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Fever Blister never does anything in half measures. From former Club Kid and Go-Go girl in Cleveland to reinventing herself in Los Angeles this year on the local Burlesque scene, this tongue-and-cheek Neo-burlesque super queen, pet advocate, producer of her first burlesque show and charity event, “Cha Ching for Cha Cha,†and The Bang! Bang! Burlesque Show production; “Put another Shrimp on the Barbie,†Fever Blister is a performer who once seen is never forgotten. She’s an undeniably mesmerizing stage presence with knock-out assets, red lipstick, and an ability to change from innocent to mischievous with one comedic slight turn of smile. Not bad for a woman who made her first burlesque performance in February of this year at Monday Night Tease, LA’s longest running burlesque show.
The Ohio State Tae Kwon Do champion and collector of Spice Girls memorabilia left Cleveland in 2007 after a failed relationship, met and fell in love with rockabilly musician Tony James, and moved to LA in October. Tony took her to a local burlesque show and Fever Blister was born. Many performers build their reputation with one or two signature acts, Fever Blister believes in keeping it fresh and trying something new each time she gets on stage, whether it’s fighting a larger-than-life bunny rabbit or performing Uma Thurman’s drug overdose scene in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction.
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It’s that time of year again for one of the biggest celebrations of diversity in California, the 28th Annual Sunset Junction Street Festival. With more than sixty performers on three stages and top headliners like the Black Keys, Kinky, Jeffrey Osborne, Cold War Kids, Sister Nancy, and Broken Social Scene, the 2008 festival promises to be the biggest and best yet. There are games and rides, arts and food and the fun starts on Saturday and Sunday at 10am and parties on to 11pm on Saturday and 10pm on Sunday.
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Michelle Shaprow
Singer, songwriter, and producer, Michelle Shaprow, performs two shows this week. First up is The Hotel Café tonight and the Knitting Factory on Friday. Michelle will be showcasing her new album, “Sevenly.†Her single, “If I Lost You,†reached No. 1 on the BBC radio station 94.9 FM, and landed a spot on Giles Peterson’s Top 20 list, as well in regular rotation on KCRW. Her single, “Time,†reached No. 5 on the billboard dance charts and was nominated for Best Pop Dance Record for the International Dance Music Awards.
Thursday 21st August
The Hotel Café
1623 1/2 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
(323) 461-2040
Friday 22nd August
The Knitting Factory Club
7021 Hollywood Blvd
(323) 463-0204
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Dan Evans
It’s been a hell of year so far for 21 year old Dan Evans. For NBC’s The Biggest Loser fans you may remember the Frankfort, Illinois native, camp counselor, and musician was eliminated earlier this year after losing a whopping 136 pounds in weight. Within 2 weeks of leaving the show he was recording his first country-rock album in Nashville with top producing and writing talents, Russ De Salvo and Jim Kimball.
He is set to embark on a country-wide “Purpose of the Pain Tour†which promises a night of inspiration with artists who’ve experienced similar hurdles and life changing experiences and there’s even talk of a health and fitness TV show that he and his mum will co-host. Dan initially weighed 310 pounds and although he has been a musician since his teens, his weight was an anathema to his dreams. He was accepted on to the show with his mother on the Biggest Loser Couples, Season Five and the rest, as they say, is history.
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Polly Peabody
Dolly Danger’s Alley of the Dolls, the new Wednesday night burlesque show, opened this week at El Cid in Silver Lake. Apart from the late start, the show didn’t disappoint with its crazy 60’s theme show. Burlesque performer and comedienne, Polly Peabody, emceed in sixties hippy gear and later performed “I’m Tired†from Blazing Saddles, dressed in kinky Naziesque black high-boots, corset, and hat. Dizzy Von Damn painted herself and Scarlett Letter wowed the crowd with a frenzy of dance moves. Crystal Swarovski chopped stuffed bunnies; equally fascinating and terrifying the crowd and there were performances by Jewel of Denial and Nancy Sinultra. Of course, no night would be complete without a midget Elvis impersonator. Little Elvis belted out four top tunes from the King and showed off some nifty moves. Now that’s entertainment.
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Producer David Liang’s Shanghai Restoration Project has been wowing the music industry across the globe since its inception in 2006. The juxtaposing of two worlds of eclectic melodies has garnered Shanghai Restoration Project a list of accolades as long as the distance from Shanghai to New York, where David Liang is based. His mix of 1930’s old-time Shanghai Jazz and western contemporary electronic and hip-hop has debuted as MSN Music’s “New Artist of the Week,†was featured in the iTunes Top 20 Electronic Albums in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, and Europe, and featured in world-wide advertising campaigns such as Kendo Parfums use of “Introduction†an evocative little ditty reproducing the unique Shanghai Jazz sound of the 1930’s, and thus providing the starting point of Shanghai Restoration Project’s musical and visual story of a city, at The Viper Room, where black and white projected visuals of old Shanghai provide the perfect backdrop.
