeshore Salon Events are held in private homes with a limited number of guests, who can expect to enjoy food and drinks, including champagne and non-alcoholic beverages.
Meet new friends and enjoy scintillating unplugged entertainment. Proceeds from this event benefit charities such as the Trevor Project, Cabaret Foundation, Open Door Clinic and others.
Steven Brinberg has performed at many high-profile gatherings, including performances for Barbra Streisand herself. Other notable appearances include Steven Sondheim’s birthday concert at the Library of Congress, Carnegie Hall, The West End in London, and the Mohegan Sun Casino. He tours annually in Australia and the United Kingdom and has appeared on television in the Rosie O’Donnell Show, Jerry Springer, Sally Jessy Raphael and Fox News.
Tickets available ONLINE NOW -OR- Call 773-327-1919.
NOTE: No one under 21 years old will be admitted.
Barbra Streisand In Chicago – Up Close and Personal Concert with Steven Brinberg
HOW COOL IS THIS EVENT?!
On Barbra Streisand’s birthday weekend…
celebrate with us at the home of one of Chicago’s popular gay couples, Bill Buchman and Lee Lichamer, both of the Chicago Symphony Orchetsra on Sunday, April 25th. 4-6pm.
This once-in-a-lifetime event will leave you awed and amazed as Steven Brinberg looks and sounds like the legendary Barbra herself. No lip-sync here!
Lakeshore Salon Events are held in private homes with a limited number of guests, who can expect to enjoy food and drinks, including champagne and non-alcoholic beverages.
Meet new friends and enjoy scintillating unplugged entertainment. Proceeds from this event benefit charities such as the Trevor Project, Cabaret Foundation, Open Door Clinic and others.
Steven Brinberg has performed at many high-profile gatherings, including performances for Barbra Streisand herself. Other notable appearances include Steven Sondheim’s birthday concert at the Library of Congress, Carnegie Hall, The West End in London, and the Mohegan Sun Casino. He tours annually in Australia and the United Kingdom and has appeared on television in the Rosie O’Donnell Show, Jerry Springer, Sally Jessy Raphael and Fox News.
Tickets available ONLINE NOW -OR- Call 773-327-1919.
NOTE: No one under 21 years old will be admitted.
Kaci Battaglia LIVE Friday March 5th at Roscoes
TONIGHT!
KACI BATTAGLIA will be at
ROSCOES, performing LIVE!
Performing her #1 dance
hit CRAZY/POSSESSIVE.
$5 cover after 11pm.
Be a fan of
Roscoes on FACEBOOK
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SISSYBOY Comes to CIMM Fest 2010
The Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, CIMM FEST, celebrated its inaugural year with huge press coverage, special guests from all over the globe, an opening night party that included Lech Kowalski’s world premiere event Camera War, photographer Richard Bellia’s first show in the US and much much more. If there were any reservations the staff had leading up to the opening weekend last year, 15,000 attendees ended that pretty quickly. Chicago wanted this thing from the start with the Department of Cultural affairs as presenting sponsor and many other fantastic sponsors like Earhole Studios, Reckless Records, and Starbucks helping the first year to be much more than could have ever been expected.
As a film festival created by filmmakers and musicians, CIMMfest showcases visionaries and innovative works that unify us in ways that only movies and music can. Cimm Fest 2010 takes place March 4 – 7th.
“Provocative, political, and often in poor taste, Portland’s unclassifiable Sissyboy drag troupe raised eyebrows and hackles for three years before disbanding, its members scattering across the country. No topic, from abortion to Matthew Shepard, was off-limits, and first-time filmmaker Katie Turinski followed them through their last year together, documenting the troupe’s tour of the West Coast. This is not your father’s drag show.”
SISSYBOY has been around since July of 2004. SISSYBOY is a punk rock, back-hand slap in the face, explosive reaction to the ever prevalent need to bend gender roles until they break. Taking the torch from our sisters before us, SISSYBOY has transcended traditional drag by welcoming all gender queer and radical thinkers into a world where anything and everything goes. No longer hiding their complex sexual identities behind the make-up; SISSYBOYs radiate their energy as vulnerable men, fierce women and sadistic shamans, working out our demons on stage.
Theatrically, SISSYBOY is a monthly drag experience of hairspray, duct tape, eyelash adhesive, and stage vomit–all safety-pinned into an unforgetably glamorous show. Tied together by common threads, SISSYBOYs are a progressive drag ensemble, who are at the forefront of the current cultural revolution–entertaining and enlightening their audience while bridging the gap between conventional and unconventional gender roles. They are basically gay white trash who don’t fit into the “normal” gay stereotypes!
Watch the SISSYBOY movie trailer.
