Something Wicked This Way Comes to your town!

I cannot express how delighted and excited I am to be invited on this adventure!

4 cities, 4 days.

Beginning, Tues, Oct 11th, SOIREE DEBAUCHE will descend upon four cities to deliver an evening of vaudeville, burlesque and music, which will include an all-star line-up of talent, style and pure debauchery! Hosted by, “The Carny Preacher” ARMITAGE SHANKS, SOIREE DEBAUCHE brings together a cavalcade of the East Coast and beyond’s most sought after performers for a soiree of salacious and gritty entertainment.

Witness a travelling show like no other! Bask in the glory of all that is evil as the cast and crew of SOIREE DEBAUCHE hits the road this fall on a 4-city tour. Revel in hypnotic sounds, sideshow antics, vaudeville tricks, sinister singing, and over-the-top costumes with enough macabre to make Edgar Allen Poe smirk.

The all-star lineup includes “The Carny Preacher” and sinister master of ceremonies, ARMITAGE SHANKS, Baltimore’s Sicilian Princess and founder of Gilded Lily Burlesque in Baltimore, MARIA BELLA, burlesque barber and co-founder of Gilded Lily Burlesque, LITTLE LUNA, Washington, D.C.’s own sideshow girl and member of The Accidental Circus and The Cheeky Monkey Sideshow, MAB JUST MAB , vaudevillian mastermind of The Tilted Torch from D.C., MALIBU, New Orleans firecracker from Slow Burn Burlesque, NONA NARCISSE, The Mezmer Society accordionist and singer from Asheville, NC, AUGUST HOERR, Richmond’s very own travelling musician, member of the famous Slomski Brothers and MC of Gilded Lily Burlesque, MARK SLOMSKI and joining him is a rare gathering of amazing musicians on ukulele, steel drum, guitar, bass and accordion that will collide to form THE SLOMSKI FAMILY BAND! And our sexy stage kittens, LAUREN MARLEAUX and BITSY BUTTONS will be adding a bit of dark and dirty flavor to the mix.

Combined this cast flaunts an impressive list of talents! Something wicked this way comes so prepare yourself for the debauchery!

October 11th-Gallery 5 in Richmond, VA as a kickoff for the Carnival of 5 Fires.
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm.
Tickets $15 or buy a package deal for 3 shows for only $25.

http://www.gallery5arts.org/

October 12th–Red Palace in Washington, DC.
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm.
Tickets $10.

http://redpalacedc.com/

October 13th–The Ottobar in Baltimore, MD.
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm.
Tickets $15.

http://www.theottobar.com/

October 14th–The Rex, in Pittsburgh, PA.
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm.
Tickets $15.

http://www.rextheater.com/

Come out for an evening of Fun, Variety and Good Deeds!

DCVariety Social Aide Society was created to provide a safety net for uninsured variety artists, primarily in the DC Metro area. The organization is funded solely on donations, and powered by volunteers.
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The name was inspired by the turn of the century organizations that would throw parties to help out other members of the community when they were in need. It was what people did before there was health insurance.

And you are invited to a benefit at the Red Palace (DC), Friday evening, Sept. 16th.

This event will serve 3 purposes.
1. to pad the DCV safety net fund. If we get enough of a seed, we can turn over administration of the fund to a proper fund management organization.
2. to raise awareness of the fund and the need that it fills and
3. to celebrate Mab, Just Mab’s birthday! (The best gift I can think of is supporting variety artists when they need it most!)

While the fund is small now, I hope to see it grow to the point where it can sustain itself! From the money we raised last April, we saved 2 local artists from eviction, and helped out Jellyboy (a sideshow performer who plays at the Palace) while he was in a coma! Not bad for such a small start!

The night will be filled with a wide array of variety artists to give the audience a great sampler of the amazing talent that’s right here in DC.
Tom Goss
Marla Meringue
Charlie Artful
Clown Cabaret
Swami Yo
Eva Brontosaurs
Shortstax
Blanca Chingamiga
Flora Bush
Tittie Roosevelt
Vic Brisbin
Paco Fish
David London

ADDED BONUS!
We will be bringing back the auction! This is your chance to get artwork, hand crafted items, and more all while supporting a good cause!

Some of the items up for bid:

A tiny top hat from Miss Malibu, Framed photographs from Cheryl Fair, Jennifer Foley and Stereovision (these will be AUTOGRAPHED by some of your favorite performers!) There are also cakes by Petra Precocious, and Tittie Roosevelt! Deanna Danger’s handmade pasties & one free class offered up by the Boom Boom Basics Burlesque Studio in Richmond, VA! There’s a costume jacket from Marla Meringue as well as a fascinator and signed photo from Reverend Valentine! More costuming includes pasties and a fascinator from Spanky Roundbottom! There is also artwork from Todd Gardner, John Dimes, and Dale Hunt!