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Scarlett Letter
An hilarious special take on The Producers, Burlesque style, performs at Bordello on Sunday. The night is Hosted by Scarlett Letter and Chris Beyond and featuring some of the best Burlesque performances in the business: Lili Von Schtupp, Kitten DeVille, Scarlett Letter, Vixen Violette, Bobbie Burlesque, Penny Star JR, Lux LaCroix, Bunny Bravo, and Rubie Fox. There are guest performances by Red Snapper and Creekbird.
The Burlesque Producers
Sunday, August 3rd. Doors open at 9pm. Tickets: $10
Bordello - 901 East First Street - Map
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Shanghai
The brilliant and evocative Shanghai Restoration Project performs at The Viper Room on August 5th. SRP blend music and cultural genres from old 1930’s Shanghai jazz bands and Eastern instruments to the Western sounds of electronic and hip-hop.
New York based SRP Producer Dave Liang showcases the new SRP 24-track compilation album for an exclusive one night show in LA to coincide with the opening of the Beijing Olympics the following Saturday. Dave Liang’s work has featured in advertising campaigns for Kenzo Parfums and in films such as “Red Door,†(Winner TreBeCa Film Festival ’05).
SRP’s last album, “Story of the City,†featured artists who have worked with talents such as, Moby, Kanye West, Wynton Marsalis, Erykah Badu, and Cirque du Soleil and reached the top 40 Electronic Albums in iTunes this year in the US, France, Germany, Japan, and Canada.
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Twelve months on and still baking strong, Lark Cake Shop in Silver Lake has built a strong reputation and loyal following since its inception one year ago. Customers are drawn to the spacious and sun bright lounge and the huge candy blue wall showcasing sweet treats and cake paraphernalia. Dainty, dare I say it; non-American-mega-size cup cakes line the display case. Try the carrot cake made with fresh carrots or the lemon white chocolate cup cake, a melt-in-the-mouth white cake sponge with lemon curd filling and white chocolate Italian butter cream icing. The presentation is a bit rough around the edges but the cakes are delicious. 3337 W. Sunset Blvd. (323-667-2968; larkcakeshop.com).
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When I was asked to check out a new monthly speakeasy at Crane’s Hollywood Tavern on North El Centre Avenue, I envisioned dark rooms where male punters in hats and sharp suits, snatched bourbon by candlelight with their female companions, kitted out in knee-length figure hugging dresses.When I arrived the bar was dark but it was also empty. I followed the sound of mesmerizing accordion, singing the unmistakable charm of eastern European folk music at the back of the bar and outside. Here’s where the party was. Two young guys on accordion and horn played like their lives depended on it while a few dozen people watched and admired.
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The dulcet infectious lyrics of the Wet Spots, “Do You Take it in the Ass,†are Lili VonSchtupp’s cue to start the show. Dressed in a black slip which leaves little to the imagination, Lili takes to the stage, bends to the floor with her ass facing the crowd, and points her finger. The music disappears and Lili faces the audience. She welcomes the crowd, simultaneously sounding off a dozen or so expletives, just, as she says, to get them off her chest. She’s now ready to start the show. This is Monday Night Tease, Los Angeles longest running weekly Burlesque show at the 3 Clubs on Santa Monica and Vine. 3 Clubs is a two roomed joint with a long bar in one room, where a sliding door takes you into the second room. Here you will find plenty of comfy couches in swanky booths, spacious tables, an elevated stage, and generous bar.
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Hollywood Megamansions. The real-estate market might be in the dog’s ass for most of us, but for the mega rich who are not affected by the economic kaboom, there’s plenty of Megamansions. There are dozens of new construction sights littered around LA where 20-40-60,000 square feet, palace-like mansions are dotting the hillsides. There’s no tightening of belts for the mega rich and no down time for the lesser rich builders either. In Beverley Hills, for instance, a 32,000 square foot beaux-arts mansion, sheathed in Portuguese limestone and adorned with gold-plated doorknobs, is just one the new properties still under construction. With all this money to spend, why not build a bigger home, plate the doorknobs in gold, why don’t yah.
Some say its Hollywood ego; one must have the 80-seat home cinema and the Olympic size swimming pool, set on a little ‘ME’ island. But you know what? More power to them. After all, you can’t take it with you. So let’s take a look at who is buying what!
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Fever Blister never does anything in half measures. From former Club Kid and Go-Go girl in Cleveland to reinventing herself in Los Angeles this year on the local Burlesque scene, this tongue-and-cheek Neo-burlesque super queen, pet advocate, producer of her first burlesque show and charity event, “Cha Ching for Cha Cha,†and The Bang! Bang! Burlesque Show production; “Put another Shrimp on the Barbie,†Fever Blister is a performer who once seen is never forgotten. She’s an undeniably mesmerizing stage presence with knock-out assets, red lipstick, and an ability to change from innocent to mischievous with one comedic slight turn of smile. Not bad for a woman who made her first burlesque performance in February of this year at Monday Night Tease, LA’s longest running burlesque show.