Sissyboy will be at BERLIN March 5th, 954 W. Belmont
Movie Showing: Sat. March 6th, 4:30pm, St Paul’s Cultural Center
2215 W. North Ave., Chicago BUY TICKETS ONLINE
Thee Majesty featuring Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (formerly of Throbbing Gristle) is another of gay interest. “Thee Majesty began in 1998 as a spoken word project, originally founded by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge of Psychic TV and Bryin Dall of 4th Sign of the Apocalypse, A Murder of Angels and Dream Into Dust. Featuring P-Orridge, Thee Majesty is made up of a revolving group of members including Morrison Edley of PTV3 and The Toilet Boys. Thee Majesty’s music is a mix of spoken word performance art against Dall’s free-flowing guitar rhythms.
LIVE PERFORMANCES by Thee Majesty are uncommon, but CIMMfest will be host to a special OPENING NIGHT presentation, following the Chicago premiere of as yet to be disclosed documentary, featuring Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, who also appears in conjunction with Marie Losier’s screening of Papal Broken-Dance.”
Thursday March 4, 7:00pm
St Paul’s Cultural Center BUY TICKETS ONLINE
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Blake Lewis at Borderline Music February 13th
Saturday, February 13th 2:00pm
at the Boystown store, 3333 N. Broadway.
His second album HEARTBREAK ON VINYL was released this past October. You can come hear some of his favorite music and he will be signing autographs!
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Love Hurts – An Alternative Cabaret Show with Tommy Hensel
Valentine’s show!
Join Tommy Hensel for a journey into some of love’s more “entertaining” aspects.
LOVE HURTS is a collection of songs of Lust, Loss, Obession and Revenge!
A newly-transplanted resident of Chicago, Thomas A. Hensel was recently named as Managing Director of the Fine & Performing Arts Center of Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, IL.
He also works as an actor, director, singer and cabaret artist as well as a spiritual coach and counselor, Feng Shui consultant and hands-on healer. He has worked with hundreds of people both privately and in workshops to transform their lives using the techniques described in his book Invisible Armor: Protecting Your Personal Energy. He is also one of the creators and teachers of the Wei Chi Healing™ system of hands-on healing.
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Tommy has quite the eclectic resume and life! “My iPod might frighten you! I have an incredibly eclectic mix of songs that I love. Broadway soundtracks are probably the winner in amount of space usage, but I also have everything from opera to ABBA, from 80s rock songs to classical, from Melissa Etheridge to Doris Day. I do love the Indigo Girls and for some odd reason Nanci Griffith.
I tend to not have anything extremely new or recent since most new music leaves me bored. But if you want to know anything about Broadway, I can probably help. OK, OK. I guess I am a card-carrying gay man after all.”
Catch him live Sunday, February 7 at 7pm
and/or Sunday, February 21 at 7pm
LOVE HURTS
Featuring Cheryl Szucsits
Musical Direction by Beckie Menzie
Direction by Daryl Nitz
Davenport’s Piano Bar
1382 N. Milwaukee Avenue Phone: 773-278-1830
Visit Tommy Hensel online and on FaceBook
Tickets for Love Hurts ONLINE
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Cabaret and Broadway Singer Gordon Michaels at Moraine Valley January 16th
Hit Songs from Black Broadway Shows
Featuring Gordon Michaels
Saturday, Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m.
$25 general public/$20 seniors
$15 students and MVCC staff
@Dorothy Menker Theater
Powerful baritone vocalist Gordon Michaels will return to Moraine Valley Community College to perform “Broadway Revue in Color: Hit Songs from Black Broadway Shows”. This musical revue features show-stopping numbers from most of the well-known traditional black musicals from Broadway, including selections from Dreamgirls, Five Guys Named Mo, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Porgy & Bess, The Wiz, The Lion King, and others. Gordon Michaels’ delivery seems almost effortless and his stylistic range is diverse.
A Boston cabaret artist, Michaels has performed with Patti Labelle, Aerosmith, Rod Stewart, and other legendary artists. He was awarded first place in the 2000 Encore Silver Note Sing Off and has been nominated twice for best male vocalist for Jazz and Gospel by the Boston Music Awards. He also is the creator of the popular Gospel Brunch at the original House of Blues in Harvard Square Cambridge, Massachusetts.
GET TICKETS for BROADWAY REVUE IN COLOR
Singer SEPTEMBER to be LIVE at ROSCOE’S November 8th
Petra Eos Marklund better known by her stage name September, is a Swedish dance singer, enjoying success in America this year! Performing her huge hits “CAN’T GET OVER YOU”, “SATELLITES” AND THE BILLBOARD #1 DANCE SONG “CRY FOR YOU”.
Putting on a memorable live show is important to this 24-year-old who loves touring as much as she enjoys singing and dancing. She also designs the clothes she wears on stage and likes to be involved in every step of the process. ”I was meant to do this”, she says.