And one of the best prizes in the world… a date with Mab Just Mab! You’ll tell your grand kids about this one!

Stay tuned for updates, and come to the show, for there will be many more surprises!

Spread the word!
and I’ll see you at the Palace!

This show is going to be amazing! You might want to get your tickets ahead of time: http://redpalacedc.com/calendar/dcvariety-social-aide-society-benefit/

Wed Aug 17 9:00pm
NOT The Moonshine Cabaret @ the Palace, DC AKA – Judy Chops, Slomski Brothers, Mab Just Mab & Marla Meringue

While this started as a Moonshine Cabaret show, only two of the regular acts were available. (the rest were rocking out in europe or jet setting in history).  So, it became something else.    Something Different!  SOMETHING TASTY!
The Slomski Brothers were in the middle of their tour with the fabulous Judy Chops.  So I grabbed them all and put them on stage!
While writing up the act description, I realized everyone had a little nod to food!  And so the show became: “You Gonna Eat All That?”

Speaking of tasty snacks:Thu Aug 18 7:00pm
Jelly Vision Show – The Soundry, Vienna, VA – this is a live video cast interview, not so much of a show.  But you can watch at home!  who knows what will happen? I just love the folks from the Soundry, so I like to do stuff with them when I get a chance.

Sat Aug 27 – Sun Aug 28
OPENING WEEKEND!!!
The Cheeky Monkey Sideshow @ Maryland Renaissance Festival
OPENING WEEKEND!

It’s time!  Grab your hose and corsets! We’re BACK!  same time (Noon), same place (Blackfriar’s stage).  while I’ll be missing a few weekends here and there, the rest of the Cheeky Monkey Sideshow will be there every weekend. New Acts! Olde Tyme!

Thu Sep 1 9:30pm@ the Red Palace in DC
Ooh La La Bellydance Revue – Bellydance is coming back to the Palace!  and they are keeping it freaky!  I just booked this, so I will post more details as the arise!

Fri Sep 2 8:00pm
You, Me, Them, Everybody Live!
Another talk show!  This one at the Wonderland Ballroom in Columbia Heights, DC

Wed Sep 7 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Sweater Set Sideshow 6th & i – DC – Yes promo this! also, I love the Sweater Set. they are AMAZING! Maureen is one of my Uke Mentors. So giddy to be playing along with them!

Fri Sep 9
illusions – Baltimore, MD – My first guest appearance with the wonder that is Sticky Buns Burlesque! They always put on an amazing show, and I have no doubts this will follow suite!

Fri Sep 16 9:00pm – 10:00pm
DCVariety Social Aide Society Benefit / (AKA – Mab’s Birthday Party) @ Palace

We recently renamed Pastie-aid to DCVariety Social Aide Society.  The name was inspired by the turn of the century organizations that would throw parties to help out other members of the community when they were in need. It was what people did before there was health insurance.  Sound familiar?

I’m planning another benefit Sept. 16th. This puppy will serve 3 purposes.

1. to pad the DCVariety safety net fund. If we get enough of a seed, we can turn over administration of the fund to a proper fund management organization.

2. To raise awareness of the fund and the need that it fills and

3. to celebrate my birthday! the best gift I can think of is supporting variety artists when they need it most! so, mark your calendars! Friday! Sept. 16th! and let me know if you want to help out with the show! perform, donate, kitten, whatever!

I know this is the busy season with Fringe & Festivals, but nestled in the midst of non-stop fun is a quite little gem of FREAKIN AWESOME!

My original circus crew (The Accidental Circus) will be joining forces with Baltimore’s longest running burlesque troupe (Gilded Lily Burlesque), and my fave vaudevillian uke/steel drum duo (the Slomski Brothers) for one night of WOW. We also have a secret stash of bonus surprise guests that will leave you stunned and amazed!

this is one of those shows that we agree to do not for the money, but for the chance to work with other amazing artists. I feel so lucky to be included! you won’t want to miss this!

This is gonna be one of the good ones.
hope to see you there!
<3 & Fire
mab

Rams Head Tavern
TWO Shows! 7pm and 10pm
July 16th

Come see Darwinism in action and luscious cabaret from The Accidental Circus combined with the clever, thought provoking burlesque stylings of Gilded Lily Burlesque, the musical talents of the famous Slomski Brothers and the amazing skills of Kali from New Orleans, for one night of extreme vaudevillian talent, music, sideshow and sex.

Led by Official English Jester, Paolo Garbanzo, these travelers promise danger and humor, sinister beauty and dastardly accordionism, progressive humor and weird social commentary ~ all in the first act. Bring your loved ones to dazzle them. Bring your enemies because, well, anything is possible when 5 knives are in the air… Accidental Circus.

The scandalously smart and titillatingly talented performers of “Baltimore’s Premier Burlesque Troupe” are committed to bringing you the very best of what this vibrant artistic community has to offer. Our mission is to bring you entertainment that is fun and thought provoking. So if you’re looking for a different kind of live entertainment join Gilded Lily for one of our many exciting shows and come help us celebrate beauty, wit, power, sexuality and freedom!

Tickets are on sale NOW here!

The Uke and the Accordion, together again to rediscover why they broke up in the first place! The semi-sober stylings of Mab, Just Mab & Madame Baska D’Joy, DC’s first, only, and last uke and accordion duo has blazed onto the DC scene, entertaining, confounding, and astounding crowds with their music.  UkeCordionPocalypse is on a mission to melt your face off with the power of ROCK!  Brought together by fate, held together by duct tape, and fueled by tasty adult beverages, these two talented dames are ready to rock steady.

The universe has spoken!  3 impending UkeCordionPocalypse gigs in 2 weeks!

Monday, June 13th – Clown Cabaret at Ft. Fringe

Thursday, June 16th – Dr. Winkeys Laugheasy @ the Soundry in Vienna, VA

Wednesday, June 22nd – DCVariety @ The Red Palace in DC

 

Pray the world doesn’t explode from the awesome….because you will.

 

The Lull has passed! Things have been super busy and I barely have time to post! So until the internet can read my mind (which suddenly struck me as a very scary thought!) Here is a quick brief of my upcoming shows!

Sat May 7	7:30pm	Mab, Just Mab with Twisted Knickers “Mama Knows Breast” - Mobtown Theater, Baltimore MD Twisted Knickers Burlesque and guests honor all the mothers out there! Special guests Mab Just Mab and Malibu! Oh, the hilarity! Two shows. Advanced tickets $12 at brownpapertickets.com/event/170357, $15 at the door. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/170357
Sat May 14	All day	MD Faerie Festival Wedji Tucheeks hopes to make a one day appearance, to run with the faeries! http://www.marylandfaeriefestival.org/
Sun May 15	All day	Steamtopian Cavalcade @ Electric Maid, Takoma Park, MD
Fri May 20	7:30pm – 11pm	CMSS @ Comedy Spot – 2 SHOWS – Ballston Common Mall 4238 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 22203
Sat May 21	10pm – 11pm	CMSS – Opening night of Palace Museum!
Sat May 21	10pm – 12am	CMSS @ Red Palace – 1210 H. St, NE Washington, DC
Tue May 24	9pm – 10pm	Mab, Just Mab opens for Jason Webley @ Red Palace
Sat May 28	10pm	CMSS @ Red Palace – 1210 H. St, NE Washington, DC
Fri Jun 3 – 5	All day	CMSS @ ABSFest – Asheville, NC
Sat Jun 11	All day	CMSS @ Magpie Mead festival NY

And even further into the future:
Accidental Circus summer tour last two weeks of July

Mab, Just Mab @ Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Museum in Myrtle Beach July 18-24th
Cheeky Monkey Sideshow will be back @ Maryland Ren Faire Sept-October!

Pastie-Aid, a benefit for local uninsured variety performers, will be putting the “fun” in “emergency relief fund” at the Red Palace.

Whether you’re twirling a tassle, juggling fire or snapping a mousetrap on your tongue it’s good to know you’ve got insurance. Recently DC’s own sideshow girl, Mab, just Mab found out the hard way when, while on tour, she chipped a tooth. She ended up having to use rent money to pay for emergency dental work. While she was able to recover, she realized many of the local burlesque, vaudeville and variety communities are uninsured and working part-time jobs and may not be so lucky. So, with the help of Hope Operas founder Chris Griffin, she decided to create Pastie-Aid, an emergency fund for local variety, vaudeville and burlesque performers.

There will be a benefit performance and auction on Friday to kick-start the Fund.

Performers include:

Mab, just Mab
Eva Brontosaurus
UkeCordionPocalypse
Swami YoMahmi
Shortstaxx
Spanky Roundbottom
Wham Bam Pam
Malibu
Moira Lee
Paco Fish
Tony Apollo
Miss Joule

Auction items include:
artwork by:
Todd Gardner
Jared Davis
Scott Brooks
Steve Strawn
signed copies of James Taylor’s sideshow book, “Shocked and Amazed”
homemade hoop by Miss Joule
a belly dacning lesson from Belladonna
an accordion lesson from Baska D’Joy
a tiiny tophat from Malibu

More performers and auction items may be added between now and showtime!!!

Details:

Friday, April 15
Red Palace
1210 H Street, NE
doors @ 9:00 p.m.
show @ 10:00 p.m.
$10

Roll up Ladies and Gents to the Luckiest Sideshow in Town! For your entertainment, and dare we say, edification, the Red Palace presents a bevy of backroom beauties and beaus to tickle yer senses while you douse yer thirst with a dram o’ the luckiest stout in this two horse town.