Doors Open at 8PM
Limited $10 pre-sale tickets on sale NOW at the bar. Roscoes 3356 N. Halsted
SEPTEMBER on MySpace
Chicago DJ Jimmy B REmiXed on Live365 – Hi Energy Dance Music
REmiXed! has a lot of Energy Megamixes, Progressive remixed tracks and EuroNRG hits by Suzanne Palmer, Axel F, Milk Inc, Lady Gaga and many others. If you have a party, just turn this station on your MAC or PC and any crowd would start dancing hearing the music coming out from your speakers.<Listen>
For readers who don’t know what Live365 is – it is a community of more than 10,000 broadcasters and millions of listeners. Anybody can become a broadcaster and share their music tastes with millions. Just as Last.fm and Pandora, we have popular tracks, but we also have many custom DJ Mixes, Talk Shows, International Music from all over the world.
REmiXed on Live 365
Jimmy B on FaceBook
REmiXed Group on FaceBook
WARNING: Excessive exposure to REmiXed! may make you think that you can sing, dance & party all day long. EuroNRG, Dance, Trance & more. Tracks are all complete with club versions played whenever possible… including previously unavailable mixes!
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LADIES AT THE HOOVER-LEPPEN THEATRE / CENTER ON HALSTED – JUNE 2 – 5
LADIES AT THE HOOVER-LEPPEN THEATRE
FOR MAJOR 4-NIGHT ENGAGEMENT JUNE 2 – 5!
Kristopher McDowell Productions is producing a June series at The Hoover-Leppen Theatre/Center on Halsted in Chicago. The supremely talented ladies featured in this series continue to garner praise from discerning critics. Each artist presents one solo concert engagement each night at the Hoover Leppen Theatre at the Center on Halsted, 3656 Halsted Street.
Featuring …
SHARON McNIGHT performs
SONGS TO OFFEND ALMOST EVERYONE
on Tuesday, June 2 at 7:30 PM
SHARON McNIGHT returns to Chicago after having performed at Chicago Pride in 2007 and at the Chicago Gay Games the same year. Brassy, sassy and full of life McNight will perform her hit show SONGS TO OFFEND ALMOST EVERYONE which recently played in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Palm Springs, California. SF Chronicle said, “McNight gets saucy in (her) new show – Songs To Offend delights (the) crowd!” In this hysterical show, Sharon performs songs that will have the audience rolling in the aisles. Sharon was nominated for a Tony Award for her starring role in STARMITES and has appeared on SEINFELD.
Chicago Jazz Vocalist
SPIDER SALOFF performs
ENTERTAINING GUESTS “World Premiere”
on Wednesday, June 3 at 7:30 PM
SPIDER SALOFF is a celebrated Award-Winning jazz vocalist and Chicago-based artist who will debut her all-new one woman show ENTERTAINING GUESTS. Spider has been called “one of the finest jazz vocalists in this or any other city” by the Chicago Tribune. This Sneak Preview will feature mostly original material written by SPIDER SALOFF. She has seven solo albums including her most recent CD Cole Porter Live at Maxim’s which recently enjoyed performances at Maxim’s in Chicago and at The Metropolitan Room in New York City.
Ferociously Entertaining
MELISSA YOUNG performs
LUCKY STAR: A Madonna Tribute
on Thursday, June 4 at 7:30 PM
MELISSA YOUNG is a name that is catching on. Another Chicago-based actress, vocalist and comedienne has performed LUCKY STAR: A MADONNA TRIBUTE to sold-out crowds at Davenport’s Show Room in Wicker Park and has wowed audiences at the Drury Lane Theatre and other well-known Chicago venues.
“Young’s show is open, inviting and an awful lot of fun!”
says Chicago Reader.
Broadway Star and Brazilian Jazz Artist
LUBA MASON performs KRAZY LOVE on Friday, June 5 at 7:30 PM
“A voice as big and rich as a star-filled sky.” Jazz Times
Jazz vocalist, Broadway Star and wife of Latin superstar Ruben Blades, Luba Mason explores the arc of modern day relationships and infuses them with the music of Brazil in her newly released CD KRAZY LOVE on Sunnyside Records. Classically trained in voice and piano, Luba’s writing talents are premiered in 8 original songs alongside some Brazilian classics. A Broadway veteran of 8 shows including starring roles in CHICAGO opposite Brooke Shield’s, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS… opposite Matthew Broderick and JEKYLL & HYDE as well as TV guest star appearances in LAW & ORDER, NYPD BLUE and RAINES. Luba has recently performed at both the 2009 PANAMA and COSTA RICAN JAZZ FESTIVALS and is happy to include Chicago on her current national tour of KRAZY LOVE.
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LADIES AT THE HOOVER-LEPPEN THEATRE performs 4 times with a different show each night: Tuesday through Friday June 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th. All shows are at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $30 per person per event. All tickets on sale NOW!
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