Prepare yourself for a ukulele filled, hip swiveling, tassel twirling, sideshow spectacle from a group of performers that all have a whee bit of Irish in them, or want to end the night with a bit of Irish in them.

Step right up and let your senses delight in:

UkeCordionPocalypse – The Uke and the Accordion, together again to rediscover why they broke up in the first place! The semi-sober stylings of Mab, Just Mab & Miss Baska D’Joy, those red hot Honer honeys, and the music that made your Grandma show off her ankles and your Granpa sour his kraut.  Both these lovely ladies have been known to be of loose morals when plied with the juice of the barley.  Do not expose to direct sunlight!

Mark Slomski – More uke than you can shake a shillelagh at!  Making music marinated in the finest whiskey, this brash young lad is ready to set your trews on fire with only three chords.   Watch it lasses, he’sa rouge of the best kind.  The gift of a tongue of silver, and the eyes of a sinner.  Stir before serving!

Mavi – Not to be taken internally!  Mavi is a wonder for the senses as she swivels her way hither and yon across the stage and into your very soul.  Mavi is the dancer your sainted mother warned you about, and the dark secret your father kept.  Can good luck be this bad for you?  Yes it can!

Reverend Valentine – Not afflicted with Holy Mother Church, but one Holy Mutther, the good Reverend is the most disrespectful burly-q known to nuns.  A high ranking Sister of the Perpetual Motion Tassel, she’s here to help you rediscover what fun can be had by kneeling.  Say three Hail Marys, and pray you see the morning!  Discontinue use of irritation occurs!

Kiss my Uke: Sideshow Shenanigans
Thursday, March 17th
@ The Red Palace
1210 H St. NE, Washington DC.
Only $10!
:: Ages 21+ ::
Doors 8:00pm / Show 9:00pm

http://redpalacedc.com
http://mabjustmab.com
http://ukecordionpocalypse.com
http://markslomski.com
http://www.mavibellydance.com/
http://reverendvalentine.webs.com/

The show that was so good, we had to do it again!

MOONSHINE CABARET — ONE NIGHT ONLY in Frederick, MD
Amazing feats of danger, music, comedy, burlesque, and vaudeville in a show like Frederick has never seen!
Moonshine Cabaret

Cultural Arts Center
15 West Patrick St. Frederick Md
Friday, Feb 18th.
Doors: 7pm, Show: 8pm
Price: $10
Advance tickets and more at www.frederickartscouncil.org

The Moonshine Cabaret brings the 1920′s speakeasy experience ONE NIGHT ONLY to Frederick, MD at the Cultural Arts Center. This one of a kind vintage vaudeville experience features famous entertainment from near and far!

The show includes the hobo comedy by the bag ladies of SideTracked, the whiskey and wit of Mark, Phil & Uke Slomski, the dangerous dance of Mavi, sideshow antics by DC’s own Sideshow girl Mab just Mab and the moxie burlesque of Wham Bam Pam!

3 shows this week!

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Tuesday, Loteria de Amor, the game show that’s an art show that’s a burlesque show is returning on February 8th as an early Valentine for those looking to get lucky in love and those just looking to get lucky!

Between games enjoy the dirty musical antics of Eva Brontosaurus, the bad boy boylesque of Tony Apollo and the amazing circus feats of Mab, just Mab, DC’s own sideshow girl!

Come early to enjoy the musical stylings of Lucha Liberace, the Conquistador of the Keys.
Our featured artists for the month are Jason Horowitz and Susan Jamison!

Admission is $10 and inclludes one free game!
you won’t want to miss this!  you could get lucky in love!!!

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then on Wednesday, check out the premier of Freaky Females! Burlesque & Sideshow at Asylum

Featuring:

Mab, Just Mab -  DC’s Own Sideshow Girl
Wham Bam Pam -  Burlesque & Pinup Provacateur
Mavi – Washington DC’s tattooed blue tribal goddess
Miss Kitty Victorian – Purrrrfect Ecdysiast,  a master of the art of classic striptease

Tickets for this show are only $5!
Doors 9pm; Show 9:30pm

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Friday I’m super excited to be doing a guest sideshow spot with This Way To The Egress!

Also on deck, The Extraordinary Skills of SIR D.PINCHBECK DEVEREAUX!!

@ THE RED PALACE 2/11/10. They’ve got new songs, new acts, & hope to keep working with these crazy cats as well as our new friends Finnegans 10 in 1 Circus Sideshow! 6 dasy til MR JOE BLACK ARRIVES!!!

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Hope you can make it out for one or all of these great performances!

As always, see you at the sideshow!

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